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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4982213" data-attributes="member: 22779">I think, honestly, we should set the pdf market aside for a moment.  They're just so small that I'm not sure if they really matter all that terribly much.  Yes, I know pdf is growing (and I'm doing my bit by buying) but, when a good selling pdf only sells a couple of thousand copies, we're talking vanity press sized runs.No, I think it would be better to stick to print games for the moment.I do think jim pinto has a point.  Look at the difference between how a new game comes out today.  You have literally dozens and sometimes hundreds (sometimes more) eyes seeing that game and having input into the final product.  Compare that with say, 1e D&D which had maybe a few dozen people working on it and having input.Forge, I think Crothian, is a perfect example of a Post Modernist approach to RPG's.  They have attempted to quantify gaming elements, they've attempted to create a structural framework with which to criticize a game as well.  This is exactly what a Post Modern critique is all about.  Being able to create a conceptual framework with which to discuss elements of a work.And, certainly, I agree Aus Snow, the Internet and the communities that have grown up around games have had a huge impact on how we discuss games.</blockquote>