Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
This video lays out why WotC wants to get rid of DM’s, how they plan on doing that, and what that means to you and the hobby in general. It covers the history of the DM problem going back 30 years, up to today. Then it gives you solutions to keep WotC’s actions from effecting your game.
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Chapter Index
0:00 Greeting
0:06 Thesis
0:22 The OGL Lie Teaser
0:36 My Biases
1:23 WotC Wants to Eliminate DMing
1:46 Introduction to WotC’s View of DMs
2:13 History of the DM Problem, 2e Days
3:48 History of the DM Problem, WotC Era
4:45 Their Solution to the Problem, D&D Beyond
5:08 D&D is Fully Becoming a Video Game
6:19 Options Other Than OneD&D
7:06 Conclusions
7:27 Goodbye
This video lays out why WotC wants to get rid of DM’s, how they plan on doing that, and what that means to you and the hobby in general. It covers the history of the DM problem going back 30 years, up to today. Then it gives you solutions to keep WotC’s actions from effecting your game.
If you would like to support what I do here please subscribe to my subscribestar page. subscribestar.com/dark-house-rules
Chapter Index
0:00 Greeting
0:06 Thesis
0:22 The OGL Lie Teaser
0:36 My Biases
1:23 WotC Wants to Eliminate DMing
1:46 Introduction to WotC’s View of DMs
2:13 History of the DM Problem, 2e Days
3:48 History of the DM Problem, WotC Era
4:45 Their Solution to the Problem, D&D Beyond
5:08 D&D is Fully Becoming a Video Game
6:19 Options Other Than OneD&D
7:06 Conclusions
7:27 Goodbye
