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OA 675-77 SHOW NOTES (D&D!) (Patreon)

Published:
2023-01-13 04:30:01
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2023-01

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Enjoy!  There's so much we still didn't get to cover....

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Anonymous

Andrew, quick question on the notes. Your source for Paizo’s revenue is from a site called Growjo. They have a link to a footnote on that number —I would guess that has information on the source of their data, but when I clicked on it they wanted me to register to follow the link. So I did a Google search for Paizo annual revenue. Growjo is the second result. The first—as well as the third, fourth and fifth—all list numbers *at least* one order of magnitude smaller. Some are two orders of magnitude smaller. So what I’m wondering is; do you remember if there was a reason you went with Growjo over all the other (much lower) estimates? I know that sounds like a loaded question, but I’m honestly asking —not trying to do a ‘gotcha’. Is Growjo a particularly reputable source, and/or were you able to see the source of their data? Thanks!

law

Links should be fixed now!

Anonymous

While I agree overall with your analysis of the flaws in the Gizmodo article, I feel that you're kinda missing the forest for the trees here over why the tabletop community at large is outraged: the community feels that Wizards of the Coast is using legal technicalities to grab money that it didn't actually earn. As has been stated[1] by Ryan Dancey, one of the architects of the OGL, the OGL's primary purpose was to unify the tabletop gaming industry, competitors and all. By doing so, these companies would be able to take advantage of their shared player base to grow and expand. The changes Wizards of the Coast want to make to the OGL feel too much like a subversion of that purpose. Yes, they may have the *legal* right to request royalties and exclude people from certain markets, but that doesn't mean that these actions are *morally* right. To sum it up, the general view is that wasn't Wizards of the Coast and their IP alone that made D&D successful, but rather the efforts of thousands of individuals, multiple companies, and the community as a whole. This being the case, why should Wizards of the Coast be allowed to dictate such self-favoring terms? [1] He did a recent interview here: https://youtu.be/2Vz9ogq7JTg?t=1078

Anonymous

I think the part you touch on the ends is the part that most of the TTRPG industry is concerned about and why several creators are moving on to either other systems that use the OGL but not either version of WotC’s SRD, are making their own system, or moving to a different open license framework. I worked a gaming convention and that last part you covered was what everyone was talking about. Also Paizo got big b/c WotC abandoned both the OGL and SRD for D&D 4th edition. Before then Paizo did contract work for WotC. Lastly, I imagine saying that ‘wotc shared your progress values’ put a lot of folks off on the wrong foot. WotC, while better than the neo-nazis you mentioned has a history of being anti-union, publishing their own racist content, and allegedly turning over a list of those who filled SA complaints with HR over to the accused. Tl;dr there’s a lot of inside baseball stuff that would be hard for someone not heavily involved in the TTRPG space to know that cause some issues with the episode. Ps: Probably gonna up my Patreon b/c I love the show notes.