The document provides a high-level overview of the history and evolution of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) from the 1970s to the present. It touches on major events and releases that shaped the industry such as the rise of Vampire: The Masquerade in the 1990s, the launch of D&D 3rd Edition and d20 system in 2000-2001, the growth of online RPGs and storygames/small press in the 2000s, and the impact of Kickstarter in crowdfunding new RPG titles starting in 2012. It also profiles some of the enduring "classic" RPGs and popular modern mid-market RPGs published after 2000.

1. What Is Happening
To Tabletop RPGs
Extraordinary Adventures
in Extraordinary Times

2. Luke Peterschmidt
He’ll disagree with everything I say

3. Derek Lloyd
Owner, Battleground Games & Hobbies

4. Luke Crane
Kickstarter, Burning Wheel

5. Matt McElroy
DriveThru RPG - Onyx Path

6. Mike Mearls
Wizards of the Coast

7. Ryan Dancey
Most Dangerous Man In Gaming

8. 4 Decades of History
In 10 Minutes

9. The 1970s

10. The 1980s

11. The 1980s

12. 1989
2nd Edition of AD&D

13. The 1990s

14. 1991
Vampire: The Masquerade

15. The 1990s

16. The 1990s

17. Unfortunately….

18. 1997
Wizards buys TSR

19. 2000
D&D 3rd Edition

20. 2001
D20 Über Alles

21. D20 System

22. Storygames
&
Small Press
Is your elfgame badwrongfun?

23. Storygames & Small
Press

24. 2005
MMOs Explode

25. 5 Million Players in 4 Years
Yeah, that hurt

26. 2008
Pathfinder
D&D 4th Edition

27. 2012
The Rise of Kickstarter

28. 2014
Now What?

29. The Classics

30. Classic RPGs

31. Impact of Kickstarter

32. Kickstarter Originals

33. Kickstarter New
Editions

34. Legacy of White
Wolf

35. Modern Midmarket RPGs
Published After 2000
Estimated Sales >10,000

36. Modern Midmarket
RPGs

37. Bestsellers

40. Here Comes D&D Next

43. The Future