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Message: <blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 9783390" data-attributes="member: 86653">Sometimes people talk about different eras in RPGs as "Golden Ages" for the hobby. In some ways, the birth of the hobby was a Golden Age as immediately after the release of OD&D dozens of other games were released and the hobby blossomed. Another Golden Age could be the Satanic Panic as it brought a much wider audience to RPGs than it previously had. Another Golden Age could be the release of the OGL and the dramatic expansion of games using the d20 system. But that, of course, led to the d20 glut. Another Golden Age could be the release of D&D 5E and the subsequent explosion of the hobby into the mainstream for a second time. But that, of course, led to a lot of people only playing 5E and refusing to even try anything else. My personal Golden Age for gaming was between 1984 when I started and about 2014. There were lots of games to play, lots of players to play those game, time enough to play, and most importantly...lots of players willing to try different games. There was a brief window in the early 90s with the release of Vampire: The Masquerade where it eclipsed everything else, but that faded fairly quickly and it was back to anything goes. What about you? Any other Golden Ages worth mentioning, either for the broader hobby or you personally.</blockquote>