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At my college we have a TTRPG club. It is not a DND club. Nowhere does it say DND on it, they even host special events to build characters in other systems and a shitload of pathfinder oneshots. Stuff like that. For Halloween last year there was a cool whodunnit in some Clue-oriented system that I forget the name of.

Every term they have a special meeting you can go to where they'll just pitch games at you for like two hours, then an hour where you can talk to the DMs and get more in depth info.

The last pitch meeting I went to was easily 30 or so pitches and I'm not kidding I wanna say at least 25 were DND. There were a couple neat outliers. Warhammer from the "designated Warhammer guy," Another one that was all environmentalist (forget the name) and a couple pathfinders. And then of the 25 DNDs easily 24 were 5e. Remainder was a 3.5e.

Like I like 5e. I'm not against playing it because I just want to find a cool group to play with. My current group is really chill, we get along well, and we do well at 5e despite me being fairly new comparatively.

I would just love if there was like, other stuff. The discord server for the club has a "looking for members" channel for GMs who couldn't make the pitch day and it's always 5e, which also sucks.

I'm not blaming people for liking 5e, they're allowed to like that and host games, it just sucks because it feels like I'm at the perfect age to be discovering cool new stuff with cool people. College is all about expanding your horizons right? I don't need to do this cool indie RPG you heard about in a zine, like I'd love to play Cyberpunk or Pathfinder or something but it's like 3 people in this college actively GM that, lmao.

I will say I did manage to find one non 5e campaign but it was this weird dark fantasy mostly homebrew thing and the GM was kinda in way over their head so they gave up.

So as a GM this kind of surprsied me and just wanted other people's take on it.

I'm in a DnD game with a group of friends and they all seem very openminded about TTRPGs, one was even talking about how they played a 1980's horror game a while back. I started throwing out some other options (I run Call of Cthulhu, so I thought that aligned well with the horror comment). I also just love learning other RPGs and experiencing the settings.

Through a few offers to GM, either for my own one-shots, or to fill in when our DM is unable to make it, I've come to realize that several of our crew are pretty much "DnD or Bust" players, and will not engage at all if it isn't 5e.

Have any other GMs run into this when trying to setup a game? I'm trying to be open-minded here, players who only want DnD, why? Is it just not wanting to have to learn another system, or something else?

For the record, I do like playing DnD, but I just think other systems and worlds give you different experiences, so why pidgeon-hole yourself?

I had the chance to play an RPG based on My Hero Academia in a custom system created by my GM and some friends. This system was incredibly flexible, allowing us to play almost anything we could imagine. Naturally, I went all in and created a “Samurai” with the power to manipulate Entropy, essentially giving me time-based abilities. I could heal allies by rewinding them to a healthier state, strike through time itself, and—most importantly—foresee the future using a skill called “Remember the Future.”

In the days leading up to a session, I found myself wondering how this ability would play out in actual gameplay. I had no idea my GM was about to pull off one of the coolest moments I’ve ever experienced in an RPG.

The Moment

We were in the middle of a scene where my character was being confronted by someone I thought was an ally. Suspicious of his intentions and I activated “Remember the Future”. My GM’s response was nothing short of brilliant.

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Scene: I stand in a well-lit room. The faint sound of wind drifts in through the windows, but otherwise, everything is quiet.

The figure in front of me looks me in the eye and asks, “What did you find out?”

My Character: “Not enough. I heard a couple of names, but not enough intentions—if you understand me.”

The Figure: “I see… Which names did you hear? Any familiar ones?”

My Character: “Alister… do you know him?”

I turn to gauge his reaction—

And in that split second, I see it.

His sword. Mere centimeters from striking me down.

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Me (panicking): “I cast Remember the Future!”

DM: “You see his movement, but it’s frozen in time. His face twists in anger. He is attacking you. That is the last thing you remember before suddenly…”

You are back in the well-lit room. The wind hums softly through the windows. The figure in front of you looks at you and asks…

“What did you find out?”

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I was stunned. My character had just lived through a time loop. I knew what was about to happen, but my character hadn’t acted on it yet. It was one of the slickest uses of time mechanics I’ve ever seen in a game, and it caught me completely off guard.

