Comparing actual playtests to what "One D&D" has done so far (Lawyer's Critique #2)
894Here I show what an actual RPG playtest looks like, and respond to some comments to my first "Lawyer's Critique" of "One D&D."
0:00 Introduction
0:53 The main point
2:06 More evidence this is a new edition
8:48 5.5e or 6e?
9:53 Honesty is the best policy
12:20 What a playtest looks like
23:36 What the first "One D&D" doc is
34:45 Criticisms of my 1st video
37:01 WOTC complacency
43:30 Backgrounds brouhaha
48:44 Conclusion
"One D&D" reveal trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpI7J9vtbnw
Roll for Combat roundtable on D&D 6th edition (2/1/2022):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIugBkNqqbU
First 5e playtest packet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W_GhgpGC-loURNQkaCN0MPe8xHTujdfS/view?usp=sharing
All the 5e playtest packets:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GD70DODtPPZkO1OH6F-hFa_J-7t47R6c/view?usp=sharing
5e lead designer Mike Mearls playtesting it at Gen Con 2012:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahRC5RyLB_c
r/dndnext post comparing D&D playtesting to a Pathfinder playtest (Nov. 2020):
https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/jvwqwa/a_lot_of_drama_from_ua_to_offical_release_could/
Pathfinder's "Secrets of Magic Playtest Aftermath" (11/2/2022):
https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shfv
"One D&D" interview with Jeremy Crawford on 1st document "Character Origins":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOQ_Exh0DmY
"Wizards of the Coast Passed $1 Billion in Revenue in 2021" (2/8/2022):
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wizards-of-the-coast-billion-dollars-revenue/
Wired.com article on employees in the TTRPG industry and Paizo unionizing:
https://www.wired.com/story/tabletop-rpg-workers-say-their-jobs-are-no-fantasy/
Icarus Games' comparison of the D&D and Pathfinder starter sets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsSai4Dz-2I
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