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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coyote6" data-source="post: 1701906" data-attributes="member: 1225">Besides the "historical RPGs aren't as popular" thing, Western RPGs have an additional problem -- in most popular RPGs, the PCs have some sort of extranormal abilities -- magic, psionics, superpowers, supernatural monster powers, wuxia kung fu, cool ultra-tech guns/power armor/lightsabers, truly badass spy/commando/ninja skills, etc. Most Western settings don't have any of that. IMO, that probably impacts the popularity. But I kind of agree with whoever said that lots of RPGs have certain Western sensibilities. If nothing else, the standard PC group is probably a lot more like the The Magnificent Seven than the Knights of the Round Table, the Justice League, or the Enterprise's bridge crew.</blockquote>