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Strictly speaking, the glasses are not a Macguffin, since they actually do something. The entire point of including a Macguffin is that it could be anything. It’s just a thing, whose sole function is to be desired. The very fact that the glasses have a function in the movie keeps them from...

In that case, to make it official, @Neurotic and @Gradine Your match will begin around 3:00 PM EDT Sunday (about 22 hours from this post).

@Gradine and @Neurotic Would a 3 PM EDT Sunday start be acceptable? That’s 12 PM PDT and 8 PM GMT+1. We could also adjust few hours in either direction.

Exactly how early would be too early for you? A midnight EDT start would only be 5 AM GMT+1.

The secret is to not know your conclusion until you get to it.

Well, I’m glad I’m not competing.

Funny thing, @Iron Sky. I was getting serious Dark Sun vibes from @el-remmen ‘s entry, too. The old Dark Sun, before the novels ruined it by introducing hope into the setting.

That would have been better. Unfortunately, its subtlety could not compete with the distraction of the Macguffin.

@Wicht and @el-remmen The final judgement for your match has been posted.

Judgement for Round 2, Match 1: Wicht vs el-remmen These are both big adventures. And not just because of the giants and behemoths. The scope of both of these adventures is very ambitious. Moreso in el-remmen’s “Don’t Have a Cow, Man?” (“Cow”) than in Wicht’s Diplomacy’s Cold Crown (“Crown”)...

Still have at least one more pass at reading/note-taking to go before I begin writing my R2M1 judgement. If mine is the deciding vote, hang in there, folk. If not, well, it’s coming down the line, anyway.

If so, it’ll essentially be an exhibition match again. We can find out if the contestants want to do it after Round 2 is completed (when we know who those would be). If so, I’m in favor of the same old-school rules. 1 hour, six ingredients, no word-limit.

Back in the day, my friends and I roleplayed and metagamed in equal measures.

Seems like a good change to me. 5e probably wouldn't be the greatest fit for these licenses. Too crunchy. And too class-based. As for the fundamental underlying mechanic: d20 + numbers? Looks like that’s essentially still the same.

I’m curious how combined robots/mechs that form larger robots/mechs will work. This will be important for Power Rangers and Transformers.

I can’t imagine what Hasbro would gain by acquiring a tiny rpg studio (they’re all tiny) with no mainstream recognition outside the industry and no major IP to its name. This is surely a financial decision: Spend resources for little gain vs. Get paid for little competition (that might even...

Maybe. In context, “crit” might mean “extra success.” In which case, it essentially just means skills aren’t binary checks.

Not even that. It’s like if Sony paid an outside company to make a console just to liscense them their IP while also not making any games with that IP for the Playstation. I get it, though, in the case of Hasbro. The IP is the valuable part for Hasbro, not the vehicle. Why spend resources on...

I like the specialized skill rule. It‘ll give greater consistency to skilled characters’ checks along with the possibility of higher results. Sure, it might take slightly longer to resolve, but that shouldn’t really be a problem. Out of combat, at least. As a bonus, it won’t require multiple...

@Imaculata, spoiler tags, please! Two of the judgements aren’t in yet!