Hey all,

I’m new here and I wanted to start a discussion about TTRPGs that people enjoy. I really like seeing people talk passionately about those sorts of things. I’m, personally, a big fan of games by Jenna Moran (Nobilis, Glitch, etc) and have a lot of positive experience with certain Powered by the Apocalypse Games. I’m also fascinated by a lot of OSR content because I feel like it has the potential to capture some of the more interesting parts of early D&D (my partner and I discuss AD&D quite a bit).

I used to write homebrew for Exalted and I’ve played some WoD games, but it’s not my true passion, except maybe for Changeling the Lost. I had a long-running game of Ars Magica 5e a while ago, which was a tremendous experience and really ignited my interest in more dense, bean-countery games that I had previously been discounting in favor of lighter, more narrative-drama experiences.

I’m not as big a fan of D&D as some, but my partner and I did meet because of 3.5e homebrew, so I do have some positive nostalgia.

Anyway, what about you- what TTRPGs are you interested in? Which ones have you had long or interesting games with? What are you looking forward to playing, or setting up to play?

  • SirGilles@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    DISCLAIMER: I am in no way employed by Monte Cook Games. I am just a gushing fan. :P

    I know I’m late to the party here, but what can I say? I’m new! Anyway, I simply must chime in with my favorite TTRPG: the Cypher System by Monte Cook Games, and specifically the Old Gods of Appalachia campaign setting based on the hugely popular podcast of the same name. Think Cthulhu meets 1920’s Appalachia. The writing is top-notch and the setting itself is soooo creepy and full of fantastic hooks and locations to give a good GM ideas for decades. Unfortunately, I see that the hard copy of the book is currently out of stock on the MCG website, but the fully hyperlinked PDF is available!

    The Cypher System itself is a streamlined, fast-playing system for roleplaying that gets the rules out of the way and lets players and GMs focus on telling a damn good story together. I absolutely love this. So many times while reading the core rulebook, I would just slap my forehead and say, “Why didn’t I think of that?!?”. It’s a really great system that fits any genre you can think of.

    So that’s my fave. You owe to yourself to check it out!! :)