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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7393389" data-attributes="member: 22779">Just a point about would D&D be as popular without the world building.  I'd offer a counter example: 5e D&D.  Arguably the most popular or at least in the top 2 versions of D&D.  Yet, the entire 5e line consists of what, 8 campaign length modules, a single (fairly short) setting guide, and a character option book.Not a lot of world building going on there.  It's a far, far more practical approach to the game that we haven't seen since 1e, which, also, had very, very little in the way of world building.  Based on evidence, I'd say that versions of the game that delved hard into world building were considerably less successful than versions which focused on more practical supplements.</blockquote>