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I feel like incorproating deck building systems into the RPG mechanics might allow for something that feels at least a little like that vicious chaos of a dungeon crawler. That way you would not have to count cool down or whatever. When the card comes back up (redrawing your hand is...

Oh jeez

Oh no, not SUBTRACTION!?!!?

FWIW I think this is largely a stereotype forged online, one that usually does not prove true IRL.

I was specifically talking about the dual book format. That is a lot more outlay. Then they could just as easily do something new. But they won't.

I don't follow.

FR is the first one in 5E to get that treatment. Is it "proven"? Hmm, I am not sure "the setting is irrelevant" is a well supported argument.

That feel like a big bet for a setting that is not proven in the current marketplace.

Do they still give out stats on character species and class choices for Beyond?

Cortex is one of those systems that when people talk about it, my interest is piqued, but I have no desire to build a game from scratch using it. Maybe one day i will play it at a con, or find one of the games that used it as a core (there was a Marvel one I think, as well as Smallville and...

That is me with Big Fat Fantasy series in general. I gave WoT a honest go, then ASoIaF, and finally Stormlight. NOPE.

I forgot this existed, and I even have it saved for alerts.

I would be surprised if they went that route out the gate, but we'll see.

Mostly because neither of those games plays fast enough, and don't have a loot system that would emulate Diablo. It would be a hard problem to solve, given you are trying to combine granularity and ease of use at the table, but I don't think it is an insurmountable design challenge.

Everyone has their preferences and limits. Is there a genre, medium or other form of geek media that you just don't do? For me, it is LitRPG. Nope. I love Portal Fantasy, and Guardians of the Flame (a portal fantasy where they traveled to the world of the game they played) was foundational for...

One thing I find interesting in TTRPG fandom is how there are certain games that have a very strong hold on its fans, and they want to use that for everything. Cortex seems to be one of those games. those that like it really seem to believe it can and should be used for nearly everything. I'm...

Dungeon crawlers have existed throughout the whole life of the hobby. OSR dungeon exploration is one particular flavor of that, but it is hardly the only one. The whole "avoid combat or you'll LOSE!" paradigm is beyond played out. Give me a hack and slash dungeon crawler, a tabletop Diablo.

I find it weird that we have to shove any game in which there is dungeon crawling into the *SR paradigm. Can't a game just be a dungeon crawler?