Happy 50th Anniversary to Dungeons and Dragons?
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- Опубліковано 30 січ 2024
- This year, 2024, marks the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons.. yet.. Wizards of the Coast has been oddly... quiet about it.. (now watch.. now that I've made this video they'll flood social media with it haha)!
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and.. heh yes, it's Vecna Eve of Ruin not.. Eye of Ruin.. but I kinda like the wording Eye of Ruin haha - it makes sense anyways
If I were in charge I'd have a reprinting(or at least have a downloadable PDF) of ALL the old rules sets and a new adventure that was translated(for lack of a better term) into all of them. I'd focus on bringing together fans of all the editions and trying to get them to once again remember why they love the game so much. I'd take old premade adventures and update them into new editions. I'd also host play groups of all the editons at rented out places or local game stores across the country featuring the new adventure I previously mentioned as well as the updated older adventures.
some of that I can see as being very doable, especially offering things in a pdf format. the renting out of places might be a touch on the difficult side though. But yeah.. can you imagine walking into a shop and they are hosting an od&d game? that would be mighty fun.
@@gamemasters every local game store I've ever been to has a place to play table top games. On any given day it's either taken up by Warhammer or D&D. So all they'd have to do is work with a bunch of LGS to plan an event. Or better yet have a specific night set aside for D&D, much like Friday Night Magic. Some stores already do something like this. It would be awesome to see several tables and each one playing the same adventure in a different rules set. I've been toying with the idea of releasing a premade adventure(or possibly an entire campaign setting) for years and if I ever do it's gonna be in all the different rules sets that I can do without getting in trouble.
Love this video, it's great to see these small clips instead of 20 minute rant that says the same thing over and over again. Keep it up!
I really like the smaller timed content and I don't like to rant (much). I appreciate you watching! Friday's video should be really fun too, doing a quick review of a very rules lite super quick to pick up RPG.
That was the Efreet from the old AD&D books. Anyway: WotC could release a commemorative dice set in metal. I mean, really, the options are endless. I'd like to see full print runs of the Holmes D&D boxed set personally.
seems like there are lots of super easy things they could do, a simple pdf or adventure would be fantastic, but then again.. that would require someone sitting down to make it. :(
That demon was on the cover of the D&D First Edition DMs Guide, the one before the “Gates of Hell” or whatever cover.
yep!!
If I was in charge? I would host the first ever DungeonCon. The company Blizzard, however dubious their corporate practices, knew how to have a celebration through BlizzCon.
DungeonCon would have 2 hosted games with our new developing IP's, starring some of the industries favorites like (insert YT celeb here), presentations (mixed media) of where the past, present and future of D&D lie. A couple of D&D vignettes starring such talent as (insert YT celeb here). And the evening would include a performance by the band Tenacious D. (With fire &dragon props in the style of our upcoming Lego line).
Hmm. I'd go.
Well, either Greyhawk... or... they did reference Mystara in Planescape and talk about a long neglected setting!
ya know.. yes.. they have mentioned Mystara.. uhm.. now I gotta remember where.. seems like it was in a passing paragraph in the beginning of a book..
@@gamemasters One of the early characters waa from a world called Mystara as I recall.
That being said there are a few things I could point to that might be interesting for a 50th anniversary.
Mystara
Why?: It is the OG D&D setting and Planescape was its first mention in 27 years. Yep, Mystara last had a publication in 1996.
Why Not?: Outside of old folks, nobody remembers what the hell Mystara is so it might not be terribly successful.
Greyhawk
Why?: It was Gygax's campaign setting and as he created D&D it would be a nice homage to the creator
Why Not?" Apparently Gary is racist and people WotC markets to these days don't like him. Paying Homage to Gygax might not align with their values.
Oriental Adventures
Why?: It is probably the setting that would sell the best. Given how popular Asian culture and tropes have become in the west it would likely draw in some new players as well. Also, if they are intending to sell to Tencent, then having something like that on the books could sweeten the deal for the Chinese market.
Why Not? Well again, WotC says it is racist because reasons so... you know... probably not getting that either.
Dark Sun
Why? Spawned Video games and would provide the gritty setting a lot of players are looking for.
Why not? Well, it has slavery and apparently that is offensive... and seeing as how removing things like that would kinda make the setting a shadow of its former self and WotC is surely aware of it. They likely know making changes like that would piss people off, but they allowed Clerics in Krynn...so you know... it wouldn't be the first time they pissed on lore lovers.
Tales from the Infinite Staircase +
Why? This might very well be the 50 year anniversary book. It was written by Monte Cook originally, basically touches all the planes and if it was paired with a separate full-book size monster manual of planar creatures (presumably making it cost 2x the normal price) It would make planescape far more viable as things stand now. I could only really see it being the 5th anniversary thing if it did include a full sized monster manual though.
Why Not? Given that Monte Cook is now a competitor, although in the eyes of WotC a rather insignificant one, It might not be the giving them any attionion. I have a hard time believing that they would release an anthology as a 50th anniversary book. I just don't see it happening.
