Dungeons and Dragonsrecently explained whyOne D&Dhas not received any new playtest material in the last several months. These recent statements have answered some questions aboutOne D&D’sfuture in light ofDungeons and Dragons’recent controversies.
Kyle Brink, executive producer forDungeons and Dragons, appeared on the popular TTRPG YouTube channel Nerd Immersion for an interview about the Open Game License andOne D&D. In the interview, Brink discussedWizards of the Coast’s missteps involving the OGL, its impact onDungeons and Dragons, and the future ofOne D&D.
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Brink confirmed the community uproar surroundingDungeons and Dragonsfailed attempts at changing the OGLcaused delays with theOne D&Dplaytest. He admitted they avoided releasing a new packet during this time, as the feedback surveys would have undoubtedly been focused on the controversy, rather than the playtest content. The development team–which he confirmed has no say in the push towards changing the OGL–has still been working on the evergreen evolution of5th Edition, but professional and emotional stress was unavoidable given the circumstances.
That said, Brink statedOne D&Dis still on track for a 2024 release. To compensate for lost time, future packets will have to be bigger than before, despiteDungeons and Dragons’previous hope to utilize smaller, focused playtests. In spite of the speedbumps it encountered,Dungeons and Dragonsis still committed to releaseOne D&Dfor5th Edition’s10-year anniversary.
One D&Dbegan its playtest in August 2022. Over the subsequent months, it released three playtesting packets, each with only a month or two between one another. However, the lastOne D&Dplaytest was released in early December 2022, and has gone nearly three months without any word of a future playtest. Though Brink gave no set schedule on when the next playtest packet would release, it seemsDungeons and Dragonsfans can expectOne D&Dto resume playtesting soon–and with bigger, more frequent packets.
In the meantime, players can rest easy knowingDungeons and Dragonshas given up its fight to change the OGL. Much of the5th Editioncore rules is now protected by Creative Commons, and according to Brink,Dungeons and Dragonsis planning on adding more content to the publicly-protected Systems Reference Document. WhileOne D&D’score rules are confirmed to be coming to the document, players may even see other parts of5th Editionnot found in thePlayer’s Handbook, like the Aasimar species or the Artificer class, in the SRD in the future.
Dungeons and Dragonsis available now.One D&Dis in development.
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