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After watching Raiders of the Lost Ark (40th Anniversary) I was curious if there are any RPGs that promote this: Indy has a gun, and uses it, but primarily relies on his fists, whip and improvised weapons.

Guns are present out don’t dominate or are seen as primary weapons. The bad guys often have automatic weapons vs the heroes revolver/semiautomatics, but a squad of gun wielding Nazis is seen more as a hazard/puzzle to get around than a combat.

Can anyone recommend systems with this vibe? I’m fully aware Savage Worlds is great for all things pulp but curious about other games.

Hello everyone,

A player in one of my groups is what I'd describe as a "table flipper". Several times now I've seen GMs run games where he and I have been playing and towards the end of scenarios this player will do something completely insane where an obviously very important NPC will appear who has "the answers" or is a VIP that they need to escort and he will do something wild like "and I attack them" out of the blue. He'll then argue the logic behind this and claims it's RP, but last time it was such an insane move that would have signed his (and possibly the party's) death warrant and I'm starting to suspect he just gets a little bored/frustrated and then acts out in these "table flipper" ways to try and shake up some total anarchy because it just keeps happening. I've seen GMs totally stunned by this player and while none have actively said "you can't do this" they obviously really struggle while I watch them trying to think out what effect this will cause because it clearly goes totally off "script". Last time, the GM was giving strong warnings before this player's wild actions and eventually the player took it as "you can't do this" and kind of sulked for the last 30 minutes. This player then seemed to get quite angry and stuck around after the game to explain to the GM that RPGs should have total freedom and it's the GM's job to figure out how to tailor to players' freedom of choice if they choose to abandon an obvious railroad - in his defense, a valid argument.

I should add that almost every time he does this wild stuff most other players will also be completely stunned and some go "what the fuck are you doing?!"

Where do you sit in this argument? Because while I don't like the way he plays, I can see that he has a point.

How do you deal with table flippers?

Edit: I didn't necessarily want this to turn into flaming this guy. He's actually a good RPer and a lot of fun when he doesn't reach this point, it's like a switch goes off and he decides to flip the table to create some chaos. He's also very comfortable with his characters dying, so there's no problem there. The issue is his table flipping would often lead to total quest failure in an instant, affecting the progress of the others at the table and he does this without any warning or discussion with others.

So, I've been playing D&D for a few months now (since June), and I immediately fell in love with TTRPGs. Recently, though, I've been thinking about switching the system I play at my table to Pathfinder, since I keep hearing amazing things about it.

But one thing I've noticed during this short time I've been part of the TTRPG community is that, like, 90% of the content on the internet is about D&D. From YouTubers and social media to homebrew content and famous streamers, it seems like everything revolves around D&D. And when you do see something about other systems, it's often in comparison to D&D.

So my question is: does it feel isolating not playing D&D?

Like, do you ever feel like you're not really part of the conversation because most people in the community are talking about D&D, and you're not part of that conversation?

I'm really interested in hearing from people who mainly play Pathfinder or other TTRPG systems. Do you ever feel like you're missing out on the wider TTRPG community because you're not playing D&D?

Edit: Thank you so much for everyone’s help! I think I’m going to give Pathfinder a try for a while and just not worry too much about what I might be missing.

What is the most interesting magic system you have encountered in TTRPG?

Maybe the most broken or the most powerful or the most innovative.

The game doesn't need to be good, only magic implementation.

So I had been using Roll20 for a few years to build at least maps and scenes. Mostly cause at the time I could access tokens and items that I could approximate to work for my scenarios for free if i wasn't willing pay for exact. They still looked like objects and items that would fit in a map, and be adjusted, and usually had no backgrounds. For example a set of stairs, or a bar stool, floor tiles, etc.

Nowadays it is trash. All the free stuff is just pictures from google that are just full on photos with backgrounds that I cannot use; for example a set of stairs is now a photo of stairs in a house if the wall and flooring, so I can't move it around to fit my room. Seems like everything that is actually usable is locked behind a paywall now.

Does anyone have a site they would recommend to help build basic maps/scenarios for Delta Green? My players are very visually based, and I have not had much luck in just theater of the minding it.

Specifically looking for something that I can build the map on, and has tokens/map items that are modern looking (think vinyl flooring, computers, screens, hazardous waste signage, etc.).

Thank you for the help!

Hi looking for ttrpgs systems with variable action points, what I mean is action points are determined by stats choice let that be one stat or multiple stats so different party members and enemies can have a range of action points based on that. I am particularly looking for games in either the fantasy or sci fi where you aren't just shooting or swinging a weapon but you have spells or gadgets. Thank you for all your recommendations.

Hi there,

Last time I played an RPG was 15 years ago, very casually. So consider me a beginner. People in my circle today are disinterested in role playing games, so I would like to explore it as a personal emerging story in an exciting setting. I would be probably using tools such as Mythic. So far I am interested in following and need to choose one between:

• Alien Evolved Edition
• Warhammer Fantasy
• Cyberpunk
• Vampire the Masquerade

I am familiar with all these settings and am equally excited about. So it boils down to the quality of the systems and adaptability for solo play.

What would be your thoughts? Feel free to share any other book.

I have been using Foundry for several years now. Bought some modules and found it really helpful with all the automation and additional community plugins. But the more I use it the more I realize that this might be a dead end. I guess it's fine if you're running one system with no additional modules. But the more varied stuff you use the greater risk that modules wont be updated and in effect you would have to run independent instances for games to minimize compatibility issues. Like I got modules that weren't updated to most recent version and modules that don't work as expected on my current version of Foundry. This makes me realize the spread of modules working differently on different verisons might be bigger as Foundry evolves. It concerns me especially with content I paid for that it might not be useful after some time. I recently was made aware that I actually can install older versions of modules which is fine but it won't solve the issue of new content released only for most recent Foundry version. I would like to someone tell me that actually there is a way around it all but I'm not so sure about it. The more I think about it the more I think I maybe should go back to simpler solutions like playing with as simple setup as possible (ie using only discord with dice bots and simple VTT map solutions like Owlbear rodero only for combat situations needing this). As much as I appreciate automation that speeds up the game there are times that finding a way how to do something that would be straighforward at actual table is scometimes almost breaking the game altogether. I am curious other folks' opinion about this and maybe hear about some new VTTs that are on the horizon.

Often times the dwarven cities are all deserted dungeon crawls in ruins... what about active and alive cities with life?

Just ordered Pathfinder Lost Omens: Highhelm, but interested in what other living dwarven underground settlements you all may recommend.

Kind of looking for something like City of Greyhawk, but undermountain with adventure seeds, factions, NPCs, economy, delving into the underworld, etc.

Thx.

Per title, just wanted to plug this gem of a game. Not affiliated, just a pirate lover! (uh, lover of pirates)

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/PirateBorg

Hi y’all!

I’ve never played a TTRPG, but a group of 6 people and I are trying to put together a game. A few people have played a ttrpg before (DND, Cosmere, and 5e) but about half of us have not.

Any recs for games that we could play like once a week for a month or two?