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Another fun fact: with the exception of Matt Colville, no publisher/creator has more than a single million TTRPG on the list.

And one-third have nothing to do with 5e! (and only 1 out of 4 was not funded in 2021. In fact, 7th Sea was the first million dollar TTRPG, in 2016. This is an interesting trend indeed)

Two-thirds on the list were funded in 2021 alone! (with 3 out of 8 of those not a 5e product)

Speaking of records, might this the longest non-D&D front-page thread? :-D

Plus there's a high possibility of a spillover effect. Backers and players who end up joining Magpie's Discord server or browsing their site might very well end up playing or purchasing other Magpie PbtA games, including upcoming ones that haven been announced (Root, Urban Shadows 2) and that...

And don't forget about late pledges too.

It'd be interesting to parse out what these are. The PbtA philosophy and the Magpie Games company are kind of popular, but not that popular. The Root RPG, itself a licensed IP, garnered a mere 602k (mere only in comparison to AL, of course). My guesses are Avatar having massive untapped...

The FFGSW line did indeed do pretty well, judging from the number of times it appeared in the ICv2 charts, especially in its earlier years. But yeah, it also did taper off, judging from unmet expectations and fan sentiment, especially it its later years. It's still doing ok in the Roll20 charts...

The way I see this phenomenon is that it could serve as a gateway to folks who haven't the darndest clue what a ttrpg is. Sure, people are starting to learn what it actually is, but the high rate of funding shows that people are willing to give it a shot. Probably won't win everyone over, but...

This just proves that given sufficient marketing, hype and the right franchise, a non-5e game can top the charts

Perhaps it's a generational thing, as I'm not sure if the IPs you've mentioned are necessarily super popular among millennials. Plus, the Marvel Heroic RPG folded in less than a year because of sluggish sales. The Star Wars RPG is in limbo after FFG more or less abandoned it (to EDGE Studio)...

It's mind-boggling. Who would've thought an animated franchise to be more popular than a franchise that's been around for more than 80 years. I wonder if it's because the franchise hasn't been saturated yet, or if there aren't enough imitators around, making the franchise still appear fresh and...

I can't think of any other licensed IP that would be able to top this for a TTRPG were it to be funded via Kickstarter.

I wonder if we're witnessing a watershed moment for the PbtA system like how 5e was for D&D. And if this heralds a new generation of GMs and players whose first ttrpg is a PbtA game, and who don't carry the baggage of a trad RPG mindset. And if this subsequently ushers in an renewed interest in...

Why should there be metagame debates? If a player narrates their intention clearly, and that intent is backed up by narrative justification, that should be enough to dictate which Drive is most apt for a particular roll. Of course, if a player is of the sort who wants to "win" at optimization...

Yes, this looks pretty narrative. Not my style. 2d20 games are not what most would consider narrative nor are they storygames. They incorporate some narrative elements in their mechanics, that's all.

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Public tastes and sentiments can't fully capture the breath and width of what's on offer. Personally, I've been burned countless times on games that were immensely popular, and on the contrary, have had much success with games that were more niche and critically acclaimed. There's always the...

Interesting to note that Fria Ligan has yet to win an Origins Award.

They'd have to submit their products for nomination, and WotC hasn't done so for the main official books for a while now.