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Yup, and also rebuffed Jim Henson when he wanted to make a Dark Cryatal Setting, and dropped the ball on official Lord of the Rings D&D...

Ninjas yes, but also don’t forget the kung-fu craze of the 70s, which also influenced D&D’s portrayal of Asian-ish stuff

When OA came out in the 80s, Ninjas were of course big in the US, which would culminate with TMNT popularity into the 90s. As a 10 yr...

Yes. Even for the time, it was very enthusiastically "our three existing friends really like Asia, so we don't need to talk to any...

Truth be told, OA wasn't aimed at Asian markets. It was squarely aimed at the core US gamer base and it of course shows for the time.

"Yes, but we got a French guy to create an Asian-flavored setting, so we're covered there."

Wait.... TSR passed on doing a Lodoss War setting? Feels on brand.

So is part of the issue the timing of the Kickstarter. 2024 and the mixed reception release for DnD'24 had people hungry for...

I might just need those dice, though I do have a blood splatter dice set already.... choices choices.

I like what I am seeing. Keeps things very stripped down and simple mechanically.

Oh, sweet summer child… My freshman year at college, the main cafeteria (the others were all being renovated) served mashed potatoes...

Man, I have very strong opinions on the d20 Call of Cthulhu. Strong enough that I'll probably keep them to myself. But it was both one...

So I am curious. This is labeled as a Chaosium product on a WotC platform. Curious to know how much Chaoium worked on this or is it just...

I picked up Sany Peterson's Cthulhu Mythos a couple years ago which seems much more exhaustive than this. So even though I'm an avid CoC...

Real Talk, I don't see the cover when it' on my shelf, just the spine.