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Many Appendix N authors died before RPGs boomed in popularity, but Vance outlived Gygax himself. Was he ever aware that he had a huge impact on fantasy games? Did he have anything to say about it?

A Question crossed my mind, what rpg is best in class, on specific genre.

Here is what i come up with, tell my yours, add themes, etc

• Heroic Fantasy: Fabula Ultima, it's heroic while not that crunchy, with FATE vibes, i like this puppy
• Sword & Sorcery: I cannot think of anything else than Black Sword Hack
• Dungeon Crawler: Nothing like Torchbearer
• Cyberpunk: For me it's The Sprawl my first contact with PbtA that actually clicked in my mind
• Hard Science Fiction: controversial take, none does it for me
• Science Fantasy: Scum & Villainy fits the bill like nobodies business
• Investigation: I am not in those. Let me know what i am missing out on (Brandlwood Bay sounds intriguing :D)
• Intrigue: Nothing hit like a winter court in L5R
• Urban Fantasy: I have a long history with Vampire: Masquerade, but currently i think Urban Shadows is on top of the game
• Horror: Stress & Panic from Mothership steal the cake
• Post Apocalypse: hum the OG Apocalypse Word or Mutant Year Zero? i think i prefer MYZ

Hello all! My wife and I have been looking for some different date night ideas and I finally found the perfect one. She’s obsessed with murder mysteries (think Hercule Poirot and Benoit Blanc) and she got excited by the idea of playing a detective trying to solve a mystery.

Now the question is: how can I write a good mini campaign inspired by the gente toninteoduce her to the hobby?

What story elements would you include? How big would you make the story? What other stories/characters do you suggest getting inspiration from? Are there any adventures/campaigns similar to this idea already out there?

Any and all suggestions/recommendations are welcome!!

So, I like space games. The trouble is, most space games fail in space combat (between spaceships). They are either too simple or too crunchy, I haven't yet found the sweet spot. I'd like to have a combat with enough options to be interesting, but not so clunky it turns into a snorefest. It would be fun if all characters could take part even if they are not supreme specialists. It is nice if it is dangerous, but not dangerous enough to cause a TPK by destroying the player group ship with an unlucky roll.

I've been running pretty much all editions of Traveller and the space combat is okay, but I feel like it could be better. I'm looking for something to steal, basically or if the system is interesting enough, something to choose as a system based on this.

Do you have recommendations? I'd really appreciate it if you don't just namedrop systems and games, but take the time and effort to describe why you think it is awesome. Thank you in advance for your trouble!

Ps. Please don't bash other systems. I'm not interested in starting a flame war, I just want recommendations.

My D&D group has four people, but we try to do a noncanon or semi-canon oneshot when one person can't make it. I can prep D&D oneshots if I have plenty of prep time, but if someone has an emergency vet visit an hour before the session I'd like to do something GM-less.

However, a lot of the GM-less games I've found are one or both of the following:

• Relatively complex, and would take a decent chunk of our 3-hour timeslot to learn (the first of this type that comes to mind is Ironsworn)
• Meant for 1-2 players, and therefore would require homebrewing on my end for a 3-person game

Anyone have any recommendations? Bonus points for free/pay-what-you-want games since money is tight for me right now.

Also, bonus points for worldbuilding game and games that fit into a fantasy wild west setting. This way, I can take the events of the session and easily make it semi-canon to the main campaign. My players enjoyed the Stewpot sampler (hopefully one day the actual party will get to meet the Stewpot characters), and I'm thinking of using the game Lineage to make the players help me make up some obscure history for the region.

im on the hunt for the perfect scifi system for a long play scifi campaign and would love to know your favorites and why.

I have extensive experience with stars without number and Mothership. Both are awesome but have their pros and cons.

I'm looking for stuff with cybernetic, space travel (doesn't need to be vastly complex). NOT super crunchy, it doesn't have to be lite just not overly complex. My players enjoy unique builds that are not also combat related.

Both great games absolutely both really similar, but you and a group of friends are trapped on an Island and only have one which one are you picking and why?

Me personally i find it hard i love delta green and its bonds, I love the way firearms work, and while call of cthulhu is inherently nihilistic being based on lovecraft and being cosmic horror, delta green just feels so brutally hopeless, the dread is real for sure!

But I still think I have to give the nod to Call of Cthulhu its my personal favorite rpg and just has some absolute banger campaigns and I feel it has much better one shots, and I think thats where its true edge shines for me, it has great 1 to 2 session one offs, I personally find the 1920s atmosphere amazing it just does something for my imagination that delta greens contemporary setting doesnt (dont get me wrong im not hating but CoCs setting just tickles that funny spot for me)

Also variety, CoC has vastly more options in terms of setting cthulhu by gaslight, its own contemporary setting and so on

Remember a lot of this is my personal opinion and if you prefer Delta Green for one reason or another thats totally valid and im looking forward to reading on your opinions!

From a table perspective, what are your feelings/thoughts when a player says "It is what my character would do" ?

I've always been a bit on/off about that line. To me it often ends up feeling like an excuse to do something, that doesn't directly relate to the character they made, but rather what the player wants to do - and too often it can is disruptive. But at the same time, the player is after all the one that controls their character.

What's your take on it ?

I want to run a 1-on-1 game with my partner where she is playing a single, powerful hero in a fantasy setting. She is the main character and will become the legendary hero, similar to stories like conan, he-man, she-ra, beowulf, etc, but I can't seem to find a game that really supports that type of play. The main things I'm looking for are that it is:

1. designed for or supports 1 hero play

2. very powerful character, of course. She's the only hero and so has to be pretty good at a lot of stuff, including combat.

3. A system where constant failure is not the assumption. We've tried PBTA games and the way that you are always failing or barely succeeding just doesn't vibe with the way we like to play.

4. Easy to run/prep for. Crunch level isn't too important, but as long as it's relatively easy to prep for anything goes.

Looking for suggestions for games that emulate dead by daylight in the sense of playing as people pursued by a nearly unstoppable threat that can't be killed, using your wits and the environment to survive.

How do they compare? Fans of the mythos do you enjoy it? Is it similar in anyway? Give me your honest thoughts and id also say im a pretty mid range alien franchise fan not die hard but I love the setting and I have a pretty good understanding of the lore

Edit: I should clarify when I say similarities i should say gameplay wise, is this similar to investigating the horror and being under powered compared to the aliens and other creatures? Is the game system fun to play? And would a CoC fan find enjoyment in it? Thank you

Edit: I seem to be getting a fair amount if down votes? Sorry if the comparison angers sone or if im being a "noob" sorry am relatively new to the scene and wanna make sure this is the kind of game me and my friends would dig before I throw down 100 plus on an rpg