Hats off to my GM for making my time powers feel real and for pulling off such an amazing narrative twist. This moment alone made the entire campaign unforgettable.

Honestly, this kind of storytelling would be perfect for Divination Mages in D&D. Instead of just saying “I see the future,” you could experience it, then rewind and change your choices. If you’re a DM running a game with a Divination Wizard, consider stealing this idea—you won’t regret it.

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1HTYsfwiIWlGg4UZb5Bi32PYgTxKHUIp8

It's April 1st. So that means its time to pick up a sock full of d10s and roll up your new Tiefling Werewolf Fighter of Khorne - just set aside enough points to get that Darksteel Power Armor you've been eyeing.

Don't know about DtD? In Dungeons the Dragoning you clash with Wheel ending threats, bolters in hand, and mirrorshades right where they belong.
Over a dozen races, Exaltations ranging from blood sucking Vampires to cybernetically enhanced Prometheans. Missile launchers, battlemecha, kilometer long spalljammers all your to command. Its the most fun thing you can do with a pair of dice.

I could get into the spell combos and gun kata, but honestly its more fun when you read the book. And its even more fun to play. I made a drive with homebrew templates so you and your friends can start statting up 500 variants of Elf, and a community Discord to share your homebrew Kitsune Magical Girl Cleric.

Happy April Fools, remember to enjoy tabletop.

A lot of the RPGs I read don't seem to be built for more than a dozen or two sessions, with player power/gains capping out pretty quickly. And while I like that aspect, compared to something like 5e where power can get out of hand, the content doesn't lend to longer campaigns.

What games are out there that have satisfying avenues of progress that work over long campaigns?

Looking for recommendations of any variety; books, movies, anime, comics, music, etc. I don't want to be terribly specific here, just whatever you think feels like cyberpunk. Thanks in advance!

Games I've enjoyed for the comedic effect, whether on purpose or by mistake:

• Paranoia XP - I used to run this once a year as my pallette cleansing RPG where the players were allowed to go ham and break all the rules.
• They Came From... - I recently ran the They Came From the Billiard Room with the Candlestick from the They Came from the RPG Anthology book that just came out. Very Clue/Cluedo.
• Men In Black RPG - Had a fun time running a game where the players needed to stop Four Armed Gorilla Aliens from blowing up Tree Aliens that were hiding out in the botanical gardens.
• Red Dwarf RPG - Think Call of Cthulhu, but instead of losing Sanity you lose your Cool. And yes its based off of the TV Show Red Dwarf. Its set in outer space with a variety of mechanoids, hyper evolved animals, and genetically modified life forms.

Looking for comparison/contrast between the various Free League fantasy games. Not counting Mork Borg which is overtly OSR, rules light, and exaggeratedly dark; the games that appear to be aimed at a more "mainstream" type of fantasy. What're the differences? Is there one to look at first, or does it matter?

As much as I love Critical Role... there's so much of it. I don't have enough life left to finish one of their campaigns and honestly, I'd love to listen to some OSR play, or maybe *Borg stuff?

Does anyone have any suggestions please? I guess I'm looking at spotify and youtube.

Many TTRPS will ask a player to come with a character concept that includes a personality for the character, their motivations or ideals, what bonds they have, what quirks they express, etc.

Especially in regards to RPGs leaning more towards a tactical style of gameplay, I feel like all these character traits are however mostly used as flavor. Rarely is there an underlying mechanic for all these aspects of a character, and character traits are mostly used as an orientation for the player as how to roleplay their character.

I am currently searching for some crunchy RPGs, that put actual mechanics in place for these character traits. As to turn them into tools, that a player or a GM can use to influence the gameplay.

If you guys got any recommendations for games that you like and that make use of character traits, feel free to share them!

There was a game I remember watching a video about, where you play monsters similar to the one in IT or other horrible creatures. But for the love of me, I can't remember its name! I know it was somewhat indie (like, you can't even find in on drivethru, you need to go on its website). It was going to have a new edition soon (or it might have released recently).

Ringing any bells?