Draconomicon
Why? Fizbans left out a lot of dragons, no, not the types of dragons but the named dragons which were fleshed out in Dragon Magazine... Dragons mind you which have appeared in a LOT of modules for 5e. Claugiyliamatar and Voaraghamanthar were both mentioned in Tyranny of Dragons, Felgolos was in Storm Kings Thunder, Arveiaturace was in Rime of the Frost Maiden. Seems like a lot of references to stop there, besides a compilation of dungeons for high level play could be popular given the lack of high-level content.
Why Not? Not really any reason, dragons are half the name of the game, unless you include the &
Absolutely Nothing
Why?: Employee morale is in the trash, and if Tencent is serious about buying WotC the staff there have to know their odds aren't good for remaining gainfully employed. The Chinese Market isn't going to buy what WotC is selling and in fact several works could be outright not be tolerated... Rime of the Frostmaiden, Descent into Avernus, Wild beyond the Witchlight and Radiant Citadel just to name a few. I won't go into the reasons, but I trust you can figure it out. The team making those creative decisions is not likely to remain employed if Tencent snipes them, I think they are smart enough to know it, so i doubt there is much celebrating among Team D&D right now.
@@gamemasters Dungeon Master's Guide explains the setting! It lists it along with other various settings.
I'm pretty sure that that article regarding Tencent was either mistranslated or not reported accurately. Would make much more sense for them to want the license to go d&d video games (like with their ties to BG3) rather than the entire IP. Hasbro can make loads more money just doling out license after license.
I would love to see a free adventure release for some of the settings that have been big through the years. Maybe an actual Dragonlance Campaign Setting primer, instead of just a super module. Something we can download and celebrate it through the years.
free is always good.
That would actually be a pretty cool thing for them to do. I'd even pick them up.
off the top of my head, I would do a stream of a one shot campaign featuring DnD celebrities such as the cast from Honor Among Thieves and Baldurs Gate.
I would push a 50th anniversary set featuring a one shot and short and a long campaign, with deluxe Dice, a map and minis, as well as a poster.
and for the climax organize a 50th anniversary convention, in which the stream event would happen.
I mean... none of that seems too outlandish.. yet.. not a peep from the wizards. :/
I would have loved this for the 50th anniversary:
1. The books come out at the same time worldwide for all the languages they officially translated 5e.
2. There is a worldwide event to play the Eve of Ruin campaign in local game stores with WotC sponsored DMs. So that everyone gets to play the campaign at the same time. Two sessions per level, one session each week. Spanning 40 weeks in total.
3. The chance to play that same campaign online with WotC sponsored DMs.
Cheers!
woof haha that's some high end goals there but yes, indeed, that would be cool!
I like your idea of Greyhawk. Then again I'd be the target demographic for that since I was a 1e player and I don't know how well it would sell. I also actually liked the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, which I understand is not that popular. But I'd love to have the SCAG equivalent for Greyhawk.
yeah, that would be a good one. I'd love to see those old massive trail maps, they were folded up in a carboard holder about 4inches wide, about 8 inches tall, but the map inside was massive. OR I'd love to see something like the Forgotten Realms Atlas only for other settings.
I'd like to see on the official month of the Anniversary to make all books 25% off for any edition they currently still sell.
ooh a % off would be good! but let's see it 50% off for their 50th anniversary...
They havent even set a release date for the new Phb. On Facebook the 27th was celebrated by us old Grognards.
Exactly. Just feels.. odd for us to go into 2024 with no real.. eh... roadmap.
Love the stamps. I used to collect them when I was a kid. Never ever considered that D&D would be enough of a cultural phenomenon to warrant a stamp release, let alone a full block of designs.
It's pretty telling that WizBro's communications department is up for disrespecting fans, but when it comes to a golden anniversary we get crickets. TSR had a lot of problems toward the end, but at least they had some worthwhile silver anniversary releases.
See, this is what I'm talking about. I mean.. hey far be it from me to criticize, but yeah, I'd like to see some kind of acknowledgement. Instead, they tweeted today that to kick off the celebration, they wanted the fans to post their memory of what got them into playing.... it's just, again, odd.
That demon graced the DMG of course... (=
yup!!
that would be adnd dms guide first edition
winner! You get 500 bonus points! (don't what they are good for, but you have 500 of them!)
@@gamemasters whoohoo...i will take that...maybe i can use them as comment points ...lol
50 is your golden anniversary so how about a gold coloured collectors edition of the 2024 update?
that... could work.. as long as it's not $1,000
Add the Mystic Class.
I wanna see the chronomancer return.
I know they have kind of done it hodge podge in the past, but it would be kind of cool to see, or at least make sure they are currently released and stocked in physical stores, reprints of the original D&D, AD&D 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th editions. If they want to get expensive they could do fancy boxed sets for each edition with the player, DM and monster manual if applicable for each one, but just making sure all the books are out and in stores might be nice.
somewhere I've got the reprint of the original hardbacks, still in shrinkwrap, didn't want to open them... I wonder how many would do the same for a 50th...
they should have released a 3 booklet box set on the date of the first set sold of 0D&D. with a limited release of the same number of the print run, and with fan art from a contest (with the fan artists paid $100 for thier contributions to call back to the original art budget). And then release wider sales of the refined version at least before the end of second quarter.
