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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UngainlyTitan" data-source="post: 8841171" data-attributes="member: 28487">It depends on what youyest butNot a plausible scenario in my opinion. It is unlikely that the failure of the movie will impact the D&D brand or market in any significant way as D&D has got to where it is independently of the movie. A success, on the other hand could have an impact.The collapse of Hasbro/WoTC would not kill D&D, not immediately or not at least in the broader context. One question, is Critical Role D&D?or EnWorld's Level Up? if the answer is yes then D&D will survive even in the absence of the original TSR IP.What would most likely happen is that, in the absence of the D&D IP holder publishing official content some third party (with a 5e clone) would take over that part of the market that does not go to Pathfinder or Level Up or some OSR title.Another alternative is that the current IP holder continues to publish WoTC rule books as is, with no innovation until they become unprofitable to sell. In which case, the popular setting and lore will move to some third-party setting. Probably more than one, Exandria would be a contender. D&D will die when some other thing services that thing that TTRPGs fulfil but I have no idea of what that thing will be.</blockquote>