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I'm sorry, but that's just not true. The only exclusivity requirement is to join the Kindle Unlimited lending library and for that, you...

I long to run Paranoia again. But it is tough to get the right kind of group together.

Have we gone this far in the thread without mentioning Paranoia? Alpha Complex is run by Friend Computer, whom we love, because he...

PuGs work in MMOs because the system enforces the rules. And even then, groups frequently degenerate into chaos.

To be clear, a hardened site would mean that an airstrike wouldn't be effective. And there are countless hardened sites all over the...

I am fine with zero art in RPG books, with the exception of monster descriptions. However, I would prefer no art to bad art. I have no...

It seems to me that part of it is that a there is a segment of the hobby that like collecting and enjoying looking and reading through...

So, as it my custom, I set up a folder on my PC with the relevant pdfs on hand, and a doc with the ideas harvested from this thread...

I just use the one sub-forum. But given the site is owned by a gaming company, its not so much a news outlet as a marketing site.

Sounds like quality of management had a hand in the closing. That's the curse of the industry: great innovators seldom make good...

No, thanks. I mean, I have and I will again, but I much prefer someone who only needs a few handouts and the core book to integrate.

What the hobby needs now is love, sweet love. -- Burt Bacharach, American Game Designer Truly, I think the hobby needs to move away...

Truth.

I agree with with your bolded part -- they're definitely dead as commercial products. Without that disclaimer, though, I definitely...

Honestly, I think "big name" video game journalism died with EGM (1988-2009). Everyone else is just paid advertising. I stick to small...