Recent content by Charon'sLittleHelper

It seems depend largely upon how gritty you want to go and how badass you want the PCs to be. Berserk (besides the magic system) would work pretty well in D&D, just giving nearly all non-PCs the weak NPC classes, but Darkest Dungeon's vibe should be something with much higher attrition and...

I'll just hop in and say that it's not a cultural issue. It's a legal one. The US is one of the only countries in the world which doesn't have a loser pays system. In virtually every other country, if you sue someone and lose, you have to pay their legal fees they spent defending themselves...

I think that's largely due to the cost/risk involved. Coming out with a new TTRPG, novel, or comic book costs a few thousand dollars. Coming out with even a AA video game or movie costs millions. Therefore movies & video games don't want to take major risks when other media can. Hence their...