Again, those aren't tie ins, they are synergistic. A tie in would actually say "Badlur's Gate 3" on the cover, and as with Honor Among thieves, WotC seems to be pointedly avoiding that. There is probably a good business reason i don't understand, but it feels like a lost opportunity.
Their concept is that "all D&D is a tie-in" which isn't what normally happens when media/video games/pop culture cross streams.
Yup gamers know about D&D, even if they never considered it as a thing to play before they are likely peripherally aware of it. If BG 3 prompts them to explore they likely know already how to begin and where to go and do not need Google to tell them.
A truly revealing metric might be an Amazon search/buy line.
I'll try and get it all screenshot, not sure why the mod maker didn't do that.I hope the mod does a good job of showing you what their breath weapons look like. I can only imagine what they'll look like. A Force or Thunder breath weapon will probably resemble the shockwave of an explosion as it radiates outward. A Radiant breath weapon will be a sudden flash of light blasting forward. I have no idea on what a Psychic breath weapon since it would be all in my head.As for Necrotic, super bad breath?
There hasn't been a spike in Amazon ranking
I am reminded of those scenes from the first Dune movie where the characters were using those sonic weapons. With just a word, they were able to shatter rock, crush organs, etc. I could definitely see a Sapphire Dragonborn doing the same thing, but with a word in Draconic.
I would give it a month or two, give 'em a chance to get tired of the game first.
There hasn't been a slowdown in Amazon sales, either, after 9 years.
