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    Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1

    The answer is the same as it always has been, navies and armies conduct their missions with the technology they have at hand. On that note, the article seems to be operating on an assumption (but I could be wrong) of the default FTL tech is something like hyperspace or warp drive where forces...
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    There's A New Edition Of The Cypher System Coming

    It's subjective but I'd rather say, "community preferences" as I those issues didn't bother me, most of my regular players, and the players I introduced the hobby through Cypher. Those who had expectations and strong preferences on their RPG mechanics, especially on hit points, had more trouble...
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    There's A New Edition Of The Cypher System Coming

    There are a suite of swap out abilities called Flavors to let a GM customize Types. With the Knowledge and Skills, the Adept can become a computer hacker or an investigator type. This has been a feature since the first book. I use announcing/not announcing difficulty as a lever. If it’s a more...
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    There's A New Edition Of The Cypher System Coming

    I often describe the current damage system as representing an endurance mechanic. You get more tired throughout the day as compared to being at your peak until you are at 0 hp. I speculate that most Cypher games are a GM who loves the improv friendly rules and a group of players who are more...
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    D&D's October Product Revealed to Be Stranger Things Tie-In

    The next level is that the Stranger Things characters are having a reunion D&D session and they've updated the old adventures themselves. :ROFLMAO: Though I can't remember if this implies a bittersweet moment already or will in the future.
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    D&D's October Product Revealed to Be Stranger Things Tie-In

    “B/X? That for kids! We’re rocking AD&D”
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    D&D's October Product Revealed to Be Stranger Things Tie-In

    Touché WotC, touché.
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    D&D's October Product Revealed to Be Stranger Things Tie-In

    I'm not surprised but this makes curious if the previous Stranger Things tie in was a strong seller. It could have been but evidently not gangbusters enough to do a squeal product the next year. Because part of what used to cannibalize TSR's market back in the 90s has now become a gold mine...
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    Cthulhu By Gaslight Keeper’s Guide Dives Into The Dark Side Of The Era

    "The future has arrived, it's just not disturbed evenly." Rural farm life may not have changed much from Victorian to WW I. But by WW II everything from horse cavalry up to tanks was used in the war. The speed of technology is fascinating.
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    Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game? Part One

    Yep! It’s even mentioned in the article with a hyperlink.
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    Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game? Part One

    I would have used GURPS back in the day and was already running a quirky "horror" adventure game in the vein of BRPD (before I found the BRPD years later) back then.
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    Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game? Part One

    I'm confused because the article lists several options already.
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    Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game? Part One

    Love this series! A lot of great "What if"s. In TORG, I felt there was too much repetition between Russia and the Cyberpapacy. Sure, they presented differently, but the underlying "It's spiritual meets high tech powers" made them both feel less unique to me (YMMV). A psionics focus could have...
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    Green Ronin Crowdfunding Legal Defense Fund In Fight Against Diamond Distrubutors

    The more I read people comments to these situations, it becomes more apparent how much the final customer is oblivious to how their TTRPG products get into their hands. I guess it's my first day on the interwebs! :ROFLMAO:
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    Jess Lanzillo Joins White Wolf as Creative Director

    I have literally seen that happening. :ROFLMAO:
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