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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 7733991" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p>Fantasy is now much more mainstream, so it's easy to forget how influential the debut of the <em>Harry Potter </em>franchise was on the genre. And yet despite the blockbuster success of the franchise we never got an official <em>Harry Potter</em> tabletop role-playing game -- for <em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>or any other system.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]117889[/ATTACH]</p><p>[h=3]<strong>Yes, Harry Potter Was a Big Deal</strong>[/h]Author J.K. Rowling's tale of a young boy who would fulfill his destiny at a school for wizards sent shockwaves through the book publishing industry when it debuted. Kids started reading again, and adults read along with them. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/17/06/9655843/20-money-facts-about-the-harry-potter-franchise" target="_blank">The numbers</a> give a sense of scale to the enormous impact the <em>Harry Potter </em>series had on publishing, movies, and fantasy worlds in general.</p><p></p><p>To date, the book series has sold over 160 million copies, grossing $7.7 billion. The movies actually performed worse than the books, grossing $7.2 billion so far. It made Rowling a billionaire and the actor who played Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, a millionaire. In addition to the books and movies, the franchise generated $7.3 billion in games and toys. All told, the franchise is estimated to be valued at roughly $25 billion.</p><p></p><p><em>D&D </em>and <em>Harry Potter</em> have quite a bit in common. They both systemize magical systems, categorize fantastical creatures, and gradually advance the characters' power throughout the series. And yet there was never a <em>Harry Potter </em>role-playing game. Why not?</p><p>[h=3]<strong>Harry Sneaks In</strong>[/h]There's are certainly benefits to being affiliated with the <em>Harry Potter </em>franchise. Universal Studios' Orlando theme park's attendance surged 30% when the <em>Wizarding World of Harry Potter </em>opened in 2010. A Harry Potter-branded tabletop RPG would like experience a similar sales bump from the name affiliation alone.</p><p></p><p>There were tabletop gaming attempts to ride the Potter fandom. <a href="http://www.forbeck.com/downloads/RAMPG.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Redhurst: Academy of Magic</em></a>, written by Matt Forbeck, applied D20 rules to a <em>Harry Potter</em>-esque school setting, complete with a traitorous spy scribbling in the margins:</p><p></p><p>There is a widely-spread rumor that J.K. Rowling was not interested in a role-playing game, which is <a href="https://brian.carnell.com/articles/2001/no-harry-potter-rpg" target="_blank">sourced to Ryan Dancey</a>, then VP at Wizards of the Coast:</p><p></p><p>Wizards of the Coast was undeterred and launched their own line of hardcover books inspired by Rowling's stories, including <a href="http://amzn.to/2EvjJl3" target="_blank"><em>A Practical Guide to Wizardry</em></a>:</p><p></p><p>The book is a fascinating take on what might have been. It tweaks some elements of D&D (magic items are required to navigate the school and quite common, wands are a core implement for every wizard) and details other elements of spellcasting that have never been officially codified, including detailed descriptions of how verbal (actual phrases along with a pronunciation guide), somatic (drawings of wand gestures), and material components work.</p><p></p><p>David F. Chapman recently pitched a <em>Harry Potter</em> RPG to Warner Bros. <a href="http://autocratik.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Harry%20Potter" target="_blank">It didn't get as far as he hoped</a>:</p><p></p><p>The promise of a RPG-like world will be realized this year.</p><p>[h=3]<strong>A Mobile "RPG"</strong>[/h]Potter fans will finally get a role-playing game in the form of <a href="http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/harry-potter-hogwarts-game-rpg-release-date-1202634079/" target="_blank"><em>Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery</em></a><em>,</em> a mobile RPG developed by Jam City in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Portkey Games:</p><p></p><p>Given the enormous amount of enthusiasm and <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Harry_Potter_fan_websites#RPG" target="_blank">homebrewed role-playing games</a> available on the Internet, it seems Rowling is finally coming around to the idea of approving a role-playing game in SOME formats. But even if there never is an official RPG, the franchise's influence is felt in the spread of Potter fandom, who are surely part of the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4393-Is-D-D-Entering-a-New-Golden-Age" target="_blank">renewed interested in D&D</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 7733991, member: 3285"] Fantasy is now much more mainstream, so it's easy to forget how influential the debut of the [I]Harry Potter [/I]franchise was on the genre. And yet despite the blockbuster success of the franchise we never got an official [I]Harry Potter[/I] tabletop role-playing game -- for [I]Dungeons & Dragons [/I]or any other system. