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Ggban007 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with
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TSR was very much a trial-by-fire sort of workplace, where you were challenged quickly and expected to step up and learn multiple jobs... -
GRead Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton, which is a nice short read because (unlike most things Beaton is known for) it’s...
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Ggban007 reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
While the terminology here is wrong, and there is no evidence of a 'disparagement clause' (in fact GG's words suggest the opposite), it...
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Ggban007 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
In the 80s and 90s there were other companies where you could work full time--West End, GDW, Chaosium, eventually White Wolf, and so on...
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Ggban007 reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
Mostly. Rob Kuntz, Jim Ward, and Mike Carr were among those lucky few who got royalty deals before TSR reneged on those or stopped...
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Ggban007 reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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Ggban007 reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
This really does seem to be the "Occam's Razor" answer here. Goodman is undoubtedly sincere (or at least believes himself to be sincere...
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Ggban007 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
NDAs and non-disparagement clauses are not exactly rare these days. But such may not be necessary. If there's a contract that compels...
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Ggban007 reacted to payn's post in the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025) with Like.
I've held off on Wrath as its an AP I skipped int he PF1 era. I wasnt too keen on mythic rules and its storytelling. Though, ill check...
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Ggban007 reacted to payn's post in the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025) with Like.
You are right. I am definitely looking for things that are difficult to convey in a trailer clip. That might end up being a really good...
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Ggban007 reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025) with Like.
I would note that Kingmaker is probably their weakest game by some margin, so if you liked that, you'll probably like their other stuff...
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Ggban007 reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025) with Like.
The Expanse isn't generic, I totally agree, but what makes it distinctive isn't stuff like how individual combat works in that setting...
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Ggban007 reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025) with Like.
The Expanse is fairly generic to start off with. It was based on a Traveller campaign after all. It has the same narrative ancestry as...
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GI just finished reading Jon Peterson's Playing at the World 2E, Volume 1, and I'm a bit surprised at my own blasé reaction to it. I...
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Ggban007 reacted to JLowder's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
One of the constants at TSR, no matter who owned and ran the company, was the inability to deal fairly or constructively with creators...