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[List] TTRPG Guide to Woke Companies

Started by Ocule, August 03, 2021, 12:26:41 PM

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Zalman

#2475
March 07, 2022, 05:21:31 PM
Quote from: Persimmon on March 07, 2022, 05:07:25 PM
Except for him deleting his positive review of ACKS when he found out the game wasn't stanned by the Woke Left and he feared getting pushback or something.  Dude is annoying in any case, but spineless for that action alone.

That's a shame, any record of that happening? Did he announce the removal, or just do it quietly and not say anything?

Lots of folks fear expressing non-Woke viewpoints in public nowadays. Is being spineless (or annoying) enough to keep someone off the Green list?

Personally, I'm not sure I'd consider that alone to be anti-consumer behavior.
Old School? Back in my day we just called it "School."

THE_Leopold

#2476
March 08, 2022, 10:53:55 AM
Quote from: oggsmash on March 07, 2022, 05:19:47 PM
Quote from: TheTechnomancer on March 07, 2022, 03:41:48 PM
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Speaking of 'companies we should avoid', I was checking through the 'Texas Trans Rights' bundle to see if anything actually worthwhile was there.

What's interesting is that the 'big kahunas' contributions look kinda... weak. Like, a whole bunch of supplementary crap for 5E or PF2E. Stacked behind that is a shitload of games that I doubt anyone's heard of, as well as 'microgame' systems. Hilariously, I think the biggest 'full systems' offered are Mythic d6, and Thirsty Sword Lesbians.

I'd suggest tossing all these morons onto the Yellow list, but honestly? They don't deserve the publicity.

  Out of curiosity, I ask, what trans rights are the Texans taking away now?
I found this when look for info to help you out.  Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law last years restricting Texas' transgender student-athletes from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity.

  Thanks.  I guess it is removing a persons rights now when you make them play on the team that is lined up with their sex, and not self identified gender.  I thought it was something a little more invasive given there seemed to be an outcry.

It's not removing anyone's rights to play in a sport at all.  Biological Men can still compete with Biological men and Biological women with Biological women while still considered legally children.

The same type of legislation is happening across dozens of states or has passed already in others (Florida I passed theirs).

The only book worth a damn is House of Rookwood and that's worth the $5 entry tag. 90% of it is shovelware crap
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amacris

#2477
March 09, 2022, 11:03:15 PM
Quote from: Zalman on March 07, 2022, 05:21:31 PM
Quote from: Persimmon on March 07, 2022, 05:07:25 PM
Except for him deleting his positive review of ACKS when he found out the game wasn't stanned by the Woke Left and he feared getting pushback or something.  Dude is annoying in any case, but spineless for that action alone.

That's a shame, any record of that happening? Did he announce the removal, or just do it quietly and not say anything?

Lots of folks fear expressing non-Woke viewpoints in public nowadays. Is being spineless (or annoying) enough to keep someone off the Green list?

Personally, I'm not sure I'd consider that alone to be anti-consumer behavior.

Can someone fill me in on this? I didn't even know the event happened.

Persimmon

#2478
March 11, 2022, 06:59:35 PM
Ask DM James from youtube.  Apparently he had posted a positive review of ACKS, but when various SJWs started bitching about Alexander's politics/ties to Milo whatever his name is, it was quietly taken down.  James reached out to get a response from Ben, but last I heard, he never got one.  I watched a few reviews of ACKS (as well as some of Ben's reviews) so I'm not sure if that had been one of them.  But personally I find Ben annoying  anyhow, even more so once he just started shilling t-shirts and crap on his channel.  Does that deserve cancellation, probably not.  Does it deserve praise?  Definitely not.

amacris

#2479
March 11, 2022, 11:51:22 PM
Thanks, will do!

Accaris

#2480
March 13, 2022, 07:03:24 PM
Just out of curiosity I'd like to submit my own company for judgment. Hopefully at least some of you know us by now, the Chronicles of Aeres

MadCarthos

#2481
March 13, 2022, 07:20:54 PM
Quote from: Accaris on March 13, 2022, 07:03:24 PM
Just out of curiosity I'd like to submit my own company for judgment. Hopefully at least some of you know us by now, the Chronicles of Aeres

I looked over the website a bit but I haven't purchased any of the texts. Could you explain what makes your world high fantasy instead of sword and sorcery? Everything I looked at felt a bit grittier than high fantasy, that's why I'm asking. (IMHO, grittier sword and sorcery is better.) I didn't see anything woke (or anti-consumer) in what I saw in the previews for the different products, but again, I haven't read any of the full books.

Accaris

#2482
March 13, 2022, 07:45:47 PM
Quote from: MadCarthos on March 13, 2022, 07:20:54 PM
Quote from: Accaris on March 13, 2022, 07:03:24 PM
Just out of curiosity I'd like to submit my own company for judgment. Hopefully at least some of you know us by now, the Chronicles of Aeres

I looked over the website a bit but I haven't purchased any of the texts. Could you explain what makes your world high fantasy instead of sword and sorcery? Everything I looked at felt a bit grittier than high fantasy, that's why I'm asking. (IMHO, grittier sword and sorcery is better.) I didn't see anything woke (or anti-consumer) in what I saw in the previews for the different products, but again, I haven't read any of the full books.

