The Open Gaming License Fiasco
Wow.
Wizards of the Coast have done the impossible. They have united the entire tabletop RPG community. People bickering back and forth on Twitter a week ago are now rallying together, joining hands, and marching forward. Content creators from Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and everyone in between are standing together.
Why? Because Wizards of the Coast, and their parent company Hasbro, have tried to pull some shady shit. Shady, shady shit. And while they are a Dungeons and Dragons company, the Open Gaming License that they are manipulating affects many TTRPG systems, including the one I play – Pathfinder.
What am I talking about? There is no shortage of videos and articles explaining the OGL 1.1 garbage that Wizards of the Coast are trying to pull. But DnD Shorts posted a great video that explains it in a friendly, abridged version.
It’s been about five days since the OGL 1.1 was “leaked,” and WotC has yet to comment. I suspect they’re busy consulting their legal and public relations departments to calculate their next move. Sure, they can say that it was just a “draft” and would never come out in that form (despite Kickstarter having already received copies with contracts attached.) For now, the TTRPG community can only sit back and wait (and, as many already have done, lawyered up).
Good job WotC. Good job Hasbro.
Asshats.
WoW Tokk – Dragonflight Addons and UI
Hey, did you know that World of Warcraft has a new expansion? They do! It’s called Dragonflight, and as you might suspect, it is all about Dragons! A flight of dragons, you might say!
Editor’s Note – This has no relation to the 1982 animated classic The Flight of Dragons starring none other than James Earl Jones and the late John Ritter. Damn, that was a great movie and amazing cast.
Over the past few months, you may have noticed that I have not posted much along the lines of World of Warcraft content. That’s because I let my subscription lapse just before Dragonflight was released in November (Nov 28, 2022). Great timing, right? I had been playing just to earn enough gold to purchase additional months of subscriptions, but my mojo fell off a steep cliff. I had to decide where to put my spare time – World of Warcraft or the Pathfinder RPG. As you can tell from my posts, the TTRPG beat the MMORPG.
However, I have not gone to scorched earth with WoW. Despite not having an active account, I continued to ensure my addons were up to date just in case I got the itch to start playing again. As luck would have it, the WoW PVP and real-live swolverine, Bajheera posted his preferred addons and UI setup for Dragonflight 10.0. I’ve followed his guidelines in the past (both for World of Warcraft and fitness/workouts), so when I saw his video, I knew I had to check it out.
Not gonna lie – this may have been the motivation I needed to resub and try out the new expansion. He won’t see this, but just in case… thanks, Boss.
Enjoy his video!
Rokk Talk 