World of Game Design Went AI — What Jared Nielsen Told Us in 2024

World of Game Design’s To Insanity and Beyond Kickstarter dropped its Mothership license, switched to generative AI and refused refunds in September 2026, then reversed in three days. In 2024, Jared Nielsen told Talking Crit the only Kickstarters his company takes money to run are its own. This is Tenkar’s Tavern Dispatch, the news channel. For OSR and B/X deep dives, the main channel is here:    / @tenkarstavern   This video sorts the claims into documented, claimed and unknown: the September 21 update, the August 2024 Tuesday Knight Games notice to Mothership designers, and what Jared Nielsen said on Talking Crit on November 6, 2024. The reporting is Chase Carter’s at Rascal News. The interview questions were asked by Jim Kitchen and Mike Badolato. SOURCES Rascal News, Chase Carter, Sep 24 2026: https://www.rascal.news/years-late-rp... Rascal News, earlier reporting on WoGD (allegations from former staff and clients): https://www.rascal.news/former-world-... Kickstarter update, Sep 21 2026: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Kickstarter update, Sep 24 2026: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Kickstarter AI policy: https://updates.kickstarter.com/intro... Full Talking Crit interview with Jared Nielsen, Nov 6 2024:    • Talking Crit Live w/ Jared Nielsen (WOGD) ...   Relevant timestamps from original livestream: 1. 26:14 to 26:46 — the Mothership departures. It opens on a client name (Spicy Tuna) before the Mothership line, so start the cut a few seconds in. 2. 39:18 to 40:06 — "another 30, 45 days," "it's my responsibility," "I'm cleaning up a mess. So, I'm not proud of it." 3. 48:08 to 48:33 — Jim's escrow question and the answer: they don't take funds to do someone's Kickstarter, only their own internally Kickstarted projects. 4. 49:50 to 50:07 for 30 events and the 60 target, then 55:56 to 56:01 for "we will trim our show schedule." Video Timestamps: 0:00 Two years ago he said: its own Kickstarters only 1:45 What the September 21 update changed 3:35 Documented, claimed, unknown: the Mothership split 5:50 What Jared Nielsen told Talking Crit in November 2024 8:40 Who held the money, and what Kickstarter allows 11:50 What backers can do now #OSR #DnD #TTRPG #TenkarsTavern #Dispatch #Kickstarter