I find myself contemplating another cull of my RPG books. Though unlike last time it wouldn't be a major cut - a trim more than anything. The reason for that is simple: I got rid of almost all of the dross last time out, meaning that what remains is almost all good stuff. That said, there are quite a handful of games that have never seen use, and that are unlikely ever to see use. (That said, in truth almost none of the games I own will see use going forward - my gaming these days is pretty much limited to D&D 5e, and if that ever does change it is more likely to be to an entirely new game than one I currently own.)
The upshot is that I'm thinking of cutting things like "Mutants & Masterminds" (which I liked in theory but could never get a game together), "GURPS Discworld" and "Red Dwarf" (both of which were better as concepts than reality), and "DCC RPG" (which is nice, but just not for me). I'm also toying with getting rid of the various magazines I have accumulated over time, with the key exception of Dragon and Dungeon magazines.
But the big one is Pathfinder, which takes up an almost indecent amount of space for a game I've never run (and will never run), not to mention one I've barely played. And if the books can get into the hands of someone who does run it and can make use of them, all the better.
But it really feels quite odd contemplating that step - there was a time I thought Pathfinder might represent the future of gaming for me, and especially a more likely future than D&D given the misstep that was the 4th edition of that game. All that said, it does feel like a right step - once I did finally get to play Pathfinder, it was very quickly obvious that it's just not the game for me.
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
A Farewell to Pathfinder?
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