In addition to all of this something no one has mentioned (that I have
noticed) is the value of the D&D marketing campaign, and I don't mean just
the overall name recognition but the hard dollars spent everyday by WOTC to
market their products. Someday I'll have an ad in a Comic Book but right
now? Not likely. I don't have the hard cash for a national campaign. So,
I link myself to the d20 system and suddenly, my book bears the same icon
as the world renown Dungeons and Dragons game system that has cardboard
standups in every book and video store I've been in the last month!
At 03:46 PM 9/7/2000, you wrote:
> > John Kim
> >
> > In short, I stand by my assertion that $20 is a lot to
> > pay for what the Players Handbook gives me for a modern espionage
> > game.
>
>You are totally and completely correct, but the whole reason you are trying
>to sell them on d20 Espionage in the first place is because they are already
>part of the player network. Which means they already own the book.
>
> > As for popularity: if I wanted to do what was popular,
> > I would be hanging out in sports bars and drinking beer.
>
>Which means you should write your own game and stop worrying about d20.
>
>-Brad
>
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