I, an American in Japan, and a small party of players are probably 1 of just a few groups of people who play D&D of any edition here.
I found polyhedral dice in just one game store in all of Tokyo and it wasn't associated with the game.
If you ask a Japanese person, they never heard of D&D though the "Final Fantasy" series is based on it. Everyone knows what "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" is because they saw it on basic channel television.
There really isn't a market here for D&D. If you turn it into a 5th Edition video game, then yes. People will flock to it. Fantasy RPG games of all types are popular here.
For those of you who are translating D&D. It will be durn hard for you. But go to Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter websites to find out what the commonly accepted terms are. Look at RPG video game terms.
All of my players are using my mobile app, now that I have it barely functional.
http://dnd5.weebly.com
I found polyhedral dice in just one game store in all of Tokyo and it wasn't associated with the game.
If you ask a Japanese person, they never heard of D&D though the "Final Fantasy" series is based on it. Everyone knows what "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" is because they saw it on basic channel television.
There really isn't a market here for D&D. If you turn it into a 5th Edition video game, then yes. People will flock to it. Fantasy RPG games of all types are popular here.
For those of you who are translating D&D. It will be durn hard for you. But go to Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter websites to find out what the commonly accepted terms are. Look at RPG video game terms.
All of my players are using my mobile app, now that I have it barely functional.
http://dnd5.weebly.com