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I was also wary of all of the extra, very specific moves introduced in 2e. I hope that they streamline the game a bit. Early Apocalypse...

Facts not in evidence. Without a source for this claim, I don't think you can rely on it, especially many human cultures used a base-12...

It was for the OP. The Tarot deck was invented in the 15th century to play card games. Its use for divination was invented in the 18th...

12 is also cleanly divisible by 3. For whatever that's worth.

Was there a concept of Experience Points before D&D in something like wargames? A cursory google seems to point to D&D as the origin...

Hardly. "NPCs have goals, motivations, and desires that aren't directly murderous" is not "woke". Yeah, well, if your players really...

I think danger is important. It doesn't require combat, but suspense, the threat of discovery and possibly combat, or just dangling off...

When I think adventure, I think of unusual/novel and thrilling/exciting experiences - it's pretty broad and probably covers many...

Hi y'all! I just wanted to let you know that we've just released the Alpha Playtest for Dungeon World 2! If you're interested in giving...

The real classic is working a ton for a few months then your design interest peters out and any fans you have are left with just a...

Gamma World 7e is probably the OG 4e inspired game - taking it's mechanics and simplifying them.

Check out the core playsheets for BitD here: Downloads | Blades in the Dark RPG The Threat List is great for helping with Improv and it...

I love Obligations from Edge of the Empire. I would have loved to see something like that tied to the Scum & Villainy Playbooks. To...

Scum and Villainy, Firefly is one of its 3 main touch points. The smuggler ship is clearly modeled after the serenity in many ways...

There is such a huge benefit of episodic sessions when it comes to having players with poor attendance. I think also having a lot of...