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Not the title that we were promised, but set for release in 2027.

"Most of my hair has already sailed into the west..."

That is actually pretty actionable. There's a clear setting that isn't just generic fantasy. There's a magic system, monsters, peoples...

Fire and Ice (1983) - a genuinely cool setting Zardoz (1974) - Post Apocalyptic acid trip The Secret of Nihm - furry fantasy

I keep meaning to show up at a con game and play an elf with a pot belly and receding hairline. Just to see how people react.

Shared Fantasy is really worth reading. As far as I'm aware, it's the earliest academic work examining RPGs and gamers. But it's also...

I've been meaning to read Shared Fantasy for some time now, particularly given that it was still referenced (and Fine himself had a...

not really, if you look at the list… the first seven OAR had no crowdfunding, and it beat the Dark Tower but not Caverns of Thracia...

Oh, absolutely. Just look at Vampire the Masquerade. You have layers between the mortal and vampiric worlds. But part of why it worked...

Sure. Though I'd argue there are a lot of settings besides superhero-proper ones where there are distinct layers of power to be found.

Their second-most successful Backerkit campaign, behind Caverns of Thracia. However, when you look at the number of backers rather than...

Quite a lot of what you say about Lorraine's tenure at the company is excellent and needs to be said, repeatedly, especially about the...

I finished Tiptree & McIntyre's The Girl Who Was Plugged In / Screwtop. The Girl Who Was Plugged in is so ahead of its time - if PKD is...

And maybe that's the crux of it for me. I'd say it's also about allies, in addition to opponents. Because it's important to me to square...

Though you've got to decide what counts as "a superhero game" there; there are things like Part Time Gods, Scion, Godbound or even...