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I kind of get it. A series you love gets an official RPG, with official art, with official…officialness. But then the thing comes out, people complain about the system, the choices, the canon, the art, etc. There are pros here who can speak more to the hurdles, problems, delays, approvals...

Tangent from another thread. A reoccurring theme of trap discussions (and many others, if we're being honest), is where to draw the line between player skill vs character skill. So that's what this thread is about. Where are your lines on player skill vs character skill? Everyone's different...

Tangent from another thread. Simple question. Should traps have tells?

The [+] is to keep things positive and prevent the already tired arguments about preferences and this style of module. This thread is for people who like this style of information design and want to talk about it. There are plenty of other threads to hate on things you don’t like. Branching...

I’ve been looking at a lot of modules lately and something quickly became glaringly obvious. There are two broad categories of modules: those meant to be read and those meant to be run. Now, of course, those meant to be read are also eventually meant to be run by some fraction of buyers, but...

Noirvember - Wikipedia The month of November is dedicated to noir. I'm re-reading some old noir and hard-boiled favorites. Re-reading my copy of Hard City, a noir RPG from Osprey Games. And re-watching some old favorite noir films. Anyone else participating?

I’m looking for OSR/NSR modules that are examples of the best of the best in regards to layout, design, information presentation, usefulness at the table, ease of reading, finding information, running the content from the module at the table, etc. The actual game system doesn’t matter. The...

The [+] is to keep things positive and prevent the same old, tired arguments about the style of play, genre, and time periods. There are plenty of other threads to hate on games and play styles you don’t like. Also, this isn’t the place to argue about H. P. Lovecraft’s racism. He was a racist...

The [+] is to keep things positive and prevent the same old, tired arguments about the style of play, genre, and time period. There are plenty of other threads to hate on games and play styles you don’t like. One of my all-time favorite genres is pulp adventure. Instead of doing a thread about...

One of my many, many favorite aspects of OSR/NSR games is the notion of combat as a fail state. Your goal is to avoid combat as much as possible because it’s deadly. Think your way around or out of combat. Win the fight before it starts. Etc. So are there any OSR/NSR games out there that take...

I'm curious so thought I'd start two threads, one for D&D and one for all other games. This thread is for D&D. Edition doesn't matter. The rules are simple. It needs to be 1) a live game, played in real time (sorry PBP gamers); 2) it needs to involve other people (sorry solo gamers), and; 3)...

I'm curious so thought I'd start two threads, one for D&D and one for all other games. This thread is for anything except D&D. The rules are simple. It needs to be 1) a live game, played in real time (sorry PBP gamers); 2) it needs to involve other people (sorry solo gamers), and; 3) it needs...

Sometimes people talk about different eras in RPGs as "Golden Ages" for the hobby. In some ways, the birth of the hobby was a Golden Age as immediately after the release of OD&D dozens of other games were released and the hobby blossomed. Another Golden Age could be the Satanic Panic as it...

The [+] is to keep things positive and prevent arguments about Fabula Ultima and more narrative-focused or video game-inspired RPGs. There are plenty of other threads to hate on games and play styles you don’t like. There are a few people on here who play Fabula Ultima and want to talk about...

I'm not sure if it's possible but I thought someone here might have an answer. I have a few old modules and splatbooks from the late 80s and early 90s that I picked up secondhand. Someone X'ed out the sku / barcode on the back with a marker. I'd like to remove the ink if possible without...

Near as I can tell the play loop of a dungeon crawl is: 1. Kick in the door. 2. Kill all the monsters. 3. Loot the bodies. 4. Search the room. 5. Find a new door. There are places where this can be expanded. Make step 1, kick in the door, interesting by including traps or puzzles that must be...

I gotta say I'm loving the sound of the campaign set up. Rebellion against an evil empire is always a banger.

The [+] is to keep things positive and prevent the same already tired arguments about Daggerheart and Shadowdark. There are plenty of other threads to hate on games and play styles you don’t like. Now, on with the thread... I think it's a great idea. Worthy of its own thread. So here goes...

So a spin-off question from another thread. This one about warlock pacts... If the idea of making a pact with some supernatural power in exchange for power is a key part of the fantasy, why are so many warlock players vehemently against the notion of that pact ever being a part of the actual...

The topic came up in another thread and I thought it was interesting so here's a dedicated thread. Generally speaking most people agree that mind control is evil. Full stop. But there are exceptions. Especially in pop culture. One great example is the Jedi mind trick. Another is the DC...