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[Reynard]

I'm also not a fan of real world mythologies in fantasy worlds, and would rather we got new gods of the north, rather than the Norse pantheon.

Really? Being upset about this is like being upset about Thor and Loki being in the MCU. All gods are made up. It just so happens that Norse, Egyptian, Greek and sometimes Celtic gods get to live on in the popular imagination while countless others are nearly forgotten.

And just to be clear: I feel exactly the same about currently broadly invoked religions. Give me stats for Samson.

Anyway, "Norse but serial numbers filed off" religions are orders of magnitude more insufferable than just saying Thor.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Being upset about this is like being upset about Thor and Loki being in the MCU.

Who's upset?

 

[Umbran]

Mod Note:
Folks,

How about we remember the rules, and avoid discussion of real-world religions, please and thanks.

 

[Bill Zebub]

Really? Being upset about this is like being upset...

I don't think saying, "I don't like" is the same as being upset.

I'm with @Whizbang Dustyboots: I'd rather have gods in fantasy settings be made up, even if they bear similarities to "real world" gods. Not even sure why I feel that way. Just would prefer it.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

This seems like a cool OSR setting, superficially similar to Ptolus, but with a much tighter focus. And, bonus, it makes the cosmology matter in a way it doesn't in 99% of fantasy games. (Cosmology can be fun to write and read about, though, so it makes sense it shows up so often.)

Interesting that he calls it a D&D setting, rather than an OSR one, though.

 

[Fenris-77]

The available customer base is probably the telling factor there.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The available customer base is probably the telling factor there.

Given what a big deal he is in the OSR space, if he actually does make a 5E setting instead of an OSR one, that'll be interesting. We'll see if this was just him using "D&D" as a generic.

 

[NN]

This is from the Cursed Scroll 6 preview. What do you mean by a Spellbook Wizard though?

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Nah i want a gp -> xp thing like carousing

 

[Fenris-77]

Another dungeon map in the bag. People keep asking my what software I use, but its all freehand in Affinity. Just me and my trusty mouse.

 

[Scribe]

Another dungeon map in the bag. People keep asking my what software I use, but its all freehand in Affinity. Just me and my trusty mouse.
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I'll need to pick up Affinity when some money frees up, that looks great.