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How would you define a "Minimalist ttrpg"? I'm a fan of RISUS, The Anything RPG - but it's like 4-5 pages.
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The OP didn't provide a definition for success, so using my own definition, D&D is the only truly successful ttrpg. You don't have to...
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I think the bar for the vast majority of RPG publishers are quite low when it comes to measuring success. Like, you could be a dude...
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I don't know if 'successful' is the right word for it. It has too much baggage. But I can't think of a better word. What makes it...
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TSR Thieves are bad to some people. There's been people in this thread who've posted their enjoyment of playing the class. This idea...
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You have some very idealistic approaches to measuring success :sneaky: I answered the question. No other ttrpg has been as successful...
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Makes it to my book shelf or on my hard drive as PDF.
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Dungeons & Dragons Numerous people playing and talking about the ttrpg for YEARS Launch and yearly sales numbers
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I don't think so. Speed and complexity are real but what I think is, that it is very subjective that all those features are negative...
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Ranges are in game units, which are 10s of feet indoors and 10s of yards outdoors. I could understand if you find that strange...
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My DM just pointed out another example of 1e craziness: Switching between tabletop inches and diegetic feet without rhyme or reason
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Oh, I don't know. I saw a number of 1E bards in my AD&D 1E/2E days. One of the things to remember is it wasn't really "11th level" like...
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I would play 2E over 1E but only if you used just the core 2E material. Once you add in the splat books (as flavorful and good as some...
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Depends on over how long a period we're talking. Potentially years of play. A given DM might easily have a "Tree of Strength" or...
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So "Raging" isn't enough for Barbarians? Plus WotC has given the class several additional powers like regeneration and using Strength...
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