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Sales figures provide a clearer picture of the current marketplace. While Tasha's Cauldron debuted impressively at number five on the USA Today bestseller list in 2020, the new edition's Player's Handbook launched much lower at number 57, dropping off significantly after just two weeks. Such numbers demonstrate a stark contrast and raise questions about the survival of the new edition in a landscape dominated by nostalgia for older versions and competing systems like Pathfinder and OSR (Old School Revival).