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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2370851" data-attributes="member: 151">I'm guessing he's referring to Traveller losing to D&amp;D in a commercial sense.&nbsp; I think that's grossly oversimplfying things, but I can see some point in it.&nbsp; iirc, Traveller had some funky mathematics that may have been scientifically accurate but absolutely no fun to use for anyone but a science or math enthusiast.Yeah, but unlike your taxes, D&amp;D and d20 have clear and concise rules that are easy to understand and follow.&nbsp; Even the most complicated grappling example is much less difficult to decode than figuring out how to depreciate a piece of equipment on your SOHO when you're self-employed and you have to find specific sub-forms...unless you're married, of course, then a different set of rules apply...especially if that spouse is employed and pays taxes in a much different structure than you do.&nbsp; Try even finding the proper forms on the IRS website;&nbsp; it's no accident that there's a multimillion dollar industry dedicated to helping you complete your 1040s....whereas the d20 market merely has oodles of books to ADD to the complexity of the game in the form of options.&nbsp; Other than D&amp;D for Dummies, there really aren't many such materials for the d20 system....that alone shows the difference between the two.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 2370851, member: 151"] I'm guessing he's referring to Traveller losing to D&D in a commercial sense. I think that's grossly oversimplfying things, but I can see some point in it. iirc, Traveller had some funky mathematics that may have been scientifically accurate but absolutely no fun to use for anyone but a science or math enthusiast. Yeah, but unlike your taxes, D&D and d20 have clear and concise rules that are easy to understand and follow. Even the most complicated grappling example is much less difficult to decode than figuring out how to depreciate a piece of equipment on your SOHO when you're self-employed and you have to find specific sub-forms...unless you're married, of course, then a different set of rules apply...especially if that spouse is employed and pays taxes in a much different structure than you do. Try even finding the proper forms on the IRS website; it's no accident that there's a multimillion dollar industry dedicated to helping you complete your 1040s....whereas the d20 market merely has oodles of books to ADD to the complexity of the game in the form of options. Other than D&D for Dummies, there really aren't many such materials for the d20 system....that alone shows the difference between the two. [/QUOTE]

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