by SeaofStars

I could say something facetious about the NYSE being the ultimate game, but that would work better on BGG.

The end of Bonnie & Clyde shows what happens to murder hobos in the real world, but is not geeky.

Drew Carey is definitely a geek, just not a roleplaying one.

So, what I am saying, is that the pulls look fair.

by quench

I was pondering upon what other sorts of genres of RPG were out there, so decided to do a bit of research and list all the Top Ranked Core Rules Items for each of the genres on this website. I thought I'd share the result for anyone that's interested.

Genre                                      Top Ranked Core Rules Item                                 Item Rank
Action/Adventure...........................Fiasco.............................................................6
Action/Adventure (Gangsters/Mafia).........Hollowpoint......................................................661
Action/Adventure (Nautical)................Pirates of the Spanish Main......................................577
Action/Adventure (Pulp)....................Trail of Cthulhu..................................................26
Action/Adventure (Sports)..................Contenders......................................................1172
Action/Adventure (Superheroes).............DC Adventures Hero's Handbook....................................215
Action/Adventure (Swashbuckling/Pirates)...Lady Blackbird....................................................81
Adult/Mature...............................Mork Borg.........................................................82
Animal.....................................Honey Heist.....................................................1075
Animal (Anthropomorphic)...................Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game......................................21
Animation/Comics...........................Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game.........................1826
Animation/Comics (Anime/Manga).............Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple................................399
Animation/Comics (Western Cartoon/Comic)...Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game......................................21
Childhood..................................Tales from the Loop...............................................99
Comedy/Satire..............................Fiasco.............................................................6
Corporations...............................World Wide Wrestling: The Roleplaying Game......................3102
Crime......................................Fiasco.............................................................6
Crime (Conspiracy).........................Agent's Handbook.................................................117
Crime (Criminal/Law Enforcement)...........James Bond 007...................................................161
Crime (Mystery/Detective/Noir).............Trail of Cthulhu..................................................26
Crime (Spy/Espionage)......................Agent's Handbook.................................................117
Culture....................................Microscope........................................................34
Culture (Asian/Far Eastern)................Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition RPG..........................70
Fantasy....................................Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game..........................12
Fantasy (Arabian Nights)...................A Thousand and One Nights: A Game of Enticing Stories...........4863
Fantasy (Arthurian)........................King Arthur Pendragon (5th Edition)...............................13
Fantasy (High Fantasy).....................Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia................................9
Fantasy (Low Fantasy)......................Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game......................................21
Fantasy (Modern Urban Fantasy).............The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, Volume 1: Your Story..........53
Fantasy (Science Fantasy)..................Gamma World Roleplaying Game.....................................292
Fantasy (Sword & Sorcery)..................Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game..........................12
Generic/Universal..........................Microscope........................................................34
History....................................The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen.................307
History (Alternative)......................Microscope........................................................34
History (American West)....................Dogs in the Vineyard..............................................46
History (Americas).........................Call of Cthulhu (5th Edition).....................................10
History (Ancient)..........................Hillfolk.........................................................641
History (Britain/Ireland)..................King Arthur Pendragon (5th Edition)...............................13
History (Europe)...........................Ars Magica (5th edition)..........................................91
History (Medieval).........................King Arthur Pendragon (5th Edition)...............................13
History (Prehistoric)......................Hollow Earth Expedition..........................................317
History (Victorian Era)....................Call of Cthulhu (5th Edition).....................................10
History (Vikings)..........................Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok - Core Rulebook (2nd Ed)............1242
Holiday-Themed.............................Antlers.........................................................8657
Horror.....................................ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game.......................................38
Horror (Cthulhu Mythos)....................Keeper Rulebook....................................................3
Horror (Supernatural)......................Unknown Armies....................................................66
Horror (Zombies)...........................All Flesh Must Be Eaten Revised Edition..........................533
Kaiju......................................Atomic Robo......................................................232
Kid-Friendly...............................Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game......................................21
Magical Girl...............................Tokyo Brain Pop.................................................2722
Martial Arts...............................Feng Shui........................................................227
Mecha......................................CthulhuTech......................................................680
Modern.....................................Fiasco.............................................................6
Modern (Near Future).......................CY_BORG..........................................................284
Modern (Pop Culture).......................Monsterhearts....................................................183
Modern (Urban).............................Unknown Armies....................................................66
Monster Hunter.............................Hunter: The Vigil................................................729
Multiverse.................................AMBER Diceless Role-Playing......................................135
Mythology/Folklore.........................King Arthur Pendragon (4th Edition)...............................25
Mythology/Folklore (Fairy Tales)...........Castle Falkenstein................................................93
Occult.....................................Blades in the Dark................................................23
Occult (Magic).............................Unknown Armies....................................................66
Occult (Psionics/Mentalism)................Spell Law (RMSS, 3rd Edition)....................................715
Occult (Symbolism/Tarot)...................Everway Visionary Roleplaying....................................818
Politics/Government........................Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition RPG..........................70
Religion...................................Dogs in the Vineyard..............................................46
Science Fiction............................ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game.......................................38
Science Fiction (Cyberpunk)................Eclipse Phase Core Rulebook......................................113
Science Fiction (Hard Sci Fi)..............Traveller Boxed Set...............................................55
Science Fiction (Post Apocalypse)..........Apocalypse World..................................................19
Science Ficition (Space Opera).............Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook.......................11
Science Fiction (Time/Dimension Travel)....AMBER Diceless Role-Playing......................................135
Social (Relationships/Romance).............Alice is Missing.................................................120
Steampunk..................................Blades in the Dark................................................23
War........................................Deathwatch.......................................................219
Weird/Surreal..............................Call of Cthulhu (5th Edition).....................................10
Wuxia......................................Feng Shui........................................................227

