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<blockquote data-quote="Jer" data-source="post: 8520826" data-attributes="member: 19857">When West End Games had the Star Wars license, it basically was the &quot;other&quot; entry point RPG for people. I don't know if it was ever actually bigger than D&amp;D, but it was huge at the time.&nbsp; It's tough to answer a question like this though because D&amp;D is the 800lb gorilla in the room.&nbsp; To come up with another RPG taking its place means thinking about the circumstances that have led to D&amp;D being the 800lb gorilla, where in history it could have stumbled off that path, and who could have been there to pick up the pieces.And that's really tough because when you look at the history of D&amp;D there are all kinds of places where TSR &quot;stumbled&quot; early on and throughout its stewardship of the game, so you'd think someone else could have taken over from them. And yet here we are - nearly 50 years later and it's still the king of the hill.There are a few times when properties might come close.&nbsp; 35 years ago I might have said &quot;Star Wars&quot;.&nbsp; 30 years ago I might have said &quot;Vampire the Masquerade&quot;. But in both cases I'd have been wrong. Even during the TSR bankruptcy the game didn't lose its place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jer, post: 8520826, member: 19857"] When West End Games had the Star Wars license, it basically was the "other" entry point RPG for people. I don't know if it was ever actually bigger than D&D, but it was huge at the time. It's tough to answer a question like this though because D&D is the 800lb gorilla in the room. To come up with another RPG taking its place means thinking about the circumstances that have led to D&D being the 800lb gorilla, where in history it could have stumbled off that path, and who could have been there to pick up the pieces. And that's really tough because when you look at the history of D&D there are all kinds of places where TSR "stumbled" early on and throughout its stewardship of the game, so you'd think someone else could have taken over from them. And yet here we are - nearly 50 years later and it's still the king of the hill. There are a few times when properties might come close. 35 years ago I might have said "Star Wars". 30 years ago I might have said "Vampire the Masquerade". But in both cases I'd have been wrong. Even during the TSR bankruptcy the game didn't lose its place. [/QUOTE]

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