First Age

What's on your #ttrpg would like to play/GM list? For me it is:

Forbidden Lands
Achtung! Cthulhu
Hjältarnas Tid
Ironsworn
Genesys: Embers of the Imperium
Coriolis
Symbaroum

I mean, the list changes on a daily basis, but it is fun to think. Lots of #freeleague on there!

Jun 25, 2023 at 10:27amWeb
Show threadJeffJun 25, 2023

@eladrin

Vampire, either Requiem or Masquerade
Deadlands
GURPS
Castles & Crusades
West End Games' Star Wars
Call of Cthulhu/BRP

Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023
@cynical13 a refreshingly 'back in the day' list! I'm rediscovering BRP through Hjältarnas Tid. 🙂
Show threadJeffJun 25, 2023

@eladrin I have all of the games I listed, but we haven't got around to playing them for more than a session or two at most.

I'm interested in finding a nice generic system so we don't have to keep switching out rules all the time.

Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023
@cynical13 there are some really good ones out there that scratch many different systemic itches. For very light I use my own Tripod, but I've also dived into True20, Fate and others. I recall GURPS 3e decades ago.
Show threadJeffJun 25, 2023
@eladrin 3e is my preferred GURPS edition. D6 was a lot of fun. We managed to do a lot with Feng Shui over the years.
Show threadJeffJun 25, 2023
@eladrin I should add Boot Hill and Top Secret to my list. Maybe Nobilis too.
Show threadSahhJun 25, 2023

@eladrin my list of stuff I'd like to GM consists of different settings I've got scetched out in my head rather than specific systems.

A gonzo planescape-inspired city thing where basically anything goes, a dark souls inspired realm where memories are a tangible thing and even the land is forgetting itself, Roadside Picnic inspired small zone I've lightly mapped out with it's own anomalies and monsters, World that operates entirely on videogame logic etc etc.

Show threadSahhJun 25, 2023
@eladrin I think in general the pitch/idea is more interesting to me than specific system it's being ran on.
Although if somebody would make me play pathfinder I'm pretty sure I'd straight up perish 😂
Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023

@Sahh that's good feedback, and maybe I should try that, even as a thought experiment.

The pitch for pathfinder would clearly need to be perfect! 😜

Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023

@Sahh Do you have a goto system to realise these amazing worlds?

I wrote Tripod to quickly bring anything I wanted to the table. Fate is another better known maker of worlds.

Show threadSahhJun 25, 2023

@eladrin OSR is my poison of choice, so in my case LotFP is my default system as it's the first B/X clone I picked up and I haven't seen the point in picking up some other system like that as the differences between each other are often very minimal and it's super hackable anyways.

That being said, obviously there would be systems that would better lend themselves to the type of idea I might be working with so more gonzo things I might run with Troika for example.

Show threadSahhJun 25, 2023

@eladrin Besides, when I'm running games I'm not super concerned about rules.
They kinda just are there to give some structure for how to adjucate things.

There have been several sessions in row in my longer running games where nobody's really rolled a dice at all except to maybe consult some random table 😅

Show threadOrange LanternJun 25, 2023
@eladrin For me that would be:
* Spacewurm vs. Moonicorn
* Gravity RIP
* Transformers (the official RPG)
* Brindlewood Bay

It's a short list because I'm usually more than happy to use my own system for everything, since most RPGs always try to overcomplicate things, both from a mechanical and storytelling point of view.
Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023
@orangelantern Spacewurm, now there's a game that I have hovered over. What is your system? Is it out on io or drivethrurpg?
Show threadOrange LanternJun 25, 2023
@eladrin My own isn't published anywhere, so far it only sees use within my circle of friends or when I take it to a local convention. Even if I had the energy to pursue publishing, I wouldn't even know where to start to put it in a generic, generally usable form. It's basically a more elaborated "Black Hack" (which is awesome, btw, and I highly recommend it both for play and customization) with talent lists and equally easy rules for vehicles, firearms and cybernetics.

Every class/archetype has a set of talents from which players choose at every level. I use it for fantasy, cyberpunk and science fiction games. The thing is, it gets custom-fit to every setting it's running in, until this specific branch is completely bonded to its setting. Ran a two-year campaign in each the "Borderlands" and "Warcraft" universes with it. Same system, wildly different talent trees and ability flavours (not to mention character sheet designs).
Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023
@orangelantern sounds fab. I'm just finishing Heroic Fantasy 2e, which I'll put out later this year. It's based on TBH 1e. I'm a big fan of Black Hack!
Show threadOrange LanternJun 25, 2023
@eladrin It's all a rpg system needs, really. The rest is really just bells and whistles.
Show threadMike FerdinandoJun 25, 2023

@eladrin For me...

Games I've run but it's been too long...
Swords of the Serpentine
Monster of the Week
Fall of Magic
Zombie World
Mothership
iHunt

Games I haven't run yet and really want to...
Electric Bastionland
Last Fleet
Monster Care Squad
LIMINAL_
Wanderhome
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying [Cortex]
Flying Circus
Quest

Current Favorites...
Trophy Dark
Trophy Gold
Bluebeard's Bride
Black Sword Hack

Show threadTim GrayJun 25, 2023

@eladrin
My stuff - Moon Roads, Frisson, etc
Other people's stuff - Household, One Ring, Star Trek, Out of the Ashes, etc

Energy is returning slooowly...

