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Wizards is partnered with them now. The DMGuild thing that the page is under is Wizard's platform for letting people publish original content coupled with WotC
by dkuntz2 11y ago
Wizards is partnered with them now. The DMGuild thing that the page is under is Wizard's platform for letting people publish original content coupled with WotC IP not covered by the OGL. I have some issues with how they handle IP once someone publishes something to the DM's Guild (or whatever the actual name is), but the idea is pretty nifty.
Also, WotC has been selling classic (pre-3.0) D&D books through DriveThru for at least a year (but I feel like it's been longer).
- FroshKiller 11y agoYeah, that's what I was referring to. There was old D&D material on DriveThruRPG for a few years before Wizards up and made them pull it. This was back in 2009, a good while after D&D 4th Edition had come out. The PDFs weren't available for purchase legally again until the beginning of 2013. I ain't gonna speculate on motivations, but the timing of these events sure does line up with certain publishing decisions that Wizards was making.
- thenipper 11y agoI'd say access completely lines up with their reprints. Also I from what I've heard about their business now that having the PDFs for sale is probably one of the few ways to get "new" conent for now. They do seem to be in some what of a holding pattern. Not a lot of new content and a lot of what is generated is contracted out.