5 TTRPGs You Should Try

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Looking for a new tabletop roleplaying game? Here are 5 systems we think you should check out now! (And two honorable mentions)
#ttrpg #pathfinder #numenera #talesfromtheloop #cyberpunkred #fantasyage
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7th Sea: • 7th Sea First Impressions
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The Quiet Year Review: • The Quiet Year Review
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@Roll4Initiative Год назад

We fully support #OpenRPG, third party publishers, and indie creators. Enjoy our list of some great tabletop games!

@AD_Gray Год назад

I really like Blades in the Dark, the 2D6 system is really elegant and the flash-back mechanic allows for some absolutely inspired moments

@jamesshearer3936 Год назад

As a fan of Pathfinder 1st Edition, I have to admit that it isn't what many new gamers are going to be looking for. Which is why my next system to run will be PF2. One thing that should be shouted from the rooftops about both systems is the amount of free content. All of the mechanics from every source book published by Paizo is online for free. That is a train I am happy to ride.

@kyzer422 Год назад

And if science fantasy is your thing, there's also Starfinder!

@Breland1976 Год назад

Love Savage Worlds! Fast, Furious, Fun is the tag line and it delivers. Open rule system for any type of genre.

@GratuaCuun Год назад

Huge shout out for Fantasy AGE! It's one of my favorite systems and they have the second edition coming out in February which I am super excited for!

@thomasfevre9515 Год назад

It also supports the official dragon age ttrpg for those interested.

@geoffreyperrin4347 Год назад

I own pathfinder 2e, starfinder, and monster of the week. I want to try all of them, but mostly monster of the week and then pathfinder. Monster of the week is so different from d&d that I want to see what happens when my friends and I try something that different. If we hate it being so narrative that too much tactics are missing, we know what we want out of games. If we end up loving it, we can try to figure out why

@twistedturns65 Год назад

Love Savage Worlds, when I picked up the Explorer's book years ago, I was impressed that they had a solid combat system, a mass combat system, vehicular combat rules, rules for multiple genres, chase rules, all in a single $10 book. Of course the game has since expanded and Explorer's Editions aren't quite viable, but still you get everything you need for a game in a $40 book, with systems that would usually require separate $30-50 supplements in other RPG's.

@cybermerlyn2 Год назад

EZD6, ICRPG, Not the End, They Came from Beyond The Grave, Pandora: Total Destruction, ARC: DOOM TABLETOP RPG , Knights of the Round: Academy... I am always searching for interesting games with unusual mechanics.🥰

@CuriosityCore101 27 дней назад

I've never had the chance to actually play it or run it, but I have a copy of the rulebook for Ten Candles and at least based on reading the rulebook and what the one person I know who's played it has told me it sounds AMAZING. Ten Candles is an extremely narrative-focused tragic horror ttrpg that's all about atmosphere and integrates collaboration into both character and world building in a way I haven't seen in other ttrpgs (but I freely admit that could be ignorance on my part). Tragic horror is like survival horror except everyone dies, meaning you go into it knowing your character will die and the point is to tell the story of how it happens. So of course it's not for everyone but the emphasis on hope/beauty in darkness is really appealing to some people (myself included). Also I really like the dice system. It's based on a dice pool of d6s but in addition to straightforward "roll for success" mechanics, the players are also rolling to fight the GM for narrative control over the outcome. I just really like the fluidity and creativity of the system. Also I'm a sucker for any game where a central mechanic is "light stuff on fire irl". XD

@fal_pal_ Год назад

Numenara being player roll focused sounds cool!

@NefariousKoel Год назад

The Cypher system is also mechanically GM-friendly when it comes to improv and quickly creating obstacles/encounters, yet still has a lot of cool customization available.

@SergioLeRoux Год назад

I'm a big fan of Fate, you can fit a whole setting in a few dozen pages. Right now I'm streaming a game where the players are crime investigators in 1950s L.A. But the players (and many NPCs) are classical movie monsters like vampires and lagoon creatures. Every couple of months my weekly gaming group switches genres, one day we're goblins in space, the next we are running a cyberpunk bar/underground pokemon fighting ring...

@AxidentalDM Год назад

Tales from the Loop is an awesome game! In fact, Free League makes a ton of great RPGs ... big plug for Vaesen too.

