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I've been so busy today, I haven't had much of a chance to look at the PDFs (besides scanning the layout and art). I'll do that this weekend.

It looks like the three core books (and accessories) are $120 - which makes it cheaper than Starfinder 2, Pathfinder 2, or even D&D 5.24. Just curious why you would find that especially expensive, compared to other games? (Granted, I was just writing about this in another thread: What's Your...

The new Armory book adds weapons with new traits. Also there are battle maneuvers. So that could provide some customization. I'm also aware of a lot of classes added outside the core book (such as the Adventurers Backpack). Plus there's fan created content such as a psionics system. Choosing...

I would anticipate Cosmere to go the way of the Avatar RPG - huge Kickstarter purchased by fans of the IP but not widely played. What little I know about it (using the Plot die to generate opportunities and complications) seems basically an overlap of the Duality Dice of Daggerheart...

I have played (and DMed) games that included my wife that were okay. My hope is that surrounding the group with players who actively want to participate and learn the system might be what's needed.

I think I'm coming to the realization that I just need to start over and find a new group with fresh blood. Where we can play systems that are more my speed. This particular group, it's weekly. I should probably scale it back. Since we do like each other, maybe we can do boardgames biweekly or...

Sounds like I might understand the premises of the OSR better than some of the Shadowdark GMs I have played under. Maybe I should try to run it at some point to see how it is from the GM perspective?

Well, we finally had our next session after I made the original post. We did not interact with any new house rules that session. There were other issues that I had, but I didn't complain. Just tried my best to be supportive. 1) Having players roll for everything. ("I know you have an ability...

I have good memories in my past. I still have the occasional moment of great sessions (had a fantastic one-shot of 5E with new players, trial runs of Wildsea and Daggerheart, a great convention game of Vaesen with delightful strangers). Most of my great experiences are with games that don't...

I've consumed a lot of the OSR media out there. I've read the Alexandrian blog (and Justin Alexander's book). I've read and watched Ben Milton (Questing Beast). I've read Matt Finch. The concepts of the OSR aren't new to me. But they get to be tedious, and I find them impractical. Sure, you can...

Comparing the dollar amount of RPG books to entertainment per hour isn't a fair comparison to say - a video game or movie. If I were running Starfinder, a big portion of that investment is my prep, the campaign design, the adventure creation. It's not just the "$4 per hour of fun" for the players.

Sounds right. Most of my campaigns end around level 5 out of burnout or TPK. IMO, the main reason games don't last to high levels is that it takes too long and it gets boring. A multi-year epic is a lot to dedicate to any regular social gathering. The expectations should be brought better in...

@payn my condolences. We said goodbye to our girl in January.

That sounds about right. Maybe that ends up being Daggerheart ... I did really enjoy running that as a one-shot recently. The main issue is that it's not "trad play" (pretty different from D&D mechanically).

That has been my main issue in finding an OSR system that works for me: none match my groups' play. We came in with Post Hickman Revolution 2E. Some say that OSR system is 5E ... which isn't helpful when you're trying to have a different experience than 5E provides.

I've watched several hours of Shadowdark content. I saw Kelsey Dionne run it live at Origins. I know many Actual Plays aren't true to the style of a game (for example, many D&D tables aren't like Critical Role). I don't know how accurate the experience is. But I can say that none of the games...

There's a part of me that really wanted to like Shadowdark. After all, I backed the deluxe "everything" version of the latest Kickstarter. And after signing up for games at a convention, I purchased a regular copy of the rules (since the previous hadn't been shipped). I'm having an Internet...

I think that there's a disconnection between GMing styles and what Shadowdark could do well. First off, Basic D&D adventures from the early 80s are largely monster hotels. I think there's some gaming revisionism that says people were incredibly clever, mature players back then. But let's be...

I sent bad reviews for the Lurking Fears crew to Arcane Library on the provided surveys, FWIW. Still, I think the math behind the game isn't tuned to what I would enjoy. You fail a lot more than I think is acceptable.

I recently noticed that the Player Core and GM Core for Starfinder 2 are $70 each. That's $140 for basically the same material that was $60 in 2018. Add the monster book and that's $210 to get into Starfinder 2. Yes, inflation. Yes, tariffs. I get it. Paizo can charge what they want. Maybe...