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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bowbe" data-source="post: 2983855" data-attributes="member: 6328">No problem Shem, your welcome. As you can see the concepts of what people think RA:R is is definitly as diverse as what people think "old-school" or 1ed Feel is. I have no problem explaining my perspective, because even though you may not like it, the dissapearance of all copies from the warehouse assumes that 900-1000ish people really dig it. Assuming half never played it before  or never finished (and thats a big assumption) that means 500 or so adventuring groups will someday test their mettle against the forces of Orcus. Potentially 2000 new heroes or corpses, depending on how the adventure is run. If they have fun thats potentially 2000 new fans! Could be some of those players are already fans. An even better chance that those 2000 people are so called "wotc" purists who never pick up or try anything outside of official releases. (I used to be a TSR purist... then i discovered the Mayfair lich lords module and some used Judges Guild stuff so I know a little bit of what i speak).The point is, If those people have a good time it may just open their eyes to other alternatives produced by the dozens of d20 imprints that abound. Wishful thinking perhaps, but as a well designed and developed cross-over product RA:R and its predecessors have already done a fair share of stirring interest in the d20 industry and the hobby as a whole. Of course no D20 company gets anywhere near the interest or sales that WOTC gets for its "official releases." It's hubris to imagine that anyone does. Average joe gamer may never have heard of RA or the RA:R box or Necromancer Games but WOTC has! They have worked very closely with us from the very beginning! The initial RA releases gave a lot of others who were interested in starting their own D20 line the confidence to say "Hey we can do this!" And more than a few have, which is really really awesome! Also, I would like to add that there is more then a little bit of inside joke about the ecology btw. RA actually does have a pretty sensible ecology. Rats feed on the bugs and waste. Bigger critters feed on the rats, priests create food and water and so on and so on. As for the jug of alchemy well... some things are intended to be tongue in cheek. Nothing wrong with a sense of humor. Like the wights in white satin.Anyhow, I added my two bits for the sake of those who have never heard of RA:R and not out of any real need or desire to get people all flamed up! Case</blockquote>

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