RPG-a-Day #6

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6 – How would you get more people playing RPGs?

I actually don’t think that is something to strive for. Most people are not interested, and that is OK. There is not something dependent on the total number of RPG players that we must achieve — it’s totally fine for RPGs to be a niche hobby.

That being said, there are many people who are interested in trying it out, who do not have the opportunity to do so — and that is a shame! Imagine that there is something out there that would be a favourite hobby of yours — and because no-one can show you how it’s done, you never get to experience it. So I never make it a secret that I play RPGs, and that I author scenarios. Sometimes people express an interest (recent media portrayals help!) and then I always offer to run something for them.

The RPG group of my former colleagues (now two jobs ago) that I started in spring 2020 in that way is still going strong.

Crossposted from my blog. Comment here or at the original post.