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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9885470" data-attributes="member: 7635">Well, that's the age old question in all media, isn't it? Lots of iconic characters resonate with today's youth because they are reinvented for new generations. Characters like Batman or Spider-Man are decades old properties but still are popular not just with kids but their parents and their parent's parents. The X-Men were out of the Marvel limelight for over a decade and with only a nostalgic cartoon series and a single R-rated movie, they came roaring back into prominence. There is a huge gap between Baldur's Gate 2 and 3 that many of the people who loved 3 weren't even born when 1 and 2 came out. And I would wager Luke Skywalker has more cultural significance than Rey. Media only becomes dated when it refuses to change to meet the next generation. I see no reason why Raistlin or Drizzt can't be as big a draw as Karloch or Asterion. You just need to make them relevant to the next generation. And that doesn't happen when the Old Guard screams about how Thats Not the Way It Used to Be to gatekeep it all for themselves. Like I said, it would have been better if new could interact with old better in D&D, and if crossovers didn't need to be multiverse-spanning projects. I again think how Marvel or DC routinely have characters meet each other, or even Universal Horror had creature-mashups. But unless you have Reality Spanning Threats regularly, there is no reason for Mordenkainen, Elminster and Dalamar to team up (outside of visits to Ed's house) so there is no reason to cross the streams. And even when there is, people bellyache about it. Might have been easier if they lived on the same planet, but c'est la vie.</blockquote>

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