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I mean, let’s not misrepresent the game entirely, either. Shadowdark is heavily dungeon-focused.

Everybody who is posting on forums attributing the crowdfunding success to the market appreciating a cozy game. Well, yes. Also, a cozy game with lots of minimally dressed and tattooed hotties throughout. I, for one, am glad to see an rpg selling itself like this.

I also think people are underestimating the horny quality of this. So, yea, it's 'cozy' but it's got the added hook of scantily clad young women throughout the art. I've seen plenty of people across the internet post things like "I'll never play this but I want to buy it... for reasons.'

We are definitely looking in different corners of the internet. The game has been widely marketed and it's clear they had a plan to do so. I've seen in on X, Bluesky, Threads, it's blanketed on Facebook and I've seen plenty of adverts on various geek sites. These people had a marketing budget...

Correct. I don't see any issue asking this question on this forum. People discuss all sorts of rpg on here.

Remember, people have different income levels and varying degrees of want... for you this is indefensible, for many it's completely fine. Speaking in these absolutes doesn't help anything.

There sure are a lot of people that get value from a product based on the content rather than simply if it's printed or not. $15 for a 32 page pdf isn't super cheap but people making it sound like it's highway robbery are highly exaggerating. The price seems fine for a WotC original digital...

Palladium Fantasy RPG. We moved on from boxed set D&D pretty early as we just didn't think it was all that interesting... meanwhile Palladium Fantasy had a ton more of evocative classes and better art.

Yea, Reddit was losing their mind over this and Hero Forge was the target of lots of hate.

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I love that old boxed set - it felt like a wonderous treasure trove to me as a teen who was just getting into the game. That said, I think the sepia hardcover they made for 3e is the best FR resource they ever printed.

You’re not wrong. Most of the systems mentioned are from another era and not contemporary. Simulationism seems all but dead. I can’t think of any games that currently have any measure of significant success that can be described in good faith as sim.

Over a year since PHB 24 went on sale and they're still talking about initial sales. WotC would definitely remark on strong sales across the year, across the financial quarters in a substantive way if the sale had continued to be strong. They'd remark upon numbers. They'd be specific. This...

Audience for D&D has increased by multiples since 5e14 published and that Hasbro isn't supplying numbers and the best they say is that 5e24 is best start over other editions heavily implies sales have been nothing to brag about. I mean, of course 5e24 is off to a better start than 5e14. I should...

Totally agree. The dragonbane whimsy never landed with me and I don’t like fantasy games that veer in that direction. Trudvang setting was cool as much as I remember. This KS is a buy for me.