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how did you get banned on soundcloud?

A month ago during the “soundcloud is going down” scare I wrote a script that basically downloaded my entire corner of SoundCloud at incredibly abusive speed and got bandwidth-banned for a month since CloudFlare detected it as a mass DDOS (which is fair I mean I was downloading like terabytes of data)

So, what is the OGL and why are DnD creators thoroughly screwed?

Tumblr has not been doing a great job at talking about this, but:

With OneDnD, Wizards of the Coast has decided to update the Open Game License (OGL). Said license is what allowed people to create homebrew DnD content and sell it, and even larger companies to use certain sorts of content. Pathfinder, for example, is built on said OGL. This also allows streamers and artists to exist and benefit from said content.

With OneDnD (sometimes called “dnd 6e”), WOTC wants to create a much more restrictive OGL, which will, amongst other things:

Make WOTC take a cut for any DnD-related work (according to Kickstarter, a whole 25% of the benefits)

Let WOTC cancel any project related to DnD up to their discretion

Let WOTC take ANY content made based on their system, and re-sell it without crediting you, or giving you a single cent

And most importantly, revoke the old OGL, which will harm any company or game system that used it as a base, such as Pathfinder. And it means they GET ownership over any homebrew content you may have done for 5e in the past!

It’s important to note that OGLs are supposedly irrevocable. They were planning to use it for OneDnD initially, but they want to apply it retroactively to 5e, somehow. Which is illegal, but lawyers have mentioned there’s a chance they may get away with it given the wording.

This means that anything you make based on DnD (A homebrew item? A character drawing? Even music, according to them?), can get taken and used as they deem appropiate.

These news come from a leak of the OGL, which have been confirmed by multiple reputable sources (including Kickstarter, which has confirmed that WOTC already talked with them about this), and was planned to be released next week.

So, what can we do?

Speak against it. Share the word. Reblog this post. Let people know. Tumblr hasn’t been talking much about this matter, but it’s VERY important to let people know about what is WOTC bringing. 

Boycott them. Do not buy their products. Do not buy games with their IP. Do not watch their movie. CANCEL your DnD Beyond subscription. (Btw, they ARE planning to release more subscription services too!). They do not care about the community, but they care about the money. Make sure to speak through it. 

And maybe consider other TTRPG systems for the time being, Pathfinder’s Paizo has been much nicer to the community, their workers are unionized and are far more healthy overall

playing a ttrpg is like being in a very exclusive fandom of, like, six people

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PSA very important announcement

so many brands are migrating back to tumblr and everyone has been doing their civic duty to block them, but some people feel like it’s not happening fast enough en masse.

WELL HAVE NO FEAR,

there is a very helpful  blog known as:

https://brand-directory.tumblr.com/

-that has carefully ordered and linked every single brand that migrated or was already on tumblr so you can open link in a new tab and block them en masse

REMINDER TO ABSOLUTELY NEVER INTERACT WITH BRAND BLOGS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE MOST OBLITERATING THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE SAID TO THEM, remember these blogs are run by workers and their content will likely never be seen by anyone who could make any meaningful change in the company (sorry interns) and notes will translate to more eyes on the brand.

a corporation cannot feel insulted, an employee can, and in corporate eyes any press is good press, DO NOT GIVE THEM NOTES, yes even the brands you like, if i can block sonic the hedgehog you can do it too

after you’re done blocking everything i highly recommend following to stay updated on what brands are on tumblr.

and while i usually don’t beg for notes cause i like not getting my inbox flooded but i would greatly appreciate if you reblog or better yet, share this post, don’t like it, that wont help anything and the note flood will drive my anxiety.

do not let this website turn into another guerrilla marketing playground for corporations, and here’s hoping for the best.

feels like some people become parents because they've been taught that is the natural progression of how adults gain power (i.e. the power their parents held over them in their childhood). and now they need to be at the top of that power structure, to finally be okay.

which is very, very sad. and also, crucially, not a healthy reason to become a parent.

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I never understood why "Sucks dick" means "Thing nobody likes" should be the polar opposite "This meal is so good, it sucks dick!" You know? OH SHIT