Dungeons and Dragons Publisher Kobold Press Doesn't Like One D&D, Wants Project Black Flag to be '5.5E'
Apparently, Kobold Press is not a fan of what Dungeons and Dragons has shown in its One D&D playtests so far. In a recent design diary, Kobold Press asserted its hope to turn Project Black Flag into a better spiritual successor to 5th Edition than Dungeons and Dragons is making with One D&D.
Dungeons and Dragons is currently designing One D&D–its evergreen evolution of 5th Edition. However, third-party Dungeons and Dragons publisher Kobold Press is also working on its own TTRPG system tentatively titled Project Black Flag. Like One D&D, Project Black Flag promises to be backwards-compatible with 5th Edition.
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That said, Kobold Press isn’t convinced Wizards of the Coast is doing a great job at doing that with One D&D. In a recent design diary about Project Black Flag’s first playtest packet, Kobold Press stated as such, claiming One D&D doesn’t seem to be living up to expectations. Rather than wait and hope Wizards of the Coast can make One D&D into a satisfactory product, Kobold Press is simply making the changes it wants to see in the system for itself.
Kobold Press’ design diary was not afraid to take some pot shots at Wizards of the Coast. In no unclear terms, Kobold Press declared its desire to break the monopoly on D&D. Though Dungeons and Dragons recently protected much of 5th Edition under Creative Commons, Kobold Press couldn’t help but notice the breadth of D&D options not included in the document. Project Black Flag’s goal is to give players different, better tools for Dungeons and Dragons than what they can get from Wizards of the Coast and One D&D.
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