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Either be a obtuse system, rules that are hard to follow and what not.

i personally HATE when ttrpgs recycle art from other media (like card games) and try to pass it as original art, or re using art from previous editions....or being AI art

Is it acceptable to throw them off a mountain?

I was wondering about the limits of what TTRPG and PNP can do, and I stumbled upon this question.
Is there actually anything that is impossible to do in this hobby? Is there a plot that is impossible to run within a TTRPG setting, a story that cannot be told, a thing that can just not be explored?

What are the limits of the medium?

I’m trying to find a system that hits a very specific sweet spot, and I’m curious what this community would suggest.

What I’m looking for:

Very rules-light

No tactical combat (no grids, positioning, action economy, etc.)

Ideally one core resolution mechanic for everything (combat = same as everything else)

Combat is fast and abstract, not a separate subsystem

Supports theater of the mind

Allows for player improvisation, but doesn’t require constant high-level creativity

Low GM prep (this is important); I am comfortable imptovising during play

Either through strong tools (random tables, oracles, etc.)

Or through good pre-written adventures / campaigns

Sandbox/hexcrawl is fine if it reduces prep

What I’m NOT looking for:

Crunchy systems

Tactical combat focus

Systems where combat becomes a mini-game

Overly complex character builds

Nice to have:

Fantasy setting (or easily adaptable to fantasy)

Good support for running sessions with minimal prep

Thanks in advance.

It can be either a game that you run, or a game that you play, but is there a genre of fiction that you normally like to read or watch that just doesn't seem to do it for you when you have it in a TTRPG?

I know about "There something wrong in here" and i been looking for other ttrpg scenarios or games (or campaigns even) that tap into that lynchian vibes and mood. any recommendations?

I’d like to GM a sort of Indiana Jones style campaign with some friends - punching Nazis, ancient ruins, occult rituals, the like - but am at a bit of a crossroads. All me and my friends have played is dnd, but the system feels too fantasy focused when I’d like to make it a bit more grounded in the time period. I’m not sure if I want to heavily modify/cut down dnd to simplify classes and incorporate more setting specific rules (only play as humans, gun related stuff etc) or just go with a new system as a whole. I definitely want to keep some of the pulpier, more combat focused aspects of DnD, so I've generally ruled out something like call of Cthulhu. Any feedback is appreciated!

I keep seeing those ads for more or less spicy RPG scenarios designed for couples, usually to be played in D&D 5e. Has anyone tried them out? How did that go?

For a while I'm kind of roleplaying with my kids. it's very random and unstructured as they are quite young, so everything is super loose and made up. The game is just talking, no props whatsoever.

We sometimes play while driving somewhere or doing chores around the house.

How can I substitute dice rolls with no props?

I used to just ask them for a random number, but they quickly figured bigger numbers lead to better outcomes and now their random is not so random anymore.

What can I use to get as genuine a random number without any props at all? (don't care about the range, I can tweak that, just need some genuine number generation)

Edit: thanks for the many, many suggestions! I'll try several of them, cheers!