Pax East 2014 What is Happening with Tabletop RPGs
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The document provides a high-level overview of the history and evolution of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) from the 1970s to the present. It touches on major events and releases that shaped the industry such as the rise of Vampire: The Masquerade in the 1990s, the launch of D&D 3rd Edition and d20 system in 2000-2001, the growth of online RPGs and storygames/small press in the 2000s, and the impact of Kickstarter in crowdfunding new RPG titles starting in 2012. It also profiles some of the enduring "classic" RPGs and popular modern mid-market RPGs published after 2000.
Pax East 2014 What is Happening with Tabletop RPGs
- 1. What Is Happening To Tabletop RPGs Extraordinary Adventures in Extraordinary Times
- 2. Luke Peterschmidt He¡¯ll disagree with everything I say
- 3. Derek Lloyd Owner, Battleground Games & Hobbies
- 4. Luke Crane Kickstarter, Burning Wheel
- 5. Matt McElroy DriveThru RPG - Onyx Path
- 6. Mike Mearls Wizards of the Coast
- 7. Ryan Dancey Most Dangerous Man In Gaming
- 8. 4 Decades of History In 10 Minutes
- 9. The 1970s
- 10. The 1980s
- 11. The 1980s
- 12. 1989 2nd Edition of AD&D
- 13. The 1990s
- 15. The 1990s
- 16. The 1990s
- 21. D20 System
- 22. Storygames & Small Press Is your elfgame badwrongfun?
- 25. 5 Million Players in 4 Years Yeah, that hurt
- 27. 2012 The Rise of Kickstarter
- 28. 2014 Now What?
- 29. The Classics
- 30. Classic RPGs
- 35. Modern Midmarket RPGs Published After 2000 Estimated Sales >10,000
- 37. Bestsellers
- 40. Here Comes D&D Next
- 43. The Future