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D&D might be going back to the way 5e began — and that could change everything

It looks like Wizards of the Coast is going to start outsourcing D&D content again If you played Dungeons & Dragons during the early years of fifth edition and ever took the time to look at the credits section for the adventure books, you may have noticed a weird detail. Some of these products were designed by publishers and studios outside of Wizards of the Coast, including 5e's first campaign supplement, Hoard of the Dragon Queen, designed by Kobold Press. Princes of the Apocalypse was designed by Sasquatch Game Studio. Both Out of the Abyss and the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide were designed by Green Ronin Publishing. This outsourcing practice was abandoned starting in 2016 when Wizards began designing all D&D products in-house, but it seems this may no longer be the case. A job post on LinkedIn, spotted by Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics, shows that Wizards of the Coast is looking to recruit a TRPG Publishing Lead for D&D, whose responsibilities include being "the creative lead for externally developed D&D content, including adventures, campaign materials, guides, and artwork." This seems to imply that Wizards' plans for the future of D&D include a return to the outsourcing model

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D&D might be going back to the way 5e began — and that could change everything

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D&D might be going back to the way 5e began — and that could change everything

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