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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7593202" data-attributes="member: 6796661">I got back into TTRPGs with D&D 5e, and over the past few years have spent a lot of money on WotC, Kobold Press, Goodman Games, Frog God Games, and a variety of kickstarters. I've also bought a number of non-D&D systems, mostly from Kickstarter. But now I find myself scrolling through the crowdfunding roll-up posts here on ENWorld and not even bothering to click through to anything. At this point I find I have more content than I can play through in the next few years. There really is nothing more that I need ("need" not really being the right word for a hobby, but there was a lot of stuff I felt I "needed" in the past and now my RPG needs are fulfilled). Anyone else in this boat? If so, what are you still spending money on?For myself, my money is going to subscriptions, but mostly to related entertainment (rather than gaming material). 1. SubscriptionsI subscribe to D&D Beyond and don't see that changing. I subscribe to ENWorld's EN5ider because I like some of the short fluff pieces that are easy to integrate into my ongoing campaign. I don't use the crunchy stuff for the most part put some have giving me ideas that I have integrated into my games.2. New WotC BooksI don't need them, but still buy them when they come out because I enjoy reading through them. But I don't know when I'll ever play the adventures I already have. The forthcoming seafaring rules might find some use, but my current campaign is unlikely to need them and I have a set of third-party rules I really like. At this point, buying the expensive WotC books is starting to feel more like knee-jerk completionist purchasing. Yet, unless there is a book I really don't like the look of, I'll probably continue buying at least the crunchy book. So far I've only skipped adventures. 3. Digital Forms of Existing ContentI'll buy DnD Beyond versions of crunch books. I generally don't buy the adventure content on DnD Beyond but like that I can purchase character options from those books piecemeal. Lone Wolf Development finally released their Content Market and bought a bunch of content from that because it is helpful to have it in RealmWorks.  Currently I'm running a campaign in the Lost Lands, however, which they'll not support. Kobold Press's Midgard setting is available, which is tempting me to switch settings after I'm done running my current Rappan Athuk campaign. Lost Lands will be available in World Anvil, but it is easier to switch campaign settings than platforms, especially since World Anvil doesn't have many of the features that I like in RealmWorks.I expect spend on this to go down as I have most of what I need in digital format. 4. Movies, TV, and Books ABOUT the hobbyMore of my money is going to books and video about or inspired by gaming. Example include the Art & Arcana book, kickstarted documentaries (Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons, The Dreams in Gary’s Basement: A Documentary on Gary Gygax, SECRETS of BLACKMOOR: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons), the Critical Role cartoon, etc.  I expect this to go down unless the success of Critical Role's kickstarter leads to a lot of copycats or if Netflix or someone runs with the idea (they already have Disenchantment  and Dragon Prince, so not sure how many more show in that Genre they can profitably support).  On the other hand, while I've tired of superhero films and show and have drastically decrease spending my time and money on them, there are a lot of great fantasy shows coming out. With the final season of Game of Thrones, the forthcoming Amazon Lord of the Rings series, a movie and ShowTime series based on Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicles, and more, I expect I'll be spending a good chunk of change on mainstream fantasy video content for some time to come. I would like to save up and go to some out-of-state conventions, but I don't really have the time and the time and money I do have for vacations tends to go on non-gaming family trips. Anyone else in the same boat? Where are you spending your hobby money?</blockquote>

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