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Eldritch RPG Web Site Live

The Eldritch RPG Web site is live and the game should arrive soon.

The Eldritch designers responded to a bunch of my questions about the game on the Goodman forums – why a new system, why not OGL, what the target feel is…

So far I like what I’m hearing.  Looking at their DM’s screen and character sheet downloads is probably the best view into the rules.   I like the skill successions.   I’m not as thrilled with the acronym-heavy approach that makes it sound like Palladium.  

Innovative new game or D&D/Palladium FRP heartbreaker?  Can’t tell until we get a chance to play it!

Goodman Games Launches “Eldritch Role-Playing System”

Goodman Games, heretofore mainly notable for their huge “Dungeon Crawl Classics” line of 1e style D&D adventures for 3/3.5e, are launching their own fantasy RPG.  It hits in 1.5 days, if the countdown on the Web site (http://www.eldritchrpg.com/) is any indication.  Their main differentiator is that it’s a classless, and claims to be more narrative and share interpretive power with characters (implied: at least more than D&D).  Check out the character sheet and the forums

This is the first I’ve heard of the game – more as I discover it!  It’s at the printer and should be in stores in April.

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