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Bethesda Investigating Plagiarism Allegations From D&D Authors

Posted on May 8, 2019

Bethesda has announced that they’re investigating claims of plagiarism related to a marketing initiative for the upcoming ESO expansion Elsweyr.

In an effort to promote the new Elder Scrolls Online update, Bethesda’s Netherlands studio published an unnamed ESO-themed tabletop RPG adventure based on the rules for the fifth edition of Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons. However, it was more than just some basic rules that the studio appeared to copy – it was almost an entire adventure from 2016.

Character sheets from the ESO "adventure scenario". Character sheets from the ESO “adventure scenario”.

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