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Song of Swords is a game in the tradition of Riddle of Steel, meaning it's based on real life combat including HEMA stuff, and honestly the swordplay is the best of any game I know about, by a wide margin. You target specific locations using specific locations, either commit or hold back dice in...

I've gotta say, Song of Swords is looking pretty good. The Riddle of Steel was revolutionary when it launched but not really polished so it only took off in niche circles. Song of Swords is way more polished, easier to get into, and the system they've built around the same core is just way...

Here's a sprite I stitched together based on other sprites from the game that we're using the setting of:

The kickstarter situation, like DriveThruRPG, isn't really a bubble - it's a market that simply wasn't viable before this infrastructure existed. Games are still made that show up on the shelves of your game store, and aside from the d20 era bubble (which was clearly a real bubble, as it popped)...