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  1. Jaeger

    Free League announces Dragonbane, the translation of Swedish RPG classic Drakar och Demoner

    Stuff like this: I'm also not a fan of card mechanics. Of any kind. I have played enough different systems that I can recognize when I will utterly bounce off a mechanic. There is enough enthusiasm for the game that it is also clear that plenty of people have no issues issues at all with...
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    Free League announces Dragonbane, the translation of Swedish RPG classic Drakar och Demoner

    My main gripe was that had they given us a stripped down and streamlined version of Symbaroum, Dragonbane would have been their sexy prestige flagship title. Precisely because while it would still have had a distinctive visual style, the 'generic fantasy' aspect of the game would have appealed...
  3. Jaeger

    Free League announces Dragonbane, the translation of Swedish RPG classic Drakar och Demoner

    Yup. Some very recognizable bits from different systems shoehorned in... This kind of disjointed design killed my interest. I was hoping for a streamlined and somewhat pared down version of Symbaroum. (a brp derivative itself) Which would have been a much more solid base to start with, and...
  4. Jaeger

    Just discovered Castles and Crusades

    This should really be the default option in the game. K.I.S.S. So +6, +3, +0 vs TN 18.
  5. Jaeger

    D&D General A Question about Waterdeep - Where does the Drinking Water come from?

    Forgotten Realms world building has Never been the best. Waterdeep has fresh water ‘Because Dragons’ is about as good a reason as any...
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    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    Of course there are exceptions. Nobody said that they're not. But exceptions are not examples. Because back-end hits like 'Encanto' rarely happen. Where's all the excitement for new Lightyear content, Strange World, The Black Cauldron, Treasure Planet, or the push for a John Carter sequel...
  7. Jaeger

    Streets of Peril

    For the epically lazy; Any chance we could get a quick rundown on how the system works? Combat? Skills? Magic? I'm getting some Burning Wheel Dice/Riddle of Steel Combat system vibes from your current description. Is Streets of Peril something in a similar vein?
  8. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    The difference here is that Paramount+ is not really "paying" for D&DHat streaming rights, as they are both owned by the same parent company. But: I do agree that they could absolutely justify/write-off the loss as an "investment" to grow subscribers for their platform. And I also do not...
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    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    Thank you Devilbass! We can now put this to rest: i.e. "You can't call D&D a flop just based on the box-office performance because 'muh streaming'..." Which is untrue because, the "traditional" metrics are still used; because everything still works the same! I have pointed this out a few...
  10. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    I did. Spending more money on streaming content =/= D&D Movie Profitability. That is untrue. I said: Which is Empirically True, because the President of Paramount Global Said...
  11. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    Then we are agreed, D&DHat is a box office flop. And has been pointed out; if the movie doesn't make that money back at the box office, a lot of that "overall financial success" can get eaten up by how much the film fell short. They won't make up the difference in Streaming views, because the...
  12. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    Production + Marketing x2 is Also still commonly used. But maybe I'm putting too much stock in the Bona fides of: Clickbaity industry sites like - Variety: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/avatar-2-budget-expensive-2-billion-turn-profit-1235438907/ Quoting some director named - James...
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    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    True, but... The problem with relying on streaming revenue to make up the box-office gap in the case of the D&D film, is the streaming service that it is going to: Paramount+...
  14. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    Well, the number's not wrong. D&DHaT has done $202,537,000 worldwide. But that is about half of what it needs at the box office just to break even. It's already up for VOD rentals/sales. So it's theatre run is dead. The best hope for D&D fans for a sequel is that the film becomes a fan...
  15. Jaeger

    Critical Role Announces Two New RPGs

    And now for the most benign RPG forum thread derail of all time... For great Chess commentary, I highly recommend your kid take a look at the 'C-Squared Podcast' on youtube. Caruana, and Chirila dish out serious A-level commentary. Their recap coverage of the recent WCC was fantastic. It's...
  16. Jaeger

    Critical Role Announces Two New RPGs

    Agreed. And this was the point I thought that I was making. Obviously, I was a bit more obscure than intended. True enough. Although according to some critics, some CR cast members still don't know the 5e rules all that well... ;) That will be the key: Speed of play at the table. Which...
  17. Jaeger

    Critical Role Announces Two New RPGs

    ^These^ In my opinion; The new CR rpg has to be designed to support the style of play you see during the stream. Daggerheart should be a game specifically designed for play while streaming live. 5e actually has a lot of stuff baked into the design that is completely superfluous for CR's live...
  18. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    Yeah, Struck me real odd that there was no meaningful international release. But I looked it up, and yeah, a whole lotta 'nada... ^This^ Sometimes stuff just doesn't work out.
  19. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    The $30.8m includes the international. The Princess Bride didn't get a big international release - it only made $189,220 overseas. And the $16m is just the production budget. That does not include what they spent on marketing and distribution... So yeah, just fell a bit short of breaking...
  20. Jaeger

    D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie Hit or Flop?

    It was a flop. It did $30.8m on a $16m budget. You factor in some marketing, and it fell a just bit short of breaking even. But... It became an absolute cult classic. A low Single digit millions loss at the box office was vastly easier to overcome with VHS/DVD sales/rentals, and thousands of...
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