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You can’t use the word obscure in your definition of the word obscure.

That’s OK.

Actor and D&D superfan Joe Manganiello and Dragonlance co-author Tracy Hickman have both posted a cryptic image on their respective social medias showing themselves, along with Margaret Weis standing together in front of a large dragon statue at Wizards of the Coast's offices in Renton...

What's holding you back?

What's holding you back?

Correct. You have not see anyone mention Diehard or Jason Borne.

In no particular order: Star Wars 4-6 Lords of the Ringses, my precioussss! Star Trek II-IV Alien(s) 1-3 (the lesser third movie is more than made up for by the superlative previous two) Terminator 1-3 (the lesser third movie is more than made up for by the superlative previous two) Godfather...

I am assuming some YouTube clickbait manufactured outrage.

There’s always a niche for crunchy games. The goal isn’t to do what everybody else is doing and struggle to stand out from the masses—it’s to do your own niche really well. Turning GURPS into Cypher/Savage Worlds/insert generic game of your choice would be a mistake. That market is saturated.

What is the "Lorywn scandal"?

2026 will the 40th anniversary of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, the classic British fantasy TTRPG launched in 1986 by Games Workshop. It's also the year of a brand new edition of the game, with WFRP 5E hitting shelves, courtesy of Cubicle 7. Cubicle 7's CEO Dominic McDowall, in an interview with...

Yes, it’s what I said.

Not Netflix numbers of “normies” (god I hate that word!)

I guess they'd need to cut it down from 4 hours to a tight 45 minutes or so to fit in with streaming models. I assume there's a reason streaming services aren't full of TV shows with 4-hour episodes. Sure, the dedicated fanbase will watch 4-hour episodes, but the casual Netflix viewer won't...

But so does 'video game' which can mean anything from Pac Man to Call of Duty to Baldur's Gate 3. Or 'book' which can mean anything from the Bible to Dan Brown to Tolkien to A Brief History of Time.

While your sarcasm is admirable, I do think it is important to note that popularity is, indeed, not the same as good. They are two very different words with very different meanings.

While I think that's true, we have developed additional vocabulary over the years to deal with this. We talk about story games, crunchy games, solo games, rules-lite games, tactical games, and so on. I don't think there's really a problem; we're still able to make ourselves understood with ease.

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Let me know where to send the prize!