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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 8611538" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>I find it interesting that while there are constant complaints that D&D is being 'Disneyfied', it's actually clear that WotC is aiming different products at different groups. Yes, some products are aimed at younger players (which is a good thing, for obvious reasons), the recent Netherdeep book was clearly aimed at older players with its more graphic artwork and horror themes, and Dragonlance and Spelljammer, while hopefully being a great intro to those settings for gamers who weren't playing 40 years ago, also aim at the older demographic. </p><p></p><p>So let's look at the last couple of years. Going back to the start of 2021, because I'm too lazy to go further we have:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Candlekeep Mysteries</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wild Beyond the Witchlight</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fizban's Treasury of Dragons</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Call of the Netherdeep</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spelljammer: Adventures in Space</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen / Warriors of Krynn</li> </ul><p>So what we have is 4 settings (3 of which are classic settings), 2 anthologies, and .... two? ... out of 9 books which could arguably be described as aimed at kids. </p><p></p><p>I guess I'm not seeing it. Unless <em>every</em> book has to be specifically aimed at middle-aged men who played D&D in the 1970s, I'm just not seeing this alleged Disneyfication of D&D. I'm seeing a range of products, some of which are aimed at younger audiences, others which are not. </p><p></p><p>And for our bonus round: lots of folks like to talk about how they got into D&D 40 years ago at the age of 12 or however old they were. When they were kids. Kids have always played D&D, and many of them stay playing D&D until they can complain that kids are playing D&D. Hey, last D&D book I bought was about 3 years ago. I'll be buying Dragonlance though, that's for sure!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 8611538, member: 1"] I find it interesting that while there are constant complaints that D&D is being 'Disneyfied', it's actually clear that WotC is aiming different products at different groups. Yes, some products are aimed at younger players (which is a good thing, for obvious reasons), the recent Netherdeep book was clearly aimed at older players with its more graphic artwork and horror themes, and Dragonlance and Spelljammer, while hopefully being a great intro to those settings for gamers who weren't playing 40 years ago, also aim at the older demographic. So let's look at the last couple of years. Going back to the start of 2021, because I'm too lazy to go further we have: [LIST] [*]Candlekeep Mysteries [*]Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft [*]Wild Beyond the Witchlight [*]Fizban's Treasury of Dragons [*]Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos [*]Call of the Netherdeep [*]Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel [*]Spelljammer: Adventures in Space [*]Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen / Warriors of Krynn [/LIST] So what we have is 4 settings (3 of which are classic settings), 2 anthologies, and .... two? ... out of 9 books which could arguably be described as aimed at kids. I guess I'm not seeing it. Unless [I]every[/I] book has to be specifically aimed at middle-aged men who played D&D in the 1970s, I'm just not seeing this alleged Disneyfication of D&D. I'm seeing a range of products, some of which are aimed at younger audiences, others which are not. And for our bonus round: lots of folks like to talk about how they got into D&D 40 years ago at the age of 12 or however old they were. When they were kids. Kids have always played D&D, and many of them stay playing D&D until they can complain that kids are playing D&D. Hey, last D&D book I bought was about 3 years ago. I'll be buying Dragonlance though, that's for sure! [/QUOTE]
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