WOIN Open-Licensed WOIN Starter Set Coming in 2023

What's OLD is NEW is a toolkit oriented roleplaying game system consisting of three core games--a medieval fantasy game, a modern action game, and a futuristic sci-fi game. Each of these games has been available in hardcover since 2016.

Characters are created and advanced using a life-path system, while actions are adjudicated using a flexible d6 dice-pool game. The game is about as 'crunchy' as 5E, but is very different in execution. You can read more about it on the official website.

What's O.L.D. is N.E.W.

Three roleplaying games. One O.L.D. One N.E.W. One N.O.W.

www.woinrpg.com

This year, 2023, we will be releasing the What's OLD is NEW Starter Set. This boxed set will contain a 32-page rulebook, three short adventures (one for each genre), a pile of pregenerated characters, and more. It will contain all you need to get started with WOIN.

In the aftermath of OGL-gate, we will be ensuring that this flexible game system is fully available to third parties via a robust, truly open, and irrevocable license.

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[TreChriron]

WOIN is a medium-crunch game, and it has details where you want details to be. Very exciting news!

 

[schneeland]

Good point. Oh well.

Not sure about this specific Starter Set, but maybe the rules will be complete enough to just ignore the full version (works pretty well for e.g. Swords & Wizardry Continual Light or the Alien Starter Set).

 

[MNblockhead]

Depends on what you mean by same system

GURPS did it quite well, for many definitions of well. No doubt it didn't suit some tables; but certainly suited the many games I played of it

GURPS' core mechanic was fine. Everything else was setting specific imo. I'm assuming WOIN will do similar

This. Same with Cortex Prime. Same with Index Card RPG (if you like rules lite).

 

[amethal]

Noooooo - the OGL debacle has been "gate"-ified It was only a matter of time I suppose

Maybe someday another hotel that was the site of a political scandal will then be shortened to represent someone doing something reprehensible

Like, how about the OGL-a-lago (too soon?!?)

Like I always say, if the Watergate scandal happened today we'd have to call it Watergate-gate.

 

[Morrus]

Like I always say, if the Watergate scandal happened today we'd have to call it Watergate-gate.

Isn't that a Mitchell & Webb sketch?

 

[amethal]

Isn't that a Mitchell & Webb sketch?

It is indeed, although I'm not sure I have ever actually seen it. (So it might not be plagiarism on my part.)

 

[Paragon Lost]

Very nice. Looking forward to it. This going to be Kickstarted?

 

[taosecurity]

I like this idea. I also like that sci-fi is one of the three main genres.

 

[Reynard]

It is indeed, although I'm not sure I have ever actually seen it. (So it might not be plagiarism on my part.)

This is why you can't copyright jokes in America.

 

[Bravesteel25]

Excellent news! I'll back this if it goes to Kickstarter.