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The Yes And version dropping anytime soon, huh? 🤣

That's good info. I note that it does seem to try and distinguish the ruling on the basis that only the books were being imported and no related paraphernalia. I can see a number of KS fulfillments currently on ships struggling to make the same argument.

This has been my RPG of 2024. I have played it a ton and it’s been a great zero prep RPG experience. Highly recommended though it’s difficult to find, especially all the added content.

Conan RPG by Monolith Publishing Astroprisma by Crescent Chimera

Thanks for bringing the KS to my attention. I didn't get any notifications.

Its from a Facebook group with the name you can see on the screenshot I posted.

Nostalgia. Normally that may not be compelling, but this whole product release is built on nostalgia, so I can see people choosing 1e over 2e. It was posted on social media by Ray Winninger:

Both 1st and 2nd edition box sets are getting reprinted from the FAQ.

Conan IP gets a new RPG about as regularly as most popular IPs do. The last Conan IP went to KS over 10 years ago. In this case, there is also the factor that the previous d20 and 2d20 RPGs are both quite heavy, so there are still people who want to see something less crunchy for Conan...

Wow, the backer pledge averages at $288 :eek: That's impressive to be able to get so much money consistently from so many people. That's almost three times what Avatar Legends averaged per backer, though its offering three times as much product than Avatar Legends did.

Essentials was presented much like 2.5e 3.5e was and had close parallels to it in terms of time scale etc, so it had precedent and most assumed it was a 4.5e. We aren't seeing the same sort of parallels with these 2024 releases, hence the greater confusion as to what they should be called.

I am concerned by the amount of mechanics that are now embedded in Background. I want my PC's history to have an influence on who they are but, it seems like Background will be the most defining part of every starting character.

The existing Mistborn RPG is very well designed. The system is tailored to the IP and how the action played out in the books. It wouldn't be a good basis for a Cosmere wide RPG though and there is no doubt that more RPGers will be familiar with D&D5e, so its a sensible choice if you want break...

Its selling more than 3 times as much product as Avatar Legends, so comparisons are going to be tough. To be honest, I am leery of these massive KS these days with ridiculous number of books from a relatively new publishers for a new system and with fulfilment dates over 2-3 years away.