Welcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard.
Recently D&D Beyond has started providing Drops for their online subscriber-based system for releasing Dungeons and Dragons Material. The problem is, the new Drops, which include maps, characters, and premade encounters are not shareable. So even though D&D Beyond members have paid for Master Tier Access which runs around 55 bucks a year and is designed to allow you to share material…you can’t.
D&D Beyond says they are doing this to ensure that creators get paid, but isn’t that the companies job? And if you tell people they are paying for a service like the Master Tier that allows sharing and then turn around and don’t allow sharing that seems a little shady to me…but it is Hasbro so it tracks.
I think the real question I have here for the gang is this. In the digital age where everything is sold online and no one owns books anymore…how are creators going to get paid.
Christina, let’s start with you.
Kick to Christina
Mike, put your business and tech hat on. What are the options?
Kick to Mike
Next up we have another Elric TTRPG on the horizon.
It’s cool to see Elric get some love lately. I mean the Witcher straight up stole most of it’s esthetic and even some of its story from the Elric saga so it’s not like he’s been out of the public consciousness…but I like seeing companies turn back to a foundational fantasy character like that. The fact that he’s a very complex character is just all the more appealing to me.
But just like my last article, Elric isn’t what I want to talk about.
What I want to ask you is Free League becoming the new Asmodee?
Let’s start with you Mike
Kick to Mike
Christina, I know you are a fan of Free League, is it good or bad that they are grabbing up all the IPs right now?
Kick to Christina
And there you have it, all the news you’ve already heard.
