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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tyrlaan" data-source="post: 5079664" data-attributes="member: 20998">Agreed. Though "in theory" WotC will be supporting the VTT if they ever put theirs out. Admittedly proprietary and will require a subscription, but I think it would still be a very nice step in the right direction. The fact that WotC even has this on the table is promising to me because it means the company realizes the relevance of VTTs.Completely see what you're saying. I guarantee (with no evidence to back it up <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />) that the wider population doesn't agree. Or rather, doesn't understand or isn't aware of it. However, I believe that face-to-face interaction and using your imagination are the precise selling points that need to be heavily leveraged in any attempted ad campaign to try to reign people into the hobby. I can see the add now:<open scene>CRPG character slicing through enemies with a sword, spamming his heroic strike (WoW reference for my fellow addicts out there <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ). The CRPG character yawns in boredom while slaying throngs of foes with no real challenge. Out of nowhere another character with a completely different character model (which is vastly more complex and detailed) does a backflip over one enemy, stabs it, leaps to the next and runs it through while drawing a dagger and hurling it into the waiting throat of another enemy.CRPG character stands and watches in amazement.CRPG character: "What skill was that?"Stranger: "Imagination"CRPG character: "..."Stranger does something insanely cool to get away.<pan out, fade to black, or whatever>Announcer: "Tired of doing the same old thing over and over with limited choice? Try <insert game system here>, where the only thing stopping you is your own imagination."WotC, if you're reading this I want royalties <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />While I agree that the nonsense you reference isn't doing us any good, and I'd be thrilled to see it stop, I don't think it has as much bearing on newcomers as you may think. The rationale here (all opinion of course) is that the newcomer to gaming isn't coming to ENWorld or WotC forums to find out more about the game. The newcomer is probably someone who stumbles on the book in a Barnes & Noble or knows someone who plays and gets intrigued by the cool stories that person has about the game. Of course, I could be completely wrong <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

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