For those who don't play D&D (or its clones), what keeps you engaged with EN World?
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Aldarc
Legend
Mostly the same: inertia (member since 2002), game news, some interesting discussions now and then, a few people with interesting and informative takes on non-D&D games, preferring forums over Discord and Reddit, etc.
Ever since D&D 2024 (though it started a few years before that), I have been mostly on the TTRPG General sub-forum.
That said, over the past year or so, I have been drifting more towards Knights of the Last Call, which tends to talk about a greater breadth of TTRPGs outside of D&D and f20 games.
Jacob Lewis
Ye Olde GM
I first came to EN World (under a different account) over twenty years ago, when the site was new. I was deeply engaged with D&D during the transition to 3rd edition, having played since the days of B/X and AD&D. At that time, it was primarily a source of news and updates, a way to track the evolution of a game that had become a major part of my life. Over the years, as the hobby and the internet changed, my engagement shifted from passive reading to occasional participation in discussions.
Even now, when I no longer play D&D regularly, I continue to visit the site because it provides one of the few spaces where I can externalize thoughts and ideas about a hobby that has defined so much of my life. The forums offer an outlet to reflect, to process, and occasionally to encounter perspectives that make me reconsider or refine my own thinking. That type of engagement is rare, but it’s invaluable when it happens.
Most of the time, my participation isn’t about debate or argument; it’s about maintaining a connection to something I’ve spent a lifetime exploring and enjoying. EN World allows me to keep that connection alive, to see how the game evolves, and to engage with ideas in a structured space. Without it, I would have little opportunity to actively contemplate or share the aspects of D&D that have been central to me for decades. That ongoing opportunity—for reflection, for occasional challenge, and for simply keeping that part of my life active—is what keeps me returning week after week.
Even now, when I no longer play D&D regularly, I continue to visit the site because it provides one of the few spaces where I can externalize thoughts and ideas about a hobby that has defined so much of my life. The forums offer an outlet to reflect, to process, and occasionally to encounter perspectives that make me reconsider or refine my own thinking. That type of engagement is rare, but it’s invaluable when it happens.
Most of the time, my participation isn’t about debate or argument; it’s about maintaining a connection to something I’ve spent a lifetime exploring and enjoying. EN World allows me to keep that connection alive, to see how the game evolves, and to engage with ideas in a structured space. Without it, I would have little opportunity to actively contemplate or share the aspects of D&D that have been central to me for decades. That ongoing opportunity—for reflection, for occasional challenge, and for simply keeping that part of my life active—is what keeps me returning week after week.
