I started buying so many ttrpg books when pandemic started. I particularly like Free League.

We played some Tales from the Loop and Vaesen, but preparing sessions take so much time and energy, I just could not keep up.

I also like to read the systems, some of them I have read all the way through and fantasizing about playing them.

I consider these books an investment for the future, just like my steam games haha.

Don’t worry, sounds normal to me!

@copacetic sorry, can’t help you as I do the same!

I also had a point where I realized that I knew I wasn’t going to get every game I owned to the table.

I was immediately fine with it. Playing is a hobby, collecting is a hobby, and just plain reading those books is a hobby. I realized I just like reading different RPGs, sometimes to pull stuff for my own campaigns/systems, sometimes for its own sake. So I don’t mind if I buy some books I won’t end up running, so long as I can budget for it. It also helps the people designing and publishing those games.

So I don’t think there’s really anything to answer the question, “What is going on?” We’re just having fun, and that’s enough. :)

I haven’t played over half of the games I own. And I won’t play them probably because it is so hard to find willing players. But I have so much fun just reading some of them I don’t worry about it.

As long as it is fun for you, don’t worry.

If you feel you’re getting your money’s worth from just reading the stuff then you’re fine. Though if you really do want to actually play games using them I recommend finding a group and doing so, either in person or online. This community has an LFG section attached to it if you don’t know where to start.

Are you actually playing TTRPGs regularly?

Why don’t you play the material though? What’s your favorite unplayed stuff that you bought?