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As mentioned I think the success and how well the new beginners boxed set is for Pathfinder will make a fairly big impact on how many new players they can start bringing in. But even if everything breaks Paizo's way i don't see them dominating the market. I could see something like 45%...

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I remember back in the 90's when many book stores had DnD shelves and White Wolf shelves of equal size. That might have been a local thing but at the time where I was it was true.

Interested in this in what and how they do it.

You guys do realize you are just going around in circles in this "debate" right? I mean reading this thread is like watching a dog chase it's own tail convinced if it just tries a little harder it will catch it's own tail.

I would say to a point it is true of Rolemaster, after it changed to the new version and off the top of my head I can't remember what each one was called now. The first one is now called classic Rolemaster. But I know when they made some changes with the new edition a large number of people...

I liked the Lasombra, Toreador and Malkavians myself. But I tended to play social characters too.

Sorta, I mean builds were not very balanced. But no one could be good at everything and thats what helped. i mean a friend of mine loved making combative brujah. He was so good at it, his characters could often have mashed every other PC at the same time in a fair fight and won. yet he was of...

I think it was for a variety of reasons. Nagol I think named a few of them. Also keep in mind WoD was very story focused and when they changed everything they lost the story that drew a lot of people in. Also add in they changed everything where old characters no longer worked mechanically or...

Just wanted to comment on the WoD comments. As someone that was big into vampire and the other WoD games in the 90's. I played it TT a lot and in several online sites. The biggest impact that made WoD go away was they stopped making the game and then made new versions of the game. Most people I...

Maybe or maybe not. I think it depends how much they focus on just using the DDI for new product and how far away from print they get. The problem with going mostly or totally into the DDI would be getting new players. 4e Encounters helps a lot in that regard, but due to how it is run. It will...

First let me say, i am not saying this to be negative or meant to be bad or insulting but more curious. We can all agree the DDI is kinda a MMO model payment style plan to play a game. The reason i bring this up is the new trend in MMO's the vast majority of them are going '"free to play" with...

Depends on what you mean by big. I mean do you mean size of the company? or do you mean number of products they make? I mean Mongoose and Green Ronin are big and both have made 4e and Pathfinder stuff but very little. While 4 Wind Fantasy Games is pretty small but have made over a dozen books...

As someone who doesn't own or use the DDI or Hero Builder but as a outsider. I would say with how fast Paizo comes out with Pathfinder stuff that the DDI is the better deal money wise. For one you get extra stuff like the mags etc with the subscription. Where as Hero Builder you only get the...

Sure people do. I do I tend to pick feats, skills, etc all based on what IC happened to the character from the last time they leveled. You are just not are going to see any posts about it, cause no one needs help doing that. But the reverse is not true so you will see lots of posts about...

I don't get how this is different than the 6' 200 pound guy playing a little halfling, or the 140 pound 5'4" guy playing a huge half-orc. how is the immersion broken in worse or less when they look nothing at all like their PC's. Just asking cause I honestly just don't really get the immersion...

Mechanically i wouldn't make there be a difference. That is honestly just asking for trouble cause a lot of it is personal opinion. Not to mention some things it is hard to tell if it is genetics or culture that makes a difference in genders. Plus a lot of things one is good at or the other not...

I would at least read the combat section. Since knowing it well is very important to having a smooth running game. The rest you could likely read up as needed. Though i would read them in advance before running. For example if you end up with a wizard then read up on all the spells she learns...

For me I got recruited by my older brother when some of the players... all the fighters didn't show. I was honestly to young to completely grasp all the details of the game. It was AD&D and the adventure was Sinister Secrets of Saltmarsh and the group was just about to go on the boat. I ended...

That hasn't really been improved. Which is one reason when i run I just used Pathfinder adventures, they are well written and I don't have time to make up my own anymore. If you just stick with Pathfinder and pathfinder 3pp stuff it is much better balanced this time than things was in 3E. not...