This is a tough one. I like many properties that have been licensed for various systems that I’m not a huge fan of. For example, I like Firefly, but Cortex Plus is only so-so, in my opinion. I like Dresden Files, but not enough to play it. I like Wonder Woman, but DC Heroes isn’t the […]
#RPGaDay 20: Game I’ll be playing in 20 years
#rpgaday 20: Game you’ll be playing in 20 years. If you asked me 20 years ago, I’d have said D&D, and I would be right– although I’m no longer playing in a D&D campaign, my last D&D game was only a few weeks ago, and if we count “games that branch from the d20 system,” […]
#RPGaDay 12: Old RPG Still Played
#rpgaday Day #12: Old RPG you still play. I currently play D&D and Fate. I’ve talked enough about D&D, but I am excited about Fate. Fate started out in 1992 as FUDGE, a usenet-crowdsourced game system using a simple dice mechanic that really hasn’t changed much in the intervening years. The original game is still […]
#RPGaDay Catchup
#9: Favorite Dice I have a set of favorite dice that includes two types of dice mixed together. Four of the dice are a set of Fate dice from the Eldritch Dice set, specifically the grey ones: They are in a small, teal Very Useful Box mixed with my favorite-to-roll steel-copper Gemini dice: I have a bunch of Very […]
RPGaDay #7: The Most Intellectual
#rpgaday The most intellectual RPG I own? Wow, that’s a weird request, but one I can definitely fill. “Intellectual” to me means something that is self-aware about its intellect. Something that explores difficult questions without apology. An RPG like Tribe 8, that so clearly draws from a deep, deep understanding of myth and religion would […]