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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 8864434" data-attributes="member: 58416">Thoughts:•I believe there was an opportunity for Star Wars to generate interest in tabletop gaming. The prequels came out at a time when the Fantasy Flight Games rpg was still going strong. But Disney's vision for Star Wars originally involved cutting all ties to expanded lore, while also releasing movies which -despite making a lot of money- didn't do much to leave the audience wanting more. Mandalorian is doing pretty good, but (anecdotally) I know a lot of people who watch that and don't watch anything else. •I could possibly see Warhammer doing well because Cavill is coming off of successful (in the eyes of the audience) stints as both Superman and Witcher. Warhammer is also a game which is relatively easy to market, as there's already minis, paints, and a variety of other accessories. I could see other companies wanting to get behind the marketing for that. •I love D&D, and there's plenty of lore to draw from, but I feel there are some mechanical changes which would need to be made to the game itself to gain a foothold among a wider audience. While there are currently changes being made, I don't believe they're going in the direction they need to. Additionally, the product has been prominent on the show Stranger Things for several years, but one of the only attempts to capitalize on that was a kinda meh boxed set. (I was surprised to find that the Rick & Morty box was a lot better.) •I think a Dragonlance show could be good, but it would be tough to not be seen by the general audience as trying to be Game of Thrones. I'm also not sure that a show would be allowed to explore some of the more controversial areas of the story; the contemporary take on the setting by WoTC is to distance from portions of the material. •There are other RPGs and tabletop games which I enjoy. But I'm not sure if any of them are in a position to grow beyond where they are.•I do think that now is a good time for something to challenge comics and superheroes as king of the cinema. While there are still movies and shows which I highly enjoy, Marvel isn't as good as it once was. DC is currently going through a shakeup. I also think audiences are ready for something different.</blockquote>

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