Why I think D&D is losing market share...

[SiderisAnon]

I want to throw out another idea on the whole increasing of the D&D market and see what people think.

I really liked the concept of the D&D game day package. Granted, the modules have been too simplistic, but they’re designed to run in a couple of hours demo, not be a full session. However, the idea of a package that a fledgling DM can buy which includes an adventure, the printed maps, and a set of miniatures (without PC ones) is great. I think a few starter sets along the lines of the box set WoTC put out previously would do well to help out new gaming groups. Now only do they get something to start with, but now they have the miniatures to keep using in other adventures down the line. You get consumable and reusable together.

If they were kept to lower level adventures, they’d make better intros. Plus, the miniatures are more likely to be common creatures that would get re-used. (Heck, I might buy them just for the miniatures and maps if they were reasonably priced.)

Does anyone have any experience with how that box set sold or whether it really is a value to new gamers?

 

[Clavis]

Originally Posted by Clavis
... to the BDSM scene (which is really just an elaborate LARP after all).

Really? No.

Well, okay, in both groups we wear too much black.

(And I'm hoping this counts as grandma friendly): Besides, do you know how hard it is to do that whole rock-paper-siccors things with someone who is chained up?

Yes, I actually do. I stand by my assertion about BDSM being essentially a LARP, however. When a grown man pretends that he can't just physically overwhelm the 90 lb Domina that's using him as a pony, they're both role-playing. Just to be clear, I'm certainly not judging the scene negatively. What I'm saying is geeks need to stop judging other geeks.