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<blockquote data-quote="Kramodlog" data-source="post: 7661369" data-attributes="member: 55961"><p>I wonder if this is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You produce less RPG books and more apps and then you say "Look! The apps are doing better than the books!". </p><p></p><p>I agree with those who are saying part of the fun is preparing the next quest. Just sitting and imagining what players could do next, what that vilain is thinking or what the artifact can do is a lot of fun. It is like being a playwright. Granted it is not for everyone, but RPGs aren't for everyone.</p><p></p><p>Campaigns take way too much time? They do. I've spend years as a player and a DM on the same campaign with the same PCs. And we didn't finish most of them. It didn't stop us from doing an other, still do it now and still have tones of fun! </p><p></p><p>I think Mearls' strategy is to make D&D be everything except a PnP RPG. Maybe there is money there. Maybe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kramodlog, post: 7661369, member: 55961"] I wonder if this is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You produce less RPG books and more apps and then you say "Look! The apps are doing better than the books!". I agree with those who are saying part of the fun is preparing the next quest. Just sitting and imagining what players could do next, what that vilain is thinking or what the artifact can do is a lot of fun. It is like being a playwright. Granted it is not for everyone, but RPGs aren't for everyone. Campaigns take way too much time? They do. I've spend years as a player and a DM on the same campaign with the same PCs. And we didn't finish most of them. It didn't stop us from doing an other, still do it now and still have tones of fun! I think Mearls' strategy is to make D&D be everything except a PnP RPG. Maybe there is money there. Maybe. [/QUOTE]
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