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  1. Jd Smith1

    ZWEIHÄNDER Reforged: Talking With Daniel D. Fox (World of Game Design)

    Its not a new book. Its the same old book with errata and a couple tweaks introduced n Flames of Freedom. Basically, its a 'new edition' scam.
  2. Jd Smith1

    ZWEIHÄNDER Reforged: Talking With Daniel D. Fox (World of Game Design)

    Yeah, its just errata and a few tweaks from Flames of Freedom. Not worth buying.
  3. Jd Smith1

    ZWEIHÄNDER Reforged: Talking With Daniel D. Fox (World of Game Design)

    All it is, is the changes introduced in Flames of Freedom. The weapons are still, essentially, all identical. The original book and later Main gauche had rules to introduce greater variety in weapon results, so a homemade shiv did not do the same damage as a zweihander, But instead, we get...
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    ZWEIHÄNDER Reforged: Talking With Daniel D. Fox (World of Game Design)

    Zwei has not matured well; the new edition is hardly much more than 'errata added', and the damage system still has not been upgraded to Main Gauche. I used Zwei and FoF for several years, but I've since dropped them as its clear there's no interest in cleaning up the system. Plus, I think he...
  5. Jd Smith1

    How do you handle gems as a GM?

    I quit using gems decades ago. It was just extra bookkeeping without adding anything.
  6. Jd Smith1

    For those who don't play D&D (or its clones), what keeps you engaged with EN World?

    This sub-forum. This is literally the only place on-site I go. For example, in the last couple weeks I learned that the CSIO is being released, and the thread on city products was quite useful. Its also been helpful for posting questions pertaining to my campaigns, as I am pretty certain none...
  7. Jd Smith1

    How Will The New Tariffs Affect TTRPG Prices?

    On both sides, with greater/full US access to Chinese markets. We'll see if it holds.
  8. Jd Smith1

    High-quality systemless books [+]

    They are most just Judges Guild-eque collections of charts, cryptic seeds, and general color. Useful only if the GM wants to put in a lot of work.
  9. Jd Smith1

    Accountability thread for Squarecrawl 2025

    The shame mounts....
  10. Jd Smith1

    City-States of Adventure

    I would say to look to games in later periods. Flashing blades is focused on that trope. 7th Seas has more than most.
  11. Jd Smith1

    City-States of Adventure

    The drawback to WLC is that it is a poor quality scan, so its usefulness is much reduced. On the plus side, its on sale.
  12. Jd Smith1

    City-States of Adventure

    Mutant Year Zero has a core 'community-building' aspect, in which the PCs direct the creation and expansion of a village (called an Ark, IIRC). The Morrow Project 4e has extensive rules and resources for community-building.
  13. Jd Smith1

    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    The company I use has a uniform, so if he wasn't wearing that uniform, there would be an issue. There's a big difference between having an opinion that is different from mine, and walking around in inappropriate clothing.
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    More or less. When I hire a plumber, I don't quiz him on his political or moral views; I just want a plumbing job done, and done well.
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    That's true of everything. Forums and Reddits covering hobbies seldom represent the majority, because the majority isn't deep enough into the given hobby to bother posting. I see it in my other hobbies: there's always the handful if diehards who love discussing and probing the nuances of the...
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    Are there any submarine based RPGs?

    Another vote for Blue Planet. The production quality is/was spectacular, and the setting is extremely good. Its only weakness that I recall was a very thin metaplot/enemy faction.
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    Old Lady Gamer

    I didn't count crowdfunding, and I never buy from places with a delay. If Steam can get me a game in seconds, a pdf of a few Mb should not be an issue. Never coddle gaming companies, it encourages slackness.
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    Old Lady Gamer

    PDFs are exactly the same.
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    Old Lady Gamer

    Got mine, from 1979.
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