The very lucrative and popular role -playing franchise Donjons & Dragons will experience a big change for her future, which worries fans a lot.
For a few years, the franchise Dungeons & Dragons has experienced a new dazzling boom, notably thanks to the huge success of the Twitch Critical Role channel, but also various collaborations and video games acclaimed as Baldur’s Gate 3. The company holding rights to the license, Wizards of the Coast, following the departure of many flagship people at the origin of the famous role -playing game, would however prepare a major change for its flagship intellectual property, which leaves the fans perplexed.
A disturbing initiative jet for Donjons & Dragons?
While the 5th edition of the Donjons & Dragons role-playing game received this year a complete revision, the license as a whole could experience a profound change on the long term. This is in any case what indicated And ayoubVice-president of the Gaming Division of the franchise for a few years, on his personal LinkedIn account. Known in particular for having worked on Haloit has also mounted in grade and now occupies the post of Director of all the Donjons & Dragons franchise.
With this important post, man however warn a deep changewhich has raised some concern with fans. “” We have changed our internal structure, and Dungeons & Dragons will now go to a franchise model. This means that everything, from books to films/series through video games, will live under one and the same roof. It is a massive change which will allow a strong approach, coordinated and properly funded for the franchise, as well as for the fans ».
Donjons & Dragons fans, however, seem cautious to this idea. If everything related to the franchise is in the future managed internally, this may imply that third parties will no longer be able to work on it, unless they belong to the group. However, many productions that have exploded the popularity of Dungeons & Dragons come from such third -party initiatives, such as Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios. Dan Ayoub wants to be reassuring, however, promising to have the best intentions for a franchise that he seems to be deeply loved. The future will tell us if this new way of managing the franchise will hold its promises.
Source : LinkedIn
