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The reason magic items feel so boring in so many games is because most magic items do very general stat-boost things. On the other hand, if they did very quirky specific things, players would have to engage with them creatively, because their purpose isn’t readily apparent. Consider two potions...

End of The World by Fantasy Flight games.

The latest version is The Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master. It’s updated and heavily revised.

I’m not sure generic and urban fantasy go together. Usually, when I think of generic, I think of something like Fate or Cypher or GURPS. But for urban fantasy, it’s pretty hard to beat City of Mist.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/173947/the-end-of-the-world-alien-invasion

I’ve played Rifts since it was released. The Palladium system hasn’t changed much since 1983 and it definitely shows. It’s a bunch of different mechanics all slapped together. Eight attributes, each with a different set of bonuses that grow at different rates all apply to different rolls, which...

The whole goal of combat in B/X, and by extension, OSE, is NOT to fight fair. If players are dying because they keep rushing headlong into fights, the lesson they need to learn is to plan the battle and stack the odds in their favor. If they’re dying to traps, either they need to be more...

For PBtA, The Sprawl is very good. Cy_Borg is excellent, if you’re looking for an OSR style cyberpunk game.