Wow, I have never seen such a total collapse of a YouTube community before, and D&D YouTube is getting absolutely savaged right now, with creators quitting and ending their channels.
It is like they did the numbers, and wrecking your health trying to keep the plates spinning for a dying game is not worth it anymore, and going into the workforce and competing with AI for jobs is a better idea than D&D YouTube.
It is sad.
But the game in its current form can't support that much D&D content, especially when everything has been talked to death. Seriously, there are so many advice videos on prep, DM-ing, and other topics - much of the information is terrible - that nobody cares and everybody has had enough of being told how to play a game that should be easy to play. With the amount of advice out there, one would think 5E is the hardest game ever written in the history of gaming.
My shelves are full of 5E books, none of which I have time to play with. I find myself gravitating back to easier games, FTL Nomad for 2d6 science fiction gaming, and even games like OSE for dungeon crawling. I have no clue what 5E is these days, except for a version of BX that takes forever to create characters, takes five times longer to prep and play, and you need to pay loads of money to create online character sheets. The books are heavy, take up six shelves, and one small book replaces them all.
At this point, it feels like my "big games" are all dying with D&D.
I don't have time anymore.
They aren't interesting. They take up too much space and playtime.
And the communities are dying, especially 5E.
Downsizing feels like the clear winning strategy here. Play small games, enjoy focused experiences, and simplify my gaming life.
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