Now D&D's 2024 rules revamp is almost finished, I've been visited by the ghosts of TTRPG past, present, and future to help me predict the next 5-10 years

Dungeons & Dragons just had both its 50th anniversary and its next edition release—wait, hold on, I'm getting a message on my Sending Stone—it's not actually an edition, it's a "revamp". Instead of doing like Wizards of the Coast typically does, and reinventing the wheel, its best team of rules lawyers has instead drafted up a 2.0 of sorts. 'D&D 5e the Sequel', now with flames painted on the side.

This is unusual. Typically, a new edition comes along every five to 12 years. Third...