**Come here and talk about anything!**

This post will stay stickied for (at least) the week-end. Please enjoy this space where you can talk about anything: your last game, your current project, your patreon, etc. You can even talk about video games, ask for a group, or post a survey or share a new meme you've just found. This is the place for small talk on r/rpg.

The off-topic rules may not apply here, but the other rules still do. This is less the Wild West and more the Mild West. Don't be a jerk.

----------

This submission is generated automatically each Saturday at 00:00 UTC.

Are you more of a "stop the psycho wizard from using the soul of the sun to dominate the world" kind of guy or one who "wants to catch the shmuck giving Batman gadgets to bank robbers"?

Hey! I’m a GM who has basically been running D&D my whole life. I’ve run a retro‑clone of 3rd edition, I’ve played Dungeon Crawl Classics, and I’ve run D&D 5e (2014) so much that I practically know the game by pure memory. Honestly, I love these systems — they’ve even given me work as a professional GM — and over the years this hobby has definitely become my favorite.

Given all that, right now I’m torn between getting Pathfinder Second Edition, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, since I’ve been spending a lot of time with the franchise lately, and maybe something from the World of Darkness line, because I’m currently playing Vampire: The Masquerade as a player and I really enjoyed it. I’m also open to suggestions to help me decide, since this will be my birthday gift to myself. Thanks a lot!

Dice for days!

Hey reddit!

I am looking for any rpg recommendations around the idea of (contemporary) conspiracies, secret societies, "the bigger picture" and rabbit holes. I am not looking into anything specially supernatural (kind of Vampire or Cthulhu) but more dirty realism and real secret societies like Illuminatus, tinfoil hats, X-files, maybe some stoned characters. I don't know if I managed to explain the mood.

E.G I really loved Public Access system and in my campaign enabled to develop some serious conspiracies around a small city.

I've played many a one shot at conventions, usually a great time but everyone goes insane or dies (or both 😄). How do you make that work wirh a campaign ? 🤔

What I mean by this is what in a system automatically turns you off from playing it. For me it’s when it’s to similar to another system. Like the many D&D likes with only one new mechanic or Nimble where it’s just Pathfinder home rules.

Here in Brazil we have Tormenta 20 which is basically that but it’s pretty shitty (it’s like 3.5 if it didn’t even try to be a balanced game, you gain a feat Every level and can just stack Numbers to infinity and just explode things) so i was wondering if something like that existed, like a watered down and simplified 3.5 with modern mechanics. (Specifically, i want the system do include stuff like feat trees, BAB, full attacks, stuff like that. Closest thing i can think of is pf2e but it’s not really what i want)

So there are Deadlands that use four differrent systems ? THere is the classic which uses poker chips and cards ? Then there is Savage Worlds run one and there is some other new one ? And a D20 one ?

Am i correct ? If so what kinda system is the classic one ? Which ones do you prefer and why ? Not bothered about the lore changes in the editions want to know which system works better with the genre and tone of the game.

Thankyou

I realy wanna make a Scifi horror themed game for my DnD group but im worried about lossing thier attention without combat ever 15 minutes. Its a large group and half of them just dont pay attention unless its thier turn in combat. Im not our regular DM but I have run a few session of a standerd campaing and it seemd to go well. Im planning on making it only 4-5 sessions during october and wanna make sure everyone enjoys it.

I’m looking for recommendations for a TTRPG one-shot suitable for my niece (16) and her group of friends (15–17). They are complete beginners who are familiar with the vibe of The Legend of Vox Machina and various YouTube actual-play shows, but they have never played themselves.

​

The group is 5 players total, brand new to the hobby.

The target is a 2–3 hour session. They’ve requested something with a dark/horror aesthetic, but I want to keep it "fun" and lighthearted enough that they don't get bogged down in extreme grit or heavy themes. I also don't think they'll take the first session serious enough for a horror theme.

​

My Request:

Any specific module or one-shot recommendations that fit this "fun horror" balance?

Any general tips for a GM hosting for the first time to a group of teens and inexperienced players, to ensure they have a great experience and stay engaged? My whole life I've always played with adults and seasoned players so I think I might not understand what they expect from the game.

​

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

Hi all, I'm looking to run a session in a Bronze Age setting (relatively widespread, from Scandinavia to Mesopotamia, down to Egypt and along to the Indus Valley) for an established RPG. The adaptation process has been very interesting, but a problem I'm anticipating is...

For a setting, you need NPCs. NPCs need names, even if most can be "the merchant", "the innkeeper", or "the bandit leader". And then there's names PC will want to give themselves.

Are there any resources people can recommend for Bronze Age names for any of the above regions? Or something similar? Or suggestions for how to navigate a name-light setting?