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September 10th, 2020, 07:07 #11
Completely agree.....is there a way to reach out to them directly?
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September 10th, 2020, 12:54 #12My extensions for 3.5e and Pathfinder
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September 10th, 2020, 16:28 #13
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Hasbro/WotC is probably a multi-level maze of licensing bureaucracy that SmiteWorks has a map of, having thus far licensed 5E and 2E. The best way to approach WotC would probably be through them. It seems to me that 3.5 would be popular and definitely would benefit from the FG tabletop.
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September 10th, 2020, 16:30 #14
I may be off the mark here, but it seemed like 2E support came because there was a developer stepped forward and took over development of the ruleset and, more importantly, the initial development of the products (PHB, DMG, MM, etc.).
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September 10th, 2020, 16:40 #15
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That is true, Celestian was working on 2E for years before the license was approved.
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September 10th, 2020, 20:33 #16
Also keep in mind. 2E was not marketed on FG as 2E. Rather it was marketed as "Classic" (and mostly incorporates 1E).
What would 3/3.5 be marketed as? "Intermediate"? Having a current and a Classic is clear, throwing in the confusion of all the various editions is not.
That said, I would love if a license for 3.5 was obtained because I play in a 3.5 campaign on FG and it would make things easier for us. But, I can see from WotC perspective how such would muddle the waters for the casual D&D player and might not be desirable. They apparently have a big desire to not fracture their market base.
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September 10th, 2020, 21:22 #17
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Probably something like:
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D&D D20/3.5 (3/3.5E)
D&D Orphan (4E)
D&D Next (5/5.5E)
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Note, 5.5 is assuming they start playing around with stuff with Tasha's to a level of player's option books, 6E is not announced but going by prior updates seems like it shouldn't be more than a couple years until they start talking about it.
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September 10th, 2020, 21:25 #18My extensions for 3.5e and Pathfinder
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September 10th, 2020, 21:40 #19
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Some basic numeric data on the number of recorded sessions from June 2019 to May 2020:
Classic (18,604)
3/3.5 (24,060)
4E (8,452)
5E (875,454)
Going by numbers, assuming SmiteWorks and WotC consider Classic successful, it seems there would be demand for 3.5 licensed products. It would probably just need a reliable developer. From what I recall, SmiteWorks requires developers to commit to at least one year support for licensed products.
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September 10th, 2020, 22:12 #20My extensions for 3.5e and Pathfinder
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