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It's a very interesting development. I wish for good things for everyone involved.

Oh my is this such a big deal to me, as both a player and a GM/DM! I find that if a game doesn't have good pacing, I wonder what I'm doing there. Fortunately, when I'm running the game, I can pace things. I look at how much time is in the session and how much we have left, and try to make sure...

I honestly prefer not to manage a combat without some initiative order. I have found in a variety of systems that do this, that some players just don't get to do as much. That's been my experience with my own groups of friends, and at Con games. I ran Daggerheart as written for a test session...

Oh did I play some Tunnels and Trolls back in the day. They had so many excellent solo adventures that I could take it with me on trips (along with a brick of D6!) The solo adventures were really exceptional, and I loved the non-combat rules. This was a really early roll versus target game...

I agree with you 100%, and I think the Critical Role players will do a very good job of it. I've found that the RPG hobby has a lot of people who are quiet and introverted. They come to life when they are handed the spotlight. Having to advocate for themselves is rough. And for me, as someone...

I have played a lot of games with this type of system. PbtA and Blades most commonly. And it was a problem with all but the very best GMs. Players who are the most vocal just do more. Quiet players do less. I don't think there is anything the more vocal players were doing wrong, but if you're an...

Well this is certainly something. I can't imagine any reason that you'd need a Deathstalker specific RPG. There's nothing in it that couldn't be handled with any number of other game systems. I've seen the movies and I'm not sure how much actual lore there is to them. I'm not going to watch...

I'd hope so. I would love to run it but the only way I can do so regularly is via VTT. I'm enjoying it enough that I'm trying to get a group to play in person but with all of us being parents ... it's tough.

I think that falls into the "don't be a jerk" playstyle. Something Daggerheart goes out of their way to argue against. I think it's bringing an attitude from outside of the game into it, and I'll have an issue with that regardless of what we're talking about.

Having played Solasta (a 5E computer game that uses the rules very well) I've found that nothing breaks if you start with a 20. Just means you have nowhere to go at that point.

I'm really excited. I managed to grab a box from a FLGS, and now friends are discussing playing an in-person game. There's a bar in my area that is video game themed, and they have rooms you can reserve for games, so we may be able to play there. And have adult beverages. So excited! Reading...

Tell me about it! I have backed some projects, so when I see an email from them I think "oh, cool..." but it's for something I looked at once. So now I browse in incognito mode until I want to back.

Well my FLGS had a copy of it, so I picked it up. What will I do with it? Have to find a place to play, but I'd love to start a game with friends. We'll see. Hopefully the interest in it keeps staying strong.

I have played and run Hero/Champions/Fantasy Hero on Foundry, and I thought it was decent rules implementation. The biggest thing was that you needed Hero Maker to create and import characters, but I have that. Harnmaster has a module but I haven't used it. Blood & Bone is a system I've heard of...

This is a question that really depends on what you want to run. I am a Foundry user, but I've also used Fantasy Grounds and currently play a game on Roll20. If you are playing a game like D&D5 or Pathfinder 2, Foundry is a no-brainer. If you're playing a lesser known game ... it may not be. I...

That's really interesting. I think that WotC wants to move D&D in this direction, but didn't take the latest edition as the opportunity to shift the rules from "kick in the door" style play. It does sound interesting and you did a great write-up!

You had high level powers for all the classes. The Battle Master gets maneuvers that don't level up. You won't see any of the high level powers that the Warlord (or other classes that don't traditionally have spells). Not that I wouldn't wish for it, but I don't believe you will. I suppose WotC...

Unfortunately I don't think this will ever happen. I loved the 4E Warlord and played one all the way to an Epic campaign. The issue to me is that the Warlord was a leader and so could be a replacement for a cleric, and still be martial. That's a no-go. Further, the Warlord had powers in the...

I'm watching the "session 0" for this campaign on YouTube and I think this is correct. Matt talked about how it is a "soulslike" game, but also that the group is going to be the only hope for bringing light back. It will be really interesting to see how this goes. I don't think a bleak grimdark...

This sounds like a wonderful product, but I can't think of a system I'd play but would want to play less for this game than 5E. It sounds like the binary skill system of D&D without even something like skill challenges. I'm definitely not trying to yuck anyone's yum, but playing this with a...