Now that the dust has largely settled, I think we can say that the outcome was for the most part positive. The OGL 1.0 a and c remained in place. Those who wished to continue using them were free to, though I think most of the industry is moving to truly open game licenses like the ORC.
That...
I had a thought, and I think that thought might be a good springboard to a game design discussion. It has been many moons since my Intro to Statistics course in college so it might be fun to consider the reasons why certain dice mechanics are used and why.
My thought was this, there many RPG...
As much as I love high concept sci-fi or weird fantasy settings, there's always a problem that you run into when trying to DM those settings: exposition.
Communicating the history of a setting that characters should know can be a daunting task. Sometimes you just have to have an in universe...
So I was browsing DriveThruRPG and I found a little something for free.
I am a huge fan of Science Fiction. In fact I've often been more of a science fiction than fantasy RPGS.
Septimus is built on a foundation of really cool ideas. The core concept of the setting sounds like incredible...
So I've always been someone who has numerous issues with many aspects of DnD, however I do quite like the "Back to basics" approach of DnD 5th edition.
That being said, one of my biggest issues with all editions of Dungeons and Dragons is that the system has all sorts of baked-in assumptions...
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