@TabletopTiger Год назад

A few ones I'm enjoying: * LancerRPG-- what if mechs with the artist from Kill Ten Billion Demons * Modiphius' Achtung Cthulhu for WWII meets eldritch horror * Twilight 2k for the Fallout like post-apocalypse out of the Cold War * Shadowrun for Cyberpunk meets fantasy where magic and orcs exist Thanks for the video-- I have played most of these and thinking of using Savage Worlds for a setting I want to play

@TheGamingWard Год назад

Blades in the dark, savage worlds and mork borg have been my go-tos recently, and excited to try cy_borg soon

@mohnkern 4 месяца назад

Games I really like - Old Gods of Appalachia. Wow eldritch Horror in early 1900s Appalachia. This game is amazing. Many of Free League Publishing “cinematic” RPGs (Blade Runner, Alien, The One Ring and The Walking Dead). All have really different mechanics designed to bring out the flavor of the genre. Cypher Systems by Monte Cook - Old Gods uses this system but they have a ton of source material. It’s also derived from Numenera. Simple mechanics focused on storytelling. And Dune. I haven’t played it yet, I’m still reading the source material but it’s fascinating

@Roll4Initiative 4 месяца назад

Good suggestions! Just started listening to the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast and we quickly added the system to our wishlist

@mohnkern 4 месяца назад

It's one of the most flushed out core books I've seen in a long time.

@FoolsGil Год назад

A good system is Kids on Bikes, and their kickstarter did gangbusters for their second edition. It's a real simple system, theme wise its closer to Tales of the Loop though more monsters and supernatural and less technology. Can't recommend it enough, and look it up on youtube to find shows using it.

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

I’ve heard really good things about that system, will have to check it out!

@jeffersonromao4999 Год назад

I'm currently reading Cortex Prime because of the Netflix Dragon Prince series. I am impressed with the quality of the system, the book is very well written and the illustrations really evoke a feeling of adventure, of wanting to explore the unknown. I feel like I can create any kind of setting and theme and Cortex Prime will be able to give me the tools to make that world work.

@MrKagemitsu Год назад

If only I could persuade my players into trying ANYTHING but D&D 😢

@VicVonDOOOM Год назад

If you're the GM, it's your call what game you play. You're the one putting in the most effort.

@gddion Год назад

I love both Cypher and Fantasy AGE but my favorite game for setting and flavor is Symbaroum, great system, dark, grim fantasy

@Greenronin Год назад

Thank you so much for the mention!

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

Thanks for making such amazing games!

@beyondfantasy4972 Год назад

I love Within the Ring of Fire. The system is simple to learn. There are standard fantasy races in it, but R. Ander Wood puts his own twists on these fantasy races. The Monsters and Men book for Within the Ring of Fire has over 32 creatures, and that's not counting the advanced and legendary races. It's a classless system. All it uses is 2D8. It plays a bit like the Dr. Who tabletop RPG, but in a a dark fantasy world. While it doesn't do adventure games to well, it does do other forms of gameplay extremely well, especially political games. You don't level up all at once, but rather you start out at level 0, level 0.1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.3, all the way up to level 1. You gradually level up. Fights are dangerous. You need armor. The game focuses on a deep immersive style of play, and it has one of the best what is a tabletop RPG that I've ever seen. The XP system is based upon how well did you sell (Think wrestling) as well as bringing the Flame Tender (FT, or GM) Energy (making sure the game is fun for your FT) and your fellow players. I love the system half to death. It's my favorite!

@BDCSam 5 месяцев назад

I love the narrative dice system of Genesys and Star Wars RPG! I know the proprietary dice turn people off but after 30 years in this hobby I urge everyone try it!

@MichaelMeyer-oy2eu Год назад

Some other ttrpg ones I like is World of Darkness and Shadowrun are to cool ttrpg.

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

We really debated putting Shadowrun on this list, we had a long running campaign in it and really love the system and setting, but we haven't played in the latest edition

@patricioa5535 Год назад

This was a great list! Thanks for sharing them. I've had the chance to play a few of them and really want to try the others. This also pairs well with the new announcement about Fantasy Age 2nd edition finally being released. Great timing!

@KyleHoughton Год назад

I'm loving all this attention being given to Numenera/Cypher System! I've been a Monte Cook Games stan for about 2 years now and I'm happy to see it starting to get the attention they deserve.

@kirkwagner461 Год назад

Well done, concentrating on the positive. Plus you mentioned a couple of alternatives that I'd not heard about in other similar vids. Thanks!

@josephmcwhorter7319 Год назад

Awesome video... Thank You! I love Star Wars Fantasy Flight Games, Dune and hands down my favorite Alien RPG

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

We've been eyeing the Dune and Alien RPG. Big fan of both those franchises!

@josephmcwhorter7319 Год назад

@@Roll4Initiative Alien RPG captures the Sci Fi horror theme perfectly

@BarbarosaAlexander Год назад

I've been curious to try Mouseritter. It just seems so fun. I'm a big fan of Mouseguard, so it appeals to me.

@bobavontanelorn5713 Год назад

Nice video, good list, thank you! I would like to add 13th age and Earthdawn.

@dadnar7615 Год назад

Appreciate the positive spin on this video.

