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A key part of this project are our Consulting Designers, and we're pleased to introduce you to eight of them today! Toiya Kristen Finley Toiya is a skilled designer experienced in both digital and tabletop game design. She's the co-author of The Game Narrative Toolbox, holds a Ph. D in...

Just to clarify, building that system is actually what the project is about. We're not just launching a system we've been working on that fits our own interpretation of what is needed. Rather, we're taking a set of core design principals and values, concepts developed in part by working with...

Excellent advice and I totally agree! coolnamerpg.com is the site name we've been using when we talk about it, but that name is for the project of building the system. When all is said and done, odds are there will be a community owned site for the final system. AND choosing that name is part...

As part of this project, we're bringing on some of the best designers in the business as Consulting Designers. It's all part of the plan to make the best game possible before we give it back to the world. We made our first announcement a few days ago with Steven S. Long of HERO System fame...

Thanks for noting this! Yeah - it's a huge disappointment to end up here, but we're going to make something cool come out of it. We just announced Steven S. Long as the first of our consulting designers on the System project.

I cancelled mine. Since I won't really be using 5E there wasn't a good reason to keep it. I just wish I could cancel all the money I sunk into the books there.

If you're a 5E player or designer, check out our project to create a new fantasy RPG system. We're working with some of the best designers in the business to help make this happen and looking to the community and small publishers to come to the table and share their ideas. No company will own...

Our response? We're coordinating an effort to build a new (not a 5E reskin) fantasy RPG system with some of the best designers in the business acting as Consulting Designers. We only kicked off this effort last Friday, but we've made tremendous progress and we'll start announce designer names...

Thank you, @Libertad . This was really fascinating, and I truly appreciate the time you put into this. It's fantastic to see so much thought and care given to your review. It's also really interesting to hear your thoughts on the challenges we face in terms of trying to get this out to people...

To be fair, he was talking about doing it as a GM as a way to make combat more than just a series of repeated smacks. Players will likely go with whatever does the most damage, but it's worthwhile for a GM to do what they can to add richness to the combat.

Here are a few of my favorites: Surrender or Retreat. Both of these are underused combat options. NPCs and Monster don't want to die anymore than the characters do. Enemies that retreat if things look bad can get help or attack later when they feel their odds of winning are better. Or maybe they...

Like a lot of rules, I think alignment is useful as a mechanic in a game where not every person is an equally gifted storyteller. A GM may not be great at describing the traits, thoughts, or hints that identify an evil opponent, but a trait called "chaotic evil" a wizard can detect is an...

Rust monster. Nearly every other monster that exists is threatening/scary because it'll kill you. The rust monster ruins your expensive and hard-earned gear. It's the monster I feel players (myself included) are the MOST likely to run away from rather than trying to defeat it. And the crazy...

I'd suggest you check out the World of Aetaltis: Adventurer's Guide! It's a book written "in character" as if by and for prospective adventurers in the World of Aetaltis. Compiled by the College of New Erinor, it includes both the official information and comments in the margins from other...

Yep! 5E compatible. Includes some cool new rules (like a point based spellcasting system), but works with all other 5E content. The Player's Guide is just $3.99 at DriveThruRPG right now if you'd like to check it out! World of Aetaltis: Player's Guide - Mechanical Muse | DriveThruRPG.com

Oh, man. Disappointed that our Kickstarter (our fourth) didn't make the cut. If we had a pledge for every time someone told me "I didn't even know this was happening!" we'd be funded! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mechanicalmuse/guardians-of-agthor-rpg

Looking forward to Grayshade! I know the folks working on that one, and they make VERY cool stuff.