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I have many rpgs. Some are written very sparsely, like a manual and use keywords. This is fine. Others are written with richer, more conversational language. There are advantages to both styles. My problem with D&D 2024 is it's attempting to be clear and manual like, but is not very...

This game is fantastic. It provides many options for play and fires the imagination. Nobody has to memorize a bunch of lore. The background and species information is deliberately sketchy enough that players will bring their ideas to the table. Not sure how to roleplay a cactus? What you're...

Fate Black Sword Hack Shadowdark 13th Age Ars Magica The Wildsea Icons Knife (for carving dice and scratching out character sheets)

In my example the word, action is capitalized, therefore indicating that is the action keyword. Saying you can make a utilize object action is not clearer, just more wordy and painful to read. I have no problem with keywords and concise language in a RPG. I do not like the words action and...

I can't stand the writing in 5.24. It's one of the reasons I'm not switching. It is that grating. The writing style is not making the game any clearer by forcing the reader through a whole book of passive language, as well as innumerable uses of the words conditions and actions. I don't see how...

Daggers, maces, etc. are beneath the chivalric knight!

Backed it!

I finished the entire series. Just wanted to say after mocking "Power and Lace" up thread, I want to mention "It's Only a Paper Moon." This is an amazing episode and one of my favourites. Aaron Eisenberg's acting chops shines through, demonstrating fantastic emotional range. The directing is...

This was fun, especially the two players learning about the world. Also, so many skills and rolling systems. And what the heck with the hand slapping skill? 😂 We still have our old boxed set but never actually played it. Going to drag it out today, for sure. It is a game that we laugh at now...

Oh, sorry, misunderstanding here. I am in total agreement with you. My bonus points comment are directed at other folk who don't like B&W art. And I agree you don't need B&W for old school. Either one works. It's the quality and whether it fits the material that is important.

Oh that makes sense! You're right. 😍

Dolmenwood has gorgeous art. OSE has some great colour spreads too. Anyway, colour art does not get bonus quality points for having colour. Both require skill. Old school games can go either way and fit the writing.

Ryan Nook wrote the adventure paths, War of the Burning Sky and Zeitgeist. Ranger Wickett wrote the campaign book Zeitgeist. Wickett might have done some writing on the adventure paths too. Not sure. Both the adventure paths are amazing and my favourites.

And it's great! ❤️

You're welcome. Thanks for the interest.

Well the serial killer turned out to be a fairly powerful ghoul. My character's aunt was saved by the charlatans. The charlatans were using a Changeling like critter to pose as dead husband. We actually ended up swaying him over to our side and he helped bring down charlatans. GM wasn't...

I play a variety of games from Brindlewood Bay to A5e. I enjoy OSR games because of the simpler rulesets and character creation. There's a bubbling over of really creative ideas coming from the OSR. I love the zines that get us many many hours of play from a booklet. Just going through the...

Nope. Danger should be telegraphed so players can make informed decisions. Gotchas are seriously frowned on in most OSR circles these days. I hated the paranoid play that was too common back in the day. These days a well designed OSR dungeon is fun, challenging and will contain factions or...

We enjoyed the Shire adventures. It is, after all, where "The Fellowship of the Ring" starts.

How long do you have to wait before you get to actually fly around on your purple dragon? Is this dragon going to initially behave like a large purple wolf buddy, then fly with you for one round? Then at a really high level, you get the full fantasy of riding a dragon? I wonder if WotC will...