D&D 5E Hasbro's Goldner - D&D up 50%

[Azzy]

My wife would kill for those. But they're a darn exclusive.

Those are real?

 

[Jester David]

Those are real?

Hascon 2017 exclusive.

 

[JeffB]

You do know that they (well, not Wizards per se, but Hasbro/River Horse) have made a My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria RPG, right?

I do. Have not been able to find a copy locally yet to look through.

That said I would still find a "campaign setting" book far more useful. My little one just turned 6. I don't really need rules as we play a very simple "roll a d6" improvised game. I need world/story info. NPCs, plots/adventures, etc.

 

[Azzy]

Hascon 2017 exclusive.

Sad. One of my nephews would love that.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

It could be that D&D isn't returning as much money as other investment choices.

For example, Hasbro invests $1 in D&D, get back $2.50
Hasbro invests $1 in My Little Pony, gets back $5.

In that case D&D would be not as good as hoped, and the money would be better spent on My Little Pony.

That's not really how the entertainment business works though. Once the target market for a franchise is saturated then increasing investment in that franchise isn't going to see the same Return On Investment as before. You either need to spend tons of money on marketing to start selling to people who have not been interested in your franchise before, or you need to spend tons on marketing to get your existing customers to spend more than they have been willing too up to now. Both are hard, which means expensive.

Which is why it becomes important to diversify your business, invest in multiple franchises with non-overlapping customer groups. (though the overlap between D&D and MLP may be larger than what you'd expect.)

 

[ccs]

Hascon 2017 exclusive.

Well, the box is.
The dice? They're clear pink. I'm sure Chessex, Koplow, or some other dice company can help you out.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

They did this last year:

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/news/dungeons-dragons-teams-my-little-pony

I got one for my girlfriend and she loves it. It would be nice if they did something similar after Hascon with the dice set.

 

[Remathilis]

I heard rumblings (rumors) that any Hascon exclusives left over after the show will be available for sale on Hasbro's site, first come first served.

The show-price for the dice is $20, so take that as you will. (Its the same price as the TOA dice tin/set, btw).

 

[Jester David]

I heard rumblings (rumors) that any Hascon exclusives left over after the show will be available for sale on Hasbro's site, first come first served.

The show-price for the dice is $20, so take that as you will. (Its the same price as the TOA dice tin/set, btw).

Likely a fake rumor. Hasbro doesn't sell product directly from their website.

 

[Remathilis]

Likely a fake rumor. Hasbro doesn't sell product directly from their website.

https://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/