[What if] Pathfinder suddenly disappeared?

[Corinnguard]

Nat 20, now roll to confirm.

What is the DC for the confirmation roll? And can he take Advantage to confirm?

 

[abazaba]

Wasn't he a GURPS man?

Unsure, and cannot find anything to either confirm or deny that. Either way, the 'apologies to' bit was with respect to 'borrowing' his joke, not to the game(s) he played.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Well, normally my game consumption runs out of the D&D-sphere anyway; the only reason I play PF2e when you get down to it is a couple of my GMs lean toward it.

If I really wanted to do something in the D&D-adjacent sphere in that situation, it'd probably be either 13th Age 2e or Shadow of the Weird Wizard.

 

[jolt]

The older a system becomes, the harder it is to find a group willing to play it. If you have a group already playing your old game, that's great, but it can be hard finding a group even for current games let alone trying to find one that's been OOP fro 10+ years.

 

[abazaba]

The older a system becomes, the harder it is to find a group willing to play it. If you have a group already playing your old game, that's great, but it can be hard finding a group even for current games let alone trying to find one that's been OOP fro 10+ years.

I get what you're saying, but as a counter example: quite a few people are still playing Mordheim. Although I have to admit that's wargaming, and not a TTRPG.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

I get what you're saying, but as a counter example: quite a few people are still playing Mordheim. Although I have to admit that's wargaming, and not a TTRPG.

EXACTLY. There are people still playing AD&D, there are people still playing older editions ot both Traveller and Champions/HERO SYSTEM. The problem isn't the availability of the material or its age; it's the willingness of people to try something different.

I know for older systems, as long as there are PDFs available and either a tablet or a printer, the game is available.

 

[aco175]

What is this Pathfinder you speak of?

Kidding, I know what it is, but never players and we just switched to 4e.

 

[MNblockhead]

Personally, I don't need a game "supported" with new material to continue to play it. But at the same time I also can and do move from system to system, so if there's another new game on the docket that I've got... I'd be fine playing the other new one instead. I don't have a need to "stick" with just one game.

Same here. There are many "dead" games that are still played. Actually, I should say "abandoned" games, not dead. If people still play them, they are not dead.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Same here. There are many "dead" games that are still played. Actually, I should say "abandoned" games, not dead. If people still play them, they are not dead.

I don't think @jolt is really wrong, though; its often easier to sell an established group on older games (especially if they've played them before) than forming a new group around one.

 

[MNblockhead]

I don't think @jolt is really wrong, though; its often easier to sell an established group on older games (especially if they've played them before) than forming a new group around one.

Harder I suppose, but not hard, unless you only what to play in person (not online) and live in an area with a smaller gaming community. Then again, I'm spoiled with a regular group of players who has been playing together for over a decade, so it has been a long time since I've had to pitch games and find players. But as a player, I only join games outside of D&D and D&D adjacent. For one shots or short campaigns, I want to play something very different. I'm currently running Warhammer 4e, but I still consider that to be D&D adjacent even it is plays differently both mechanically and in many of the game's assumptions.

But if I can get a group of people interested in playing Warhammer, I don't think it would be difficult to find a group of people willing to give Pathfinder a whirl. When I move far outside of medieval to renaissance fantasy, however, there certainly are fewer players who are interested. But I still am confident I could put together a group online or at a FLGS in a larger metro area.