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Its a very similar system, and the reason i know that is because the conversion guide from Storypath is about 5 pages long. Its a lot of...

Thank you to all those who participated in my TTRPG study last year. The first main finding is now being considered for publication in a...

Book 32 pt 1 is coming this year, that’s been shared by Holmgard Press.

Gripping scenes are something I think that partial success mechanics scaffold really well. Watch any TV show and you'll see how much...

It comes from pinball machines. If you tried to cheat by lifting the machine they went into ‘tilt’ mode.

Very interesting, thanks for the write-up. Are you familiar with Trinity Continuum Core? If so, how would you compare them?

The collectors edition line stalled I think; someone else was publishing them. The new series are the Definitive Editions and published...

I think it is useful to differentiate between mechanics and procedures. D20 games have a solid mechanic in d20 + mods vs DC. And they...

I have learned that lesson 🙂 But there is a difference between ‘too hard’ and ‘never even tried’ which is clearly in display in some cases.

If one went all-in on that concept the wave of ‘card crafting’ games that have started to come out could have an interesting trick to...

The times when you use elaborate props in game are when you are running a epic "event level" adventure (I make my own). Whilst the FR...

It's been a while for this thread, but now all the Definitive Edition Grand Master books have been released! The inside cover of The...

SWADE cifi is tempting indeed. Thanks.

It has some Torg vibes, but there aren’t reality cosms where the rules of reality bend as you enter them.

There was a new GURPS Infinite Worlds PDF released recently: Gotterdammerung. Infinite Worlds in general are a series of...