D&D 5E Should D&D be marketed like Coke, Ketchup, or Spaghetti Sauce?

[Celebrim]

You don't make your own spaghetti sauce?

Growing up I lived in a 'make your own sauce household'. The thought of Ragu or similar jarred sauces was revolting.

My wife grew up in a Ragu household, knowing nothing of the wonders of homemade sauce.

When we got married, I convinced her to become a make your own sauce household. That lasted about 7-8 years I think, until we just got swamped with so many different responcibilities. I still can't stand Ragu, but since I no longer have a garden for fresh vegetables and don't can things myself, the difference between what I can do on the stove and what a $2.99 jar of sauce can do is pretty small. I still add to the concoction more herbs, more garlic, sauteed onions, beef, etc.

Interestingly, when it comes to PnP rules, I'm definately a 'make your own sauce' sort.

 

[Blackbrrd]

No. Why would I? Why would anyone?
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The same reason you run home made adventures. To get them to your exact taste.

(In Norway you can't buy spaghetti sauces without about 10% sugar and 1% salt, which also means they aren't healthy and tastes like kiddy food. For my own sauce I use half a tea spoon of sugar as seasoning for 2-3 pounds of sauce and close to no salt.)

 

[Bedrockgames]

Prego is not spaghetti sauce. Neither is Ragu.

 

[Bedrockgames]

(In Norway you can't buy spaghetti sauces without about 10% sugar and 1% salt, which also means they aren't healthy and tastes like kiddy food. For my own sauce I use half a tea spoon of sugar as seasoning for 2-3 pounds of sauce and close to no salt.)

I prefer mine salty, with no sugar.

 

[DMZ2112]

Neither is Ragu.

You're right.

It is so much more.

 

[Bedrockgames]

You're right.

It is so much more.

Well, it goes good on a hamburger and fries, i will give it that.

 

[Savage Wombat]

It is also fair to extend the spaghetti sauce analogy - if your spaghetti sauce isn't exactly to your taste, you can add things to improve it. And everyone can have their own. Almost nobody makes their own ketchup. Most people don't fix up their Coke except by adding booze to it.

 

[billd91]

All three?

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If reputation was working, I'd give you some for this post.

 

[Celebrim]

If reputation was working, I'd give you some for this post.

I feel like I've been stuck on 18th level forever.

 

[DMZ2112]

I feel like I've been stuck on 18th level forever.

Drink more Ragu Traditional!