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I own Maladum (Fantasy) and Core Space by Battle Systems. They are what I call quasi-RPG board games. The characters have special...

Yup, good summary. Building on it a bit... 4E "Trained" for skills giving a flat +5 bonus is a pretty different concept from 5E...

Having played EverQuest and World of Warcraft, I think that although the terminology largely borrows from soccer, as you say...

The roles aren't MMO-inspired. They come from soccer. That's why support characters are called "Leaders", a term that isn't ever used in...

I hear this sentiment a lot, that the roles are "rigid". Would you be willing to say what elements contribute to that feeling? I...

A preferred art style isn't a regression, and change is not progress.

Exactly. When 4e came out, I was salty because it wasn't an iteration of 3e. So, I continued to DM/play 3.5e and didn't go on message...

There's some ambivalence here for me. Adaptation, evolution, and growth are inevitable and generally positive things. On board in...

Oddly enough, rereading something about 1970s science fiction fandom in California reminded me of an old favorite line about avoiding...

Mod Note: Have you considered that the way you speak to people, that you are judging them is a reasonable take? If you frequently run...

Huh? We don't even know each other; how could it be personal? I just thought it was interesting/perplexing why you feel the need to...

Shadowdark isn't really a concise take on OSE/B/X though...

Agreed! This is where I will quibble. Change the "you" to "me" and we're good. This is your experience (and it's a perfectly valid...

One person's Frankenstein is another's brilliant synthesis. I genuinely relate to your POV and have often felt the same, but when I...

That (previously mentioned) ranking of OSR games was probably based on a wildly subjective survey. Old grognards (like myself) are...