> I've been following a few Livejournal PBJ ad groups, and it's been
> interesting to watch the genres go by.  Now, I suppose (nay, hope) LJ
> isn't a representative sample, but there are definite patterns.
>
> Most roleplaying is what I call franchise-based - set in somebody else's
> property.  Harry Potter roleplaying is huge.
>
> Japanese stuff is popular... anime, video games, etc.
>
> D&D is sparsely represented, but the only other conventional RPG that
> makes any significant appearance is World of Darkness.
>
> It sort of makes me think of our local game store; it apparently sells a
> vast amount of Rifts stuff, but up until recently we'd never heard of
> anyone locally who plays.  It's like there's a whole separate culture of
> roleplayers that never overlaps.

Yeah, pretty much.

There are entire communities out there that have re-invented RPGs time and
again, from Star Trek fandom to Harry Potter fandom and all the ones in
between.  I'm sure that there will soon be a new Narnia fandom doing the
same thing.

And really, since when to the D&D nerds talk to the WoD goths?

-- 
Michael Feldhusen
mike_f@io.com
caulay@gmail.com

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