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I don't need to tell you what Daggerheart is. You almost definitely know it, you might have played it, and you probably have opinions on it yourself.

My group played a six session mini campaign using the Beast Feast frame that came with the book.

Here is a video where we discuss our thoughts.

In summary:

• The game felt very open and flexible, so much so that to us - with plenty of PbtA experience - it felt like it lacked pressure and friction to act against.

• Combat felt odd. There were only rules for making an attack and some combat spells, yet it felt like the game wanted us to try all sorts of different approaches to combat narratively.

• The frames system was really nice for making the game your own. Many of them include rule changes or add entire new subsystems. To me, our frame's monster cooking subsystem was the most interesting part of the game.

• Even within a frame though, Daggerheart feels more reliant than most games on the table to create and provide most of the direction and drama of the adventure. I think it would work if you're a "theatre kid" style player but it didn't work for our group as well as we hoped.

What was your experience playing the game?

Dumb question. Feel free to downvote, but I don't have a deep history with the ttrpg community. My first game was DND 5e and my first exposure to a bad company was all the WotC garbage with the ogl and other stuff. So I stopped supporting them.

But I was curious if there are others I should avoid?

Either due to rampant harmful corporate greed, a single person that doesn't follow through with kickstarters, or whatever.

I just want to support creators that are a positive for the community/hobby. And thankfully (it seems to me at least) there are a lot more of those than harmful ones, so I just wanted advice on avoiding "bad apples".

EDIT: While I thank you all for the responses I also apologize to those that pointed out this felt like trying to drag up old irrelevant awful people that are no longer a problem.

My only point of reference was WotC, which still seem to be extremely relevant despite the junk they did. So I didn't know if they were the one exception or if there were others currently doing business as if nothing happened.

I honestly thought I would get 5 comments total.

Just curious. There are many systems in the world, I wonder why did you choose the one you're using, other than just starting with it

Is there a Tintin RPG, can be old or recent. If there isn't any I think Tintin's world would be a great RPG to explore. What do u think?

I play with a very tight knit group of long timers. We play a decent range of ttrpgs, albeit all of the traditional sort (dice based uncertainty resolution, master as final arbiter, PCs are "special" people better equipped than average to face risks and violence).

Between us, violent/lethal PvP is extremely rare, and happens only when the situation warrants it and no other resolution emerges, but it has happened. On the other hand, PCs arguing on what to do, be it who has the better plan or if it is right to accept the BBEG offer is constant and makes most of our roleplay. We usually think that if everyone in the party shares the same values and goals and has no rough edges the dynamics feel stale.

I am a firm believer on the fact that the only "correct" way to play a rpg is the one by which everyone at the table has a good time, so by no means I think that this should be how it works for everyone else.

"Good for you, why are you telling us this?" Well, in online spaces (but also in larp groups) I formed the impression that lately ANY form of intra-party conflict is seen as a huge no-no, and that this is a sort of generational shift. I wanted to know if this is something real or that exists only in Reddit, what caused it and what is your personal stance on the subject.

Recently I've started to use a lot more "experimental" music in my campaigns regardless of setting. Before I started doing it I found that my campaigns always just used ambient youtube tracks or things like the Darkest Dungeon soundtrack for fights. Instead now I've been using a lot more diverse tracks to really spice up my sessions and get my players riled up. Some examples:

- The Castle Crashers soundtrack. Notably The Show by Waterflame for any encounter like "High Power PC's vs 18 Goblins"
- Assigning certain factions genres of music has really helped. If you want a faction to seem scary, play something like Dancing On Your Grave by Pixel Grip the first time they appear. The first time I did this my players were terrified to even attempt to fight the single black knight I had appear.
- Going through a travel sequence? Try some Pink Floyd. Playing A Pillow of Winds while the party walks through a desert really established a great feel.
- Have all of your players already heard the videogame/movie soundtrack your about to play? Fuck it, do it anyway. Deep Rock Galactic's RUN! will make any party tense up
- Did someone's PC just die to something incredibly stupid like being crushed by a box? STILLLL INNN AAAA DREEEAAAAMMMM SNAAAKKKEEE EAAATTTEERRR

This is a nerd hobby for nerds. The only way to be cringe is to think that you are. Do what you feel when you feel it. Don't get bogged down in the idea that all of your music has to "fit the genre". Playing more music will make the typical tracks you find on youtube a lot scarier. After 3 sessions of nothing but Rock/Metal your players will be terrified when you play anything from God of War.

If your at a loss for music, here's some playlist that I recently used for my LANCER campaign.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RJD3ZuW0jWsZrso1freT2?si=25cb49722766414d
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vTtBChFuBhBKer0IFUDir?si=de48110fe5a44ff1
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5gvX5dK0Qv0A6VraU9MKVw?si=a2813750183a4549
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AL1TZFckAIGyE9yTDccAc?si=cf8f5110ee8d4820

There's a really fantastic bundle of Free League RPGs on Humble Bundle right now. Already own and have read several of these from previous bundles, so I'll add my thoughts after copying the list

Pay at least $25 for these 29 items

• Forbidden Lands: Raven's Purge
• Forbidden Lands: The Bitter Reach
• Forbidden Lands: The Bloodmarch
• Forbidden Lands: The Book of Beasts
• Twilight: 2000: Urban Operations
• Twilight: 2000: Hostile Waters
• Twilight: 2000: The Black Madonna
• Vaesen: Mythic Carpathia
• Vaesen: Mythic Britain & Ireland
• Vaesen: City of My Nightmares
• Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga
• Mutant: Genlab Alpha Core Book
• Mutant: Mechatron Core Book
• Mutant: Elysium Core Book
• Symbaroum: Game Master's Guide
• Symbaroum: Monster Codex
• Dragonbane: Path of Glory

