Recent content by Reynard

What a strange response. All I did was offer a counter point. And then be a little cheeky. I guess I did not add enough emojis... I did not say anything near "the language was uniform." That came from inside your head.

Terminology drift is certainly a thing, so it makes sense to ask what "Heartbreaker" means to individuals rather than what the original or official definition is. I do think that it has long been used as a derogatory term, even if that was not Edwards' intent from the beginning. Mostly because...

They were called "Actual Plays" on RPG.net since at least 2003 (that is as far as the archives currently go back) and RPG.net did not invent the term. Believe it or not, EN World was not always the center of online RPG discourse.

The Open Gaming movement has also muddied the waters. Was Pathfinder 1E a "heartbreaker"? Obviously not, because of its success, but what if it had flopped? 13th Age, ToV or A5E aren't because each is very aware of the broader technological advancement in RPG systems. But sometimes people...

Most people think it broadly means "a game like D&D." But what it really means is a game created with the intent of being a better D&D but without any experience with of knowledge of other games and previous advances in system. Most of the "design" you see on places like r/dnd is at least...

Yes. Actual Plays started out as text, and we're around since the beginning, but the term "AP" started on forums in the 90s.

This sounds like a good idea, and one a small shop might be able to specialize in under license (and using crowdfunding to gage real interest).

I will say this: if a company's ads or other marketing uses AI, I won't bother with the product even a little. And that goes far beyond gaming stuff.

I am not sure you could point to anything in particular in Daggerheart's design that says "made for actual play/streaming." It wears its influences on its sleeve and they range from 4E D&D to Blades in the Dark to Genysis/Star Wars. People only associate Daggerheart with streaming because it is...

More importantly, "overtook D&D" is not an especially relevant metric for any game.

Again, i think you are overestimating the importance to the success of Dh a actual play campaign is. Has there ever been another game besides D&D that has explicitly benefited from an actual play show?

Daggerheart is, among other things, a Play to Find Out game, with explicit advice for the GM to hold on loosely and let play guide the narrative. That is harder to do while also have a linear Adventure Path style adventure in front of you.

The Critical Role side of the business is getting views for their show (and subs to their platform). I don't think it is a stretch to say that switching away from D&D would result in a major loss of viewers. Not because CR shows not focused on D&D are any "worse" but because the vast majority of...

Yes. I meant "Actual Plays" not "Adventure Paths." For the record, while I don't think Daggerheart is a good fit for a D&D/Pathfinder style Adventure Path, I would bet my bottom dollar they are going to produce one anyway. As to Actual Plays, there are a couple ongoing ones. But even so...

It's weird to me that ST is as big as it is. It's fine, I guess. But certainly not good enough to warrant It's cultural import. But I guess quality has never actually been a good measure of relevance, one way or the other.