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You are describing one game that has little in the way of modern design because of D&D tradition. And even then, your description of the...

I think this is really hard to nail down, however on reflection I think modern games are more intentional in design and leverage better...

D20: 13th Age Shadowdark Nimble Level Up Non D20 Fantasy: Daggerheart Fabula Ultima Ars Magica Dragonbane on my list. Only dipped into...

And the non-D&D-coded stuff is even greater in number and more diverse. Eat the Reich! Deathmatch Island! Mothership! Monster of the Week!

I view the character building in FabUlt almost like Deck building, tbh. Its never an approach I've had to character building before, but...

@Reynard, one of the fun things IMHO about Fabula Ultima is that joy of building your character. It's a bit like 3e/PF2 mulitclassing...

Definitely now in a mood to try dipping my hand back into JRPGs. Since Steam is having a sale, I picked up Chrono Trigger 50% for less...

Pats the empty space next to him on the OSR bench invitingly.

Jane Goodall was my childhood hero. I wanted to be her. Skip the rock stars! I devoured her books and was inspired. Sad day. 😞

One of my favorite things about Fabula Ultima, and something that I recommend people in other games take a look at, is the Ritual...

We've never done it because we keep forgetting. Game works great. You absolutely don't need to do the cut scenes.

Yeah, actually having a non-dungeon setting vastly helps the Druid character (and the Ranger). Sounds like the DM has put you into an...

A few hours in and already close to $1/2 million. Good for them. Absolutely fantastic for that JRPG feel.

I would also add that Fabula Ultima is one of the rare TTRPGs that my partner has loved playing and expressed enthusiastic interest in...

Just played it on the weekend. Would definitely love a bestiary!