Zw*ihänder and other systems

[u/Carolus_Wrex]

Can we have a discussion about Zw*ihänder and other systems on this subreddit? We both have r/WarhammerOldWorldRPG and r/.gr*mandperilous/ that cater to these game systems, and can do a much better job at giving those who seek information about those games than here. I understand that back in the day, it was useful to have a catch-all term for these sorts of games that exists in the world, But whenever somehting is posted on about atleast one of these systems, there are always an overwhelming ammount of negative reactions. Including Old world RPG aswell adds more things to juggle when it comes discussing systems, ideas and such.

A vote might be in order?

[u/Nurgle_Pan_Plagi]

Can we have a discussion about Zw*ihänder and other systems on this subreddit?

This subreddit is WFRP-specif. Sure that you can mention other systems if they are relevant, but why should we have in-depth discussion about other systems on this subreddit?

We both have r/WarhammerOldWorldRPG and r/.gr*mandperilous/ that cater to these game systems, and can do a much better job at giving those who seek information about those games than here. I understand that back in the day, it was useful to have a catch-all term for these sorts of games that exists in the world, But whenever somehting is posted on about atleast one of these systems, there are always an overwhelming ammount of negative reactions.

Zweihander gets negative reactions because of it's creator. As you mentioned yourself, Grim and Perilous and TOW have their own dedicated subreddits already - and since this is WFRP-dedicated subreddit most people propably won't have extensive knowledge about them.

And besides that, I haven't seen here any negativity about TOW content and discussions about it - quite the opposite - it's frequently recommend for checking out to newcomers who want to get into WFRP but don't like parts of the system.

If you want to have discussion about different systems or get people well versed in different systems to speak their opinions you can post in r/rpg.

Including Old world RPG aswell adds more things to juggle when it comes discussing systems, ideas and such. As I have said above TOW as a system is mentioned here quite often when we are discussing system differences, but TOW-specific rules and it's new releases should be discussed on TOW subreddit - that's the entire point of it.

[u/chiron3636 → u/Nurgle_Pan_Plagi]

I will raise my hand and say I don't really see the point of splitting out the Old World RPG

It may not be labelled WFRP on the cover but its roleplaying, set in the Warhammer World. Which is what WFRP is really.

Its not like this subreddit is overwhelmed with traffic and can't handle it.

Ultimately most of the discussion is going to involve GM advice and Lore and can be system agnostic and what isn't can be filtered with the Tag system.

[u/Nurgle_Pan_Plagi → u/chiron3636]

I don't think anyone has anything against lore questions of any kind.

The way I see it, seperating it makes sense for rules questions so TOW players can have a place where they know they will find people who know the system, especially since the system will grow quite fast, I reckon. From the few questions that were posted here, they usually go without any answers for days and they will have like two of them after few weeks - I see it more as setting a standard of quick answers and organizing things than a traffic related issue.

But in the end, It doesn't really matter - people who play both systems are probably lurking on both subreddits anyways and since it's already made and established so I doubt that's going to change, even if it would be for the better.

As for the tag system, hard agree. We could also use tags for WFRP editions.