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<blockquote data-quote="Spinachcat" data-source="post: 4344352" data-attributes="member: 37588">There is no questionable popularity other than some internet delusions. The current edition of D&amp;D is always the most popular RPG on the market by a massive margin. And &quot;traditional fantasy&quot; is an elusive term. There is no consensus on its meaning and there never was. Look at Arneson's Blackmoor. Far more Burroughs than Tolkein. And where's the Tolkein in Dark Sun, Planescape and Eberron? &nbsp;&nbsp;Pathfinder is C&amp;C for the 3.x crowd. It will do fine for a tiny niche company that will be absolutely thrilled to get 5% of the RPG crowd. I am not being mean. I am writing my own grognard retro-throwback RPG and I am completely clear that the marketplace for such products is extremely limited. I would be thrilled to get 1% of the RPG audience, but 1/10th of 1% is more realistic without a massive marketing budget. &nbsp;The only possible fantasy RPG to grab 20% of the D&amp;D market would have been Harry Potter: the RPG and only if it was published 5 years ago at the height of the HP craze.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, the HP:RPG would be lucky to snag 10% of D&amp;D sales and that will diminish with each passing year as HP fades from the general consciousness.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spinachcat, post: 4344352, member: 37588"] There is no questionable popularity other than some internet delusions. The current edition of D&D is always the most popular RPG on the market by a massive margin. And "traditional fantasy" is an elusive term. There is no consensus on its meaning and there never was. Look at Arneson's Blackmoor. Far more Burroughs than Tolkein. And where's the Tolkein in Dark Sun, Planescape and Eberron? Pathfinder is C&C for the 3.x crowd. It will do fine for a tiny niche company that will be absolutely thrilled to get 5% of the RPG crowd. I am not being mean. I am writing my own grognard retro-throwback RPG and I am completely clear that the marketplace for such products is extremely limited. I would be thrilled to get 1% of the RPG audience, but 1/10th of 1% is more realistic without a massive marketing budget. The only possible fantasy RPG to grab 20% of the D&D market would have been Harry Potter: the RPG and only if it was published 5 years ago at the height of the HP craze. Now, the HP:RPG would be lucky to snag 10% of D&D sales and that will diminish with each passing year as HP fades from the general consciousness. [/QUOTE]

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