What Licensed RPG Do You Wish Used A Different System?

[doctorbadwolf]

Having just read it, Old Gods of Appalachia is a terrible fit for the cypher system, and is a complete mismatch when it comes to Monte Cook Games’ brand of writing style. It is legitimately not good, borderline corny as hell, and as someone from North Carolina ( and Black), borderline insulting to our cultures and peoples.

The game is primarily written by Appalachians, based on a show written, run, voiced, and crewed, by Appalachians.

 

[Divine2021]

The game is primarily written by Appalachians, based on a show written, run, voiced, and crewed, by Appalachians.

And it feels affected and false as all get out. I’m sorry that you felt the need to correct my personal opinion.

 

[Fenris-77]

And it feels affected and false as all get out. I’m sorry that you felt the need to correct my personal opinion.

Do you feel the same way about the podcast the game is based on?

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I'd be interested in an AZ campaign book for 5E, for sure.

PbtA style Star Wars would be more fitting and easier to grasp than the FFG system (which seems moribund at this point). Any Stsr Wars system will be haunted by the very excellent 80's rendition by WEG, one way or another.

WEG books are a wonderful resource for SW roleplaying. I prefer Saga Edition for actual SW game rules, but WEG’s books like the Galaxy Guides (one has cocktails and popular music, and sky slicers) are a big part of my understanding of SW roleplaying.

And it feels affected and false as all get out. I’m sorry that you felt the need to correct my personal opinion.

Trash talking a game as you were and are doing is more than just expressing an opinion. It merits challenge.

It doesn’t fit your preferences or mention your neck of the woods. Fair enough. But what you’re ranting about isn’t the cypher system, it’s the writing of the book, which means the show and its creative team. The Cypher system didn’t fail to talk about Georgia, the writers from the show did.

Having a problem with Old Gods is irrelevant to the thread, and your posts are off-topic ranting.

There’s always someone who hates a localized product relating to something close to home. There are also many Appalachians who love the show and game. None of that relates at all to how good a fit any given game system is to the property.

 

[Fenris-77]

Oh, are we still talking about the lack of a particular version of "what is Appalachia"? Huh.

 

[Divine2021]

WEG books are a wonderful resource for SW roleplaying. I prefer Saga Edition for actual SW game rules, but WEG’s books like the Galaxy Guides (one has cocktails and popular music, and sky slicers) are a big part of my understanding of SW roleplaying.

Trash talking a game as you were and are doing is more than just expressing an opinion. It merits challenge.

It doesn’t fit your preferences or mention your neck of the woods. Fair enough. But what you’re ranting about isn’t the cypher system, it’s the writing of the book, which means the show and its creative team. The Cypher system didn’t fail to talk about Georgia, the writers from the show did.

Having a problem with Old Gods is irrelevant to the thread, and your posts are off-topic ranting.

There’s always someone who hates a localized product relating to something close to home. There are also many Appalachians who love the show and game. None of that relates at all to how good a fit any given game system is to the property.

Please, I implore you, get over yourself. “Merits challenge” lol

 

[Fenris-77]

Please, I implore you, get over yourself. “Merits challenge” lol

I have a question for you, and hopefully you'll take it in the honest spirit I'm offering it. You have a specific and negative take on Old Gods, that's obvious, and there's lots of room in the world for different opinions. My question is this - what, if anything, did you think, or hope, or expect that the impact or outcome would be of posting that opinion? Some people have addressed the exception you take to the game pretty fairly, and taking your posts as a whole I'm just not sure what your overall goal is, if anything. If you feel like addressing this that would be cool, but if you don't, or you think it isn't useful, feel free to just ignore it.

 

[Aldarc]

Oh, are we still talking about the lack of a particular version of "what is Appalachia"? Huh.

This Appalachian North Carolinian is going to sit this one out.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Lol I hope they enjoyed getting a parting shot in right before blocking me! Very effective.

 

[J.Quondam]

Dallas: The Television Role-Playing Game
Oh, how the trajectory of the RPG hobby/industry might have changed if only "Dallas" had been a glossier product and used a system more amenable to its premise.