Voros
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So the comicbook writer Kieron Gillen, who I see talking rpgs all the time on Twitter and didn't realize he was a comic writer, has put out a Beta rpg based on his fantasy comic DIE.
It is an interesting idea for an rpg, because you play highschool friends in our world who get together to play a game from back-in-the-day who are thrown into a dark fantasy world called DIE. The world is heavily influenced by D&D and meta but the system in contrast is quite light.
A game where you play two different layers of character is an intriguing idea and considering how common a trope the 'modern characters thrown into a fantasy world' is, from Burroughs to Guy Gavriel Kay, I'm surprised to find that I can't recall another game that does it. Gillen also has some interesting, dark ideas on the fantasy rpg world as metaphor (with its dungeons and dungeon masters).
Gillen is refreshingly humble, noting he is a completely amateur game designer. As one would expect the layout and art is quite good.
It is an interesting idea for an rpg, because you play highschool friends in our world who get together to play a game from back-in-the-day who are thrown into a dark fantasy world called DIE. The world is heavily influenced by D&D and meta but the system in contrast is quite light.
A game where you play two different layers of character is an intriguing idea and considering how common a trope the 'modern characters thrown into a fantasy world' is, from Burroughs to Guy Gavriel Kay, I'm surprised to find that I can't recall another game that does it. Gillen also has some interesting, dark ideas on the fantasy rpg world as metaphor (with its dungeons and dungeon masters).
Gillen is refreshingly humble, noting he is a completely amateur game designer. As one would expect the layout and art is quite good.
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