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How did D&D 5e become so successful? Was it really just Critical Role and Stranger Things?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - The Rise of Nerd Culture
04:26 - The Road to 5th Edition
08:08 - A Decent System, and a More Diverse Product
11:35 - Starter Sets, and the Nostalgia of 5th Edition
15:06 - A Word From Our Sponsor
16:20 - Critical Role, and Actual Play Podcasts/Livestreams
19:43 - Stranger Things
21:55 - Social Media and D&D YouTube
24:04 - Final Thoughts
26:33 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Building Caleb Widogast in Pathfinder 2e | What If Critical Role Stuck With Pathfinder? youtube.com/watch?v=-iB3A17VKys
The One Thing I Need to Do Before Reading a Published D&D Adventure: youtube.com/watch?v=PfJqHnkGv60
How Pathfinder's Success Shaped D&D 5E's Line of Products: youtube.com/watch?v=jJnc0R5UTtE
Why I Don't Like the Forgotten Realms (as the Default 5E Campaign Setting): youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0T6BFCWv8
Is D&D's Popularity Fueled By STRANGER THINGS? youtube.com/watch?v=q4lrBG8-rkw
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How did D&D 5e become so successful? Was it really just Critical Role and Stranger Things?
Thanks so much to WorldAnvil for sponsoring this video! Visit worldanvil.com/supergeekmike and use the promo code SUPERGEEK to get 51% off any annual membership!
worldanvil.com/supergeekmike
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - The Rise of Nerd Culture
04:26 - The Road to 5th Edition
08:08 - A Decent System, and a More Diverse Product
11:35 - Starter Sets, and the Nostalgia of 5th Edition
15:06 - A Word From Our Sponsor
16:20 - Critical Role, and Actual Play Podcasts/Livestreams
19:43 - Stranger Things
21:55 - Social Media and D&D YouTube
24:04 - Final Thoughts
26:33 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Building Caleb Widogast in Pathfinder 2e | What If Critical Role Stuck With Pathfinder? youtube.com/watch?v=-iB3A17VKys
The One Thing I Need to Do Before Reading a Published D&D Adventure: youtube.com/watch?v=PfJqHnkGv60
How Pathfinder's Success Shaped D&D 5E's Line of Products: youtube.com/watch?v=jJnc0R5UTtE
Why I Don't Like the Forgotten Realms (as the Default 5E Campaign Setting): youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0T6BFCWv8
Is D&D's Popularity Fueled By STRANGER THINGS? youtube.com/watch?v=q4lrBG8-rkw
Check your voter registration at vote.gov
Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Music from Epidemic Sound
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #rpg #wizardsofthecoast
Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCMDXcgoyTb1EsvuymqDgRuQ/join
PATREON: patreon.com/supergeekmike
DISCORD: discord.gg/adJ3whS3NY
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NEWSLETTER: supergeekmike.com/newsletter
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BABY WISHLIST: https://shorturl.at/gjnx6
WEBSITE/BLOG: supergeekmike.com
WISHLIST: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FH8UCEB06ZN9?ref_=wl_share
NON-AMAZON PRODUCTS WISHLIST: throne.me/supergeekmike/wishlist
KOFI: ko-fi.com/supergeekmike
Address for Packages:
Mike Christensen
100 W. High St., #1326
Moorpark, CA 93021
- PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license
Address for Letters:
Mike Christensen
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Moorpark, CA 93020
TWITTER: twitter.com/supergeekmike
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