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<blockquote data-quote="FormerLurker" data-source="post: 8884109" data-attributes="member: 7031660">This is very true.It's probably worth keeping in mind that the OGL was big news for the 2000s and the 3.X generation. I.e. the audience of this site. But for anyone under 20 and anyone who got started with D&amp;D in the last five years, 3PP are probably less of a &quot;thing.&quot; The high school and college kids playing now are probably doing just fine with just the official books. Many are more likely to get fan content from <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/" target="_blank">r/UnearthedArcana/</a> or Tumbler or Discord than an actual full published 3PP. A lot of 3rd Party books sell. 3PP 5e has been the #2 or #3 RPG on ICv2. But considering the vast, vast gulf between 5e and Pathfinder, there's likely an even bigger gulf between official 5e and 3PP 5e. WotC could do a scorched Earth 1.1 OGL launch and still easily retain 80% or their audience, and then quickly replace any lost fans in just a couple years with new players who give zero flips.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerLurker, post: 8884109, member: 7031660"] This is very true. It's probably worth keeping in mind that the OGL was big news for the 2000s and the 3.X generation. I.e. the audience of this site. But for anyone under 20 and anyone who got started with D&D in the last five years, 3PP are probably less of a "thing." The high school and college kids playing now are probably doing just fine with just the official books. Many are more likely to get fan content from [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/']r/UnearthedArcana/[/URL] or Tumbler or Discord than an actual full published 3PP. A lot of 3rd Party books sell. 3PP 5e has been the #2 or #3 RPG on ICv2. But considering the vast, vast gulf between 5e and Pathfinder, there's likely an even bigger gulf between official 5e and 3PP 5e. WotC could do a scorched Earth 1.1 OGL launch and still easily retain 80% or their audience, and then quickly replace any lost fans in just a couple years with new players who give zero flips. [/QUOTE]

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