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Wow, I didn't know the Gamma World cards were available digital and POD! That's cool! Much better than paying collector prices on eBay...

Oh yes. There were cards in the 4E era. For Gamma World there were random packs of Omega Tech and Alpha Mutations. It was recommended...

Yeah. I guess there are just some iconic ones in other systems that get more use because powers/spells are more limited? In the core...

The encounter economy is the main issue. Most powers require no resources to use. In D&D, characters give up spell slots. Much like the...

Well, just convert 2E's AC to the positive scale and THAC0 to an attack bonus, and I think you're well on your way to a better designed C&C.

Five month check-in. Running my Motherboard campaign biweekly (Tier 2, but we they chose to restart with new characters) and a weekly...

This was my beef that I couldn't get over with Shadowdark. It's using old school ability generation with the modern modifier chart and...

Yeah. And then the Castle Keeper needs to remember what everyone's primary and secondary attributes are, because that changes everyone's...

Castles & Crusades SIEGE Engine. Just a regular d20+bonus vs a DC standard D20 system would work better, IMO.

I suppose nothing stops you as a GM telling a player "You've got a 3 Strength, so you cannot attempt to lift that gate." Shadowdark just...

My main issue when 3e first came out was that it was my first "crunchy" TTRPG. I didn't understand the concept of exact rules. Counting...

What I miss about the 3.5 era is the adventures and generally good 3rd party content. (Yes, I know there was a lot of junk. But there...

Maybe someone fat-fingered the amount yesterday and corrected that today Yesterday's amount was certainly very unusual (and that from...

So, "The Ossuary" just dropped $1500. That was a pretty sizable chunk of its backers. Wonder what happened?

I just wanted to come in with a perspective from a different industry. Digital book aren't always "forever" - it's already not for your...