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This might be the first book I pick up since 2021. Right now it is 40% off at Amazon...is that the lowest it is likely to go for awhile?

I wouldn't be surprised if Greyhawk is the setting in the DMG. For one, it is a perfect fit for the 50th anniversary DMG without committing full resources to a setting book. Secondly, don't underestimate the fact that Kidz These Dayz are into "retro" (which I'd differentiate from nostalgia: the...

Maybe I missed it, but any word on when in 2024 the core rulebooks come out? All at once or over the span of a few months? And presumably the other books will come out later in the year? Anyhow, it sounds like the three core rulebooks plus another three? That would make sense, with the usual...

So I hear The Flash bombed hard. And I've heard superhero films in generally have been on decline, probably since the MCU Thanos arc wrapped up in 2019 and it lost the most popular actors (including Boseman), oh and plus Covid. Plus, the general aimlessness and over-saturation of MCU and the...

Fun. It looks like 1E stuff outsold its equivalent 2E stuff by a factor of x2-5, depending. Does he have charts for the WotC era?

I have said before that, using their current formatting -- of only substantial hardcovers and box sets -- I think six major products a year (plus 1 or 2 extras, like starter sets and non-game books) or one every two months, is the sweet-spot. It is enough to make chronic buyers happy-ish, but...

I haven't purchased any D&D books in over two years (or played in about four), but this one has my interested piqued.

Assuming you're going on yearly average, that would be correct imo, although, again, it depends upon what you are counting and if you are considering page count (as you discussed up-thread). For instance, by my accounting, 1E peaked in 1985 with 18 print game products - but only two of those...

Good point. I tend to be (or err) more like your dad, though recognize that it has, well, practical problems. But as you and others have pointed out, it isn't a binary, either all business ("the bottom line above all else") or all art ("never sell out, man"). The trick is finding the right balance.

I've been out of the loop for awhile, but it seems like we don't know anything more about 2024 than we did a year or so ago. Still three core rulebooks, right? What about the "classic setting revisited?" And what happened to the new setting(s) that were mentioned awhile back? I see a Vecna...

I hear what you are saying, but the thing is that from the perspective of the suits at Hasbro, there isn't a problem: What they're doing is working in the way that the want it to work - maximizing profits, and doing so in a way without a huge amount of overhead (i.e. a huge staff of designers...

I like your basics. A few things to throw into the mix. To start, as others have said, it is a project doomed to fail due to too many cooks in the kitchen. I think a better approach is "Zardnaar's D&D, with consultation with EN World." Then others can do the same, if they want. Or if you're...

I agree with your overall point -- it is obvious -- but am curious why you put 2018 as "peak 5E." First of all, I'm not sure what these "7 other products" are (dice sets?) or why they figure into your calculation. If anything, the make 5E's output seem larger than it actually is (i.e. removing...

I didn't read all 20 pages, so forgive me if my upcoming point has already been made. But consider two possibilities... You can sell 200K copies each of 5 books for $50 each = $50 million or... You can sell 50K copies each of 40 books for $25 each = $50 million You make the same revenue, but...

Prediction: this thread will outlive us all. When the apocalypse finally comes, this thread will be going strong because it, like The Dude, abides.

No, I know his back-story I just don't know what is meant by the "boycott list."

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Louis CK's latest special is very good, as always. If you saw the live stream a couple months back, it is mostly the same material - that was a bit disappointing.