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<blockquote data-quote="RareBreed" data-source="post: 9115005" data-attributes="member: 6945590">I wish I could say I have been to some, but I wasn't even aware there were any.&nbsp; Though to be honest, I've lost interest in Fantasy RPGs, which are by far the most dominant genre now.When the OGL fiasco happened, I remember watching a video where the creator was mentioning alternative RPG's that people could try during the &quot;boycott&quot;.&nbsp; Reading the comments was an eye-opener.&nbsp; Quite a few people commented that they didn't even know other RPG's existed.&nbsp; The only way I can even imagine that happening is that those players never went to a FLGS and either played at someone's house, or perhaps online through dndbeyond.&nbsp; I would suspect if they used something like roll20, they would have seen that it supported other games.The absolute dominance of D&amp;D (and fantasy in general) somewhat confounds me.&nbsp; Back in the mid to late 80s, I went to several Suncoast Skirmish conventions in Florida.&nbsp; My dad was into historical miniatures (and I used to be as well), but I was there for RPG's.While there were quite a few AD&amp;D game sessions, I'd guesstimate only about 1/4 to 1/3rd were.&nbsp; The remainder were a plethora of games of the time.&nbsp; Traveller, Twilight 2000, Champions, Chill, Call of Cthulhu, etc.&nbsp; At the time, my best friend's father owned a hobby store that sold RC cars, model trains, plastic models, rockets, and games of all sorts, including RPG games.&nbsp; My friend's father didn't just stock TSR stuff, and the other games sold fairly well, especially Twillight 2000 (nothing like a Cold War at the time to drive sales of a post-Apocalyptic game I guess).&nbsp; Compare that to today, where several of my (younger late 20 to early 30s) coworkers play D&amp;D 5e, but have never tried playing anything other RPG, and seem to have no desire to.So I feel bad for alt-RPGs (anything non-D&amp;D nowadays).&nbsp; It must be a very tough hill to climb to gain any kind of mind share nowadays.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RareBreed, post: 9115005, member: 6945590"] I wish I could say I have been to some, but I wasn't even aware there were any. Though to be honest, I've lost interest in Fantasy RPGs, which are by far the most dominant genre now. When the OGL fiasco happened, I remember watching a video where the creator was mentioning alternative RPG's that people could try during the "boycott". Reading the comments was an eye-opener. Quite a few people commented that they didn't even know other RPG's existed. The only way I can even imagine that happening is that those players never went to a FLGS and either played at someone's house, or perhaps online through dndbeyond. I would suspect if they used something like roll20, they would have seen that it supported other games. The absolute dominance of D&D (and fantasy in general) somewhat confounds me. Back in the mid to late 80s, I went to several Suncoast Skirmish conventions in Florida. My dad was into historical miniatures (and I used to be as well), but I was there for RPG's. While there were quite a few AD&D game sessions, I'd guesstimate only about 1/4 to 1/3rd were. The remainder were a plethora of games of the time. Traveller, Twilight 2000, Champions, Chill, Call of Cthulhu, etc. At the time, my best friend's father owned a hobby store that sold RC cars, model trains, plastic models, rockets, and games of all sorts, including RPG games. My friend's father didn't just stock TSR stuff, and the other games sold fairly well, especially Twillight 2000 (nothing like a Cold War at the time to drive sales of a post-Apocalyptic game I guess). Compare that to today, where several of my (younger late 20 to early 30s) coworkers play D&D 5e, but have never tried playing anything other RPG, and seem to have no desire to. So I feel bad for alt-RPGs (anything non-D&D nowadays). It must be a very tough hill to climb to gain any kind of mind share nowadays. [/QUOTE]

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