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What are your favorite non-AP RPG podcasts, preferably non-D&D and indie rpgs?

Reviews, game and design discussions, industry news etc. are what I'm looking for.

I think we've all heard, at some point or other, about Masks of Nyarlathotep, or Curse of Strahd. I'm currently running Impossible Landscapes for Delta Green and feel like this is one of the all time greats. I'm curious to know what y'all's top 10 is.

I'm genuinely just terrible at roleplay. I stutter and get too anxious to talk or I struggle to focus on things enough to roleplay. Just can't do it.

But I love dungeon crawling, especially more tactical feeling systems like Pathfinder. Exploration and combat are my bread and butter and I really can't get enough of them. Unfortunately I seem to be in the minority here and most people in this hobby seem to be more interested in acting out a story and playing a character. So I kinda just don't know what to do since I don't really fit in anywhere. Between this and not being able to find a group I'm honestly thinking of just dropping the hobby entirely.

I feel like on some level the answer is "play wargames" but everyone I have spoken to who plays those has an absolutely rancid vibe and I'd get my ass kicked by people who already know what's going on

Disclaimer: I have been following Curseborne since it was being teased. I run a YouTube channel that covers it and other Onyx Path Games. I’ve streamed it on OPP’s Twitch. And I’ve run paid games of it on StartPlaying.

The main reason I’m passionate about Curseborne is that much like any GameMaster I wish there were more people to talk to about a game I like. 😅

Here is a quick list of stuff I like about the game and I would love to see others who have played it talk about what they liked about it. I feel like a lot of people I know who prefer other Urban Fantasy games who’ve given it a shot still have one or two things about it they enjoy.

My list:

• Lore/World Building
  • The focus on family drama is one of my favorite conflicts to toss into RPG games as trying to resolve family tensions is not as easy as killing a Dragon.
  • Lineages
    • Dead - I like that we get ghosts who are trying to avoid devolving into mindless phantasms who get stuck in loops or lose executive function.
    • Hungry - A variety of vampiric options that is more broad than just "Drinks Blood". I compare it to the White Court of Vampires in the Dresden files who are essentially Succubi, but in this case souls, emotions, hearts, ghosts, etc... are also valid options to feed on.
    • Outcasts - I like that they are "Biblically Accurate Forms" hidden inside a mortal shell. The idea of a set of rings with eyes and wings pretending to be normal is a concept I enjoy alot!
    • Primals - In other games I didn't really like the Indiginious coding of werewolves and shapeshifters. So I really enjoy that Primals are cursed shapeshifters who have to deal with their animalistic nature.
    • Sorcerers - I like that they are an alternative take on spellcasters that is more inline with my idea of spellcasters, where magic is dangerously addictive and you learn spells as opposed to learn magic, if that makes sense. There are other systems where people can craft custom spells on the fly and its nice to have an alternate system in my opinion.
  • My favorite Families:
    • Poltergeists - I like the idea of ghosts who prefer to have inanimate bodies like manniquens, statues, and toys instead of standard human bodies or corpses.
    • House Bathory - Close to classic vampires, but I am just really drawn to the New Money stereotype of vampires who like to go out and party.
    • Hydes - Shapeshifters who transform into monsterous versions of people. A great non-animal version of shapeshifters that I think is underrepresented.
    • Munificent - Genies, which gives a different aspect of deal making than the traditional deals with the Devil.
    • Faceless - I go a little too far in taking the name literally. I typically run a Faceless faction leader who is an illusion based Sorcerer that makes their face completely featureless like Slenderman. They are also criminals for hire which is a fun concept for Sorcerers.
  • Antagonists
    • Painful.love is a cool creepypasta inspired website that turns people into mindless automatons. Has a bit more depth than that, and that website link was created by one of the writers.
    • Hunter type characters (called Venators in the game) aren't just "we kill monsters", but there are a handful who who have parasocial relationships with Accursed including (but not limited to) hunters who are addicted to being possessed by ghosts.
• Mechanics
  • As a GM I feel like the system makes it easier for me to know my player's capabilities and make adjustments. Even if someone is power gaming its not usually outpacing normal characters by a lot.
  • The Social and Investigation subsystems are not intrusive and just modify the existing rules. When you roll dice you can spend your Successes/Hits to purchase Tricks and there are general Tricks available on every roll like Assist which allows you to help another character succeed on the same action, but Investigation you get to ask the GM appropriate questions to discover answers and Social you can establish bonds with people which can later be used as bonuses against or with them.
  • Contact rules are easier for me to understand, you get a decent dicepool of 8 d10s with a bonus based on your Contact's rating with you. If you utilize your Contacts too many times a session they'll require favors from you or they'll stop supporting you.

Overall I feel really good about how the game's starting out and I am glad it seems to be getting a lot of support from Onyx Path as well as from people in the community. 🤗

So I've been looking into Warhammer Fantasy and it seems like a setting I'd really like to get into. I like how brutal it is, the corruption, how dangerous magic is, ect. But I'm trying to decide which is the best edition to get into. I've mostly been hovering around 2nd edition and 4e. Which one is the best one to get into?

Im a huge fan of mecha and i would like to run a game about this, but i dont want it to be Lancer.

For those of you who have played pf2e, 5e, and daggerheart, how would you say daggerheart distinguishes itself from the other two games? What does it offer that the other two systems dont? In what ways will a daggerheart campaign FEEL different from a 5e or pf2e one? For what kind of games woukd you pick daggerheart?

I am curious because ive heard daggerheart mentioned as being fun, but I haven't really heard people selling it. Most groups are going to reach for 5e or pf2e when they want to do heroic high fantasy mostly just because it's what they know. It is hard to get a group to switch to "same thing but better", you gitta have something its offering that your current game isnt. What makes it different? Why and when should a group reach for daggerheart instead of thr other popular options in its genre?

Hi!

I started my journey with DnD 5e in 2018. Since then, I branched out, played a lot of the well known games like Call of Cthulhu, Cyberpunk, Shadowrun, many of the Free League games, some PBTa games, and a lot more.

I would consider my self pretty well educated on the recent TTrpg trends and news, but I’ve been on a kick lately exploring the “old but gold” era of tabletop RPGs. Specifically, those from the 90s and 2000s those ambitious games that are no longer in discussion.

I already checked on example SLA Industries, Earthdawn, Fading Suns, Dark Conspiracy, and Amber and i would probably be able to list a few more. I think these games have unique vibes, intricate settings and interesting mechanics. While they aren’t the clean, modern games we have today, I think they have a certain charm.

What other TTRPGs from that era (or maybe little later/earlier) are truly “forgotten but really great”?

Games that surprised you with their lore, art, or had a core mechanic you’ve rarely, if ever, seen.

ye old dogs, let me know!

Hi, I'm a newish GM looking to store my campaign somewhere intelligent but everything seems to be some kind of subscription.

Basically Im looking for something free or one time purchase that lets me organize and link different things together.

Right now Im using the free version of the goblin's notebook which I like, but I hit the object limit already. If nothing else I'll subscribe to it because its only 1£ a month at least. It's more a moral objection to saas than a financial restriction.