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It's doesn't have the breadth and depth of something like Cyberpunk RED but it's still fleshed out, with lots of little details on how society functions (or rather, doesn't function). You get notes on the history and districts of LA, the politics, technologies (and how technology changed over...

There's also the possibility of add-on subscription services like, say, an integrated Microsoft Teams with D&D functionality (using Teams as an example because Hasbro already said it's used for in-house testing and they have former Microsoft people in leadership positions.)

We haven't seen the business model behind their upcoming VTT yet. There's still time.

The police investigation as a central story driver is what really sets this apart from classic cyberpunk games, which tend to focus on criminal heists / fixer jobs (something which the excellent CY_BORG makes wonderfully explicit). The clever conceit here is, that while the players think...

Man, you can love Critical Role and still think this is a weak, non-commital and soulless statement from a company that usually presents itself with passion, sincerity and in-your-face politics. All the hand-wringing about NDAs is a bit disgenious - Hasbro/WOTC is not going to sue ONE OF THE...

These two statements contradict what we heard, from multiple credible sources, about finalized contracts being included and the orignal January 13 deadline. Unless, those leaks were mistaken, in light of everything else, I can only assume that this is deliberate obfuscation or deception. To me...

A great day for pantomime!

Renata Price put up a new summary article over at Vice.com: Dungeons and Dragons Is Jeopardizing Its Greatest Strength: Its Ubiquity

Lead the way, heroes!

I think this is the flip-side of the GM shortage: most casual players are probably happy to have a table at all and if the GM says that they're moving to a different but effectively similar system (provided character creation/progress seems fun and not overwhelming with choices, technicalities...

Wasn't there a rumor going around that Rolling Stone was going to report on the OGL thing? Might have been the prep for this interview getting the Chinese whispers treatment.

Signed... online petitions are unlikely to sway but Hasbro BUT if enough people sign, that may fuel the news cycle surrounding this debacle which is worthwhile to keep up the pressure.

EDIT: wrong thread

It's really clever! I've been playing it on and off since the Kickstarter rewards were getting fulfilled. Probably one of the most usuable and satisfying heist systems devised for a TTRPG. There are also some mechanics that might inspire D&D-minded people, like the way group actions ('Harmony')...

I really love the podcast - it's really inspiring and poetic, makes me want to do better as a storyteller/GM. Listen to it if you can vibe with the horror themes. I'm less enthused about the Cypher system (and my current tables really don't like it) but it's workable enough... I ended up backing...

A great get for WOTC and the hobby. Hope they let him flex his creative muscles.

Some practical advice: Use another NPC, a peer to the players, to frame the relationship and gently model the desired player character behavior e.g. 'This crime lord has a long memory and I've heard... stories. Please show respect if you can, maybe bring a small gift.' Alternatively you can...

"When an attempt fails, something changes." I need to remind myself to use failure as a catalyst to make scenes more interesting, dramatic or complicated instead of just telling the player they don't succeed. The Apocalypse World system introduced me to the concept of using a player's failure...

The Kickstarter is now live: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcanumworldscanada/raidersoftheserpentsea

Arcanum Worlds, a Canada-based RPG publisher formed by ex Bioware / EA videogame developers, is preparing for a new Kickstarter-funded adventure path/campaign setting. Their previous outing was the dense and successful Greek mythology-inspired Odyssey of the Dragonlords, notable for having some...