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I have always had mixed feelings about magic being dumped into cyberpunk. As a standalone genre, it also cleaves very much to the era...

I think its a case of people thinking "OSR" rather than specifically the term "retroclone." But it is a good point that people seem to...

It's interesting how almost every comment is about option 1, but the votes are now leading option 2

Exactly. A retroclone is about restating the ruleset, usually in a clearer or more concise way. The OSR scene is about recreating the...

Also, the point at the beginning was not to sell the retroclone, but to have a foundation on which people could support the original...

I think it is very Arthurian. The court & proper knighthood follows the new (but authorized) morality within a 'contained' land. But...

This might be another reason why Arthurian RPGs aren't popular. It's difficult for a lot of players to get into the mindset that seems...

I can understand charging for the playtest (as opposed to free), as that's one way to get people invested in giving some feedback. But...

Or there may be some other transformative / disruptive force, such as a higher performance / better formatted wiki + (ouch) AI. I just...

No, it isn't, but paying for something that you don't need for a price you're not otherwise willing to pay, is charity. I see often...

Indeed, while we can trust most producers to use effectively the increased revenue coming from the "fair price", there is always the...

I think it can be a useful or valid excuse, because art is usually a fixed price. One of the original, great values of crowdfunding is...

Even if I can be convinced of that -- I have no opinion on this currently -- it won't affect my buying pattern. I trade money for a...

Publishers that want to compete with each other know what their customers want. Some go the full color experience for their core...

I recently noticed that the Player Core and GM Core for Starfinder 2 are $70 each. That's $140 for basically the same material that was...