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<blockquote data-quote="francisca" data-source="post: 1538402" data-attributes="member: 9734">Interesting.&nbsp; I started in 81 (I turn 35 soon).&nbsp; I had never heard of Leiber, nor most of the list in the back of the 1980 Basic rulebook, at that point.&nbsp; I read Leiber as a result of playing D&amp;D and saw the Conan movies waaay before I read any of it (started 3 years ago).&nbsp; Really the only exposure to fantasy I had up until the mid-80s was visual media: Wizard of Oz, the Hobbit movie on TV, Starwars (maybe fantasy, maybe not), and of course, D&amp;D.&nbsp; In addition, I was certainly exposed to computer gaming way before I read a lot of fantasy.&nbsp; Of course I played alot of Zork, Temple of Aphshai, Telengard, etc.., some of which were fantasy and/or D&amp;D inspired. Today, I find Leiber is my favorite author, followed by Howard, then Tolkien., and prefer pulp fantasy style roleplay.&nbsp; I don't play FRPG computer games....no time.But to the point: yes fantasy is changing.&nbsp; Like every other entertainment form, producers will try to provide product which will sell.&nbsp; Will it be Pokemon the RPG?&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; But the fact that Mongoose published the Conan RPG says to me that the old warhorse ain't dead yet.&nbsp; But like was pointed out earlier, everything in american society (at least, can't comment on others) is being fractured and demographed all in the name of driving sales margins higher.&nbsp; RPGs are no different.&nbsp; Is it sad?&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; Shared experiences and common ground can be nice for building new friendships.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="francisca, post: 1538402, member: 9734"] Interesting. I started in 81 (I turn 35 soon). I had never heard of Leiber, nor most of the list in the back of the 1980 Basic rulebook, at that point. I read Leiber as a result of playing D&D and saw the Conan movies waaay before I read any of it (started 3 years ago). Really the only exposure to fantasy I had up until the mid-80s was visual media: Wizard of Oz, the Hobbit movie on TV, Starwars (maybe fantasy, maybe not), and of course, D&D. In addition, I was certainly exposed to computer gaming way before I read a lot of fantasy. Of course I played alot of Zork, Temple of Aphshai, Telengard, etc.., some of which were fantasy and/or D&D inspired. Today, I find Leiber is my favorite author, followed by Howard, then Tolkien., and prefer pulp fantasy style roleplay. I don't play FRPG computer games....no time. But to the point: yes fantasy is changing. Like every other entertainment form, producers will try to provide product which will sell. Will it be Pokemon the RPG? Maybe. But the fact that Mongoose published the Conan RPG says to me that the old warhorse ain't dead yet. But like was pointed out earlier, everything in american society (at least, can't comment on others) is being fractured and demographed all in the name of driving sales margins higher. RPGs are no different. Is it sad? Maybe. Shared experiences and common ground can be nice for building new friendships. [/QUOTE]

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