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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8950871" data-attributes="member: 7023840">This is exactly correct.I honestly have trouble following the argument in the OP for a simple reason- we saw an absolute explosion of RPGs in the late 70s and 80s, most of them having completely different systems than D&D did. Even the other games that TSR made used wildly different systems than D&D did.I'd argue that the default assumption during that time was that if you wanted a new RPG, you had to create brand new rules for that RPG as a differentiating factor. So you not only had all of these different RPGs, you also had all of these different rules. As opposed to what you have today, where almost every game is:A. OGL (3e derived).B. OGL (5e derived).C. PbTA derived games.D. FiTD derived games (which is PbTA derived).Once you get away from that, there just isn't a lot of actual innovation. As for the OP, we'll see. People have bet against D&D for almost five decades now. I honestly don't know what the secret sauce, but at this point, I'll put D&D along with Death and Taxes- best not to bet against it.</blockquote>