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<blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 6188911" data-attributes="member: 221">I'm not sure that selling Dungeons and Dragons as &quot;entertainment&quot; instead of &quot;hobby&quot; (I think hobby is a better word than &quot;lifestyle.&quot; Not very many people actually make a life around the game, but it most certainly is an extensive hobby) is going to work out quite the same as with Magic. There is far more prep time for RPGs before you ever get to that one or two hour entertainment zone. Not to mention, in my experience, RPGs always work best with 3+ hour blocks of time. I have never had a satisfying 1-2 hour RPG session, and not for trying. I would love to see them, in releasing stats for their systemless adventure, biting the bullet and releasing some under the OGL for 3e or even Pathfinder. It would be a huge mea culpa but I think it would pay them dividends. I would most certainly plop down money for a decent adventure from WotC if it was OGL. Not too interested in just having an adventure outline where I have to fill in all the blanks myself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wicht, post: 6188911, member: 221"] I'm not sure that selling Dungeons and Dragons as "entertainment" instead of "hobby" [SIZE=1][FONT=Arial Narrow](I think hobby is a better word than "lifestyle." Not very many people actually make a life around the game, but it most certainly is an extensive hobby)[/FONT] [/SIZE]is going to work out quite the same as with Magic. There is far more prep time for RPGs before you ever get to that one or two hour entertainment zone. Not to mention, in my experience, RPGs always work best with 3+ hour blocks of time. I have never had a satisfying 1-2 hour RPG session, and not for trying. I would love to see them, in releasing stats for their systemless adventure, biting the bullet and releasing some under the OGL for 3e or even Pathfinder. It would be a huge mea culpa but I think it would pay them dividends. I would most certainly plop down money for a decent adventure from WotC if it was OGL. Not too interested in just having an adventure outline where I have to fill in all the blanks myself. [/QUOTE]

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