Clash decided not to include Lowell Was Right in his list. I kinda see why since it's not "normal" sci-fi and it's a bit difficult to pitch but it's got an awesome take on pulp, planets and proto-steampunk.
From his website:
Five years ago I gave a little try to podcasting on RpgHaven. The main hosts were MountZionRyan and WalkerP, two great guys who recorded neat episodes and interviews on variety of RPG topics. I especially liked Luke Crane interview about Freemarket.
Not all episodes are online anymore and I'm...
I would approve an award for best pronunciation of the word grognard. Hint: as tempting as it may be it doesn't sound like someone applying grog to their nards.
Oh the irony of a thread about one's falling out of love with DnD and its core elements, mechanics and idiosyncrasies and then it turns into a big pile of "I'm sure you would have enjoyed playing DnD if this or that".
I almost forgot what the name is like in French. It's been a source of puns for so long. I shall share some! Even if nobody asked!
For instance l'appel (the call) sounds like la pelle (the shovel).
Also it makes you think of the car brand, Opel.
Or even La Belle (like in Beauty and the...
It's a little more complicated than that. Corwin is hardly able to shift shadows as he gets closer to the Courts of Chaos. While Merlin realizes early that it can hurt tremendously to conjure the Logrus when near one of the major Patterns.
Even major powers may be damped under certain conditions.
I don't remember my gamer friends having a specific aversion for percentile scores. They actually enjoyed their Stormbringer / Hawkmoon / CoC despite the system being a bit harsh with its randomness.
I'm not sure the experience of Fire Emblem designers translates usefully to TTRPG because
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I've been away from rpg forums since 2013 I think. I have accounts on tbp and punditnavel but they're both meh ergonomy wise. Plus the politics bullshit like many others mentioned. I also hanged on therpghaven but it never reached a significant size as a forum.
Google ploos was enough to keep...
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