Conversions seem to be the fashion right now – way more than ever before. Don’t misunderstand me here, GURPS & co provided an opportunity to do so for quite some time now, but in the last years they pop up more often than before. Savage Worlds, FATE and Pathfinder are probably the big favorites for recycling settings, even if these are of course not the only systems available! Continue reading
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One of the most common game systems out there, D&D is a prime example of the single roll model of social interaction. Along with my compatriot 700 Manifestations we're going to try to make D&D 3.5 a game with a more robust and interesting social mechanic. D&D 3.5 is being used rather than D&D 4e because we know D&D 3.5/Pathfinder's mechanics much better than 4e. Continue reading
I am missing something from the more transhumanist games following in the wake of earlier generations of cyberpunk themed rpgs. That something is criticism, ambivalence.
Whenever transhumanism finds its way into a setting, it seems to be portrayed in nothing but a positive light. Continue reading