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In 3e that's a 'Commoner' or maybe an 'Expert' with a focus on skills that are mostly useless in a pseudo-medieval setting..

I've finished 'Red Seas under Red Skies' and just started with 'The Republic of Thieves', the third and final installment in the 'Gentleman Bastards' trilogy by Scott Lynch. Apart from learning a few new nautical terms, I found Red Seas rather underwhelming. I was especially disappointed by the...

5 out of 5 rating for Eyes of the Stone Thief I'm not fond of excessively large dungeons, so I shouldn't have been interested in this at all, right? Luckily I've been reading a few reviews about this, so it soon became clear that it's not your typical mega-dungeon, at all. While a considerable...

Well, I always thought what was great about "The Hobbit" (the novel), was how it showed that sometimes the _real_ problems only start with slaying a dragon. How do you transport that vast treasure hoard? How do you keep others from robbing it from you? So, that in itself doesn't make the way...

Yep, FFG's End of the World RPG.

Not a movie, but a tv show: A Game of Thrones.

That's a curious use of the term 'worldbuilding'. Before reading the OP, I'd have answered "to entertain the GM". Actually, the answer may be the same, even though 'dungeon design' is closer to what you're trying to describe. One thing I really liked about the 'mega-dungeon' module "The Eyes...

Yep. The most impressive novel I've read in years. I'm really curious if the movie will live up to it.

Well, ENWorld is quite focused on RPGs that are either derived from or very similar to D&D. Apart from the initial buzz before and shortly after it was released, you don't get to read much about 13th Age here. It was overshadowed by D&D 5e very quickly. Fate isn't the kind of system that is...

Funny. I was just going to point out, there'll never be universal agreement, because _you_ disagree :D Allow me to point out that there is absolutely _nothing_ that is _literally_ universally agreed on. It's absolutely sufficient if a significantly large part of a relevant group with a shared...

Well, that certainly doesn't describe me. I tend to spend considerable time creating a new character, thinking about his background, personality and motivations, and where that might lead him. Being unexpectedly maimed will usually throw a monkey wrench into my well-laid plans unless the system...

I'm not sure I'd call it my favorite, but there's this gem from Avalon Hill called 'Magic Realm': It's considered one of the most complicated board games, and the rules have been rewritten several times, the current version being over 200 pages long. It's one of the most ambitious attempts to...

That was one of my first thoughts, as well, when I looked at the maps in this thread. It also reminds me of something that was discussed in the thread about 'The Last Jedi': Since in the Star Wars universe, faster-than-light-travel requires finding a 'safe' path around celestial bodies...

Hmm. Is there anything noteworthy about the Terrinoth setting? I always felt it's about as generic a fantasy setting as it gets...

?!?! Isn't it to be expected that people who think your system is (still) too complicated start discussing alternatives they consider better?

This one, at least, already exists: Elder Sign Regarding Beyond the Stars Fleet Battles there's Hornet Leader - The Cthulhu Conflict. Not quite the same thing, but somewhat similar. And Squid Leader? How about Shadows over Normandy?

TPFKAH? It's a bit hard to pronounce, though.

Same here :) After reading the first book I didn't really look forward to slog through another 2000 pages. Seveneves is one of the titles I bought in my last batch, but I haven't read it, yet. Reamde was just okay, imho. In fact, I hadn't even heard about it until now! The abstract sounds pretty...

'Das Schwarze Auge' used to be (and probably still is) the most popular RPG in Germany. For most Germans it's what got it all started (although 'Midgard', another German RPG was released at an earlier date, it was much more like a fan release while DSA was released by a major board game...

I thought it was just 'okay'. I don't think it's well written and the story is somewhat lacking, but I enjoyed it nonetheless because it's so full of references to things that mean a lot to me. I liked 'Snowcrash', but my favorite novels by Neal Stephenson are other titles: 'Cryptonomicon'...