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I can't go as far as @Jd Smith1 but I do think he is making an interesting point. Hackmaster 5e is very different from early D&D (and current D&D). It does keep a lot of the D&Disms: like the core 4 classes being primary, similar races, 6 attributes plus looks, levels. It changes a lot too. The...

Griffon's Saddlebag 1 has 365 Magic items -- one for each day of the year. Volume two has over 500. I should have copies of v2 on our UK and Canadian marketplace next week.

Just a few days left in our sitewide sale! For those who may be looking to browse by genre here you are: Canadian Site: Dungeon Fantasy (91) Fantasy (134) Generic (10) Historical (29) Horror (59) Kung fu/Wuxia (8) Modern (42) Sci-fi (68) Superhero (10) UK site Dungeon Fantasy (82) Fantasy...

For one week, Sept 28 to Oct 6th, all print titles are 20% off, while all PDFs are 25% or more off. Compose Dream Games Marketplace runs this sale each year to celebrate Dave Arneson Game Day (Oct 1st). For the first time it is on our new UK website as well as on our Canadian site. CAD...

This will be the 3rd year I attend Tabletop Scotland. It's always been a good convention, with interesting exhibitors, panels and lots of gaming. It's move this year to Edinburgh and a much larger location. I'll be at Compose Dream Games booth D3-07 with over 50+ different titles. These are...

We are still in the midst of getting Wildsea: Storm & Root out to kickstarter backers in Canada, but you can still go ahead and place your order for this or other Myth Works titles through Compose Dream Games -> Mythworks We'll send it out as soon as we can! Slugblaster is already all out...

Hackmaster is on 5e (unless I am really missing something). Love that game, it's fantastic. Have been wanting to check out Aces & Eights for a while -- I'm sure if it was in one of my local shops I would have snapped it up by now. Some of the Union busting your talking about reminds me of an...

Flabbergasted was up for a bunch of ennies in 2023 so it hasn't been that long . . .

I wanted to suggest that you thinking of Flabbergasted! A Comedic RPG, but that's actually set in the 1920s . . . Strange what your brain does sometimes.

I'm always curious about how most people could feel like they are voting fairly, since few with have seen more than a couple of any entries. As a RPG marketplace and distributor in Canada and the UK, I get more exposure than most folks. I'd also add in response to @Morrus post that awards do...

Compose Dream Games has been operating as an indie distributor in Canada since 2017. We launched our sister UK site in May and are packing up another pallet of RPGs to cross the pond right now! Visit - composedreamgames.co.uk to order direct or ask your local game store to pick up titles from...

Looking forward to reading it when you get to it! I had someone compare my game God-Killer Prophecy to playing Fall of Magic and since I haven't played that, it's very nice to see some write-ups of actual plays for FoM.

Designer of Simple Superheroes here (which may go back to it's variant name Superheroes Unleashed in it's next edition.) If you want a game that runs fairly trad, but you can quickly brainstorm your own unique powers, have a look. It also provides Relations for your heroes to care about, which...

I've been very happy that we (Compose Dream Games) has been able to make it available in print and in PDF for both Canada and now the UK. Canada: The Monster Overhaul United Kingdom (and EU): The Monster Overhaul Your FLGS can also order it in for you from us! The book is already on it's 3rd...

That's an interesting point. Narrative magnitude can be a pretty real thing. In Simple Superheroes #0 people start with a choice of three arrays to pick. Focused, Standard, or Well-rounded. Focused get fewer higher ranked talents, while well-rounded get more lower ranked talents. Focused...

Interesting, the last one in particular seem to match my Scenario Game definition, which I don't think I have actually heard anyone use before! I would agree that "Zine" is just format. A short "half-sized" saddle-stitched book. There's some overlap but there's plenty of adventures for other...

This is a refreshing take, and a freeing one. I recall a story about Dave Arneson running games at conventions and handing out character sheets from different editions (3e, Basic, AD&D and I believe something else entirely like Adventures in Fantasy maybe). Some of the players were naturally...

Exactly, there are always borderline cases. Lots of starter sets for RPGs or similar might come with maps, dice, figures etc too, but that isn't the expected norm.

Alright, this has been percolating for a bit. I think I would go with: Scenario Games. Think of it as an Adventure+System. They are written to facilitate a relatively narrow story -- much like a scenario or adventure for a larger system -- but include all the necessary mechanics and context to...