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We didn't have a Nomad among my group of players, but they were just like, "Hey, let's steal a car. We're criminals!" Given the way the economy works, that you can sell used item for the full price it's listed as in the book, it makes more sense to be a car thief than it does to be an edge...

I made a concerted effort to avoid making stupid RPG purchases starting a few years ago. It was a practical decision to avoid purchasing RPG books for games I didn't have a reasonable expectation of playing. It hasn't been 100% effective of course, I have several Modiphius Conan books I still...

The rules were a major point of contention for me and my players. Friday Night Firefight from 2020 needed some work, but what they ended up with in Red wasn't it.

I've got a physical copy of Cyberpunk 2020 and (legal) digital copies of pretty much the entire 2020 library. And, boy, was I surprised to find they published far fewer 2020 books than I remembered. I'll check out Modos 2, thanks. You end up in a funnny place when you're trying to maintain...

The Ryoko Owari - City of Lies boxed set for Legend of the Five Rings. The main adventure has to do with opium production but there are so many little adventure ideas in the set that you can ignore the primary plot for quite a while. I've used the little adventure ideas for all sorts of L5R...

You need a break, @Retreater. You should really cut back on the amount of work you're doing, maybe the amount of gaming you're doing, and maybe consider gaming with different people. Many of the problems you discuss are typical DM problems but taken to an extreme degree. I run a Savage Worlds...

I don't know if I've ever seen a reviewer compare a game to D&D. In his YouTube series about Call of Cthulhu, Seth Skorkowsky does compare and contrast against D&D in his first video on character generation. He mentions that CoC doesn't use a leveling system like you see in D&D, so characters...

I've seen a few Onslaught products at my FLGS but I don't know if many people are buying them. I did purchase the unpainted Gargantuan Red Dragon from WK a few years back because my LGS had it on clearance for about $200. It's a completely impractical model being so large I'm going to have to...

I generally take it as a good sign when a miniatures company switches to a superior material. Within the last few years I purchased some metal miniatures from Reaper and it didn't take me long to remember why I prefer plastics. WizKids games like HeroClix were pretty popular in my neck of the...

I cleave as close to the lore as possible. If I'm running a Star Wars game, your character isn't going to be the one that blows up the Death Star or throws the Emperor down a shaft. Those were Luke, Leia, and Han's adventures, so you're going to be off having your own adventures elsewhere...

It's been a while since I played FATE, but basically during session zero the GM and the players get together and decide what's in the setting. For a Dresden Files game set in Dallas, Texas, the players might decide an area of the State Fairground is a portal to the fae realm, a group of...

That looks right up my alley except I tend to avoid 5th edition for anything other that D&D. Good suggestion though.

I'd describe myself as preferring more traditional 1980s style cyberpunk, but like I said in the OP, it's time for me to expand my horizons a bit. So, sure, a little transhumanism never hurt anyone and Blue Planet has it in spades.

I've only played one PbtA game. As a GM, I think I prefer more traditional RPGs. The Sprawl does look pretty good though. I might pick up Cy_Borg. The rules seem simple enough at least.

I bought a few Warmachine miniatures from my local game store a few years back. I used to see folks playing it here in Little Rock, but shortly after my purchase the game pretty much dropped off the face of the Earth in my neck of the woods. Other games that have pretty much disappeared...

I used to love Cyberpunk 2020 back in the day and was exciting to jump on Cyberpunk Red. Unfortunately my players and I were disappointed with Cyberpunk Red and resolved that we had no interest in playing it ever again. I've got an idea for a cyberpunk campaign but thought I might expand my...

I'd like a better update of Cyberpunk 2020 than Cyberpunk Red turned out to be. In fact, I'll probably start a thread for people to recommend some cyberpunk games. Would Warhammer Fantasy qualify as pike & musket for you? Of course it's got a fantasy element, it's in the name after all, but...

I agree D&D is the overwhelmingly dominante elment right now, to an unhealthy degree I would argue, but I simply can't agree influencers need to talk about other games though it'd be nice if they did. And just to be clear for those who think I'm being snobbish, I like D&D and don't have a...

I'm not sure if offensive is the best choice of words here because I wouldn't be offended just bemused. When I'm watching a video about Call of Cthulhu I don't typically hear about other games unless someone has a reason to compare it to Dungeons & Dragons or another game. I think Seth...

This doesn't make any sense to me. This is like saying it's not Papa John's job to make pizza it's to make money. Every for profit company is trying to make money, so the mission statement isn't so much a goal as it is supposed to give you an idea of what the company does. So, yes, I would...