Yep! And yet.. all we've seen so far are tweet posts and a video of some of the remaining WotC people telling their memories of the game...I dont get it.
Maybe hold an event where DMs and players hold a campaign that becomes the basis for a new setting? That's all I have.
ya know.. that's what's confused me. Why haven't we seen a new setting? I mean, we keep getting these okayish refurbishing of settings, Spelljammer, Dragonlance, etc, but what about something new? I'd like that. a lot. Your idea has my vote!
@@gamemasters thank you, and it does feel like not much is being added to the old settings either like they are stuck playing catchup. Everything feels still.
50th anniversary couldve been celebrated by up bringing all past dnd adventures and having 40 micro releases of cheap premade adventures that have been out already with 10 big major ones like 2024 rule books (1-3) the tajorath (4, sorry about the spelling 😅), Vecna: eve of ruin (5), wizkids 50th miniatures set (6) history of dnd (7) tales from the infiniate starcase (8) greyhawk (9) and last one could be one massive 3rd party drop like another crit role book, ghostfire games books or all the extra life books being in one huge book (10)
yeah, I too would like to see the classic modules brought up to date. Rumors are that that will happen.. but... i've just not seen anything yet.
be great if they put a 50yr bundle out of freebies and some print versions at as close to original price as possible
i could dig that!
AD&D 1st Edition DMG cover star ftw! Crawford gave an update on the channel What would I do for the fans? Reease SRD's on Creative Commons on all editions of D&D, including the upcoming one. Yes, from Basic onwards. Update Greyhawk and price it reasonably.
yeah... that would be cool to see.
The "Greyhawk" supplement for OD&D came out in 1975, although it wasn't a proper setting book -- just a collection of Gygax's house rules. In any case, it was the first mention of Greyhawk, so I would think 2025 would be be an ideal time to release an "Anniversary Edition" supplement for 5E.
Aye, the supplement itself was 1975, Greyhawk however, had existed in Gygax's home game for years prior. Knowing that WotC is pushing a book out this year about the early history of D&D, I'm looking less at the supplement's publication and more at what is considered to be the game's golden anniversary.
I thing the 50th celebrations will be dampened due to the sale of the IP
that's not gonna happen. what everyone has been reading is a bad translation. Tencent is looking to purchase a license to do d&d video games and not the entire branded IP.
They added the D&D cartoon characters.
And WotC should make a drinking goblet stating D&D anniversary, heck they should milk the heck out of the fans with overwhelming products.
and they haven't.. I mean.. I see photos posted every now and again of different licensed product, but nothing so far has screamed.. "YAY! D&D is 50!!"
I'll celebrate 50 years of Dnd by buying more books from Kobold Press.
that works too.
So the 50th Anniversary is just them selling stuff to us?
well, that's what we don't know. All I am aware of are these releases. I mean.. I doubt seriously that WotC will have a day where they open their doors and invite the fans in for cake..
At one point, and this was a year or so ago, they (wotc) had mentioned something about making a documentary for the 50th.. but I've not heard anything about it since, and I cannot find where I initially saw that at (which is why I didn't include it in this video).
I'd say they need need to lose the Star Wars sequel attitude of kill the past and bring us some settings or modules from older editions that still haven't seen love from the company in a while. Celebrate the fact they've been around so long and bring us another setting like Greyhawk (as much as I like Dark Sun it's far too dark and mature on themes for 5e to not have to neuter it), bring back the crossover they did with Diablo. I'd have added Rokugan but I'm pretty sure that's under new management.
Just last year the Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh TCGs hit their 25th anniversaries. Pokemon releasing small packs with the 25th stamp filled with legendary creatures with new art and a chance of retro reprints with the new textured foiling and 25th stamp. Yu-Gi-Oh released the original 4 boosters, most of their cards more relevant to collecting than play these days but still neat.
when wotc released the magic 30th anniv it was $1000... I too would like to see some older stuff given some attention, but I'd also like to see a new setting. something original.
Was that the original DMG?
I plan to buy to sets of stamps. One to mail to friends and one to save.
Kind of what I’ve come to expect from WotC though
yep! original DMG! :)
WOOHOO!
Lets celebrate kicking that dead horse...ONE...MORE...TIME! WOOHOO 🥳
All serious, though,
I honestly think they'll do this pretty low key, after all the shit that happened last year...playing it safe, for them, is probably better then *trying* to do something...
...also, Im dreading Greyhawk, because they've successfully ruined every other setting book for 5E...
yeah, they don't have a very good track record with setting books.. because... say it with me... they've not been SETTING books.. they have been adventure books. and i want a dern setting book!
Did you say the minis from wizkids?
yep, tho I don't have a release date them yet, but they are available to pre-order.