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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Plageman" data-source="post: 6307755" data-attributes="member: 46020">You're right there about 5 PDF publishers right now on DTRPG that have WotC/Paizo-like material but when did you see any of their products on shelves ? Also their current backlog is full of 3.5/PFRPG so I don't think that they'll switch to 5E unless they are sure that the game will be a success.In my view it only leaves non profit fan content and e-publishers with a very small numbers of sale-parts (those whose 3.5/PFRPG rules attachment is quite light and can switch easily).To me we are again in the transition zone where publishers will have to decide to continue supporting their current system or switch to the new one. The only point right now that is in favour 5E is that the game system is less crunchy and still more close to 3e than 4e was so converting existing 3.5/PFRPG material should be easier and faster..Now of course it all depends on how WotC will decide to treat 3pp.I'm wondering if we'll return to "seal of approval branding" like the dichotomy we had between D20 and OGL back in 3e.</blockquote>