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Also, I saw a post earlier on Twitter that reminded me that Free League announced Lord of the Rings 5E mere months ago and also released a version of Symbaroum called Ruins of Symbaroum for 5E. I wonder how they feel about these moves now... and how having a product with a strong IP like LOTR...

I was talking about this whole situation with colleagues this morning. Some of them not really RPG fans so I had to explain some details. It helped me structure my thoughts. If Wizard of the Coast had come out and said "We've got a new OGL, if you want to make content for our upcoming edition...

This is so bad. Crass hyper-capitalism.

And I'd agree that it 100% was. I don't think we would have the ecosystem that we have to day without it. But this license is tied and controlled by a multi-billion hyper-capitalist entity. Maybe it's time to move to a new model and/or license. Industries grow over time and have to change. I'm...

Well, most of the creators in the industry are not doing it full-time already. So the minuscule portion of those that do might have to yes. But the thousand others that have no interest in doing content for 5E might see their part of the industry grow and potentially have a chance to send more...

I agree. If this goes through, there will be hurt for many creators. But I think it will lead to very fertile ground for creativity and creators to move to new pastures. In my head, I much prefer WOTC to either entirely back down or commit, the in between scenario where everyone reluctantly...

I think it'd fit under the ACTUAL PLAY category. But I'd like to nominate the Tales of the Manticore podcast.

ICON by the creator of Lancer. Several playtest versions have been out for a while, but it is supposedly releasing in 2023 from what I last read. ICON playtest by Massif Press

Rules are not necessary, but rules are important. The systems and mechanics designed for a game create game dynamics that would be hard to recreate without them. Five people can sit down and agree to free roleplay a one-shot where they're cursed and are slowly deprecating and have to complete an...

I think lore is incredibly underrated. I think some people think of lore as that superficial worldbuilding that the stereotypical failed novelist shoves into his campaign. It can be that, but it's also much more. If your players are moving around adventuring, and they eventually go through a...

Thank you. It's on my to-do list for this week! :)

So, Mastodon is separated in servers? How does that work?

What are most fantasy settings? And what's specifically British about them?

That's a lot of writing!

I can't fathom how someone could rank all eight of these services. Are you subscribing to all of them? How much time to you have to watch shows? I've been subscribed to Netflix for many years, and the number one reason I'm not subscribing to others is lack of time (not that I'm necessarily a...

Not myself (that I can remember) but I got two stories to share. A short one and a long one. Neither happened to me. Grandmother's story I learned some years ago that my grandmother had a gift. My mom said "Your grandmother could arrêter le feu. (stop the fire" What she meant by that is that...

I think it will create a divide. I know I am not going to buy the new books, not because of their content but just because I already own so many 5E books and I have no interest in a some update of the rules. Anyway, I really doubt the new edition will be as compatible as they claim it will be...

I did a short one-shot of 2400 a little while ago. And the rules specified to always communicate to the players if there's any risk of injury or death in a roll and was very clear that if it wasn't explicitly stated before the roll, then it can't happen. I thought that was interesting. I don't...

I actually never have! I would have. But most of the time it's been recommended to me, it's been done in a zealous way that threw me off. But I do own Blades in the Dark, which if I'm right, is kind of a cousin of PbtA games?

I will definitely read this. Thank you. I intend to turn it into a product. At first I was aiming for a smaller version for ZineQuest in february, but I don't think that leaves me enough time to test it.