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[โ€“] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I'm definitely one of the ones alienated by the OGL shit. However, since I haven't had a group since and my hyperfocus on TTRPGs/DnD ended, I don't actually have any idea what people moved to, and this article talks abstractly but doesn't mention any examples.

What are some actual systems that encourage ease of DMing, that this article would call "fifth generation TTRPG"?

[โ€“] squishymage42@dice.camp 1 points 2 days ago

@Azzu @copacetic I think Cairn and other Into the Odd offshoots (Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland, Mythic Bastionland) would fit.

(But Mearls' take on it almost reads more as an adventure design than game design... Like I could write a 5e or even 4e D&D dungeon with the bullet points, and then just include stat blocks in an appendix to pull up when necessary...)

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