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I used to grab two d20s, shake 'em in my hand, but only release one.

I hate those guys! All style, zero substance.

I'm not particularly fond of story games, but the two-session game of My Life With Master I ran for two friends of mine is still among my best role-playing experiences. Obviously, the success can be attributed as much to the players as the system, but it still was a very pleasant surprise...

Back when it was relatively fresh, but already way over-hyped, I thought about writing a review of it on my blog. The funny thing about it was going to be admitting that I don't really talk about the art in my reviews in general (maybe I mention it in exactly one sentence) so sorry for the...

There's one available on the author's blog.

As a kid a good friend of mine ran a game for me. It was somewhat similar to Shadowrun in a way (humans, orcs, and elves doing mercenary work in a futuristic setting), but the system was all homebrew. The game actually played more like a board game than a "proper" RPG. I manoeuvred my character...

I have been playing quite a lot solo lately; a few things off the top of my head: The Drifter and Star Drifter are spiritual successors to Barbarian Prince; I reviewed The Drifter on my blog here solo dungeon crawling is also well represented; the two most popular ones are Four Against Darkness...

Oh, that's great news. I reached out to Daniel some six months ago to inquire about the status of his projects, but he was having troubles (we didn't talk about specifics). It's good to hear he's been able to continue working on these great games.

I believe that was always part of the OGL. You gave up your right to use any trademark (which often includes saying things like "compatible with X" or "inspired by X"), unless you had a separate license allowing you to do so. Hence, the separate Labyrinth Lord Compatibility License and such.

Working on it... It's gonna be sooner than later, for sure.

One of my best campaigns was with the "new" World of Darkness (the blue book), and we liked it precisely because of that: very simple, very streamlined, the sort of game that "fades into the background" during play.

The furry aspect doesn't really bother me (my only worry is that some of my players would like it too much :P), but I've wanted to ask you this before: which Sanguine game do you recommend to start on?

Not all classes have d6 hit dice: d4 Mad Scientist, Magician, True Innocent d6 Everyman, Grave Robber, Gypsy, Libertine d8 Bandit, Demon Hunter But yes, 10 HD is the maximum (so an uncannily lucky Bandit might have 80 HP at 10th level, but 40-50 is more likely). All damage dice are d6s, but...

Minor nitpick: Into the Odd predates The Black Hack by two years (2014 vs. 2016).

I've ran a couple of short scenarios. My players and I really liked the atmosphere, and the system is very intuitive and comprehensive (the kind that "fades into the background" during play). Tied with Mazes & Minotaurs, it's my favourite rules-light OSR variant. Of the supplements, Highdark...

Which edition of HERO do youguys recommend?

Best Tabletop Group RPG: Lancer (fell in love with it quite unexpectedly; the setting is okay, I guess, but the system has been surprisingly good at the table so far) Runner-up: Werewolf: the Forsaken (it used to be my most-run game back in the late 00s; I'm much less enamoured with the system...

This has come up on other forums in the past. Because d100 games of the RuneQuest variety remained both mechanically and in expected playstyle more similar to the earlier editions, there was a much lesser need to revive the old versions (compared to OD&D and AD&D). By now, of course, there are...

I know some of my players would scream at the idea of armour making you harder to hit in Traveller ("Get the D&D out of my sci-fi!"), and even though I quite like a lot about Mongoose Traveller 2nd edition, the bane/boon system leaves me cold. Also, there's just something really earnest about...

Courtney Campbell's Perdition immediately comes to mind. It's an OSR game that lacks any sort of setting description, but you can infer a lot of details from the player options and the specific subsystems. In my own campaigns, I usually prepare a page or two of notes on the most important...