I tried reading it about five years back. It’s awful, probably not as bad as Black Tokyo only because Black Tokyo has more material.
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Zaryiu2
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27 for Otherverse America https://rpggeek.com/rpgsetting/7995/otherverse-america compared to 31 for Black Tokyo https://rpggeek.com/rpgsetting/22761/black-tokyo so actually close in term of that
Oh and and i continued ready this https://rpggeek.com/rpgsetting/7995/otherverse-america to get to the antagonist faction and i have made a decision: I won't this, I reviewed multiple Black Tokyo books and this is broke me
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I was buying a reprint of an old Ravenloft supplement (When Black Roses Bloom) at DriveThruRPG and noticed that there was a content warning on the page about how some of the stuff may be offensive (given how it was made years ago) and how the site doesn't stand for that stuff. I'm glad they're still publishing this stuff, but the warning is pretty much on all the old D&D stuff.
Its on 100% of all WotC shit, I think even on 5e.
Its the Woopie Goldberg talking about Mammie before Tom & Jerry.
It's too bad they totally sanitized the Vistani in 5e from gypsies to a happy group of demihumans that are always welcome and respected.
Shitassdeaddude
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Honestly? Fine by me. I don't have to read the content warning, and it's better than going in and editing the book.
Everyone hates the Gypsies, even the Gypsies.
Yeah, I've lived next door to gypsies. Imagine an entire culture built upon being a total fucking loser.
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I'm glad they did that. Makes the orginal books without them worth more.
I have ordered 1E & 2E physical, POD books from DriveThru RPG and I will confirm the warning is only the sale page. The books are unaltered (as far as I can tell)
So it seems TSR first game will be Giantlands, which will be more like gamma world. I wanted to check their site but it is not working properly on my end, have they released any information about the system? Really intrigued by this.
I got chu fam. Here's the store description.
Spoiler: Very little detail, presumably
Kickstarter:
Box set is $80 at
Who Will You Become?
A radiant golden Sun rises over a devastated planet Earth of the 5th Age. Emerging from the destruction is a planet born anew where giants, tribes, mutants, androids and odd creatures from a multitude of worlds clash in an attempt to reclaim the Earth as their own! The GiantLands® 1st Edition Set includes there core rule booklets, character sheets, dice and few more surprises. While you can play this game at a table, it’s also the key to a new active world, where live-action roleplay and costumes are encouraged. Soon you’ll also be able to join us at live events and a GiantLands theme park where you can go on adventures as your favorite characters in a living game world!
The Future Is Now!
Now is your chance to create civilization anew... Giantlands is but the latest inception of shared imagination to emerge from the culture of TSR Games in Lake Geneva Wisconsin, created by Stephen E. Dinehart & James M. Ward with Ernie Gary Gygax Jr.
Everything You Need!
3 Core Rulebooks
Game Dice
Game Tokens
Limited Edition Poster
4 Premade Characters
Requirements
2-10 players
Age 12+
90+ Min play time
Limited Run!
Only 2000 of this 1st Edition Set Are Available! This is the second version of the 1st Edition. The first version was created for our GiantLands Limited 1st Edition Kickstarter backers. This is a 1st edition which will not be made again, is exclusively available on our website and is only available in print.
Get a Credit!
Register, Play, Provide Feedback & See Your Name in the Next Edition
All registered 1E owners that help playtest and submit constructive feedback will get credits as game testers in the next edition! Created by Stephen E. Dinehart IV and James M. Ward with Ernest Gary Gygax Jr., with art by Larry Elmore, Jeff Dee, Xan Holt, Steve Ince, Rolf Mohr & Josh Diffy. Published and produced in Wisconsin, USA!
Preorder - Ships Summer 2021
This is a preorder. We will begin shipping the set in August 2021.
Note: Due to the limits of this e-commerce system "backorder" is the equivalent of a "preorder".
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anti SJW
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And so it begins.
New TSR being attacked and Twitter and the Twitter SJWs surprised they are'nt caving in like Wokeness of the Coast.
New TSR being attacked and Twitter and the Twitter SJWs surprised they are'nt caving in like Wokeness of the Coast.
They want to build a LARP theme park? Is this something Gary wanted to do, or is this junior taking a shot at becoming Walt Disney?
Oh, dear God. I like the idea of some of the old guard getting together and doing shit despite the current political climate but they really need some young blood in there to give their ambitions a sanity check. A theme park in 2021 really shows how out of touch these grandpas are.
I was debating tossing $80 to welcome TSR back (even before I saw the trannies getting vapors) and see if the game was any good, but with a little more digging I've opted to pass on a preorder. I'll wait and see if other folks think this is any good.
tl;dr Static damage weapons, seems like there will be lots of table look up... it could still be good, just don't feel the need to spend most of a c-note to find out, but interest in finding out mainly killed by the setting.
tl;dr on the setting, in the very near future Evil Capitalists finally hurt Earth Mother Gaia enough she wakes up and purges humanity with a rain of comets that also reawaken the Giants. Characters will be trying to heal the earth to gain fabulous powers, while also trying to fight the giants or something.
Also the GM is called the Spirit Keeper and there is an official Spirit Keeper mask (in the kickstarter) that is a rip off of a plague doctor. (Like that staff wielding thing on the cover art is wearing)
tl;dr Static damage weapons, seems like there will be lots of table look up... it could still be good, just don't feel the need to spend most of a c-note to find out, but interest in finding out mainly killed by the setting.
tl;dr on the setting, in the very near future Evil Capitalists finally hurt Earth Mother Gaia enough she wakes up and purges humanity with a rain of comets that also reawaken the Giants. Characters will be trying to heal the earth to gain fabulous powers, while also trying to fight the giants or something.
Also the GM is called the Spirit Keeper and there is an official Spirit Keeper mask (in the kickstarter) that is a rip off of a plague doctor. (Like that staff wielding thing on the cover art is wearing)
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Well, at least that should harken back to the early days of D&D. If I could find my old AD&D books I'd post some photos of all the tables you needed to consult in that game.
Remember, kids: the 80s and 90s were rife with environmental stories! Captain Planet didn't pop out of a vacuum, after all. If you're going for the retro style, you're also getting the retro stories.
Still, these stories tended to be more earnest and less deconstruction-, guilt- and sarcasm-happy than modern takes. So I'd like to see at least how their introductory adventure goes.
And this goes right back to my previous post: these guys need a reality check before they cringe their way into bankruptcy. I suppose "dungeon master" would result in a lolsuit from WotC, but what's wrong with "game master"?
Tables aren't a deal killer, but table consultation is a strike against it. I know nothing about the system, I'm not saying its garbage since I haven't read anything about it, but I'm also not going to spend $80 to find out when there's many troubling signs.
Its a fairly interesting quest mechanic - fixing the previous society's environmental disasters, since the damage could manifest in a bunch of ways and give multiple ways for you deal with it that don't necessarily require violence. I guess I just have zero faith in anyone in CURRENT YEAR doing it properly.
Like I said, it might be perfectly fine, but there's enough concerning factors I'm not going to preorder.
Game MASTER?! Why are you pro-slavery you fucking racist bigot?! And during pride month?! How many queer BIPOCs and muslims did you kill making that post you racist anti-semite?! MODS!!!!11111
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Basic setting instantly turned me off to this.
I didn't like that sort of shit with Werewolf the Apocalypse, and I don't like it now since it always comes off as preachy bullshit from hypocrites.
Shame, since sword and sorcery with superscience is a fun setting, but the hippy bullshit kills most of the interest I have.
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