Roleplaying games set in the early modern period (ca. 1500–1800) redux
When I last posted about this little database in August 2022 , there were 68 titles in it; three years later, there are 127. The increase is mostly due to me coming across older RPGs that fit the bill and adding them to the database. Yet the appearance of 19 new titles over the last 36 months suggests that this little niche of the RPG world continues to hold appeal. In inching toward making this a more comprehensive list of games that are set in, or draw heavy inspiration from, a real period of history, I've struggled and ultimately failed to come up with consistent set of criteria for inclusion. This has been particularly difficult with pirate-themed games. The popularity of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise in the early 2000s has been echoed more recently by TV shows like Our Flag Means Death ; both have inspired the creativity of RPG enthusiasts. The problem, of course, is that some games seek the "vibe" but are not really interested in history; they wan...
