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Message: <blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 9749756" data-attributes="member: 90374">Thats...a long story so; come sit, and listen for awhile.I was captured by the "Big Dragon" as a wee lad. I had tutors of the game from other friends and adults I found out who played. They were much into what would be called OSR RPGs today. As 2E came along and settings got more and more support I became fans of the Dragon more for the worlds and stories. 3E launched and it was a mechanical wonderland (that I learned after through painful lessons had some sharp edges best to be avoided.) Though, the adventures kept me coming back.4E launched and...well I wasnt along for the mechanical revolution ride it offered. A lot of the settings I loved got significant changes, the adventures were not appealing. Which was all ok, becasue the folks delivering the best adventures were continuing on with 3E instead. They published their house rules and came up with their own setting. They delivered both frequent rules supplements, and great adventures. The "big dragon" as you call it got left in the dust. I stopped paying attention, the brand no longer had a hold on me.5E was announced and the message was they wanted to make a big tent for everybody the dragon ever appealed to. A clarion call if ever there was one, but it also seemed too good to be true. So, I playtested and gave survey feedback. The rules turned out...ok. They were not as in depth as id like, and I was not going to get regular supplements which was a bummer. How about the adventures? Unfortunately, not frequent enough or interesting to hold my interest either. While I felt the 5E system was my second favorite (turns out thats the case for a lot of folks) I simply rather be playing something else.   So, back to Pathfinder for me. Then, they too decided to revolutionize their system and launch PF2. Its....a good system like 4E, but im not interested in what its trying to do. So, today im still sitting in my nest with a homebrewed PF1 using Paizo adventures when able. (There are so many I could use this system for the rest of my life). Though, what has really happened is Im exploring more narrative based games, more adventure types, simply other experiences. Fantasy genre has taken a back seat to other interests these days. The "Big Dragon" hasnt been able to regain its hold of me as a brand. Pathfinder 1, 2 and Starfinder[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.aonprd.com/[/URL]Mongoose Traveller[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs[/URL]Traveller SRD[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.traveller-srd.com/[/URL]</blockquote>

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