2023: The Year in Roleplaying
appelcline A summary of WotC's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year, plus there was lots more of note!
Yearly Chronicle
Is the OGL Era Over? (Part Four)
Wizards entered December with massive layoffs. How did that relate to the OGL disaster that opened up the year?
Is the OGL Era Over? (Part Three)
The rest of WotC's disastrous opening of 2023, including the failed OGL 1.2 and their capitulation.
Is the OGL Era Over? (Part Two)
Verification that the leak about WotC's attack on the OGL was true, and the rapid response.
Is the OGL Era Over?
A first look at Wizards of the Coast's predatory attempt to overthrow the OGL.
2022: The Year in Roleplaying
AI and COVID bring down the industry. And if we thought Wizards was corporate in 2022 we hadn't seen anything yet.
The Fall of Tékumel
How MAR Barker was outed as a Nazi sympathizer and what it means for Tékumel.
2021: The Year in Roleplaying
What happened in 2021? Pandemic and Kickstarter, of course, but also WotC booming, Paizo faltering, and new leaders emerging.
2020: The Year in Roleplaying
As the Designers & Dragons project kicks into high gear, Kickstarter goes wild, inclusivity rises, and the industry sees other successes.
2019: The Year in Roleplaying
Welcome, industry, to the mass-market. Plus, Paizo reboots, Middle-earth retreats, and more.