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Blades in the Dark is oft praised for it's faction element. It's fairly light compared to Dungeons of Drakkenheim, but more detailed than Wicked Ones (which barely has anything even though it's a Dungeon Keeper reskin of BitD). Each faction is given: Tier: an abstract representation of the power...

People have already pointed out that it's a guess, but it's worse than that. Not only is there no official info from CR themselves, no inside knowledge, no leak, the author offers nothing backing up their claim. When people here have speculated about whether they'll use D&D or Daggerheart for...

Not packs of players. Individual players jumping in to kill the pack of mobs I was clearing, but I'd run into them every 20 minutes or so. While it's possible there was a dial turned due to feedback from the beta, a quick look at various figures suggests to me that it's simply due to reduced...

The physical products are expected to be available in Q1 2026, yes, but the PDFs for the Player's Guide and GM's Guide are available now. I wasn't remotely impressed with the playtest either, so I'm curious what changes they made that changed your opinion.

This was based on my actual play experience during the beta weekend. It was not just world bosses, or even Helltide events; I would have random players contribute to pack clearing in the open world like it was Guild Wars 2. That's not really the experience I'm looking for in an aRPG, I play GW2...

Yeah, that figure is literally Zelda dressed as Link. However, given Heroes of Cerulea (complete with NES cartridge-inspired trade dress) has remain untouched, I suspect Nintendo are waiting to see how their lawsuit against Palworld plays out before throwing their weight around some more.

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here or how it relates to your claim that Darrington Press are competing with themselves beyond trying to move the goalposts.

For sure, but that's more true when they're offering differing experiences. Any of the 40k RPGs are offering different experiences to the Fantasy/AoS ones; Imperium Maledictum differs from Wrath & Glory; WFRP differs from Soulbound. But then you get to Old World, and is it really offering a...

Unfortunately, this isn't limited to gamers or writing. There is a staggering number of people who are seemingly incapable of separating an idea from its execution.

I must admit I haven't kept up with D4 - I tried the beta weekend and decided it wasn't for me due to the forced multiplayer combined with the level scaling (who on Sanctuary thought level scaling was a good idea for an aRPG?!) - but Lilith was the thing I found most compelling (I'm a sucker for...

Yeah, this is an odd take. Most people who play RPGs outside of D&D are more willing to play a variety of RPGs, especially when they're offering different experiences. Candela Obscura and Daggerheart are very different systems with different premises - that's not competing with oneself; that's...

One thing I'd add to this list is Blue Eye Samurai (2023). Actually, as bad as a sequel it is to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I think Sword of Destiny is good inspiration for wuxia-inspired RPGs.

Yeah. When I think of Diablo (and alikes), I think blasting through scores of enemies, and Soulbound does just that.

I know he's a busy bee these days, but I'm a little surprised Matt Mercer wasn't tapped to write one given how much of a fan he is, and Blizzard already sponsored Critical Role for a Diablo oneshot. This is a genuinely surprising design team for a TTRPG based on an aRPG built around combat and...

Anthropomorphic koi people kinda weird me out, but these pieces are gorgeous. Who's the artist?

I'd say the martial hero in wuxia is more of a fighter than a paladin. While the protagonist often is a goodly sort in a black-and-white world, there's no paladin style oath. Some heroes become villains, some villains become heroes, but it's not typically the fall to the dark side or subsequent...

At this point, I'd consider that less than the bare minimum. I would expect creators with cultural ties to be hired to add authenticity and respect to the cultures being used as influence. The samurai subclass sort of touches on this, no?

Considering the complaints during Campaign 3 about the how long the split was, and viewers missing the other half of the main cast, this is somewhat risky. It may be lessened by being that way from the start and Robbie Daymond was a well-received new member, so not guaranteed, but with a change...

The trailer is clearly a spoof of the Elder Scrolls VI teaser, so obviously they're not using D&D or Daggerheart, but rather an unannounced Elder Scrolls RPG!