Show threadBodo HeyeJun 25, 2023
@eladrin currently:
- more #TrophyGoldRPG with @greenspindle and @Morgunin
- more #ShadowdarkRPG (also known as #dnd6e of the Hearts): Tomorrow I will play in a Shadowdark Greyhawk campaign 😌
- more #WorldsWithoutNumber
- #BlackSwordHack
- more #MothershipRPG
- #WarlockRPG
- #KultDivinityLost
- #TheDeadAreComing
- #WeDealInLead
- more #CthulhuDark
- #Adnd
- #BOL
Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023
@HeyeBodo @greenspindle @Morgunin connections and networks. I ran short True20 Greyhawk and would like to head back to the Bandit Kingdoms. Flavoursome base for adventures.
Show threadFriendlyFiendJun 25, 2023

@eladrin

Cypher System
Coriolis
Swords of the Serpentine
Die
Spectaculars
Red Markets

(Like you, it changes daily but these are the top ones right now)

Show threadColin SpeirsJun 25, 2023
@eladrin
The One Ring
Chivalry & Sorcery 2nd edition
Band of Blades or Blades in the Dark
Swords of the Serpentine
Mausritter
Star Wars d6/WEG
Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023
@dampscot stop it with your C&S 2nd temptation! Ahh the red box. What a fine idea.
Show threadColin SpeirsJun 25, 2023

@eladrin It was so close to being 1983 state of the art perfect

I occasionally think of asking the current rights owner for permission to write a C&S 2A

But then I lie down until the madness goes away

Show threadHazelgnashJun 25, 2023

@eladrin
My list is quite short:
Mausritter
Thirsty Sword Lesbians

But there also are a whole lot of 5e modules/campaigns/advrntures I got but never played/gmed or finished:
Candlekeep Mysteries
Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Rise of Tiamat
Tomb of Annihilation

Show thread💉😷🌿🇺🇦🇺🇳🇪🇺Oiselarius (he/him)Jun 25, 2023

@eladrin @greenspindle nice!

Here’s mine,

#DragonKingsProject using Kevin Crawford’s #WithoutNumber #WN system #SWN #WWN #CWN

Top Secret: New World Order #TSNWO

The Dark Eye #TDE #DSA

Home-brewed Babylon 5 #B5 using Stars Without Number: Revised #SWN.

World of Lazarus #ModernAGE

Edit: and I just received my #CS edition of the #Planebreaker Bestiary so I’ll add #CypherSystem #Planebreaker

Show threadFirst AgeJun 25, 2023
@Oiselarius @greenspindle The Dark Eye? I have been solidly out-crunched!
Show threadMartijn VosJun 25, 2023

I used to have a list, but these days I'm not so sure. I have ideas for a campaign and try to figure out the right system for that campaign. For a campaign I'm currently considering I'm thinking about either Burning Wheel, Forbidden Lands, or Savage Worlds.

But I'm also always open to running Star Wars (WEG or FFG) or WFRP (4e probably).

I'd love to do something with Traveller again, but I don't have any clear ideas on what.

Show threadRichard GreenJun 26, 2023
@eladrin
The One Ring
Alice is Missing
Dungeon World
Dresden Files
Forbidden Lands
Show threadVlad TemperJun 27, 2023

@eladrin

- #Ironsworn
- #TheBetween
- #PublicAccess
- #VampireV5
- #UnknownArmies

And already sheduled

- #OverTheEdge
- #BlackSwordHack

Show threadjwmuk Jul 5, 2023
@eladrin cool list, I mean for me
#RebootTheFuture
#TheDeeSanction
#Knave
#CthulhuHack2e
#TheYellowKingRPG
#CosmicDark
#KultDivinityLost
#PublicAccess
Show threadMr_StagJul 6, 2023
@eladrin top games currently in my "desperate to GM" backlog are:
#troika
#BeastsAndBarbarians
#DeathinSpace
#TheDeeSanction
#CY_BORG
#DCCLankhmar
#ForbiddenLands
Show threadJavawookieJul 8, 2023

@Mr_Stag @eladrin there's a #lemmy alternative for the (still privated) #forbiddenlands subreddit in the making at https://lemm.ee/c/forbiddenlands

Looks like a promising resource.

Forbidden Lands - lemm.ee

The spot in the fediverse to discuss Free Leagues award-winning Roleplaying Game Forbidden Lands and its expansions. Find an excellent starting guide for lemmy here [https://sh.itjust.works/post/24928]****

Show threadFirst AgeJul 9, 2023
@sonic81 @Mr_Stag new to Lemmy, so I will investigate!
Show threadJavawookieJul 9, 2023
@eladrin @Mr_Stag Great, much like anywhere on the fediverse, it's the better product (newer, so admittedly couple bugs here and there) and is just missing participants.
Show threadGorbaJul 9, 2023
@eladrin
Unknown armies
Kult
Vaesen
Tales from the loop
Night witches