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]117889[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [h=3][B]Yes, Harry Potter Was a Big Deal[/B][/h]Author J.K. Rowling's tale of a young boy who would fulfill his destiny at a school for wizards sent shockwaves through the book publishing industry when it debuted. Kids started reading again, and adults read along with them. [URL='https://www.benzinga.com/news/17/06/9655843/20-money-facts-about-the-harry-potter-franchise']The numbers[/URL] give a sense of scale to the enormous impact the [I]Harry Potter [/I]series had on publishing, movies, and fantasy worlds in general. To date, the book series has sold over 160 million copies, grossing $7.7 billion. The movies actually performed worse than the books, grossing $7.2 billion so far. It made Rowling a billionaire and the actor who played Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, a millionaire. In addition to the books and movies, the franchise generated $7.3 billion in games and toys. All told, the franchise is estimated to be valued at roughly $25 billion. [I]D&D [/I]and [I]Harry Potter[/I] have quite a bit in common. They both systemize magical systems, categorize fantastical creatures, and gradually advance the characters' power throughout the series. And yet there was never a [I]Harry Potter [/I]role-playing game. Why not? [h=3][B]Harry Sneaks In[/B][/h]There's are certainly benefits to being affiliated with the [I]Harry Potter [/I]franchise. Universal Studios' Orlando theme park's attendance surged 30% when the [I]Wizarding World of Harry Potter [/I]opened in 2010. A Harry Potter-branded tabletop RPG would like experience a similar sales bump from the name affiliation alone. There were tabletop gaming attempts to ride the Potter fandom. [URL='http://www.forbeck.com/downloads/RAMPG.pdf'][I]Redhurst: Academy of Magic[/I][/URL], written by Matt Forbeck, applied D20 rules to a [I]Harry Potter[/I]-esque school setting, complete with a traitorous spy scribbling in the margins: There is a widely-spread rumor that J.K. Rowling was not interested in a role-playing game, which is [URL='https://brian.carnell.com/articles/2001/no-harry-potter-rpg']sourced to Ryan Dancey[/URL], then VP at Wizards of the Coast: Wizards of the Coast was undeterred and launched their own line of hardcover books inspired by Rowling's stories, including [URL='http://amzn.to/2EvjJl3'][I]A Practical Guide to Wizardry[/I][/URL]: The book is a fascinating take on what might have been. It tweaks some elements of D&D (magic items are required to navigate the school and quite common, wands are a core implement for every wizard) and details other elements of spellcasting that have never been officially codified, including detailed descriptions of how verbal (actual phrases along with a pronunciation guide), somatic (drawings of wand gestures), and material components work. David F. Chapman recently pitched a [I]Harry Potter[/I] RPG to Warner Bros. [URL='http://autocratik.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Harry%20Potter']It didn't get as far as he hoped[/URL]: The promise of a RPG-like world will be realized this year. [h=3][B]A Mobile "RPG"[/B][/h]Potter fans will finally get a role-playing game in the form of [URL='http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/harry-potter-hogwarts-game-rpg-release-date-1202634079/'][I]Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery[/I][/URL][I],[/I] a mobile RPG developed by Jam City in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Portkey Games: Given the enormous amount of enthusiasm and [URL='http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Harry_Potter_fan_websites#RPG']homebrewed role-playing games[/URL] available on the Internet, it seems Rowling is finally coming around to the idea of approving a role-playing game in SOME formats. But even if there never is an official RPG, the franchise's influence is felt in the spread of Potter fandom, who are surely part of the [URL='http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4393-Is-D-D-Entering-a-New-Golden-Age']renewed interested in D&D[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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