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I’m looking for a tabletop RPG that I can play as an adult (32f) with my dad (69m).
I’ve been spending a lot more time back at home with my dad and I’m looking for a TTRPG to spend meaningful time creating and reminiscing with him. I know there’s a whole bunch of 2 player RPGS based around conversation, memories, and bonding out there but most seemed to be angled toward couples.
The only ones I can find based around family connections are more for younger children and family game nights.
Looking for something that an adult child can play with their Dad for an evening of bonding, learning more about each other, reminiscing on our life and adventures together while creating something new!
Any suggestions are appreciated!

Thank you! 🌻

Sometimes it sucks to fail a roll. But other times, it gets fun. Glorious, even. So I'm curious, what are some games or mechanics that make failure really satisfying?

Chaosium vice president Michael O'Brien and Call of Cthulhu creator Royce Wilson (co-author of the coming Call of Cthulhu release Tools of the Trade) are special guests at KaijuCon 2, taking place in Nagoya on October 24th.

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Less “This isn’t even my final form!” and more like having a dramatic moment in combat where you reach a new permanent height in power?

I'm in a large local TTRPG group where there's many weekly one shots, and at least a dozen ongoing campaigns. Unfortunately (IMO) the vast majority of what is played is DnD 5e. A few members of my group have expressed interest in trying out some one shots with universal systems, and I've agreed to run a couple.

I've played Savage Worlds, and while there were some elements of it I thought really worked well, I hated the combat and some of the fights seem to drag on forever. GURPS honestly just seems too intimidating to attempt to run. I'd have to play it at least once to get a feel for it and I don't know of anyone in my group who's played it or even has the books. FATE is...maybe it was just the way the GM who ran it for my group the one time I played it, but it just felt so completely devoid of challenge or consequences. It was like we were having a sloppy improv session with some dice rolls that really didn't mean anything.

Have there been any new universal systems in the last few years that are rules-light, to rules-medium, that are easy to create characters, and have novel concepts for truly running any genre/story in and still being cohesive and a lot of fun for players? Are there any older ones that fit the bill?

Sounds like a stupid question, but I know one of them has neomorphs and one of them is about fighting the aliens from Prometheus. So which of them is just a straight "xenomorphs hunting the party" adventure?

Going to do an Alien RPG oneshot on October 31st for another fan of the movie series.

For me, it's Viking-inspired settings. Feels like the last few years have seen an oversupply of games with a Viking aesthetic.

Some builds are too goofy, mechanically clunky, or narratively exhausting to run for 50 sessions, but would be peak entertainment for abouut 3 hours.

​Mine would be a bumbling Mr. Magoo character built on a Drunken Master chassis, where every hit/dodge/counter is completely accidental while looking for missing reading glasses or some macguffin.

​What's the single-session gimmick or high-concept PC you’ve been sitting on?

There's been a lot of games that have gone out of print, or never got that expansion that everyone was hoping for.

If you had the power to fix that for just one game, what game would you choose?

So I built my character very specifically to be stealthy - hide in shadows, rip your throat out before you know I’m there type. Climb walls, pick locks etc.

On several occasions the party has approached an encampment/house/cave/crypt or whatever and I (with another player who’s skilled in stealth type stuff) try to get in quietly etc. but one player just always gets impatient waiting (tanks type - plate armor/not trained in stealth etc) and just goes in kicks the door down and starts swinging.

Like WTF man.

Anyway- advice on how to address this. He’s vastly more experienced with TTRPGs and buddies with the GM for 6+years and I’m the “new guy” at the table and this is my first campaign with this group.

I don’t want to leave the group or anything… I just want to be useful with the skills I’ve invested in and like to role play.

Thanks. (Whine over)