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by corethree 920 days ago
They got lucky with D&D. The ruled gameplay isn't even that good/original with D&D when compared to other RPG mechanics from other systems... it's mostly the lore that enabled WoTC to sell rights to the IP to get us Baldurs gate, torment etc.

With magic it's just an addictive game and the "lore" though slim makes it feel adultish.
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brianwawok 920 days ago
D&D got lucky that both stranger things and critical role happened more than anything. I wonder what % of the popularity boom was from those two sources?

D&D has been around forever. It has always been super niche. Then it somehow jumped into mainstream?

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corethree 920 days ago
Stranger things? Did it really popularize D&D that much? I saw the first season and they played the game like a couple of times. Didn't think it would cause a huge surge in D&D sales.
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