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5e is the most commonly played ttrpg currently I would gamble. Due to the recent mainstream adoption. When acquaintances hear that I DM ttrpgs that's what they
by guywhocodes 4y ago
5e is the most commonly played ttrpg currently I would gamble. Due to the recent mainstream adoption. When acquaintances hear that I DM ttrpgs that's what they ask me about and it's 70% because of Stranger things.
Which is ironic because I know it would be a challenge to even get to a first session with them in such a system. Instead I play Knave with them.
- vintermann 4y agoThat's mysterious to me. 5th edition has a number of distinctly un D&D-ish features as I see it, as one who - like the fictional Stranger Things kids - played D&D in the late 80s. I don't think it's actually Stranger Things driving 5th ed popularity, though. If it was, surely they'd go for something more retro. I think it's the big tabletop RPG streamers.
- guywhocodes 4y agoI haven't watched Stranger Things but I see where you are coming from. I tend to prefer OSR games these days myself and I think 5e is pretty bad. But these people don't know anything about TTRPGs in general, they use Google and the SEO directs them into the sales funnel of 5e. EDIT: The other big channel in is watching Critical Role streams. And if that is your only reference with their particular ads it will draw you into the current, and large, ecosystem of 5e.
- mcv 4y agoStranger Things doesn't go into that sort of detail at all. It just mentions D&D and a couple of monsters, and that's it. Specific editions of D&D are completely irrelevant to people excited about D&D because of Stranger Things. It just raises attention and that brings in new players, who have generally never heard of B/X, BECMI, AD&D or d20. It's just D&D.