by Pentaclebreaker

It depends on how narrow the one-trick-pony trick is . . .

Doing sub-par in all fields but superb in one may be fun . . . sometimes.

Doing abyssal in all fields but astronomical in one . . . calls for certain death, especcially when the circumstances for an astronomical performance needs all (or most) other players to create the suitable circumstances.

Therefore, the first case may be played IF all players know about (or at least can figure it out before dire consequences happen).
I strongly recommend NOT TO DO it nevertheless.

If encountering a player with a character of the second type, I would be strongly tempted to leave the table for two reasons:

First: very bad character build by the player that calls for TPK

Second: very bad character handling by the GM

Ciao

Martin

by shiva666

Still fun? Multiple character handling systems.
You can have the specialist and the generalist complementing each other

by dysjunct

And there’s the link edit! Reported.

by latindog

I once had a character in Behind Enemy Lines, a WWII RPG, who was a mortar specialist. Although, no doubt, an effective and necessary role in WWII combat, it was somewhat less so in the few scenarios that we actually played. He had a pistol and spent most of the time simply using that for firepower against relatively close and immediate threats rather than raining down shells on more distant targets (in fact I cannot recall ever firing a mortar in our game - which did not last long). This was basically like having a magic user who only ran around the dungeon with a dagger and no armor with very few opportunities to actually cast a spell.

I also had a character named "Keyes" in Blades in the Dark who was intended as a lockpick and security avoidance specialist. He wound up as the only stealthy person in our gang though so his usefulness was broader than I had originally thought.

by Moonlight_Fox

Glances at their PF2e Battledancer Swashbuckler
Glances at the fact they've lent towards characters with that sort of playstyle in other systems where they're unsure what direction to go since
...Glances at the character they played in a one shot yesterday, who wasn't designed with that sort of playstyle in mind and within half an hour of play was doing backflips to try and join a circus...

...Acrobatics...

by hapennt

in YulGame, you can sort by most recent price change. is that helpful?

by Dgore1

I would love to be able to sort entries by "last edited" to make it easier to review updated entries.

If there is a way to filter further by edited vs newly added that would be amazing.

by SuperGLS

Nice easy deal with [user=Firedawn][/user]
Enjoy TI4!

by moonsilver515

Looks like 6 items were deleted, since my listing numbers are off by 6 recently. I know of one item specifically because I was considering bidding on it and noticed it disappeared 😶

by GeoffreyB

I ate GeoffreyB previously rolled d156 = 106 boneless buffalo wings at Buffalo Wild Wings last week.