Sounds like there might be a bit of an internal civil war going on with WOTC's D&D team. Tondro and his cronies against the Icons crew (and possibly Dan Ayoub as well) with Dark Sun being the first creative casualty.
Joe Manganiello promises there will be no "advisory team" looking over the shoulders of Icons authors.
@threelinestudio When I was interviewing Matt Finch on my podcast about this subject, he said something that hit the nail on the head. Modern systems, especially 5e feel like a Ren Faire-style fantasy rather than a medieval-style fantasy
In about an hour from now il be going live with Merry Manticore to talk about his upcoming project Forgotten Foes for Shadowdark over 250+ Classic Monsters & Creatures as well as chat about some other things. Link Below!
The Gen Con announcement will probably be an Emperor’s New Clothes reset: a return to D&D’s roots, dressed in nostalgia and “listening to the community,” while the handpicked influencer court dutifully applauds.
I got to sit down with Nathan from The Hermit’s Homebrew Podcast to talk about the OSR, Shadowdark RPG, and Pirate Borg! It was a blast!
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