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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cbatt" data-source="post: 400960" data-attributes="member: 1563">Interesting conversation going on here, but some possibilities seem to have been overlooked:De-emphasizing "Dungeons and Dragons" and putting the marketing muscle behind the "d20" system and "d20 Modern".  The d20 system is growing far beyond the roots of DnD and though Dungeons and Dragons has a lot of mindshare, much of that mindshare is negative (geek, nerd, loser negative rather than cool, rebellious, "vile" negative like back in the early 80s... heh)Forget about DnD Lite/Light.  Complexities have a way of becoming easy to grasp if those involved can easily relate to the actions/tasks that the rules are meant to handle.  A modern setting with modern action is going to be much easier for new people, including kids, to quickly grasp and more importantly "visualize."  Promote d20 Modern for all its worth!As much as I like Swords and Sorcery, I realize that the majority of people don't.  They read Tom Clancy and Danielle Steele.  They watch Jackie Chan movies and sitcoms about neurotic psychiatrists.  The only "fantasy" they probably know anything about is Lord of the Rings, and that is mainly through the movie or through weed addled memories of their college days.  Kids these days are into "Final Fantasy" and RPGs are video games; the best of which are from Japanese developers and bear little, if any resemblance to what we consider "fantasy" or RPGs.Quite simply, the number of people who can relate to DnD (not just know the name, but "get" what it's about) is shrinking, not growing.  Don't waste time promoting it.</blockquote>

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