I’m learning about all kinds of new games.

Just when I thought I knew about every TTRPG that could be on the market, I go on the World Wide Interweb and find even more titles in whatever category in question. I’ll dig into a few of the ones I’m most interested in.

Science Fiction (Cyberpunk):

Tomorrow City by Osprey Publishing.
We all know the big names in Cyberpunk games- Cyberpunk Red, Shadowrun, and Cities Without Number. Tomorrow City is Osprey Publishing’s entry into the genre. Technically it’s Dieselpunk, but it does factor into some of my plans. (Grr. Grumble.) It’s also a post-apocalyptic style game which also fits into my plans a bit. (Ugh. Grr.) Here I thought I was the first one with such an idea.

NewEdo by Salty Games.

I find this little gem fascinating and may go back and pick it up someday. I think I might contact the company and see about interviewing some of the writers about it sometime. It’s actually a pretty interesting game.

Truth is, I had a similar concept clear back in my BESM First Edition years that I’ve been playing around with for years in different game systems. The major difference is theirs is Cyberpunk/Fantasy and mine is Cyberpunk/Mecha/Post-Apocalyptic. I think both ideas lean heavily on various anime or manga tropes. NewEdo looks like a lot of fun, regardless. I might go back and pick it up sometime.

Ultramodern 5 by Dias Ex Machina Games:

We couldn’t possibly go an entire article without mentioning Dungeons & Dragons 5E, could we? Dias Ex Machina gives us their entry into the modern RPG/Cyberpunk genre with Ultramodern5 REDUX. It’s a Mithral bestseller on DriveThruRPG.com, so I’m a bit jelly. I definitely admire the success of this product.

Ultramodern5 REDUX covers several genres I’m interested in writing about. I own the previous edition, Ultramodern5, and I’ve always been happy with it. I think BRP covers so much more in just the core book as opposed to trying to shoehorn D&D 5E into everything known to man the same way Everyday Heroes and Ultramodern5 REDUX does. I do retain a bit of concern about the aforementioned book as competition, though.

I may be pivoting in yet another direction.

I wholeheartedly love the Cyberpunk genre. CP2020 was one of my favorite games to run back in the 1990s. I had some of the best times of my life with that game.

The major bummer is, of course, 2020 has come and gone. I still don’t have cybernetic eyes, a new pancreas, or skill chips in my brain. In fact, 2020 is still known as “The Year That Shan’t Be Named” at my house for obvious reasons. It wasn’t sleek, chromed out, wired to the hilt, or even remotely fun. Yet megacorporations are still ruining everything. Go figure.

The genre in terms of TTRPGs remains solid. It might not be the most popular genre, but the two or three main titles in that subgenre are incredibly well loved. I’m not sure if a BRP setting will sell competitively compared to some of the big names. Thanks for stopping by. More to come. I appreciate you being here. Please be kind to others today.