I have no idea what is happening with D&D 2024 these days. All the top people are gone. They had this massive release, then nothing. Their former brand leaders all joined Daggerheart. People are getting laid off. It sucks, but then again, D&D 2024 did not fly off the shelves and sell out like Daggerheart did.
Was D&D being held up by the Daggerheart fans? Were they a few of the last holdouts? When MCDM RPG (Draw Steel) releases this year, will all the Matt Colville fans jump ship too? The old-school dungeon crawl fans have already left the building for Shadowdark or the OSR.
Will the last holdouts of D&D be the 2014 crowd that have a decade of characters and books they don't want to give up? That is where I am right now. If I did not have ToV, I would abandon the system. I don't like Wizards, and the support is mediocre at best, with many ho-hum releases and nothing to get excited about. I would have A5E, but they do not support their game as well as Kobold Press does theirs, with two new core books being crowd-funded just this year.
Level Up A5E is a solid version, but we need to throw our support behind the company with the best support and the chance to take a strong role. Daggerheart, Draw Steel, and Shadowdark are tough competitors, each with a claim to being the heart of D&D.
Playing ToV means I have a company out there curating the game, releasing new books, supporting it with adventures, and they are invested in keeping it going no matter what happens to D&D. I am not worried at all about the next 10 years of support. I can buy new core books. The game is in better shape, with a solid team of designers who are committed to their roles. The designers are not quitting anytime soon.
Tales of the Valiant is Long Term Support D&D.
D&D is rapidly heading towards its next edition with the soft sales and adoption of the 2024 books. I give it three years, if the entire IP isn't sold first. If a 6E is announced and the whole game goes "card-based," or the IP is sold, expect a massive influx of players to ToV. Currently, few have a reason to switch other than liking the ToV system better or its principles of open gaming.
The OGL thing that happened to Paizo and Pathfinder 2 will happen again. It just takes one week of bad WoTC news, and chances are, it is coming. People will likely opt for one of these systems, and for those who still want and like 5E, ToV will be the easy choice.
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