this thread is an example of how wotc/dnd has a stranglehold on the ttrpg industry. people like this asshole who make money off dmsguild make threads that convince u that every rpg is just as problematic as a racist, colonial rpg spearheaded by an abuse apologist https://twitter.com/deathbybadger/status/1276420258354561026

“dnd might be bad but it’s not like anything else is that much better!” is such a disgusting sentiment to see when there are so many incredible games made by marginalized designers that are more fun, more focused, easier to learn than dnd ever could be

here are some dnd-adjacent games to support instead of the bad one:
stewpot by @takuma_okada_ http://noroadhome.itch.io/stewpot-tales-from-a-fantasy-tavern
the treasure at the end of this dungeon by @LeviathanFiles https://riverhousegames.itch.io/the-treasure-at-the-end-of-this-dungeon-is-an-escape-from-this-dungeon-and-we-wi
venture & dungeon by myself & @jdragsky http://metagame.itch.io/vendun 

here are some other amazing games:
balikbayan by @temporalhiccup https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/balikbayan 
street magic by @SeaExcursion https://seaexcursion.itch.io/street-magic 
heaven in the dust by @wildwoodsgames https://gamesfromthewildwood.itch.io/heaven 
songs for the dusk by @yrgirlkv & @Mx_quinn https://yrgirlkv.itch.io/songsforthedusk 

kubrick by @roswellwrites https://roswellian.itch.io/kubrick-a-post-adaptation-game
spindlewheel by @sasha_reneau https://22to22.itch.io/spindlewheel-microgames
the dark sentencer by @corpserevivers https://marns.itch.io/the-dark-sentencer
the war in everything by @kazumiochin https://kazumiochin.itch.io/the-war-in-everything

ech0 by @tunkaipoh & @elisharusli https://roleoverplaydead.itch.io/ech0 
facing you by @SwordsnFlowers https://swords-and-flowers.itch.io/facing-you 
if not us, then who? by @RevRyeBread https://revryebread.itch.io/if-not-us-then-who
ascendancy by @IronsparkSyris https://ironsparksyris.itch.io/ascendancy-beta 
legacy 2e by @minahoneybat https://ufo-mina.itch.io/legacy-life-among-the-ruins-2nd-edition

celestial bodies, orbital mechanics by @mossy_toes https://mossytoes.itch.io/celestial-bodies-orbital-mechanics
mf0: firebrands by @lumpleygames & @NightSkyGames https://lumpley.itch.io/firebrands 
doing the job by @PartyOfOnePod https://jeffstormer.itch.io/doing-the-job 
you will destroy something beautiful by @passerines https://passerines.itch.io/you-will-destroy-something-beautiful