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Hey all,

I'm curious about real, at-the-table experience with games from the 2400 line. How many sessions have you actually run or played? How did they go? Any recommendations, like which games to start with or what to watch out for?

I'm asking because I get the impression 2400 gets talked about quite a lot, but I'm not sure how much of that is actual play versus people reading the games and liking the idea. How well does it hold up in practice?

Thanks!

For me, The One Ring absolutely nailed the aesthetic. I'm not the world's biggest fan of the game for a number of reasons that aren't terribly relevant for this discussion, but the art definitely pulled me in.

On the other hand I dearly want to love Mothership, but I bounce hard off the art style. I recognize that the game itself looks well-crafted and that the art is not bad art, it's just not to my taste. But it still is something of a deterrent from me playing the game

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For example ttrpg is oversaturated with fantasy, horrors, cyberpunk and sci-fi, but there is very little of retro futurism, dieselpunk, solarpunk etc. So what else?

For context, I've run a LOT of games featuring mass combat and the like. Weirdly, though, I've never run an actual military RPG campaign (meaning, players as members of a professional military). So, I've never had them deal with rank, social norms of soldiers, notions of duty and honor in these contexts, etc etc.

For a very long time, I've had a notion to run a Honor Harrington-esque space navy game, mixing miltiary, political, and intrigue. Players would most likely be serving space navy officers (say, an Admiral and their staff).

My main issue is the chain of command. In the above idea, there would be an admiral in charge (one of the PCs, in command of the other PCs). Of course, this is the same problem on a smaller scale with, say, a ship captain and their senior officers (so, Star Trek); one player "in charge" and the others their subordinates.

How do you handle it? Better, how HAVE you handled it? I've had plenty of games where one player might be socially "higher" (so, we are playing a game now where one player is the heir to their noble house, and within their task they're expected to be "in charge"), but not under military discipline.

How do you handle it?

Hey all, I’m pretty new to ttrpgs as a whole. I started playing dnd a couple months back at this point and have also started my own campaign. I’m really enjoying it so far and want to try other games. I’m a really big sci-fi fan and would love to try some sci-fi ttrpgs, maybe that feel similar to dnd since that’s what I know but all recommendations are welcome! Thanks all :)

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Right away Nimble comes to mind, I'd definitely rather that than 5e but surely if I'm willing to put in the work translating it there's another system that would elevate the adventure to the best it can be?

I've heard that people playing 5e CoS never really are scared by it, but maybe that's not the point since it's still known as the best 5e adventure of all time.

Wondering if I can enjoy it without using 5e/nimble, maybe OSE or Cairn 2e or something else entirely? Any thoughts?

My goal is to make it less focused on boring combats and more about creative solutions that make the world feel deadly and immersive while still making the heroes feel cool from time to time and not breaking the adventure by making it impossibly hard. Maybe just an OSR style campaign in Nimble where I don't balance anything? Definitely not planning to balance anything anyway.

I'm not talking necessarily a dnd game that you'd really struggle to find players interested in, I mean games you want to run but no TTRPG that properly fulfills the fantasy you want exists.

For me personally, its a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure TTRPG. I've researched fanmade systems, indie systems, GURPS and... nothing. Nothing properly scratches the inch and I can't explain wby

I have been interested in playing a ttrpg for the first time for a while now, but it seems very daunting or complicated.

My friends are open to trying it out with me but none of us have played anything before. What’s the best way to get into it?

I love cyberpunk so I was looking at Cyberpunk RED, but if that’s not a good starter than I’m okay with trying something else.

Just in time for Halloween, learn why these are some of my top 10 horror TTRPGs. Whether you're looking for unsettling, or campy, or downright horrifying, there's something for everyone. From 80's slasher flicks to haunted houses; from exorcisms to high school; from VHS tape investigations to the classics: werewolves and vampires; join me as I review some truly scary roleplaying games.

Full Review video: https://youtu.be/ArZyxKEiYRU

It Will Kill

Scream: The Horror

An Old Priest & A Young Priest

Sinister Semester X

Slasher Flick

Slash!

The Count, the Castle, & the Curse

Darkest Hour

Public Access

Infected!

What's your favorite horror game? Want to see these and more as solo actual plays? Let me know!

For anyone interested in running a solo or group through a campaign similar to the Back Rooms, but in an endless Swedish furniture store. Expect maniacs, mannequins and mimics, not to mention reality glitches and a plot based on the Popol Vuh.

This is a second edition, after several years I was able to hire artists and re-write large portions of the book to provide more tables, guidance and also how to run a short 3 hour session for a one shot.

Currently heavily discounted down to 99c on Drivethrough.

Also I have community copies on my itch.io

If you are in MA I will be running a session at Next Turn festival on 11/07/2026 stop by and jump in, it is a really great time at the table. A good mix of horror, comedy and just weirdness.