Dungeons and Dragons just unveiled the Community Update hub via D&D Beyond. Using this landing site, Dungeons and Dragons plans on keeping fans, content creators, and publishers apprised of upcoming news, events, and information pertaining to One D&D.
Wizards of the Coast is currently in the process of playtesting One D&D, its evergreen evolution of 5th Edition. To help facilitate ease of communication during this process, Dungeons and Dragons has introduced the D&D Community Hub. It plans on updating this site with the most up-to-date information on One D&D playtests, community events, and announcements pertaining to the SRD and Creative Commons. Dungeons and Dragons sourcebook releases will not be covered on this new page.
Its first Community Update quickly summarized the work Dungeons and Dragons has done on the road to releasing One D&D, what it is working on now, and what the next steps will be. In the immediate future, Dungeons and Dragons is localizing the SRD 5.1, in French, Italian, German, and Spanish. It is also reviewing previous editions of Dungeons and Dragons for protection under the Creative Commons SRD, and working on a new Internal Content Policy covering inclusion and diversity. Lastly, Dungeons and Dragons is continuing its One D&D playtests and ensuring it is truly backwards compatible with 5th Edition.
The Community Update also announced its currently-planned events for 2023. The list currently holds a dozen events, though Dungeons and Dragons expects to add more over time. Most notably, Wizards of the Coast has a digital D&D Direct scheduled for some time in March that will discuss upcoming Dungeons and Dragons products and games. Dungeons and Dragons will also be making appearances at several conventions this year, including Comic-Con, Gen Con, and Pax Unplugged.
Many Dungeons and Dragons fans are glad to see this new D&D Community Update hub. As long as Wizards of the Coast uses it effectively, it will be a great tool to stay up to date on current events in Dungeons and Dragons. Considering the communication breakdown which led to Wizards of the Coast's controversy over the Open Game License in January, this new hub might be exactly what Dungeons and Dragons needs.
Some fans aren’t ready to trust Dungeons and Dragons yet, however. Wizards of the Coast burned a lot of good faith with its community recently, and it will need to keep working if it wants to rebuild it. In the meantime, Kobold Press and Matt Colville are both working on alternative systems to Dungeons and Dragons for disillusioned players to check out.
Dungeons and Dragons is available now. One D&D is in development.