Consumers Guide to TTRPGs

Venka · November 01, 2024, 02:54:14 PM

Quote from: Eldrad on September 06, 2024, 03:23:47 AMSO when do we add BASTIONLAND Press to the Red category? Who is updating the list?

Why not post links to why Bastionland should be red into the other thread, and maybe Ocule, who does the updating, will agree and add them?

Tag365 · November 21, 2024, 09:29:15 AM

The Fabula Ultima RPG looked somewhat interesting prior to this. But today I saw the developer on the red list and noticed they actually had pronouns on the character sheet which makes no sense because it's supposed to be a Final Fantasy style RPG. Yeah, that doesn't look good.

zircher · November 21, 2024, 10:58:29 AM

Fabula is a fun game (my replay of it is over 200 pages long), but I wouldn't play it with anyone in the community.

Emerikol · December 03, 2024, 10:13:16 AM

I think given their harassment of people on their forums and banning policies I think enworld should be red.

I said concerning JK Rowling:

Quote from: emerikolI have not read everything she has written on the subject or even her Harry Potter novels but from what I've seen I think she is fighting the good fight. This isn't a political thread though so if you want to discuss in depth send me a personal message. I don't want to make the guardians mad.

I was mainly thinking about women's sports and nothing else. I don't follow this stuff that closely. I was banned immediately for making the place an unsafe place for trans people. I think Morris and Umbran have lost their minds.

cavalier973 · December 08, 2024, 10:22:29 PM

I haven't seen Mythmere Games on any of the lists. They apparently have taken over publishing Swords & Wizardry from Frog God Games.

Riquez · December 13, 2024, 07:09:34 AM

I'm wondering if the Mork Borg entry here needs review. I cant find evidence of anything restrictive in their license. Nor anything overtly "real world" political in their games.
There is literally nothing in Mork Borg to do with real world politics.

Also, I think the cyborg rule#00 thing is just game flavour, its basically the situation for "Escape from New York" or "Running Man" or "Alien" or "Resident Evil" etc etc where the corporation is the bad guy. its just a vibe for the game world, not a legal threat.

Maybe there are other things i dont know about.

QuoteOckult Ortmastare Games/Stockholm Cartell (Mork Borg, Cy_Borg) - Uses OGL to shoot down authors they disagree with. Supports BLM and bailing out rioters. View their License for yourself but we need some concrete examples of them actually using this Mork Borg 3rd Party License. Cy_Borg contains "acab" and anti capitalist propaganda to the point of telling players they can break any rule except rule 00 which is "Player characters cannot be loyal or have any sympathy to the corps, the cops or the capitalist system." They have no control over anyone's home game and they can get bent for trying. Check out Corporation RPG or Cyerpunk 2020 instead for a better experience.

Cathode Ray · December 16, 2024, 09:00:52 AM

Can you update the Paradox Games entry from "sells on Big Geek Emporium" to, Sells on "Gumroad.com"?

Mixel Plick · December 17, 2024, 03:34:19 PM

I looked Paradox on the list. Is Radical High like a game about stoners?

MrTheFalcon · December 22, 2024, 02:24:53 PM

This is wild! I could add a few more to the list, but honestly, it's surprising how often this happens.

Tag365 · January 14, 2025, 09:31:41 PM

Another red flag controversy for Paizo has started. Jason Bulmahn, a man associated with Paizo, has had a tweet on X, where he complains about a Republican named Vance playing his game, that there's no space for "fascists" like him in Paizo's Pathfinder game, and tells him to return his books and stop playing it, brought to the limelight. In response, he has blocked many people criticizing this comment and also restricted responses to his tweets.

In the fallout they have found a "Pride Community Blog" with a pronoun alien bug in a wheelchair. I expect even more red flags to drop soon.

Teodrik · January 20, 2025, 04:52:46 AM

This list seems way far too lenient I think. For example I just looked in the Savage Worlds SWADE edition and it's woke as fuck. They almost completely removed any white dudes from illustrations. Mostly (manly/ugly) white women and PoC. Comparing with the older editions is jarring. No fucking way a company that does that kind of DEI crap should be considered green.

erc1971 · January 20, 2025, 09:31:39 AM

Quote from: Teodrik on January 20, 2025, 04:52:46 AMThis list seems way far too lenient I think. For example I just looked in the Savage Worlds SWADE edition and it's woke as fuck. They almost completely removed any white dudes from illustrations. Mostly (manly/ugly) white women and PoC. Comparing with the older editions is jarring. No fucking way a company that does that kind of DEI crap should be considered green.

Pinnacle is Yellow.

And it is sad to see them slowly slide down this route, as Savage Worlds is my go to RPG. Luckily, the game was designed to make it easy for people to make their own stuff for it, so until they get their act together I can do just that.

Thornhammer · January 20, 2025, 11:07:13 AM

Quote from: Riquez on December 13, 2024, 07:09:34 AMAlso, I think the cyborg rule#00 thing is just game flavour, its basically the situation for "Escape from New York" or "Running Man" or "Alien" or "Resident Evil" etc etc where the corporation is the bad guy. its just a vibe for the game world, not a legal threat.

Pirate Borg certainly has a "Thou Shalt Not" at the beginning. Don't have my other -Borg stuff handy to check.

Nothing screams "yeah, we're punk and edgy" like following the rules.

Teodrik · January 20, 2025, 04:16:32 PM

Quote from: erc1971 on January 20, 2025, 09:31:39 AM
Quote from: Teodrik on January 20, 2025, 04:52:46 AMThis list seems way far too lenient I think. For example I just looked in the Savage Worlds SWADE edition and it's woke as fuck. They almost completely removed any white dudes from illustrations. Mostly (manly/ugly) white women and PoC. Comparing with the older editions is jarring. No fucking way a company that does that kind of DEI crap should be considered green.

Pinnacle is Yellow.

I stand corrected. My point being though that such obvious DEI nonsense should be firmly put in the red zone. Sadly I say, since SW used to stand out and be pretty cool.

Though I admit that I have a harder stance than most on this stuff.

D-ko · February 13, 2025, 09:18:53 PM

Mork Borg has a completely free 'bare bones' version here which has less political content, afaik.