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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VannATLC" data-source="post: 4142155" data-attributes="member: 60935">Harry Potter had little pre-existing stigmata to overcome.I used to work in, and eventually managed, a Games Workship store.I established dress codes, language codes, exhibition games, training sessions, music codes, etc.I succeded in increasing the traffic by 15%, because I actively worked on overcoming the tabletop gaming/dnd/nerd stigmata, and encouraging people who many have been interested, but not willing to take the social risk.While I understand what you are saying, and it is relatively valid, I think the overall market for something like DND is very small.IMO, to really enjoy DND, you have to be relatively smart.Enjoyment of the game is heavily dependant on finding a group suited to your playstyle, and a consistent DM.The games attracted rules-lawyers. Some ruleslawyers are palatable. Most, in my 20 years of experience with them, are not. 1 person can bring down a gaming group, for many reasons, and if that person is a normal part of the groups social circle, things get messy.Things like WoW help avoid a lot of this, which, as I mentioned earlier, DDI may also be able to.Unfortunately, unlike WoW, DDI has the expectations of DND PnP to deal with.</blockquote>