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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kaiscomet" data-source="post: 608287" data-attributes="member: 7975">Other than my son (when he buys things with his allowance its technically my money), his friends have pestered their parents enough that I know at least two of them have bought players Handbooks. But the majority of people I introduced to the game have rarely bought  many accessories. I think that miniatures, dice, and an occasional magazine has been it for most of them. I worked in a computer store when Baldur's Gate first came out. We couldn't keep it on the shelves. It seemed though, that many of the buyers were not people who were being introduced to the game, but ones who played D&D when they were kids and were now checking it out again.  Five years ago I would have agreed easily, but I keep meeting people at work, church, where ever and more of them are familiar with RPG's in general than I ever would have thought. I agree that RPG's are not mainstream, and there is still a bit of a negative stigma attached to it (All those early years of bad press). However, I am positive about where the industry as a whole is going, because I have seen where it has been. I doubt it will ever move into 'mainstream', but I am convinced that things will continue to get better.</blockquote>