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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7751766" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>That also leaves out that, like my daughter is doing, many are using just the Basic Rules and/or the SRD - both of which are free - to play D&D without paying, but they help create the customer base.</p><p></p><p>And then, there's the issue that D&D as a tabletop RPG is the inspiration for a much larger D&D brand market; D&D video games have, in the past, sold many more units than the RPG, but the RPG and its designers drive the videogame design sequences.</p><p></p><p>Also, the overall market is larger than WOTC's $35 M... Adding just a year's worth of KS projects... well, over on RPGG, there's a list of 2017 RPG-KS, and page 1 of 24 sums up (excluding meetups, accessories, and comic collections) over $200 K and over UK £100 K...</p><p></p><p>There is a lot of money flowing.</p><p></p><p>And that's not counting the really big ones. 2016, the top 5 RPG kickstarters were $3.5 M or so. </p><p></p><p></p><p>And for 2017... about $2.1 M...</p><p></p><p></p><p>And that's not counting over the counter sales on those projects, nor electronic sales after KS completion (via OBS, Here, Backerkit, et)...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Heck, my roughly $500 spent in 2017 included no WOTC materials that I'm aware of. 2018 looks like it's going to be similar. My 15 regulars over that time have bought some $150 in dice, and $300 in books, half of which was for other GM's D&D games...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7751766, member: 6779310"] That also leaves out that, like my daughter is doing, many are using just the Basic Rules and/or the SRD - both of which are free - to play D&D without paying, but they help create the customer base. And then, there's the issue that D&D as a tabletop RPG is the inspiration for a much larger D&D brand market; D&D video games have, in the past, sold many more units than the RPG, but the RPG and its designers drive the videogame design sequences. Also, the overall market is larger than WOTC's $35 M... Adding just a year's worth of KS projects... well, over on RPGG, there's a list of 2017 RPG-KS, and page 1 of 24 sums up (excluding meetups, accessories, and comic collections) over $200 K and over UK £100 K... There is a lot of money flowing. And that's not counting the really big ones. 2016, the top 5 RPG kickstarters were $3.5 M or so. And for 2017... about $2.1 M... And that's not counting over the counter sales on those projects, nor electronic sales after KS completion (via OBS, Here, Backerkit, et)... Heck, my roughly $500 spent in 2017 included no WOTC materials that I'm aware of. 2018 looks like it's going to be similar. My 15 regulars over that time have bought some $150 in dice, and $300 in books, half of which was for other GM's D&D games... [/QUOTE]
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