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I think AI does produce subpar images. But like so much in tech, they're "good enough," or in this case good enough to avoid paying a person for something, and often something better. The best example of that so far might not be in image generation, where if you're throwing some shovelware 5e...

My biggest issue with Savage Worlds as a tactical game is one of my biggest issues with it, in general—I think the exploding dice set an undeniably zany tone. But maybe there are ways to avoid or mitigate that.

I think @ BoB also includes guidance for changing the setting and such. But even if reworking it for a different sort of military campaign would take work, it certainly wouldn't be more work than redoing a FitD game from the ground up. I think FitD (especially by way of BoB) has a lot to offer...

The newest edition of Twilight 2000 is my favorite for gun-heavy tactical combat. Nothing else comes close. Incredibly fast resolution, manages to feel very realistic without bogging you down in mechanics, instead focusing on how important movement, cover, and suppressing fire are. And the only...

"This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler looks at campaigns that end between February 15 and 21."

My dude, this just isn't your thread. But go ahead, keep beclowning yourself on this weird hill.

Cringe comes in all sorts of flavors. Fabula Ultima classes like Darkblade and Weaponmaster are incredibly embarrassing to me. Making fun of Bards is played out, but totally deserved. And if you want to talk skills, the deadly serious and laughably specific nature of a lot of trad skills is...

This is great advice. I'd also add that I originally got inspired to hack together an FitD game after reading BitD, Band of Blades, and Scum and Villainy, but then I played BitD and SaV and realized I didn't actually get the system until I had a bunch of first-hand experience with it at the...

I agree with @MarkB that it might be quicker to hack something closer to your ultimate goal, but if you really want to dig into what makes FitD unique and, for some types of games, super effective, it's worth reading Blades in the Dark. The PDF goes on sale or is part of bundles on a regular...

Nope. You framed Stitch as an example of some larger trend in FitD/PbtA games having super bad playbook names, and I pointed out how that generalization doesn't work. You don't have to agree with me, but don't make a lazy, sniping generalization—which also shows just how little experience you...

This might come across as more aggressive than I mean it to be, but having run SaV (and also kinda taken it apart and put it back together to make it work outside of the imo underwheling default setting), this feels like a bit of a general FitD GM misfire. I was guilty similar ones early on. One...

Stitch isn't a hall of fame playbook name, but, like, it's fine. It really doesn't matter. I ran Scum and Villainy for about a year, and it's not like Muscle or Stitch are in-setting terms that you use. The term Stitch just doesn't come up after character creation. But also, to say this endemic...

Yeah I'm not really interested in any of these! Oh well. Lots of exciting stuff coming this year (Deathmatch included).

Really glad to hear about that plan! I hope you guys make it this time, but if it doesn't work out it sounds like you've got a winner next time. Kickstarter is just very unforgiving as far as that initial window goes. Doesn't make sense, given how all-or-nothing pledge collection works, but when...

I was really excited about Eldritch Automata before the campaign launched. But once it did, man, things did not go well. Sort of a perfect example of how not to launch an ambitious RPG KS: Only one piece of art, no breakdown of the new mechanics (esp. problematic for a mech game), very light...

Indeed. Though that's capitalism—and its biggest cheerleaders—right? If it's not growing (and fast!) suddenly it's the Hindenburg.

I think it's pretty telling that Riggs, a published author with at least a bit of a profile, published this essay on...Facebook. If he had an interesting, cogent argument here, there are a ton of outlets he could have pitched to. But in a lot of cases that would have meant dealing with some...

I went for Deathmatch Island, though I doubt I'll have a chance to run it. It's just very neat and beautifully presented. Eat the Reich, which looks like a blast, and I'd love to take that system out for a spin. Mythic Bastionland, the first McDowall game I'm really excited about. I like how...

Cthulhu Invictus is right there, ready to download.

The online tools for cyan starlight look like a lot of fun. Having randomized endings (512 of them) you can unlock makes it the first solo game I've wanted to check out.