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"Luck be in the air tonight" doesn't work. "I" was already in the puzzle.

I've always loved the Black Company books. Those I had no problem following. Now, Gene Wolfe's Shadow of the Torturer...it took me three tries, but I kept going back because I enjoyed the writing so much. Finally, I started it again just to enjoy the writing and imagery and didn't worry about...

Impact of DART on Dimorphos, captured by LICIACUBE

For the time, it was probably the most complex game out there. Given that this was around 1981 that was fairly unusual. (Far more skills than Runequest, and Rolemaster wasn't out yet.) (This is all going off of archived memory...I haven't really looked at it in decades.) It also had an...

I've actually seen way less anger about this than I expected. At least in the forums I frequent, the general attitude has been cautious optimism, some indifference, some dislike of specifics...but very little hatred of the entire concept.

Admittedly, I bailed on AD&D after 1st edition. 5e actually got me back. So far I like a lot of what they're proposing, and there are other items I'm dubious about...but overall positive. (There's a much longer interview that was interesting to watch. See below.) One thing he emphasizes...

I started with RPGs in '79. During the '80s...man. We had some great games in a lot of systems...but the ones in Rolemaster, Ysgarth, and HarnMaster were the most memorable. The longest campaigns were RM and HM. I ran RM and played HM, so it's hard to pick between the two. That Rolemaster...

Loving Strange New Worlds so far. I haven't noticed any canon violations that matter, IMO.

That's funny. Below is a picture I took of a truck I've seen driving around town.

What I really like about the roll high approach of Rolemaster is the ability to get open-ended rolls. Even if it should be above your character's ability, there's always a slight chance he can succeed. Target numbers above 100 aren't uncommon. Especially when it comes to combat, getting that...

Yeah, CORPS was the inspiration for the original rules. Probably why I liked them. I'm likely to use CORPS or EABA whenever I'm able to run it.

I love the setting and backed the Kickstarter. Maybe their implementation of the mechanics will work for me, but it's unlikely. I'll likely use a different set of mechanics. I backed it to support the setting.

Okay, it does thank Chaosium, so I assume a second printing.

Also 1st edition Deities & Demigods. I think this is a first printing...? (Update, second printing, apparently.) I bought it in the summer of 1981, I believe.