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Pattern Breaker. Shipbreaker. Caspian's face tightens angrily at reports of the problems the Mirrorsmoke marines are having in breaching the Titania's hull. No matter - it was a calculated risk. He turns to the comms screen. "Major Mahayhay, recall your Marines immediately from the Titania...

Absolutely. Tell me this example of play doesn't evoke the FFT battle grid...

My rankings for 4e-like tactical RPGs (that I've played) are as follows: Player character creation and development - diversity of builds D&D 4th Edition/Essentials - For sheer variety of builds and abilities, 4e is still unbeatable. I collected the books up until Heroes of Shadow, and I had...

I will point out one major difference between the two: Ech0 has a fixed end-state that cannot be avoided (read the free rules to see this) - it's more like a "walking simulator" in video game parlance. The only thing players can do is decide how to respond to the endgame events. Tragedy doesn't...

"LONGKANG WARRIORS VS PADANG KNIGHTS is a live action role playing game for a virtually unlimited number of players where the only objective is to beat the s--- out of one another." https://babblegumsam.itch.io/longkang-warriors-vs-padang-knights A lyric game by my friend Sam, meant to evoke a...

The Dune board game has been re-released by Gale Force Nine - it's quite a solid reproduction.

Defining TTRPGs and the the International Roguelike Development Conference's "Berlin Interpretation" A lyric game in the form of a public forum thread. Describes an example system used to describe qualities of Roguelike games without forming a single hard definition. Invites forum readers to...

A few more edge cases (and a bit of self-promotion?). Lyric games: Ech0 by Poh Tun Kai and Elisha Rusli, free text versions available in English and Korean. Players take roles of the digital ghost of a dead pilot and several curious children, and play through several scenes involving...

(Blades in the Dark) Becoming wanted terrorists - and parents!

Any game with crocodile lancers and flower necromancers is worth playing at least once.

I already mentioned LANCER and Gubat Banwa, both heavily inspired by 4e, but Tom Parkinson-Morgan (LANCER) has also released a playtest version of the ICON RPG, which uses some of the tactical mechanics of LANCER, together with narrative framework borrowed from Blades in the Dark. The feel of...

State of the Fleets End of Round. State of the fleets: 2nd Crisis Response Group (Union Navy) Battlegroup Eland (Range 3) Interdiction 1d6+2 UNS-BB Nikolai Bukharin (25 HP), 1 volley token on 3x3 Block Short-Spool Cannons, boarding attempts by Tenacity 10 Marines. UNS-CV Shamokin Rising (16...

Mary Shelley also wrote Frankenstein and kicked off modern science fiction because of a holiday writing challenge that got out of hand, so that tracks.

On the tactical scifi RPG front, LANCER is doing quite well, and I have been playtesting their fleet combat module, details here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/lancer-battlegroup-to-kill-the-worthy-king.682769/ LANCER also has a burgeoning fan community - a third-party Kickstarter adventure...

A Hard Rain "Boss! Over here!" The shout comes from just up ahead - Printer Bay C in Sector 52A. Of all the luck. This is the second time the Bukharin has been hit in this exact spot. The damage control chief, Aaronsen, hurries up the passage. His team follows close behind. "Coming!" he...

To put us into perspective: computer RPGs might not qualify in our minds, but TTRPGs are a mere footnote in the economically massive world of CRPGs. So definitions that overlap with your Roguelikes, Baldur's Gates and World of Warcrafts? Might want to consider those as well. But don't worry...

The modern conversation on the "Yoko Ono school of RPGs" began here: