DnD on MSNBC

[joela]

On MSNBC (found over at Paizo):

'Dungeons & Dragons' fights for its future
Next edition of game to borrow from its imitators, offer online features

Associated Press
By Peter Svensson
updated 11:29 a.m. PT, Tues., April. 1, 2008

NEW YORK - It must be tough to be 34 and already see your children overshadow you.

That's what's happened to "Dungeons & Dragons," the roleplaying game that for decades has drawn geeks to roll dice and pretend to be elves, sorcerers and other fantasy heroes. It has never quite become mainstream entertainment, but it has inspired roleplaying computer games like "World of Warcraft" to borrow its principles and turn them into a multibillion-dollar industry.

Now, D&D is borrowing from its imitators. The next edition of the game, due out in June, will for the first time be paired with online features that the publisher hopes will lure lapsed players back to the dungeon.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23903817/

 

[Fenris]

I just saw it on Yahoo.


All our edition angst, on display for the world.

 

[Wik]

Hunh. That's actually a pretty well-researched article. And just a little sad.

 

[maggot]

I liked the article. But the best part was the April Fool's banner from Wizards D&D site.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Interesting read.

 

[Relique du Madde]

I'm just surprised that the Rouse is alive.

 

[I'm A Banana]

I'm just surprised that the Rouse is alive.

Moderator edit: Our sense of humor does not extend this far. Jokes about harming real people are not funny, and are not acceptable behavior on these boards. Ever.

 

[Mark]

Hunh. That's actually a pretty well-researched article. And just a little sad.

My reaction, as well.

 

[Merkuri]

Wow, reading a lot of that makes me realize that a lot of what Wizards is putting out as far as software and computer options is really not new. They make it sound like virtual tabletops and character generators are brand new and will change the industry. Just last night I put the bird to bed (no kids, just pets) and logged onto the computer to play a game of D&D with people miles away, one literally halfway around the world, just like the article suggested. And I didn't have to pay a thing.

I'm looking forward to the new edition, but a lot of the bells and whistles they're putting out are here already.