I have always wanted to try Don’t Rest your Head, and Kagematsu sounded like an amazing game when i first heard about it. I would really like a change to crack open MASKS and Epyllion, games I kickstarted on a whim and have really enjoyed reading, but the one game I’ve wanted to play more than anything is Luke Crane’s Free Market. I have had this sitting on my shelf for the longest time and I’ve never had an opportunity to play it, no one I know has ever been interested in it.

Game Fair has tried to include a lot more non-traditional RPGs, and has increased its non-D&D / non-Pathfinder stuff a lot over the last 2 years, but they can’t offer what people don’t want to run. and right now, none of the GM’s want to run indy style story games. I think the closest would be Shadowrun Anarchy, and honestly that’s really stretching it.

I hate to agree, but AZ really is a hole that story games go into and never come out of. There have been some interesting games created here, World of Dew or Houses of the Blooded, but people just seem to put them on their shelves to look pretty and then go on playing D&D. its beyond frustrating for someone like me who did cut his teeth on those kind of games but is desperate to move beyond them.

Finally, i wanted to thank you for taking the time @ Game Fair on Sunday to talk to me while i was waiting for my players to show up for Warhammer Underworlds. I don’t know if i stuck out, but i really enjoyed our conversation and have spent the last couple days reading through your blog. I’m sorry i missed it before now, but I will be following it in the future.