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I'd say the simpler versions of BRP (e.g. Openquest) meet this criteria somewhat: options granularity via skills, combined with an...

Though even within that, there are issues of what lifting the complexity is doing, and if it had to be that way to get the job done in...

I also think we need more nuance in the conversation when we describe a game as "crunchy" or "light". When people say "crunch" they...

Break out the d12s, Daggerheart is now available. Supplements are out for D&D, DCC RPG, and the OSR including the remarkable The Stygian...

This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler covers campaigns that close funding between June 12 to 18. Get the world’s largest dungeon crawl...

When you need to be low, ducking is always a good option…

After buying Traveller, Twilight: 2000, and 2300AD; Mongoose Publishing has now purchased Dark Conspiracy. Matthew Sprange, Managing...

Hey all, just a quick heads up to say that ELEMENTAL is today's Deal of the Day on Drivethru. For more info about the game, see @Charles...

I think your grants to schools, @SlyFlourish, are a wonderful thing (and my school in particular benefited from your generosity!) We...

Well, such products exist. One of my players is running one to give me a break while I am setting up a new long-term campaign...

That's hilarious. I pity the orange and purple games on the right, you somehow have to make it all across the page to get to them :LOL:

This does that. At first I kinda ignored them. I ran a few at a Free RPG Day and now I’m hooked.

To push on @mearls 's idea of "adventure-forward design", I'd like to see adventures that have all the rules required to run them inside...

I'd prefer a game that does something well, rather than one that does something new.