An International Hobby

 Tabletop Role-Playing Games got their start in the US. But they are becoming a truly international phenomenon. As I mentioned before, I live in Korea. I have talked to locals about RPGs, and usually they either think I'm talking about video games or look at me like birds have flown out of my mouth.

I have found a nice group of other expats, and we enjoy a good game once in a while. But apparently, there is an underground TRPG scene in Korea. Also, I find it interesting that they use TRPG instead of the western TTRPG. Also, Korea, with its huge focus on studying and schools, has a great independent publishing industry. In a nearby city there is a book district that has publishers, vendors, distributors, and book cafes all in a few blocks radius. 

I'm still just dipping my toes into this scene, but here are some links I have found so far.

This is the blog that first opened my eyes to this niche culture.

Here is the English SRD for a Korean game.

Here is the Korean SRD of the same game.

And here is the Korean pdf of the game.

This Actual Play Youtube channel has fun animation.

I found that searching for TRPG gives a lot of Japanese and Korean results. This might be location specific. But this is a rabbit hole I am definitely going to be going through. I'll keep posting any cool items I find here.