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Yes. I realize last night that a good companion question would be “How important is your answer to you?” For me, it’s not very important...

Like a lot of supernatural or fortean weirdness, I am agnostic when it comes to ghosts. I don't actively insist that they are real, and...

I like what I am seeing. Just curious to see how they will be laid out on the books themselves. If these represent a wrap around, it...

Not a fan of the cards being crowdfunded in that it means the turn around time on them will be longer. I get that there are cost reasons...

I was responding to the previous post.

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.