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

We try our best to keep things positive in our little corner of the internet :)

@caitlinlucyhenderson8417 Год назад

I really interested the upcoming Iron-age fantasy game Stonetop. There are some actual plays of it if you're interested. I particularly recommend the Blinding Light actual play, as it's designed to teach viewers how to play. In the past few years, I've been trying solo RPGs since getting together to play has been hard. My favourite has been Ex Novo, a city building game for 1-4 players. You can play it as one-shot, then import your city into a different system for a campaign.

@jasonnewell7036 Год назад

Earthdawn. Hands down my favourite fantasy rpg. It has such a rich background amd takes an intersting perspective on the traditional tropes of fantasy rpgs. I love the fact that your characters are powerful from the beginning but the world still has dangers and threats that can oppose you without getting ridiculous. It also has an exploding dice system, which is one of my favourite mechanics, and the step rating system allows you to use all the different dice in your collection at one point or another. The combination of high fantasy, horror and post-apocalyptic theming makes for a special gaming experience. If you have not seen this game, check it out. It can be a little crunchy for beginners, but the base systems are simple to understand.

@colinmunro3158 8 месяцев назад

Pathfinder 2e is getting a complete rework starting in October. There's a whole variety of reasons why Paizo is doing this, not least of which is to spruce up some of the less dynamic classes like witch.

@luciencorsini9755 4 месяца назад

Great video, will be giving you guys a subscribe! My group has been having loads of fun with a hyper minimalist d6 fantasy game called In Darkest Warrens. Been rpg-ing 20 years and only playing this game 4 months but it's already in my top 3 systems. d6 roll over system, balanced magic, easy to hack, and it's pay-what-you-want!

@BoredMarcus Год назад

I am a time traveler from the future. What is Hasbro or D&D? Never heard of them 🤣(Sorry, someone had to make a joke about it!) Great video and some great suggestions! I LOVE Numenera and Pathfinder, the other ones sound very interesting I might try some of them.

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

😂

@carolinelabbott2451 Год назад

ICRPG Knave UVA ( I think I have the initials wrong, possibly.) Scarlet Hero's Dungeon World D100 Morg Bork ( and it multiple third party supplements.) Kids on Bikes/Brooms Quest RPG Mausritter Wander Home Apothecary RPG Fighting Fantasy Castles snd Crucades Lonewolf Pathfinder Savage Worlds Dungeon Crawl Classics Shadowrun Cyberpunk Red Ironforge/Starforge Fantasy Age Old School Essentials 7th Sea Talisman Adventures RPG Lands if Galzyr Warhammer Quest 1995 Call of Cthulhu Dungeon Universalis Lancer Lasers and Feelings Vampire: the masquerade Blue Beards Bride Runequest Startrek RPG Starwars RPG

@carolinelabbott2451 Год назад

And Thirsty Sword Lesbians. There are even more TTRPGs that I can not recall right now. Apologies for any bad spellings. I was trying to type this quite fast before I had to head out.

@carolinelabbott2451 Год назад

EZD6. I'll just edit this reply when I can recall more of them.

@PpAirO5 9 месяцев назад

Tales From the Loop Things From the Flood Würm Hard City Vaesen The One Ring Dune Adventures in the Imperium Liminal Rivers of London Paleomythic Sigil & Shadow Star Trek Adventures The Terminator Those Dark Places Death in Space Mouse Guard Symbaroum Jackals Gran Mechanismo Are some of the rpg's I've got, and/or aim to uptain.

@user-cx7kg6ok9b 5 месяцев назад

I stopped gaming about 30 years ago. Just getting back into it, so I picked up 5e. It has changed so much it no longer interests me, so I'm looking for other, non-fantasy games. So videos like this are just what the doctor ordered. Thanks.

@paulbestwick2426 Год назад

You missed two systems if note. Hackmaster 5E - no combat rounds - set in the Kingdoms of Kalamar. Warhammer FRPG - A darker setting than most.

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

@kyrnsword72 Год назад

Fantasy Age sounds like fun. I love D100 Dungeon by MK Games from Martin Knight!

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

Keep an eye on our channel at the end of the month for more Fantasy AGE stuff... 😉

@margaritoamapolo4891 8 месяцев назад

Great selection of games.

