Sunday, August 3, 2025

Is old school play ready to move beyond 1d20?

A plain and simple question. Is old school play ready to move beyond 1d20? I'm seeing plenty of new games embracing alternate dice mechanics again while the games are otherwise very D&D adjacent. All actually old old-timers should be familiar with a few now classic competitors to the throne where we rolled 3d6 under a difficulty rating or 1d100 to get within a % chance. But they were only "slightly" D&D adjacent. Like The Fantasy Trip and Rune Quest. (please not very subtle sarcasm there) Has the corporate beast actually left the gate open to "allow" gamers to enjoy a wider range of dice mechanics in games that sell and will be played widely?