I’ll make this short and sweet: “Dungeons & Dragons” is the greatest roleplaying game on the market. They won. It’s over, and the competition never really had a chance. That’s it. As much as I love independent roleplaying games, and want to see them succeed, it should be obvious to everyone now that there really […]
Tag: D&D
Blizzconned – Loot Mechanics #350
Today we catch up on the recent Blizzcon announcements, and discuss Scott Hartsman’s recent advice that could save WotC from itself! Intro (0:49) – Scormey is moving on from “Animal Crossing”, and Beoulus is avoiding the Horny. Other (11:13) – Catching up on Blizzcon 2023, with “Diablo” finally getting a TTRPG, and word on the […]
Storming the Gates – Loot Mechanics #338
Another week, more talk about “Palia”, “Baldur’s Gate 3”, and “Dungeons & Dragons” to be had. Intro (0:49) – Scormey spent some time in the closed and open betas for “Palia” and has a few thoughts. Plus guest co-host Ten talks about her week. Video Games (14:20) – Game developers say it’s not fair to […]
Raising the Black Flag – Loot Mechanics #313
Dark Suns, Black Flags, and Harry Potter fans never fail to disappoint, on today’s show. Intro (0:49) – WotC confirms why “Dark Sun” setting has not been revived for 5E TTRPG (10:21) – Kobold Press’ have released their first playtest packet for “Project Black Flag”. We discuss. Wrap (30:28) – “Hogwarts Legacy” earns nearly a […]
Pathfinder is great, but not that great – Loot Mechanics #312
Scormey is glad people are stepping aside from D&D to other games, but just slipping over to Pathfinder 2E is – while still acceptable – not even really worth the bother in many ways. Intro (0:49) – Scormey wants to talk about “Cities Without Number“, now up on Kickstarter. Tabletop Roleplaying (10:15) – Sliding over […]
Basically Broken – Loot Mechanics #309
GTA V is riddled with exploits and bugs, even after all these years. Is it time to move on from that game, despite how profitable it has been? Intro (0:49) – Vox Machina is back, and we’re getting a “Mighty Nein” animated show, too! Video Games (10:21) – Should “Grand Theft Auto V” be finally […]