Recent content by Reynard

Sure. You do you. Usually when folks post such things on a discussion board, tho, I assume they want to, you know, discuss it. ;)

Monster Train and Slay the Spire are great games to eat that kind of time, especially if you like deck builders.

I am not convinced that there IS a "mass market" for TTRPGs outside of D&D -- and that I basically attribute to inertia. RPGs are cool, fun games that lots of people are likely to try and maybe even stick with for a while. But I think the dedicated 40 year fan is the rarity. D&D is the kleenex...

Dice pools where you count successes (and failures) have bene around forever -- at least since Vampire: The Masquerade and very likely before (V;tM is where I recall seeing it first). I really like the Year Zero ENgine, but it never struck me as especially innovative, just solid.

But you haven't really given reasons, just a vague belief that it requires more from players than D&D -- despite, by your own admission, you not having played it (or even read it, it seems). I am not saying DH definitely has legs, but the reason you gave does not really exist.

I think DH does a lot of "5E things" better than 5E because it is not beholden to ancient design. It draws from many different games to try and do different aspects of play well. It has a little Fate in it and a little 4E in it and a little Genysys in it and a little PbtA. All of those different...

There is an SRD: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YZE-Standard-Reference-Document.pdf

Sometimes, you buy a game because it has a great look or is a genre or subject matter you like, or some other reason OTHER than to play or run it. Or, you meant to play or run it, but it never happened, but you still really like the game. What game is that for you? Did you mean to play/run it...

It doesn't really, though. It doesn't ask anything more of players than 5E does, except some extra attention during combat and to count a couple extra resources. The narrative elements are almost completely optional. No one ever has to "yes and" in DH if that group doesn't want to. It isn't a...

It occurs to me that Alien: Earth is solidly cyberpunk.

Except that guy that bought that Wu Tang album

Dammit.

This sounds like a problem born of players living in a society where corproations are too often considered good guys, or at least part of the establishment. Corporations rule instead of governments, but most players still end up towing the line. The boss is just different. I have never played a...

"You sideloaded an unauthorized app into your cybereye. That breaks the TOS. The eye will self destruct in 3... 2..."

Yeah. If I have to live in a world ruled by megacorporations, I want chrome, choom!