If you know any of my writing on this site, you know I've been just a wee bit critical of Dungeons & Dragons—while I did like the 2024 ruleset overall, I have larger structural issues that have more to do with Hasbro's bungling of just about everything—and the idea of D&D as a whole stagnating. The departure of long-standing talent and the layoffs haven't helped.
Still, there's a glimmer of hope among the unpleasantness. In a recent post to D&D Beyond, the new head of D&D Dan Ayoub seems to be saying all the right words.
