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That's true, of course. As I also observed earlier on in this thread, most such games don't include options for playing the canonical main characters, unless perhaps as a variant option. (I mentioned Prince Valiant and the currently active Conan RPG.) Nonetheless, I'd be pretty surprised if...

I think 5e can work very well for this. It will require some clever design choices to be made regarding classes, alterations to the way magic works, etc. But an original system might be an even dicier proposition from a design success POV, and using an existing non-5e system is definitely a much...

Those two issues are all we're going to get. The rest of the series has been canceled due to Mignola severing ties with longtime Hellboy editor, and writer on that Frankenstein series, Scott Allie, following revelations of Allie's persistent sexual misconduct. (Apparently his having lied about...

Baltimore and Joe Golem are part of a different, much smaller shared universe called "The Outerverse." It's not the same world as Hellboy's (and the BPRD's, and Frankenstein's, and Witchfinder's, and . . .). I'm sure the Hellboy RPG won't include them (and the rights to those series would...

My first thought was "But who gets to play Hellboy? And won't they be having, you know, a lot more fun than the other players?" Most games of this nature, based on source material with very prominent main characters, take the approach where no player gets to play the "star of the story" because...

Rex Stout’s “armchair detective” Nero Wolfe does exactly this—sends his assistant out to do any hands-on investigating, while the genius stays at home and cogitates. Classic quote: “I would be an idiot to leave this chair, made to fit me.” One of the best series from the golden age of detective...

You’ve sold me, I’m backing it. I actually backed their first English Kickstarter so I have those core books and read parts of them, but never played. Good time to try it now!

Very intrigued by The Dark Eye. Heavy-crunch system and a more "realistic" version of heroic fantasy, with a pretty palpable European flavor. Plus, now that everything (in my area) is online by necessity, it's easier to find a group for less-popular systems.

Verrrry interesting. Note that “more than a century ago,” depending on exactly how much more is “more,” could mean that these crystals were created at any time during (or as a result of the events of) the pre-4e Drizzt novels. I wonder if one plot point of this module will be that everyone...

That’s from Descent into Avernus. The images here appear to be a smorgasbord of art from various Beadle and Grimm products.

Of course not all white people have ever believed any particular thing, but if you mean "a whole lot of white people" then definitely yes. Google "Mark of Cain race" to learn about just one "justification" for such beliefs.

One practical question I have is, will the CoS and ToA changes be minor, or major? In other words, will I, an owner of both books who hasn't gotten around to reading, DMing, or playing through either adventure, be able to write the errata into my copies, or will the changes be extensive enough...

I really like War in Tethyr. But not only is some of the major action offstage, the most important events actually kick into gear right after the novel ends! I suspect Milan hoped to write a sequel, but that never transpired. At any rate, check out the later sourcebook Lands of Intrigue (itself...

I had written a lengthy reply to this but deleted it. It would have derailed the thread and might not have been a welcome contribution. In short: Greenwood’s portrayal of the Realms is distinctive, and including a lot more sexual themes and scenes than other writers do is one of those...

I'm really glad you're enjoying the Elminster books. I was one of the voices suggesting you not try to read these all in one go—but I definitely didn't intend to imply they're bad, or that I don't like them. I just find that, upon finishing an Ed Greenwood book, I always think, "OK, that's...

I'd be shocked if we haven't moved away from the Sword Coast at least twice in the next, say, seven years. (That might feel like far too long for some people, and I agree. But I'm also being realistic.) Destinations: Cormyr and Raurin.

Still really enjoying your write-ups! Cunningham is one of my very favorite Realms writers, but I think you’ve successfully communicated why her books don’t work as well for you. That said, The Dream Spheres does strike me as the least successful of the five Songs and Swords books...

The author of Under Illefarn, Eric Boyd, was one of the major contributors to TSR's and WotC's Forgotten Realms output in the 2e and 3e eras. He wrote or cowrote more than a dozen FR books in that time, including (in my humble opinion) some of the best RPG sourcebooks of that period, such as...

Illefarn Anew is an excellent piece of work, and it's wonderful that Eric has circulated it for free. I'd love to DM it, but I don't run 3.5e and don't have enough extra time on my hands right now to convert it myself.

That one probably won’t be coming to DMs Guild at all, as they’re writing it for 3.5e mechanics. (Only 5e content or completely edition-neutral content is permitted on DMs Guild.) Personally, I wish both the Crown project and Illefarn Anew would be converted to 5e as big prestige DMs Guild...