Well, Zweihander IS a retread, right?
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Whizbang Dustyboots
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I absolutely count OSR and Pathfinder as D&D, along with Shadow of the Demon Lord and 13th Age.
I'm talking about things like Exalted, Dungeon World, Fellowship, many Fate and Savage Worlds games, Ironsworn, Barbarians of Lemuria, Conan: Through an Age Undreamed Of, Swords of the Serpentine, Earthdawn, Godbound, Tales of Xadia, The Dark Eye, Dragonbane, Symbaroum, GURPS Dungeon Fantasy and both modern non-5E Lord of the Rings RPGs. None of them individually is a mega-hit, but collectively? That's a decent size chunk of the non-D&D market. I don't think RuneQuest or Tunnels & Trolls ever had as much of a market share back in the day.
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Random Task
Explorer
Seems like it would be hard to tell if the fantasy RPG market is so big now that 20% of it is much bigger in absolute numbers than say, as an example, 30% of it was in say 1992 or 1993 with Rolemaster, MERP, Runequest, GURPS Fantasy, Fantasy Hero, Ars Magica, Warhammer, Harn, Talislanta, Earthdawn and whatever else I am forgetting.
MNblockhead
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I really like MCDM products and am loving what I'm seeing with their Flee! Mortals! monster book. My general position is that I don't have much interest in fantasy role playing games other than D&D with various third-party enhancements and homebrew. But after watching this video, and with my prior experience as an MCDM customer, I'm definitely going to give this consideration when it is eventually released.
Aldarc
Legend
4e D&D, Lancer/Icon, Beacon, Gubat Banwa. They are definitely out there.
Waller
Legend
What does that even mean?
If I do something and say it's not official does that mean it didn't happen? Sounds like a recipe for the perfect crime!
"You stand accused of robbing Gotham City Bank!"
"I didn't rob it officially your honor."
"You're free to go!"
I watched the video. I like Matt's enthusiasm. I hope the system doesn't use proprietary "weird dice" like I've heard rumored (but not "officially").
[Dice like Fantasy Flight's Edge of Empire feel better suited for a board game, IMO.]
The video encouraged me to flip through other "not D&D" rulebooks last night - Runequest and Soulbound. I think I should do a written retrospective of "not D&D" games I've played or read, just to document for myself.
[Dice like Fantasy Flight's Edge of Empire feel better suited for a board game, IMO.]
The video encouraged me to flip through other "not D&D" rulebooks last night - Runequest and Soulbound. I think I should do a written retrospective of "not D&D" games I've played or read, just to document for myself.
aramis erak
Legend
not exactly... it hybridizes WFRP 1E and WFRP 2E, being adaptable/convertible to/from either but not truly compatible with either. It's close enough to be familiar in feel to fans of either.
So while a setting trope retread, It compares to WFRP2 as Castles and Crusades does to D&D.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
I've never played Zweihander, but Castles & Crusades is wildly compatible with OD&D through 3E.
deganawida
Legend
I'm intrigued, if for no other reason than Matt's energy is just so danged contagious.
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