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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 9678797" data-attributes="member: 907">See, that's precisely the issue. I don't think the OP is complaining about the lack of books overall, but rather about the support for any given line. Now, some of these games have a fair amount of support, but others don't. Forbidden Lands was published in 2018, and has had six subsequent releases, with the last ones being in 2023. Tales from the Loop from 2017 had one stand-alone sequel game (Things from the Flood, set in the 90s and about older teens) and three more releases (primarily additional mysteries). Blade Runner was published in 2023, and has a core book, a starter game, and one adventure.In the days of yore, Free League would have published something like 3-5 RPGs, but a dozen or more expansions for each one. Now, I can deal with conservative release schedules for a game, but then the core game needs to be made with that in mind. You can't go &quot;here are some highly limited magic rules, if you want more options there's a book coming for that&quot; and then hold off on releasing that book for half a decade. Tales from the Loop is a good example of how to do it: it's a highly focused game, so there isn't much need for anything other than the core book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 9678797, member: 907"] See, that's precisely the issue. I don't think the OP is complaining about the lack of books overall, but rather about the support for any given line. Now, some of these games have a fair amount of support, but others don't. Forbidden Lands was published in 2018, and has had six subsequent releases, with the last ones being in 2023. Tales from the Loop from 2017 had one stand-alone sequel game (Things from the Flood, set in the 90s and about older teens) and three more releases (primarily additional mysteries). Blade Runner was published in 2023, and has a core book, a starter game, and one adventure. In the days of yore, Free League would have published something like 3-5 RPGs, but a dozen or more expansions for each one. Now, I can deal with conservative release schedules for a game, but then the core game needs to be made with that in mind. You can't go "here are some highly limited magic rules, if you want more options there's a book coming for that" and then hold off on releasing that book for half a decade. Tales from the Loop is a good example of how to do it: it's a highly focused game, so there isn't much need for anything other than the core book. [/QUOTE]

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