Yea, the availability of the designers is definitely a cool aspect of the “Indie” scene. I would not be as interested in Burning Wheel and Torchbearer without that.

For stuff to buy, well, I don’t buy much stuff anymore… Though where the bulk of my money has gone is to Traveller (purchasing various CD-ROMs) and the Classic RuneQuest Kickstarter (I went for the all digital option, having 99% of the stuff in print already).

For all time game with the best resources, I’d probably have to say Rune Quest 2e. Every product for that is an absolute gem, though from other angles, OD&D/AD&D/BECM/OSR would be the winner for shear volume of material that has stood me well.