Recent content by Von Ether

Ah Ah. I must have been wisdom that comes in those final four years. In my 41 years of GMing, it seems ToTM or grid really depends on the group at the table. Some have a harder time visualizing what is described, and need visual aides, while some GMs have a harder time communicating a combat...

The castle intrigued me most. They are a separate product and a little more expensive but I'm thinking about it.

I am about to wrap up the Dragon Emperor campaign for the second time. I've enjoyed both times. That is a fib. Instead of the Dragon Emperor, it has actually been a mash up of that game and the default campaign for Free Leagues YZE fantasy game, Forbidden Lands. So both campaigns have been a...

It also appears that Troll Lord is expanding their print shop and building a second print shop. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/TLG-s-NEW-FACTORY---Tariff-News.html

Saw these guys on a sponsored FB ad. I know nothing about them but figured I would pass on the news to those who would be better judges. https://herotime1.com/

I always admired Star*Drive goal of trying to create a setting that would do for sci-fi what vanilla fantasy settings do for fantasy. In fantasy, a lot gamers ask, "Which forest do the elves live? Great. Where do the dwarves dig? Fantastic, let's make a PC and go." In sci-fi, gamers seem to...

I know that France has/used to have a program of some sort where ttrpg art is subsidized by the government. It's one of the reason Asmodee moved all of their ttrpg operations to Edge Studios. On a more serious note, though, it would be tough to move.

Don't knock yourself too hard. Most ttrpg game companies start that way - and then end that way as well. It is all a learning experience if you keep going.

Thank you again, Morrus, for you and your team keeping us up to date on this situation. I am willing to bet in early days of EN World, you never had "Tariffs journalism" on your bingo card.

So beyond Path of Glory, has anyone adapted an OSR sandbox to DB?

If the designer's name for Riverbank, Kij Johnson, sounds familiar it is because she was TSR editor back in the day. She's won some fiction awards since then (the Hugo and Nebula) and now has come back to gaming.

I never got around to playing this but of course I loved the cover. For those who did play it, what was it like? And what was it about?

This one has been on my list for the art alone.

According to them, it's a big chunk of their own softbound titles.https://trolllord.com/made-in-usa/ Speaking of, I suddenly feel like I might walk into a game store in the near future and feel like I stepped back in time with softbound covers coming back. As an industry, we've been doing...

This is why I bit the bullet and had regular fulfillment for the original KS. I thought if I added any extra level of effort it would turn off too many people.