Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Gamehole Con Live Tweeting Perkins Panel
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6428632" data-attributes="member: 37579"><p>Yes, when you look at the product, they're very different. But from a business perspective, they're not dissimilar. They're a small niche product that caters to a small, dedicated fanbase of nerds, but the company that produces them is owned by a much, much larger company that views this product as irrelevant from a financial perspective but useful for generating Intellectual Property. </p><p></p><p>Hasbro likely doesn't care about individual versions of campaigns or a set timeline. They'll just look at see a source of characters and settings that can be plundered to form a mega-franchise like everyone in Hollywood seems to want now. D&D is a means to an end.</p><p></p><p>Saying "the tabletop RPG is to D&D what comics are to Marvel" doesn't engender hope. Because Marvel Entertainment and Disney doesn't give a crap about really broadening the comics or fixing that industry. They just want to keep making billion dollar movies. It's cheaper for them not to, because then they can continue to pay comic creators squat and buy characters and storylines for cheap. </p><p>With 60+ years of stories, they really don't *need* the comics any more. They've had nods to some modern characters and stories but the big Avengers storyline is leading up to a story that was written 25 years ago. They're fine to keep around but easy enough to get rid of once they become a financial burden. Comics could do great business for years focusing on omnibuses and collected editions, and that requires almost no staff. </p><p>D&D is similar. The tabletop RPG was great for generating IP but with 40 years of adventures and monsters and novels and settings, they don't *need* the RPG. It's nice to keep the game in print, but once the audience for the brand expands beyond (which a successful movie will do) the RPG becomes potentially superfluous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jester David, post: 6428632, member: 37579"] Yes, when you look at the product, they're very different. But from a business perspective, they're not dissimilar. They're a small niche product that caters to a small, dedicated fanbase of nerds, but the company that produces them is owned by a much, much larger company that views this product as irrelevant from a financial perspective but useful for generating Intellectual Property. Hasbro likely doesn't care about individual versions of campaigns or a set timeline. They'll just look at see a source of characters and settings that can be plundered to form a mega-franchise like everyone in Hollywood seems to want now. D&D is a means to an end. Saying "the tabletop RPG is to D&D what comics are to Marvel" doesn't engender hope. Because Marvel Entertainment and Disney doesn't give a crap about really broadening the comics or fixing that industry. They just want to keep making billion dollar movies. It's cheaper for them not to, because then they can continue to pay comic creators squat and buy characters and storylines for cheap. With 60+ years of stories, they really don't *need* the comics any more. They've had nods to some modern characters and stories but the big Avengers storyline is leading up to a story that was written 25 years ago. They're fine to keep around but easy enough to get rid of once they become a financial burden. Comics could do great business for years focusing on omnibuses and collected editions, and that requires almost no staff. D&D is similar. The tabletop RPG was great for generating IP but with 40 years of adventures and monsters and novels and settings, they don't *need* the RPG. It's nice to keep the game in print, but once the audience for the brand expands beyond (which a successful movie will do) the RPG becomes potentially superfluous. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Gamehole Con Live Tweeting Perkins Panel
Top