Pay at least $15 for these 12 items

• Twilight: 2000: 4th Edition Core Set
• Forbidden Lands: Core Game
• Symbaroum: Core Rulebook
• The Electric State Roleplaying Game
• Dragonbane: Bestiary
• Symbaroum: Advanced Player's Guide
• Vaesen: Seasons of Mystery
• Vaesen: A Wicked Secret

Pay at least $5 for these 4 items

• Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying Core Rules
• Dragonbane: Core Set
• Mutant: Year Zero Core Rulebook
• Vaesen: Starter Set

Alright, so I love Free League's books. The layouts usually make them really easy to peruse and they often have amazing art. I'm not actually a huge fan of the Year Zero Engine, but there are a few interesting concepts in it still. Dragonbane felt difficult to balance and probably needs some more clarification when it comes to managing Loot, but I had a lot of fun running the Dragon Emperor campaign which is part of the Core Set. I'm extremely interested in Vaesan after watching the Quinns Quest video on it, even with his criticism of the investigation section.

Since I bought the previous Free League bundle a while back (Free League RPG Mega Bundle, Nov 28th 2024), I can confirm that a lot of this stuff isn't new. What IS new:

• T2000 Hostile Waters
• T2000 Black Madonna
• Dragonbane Path of Glory
• All Vaesen content aside from Core Rules
• The Electric State Roleplaying Game

Also worth mentioning that if anyone bought the Fanatical Symbaroum bundle then you also own some of the same content.

Edit: Fixed formatting, added Electric State to the new content section, added reference to the name/date of the last bundle. And a special thank you to /u/DouglasHufferton for adding proper formatting in the comment section.

TLDR: I've been given the job of managing what is effectively an TTRPG library of 400+ book, including a handful of new purchases every quarter. Its focused mainly on modern TTRPGs, aka stuff still in print. We aren't trying to collect every source book of AD&D from the 80s. There is a second tab at the bottom with some things I think are missing, but I'm curious to hear if people thing there are some glaring holes/niches/etc... that would be represented by something. Please give me your recommendations and WHY!

The current list is viewable here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eYl5EwLuVSxqdLKO7xVQA-as8ODd_zqO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112941337794333508003&rtpof=true&sd=true

Slightly longer (not too much longer) version is I work for a tech/engineering company. The founder has been playing RPGs literally since D&D was invented, and wants to fill several shelves in our on-site library with a massive RPG collection. I've been both playing RPGs with him for several years now, and working for him for a bit longer, and he's asked me to manage it. He went ahead and ordered 400+ books, and then is handing it over to me. In addition to my actual job, I'll be the kind of "curator" for the collection, buying new stuff, keeping it organized, helping other people with recommendations, etc... Also, he's asked me to figure out a way to organize it: I'm thinking roughly by underlying mechanics (D20, PbtA, 2d20, Year Zero/d6 Pool, etc...) and then just group by game/publisher, but I'm open to suggestions lol. Thanks!

Hi, I'm looking for some guidance here. One of my gaming groups and I are playing a Star Trek campaign, starting with Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition. It worked to some extent, but the group never clicked. Then we switched to Fate because it reminded me quite a bit of it, and I could adapt fairly quickly between sessions.

It worked for a while, but I noticed something similar to STA, the Fate points component (momentum in STA), didn't work with the group. Although this is a group accustomed to board games, it takes them far away from fiction and ends up in a back-and-forth of justifying the use of points.

Now I think we're ready to change again, and I'm looking for recommendations. We like games without too many rules (mainly because I'm the only one who remembers them as the narrator), with little preparation and a clear progression, skills, or feats. And above all, no metacurrencies

Any recommendations based on experience with other systems? I saw Stars without Numbers and Traveler, but the size of the manuals put me off a bit. After all, I'm over 40 and have many other responsibilities besides putting together the weekly session. Especially if it's not going to work and we have to change again in 6 months.

I look forward to hearing about your experiences. Thank you.

(Mandatory English is not my first language, sorry if something doesn't sound right).

I'm looking for pre-written investigative campaign, specific setting/system doesn't matter but if it's system-agnostic, it's good

What I'm looking for is a campaign where players basically do the Charlie conspiracy board meme. A setup that expects players to find clues, connect the dots and unveil the mystery in the end. I.e. trying to uncover who members of a secretive organisation are to expose them.

And yes, I know Masks, no need to recommend Masks.

Hey guys!
My problem with running a campaign has been pretty much the same for several years now. We start, play one or two sessions, and then my players can't find a common time. Adult life – we know that.
So I came up with the idea of ​​playing with slightly different rules. I'll throw in a time slot, and whoever can, will drop in. I assumed the sessions would begin in a teahouse in the space between worlds, where each character would access the world using a button given to them by the Tea Man – the host. I wanted to be able to give the players the buttons during the session, a little touch. Each character is from a different reality, each having encountered the host at some point. The host sends the characters on quests to different worlds. These can be big and serious situations or completely minor and seemingly insignificant. I kinda wated them to be strange and from horror valley because that's my cup of tea.
And here's my question: What system would best support my plans? I'm open to your suggestions.