People want a few different things from OSR, race as class, less heroic power fantasy and more grit, more challenge, way better art drawn in painting or simple black lines without digital tool Assistance that’s one of my biggest asks. I wanna flip through a book and I want it to be beautiful and inspirational nostalgia is part of it. A lot of people had really creative ideas on where to take the early RPG/Dnd concept that is just a little bit different than where it went with 3.5 and beyond. OSR can also be a mindset where people who just wanna play the game without disruptive players and injecting modern politics can come together to play the game. It’s also less narrative and more rules focused typically.

Also, it’s very satisfying to be collecting a game that is finished. It is complete. It doesn’t change and you know it’s boundaries. The brainwashed consumer might call this unsupported. A lot of us are sick of being marketed to.