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I am sure the switch to 5e will draw a crowd. I just think its a shame that that has become Cryptozoic's prime motivation.

That's not how (good) KSs works though. If you don't have the system design locked down by the time you come to KS, then fulfilment will likely be significantly delayed. Even KS that have a locked down book can still take 18+ months to produce physical books in the current climate. They have...

As said, it can be. But based on the many past examples, 6 months is unlikely to be sufficient time to do a good job with a 5e version. We are highly likely to get a rushed and superficial reskin only in the timeframe they have given themselves.

Hard disagree. Sure, AT has roots to D&D but conflating 5e to being D&D is not correct. I am pretty sure the D&D that Pendleton Ward drew inspiration on was that of the 80/90s. As said, I think an OSR version of an AT RPG would be great. However, unless there was significant design work, 5e is...

Yes, they stated as such in their FAQ.

The last minute change to 5e means that I am out as a backer as well. My concern is less about 5e, which is an OK system, and more that they have rushed to develop the system in 6 months which is not sufficient time to do much more than a poor reskin job on the 5e system. More would be needed to...

Agree with the point generally. However, given that Avatar is both an excellent product, as you say, and had unprecedented success, I am surprised it didn't even get a nomination.

I am surprised that Avatar Legends doesn't earn a nomination for product of the year given its KS success.

Too early to get much detail about the Conan RPG. They are in the process of finishing up a Batman RPG KS. I would expect that we will get more at the end of the year, where they are planning to do a 3rd Conan Board Game KS, which could be combined with the RPG. I would look at the Batman RPG to...

As a kid who went through that experience (a few years ago now admittedly), I don't see the issue. What you describe is part of what makes RPGs so fulfilling. Sure, RPGing won't be for everyone, but no hobby is.

Batman: Gotham City Chronicles by Monolith

Monolith just acquired rights to Solomon Kane from Mythic Games. The announcements doesn’t confirm plans for a Solomon Kane RPG but it certainly seems to hint something along those lines in time. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 ! Monolith is pleased to...

2d20 differs significantly from iteration to iteration. It has also been almost uniformly been more and more streamlined and simplified with each iteration. Conan, Infinity and Mutant Chronicles are quite different beast to Star Trek, John Carter and Dune.

Monolith’s Conan RPG will likely be released in 2024 so that wouldn’t even be an option next year. They are doing a long awaited Red Nails expansion for their board game, with solo and co-op rules expansion, in 2023. If the Batman RPG is anything to go by, we should see it 18 months after that...