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"Finally?" I thought the whole history of D&D was defined by lawsuit happy owners asserting their right to be paid for every mention of a thought they'd shared,

"Finally?" I thought the whole history of D&D was defined by lawsuit happy owners asserting their right to be paid for every mention of a thought they'd shared, from pre-history to perpetuity.

User23 4y ago
Which is hilarious, because 1st edition was basically a giant pastiche of the pulps and Tolkien, when it wasn’t outright copying Moorcock. And it was awesome. Reminds me of the old days of MUDs where you could murderhobo your way from Sesame Street on to Xanth and then from Camelot to the literal Zodiac. I miss that spirit of building a common cultural mythology that corporate “monetization” has strangled.
- MrJohz 4y ago
  Fwiw, that stuff is definitely still out there, you've just got to find it. A lot of stuff in the OSR scene tends to go in weird directions, of particular note is probably Troika!, a fairly simple game set in a sort of dumping-ground universe for all sorts of wacky creatures and people. The system is based loosely on the underlying system behind the Fighting Fantasy books, and there are lots of hacks and variations, including (for a time, now sold out) one where you play as the characters from Seinfeld. Some links: Troika! itself: https://www.troikarpg.com/ https://www.troikarpg.com/ A review/example of Troikafeld that you can probably use to reconstruct the original Troikafeld game: https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/troikafeld-a-review-and-starting-adventure https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/troikafeld-a-review-...
  - matusp 4y ago
    Is Troika! popular? I had a 1-on-1 session of Troika! and I really enjoyed the vibe, but I found it hard to find people interested in this particular style of play.
    - MrJohz 4y ago
      In comparison to D&D 5e, unfortunately not so much, but I think that's true of most games, outside perhaps Pathfinder and some regional favourites. I've mainly had success using it for occasional one shots between other games with an existing group. If you're willing to play online, I believe there are a few discord groups where you can find people specifically interested in particular games.
stu2b50 4y ago
That nets you revenue, not profit.
ourmandave 4y ago
I always thought that last attempt to limit 3rd party open content was because it was taking off with Stranger Things and also knowing this upcoming movie is going to continue that.
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"Finally?" I thought the whole history of D&D was defined by lawsuit happy owners asserting their right to be paid for every mention of a thought they'd shared, from pre-history to perpetuity.

User23 4y ago

Which is hilarious, because 1st edition was basically a giant pastiche of the pulps and Tolkien, when it wasn’t outright copying Moorcock. And it was awesome. Reminds me of the old days of MUDs where you could murderhobo your way from Sesame Street on to Xanth and then from Camelot to the literal Zodiac. I miss that spirit of building a common cultural mythology that corporate “monetization” has strangled.

MrJohz 4y ago
Fwiw, that stuff is definitely still out there, you've just got to find it. A lot of stuff in the OSR scene tends to go in weird directions, of particular note is probably Troika!, a fairly simple game set in a sort of dumping-ground universe for all sorts of wacky creatures and people. The system is based loosely on the underlying system behind the Fighting Fantasy books, and there are lots of hacks and variations, including (for a time, now sold out) one where you play as the characters from Seinfeld. Some links: Troika! itself: https://www.troikarpg.com/ https://www.troikarpg.com/ A review/example of Troikafeld that you can probably use to reconstruct the original Troikafeld game: https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/troikafeld-a-review-and-starting-adventure https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/troikafeld-a-review-...
- matusp 4y ago
  Is Troika! popular? I had a 1-on-1 session of Troika! and I really enjoyed the vibe, but I found it hard to find people interested in this particular style of play.
  - MrJohz 4y ago
    In comparison to D&D 5e, unfortunately not so much, but I think that's true of most games, outside perhaps Pathfinder and some regional favourites. I've mainly had success using it for occasional one shots between other games with an existing group. If you're willing to play online, I believe there are a few discord groups where you can find people specifically interested in particular games.

stu2b50 4y ago

That nets you revenue, not profit.

ourmandave 4y ago

I always thought that last attempt to limit 3rd party open content was because it was taking off with Stranger Things and also knowing this upcoming movie is going to continue that.

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