@kensanata@lemm.eei the reason why on reddit I did not hang out "generic" rpg spaces is because by sheer volume DnD 5e players dominate the conversation, and a large part of the DnD 5e conversation (at least on reddit) seems to focus on mechanics optimization, meta, and very DnD-specific things I am not interested about.

OSR/NSR/Indie spaces are more interesting for someone like me that prefers talking about adventuring, and the less boardgame-y or MMO-y aspects of the game.

To clarify: I have zero elitism or gatekeeping feelings towards DnD 5e, it's a good game that opened up the hobby to many many people, and it's a blessing, however I like having a space where to talk about rpgs that are not it.

I generally agree. The problem is you probably never know in advance if a new group will have enough action to sustain itself or if it will die.

My assumption is that the primary reason for a split is that some group is invisible in add larger group because it is smaller. For example, in a general „rpg“ group it will be mostly about D&D 5e. Everything else is barely visible. So someone will try to create another group. Zero problems:

• How to split? There are multiple dimensions and „not D&D 5e“ is a stupid name. One could split by system, by genre, by publisher, or whatever. It is effectively a random choice.

• Due to the invisibility in the large group, nobody knows how many will follow into the splinter group. That is the risk.