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This is kind of the problem with "apolitical" spaces in the hobby. Even if you don't see this as a battle, the other side does. They won't stop, they won't cede ground. Far right people are actively trying to change perceptions and shift the Overton window. In RPGs and every other space they...

I've only backed 20 or so crowdfunded RPG/boardgame projects. The only one I've been disappointed in was the latest Talislanta KS. The game is fine, but there were too many typos IMO (including on the maps), and the quality of the materials was mostly subpar. I understand this was a difficult...

Like a lot of things, It's a dual-edged sword. On the one hand, you want enough of a history there that anyone searching that person's name is gonna find the bad stuff. But after a certain point, yeah, you let 'em fade into obscurity.

Patchouli dice incoming

I ultimately canceled my pledge largely based on the rules being rewritten or re-designed. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with SJG doing so, but my own reasons for buying would have been purely nostalgic, so I was hoping for a straight reprint. I wish them luck with it, though.

I really enjoyed hearing from one of the old guard who hadn't crossed over to the dark side. Sleep well, Mr. Kask. You brought me much happiness over the years.

This. Marcia B. of the Traverse Fantasy blog really did her homework. It's the first link in the OP. Not much I can really add to that. On the matter of Noora's Intruders RPG, it was brought to my attention (and I verified) that a dozen pages of tables from that game were lifted verbatim from...

Looks like Unconquered, along with Intruders, both from Monkey's Paw Games (and both containing plagiarized material) have been taken down.

Two years ago, blogger Marcia B. wrote a post alleging that OSR creator Noora Rose had plagiarized from several indie creators for her game, Unconquered. She included many citations and examples, and it did indeed appear as though material from Luka Rejec's Ultraviolet Grasslands, Leo Hunt's...

I concede that I forgot about the Monster Rating, that's clearly T&T-derived. It's also quite similar mechanically to classic T&T. The new "Saving Rolls," not so much. They still feel like a whole new mechanic with the old name slapped on. Which is pretty much how this new edition feels on the...

I will probably back this one, despite having a fair bit of the older material. I've seen chatter that it's going to be "modernized," though. Streamlined, or something. Been a while since I looked, but I do not remember this one being at all crunchy lol.

I had expected one when Wizards pulled the plug on those Star Frontiers fan sites... This isn't "modernizing" or "streamlining," this is completely replacing. Leaving aside the entirely subjective question of whether ANA is good or not, these rules are seemingly not descended from any iteration...

Pretty sure you're not getting the point I was trying to make about the "humor." I was specifically referring to the racist spell name, "Yassa Massa", which Corgi inexplicably left intact. In fact, Corgi's re-naming of spells was utterly baffling. Renaming some spells, presumably for being too...

I agree, but the overall tone is a lot less "cynical," and it's a noticeable difference. I recently saw someone describe T&T as "low fantasy in a high magic setting," and that was probably the best short description I've seen since Ken's "Lord of the Rings, as it might have been told by Marvel...

Rebellion Unplugged's largest tabletop Kickstarter (Joyride) brought in a little less than Deluxe T&T. Their only roleplaying kickstarter, for Tiny in the Tower (granted, it didn't have an established name attached), brought in roughly 10% of what Deluxe T&T did.

Submit your email to their Gamemasters guild... https://www.facebook.com/share/p/165WM2oL4b/

I can't think of a worse fit for D&D than Traveller. But I feel that way about D&D for anything that isn't... well, D&D. No one is arguing that Rebellion doesn't own T&T, or that they can't do what they like with it. That'd just be silly. It's perfectly natural to compare and even criticiize...

There's a sleazy '90s Aussie vampire flick called Bloodlust. The soundtrack is made up entirely of Ministry side projects.

Not sure any of these have had continuous and compatible rulesets as long as T&T, but this kind of reinforces my point. As I've said previously (here or elsewhere, I can't remember), games that take an established set of rules with a fanbase and make sweeping changes are rarely popular or...

Really happy to see this. I hope Dan is doing well.