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limburger
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But do we really really need that ?
I do agree that a game needs a consistent theme/style (or at least one where a mixture of themes & styles fits the lore).
But do we really need the officially licensed minis to play the officially licensed version of an officially licensed game for an officially licensed property ?
What’s wrong with using something like Xenos Rampant to play a Starwars themed battle using a bunch of starwars toys ?
Do we really need to become rules lawyers and keepers of lore just to have fun ?
Rogue Trader (aka 40k) was a lot more free form at the start.
Its only disadvantage was the simple fact that there were too few companies making miniatures that could be used.
These days ?
If you can dream it then chances are someone has made them or something similar.
The damage that GW did to this hobby is the same kind of damage that TSR/WoTC did when they put RPG’s in a straightjacket of officially licensed products and magazines that reinforced the message that you were having wrong fun when you didn’t buy the official products and played the officially licensed adventures.
I do understand that if you want to play against someone else then you need to find a common ground, but it feels like we aren’t even trying at times. And when we do it feels like it is more about establishing dominance by trying to prove that you know the setting ‘better’ than the other guy and less like an opportunity to simply enjoy a setting.
Part of that is simply a lack of time, so we need to make more effective use of our precious hobby time and pre-packaged goods help us with that.
There’s nothing wrong with that some of the time, but I’d also argue that by not training your imagination you will lose out on that aspect of this hobby (and life too imho) when that is all you’re doing.
/rant
SCP is a gloriously deep and dark rabbit hole to jump down into.
It is practically the gold standard for an open source community fiction project.
Think Lovecrafts’ universe, but bigger and set in a modern era that makes X-files look like childs’ play.
The videogame ‘Control’ was amazing and creepy at the same time.
I did warn you … it is going to be weirder than usual 😉
