Well apparently, Musk actually does play D&D and he played it fairly recently. Trey Parker talked about running a D&D game for Musk.
So, the righteous indignation Musk had about Gygax and talking about buying D&D, there was a kernel of truth to it because he is a player after all. Mind you, it is from 8 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNdsZTeB6uo
I don't think Musk will make a move right now, since he's involved with the incoming Trump administration.
Who knows...
It would be smarter to wait for hasbro's stock price to continue to drop before making a move.
Quote from: Banjo Destructo on December 19, 2024, 09:09:06 AMIt would be smarter to wait for hasbro's stock price to continue to drop before making a move.
Funny how the stock went up a bit when Musk suggested he'd by Hasbro.
Quote from: blackstone on December 19, 2024, 09:31:04 AMQuote from: Banjo Destructo on December 19, 2024, 09:09:06 AMIt would be smarter to wait for hasbro's stock price to continue to drop before making a move.
Funny how the stock went up a bit when Musk suggested he'd by Hasbro.
That still makes me giggle.
Quote from: jeff37923 on December 19, 2024, 09:32:19 AMQuote from: blackstone on December 19, 2024, 09:31:04 AMQuote from: Banjo Destructo on December 19, 2024, 09:09:06 AMIt would be smarter to wait for hasbro's stock price to continue to drop before making a move.
Funny how the stock went up a bit when Musk suggested he'd by Hasbro.
That still makes me giggle.
me too. the stockholders' reactions speak volumes on the state of the company.
Quote from: honeydipperdavid on December 19, 2024, 08:03:17 AMWell apparently, Musk actually does play D&D and he played it fairly recently. Trey Parker talked about running a D&D game for Musk.
Are you sure that's the right video?
Yeah - it was interesting but I didn't see any mention of Elon's D&D habit.
Quote from: dvar on December 19, 2024, 02:48:24 PMYeah - it was interesting but I didn't see any mention of Elon's D&D habit.
Yeah just fixed the link, not sure how it got broken.
Quote from: Ruprecht on December 19, 2024, 01:45:45 PMQuote from: honeydipperdavid on December 19, 2024, 08:03:17 AMWell apparently, Musk actually does play D&D and he played it fairly recently. Trey Parker talked about running a D&D game for Musk.
Are you sure that's the right video?
Yeah not sure how the link was broken, fixed it now.
If Musk were to take over Hasbro what sort of changes would he make to D&D? Aside from renaming it X: The Everything Game of course
Quote from: Sword Devil on December 19, 2024, 03:23:30 PMIf Musk were to take over Hasbro what sort of changes would he make to D&D? Aside from renaming it X: The Everything Game of course
Not really: D&D X-Edition, sounds better than 2024.
I believe Elon played AD&D back in the 1980s
The GOP is talking about making him Speaker of the House. He will likely be too busy to worry about D&D for a bit.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189568/mtg-marjorie-taylor-greene-elon-musk-house-speaker
Even if he did buy Hasbro, he wouldn't be in the weeds writing rules himself any more than he is designing the seats for the next Tesla model. He would hire someone to do that for him. The key would be hiring the right person who would hire the right people. Someone who respects the game, its history, its creators and its players would be a good start.
Finally saw the correct video. Interesting. Wonder what was the circumstances for this game. I doubt it's something that is still going on. I can see Elon Musk e-mailing 20 sec later HUMAN PALADIN. I believe the story. Elon playing Diablo and PoE makes sense he likes fantasy games and whatnot. I understand he wants to leave his mark on this world, through out every aspect there is. So I think it would be in his mind eventually venturing into WoTC or something similar. Thanks for the clip.
Quote from: yosemitemike on December 20, 2024, 01:34:36 AMEven if he did buy Hasbro, he wouldn't be in the weeds writing rules himself any more than he is designing the seats for the next Tesla model. He would hire someone to do that for him. The key would be hiring the right person who would hire the right people. Someone who respects the game, its history, its creators and its players would be a good start.
I don't think he would buy Hasbro, Hasbro is dead. I could see him buying D&D IP and making money with it. MTG is a dying franchise after Hasbro overprints cards and destroys formerly valuable cards.