Quote Originally Posted by Merrigan View Post
Honestly, more like “meh”. I applaud the initiative, but I think they've got the wrong audience: those interested in a tabletop role-playing group already play Dnd (/ all potential equivalents). Those who want videogame roleplay (which is not at all the same experience) are happy IG. Eorzea lacks the nuance needed to be a truly good TTRPG: the beauty of this type of universe is that, on the same module, you can play a bad, good or neutral character in a powerfantasy, darkfantasy or heroicfantasy universe. The possibilities for interpretation are endless, and for the moment I don't see this opening up in a game based on FfXIV.


There are hundreds if not thousands of ttrpgs based on existing IPs. They always target the subset of fans of the IP who would also like ttrpgs, and they typically succeed or fail on their own merits. With every passing day it's less true that ttrpg players are content with DnD enough to not play something alternative.

I expect there are tens of thousands of fans of Final Fantasy who also play ttrpgs. FF14 offers one of the more established FF settings lore-wise, so it's a natural pick for those who like their ttrpgs to come with a built in lore bible (not to my taste, personally). There's nothing inherent in the setting that lends itself poorly to a ttrpg.