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we play every 3-4 weeks and every session starts with me summarizing because nobody remembers anything. I've tried sending session summaries, asking players to take notes, making recaps part of the game nothing sticks. Last time someone asked "who is this guy?" about an NPC they'd met twice. I've thought about using a campaign wiki or NPC tracking but not sure if it's worth the effort. What do you all do?

For me, the classics of roleplaying are things like: D&D, Vampire: The Masquerade, Call of Cthulhu, Paranoia, Shadowrun, Cyberpunk, and Fate.

They seem to have "stood the test of time" and are actively still around.

There are games I feel that are more so novelties that aren't likely to stick around for longer than their initial release. Typically I'd point to licensed games based on non-TTRPG properties. Like no one is waiting for the 2nd edition of "Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game" from the 90s/00s. But there are Kickstarted/crowdfunding RPGs that seem like one and done.

Basically any games that already exist in some other medium that were made into 3e/3.5e clones. So like Monte Cook's World of Darkness, the World of Warcraft TTRPG, the Wheel of Time RPG, just to name a few examples.

As in the title i want to find a game where everyone is a necromancer. Modifying bodies and doing evil.

I have seen Mork Borg pop up in different threads, sometimes as something that gets recommended to play and other times as something that gets recommended to avoid.

I am generally curious to know what you guys think of the Borg games (Mork Borg, Cy_Borg, Pirate Borg, Corp Borg, ect.). What do you like about them? What do you hate about them? What do you think can improve them? What are your house rules (if any)? Why would you recommend them? Why would you not recommend them? That sort of stuff.

Hello everyone, I'm new to the world of Table Top RPGs and Solo Table Top RPGs. I've been trying to play this game Alone Against Nyarlathotep which is a solo RPG game ala "Choose your own adventure" but I have a few questions. I just had one play session and I just finished the 1st day. I'm not sure if I'm playing it the right way or as intended. (I know that the spirit of table top games is to play it however you like but my brain needs law and order). So I hope someone may shed some light on these questions of mine:

1. If I fail a dice roll and the prompt returns me to the same entry before the dice roll; am I allowed to try again? What is barring me (aside from the time aspect of the game) from trying again and again until I succeed?

2. When I'm out and about adventuring, especially if I'm outside of the main house, and if a scheduled event comes up, do I really just magically teleport back to the main house?

3. The gamebook states on page 8 that "If you pass a skill roll, tick the adjacent box with a pencil". If I do that, what happens? I checked the internet and the interwebs say that the investigator will improve during the "investigator development session". When and what is that? How much will the investigator improve?

4. Do you guys have any tips on how I can enjoy solo RPGs more aside from playing mood music? :)

Splitting the party is often anathema to TTRPGs but it's really unique to the medium as a dramatic device. In all other media , splitting the party is often what drives a lot of storylines, drama, tension etc. Even in epic fantasy that D&D derives from you have the breaking of the fellowship. In more modern dramas you have things like Matt Murdoch working alongside his lawyer friends then tension comes from his to split off as Daredevil. In heist movies you have the guy in the van. In super hero movies you have Thor in space while Captain America holds the line.

Point is, it's such a common and very good dramatic device, but TTRPGS just don't do it. Sometimes for very good reasons. But is there a game that actually encourages it? Any that do it especially well?

If that makes any sense? I'm not looking to play a game or anything quite yet, but I enjoy reading about the lore of some fantasy world and I would imagine some tabletop game has something along these lines.

I am new to the TTRPG world, and quite frankly, extremely overwhelmed. I am wanting to create my own TTRPG as a gift for my husband. His favorite game is Forbidden Lands. I have general ideas, but could really use help kicking this off the ground. Any tips or tricks for doing this?

Hey folks.

Lately, I've been running irregularly scheduled one shots for a group of players using mostly Odd-like systems such as Cairn 2E, Monolith, and Meteor. I'd like to change it up, and I'm thinking Pendragon's latest edition might be fun. I got the idea when I considered Mythic Bastionland as the next game to throw at them and then realized the buffet-style charm of our game days might be lost if once again they are rolling very similar mechanics despite the surface differences.

Is Pendragon medium crunch or less? Is it easy enough that experienced players who are unfamiliar with the BRP system able to give it a shot in a 6 hour session?

Appreciate all or any responses (hopefully).