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  1. M.L. Martin

    Monster spawned by a typo

    According to C. S. Lewis in The Discarded Image, Demogorgon is this very thing.
  2. M.L. Martin

    Top Games Played On FG In 2018: D&D, Pathfinder, Savage Worlds

    Note that Savage Worlds surged to its highest point of the year in December--just after the Adventure Edition went live. I expect it to continue relatively strong in the new year.
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    News Digest: Origins Game Fair News and Controversy, Big Warhammer News, 20 Questions about Mordenka

    So two cases of spirited (and somewhat hard-edged) disagreement and one of guilt by association?
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    News Digest: Origins Game Fair News and Controversy, Big Warhammer News, 20 Questions about Mordenka

    Correia's statement on the disinvitation and his own explanation of Sad Puppies.
  5. M.L. Martin

    Taking Nominees for Most Anticipated RPG of 2018

    Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne
  6. M.L. Martin

    Take Me Down To Cthulhu City

    Pelgrane has a policy of not putting standalone PDFs up for sale until the print version's been in stores for usually a month at least.
  7. M.L. Martin

    Everybody Loves Lovecraft?

    The answer to the article title is "No." :) Personally, I'm thoroughly sick of Lovecraft, especially in gaming, due to a mix of oversaturation, philosophical disagreement, and the tendency of some gamers to try and turn everything Lovecraftian. I think the tipping point for me was a thread on...
  8. M.L. Martin

    Exploring Forbidden Lands – A Preview of The Free League’s New Fantasy RPG

    It looks like a quality product, but I could go for years (at least) without seeing another gaming product where the PCs "are not heroes, but raiders and rogues" in a world where "there is no real good or evil ... Everyone has their own agenda and the PCs are adventurers, scoundrels and rogues...
  9. M.L. Martin

    #RPGaDAY Day 31: What do you anticipate most for gaming in 2018?

    Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne
  10. M.L. Martin

    D&D 5E (2014) New D&D Survey

    I wrote it in. :) Curiously, that, Ravenloft, Arthurian high fantasy, and dark fairy tales were the only things that could stir more than mild interest from me. I guess I'm even more disconnected from D&D than I thought.
  11. M.L. Martin

    RPG Crowdfunding News 055: Top Secret: New World Order, New Paths Compendium, Misspent Youth, Breath

    The disconnect between the success of the Paladin campaign (400% funded in the first week, "Product We Love" on Kickstarter) and the utter lack of buzz here and on RPGNet is curious to say the least.
  12. M.L. Martin

    [KS] Return to the Golden Age with Darren Watts

    The PDF will include SW and M&M sheets as part of the base product; the add-on is the Hero Lab files.
  13. M.L. Martin

    Who's Playing What on Fantasy Grounds?

    You're probably right...but I don't think the WoD is anything like the juggernaut it was even a decade ago.
  14. M.L. Martin

    Check Out CURSE OF STRAHD'S Table of Contents!

    The math's a little off--Castle Ravenloft gets 45 pages, of which 15 cover the dungeons and catacombs.
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    D&D 5E (2014) This is the full set of 54 Tarokka cards!

    There's one difference--the 3E deck has a "Hero" card where the 2E deck has "Esper." 5E is apparently going back to 2E with "Seer". The other change is apparently a severe allergy to anything that might be taken as 'gendered' language.
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    CURSE OF STRAHD: Here's The Official Announcement & Cover Image!

    Tough to say if they'll incorporate any of the material from the stuff beyond I6, though. On the one hand, Hickman doesn't like the setting. On the other hand, they are using the classic Tarokka deck.
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    D&D 5E (2014) This is the full set of 54 Tarokka cards!

    The Polygon interview contains what must be The Marionette. This is the classic deck, with maybe minor updates ("Tempter" instead of " Temptress" ; "Seer" instead of"Esper"). I see they've kept the motif of using the suit symbol in the illustration a number of times equal to the card's value...
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    [UPDATED AGAIN!] CURSE OF STRAHD Will Be Available March 15th

    Report for Old School Re-Education. ;) Ravenloft is the setting that holds my heart, and it's most of the reason I've paid attention to D&D over the years. But this sounds like Yet Another Return to the Castle, which they've done every edition (albeit only as a boardgame in 4th, although a...
  19. M.L. Martin

    Has any game ever made the jump from Kickstarter to mass market?

    I've seen Melior Via's Accursed at a game store and on Amazon, as well as numerous Troll Lord Games products.
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    Salvatore, Perkins, & Mearls on Drizzt in RAGE OF DEMONS

    The disappointing thing is that a final Arilyn and Danilo novel was announced but never published.
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