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This explains so many awkward disconnects I've had with others over similar topics.... Thanks for sharing.

We ran a long Star Trek one-off and this was our experience as well. It's been awhile, but recall the skill system not working how he wanted and the meta aspects too overbearing. I remember thinking how badly I wanted to just play Savage Worlds instead.

Odyssey of the Dragonlords - Greek Setting/Rules/Adventure by two ex-Bioware directors. Inferno - Setting/Rules/Adventure set in Dante's Inferno.

@jian Thanks for the rundown. I wish companies would have better PDF previews to give us an idea what they're game is about. Most are just the intro page and ToC. :rolleyes: Since AI replicates anime so well, I think it's going to be the direction everyone is going to be headed...

Oh, for those that want the gist of the article:

As controversial as AI is, I hope others see how beneficial it can be for TTRPGs. I look forward to using for drop in PCs to assist my games with few players or even as an artificial DM for games with just my wife and myself.

I recognize that pose!

Very cool they partnered with ASAN. It appears AS isn't as well liked by the community...

Yeah, I see it as a Modern take on the OSR. Modern to me can mean two things: Having a non-Gygaxian (mathematical crunch) trajectory or using some sort of meta mechanic/currency. All completely subjective of course.

Well, since a bot necroed this thread, might as well take the time to gloat about Hackmaster! 4e Hackmaster has the most in-depth rules for fantasy intoxication I've ever seen!

Just lack of complexity. For instance, Non-Modern: Modern:

That's one of the reasons C&C will always be a part of my collection - it's a great balance between old/new D&D power levels. Because of OSE's power level, it lends itself perfectly to dangerous and whimsical campaigns (Gavin really leans into with his Dolmenwood setting). Player death isn't...

@1QD is a game designer and asks questions like these for feedback, so phrased my answer from that angle to be more helpful. To be a bit more personable though, currently there's nothing more important in an RPG than the artwork to get me to buy a game. Once I have that game, there's nothing...

Maybe it's because we all play video games, but missing players have never been a big deal to us. They're just not there; drop-in/drop-out style. Does it make the session harder? Oh yeah, but I find that helps put friendly pressure on them to join. It helps I usually run with around 6 players...

I can't think of anything more important to the success of an RPG than the artwork. You could have next to no mechanics, small page count, and typo/grammatical errors and the book will still sell like hotcakes if the art is good enough.