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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vaxalon" data-source="post: 264298" data-attributes="member: 789">First, I'll address the idea that the least common denominator doesn't exist.I'll explain what I mean by LCD: An LCD gamer is one that may or may not have a keen mind for facts and details, (you'd find it hard to play if you didn't) but what he lacks is the initiative to strike out and do new things.  Most people are sheep.  They do what they think is expected of them, usually by their peer group.  Clearyly, these kinds of people DO exist.  When I talk about LCD gamers, I'm talking about people who don't have much in the way of initiative or individuality.Now, I'll address the idea that DnD doesn't attract the least common denominator.DND is the most popular roleplaying game in the world.  There are many people who will not play anything else.  For White Wolf and GURPS games, which are #2 and #3, this is also true, though somewhat less so.  DND tends to be the first game they ever encounter, and they tend to stick with it.  For other games, people are willing to try other games.  This means that LCD gamers, who are, by the definition listed above, not interested in change, are unlikely to find out about other games, unlikely to try them, and unlikely to switch if they do try them.</blockquote>