In addition to that, you live in a time where technology has advanced enough to keep guacamole fresh in a tube. It's some of these little things that helps keep life amazing.

I can imagine great idea people, supporting awesome game designers, with appealing marketing, and efficient logistical distribution, with easy access and use of the game. All of this managed with stable and experienced business practice. Is this the future Wizards is targeting? Yes. Others can also.

Why the need for outstanding marketing? My impression from EN World Live, is that maintenance sales are stable, but growth is not. My impression from Roll For Combat is that growth is stable. Can you imagine a world in which Roll for Combat and EN Publishing are on the same team? I think I can.

Level Up Gateway: Advanced 5E (a5e) Character Builder Character Builder/Character Sheet and GM Toolkit for Level Up: the standalone 'advanced 5E' (a5e) backwards compatible tabletop RPG! Build characters and manage campaigns with access to a hoard of ...

An online digital tool set can increase ease of use. I have anecdotal evidence of players resistance to using a game without online resources. Ease of use allows faster onboarding of the game into a group and increase the probability of repeated use. EN Publishing has an example, levelupgateway.com

I'm not a professional in the gaming industry and I'm not trained in business. It occurs to me, a path to continuous distribution and interest in a game will need to include not only a PDF but also an online digital tool set owned by the company. It will need to include outstanding marketing. Why?

I listened to Stephen Glicker's comments about Diamond's bankruptcy (youtu.be/OgLHw2riPE0) and cost of books; and I read Systemic Games Pixel update (gamewithpixels.com/blogs/blog). Costs and distribution within the gaming industry have become a significant challenge for a company to overcome.

Apocalypse (book) Apocalypse is the End Times sourcebook for Werewolf: The Apocalypse. From the White Wolf catalog: The Final Battle There is nowhere left to run. The Enemy has broken loose and come to the final battle...

I'm preparing the last game of a D&D game which used The Cataclysm of Kang as a story reference. In this final chapter the heroes are going to the moon to defeat the BBG. I'm reminded of the Werewolf The Apocalypse's Apocalypse book. It's amazing how the memory of that adventure changes this game.

When considering manufacturing, I'm thinking of standard work (i.e. work instructions) and sub-assemblies. In character creation are there sub-assemblies that can pieced together to create a character. The design should consider ease of assembly. I hear the new D&D starter set has this feature.

Of the industries I listed Architecture is interesting. Would architects have skills or tools to help draw the eye to important design features on a character sheet? Would the skill set include ways to design interesting and eye appealing maps?

I personally don't have a need for this information, but I find it interesting how other industries may have processes or tools which can be applied unexpectedly. I often find value in using DM skills while preparing presentations or communicating with team members at work.

Kelsey Dionne, in Reading D&D Aloud Ep 50, says the game timer was added because of her experience with teaching. @pandastalkgames.bsky.social what other tools or methods from other industries would apply? Not considering PM work. Include Architecture, Manufacturing, Software, etc.

WizKids Announces Potato Head Beholder Miniature Anti-magic spud not included.

ICYMI: WizKids Announces Potato Head Beholder Miniature: Anti-magic spud not included. #ttrpg #dnd

Royal Tomb Of Egyptian King Thutmose II Unearthed Finding the original tomb of the royal is one of the most significant developments in Egyptian archeology in recent history.

A British-Egyptian team has made one of the most significant Egyptian archeological finds in recent history: the tomb of pharaoh King Thutmose II, who ruled sometime between 2000 and 1001 BCE. This is the first tomb of a pharaoh unearthed since Tutankhamun’s in 1922.

Indigo counterclockwise scaled loop ending in a dragon head on the top. Gold Free5e in the middle.

Isn’t #DnD free already? #Free5e https://buff.ly/40UZ7xe D&D’s “free” options are limited. #Free5e provides real free access—more content, more options, and a fully open license! #ttrpg

Where Will D&D Be in Ten Years? YouTube video by Roll For Combat

It's an interesting conversation to listen and think about. Where will the TTRPG industry be in 10 years? Some of the things said make me think I'm living in the future.
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Monster Manual (2024) A comprehensive breakdown of the 2024 Monster Manual.

In celebration of the new Monster Manual being released today, here's my breakdown of how #DnD5e monsters under the 2024 rules hold up against monster from the 2014 era of D&D.

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#DnD #ttrpg #statistics

ICYMI: Podcast 335 | D&D 2024 Monster Manual Deep Dive With Guest Mike Shea: We're joined this week by special guest Mike Shea, aka Sly Flourish, who delves deep into the new D&D Monster Manual--he has thoughts and feelings! #ttrpg #dnd

D&D Monster Maths! - How Good are Monster Defences? YouTube video by the_twig

I enjoy a good statistical analysis. The_twig does a good job of a high level overview of the 2024 monster defenses.
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Jeremy Crawford Interview: The Monster Manual and More EN World sat down with Jeremy Crawford to discuss some of the big changes in the Monster Manual, as well as preview the upcoming Eberron book coming out later this year. Last month, EN World had the o...

My latest on EN World: I spoke to Jeremy Crawford about the Monster Manual. www.enworld.org/threads/jere...

The DeepSeek-R1 AI model performed as well as, or better than, leading systems at a lower cost—though experts noted it remains to be seen whether the new model would actually consume less energy overall.

The Chinese AI company DeepSeek has surprised observers with its efficient and low-cost model, DeepSeek-R1.

In today's episode, we take a deep dive into DeepSeek's AI model. Plus, the top science news of the week.

Listen here🎧:
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Tales of the Valiant, Roll20, and Shard Tabletop You may or may not have heard that Roll20 had determined that they aren’t going to develop a character sheet for Tales of the Valiant. This may not seem like a big deal, but that means they a…

I wanted to pull together some posts I made about the Roll20 Tales of the Valiant character sheet situation into a single place on the blog, so some of this may seem a little familiar, depending on how closely you've been following recent posts.

I made a game, and you can play it TODAY YouTube video by Trekiros

📢HUGE Announcement!📢

This month is going to be "Flare Fall February": an event where I will release TEN videos about the sci-fi post-apo game I've been working on for the past couple years!

Just released the first video!
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This announcement, a lot of hope, and cost of transition is keeping me on Roll20. I'm hoping the Demiplane 5e character sheet is developed and launched in the next 12 months. It should allow me to more easily run ToV, A5e, or Victoriana.

$260 investment for RPG hobbies can be relatively small compared to the $$ I spent on the Cosmer RPG or Warhammer 40K in 2002. However, finances and risks fluctuate so $260 expense today isn't something I feel comfortable with.

I'm on the same page you are. What does it cost for me to start a ToV game on Foundry? It's about $260 to purchase the core book and all of the monster books I use. I want the ease of Roll20 assets, so +$?? for storage and +$?? for a hosting service. Also, can my players adapt to Foundry?