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But I couldn't help but think: isn't that kinda the point?

With a game like DCC, I feel that the fun comes from making your own Crawler, putting them through the wringer to experience the world Dungeon from another perspective.

If you just wanted to reenact the main DCC story, I feel that you'd just want to re-read (or listen) to the books, no?

I don't wanna yuck anyone's yum, but I was honestly shocked that people wouldn't want to make their own unique Crawler. Or if they re-created the characters, things didn't happen just like it did in the books.

I came into the hobby almost 10 years ago, and by then digital distribution was already in full swing with platforms like DriveThru, Itch, and publishers' own storefronts like Paizo's, but every now and again I get curious about the earlier era of RPGs that predate that online distribution model, particularly from companies that did not stick around to officially re-release their books on the internet, leaving them only as physical secondhand purchases on the likes of eBay, or as unofficial digital scans.

Any noteworthy or obscure gems hidden away in the forgotten recesses of the 90s or 80s you'd wanna share?

I recently bought the OG Starter Set for One Ring, the Hobbit one. Mainly running it for my in laws and partner who are really into LOTR. I'm running it soon, but I was doing some reading and found this isn't the most recent set. I can pick up the second relatively cheaply and I can see people saying its the better of the two? Any thoughts on that?

And then if I want to pick up more stuff I may wait for the revised core rules on the backerkit campaign I guess.

"The long way to a small angry planet" by Becky Chambers is one of my favourite books of all time, so I wanted to see if there is a ttrpg with similar vibes.

At its core, it's a scifi story about a group of people travelling to a planet and the stops they make along that journey.

Specifically what I'm looking for:

- very unique/interesting/creative species that aren't just redoing common tropes

- gameplay focused around encountering places and beings along a journey

- strong worldbuilding

Closest I could think of might be Wildsea, but I haven't looked too close into that yet.

Any other recommendations?

To introduce the situation, a friend and me fell in fascination with Ars Magica, in particular its magic system and, even more, the academical-research aspect. The different rules for writing a thesis, researching a topic, experimenting with the creation of new sorcerous wonders... Therefore, we decided that, if we managed to play it, we would have played it focusing on the "scientific-philosophical" aspect. Basically, as wizards pondering their orbs and their bubbling alembics while muttering formulas around a magic altar, while creating new spells and studying different topics of the universe. Though, reality kicked in, and I personally thought we could... Manage to play if we tried it as an epistolary game. As each of us doing their solo session wandering in a village, observing their problems or spending his season of arcane experiments, then writing a letter to the rest of the coven to narrate how the season went. A series of corrispondences like those between far away monks. Therefore, I am asking ... Did anyone else try an epistolary game? Do you have homebrew rules, suggestions for rules to change-remove, other RPGs you used to complete the system or to simplify it for such a peculiar adventure...? Are there more appropriate games?

Never fudge the dice. I don't abuse it but it definately happens and always makes the story better and/or winds up with the table having more fun.

Genuinely wondering, especially since I fell down the rabbit hole of unfulfilled Kickstarters.

I'm a big Avatar fan and recently I found out there's an Avatar Legends TTRPG and, like the financially responsible adult that I am, I ordered the Core Rules book from my local store.

From what a more experienced player in my DnD group explained, this game seems to be more focused on the narrative than on combat, which is something I'm really excited about. We're already forming a group and as the one to buy the game I'm working under the assumption that I'll be the GM.

I already have a couple of dice sets for 40k and DnD but is there something else I should be aware of? I see there's a few expansions available but I didn't want to overinvest in the game before finding out if I'll actually like it.

Just some advice, think about the long term before you commit to something, at least if you are like me and are stubborn as hell and continue to try and make them relate to the session plot and be vaguely gothic horror themed with the campaign.

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Starting Arc 3 with the Rocky Horror Road Show, FML.