The New D&D PHB: Hit or Flop?

Some recent reports claim the 2024 D&D PHB has sold more than the 5e PHB. Others are claiming the book has barely sold! But hardly anyone noticed how gaming media got its facts wrong. I explain it here. #dnd5e #OneDnD

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Was 5e D&D Ultimately a Failure?

 5e D&D is now over. I examine whether D&D was a success or failure, from a business perspective, a design goals perspective, and in terms of its long-term impact on the hobby.

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Gencon Rejects Woke, Hasbro Accepts AI

 Gencon fires one of its most Woke areas, while Hasbro is going more open on AI.

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The Braunstein Misappropriation

 On the recent controversy about Braunsteins, an early influence on D&D.

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Medieval Authentic Treasure

 Want to make your adventurer's treasure, and magic items, more medieval authentic? Here's how! 

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Stupid Dungeons are not "Mythic"

 Stupid dungeons are not "mythic", though they can have their place, just like "naturalist" dungeons; but in this video I talk about what real Mythic dungeons would look like.

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Wretched Bastards

 I review Wretched Bastards, a game by the Red Room, which is based not on Conan, but on those B-grade Conan knockoffs of pulp fantasy.

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