Anything but D&D

[Eyes of Nine]

I have scenarios ready to run in FASA's =1879=, Blue Planet V2, and FATE. I'm working on a PtbA adaptation of Jo Clayton's Skeen trilogy. I ran Earthdawn for many years.

Tasty sounding games, would sit at your table for any of the above.

Conventions may be more open to the range of your games. Of course you won't get more than a one shot probably...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

What part of the world are you in?

 

[zakael19]

Seriously, does anyone here besides me play anything else? I've got four game stores where I live and can't find so much as one other player for anything that isn't D&D.

When you are open to online play, suddenly you reach a much broader array of folk who might be interested in that. I haven't had any issues filling games across a wide variety of game-types primarily via Reddit (I think the longest I had to advertise a game for before we filled up was...a week?).

Local, even in a major metro, it's almost all D&D; although some folks are still into trying other stuff here (lots of Daggerheart and some Draw Steel! buzz recently, I see a reasonable amount of Shadowdark, etc).

 

[GM Lent]

For the last few years I've been focusing on/running DCC RPG games exclusively. I welcomed 5e when it launched, and ran it for years, but really got tired of it somewhere around 2018. At one point I was running a weekly local open table game, a weekly game just for family, and a third game online for my kid and his friends, who live like 3000 miles away from me.

I have found that when I'm looking for a community, I often have to build it myself. I've done that 2x in the past 5 years.

 

[Koloth]

On one hand, count yourself lucky that you have FOUR! game stores nearby. There is one here and it is a 60 mile round trip away. The next nearest is a 100 mile round trip. But I don't get the game store attitude of D&D only. The one here is pretty much play what you want during open gaming time.

If even one of the stores has a game wanted posting board, post up what you are willing to run. If you don't want a bunch of unknown folks in your house, see if a nearby restaurant has a meeting room you can schedule. Or a nearby college. Maybe the college already has a games club.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

On one hand, count yourself lucky that you have FOUR! game stores nearby. There is one here and it is a 60 mile round trip away. The next nearest is a 100 mile round trip. But I don't get the game store attitude of D&D only. The one here is pretty much play what you want during open gaming time.

If even one of the stores has a game wanted posting board, post up what you are willing to run. If you don't want a bunch of unknown folks in your house, see if a nearby restaurant has a meeting room you can schedule. Or a nearby college. Maybe the college already has a games club.

Or a free meeting room at the library.

 

[TiQuinn]

Wow, every store around me just rents out tables and sponsors a few MtG, D&D or Warhammer events. I’ve never heard of a store actively telling someone not to play a particular game in their store.

 

[Wandering Beekeeper]

If even one of the stores has a game wanted posting board, post up what you are willing to run. If you don't want a bunch of unknown folks in your house, see if a nearby restaurant has a meeting room you can schedule. Or a nearby college. Maybe the college already has a games club.

See up-thread where I stated that none of the stores has a game wanted posting board, and also discussed the lack of engagement on their Discords.

 

[Wandering Beekeeper]

What part of the world are you in?

Washington state, USA, but I'm open to running on Discord. I've been doing gaming on Discord and before that other platforms for many years.

 

[Wandering Beekeeper]

Conventions may be more open to the range of your games. Of course you won't get more than a one shot probably...

Not interested in going to conventions right now. Trying to find local and/or online players. Also, looking to run more than a 2 hour one shot.