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<blockquote data-quote="scourger" data-source="post: 3046618" data-attributes="member: 12328"><p>I've had similar feelings. But, I don't like board, card or computer games nearly as much as RPGs. So, I haven't quit yet. I recently took a hiatus (partly voluntary and partly involuntary) of over a month from my weekly group. It was good. I did some gaming-related stuff, but some I quit for the same period; including reading & posting on certain web sites--I was spending too much time here & elsewhere--so, this is my first post in a month & a half! </p><p></p><p>Prior to that, I was running <em>Savage Words</em> and loving the much, much reduced preparation and running time & effort required. It really let me focus on the story. </p><p></p><p>Before that, I got rid of a bunch of RPG gaming material. Some of it was played out. Some of it was just read & enjoyed. All of it needed to go. I could still stand to get rid of more, but I don't feel the urgency anymore. There are a few classic books on my shelf that I will probably never get rid of. The rest needs to be stuff I am using right now. </p><p></p><p>Last week, I started the <em>Warhammer Fantasy RPG</em> that I thought was dead in the water. I'm running it fast & loose (or quick & dirty). I'm not putting a lot of my time into it. I've already invested time in reading the main book and the module, <em>Karak Azgal</em>. It was too much work to convert it to Savage Worlds or d20, which I might have preferred, and none of the players were too interested in those options. So, I made some small changes to the game to make it easier & more fun for me to run and more epic & enjoyable for the players to play. </p><p></p><p>So, my suggestion is to find an RPG that better balances your investments & returns. You've already done it with other games. You may even be able to change the way you play your favorite RPG to make it less work for you. In short, do what's convenient for you--everybody else does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scourger, post: 3046618, member: 12328"] I've had similar feelings. But, I don't like board, card or computer games nearly as much as RPGs. So, I haven't quit yet. I recently took a hiatus (partly voluntary and partly involuntary) of over a month from my weekly group. It was good. I did some gaming-related stuff, but some I quit for the same period; including reading & posting on certain web sites--I was spending too much time here & elsewhere--so, this is my first post in a month & a half! Prior to that, I was running [I]Savage Words[/I] and loving the much, much reduced preparation and running time & effort required. It really let me focus on the story. Before that, I got rid of a bunch of RPG gaming material. Some of it was played out. Some of it was just read & enjoyed. All of it needed to go. I could still stand to get rid of more, but I don't feel the urgency anymore. There are a few classic books on my shelf that I will probably never get rid of. The rest needs to be stuff I am using right now. Last week, I started the [I]Warhammer Fantasy RPG[/I] that I thought was dead in the water. I'm running it fast & loose (or quick & dirty). I'm not putting a lot of my time into it. I've already invested time in reading the main book and the module, [I]Karak Azgal[/I]. It was too much work to convert it to Savage Worlds or d20, which I might have preferred, and none of the players were too interested in those options. So, I made some small changes to the game to make it easier & more fun for me to run and more epic & enjoyable for the players to play. So, my suggestion is to find an RPG that better balances your investments & returns. You've already done it with other games. You may even be able to change the way you play your favorite RPG to make it less work for you. In short, do what's convenient for you--everybody else does. [/QUOTE]
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