@henrikcollin4727 5 месяцев назад

Dragonbane rpg, is my go to fantasy System i really like how easy it is to gm

@sigurdursigurdsson4753 Год назад

I am interested in trying Warhammer fantasy Burning wheel/mouseguard Mousritter Mörk borg Blades in the dark Lancer Fiasco Ten candles Index card rpg

@RIVERSRPGChannel Год назад

Some interesting games there

@Frostrazor Год назад

Blades In the Dark for the win! Best indie RPG (maybe ever!) easy to run, fun to narrate, epic use of cooperative story-telling. Fast loose rules, no power creep or power builds. Easy to understand mechanics that really are universally applicable. A bit challenging perhaps (at first) for those that must have a hard set of rules for everything - but if you have a creative mind and able to apply rules on the fly and narrate abstract ideas within the rules, this is a game you'll enjoy. Fiction first. Rules later. For fantasy genre lovers - The One Ring is to Tolkien what Blades is to dark-horror-fantasy. AND is the single-best adaptation of Tolkien's world to an RPG ever. I prefer The One Ring 1st edition by Cubicle7, but their products are no longer available. 2nd edition by Free League Press definitely tightens up on some areas from 1st ed that needed more explanation and/or homebrew hacks to make work - but they also changed a number of things that (IMO) didn't need to be changed and worked better (for me) before. Either way - it's again Fiction First, Rules later.

@multieyedmyr Год назад

For a system, combat rules and character creation I love iron kingdoms/unleashed.

@multieyedmyr Год назад

Downside is very little in way of printed adventures.

@multieyedmyr Год назад

Sterfernder! ^^

@multieyedmyr Год назад

In unleashed you can play the wild side of things. Gator men, swamp goblins, boar people, wild, nearly were wolf like people. Control huge animals as a warlock! You pick 2 classes at creation and add others as you level. Easily combine sword or gun fighter with a magic class. Play a mighty kilt wearing troll weilding massive swords while buffing your group with mighty songs of your people!

@multieyedmyr Год назад

On the iron kingdoms side. Play humans, dwarves, elves, aanndd domesticated trolls and goblins. Control mighty steam powered robots in battle as a warcaster, blast villains with magic guns as a gun mage, call down lightning or wield magical lightning imbued swords, or be a common trencher able to dig trenches quickly while being a crack shot with a rifle!

@Kill2Hard101 11 месяцев назад

You guys ever play 13th Age? It's my groups replacement for D&D

@Roll4Initiative 11 месяцев назад

Seen it at some conventions, but have not played it ourselves. Does look cool though!

@Kill2Hard101 11 месяцев назад

@@Roll4Initiative There is literally nothing like it. It has a unique feel and setting.

@galinor7 11 месяцев назад

Looking for something different, what does that mean? Different to what? Do you mean not D&D? Call of Cthulhu, Pendragon. Castles and Crusades, Crypt World, BRP, FrontierSpace, Traveler.

@Roll4Initiative 11 месяцев назад

Cool

@schemage2210 Год назад

THERE IS NO MAGIC IN CYBERPUNK, if it were, it would be Shadowrun!!! Great system though, very crunchy, lots of fun.

@thomasfevre9515 Год назад

I can confirm there is no magic in cyberpunk, it's hardcore sci-fi bordering on anticipation. They did à semi humorous supplément about subcultures using plastic surgery to look elves and whatnot and religion/spirituality has a place just like in the real world but there is no mechanic to it. If you want something that mixes the cyberpunk genre with fantasy elements, the go-to game is Shadowrun which is basically that. You have orks and elves and trolls, sorcerers, shamans and magical martial artists called adepts. You have spirits, démons and Angel meddling with human affair. And all that is on top of the ruthless corpos, cyberware and hacking that define cyberpunk.

@Roll4Initiative Год назад

We almost put Shadowrun on the list as we really love the system and setting, but we haven't played since 5th edition

@GarredHATES Год назад

Play my RPG!….when I’m done it

@mrgunn2726 Год назад

ICRPG

@saraphys5555 Год назад

...i cant believe it... Someone talked about Numenera/Cypher System & Fantasy AGE/AGE System! *hits subscribe*

@tr349 Год назад

"One Man's Technology is another Man's Magic" is what we used to say, but as Robert Heinlein said “One man’s “magic” is another man’s engineering. “Supernatural” is a null word.”

@Melancthon7332 Год назад

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" is from Arthur C. Clarke, Heinlein's rival throughout the fifties and sixties.

@hadeseye2297 3 месяца назад

I play rpgs not ttrpgs. For me computer rpgs came after the real thing, not vice versa. PS. Vampire: the Masquerade and Werewolf: the Apocalypse, both in 2nd edition. Real Warhammer Fantasy Role Play (80's original). MERP. Shadowrun up to 5th edition. Kult, the 90's original. Traveller. Delta Green. Trail of Cthulhu, or Call of Cthulhu (but 5th or 6th edition. 7th is made for people that can't get their heads around simple math. Namely division. Well if you can't get a half, or a quarter from 37 in your head than what does it tell about you?). Legend of the Five Rings (anyone except current edition, which is butchered - stupid rules that expect you to buy FFG's special dice). Deadlands. And for D&D freaks Basic Fantasy and Dungeon Crawl Classics. PS. And Adrzej Sapkowski's (yeah the pne who wrote stories about hexe Geralt of Rivia) Oko Yrrhedesa (Eye of Yrrhedes). Best 2d6 system out there.