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The table that I've been playing with for 10 years (with a few new players added in recent years) is planning a new game.

I'm the GM as always (I don't mind, I enjoy it the most and have the most experience), and I stated at the start of the last campaign that it was a farewell to 5e because I've gotten sick of it after a decade. I've mentioned wanting to run a new system for at least 4 years now, being met with resistance each time, and defaulting to 5e again to keep the peace. But now, it's time to move on.

Old game falls through before the campaign can end. Sucks, but happens every once in a while. Time to plan the next game a few weeks later.

Remind the table that we're not doing 5e anymore. I say that I'm really craving a classic medieval fantasy vibe that 5e often struggles at providing, and give a host of other systems that I would be happy to run. Suggestions range from older editions of DnD that are high crunch, to rules light systems that I don't like as much but would be willing to run as a compromise, like Daggerheart or DCC. I'm getting excited about the prospect of running a new system and finally being free, just to be met with the usual feedback.

"We just all already know the rules to 5e and are comfortable with it."

"Can't you just flavor and homebrew things to keep it fresh?"

"I'm just really busy with work and don't have time to learn a new system."

"It sucks that I didn't get to finish out my character I was invested in, I want a chance to try again."

"I mean we could try one of those other systems, but we'd be so bogged down by having new rules that it would be so hard to roleplay, right?"

"DnD is just a game where we play dolls with our OCs, so does it even really matter what system we play in? Why not just do 5e since that's easiest for everyone?"

"Honestly, that sounds great! I would love to keep playing 5e."

They act like I'm asking them to learn Mandarin. Is it really that hard to watch a "How to play Draw Steel" YouTube video and read 1/5 of a handbook for your class features? Would having to remember that it's called "Fortitude" instead of "Constitution" neuter your ability to RP your anarchist lesbian chaos sorcerer? Does it frighten you to do literally anything that challenges you or brings you a suggestion of discomfort?

Here's to 10 more years in the 5th edition cuck chair. God help me.

Yes and or No but?

I just got an email from Magpie saying they've decided to push back the Masks 2e campaign.

They say it's because they've gotten feedback from folks who are worried that the game will change too much, that the KS won't show the finished product. I expect that's part of the truth.

I think the other part is that there are as yet-unfulfilled campaigns and they probably got a lot of feedback about that, especially at GenCon, too.

Either way, I think it's a good thing. I think the fact that they're listening to fans is good, the fact that they're willing to change their plans is good, and the fact that they recognize that this KS needs to deliver quickly. No long, drawn-out fulfillments, no post-campaign design iteration.

What's your favorite source for TTRPG news, especially not related to D&D, apart from this subreddit? I am aware of Cannibal Halfling, Gnome Stew, and Rascal, but I would love to know of some podcasts or even YouTube channels that I can listen to during breaks. I don't have Twitter or anything and I want it to stay that way lol. I'm aware of Morrus/EN Publishing, but I honestly find them pretty obnoxious and would like an alternative. Curious what other people have to say.

I’m our groups forever DM

Recently I took a break to let another player DM… we’re about 10 sessions in and I’m over it. I really wanna start DMing again, the break has been long enough and I’m contemplating starting up a second, separate game to get some DMing in.

Anyone else ever experience this? Thoughts?

I've read both 1e and 2e. I really like the design intent. Even the usual weirdness of DnD-likes is a weirdness I find interesting.

As I have an actually huge list of pending ttrpgs to try, I have not yet managed to start anything with this system. But I'm curious to read about play experiences, good and bad, so I see if I move it up the "will play it" list or keep it in the "someday" list.

Every so often there's a post about rpg 'white whales', the grand campaigns that users would love to run someday, but can't for whatever reason. Turning that on it's head, what small things do you want out of a campaign that aren't likely to happen, for whatever reason? White fish, if you will

Mine is that i want to run dialogue using early modern english. Thous and thys and all that, not hamming it up by any means, but using it as it would have been used ('wouldst thou pass the butter'). Unfortunately none of my friends are willing to learn an entire new way of conjugating verbs for a tabletop game. Such is life!

Some quick context: I recently bought Fight! 2nd Edition from DrivethruRPG for 21 dollars 3 days ago. I was looking for other TTRPGs to try and play including World Wide Wrestling, Lancer, Fabula Ultima, and more.

Anyways, I was attempting to learn the game but it's been difficult trying to find info on the game in terms of video breakdowns and analysis stuff. I wanted to make an attempt to play a DM for the game but wasn't sure how to go about playing it, doing rolls, if it's better as Play by post or anything else. Seriously it has been hard to try and find anything about the game.

Is it cool if I ask for some info or insight here from experienced players/DMs that could aid me in learning about the game? I actually have a few ideas that I could make if I figure this out.

Whoever everyone I am new to this sub Reddit and relatively new to role-playing games when I was much younger, I had a few fighting fantasy books so I would be open to finding something along those lines. Otherwise, I’m looking for any type of solo RPG’s that I can play on my downtime. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Do you incorporate it into the storyline, offer some route to revival, something else? It's all story dependent for me but more often than not(its only happened a handful of times), if the player wants, I'll make it a quest to recover the soul while the player uses a backup. I've gone the Reborn route and I've only had one time when the player wanted to roll up another character.

My friend has been looking for games that support a high fantasy adventure through truly insane places, like a journey through the feywilds ig. I don't really have anything like that in my own personal archives so I was wondering if anyone else had something that could fit?

They specifically want to focus on travel/hexcrawling through maddening or incomprehensible landscapes. Sorry if it's kind of vague lol.