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Well, either you think WotC has jumped the shark or you don't. Everyone's going to fall into one or two camps. I think that WotC has jumped the shark, though I believe it happened much earlier. I would agree that it probably started around the time of the Epic Level Handbook. Now, I would...

If you want to try out a Dawn of the Dead campaign, I would highly suggest the Ravenloft supplement "Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead." The zombies you can make with the book are pretty crazy. I would also second the 2nd Edition adventure, Night of the Walking Dead. It would at least...

That magic "4 million" number has popped up on a number of independant news sources from the BBC to National Public Radio. I have no reason to doubt it. Remember that numerous players came back to the game from 1st Edition. There were alot of people who had never played 2nd Edition, who...

Thank you. I think this is what I've been trying to say all along. Many of the RPG industry's attempts to market to a younger audience has ended in failure because they forgot their own rules. They started to market to kids who wouldn't be interested in D&D anyway. And yes, I'm not just talking...

I don't see evidence in past game marketing attempts where "stepping stones" have worked. Again, in the 90's, TSR released alot of version of D&D that were simplified to try to gain a younger audience, and it failed. I think that D&D should stay where it is. I have to agree that the 3.x system...

I will grant you that this is true. Now, in my earlier posts, I said that I didn't believe that specifically targeting younger kids would work - that they would come on their own. Let me refine my statements: I've never seen direct marketing to younger audiences to work for RPGs. When TSR...

That's really not true. At all. No market research backs this up. WotC did a serious market survey a few years ago and discovered one startling thing - people who played lots of video games didn't play them in exclusion to D&D. In fact, they played video games and D&D inclusively, accomodating...

About attracting new blood: I think it's a mistake to try to go after the younger 13 year olds or 11 year olds. The bulk of D&D's audiences are in their 20's or higher. That's where you should aim. I remember in the 90's, in the twilight of TSR's run, there was this mad craze to try to recruit...

Well, the book's out now. Though it seems to be hard to find. Keeps getting sold out everywhere I look.

Most people seem to be saying: "Hey, the game only stigmatizes you if you let it." Which is great, I think. A very healthy approach. The reality of it is that I think that the game does carry some amount of stigma with it, depending on whom you associate with. Some people think it's weird. Some...

Well, there are three that I know of.... Well, that's three celebs involved in roleplaying that I know of. Bruce Campell, Wil Wheton, Vin Diesel... Anyone else we know about? Now if only there were mainstream commercial on TV about D&D. Oh, wait.... Now if only there were an actual movie...

Yes! Thank you!

Here's my take on the whole thing. Everything's a pendulum. The height of the "role-playing" craze came out with Vampire and White Wolf's World of Darkness. People got back into live-action roleplaying. Now, the pendulum has swung back the other way. People are back to the table with their...

Check this out, fans. You'll probably want to check out this site if you're getting back into Ravenloft: www.fraternityofshadows.com They have alot of fan-based stuff, messageboards, etc.