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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 2638510" data-attributes="member: 8461">I'm not quite certain I understand what your point is. If you're debating against the assertation that the d20 market as a whole is in a decline because variant d20 systems have risen to largely supplant core-supplemental materials, then you're obviously right. Material for core d20 (Fantasy d20) still makes up the bulk of the d20 market by far.However, I don't think we can entirely write off the idea that there is some market shrinkage due to the rise of d20-variant material. While the market may continue to expand, the percentage of that market which caters to players of a variant d20 system has expanded. More materials are out for Modern d20, BESM d20, M&M, and others. As such, a person perusing the market now will (again, just based on the percentages) be more likely to come across variant materials for a system he doesn't play, or at the very least can't easily integrate into another system.For example, I like the idea of superhero d20, but although I have M&M (the second printing of the first edition, and the second edition), I still prefer Four Color to Fantasy Revised because it seemlessly integrates with Fantasy and Modern d20.Is this necessarily a bad thing? No. As you said, it creates a rich tapestry. However, market fragmentation doesn't seem to be something most people view favorably. I made a thread about this a little over a year ago, that the d20 market seemed to be sub-dividing, but most people looked askance at the idea. I still think it's happening though, and I think it will have drawbacks that may hurt some publishers.</blockquote>

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