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What is THE most consistently fun D&D vein RPG, that isn't overly complex?

Started by Razor 007, May 15, 2019, 12:15:46 PM

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Reckall

#15
May 19, 2019, 09:04:35 PM
Star Wars D6 and Call of Cthulhu.
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Theory of Games

#16
May 22, 2019, 02:18:31 AM
Palladium? C'mon people. I know you like it, but .............

People really like cocaine and heroin and Absinthe :p

And, yeah, I'm comparing your choice of tabletop RPG with a mind-bending drug addiction - only because the Palladium rules set has an interesting micro-game of finding the rules you need to play the fucking game.

Barbarians-of-Lemuria-Mythic-Edition is a skirt-length candidate: long enough to cover the important parts, short enough to be attractive to the eye.
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Spinachcat

#17
May 24, 2019, 03:26:57 AM
Quote from: joewolz;1088589Castles and Crusades has been my go to for 15 years. It's never let me down.

Start a C&C thread!!


Quote from: Theory of Games;1088957Palladium? C'mon people. I know you like it, but .............

People really like cocaine and heroin and Absinthe :p

And, yeah, I'm comparing your choice of tabletop RPG with a mind-bending drug addiction - only because the Palladium rules set has an interesting micro-game of finding the rules you need to play the fucking game.

Here's the thing. You're 100% right. Palladium's rules (beyond the very core) are byzantine (at best), but there is something bizarrely magical in the blend of those core rules and the settings that I can't exactly explain BUT HOT DAMN I have played so many Palladium sessions which far outclass the fun I've had with far "better" rules.

Narmer

#18
May 24, 2019, 06:11:17 PM
Quote from: Theory of Games;1088957Barbarians-of-Lemuria-Mythic-Edition is a skirt-length candidate: long enough to cover the important parts, short enough to be attractive to the eye.

I don't think I have ever heard a better description of BoL.  That's outstanding.

Mankcam

#19
May 25, 2019, 02:26:14 AM
Although I really dig Fate Core, I think that BRP remains my old 'go-to' system, and I love RuneQuest and Stormbringer for fantasy play.

Actually OpenQuest is probably one of the best versions of BRP, its pretty simple and straight forward, it really deserves more attention.

Mankcam

#20
May 25, 2019, 02:30:11 AM
I still like BRP as a good old fashioned 'go-to' system, and I think OpenQuest is about the most straight forward one to play.

I use it for crazy homebrew fantasy in the flavour of Dungeon Crawl Classics (lightly less gonzo).

Mankcam

#21
May 25, 2019, 06:46:23 AM Last Edit: May 25, 2019, 06:57:05 AM by Mankcam
I often tend to return to some version of the BRP system whenever I want to have a classic fantasy game.
Two BRP lines, Stormbringer and RuneQuest were both great, and their fantasy settings totally rock as well.
So I'm pretty happy that that RuneQuest Glorantha is back in town (although it's not simple, it's quite a crunchy system at times).

However, for a BRP system that's a bit simplier and very straightforward I tend to use OpenQuest, it's far less fiddily than classic BRP systems. Quick character gen, one-page character sheet, and great game to play at the table. I tend to run it in a hack fantasy setting akin to something like a less gonzo Dungeon Crawl Classics.
Fits like an old glove for me :)

shuddemell

#22
May 25, 2019, 07:19:15 AM
The Fantasy Trip
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Philotomy Jurament

#24
June 09, 2019, 07:16:41 AM
TSR D&D

I prefer original D&D or 1e AD&D, but I think B/X (esp. the '81 sets) is a fine choice for "just sit down and play it as written" TSR D&D.

Some flavor of BRP

Runequest 2, Stormbringer, et cetera.
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