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I am getting frustrated/concerned with what feels like replies written from brain-fogged individuals. -Almost verbatim repetition of canned, generally accepted online viewpoints. -No sharing of personal experience. -No consideration of implications. -Low to no consideration of the original post...

I have heard GURPS, Cortex Prime, and Fate (plus others) all called toolbox RPGs. And I have seen criticism about difficulty of use aimed at most of them. But which toolbox RPG does the best explanation for newcomers? What is the best toolbox RPG to use first? And I know the usual advice is to...

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Will you find the murderer before your 58th children's party performance of the week? (Happy April 1st!)

What is your advice for creating factions? Representing the working parts of a setting. Fueding and competing. The tension between grounded and fantastical. Creating the big personalities that give a face to the factions. Not getting silly and creating a faction for ever single thing. (I am...

What excellent novels or short stories (and manga or graphic novels) capture the same themes, moods, and motifs as these "stranger" RPGs: Some strange ones I can think of are: -Electric Bastionland -Ultra Violet Grasslands and the Black City -Troika! -Blades in the Dark -Eclipse Phase -Don't...

I figure someone here must play some game during commercial breaks. Some ideas I would like to try -A few rounds of Jenga -A few rounds of Checkers Some things I tried -Fidget spinner is okay -Reading articles can work -Reading a book fails, I get to distracted

Following the advice to be well versed in the different kinds of RPGs before attempting to make a heartbreaker. What RPGs (or near RPG) would you suggest? My guess at a comprehensive list: (I have not read most of these) -Dungeons & Dragons B/X -Cairn -Ultraviolet Grasslands -Fate -Fiasco...

I am curious if people have used their skills developed in RPGs for non gaming purposes. When people talk to me about how likely something is to happen I can sometimes spot when things can’t possibly be true. I can predict some fictional stories (what choice did the villain really have?) My...

https://a.co/d/frHf50X Amazon’s own website admits that Goodman recommends DCC for 14 years and up, but restricts it to 16 years and up? What is going on?

How would you do it differently? I am just curious what advice people have.

I wonder if there is a RPG setting that fits a “during the apocalypse” theme? (I have included some ideas, but anything that portrays a setting where stability and order are slipping away.) -The decaying governments used to provide some balance between the needs of the people and the needs of...

There are so many tabletop RPGs on itch and DriveThruRPG some must get unfairly overlooked. So what games have you found that don’t deserve to be ignored? And yes they can have significant problems but not deserve obscurity (many popular games have significant problems as well.)

I was talking with a game master (not on ENWorld) when I realized why I might disagree with many people. They believed only the “standard” ancestries should be NPCs. In other words if the player characters are getting rumors, quests, or advice it’s going to be a human, dwarf, elf, gnome...

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What guidance is there for taking more organized and usable notes while reading RPG rulebooks? How do you find the key parts that really drive an RPG compared to the many details that confuse and overwhelm? I have resolved to learn a few new RPG rulesets for 2025. But my previous experiences...

https://globalgamblingnews.com/games-global-unveils-exciting-partnership-with-hasbro/ I am pretty sure this is aimed at exploiting teens (the fresh and exciting new demographic.) Teens and online only gambling mix like nitro and glycerin (lots of damages.)

I like to poke ChatGPT and ask it really subjective questions. Sometimes it does okay. Sometimes it shows the limits of neural network text generation. I think several published or sometimes included adventures directly addressed these complaints. (Trying to fix the formatting is making things...

Has anyone read through this or played Mechanika: Empires of Blood & Steam? Every once in a while a DriveThruRPG deal of the day looks interesting, but I can't find very detailed reviews. Some things that seemed interesting. "embrace the Steampunk Horror genre, while at the same time...

What kind of experience are people having with Sword & Sorcery RPGs in 2024 (now that it’s almost over?) What upcoming kickstarters feature RPGs with Sword & Sorcery flavor? How are the major authors (Moorcock, Howard, Wolfe, Vance, etc) being represented in the RPGS?