Apocalypse Keys looks interesting.Rae Nedjadi (Apocalypse Keys, Once More into the Void, Our Haunt, upcoming Tomb Raider games) Creates emotionally immersive games that are still packed with action and tension. Apocalypse Keys in particular mirrors personal conflict with external conflicts that highlight our monstrous natures. Does a better job of being a Hellboy RPG than the actual Hellboy RPG.
Crawford is great. Stars Without Number is essentially a perfect RPG.Kevin Crawford (Worlds Without Number, Wolves of God, Godbound) Creates trad games with extremely effective instructions on how to use them and generate more content. Not only would all trad GMs benefit from the random generation and idea seeds he puts forward in his games and supplements, they would also really benefit from a much more manageable approach to preparing / world building.
I did not realize Into the Odd was a OSR version of Gamma World. I will have to check it out.Chris McDowall (Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland, The Doomed, Ask the Stars) My favorite OSR adjacent designer. His games boil the style of play outlined in Principia Apocrypha down to its barest essentials. Extremely thematically compelling settings wedded to a far less arcane (and actually simple) frame.
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