>>On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 16:24:09 -0600 Mike Looney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>writes:
>> You say that like that's a bad thing.
>>
>> Really. I mean that. I'm not 100% sure I want to see RPG's
>> become a mass
>> market thing (again).
>You have a point when you think about past gaming products. But there
>is no reason to believe that someone won't create a d20 product that
>_can_ be mass marketed.
>Maggie
I guess it all depends on what you define as "mass marketing". Other than a
few attempts to place RPG material in book and toy stores (and this doesn't
really count), there hasn't been a true "mass marketing" of an RPG other
than the Pokemon Adventure Game that WoTC did. This rpg garnered a lot of
awards from parent and teacher groups, but still had pretty poor sales. If
you haven't looked at this, pick it up (probably in the clearance section).
In a nutshell, it is designed for parents to play with their kids. The kids
roleplay being Pokemon trainers with the help of their parents (the parent
is the gm).
As for "other" d20 products, I doubt it is possible to come up with
something that is not an RPG of some sort, and still use "d20".
John Bacon - Canterbury Creations, Nero Int'l
www.canterburycreations.com
www.nerolarp.com
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