D&D 5E For the 1st time: I am the D&D target Audience!

dave2008 · Jan 25, 2020

I just responded to a post over in the "Am I no longer WotC's target audience?" thread and I realized something: For the first time in 30+ years of D&D: I am the target audience!

What I mean by this is that I typically just but the core books. I don't buy source books, or splat books (unless it is dragons or deities of course) and I don't run published adventures or settings. I don't typically purchase those things. Yet, in addition to the PHB, MM, & DMG (and not including 3PP) I have purchased:

Starter's Set
Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Rise of Tiamat
Princes of the Apocalypse
Out of the Abyss
Storm King's Thunder
Tomb of Annihilation
Descent into Avernus
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Xanthar's Guide to Everything
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Mordekainen's Tome of Foes
Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica
Eberron: Rising from the Last War

And, for the most part, I have really enjoyed my purchases. I am still not running any of the adventures or using any of the campaign settings, but there has almost always been enough content worth the purchase for me. I guess they just hit the right mix of content for me, after 30+ years of trying!

Just thought I would share.

Fenris-77 · Jan 25, 2020

I'm with you brother. I've enjoyed the 5e books a lot, even just to read, and I've at least used an element or two from everything I have. I haven't run any of the big modules yet, unless you count Phandelver, but I'm prepping to run Dragon Heist and I'm really looking forward to it.

Parmandur · Jan 25, 2020

Prior to 5E, I bought two books: the 3E PHB and 4E PHB.

I've bought every 5E hardcover except for Acquisitions Incorporated.

So....yeah, same here.

Leatherhead · Jan 25, 2020

I don't own all the books.

However I do own the Legendary Bundle on D&D Beyond, which is virtually owning all the books.

cmad1977 · Jan 25, 2020

I haven’t bought that many of the books and it’s pretty clear that I too am the target audience.

What do I have...
Core 3
Curse of Strahd
Dragon Heist

Yeah that’s it. Still... I’ll buy more probably.

Garthanos · Jan 25, 2020

I have bought one book... for my son. The Ravnica one.

Urriak Uruk · Jan 25, 2020

Yeah I'm definitely the target audience... every time something is announced, I actively must resist the urge to purchase. It's all so good.

I've bought;

Starter's Kit
The PHB
The DMG
Curse of Strahd
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
Dragon Heist
Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Essential's Kit

Not every product to be sure, but I've only been playing 5E since for the past two years... so I buy a book every 2-3 months!

Enrico Poli1 · Jan 25, 2020

dave2008 said:
I just responded to a post over in the "Am I no longer WotC's target audience?" thread and I realized something: For the first time in 30+ years of D&D: I am the target audience!

What I mean by this is that I typically just but the core books. I don't buy source books, or splat books (unless it is dragons or deities of course) and I don't run published adventures or settings. I don't typically purchase those things. Yet, in addition to the PHB, MM, & DMG (and not including 3PP) I have purchased:

Starter's Set

Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Rise of Tiamat

Princes of the Apocalypse

Out of the Abyss

Storm King's Thunder

Tomb of Annihilation

Descent into Avernus

Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Xanthar's Guide to Everything

Volo's Guide to Monsters

Mordekainen's Tome of Foes

Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica

Eberron: Rising from the Last War

And, for the most part, I have really enjoyed my purchases. I am still not running any of the adventures or using any of the campaign settings, but there has almost always been enough content worth the purchase for me. I guess they just hit the right mix of content for me, after 30+ years of trying!

Just thought I would share.