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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5761790" data-attributes="member: 52734">There was a quote in there about comics that got me thinking:  the state of roleplaying games is somewhat like the comic field right now:You have the well-known Marvel and DC (D&D and Pathfinder), and some other less well-known publishers (Image, Dark Horse, etc. which would be akin to SJG, WW/Eden, etc.).  Nobody is attempting to force all those comic book readers under one monolithic world that has Batman rubbing elbows with Captain America and the X-Men and the Justice League trying to take down the combined Legion of Doom and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.  Sure, sometimes we see team-ups or crossovers, but that's a very rare thing these days.Instead, each publisher takes their comics in the direction that (hopefully) their fans enjoy.  They aren't trying to (overtly) steal each others fans, and fans can freely read DC, Marvel or whatever without having to be devoted to one superhero universe or the other.The roleplaying game community should take a long look at that; we've now got a variety of systems that appeal to the different styles of play we each enjoy.  We don't need to try and unite both sides in some misguided attempt to force our ideals on everyone else.  We can survive having multiple versions of D&D just like the comic industry - or movie industry - or video game industry, if we back off and stop trying to tear out each other's throats and just play the damn game we like.</blockquote>

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