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Not sure if a toolbox is going to remove the limits, it might be better to look at it from the perspective of what you want to do, and...

Different toolboxes for different outcomes. GURPS is my go to for simulationist, or gritty, grounded games. Savage Worlds is my go to...

Looking at the question of ‘what to start with’ specifically, my suggestion would be Savage Worlds: The rule book is easy to get and...

I love flexible systems. In my mind there are maybe three or four groups. Toolkits are the most involved to get set up, typically they...

The best toolbox RPG I know is Kevin Crawford's *Without Number series. Any of them really, depending on the genre you're interested in...

Newcomer... to what? In what sense? The path to becoming a craftsperson of any sort does not usually start with picking up an entire...

Of those, I think Fate Core is probably the most accessible. That said, the line between "toolbox" and "generic system" can be fuzzy. I...

Thank you for the preview PDF being a simple download with no signup required.

This is heresy to say in some circles, but historically, most random encounter tables sucked, just telling the DM "1-4 trolls, 6-12...

You mean "Arden". C&S has a very different vibe from Arduin. Though bizarrely enough, the dinosaur thing is true. "Saurians" was a...

Shrek sure has taken a dark turn!

Given the era of D&D we're in, I think it depends on how well the monster's save-or-die rolls go against the venom from that funky...

White Dwarf slips into a new decade as this issue covers the opening of the 1980s. True to the spirit of self-examination at New Year...

Why would optimizers play 5E?

Finally! They’ve still missed a few things, like the issue with Flaming Sphere’s spell school. (The description has it as Conjuration...