Baldur's Gate 3 is great for RPGs... but also might ruin WOTC's plan for D&D (Rules Lawyer)

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Published on August 21, 2023 2:48:59 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2wr-8DtyDs

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Baldur's Gate III (2023)

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The runaway success of Baldur's Gate 3, based on D&D 5e, is enriching WOTC and popularizing D&D even more, but it might RUIN their entire plan for D&D.

0:00 Intro
1:08 WOTC's banking on the D&D VTT
3:05 Roll for Combat stream on BG3 and the VTT
7:32 Potential for modding in BG3
11:00 Prospects for WOTC
12:58 ♪ I've got a theory ♪
17:05 Closing thoughts

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LINKS/SOURCES:

ROLL FOR COMBAT stream "Will Baldur's Gate 3 Save Dungeons & Dragons?"
https://youtu.be/VhTSdLY_2Ho?t=1097

Rules Lawyer videos covering the WOTC OGL scandal:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5LfnOlAZRY5uhKF6k2KC-cCkWZOFTcS7

BG3 entering Top 10 of all time on Steam:
polygon.com/23822603/baldurs-gate-3-steam-charts

"Every Insider Leak I've Been Given on Wizards of the Coast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4kGMsZSdbY

"What Went Wrong?" (Josh Strife Hayes):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g16heGLKlTA

"Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t have a ‘Game Master Mode,’ but it will have mods" (PCGamesN)
https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/dm-tool

"The D&D AI Scandal Just Got Worse" (Dungeons & Discourse):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLVVJ0XesHM

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MY OTHER VIDEOS ON BALDUR'S GATE 3:
Rules Lawyer tutorial on BG33's UI and Quality of Life tricks:
https://youtu.be/vs2Kn99ugRk

Rules Lawyer video on 44 differences between BG3 and D&D 5E:
https://youtu.be/XBUEw1g4Y_k

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