D&D General Help: What to do with physical books?

[aco175]

My suggestion as a Gen X DM who has given away, sold, and lost plenty of books in my time: Keep it all. If you absolutely can't, keep the books, and frankly, minis are bulky but lightweight, so really, unless your collection is significantly larger than your pictures show, I would just bring them all. You will never regret keeping them.

I find that I'm the opposite in that I purged all my old stuff and have not missed it. I lost my job several years ago and felt that I needed to get rid of things, so I sold all my old 1e/2e stuff. Then when 5e came around I got rid of the 3e/4e stuff. I might get rid of the 5e stuff later this year when the 5.5e comes out since I doubt I will need any of them again.

Even some of the nostalgic stuff that I kept has not been used or looked at in since the last move over 2 years ago. I kept a few old modules and setting stuff I thought I would need or like to keep, but I find if looking for something to do with FR, I can find everything online and do not need the books.

I would keep the minis though.

 

[el-remmen]

I have never regretted keeping and almost always regretted getting rid.

 

[bedir than]

Also, this may mark the end of my D&D group as we always meet in person and now I will be 2000 miles away. Not sure I will DM again.

You're moving to one of the easiest regions in the world to find gamers and places to game. If you want to DM still it's very simple to find a group.

 

[el-remmen]

I moved to a new city in June 2019. By November I had a session zero for a new group and we started playing in January 2020. Still going four years later.