#216: Algorithmic AI Art in RPGs

This week, Peter and Jessica talk about algorithmic “AI” generated art in RPGs. In the news, One D&D playtest larger than D&D Next, Fandom sells Cortex RPG to Dire Wolf Digital, new miniatures from WizKids, Sideshow Collectibles Tiamat statue, controversy with Spelljammer, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the horror of getting a player to try another system.

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News

Fandom Exiting RPG Business with Sale of Cortex https://www.enworld.org/threads/fandom-exiting-rpg-business-with-sale-of-cortex.691116/

News Digest for the Week of September 2 (WizKids Classics Minis, Sideshow Tiamat Sculpture, Ultra PRO Dragonlance Accessories, Pathfinder Kit & Kaboomle Clothing Line) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-2.691191/

Dungeon Delver’s Guide on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e?

More People Test One D&D Origins Playtest Than D&D Next https://www.enworld.org/threads/more-people-test-one-d-d-origins-playtest-than-d-d-next.691169/

Kickstarter notification page for Kit & Kaboomle Pathfinder clothing line https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/savagesparrow/kit-and-kaboomle-a-pathfinder-apparel-collection

Edit: Wizards of the Coast statement on the Hadozee controversy  (posted less than a minute after this episode was) https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/statement-hadozee

PanzerLion on Twitter https://twitter.com/POCGamer

Stefan H. on Twitter https://twitter.com/Umbral_KnightX

Peter’s upcoming Kickstarter for One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if by Air https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/one-if-by-land-two-if-by-sea-three-if-by-air

RPG Print News (Doctor Who 2^nd Edition collector’s edition release) https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-cubicle-7-and-more.691085/

RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-the-thief-the-necromancer-graveyard-of-the-gods-peacemaker-and-more.691106/

Graveyard of the Gods for D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matthewjhanson/graveyard-of-the-gods

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Algorithmic Art and RPGs

Kotaku “AI Creating ‘Art’ Is An Ethical And Copyright Nightmare” https://kotaku.com/ai-art-dall-e-midjourney-stable-diffusion-copyright-1849388060

OneBookShelf/DriveThruRPG policy on “Third-Party Tool and AI-Generated Images” https://onebookshelfpublisherservice.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/227866467-Product-Standards-Guidelines

Into the Odd by Chris McDowall and graphic design by Johan Nohr https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/

Note: The image for this week's episode was an algorithmically generated art piece which "won" an art competition https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html

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