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I largely agree that there are plenty of games that do tactical play better than 5e. IMHO, and people are welcome to disagree, 5e has...

$10M in crowdfunders. I think it's working out just fine for them. Other than the Cosmere campaign, MCDM is basically the world leader...

I love being able to say "going to a wizard tower? Got it!" and flipping open to the very cool partially destroyed tower map inside...

These would be my two go-to rules for pulp (adventure) RPGs. I have also heard good things about Troubleshooters, which is more akin...

Right now my favourites are Fate and Outgunned Adventure.

First and foremost: because other games exist. That's like asking why I eat steak when apples exists. Beyond that, in my particular...

Most things in a Brindlewood Bay mystery are "authored." There's a victim who has definitely been murdered by one of the set suspects...

It makes me sad how few Shadowdark players seem to own The Monster Overhaul. There's a big segment of the community that, if it doesn't...

So a couple thoughts in this. First, and simply, describing the process of Brindlewood Bay as “a random check” is way off. It’s like...

Actual investigations don’t have a DM. I do, too. In one, I’m playing through the GM’s predetermined story and in the other I’m not...

I haven't played the games being discussed but I work as an investigator in real life and I've definitely learned that you never (or...

It seems to me that there's an important difference between "this scenario is about solving a mystery" and "the mystery in this scenario...

That's not a mechanic my friend, that someone's opinion about how to describe the game. Your 'summary' of what's going on in...

@Fenris-77 hasn't misrepresented the mechanics. Here are the posts that I've had in mind in making my posts about Brindlewood Bay...

As a general rule, I advise chopping D&D treasure amounts back by about 90% when converting them to Shadowdark. (Alternately, just...