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Yep! Like I said, it's far from a complete list. Just some games that might be on the threshold?
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There are a lot of Free League and BRP games that you could probably add to your list based on these metrics.
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Interesting metric. 10 years is a long time in the business world. Savage Worlds would qualify. Shadow of the Demonlord (2015) still...
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People keep saying that you can't outsell D&D, but I'm confident that my upcoming ruleset, Oubliettes and Otyughs, will do so easily.
Jun 4, 2025
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how many are playing it?
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Two of my four players knew about it and had played Numenera, when I asked them if they wanted to play a Cypher system rpg campaign. On...
Jun 4, 2025
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Simple. It has a community of fans, and it’s still worth messing around with for creators after it’s initial release.
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I've run 2 multi-year campaigns and the online GM groups were active. It's not huge, but it's there.
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My definition of successful would be something like: Are the vast majority of the people on the creation side happy they were involved...
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so I gave my longer list but now I'll narrow down based on these excellent conversations on what I think would tell me a game is...
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One metric I look at to determine the success of an RPG is the continued publication of official expansion books and adventures. If the...
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Incorrect. https://alphastream.org/index.php/2023/07/08/pathfinder-never-outsold-4e-dd-icymi/
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These five things are the main criteria to me.
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I know this is sort of the thing I focus on but I think having an open license and open reference document that other creators can build...
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