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3PP Market Status?

Started by jeff37923, May 08, 2017, 12:20:20 AM

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jeff37923

May 08, 2017, 12:20:20 AM
With many RPGs now having methods that allow 3PP to create and sell their own products for those games, does anybody have a clue as to how well or dismally those businesses are doing? I'm assuming that D&D 5E is still the 800 pound gorilla in the room, but what about all the rest? How is the 3PP business doing overall and in particular?
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JeremyR

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May 08, 2017, 04:29:56 AM
Based on that they keep putting out products with larger page counts, I'd surmise Cubicle 7's Call of Cthulhu products are doing reasonably well.

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May 08, 2017, 09:57:27 AM Last Edit: May 08, 2017, 10:00:45 AM by estar
Quote from: jeff37923;961258With many RPGs now having methods that allow 3PP to create and sell their own products for those games, does anybody have a clue as to how well or dismally those businesses are doing? I'm assuming that D&D 5E is still the 800 pound gorilla in the room, but what about all the rest? How is the 3PP business doing overall and in particular?

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