Ah, we do have a sword & sorcery campaign live on Kickstarter right now actually. But our setting is purely high fantasy, cover art was designed to look like an 80s fantasy movie poster, like Willow or the Black Cauldron. We're Prince Caspian and Redwall with a dash of Dragonlance. Basically a setting distilled from all the nostalgic fantasy I grew up with!

mudbanks

#2483
March 13, 2022, 08:44:36 PM
Sorry to hijack a bit, but does anyone have any opinions on Infinium Game Studios?

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9638/Infinium-Game-Studios

GeekyBugle

#2484
March 13, 2022, 08:47:56 PM
Quote from: Accaris on March 13, 2022, 07:45:47 PM
Quote from: MadCarthos on March 13, 2022, 07:20:54 PM
Quote from: Accaris on March 13, 2022, 07:03:24 PM
Just out of curiosity I'd like to submit my own company for judgment. Hopefully at least some of you know us by now, the Chronicles of Aeres

I looked over the website a bit but I haven't purchased any of the texts. Could you explain what makes your world high fantasy instead of sword and sorcery? Everything I looked at felt a bit grittier than high fantasy, that's why I'm asking. (IMHO, grittier sword and sorcery is better.) I didn't see anything woke (or anti-consumer) in what I saw in the previews for the different products, but again, I haven't read any of the full books.

Ah, we do have a sword & sorcery campaign live on Kickstarter right now actually. But our setting is purely high fantasy, cover art was designed to look like an 80s fantasy movie poster, like Willow or the Black Cauldron. We're Prince Caspian and Redwall with a dash of Dragonlance. Basically a setting distilled from all the nostalgic fantasy I grew up with!


Have you thought of converting and publishing alongside an OSR compatible version?
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Accaris

#2485
March 13, 2022, 08:56:26 PM
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Have you thought of converting and publishing alongside an OSR compatible version?

I think about it a lot, but usually I come to the conclusion of, "why does the OSR need MY help?" There's so much awesome old-school fantasy and historical stuff there, it almost feels like I'd be pissing in the wind. Compared to 5E, which has almost nothing (probably literally nothing) with an old-school feel to it.

If I ever go for it, it'd be a big undertaking. I'd probably do Old-School Essentials or something like that.

GeekyBugle

#2486
March 13, 2022, 09:02:14 PM
Quote from: Accaris on March 13, 2022, 08:56:26 PM
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Have you thought of converting and publishing alongside an OSR compatible version?

I think about it a lot, but usually I come to the conclusion of, "why does the OSR need MY help?" There's so much awesome old-school fantasy and historical stuff there, it almost feels like I'd be pissing in the wind. Compared to 5E, which has almost nothing (probably literally nothing) with an old-school feel to it.

If I ever go for it, it'd be a big undertaking. I'd probably do Old-School Essentials or something like that.

IMHO there's not such thing as too many books/dice.
Quote from: Rhedyn

Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

Thorn Drumheller

#2487
March 13, 2022, 09:42:23 PM
Quote from: Persimmon on March 11, 2022, 06:59:35 PM
....But personally I find Ben annoying  anyhow, even more so once he just started shilling t-shirts and crap on his channel.  Does that deserve cancellation, probably not.  Does it deserve praise?  Definitely not.

Oh thank goodness. I'm not the only one who feels that way about questingbeast.

Its just too bad he's so influential.
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GeekyBugle

#2488
March 13, 2022, 11:17:32 PM
Quote from: Thorn Drumheller on March 13, 2022, 09:42:23 PM
Quote from: Persimmon on March 11, 2022, 06:59:35 PM
....But personally I find Ben annoying  anyhow, even more so once he just started shilling t-shirts and crap on his channel.  Does that deserve cancellation, probably not.  Does it deserve praise?  Definitely not.

Oh thank goodness. I'm not the only one who feels that way about questingbeast.

Its just too bad he's so influential.

After finally finding out who you all were talking about I concur, his older videos sure, but I stoped watching his channel altogether.
Quote from: Rhedyn

Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

Howard

#2489
March 14, 2022, 02:25:10 AM
Quote from: mudbanks on March 13, 2022, 08:44:36 PM
Sorry to hijack a bit, but does anyone have any opinions on Infinium Game Studios?

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9638/Infinium-Game-Studios

I backed a KS project of theirs a while back, but haven't read the product, so I can't speak to things from that direction. In terms of their customer communications (KS updates, DTRPG marketing email) I can't recall seeing anything that set my spidey senses off.

See for example this project's updates. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/infiniumgamestudio/villainous-compendium-villains-and-henchmen-for-pa/posts
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