The Midgard campaign setting is the oldest German #ttrpg / # pnpde setting out there, dating back to 1981. And would probably have invested more time in learning about it if the following reasons hadn't made me leery of it:

• A rules system which has seemingly ignored all innovations in RPG game mechanics of the last few decades (at least, that was the case for the edition I was familiar with, which was largely published in the 00s).
• The refusal of the publisher to sell PDF versions of their books. I mean, it's their intellectual property and their choice if they don't want to. But I've had to move my RPG book collection through five moves between different cities, and moving that many books only gets more aggravating as it gets older.

(Yes, I assume I could simply pirate scanned PDFs of these books, but at my income level I refuse to engage in ebook piracy.)

@mrundkvist@archaeo.social I could, but I'd think I'd rather start over with a different system that suits my tastes better than bother with modifying the Midgard rules themselves. Way too much hassle for my tastes.

@mrundkvist@archaeo.social Not my preferred style. I prefer it when everyone at the table has some basic understanding of the rules, so that there's less argument about rules interpretation during play.

I mean, I know that other groups have different approaches, and that's good for them. It's just now how I like to do things.