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Why aren't Star Wars and Star Trek dominating the RPG market?
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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1661813" data-attributes="member: 871"><p>I think a lot of good points have been covered already, but I'd like to add at least 1 point (or, if it has already been mentioned, to at least reiterate it):</p><p></p><p>Every fan of these 2 franchises has a different interpretation/view of them. This is a factor for fans who also are RPGers. Some may think d20 SW works great, while others see it as too limiting (e.g., class & levels = too limiting).</p><p></p><p>Along the same lines, there'll be different levels of knowledge & expectation from these fans. Some may only know of the films &/or TV resources, while others may know of spin-off materials such as comics & books. Some may want to stick very close to canon, some may want to do something totally detached from the main storyline/canon, and others may actually want to change/alter canon.</p><p></p><p>And, speaking of canon, that's another issue entirely. One person's idea of canon may only include the movies &/or TV episodes, while another person's may include books on that list (but not comcis, cartoons, or computer games), and yet another person's idea of canon may include anything and everything that had a SW or ST label on it, good or bad.</p><p></p><p>It's a similar phenomenon (though not to as vast of an extent as it is with SW & ST) regarding Forgotten Realms & Dragonlance, 2 other rather popular franchises that already are D&D-related.</p><p></p><p>For me, as much as I like both SW & ST, I really don't want to play an RPG focused soley on them. Instead, I'd want a rather generic sci-fi/sci-fantasy game which I can include elements of various sci-fi franchises/stories/settings in: bit of Star Wars here, bit of Star Trek there, add some Firefly, a touch of Dr. Who, a nice dose of Lensman & Outlaw Star, a bit of Blade Runner/I, Robot, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 1661813, member: 871"] I think a lot of good points have been covered already, but I'd like to add at least 1 point (or, if it has already been mentioned, to at least reiterate it): Every fan of these 2 franchises has a different interpretation/view of them. This is a factor for fans who also are RPGers. Some may think d20 SW works great, while others see it as too limiting (e.g., class & levels = too limiting). Along the same lines, there'll be different levels of knowledge & expectation from these fans. Some may only know of the films &/or TV resources, while others may know of spin-off materials such as comics & books. Some may want to stick very close to canon, some may want to do something totally detached from the main storyline/canon, and others may actually want to change/alter canon. And, speaking of canon, that's another issue entirely. One person's idea of canon may only include the movies &/or TV episodes, while another person's may include books on that list (but not comcis, cartoons, or computer games), and yet another person's idea of canon may include anything and everything that had a SW or ST label on it, good or bad. It's a similar phenomenon (though not to as vast of an extent as it is with SW & ST) regarding Forgotten Realms & Dragonlance, 2 other rather popular franchises that already are D&D-related. For me, as much as I like both SW & ST, I really don't want to play an RPG focused soley on them. Instead, I'd want a rather generic sci-fi/sci-fantasy game which I can include elements of various sci-fi franchises/stories/settings in: bit of Star Wars here, bit of Star Trek there, add some Firefly, a touch of Dr. Who, a nice dose of Lensman & Outlaw Star, a bit of Blade Runner/I, Robot, etc. [/QUOTE]
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