I want to play more TTRPG systems. Diffrent ones.
But I've been finding most of the modern TTRPG systems are either clones of DnD or clones of Powered by the Apocolypse.
Anyone know of any fresh systems with unique machanics that dont feel like copies of whats already popular?
Player: So, I made my characters for the planescape campaign...
Me, putting on boxing gloves and stepping into the ring: Ah, sorry, no, this is a Painscape campaign
The prophecy has come true, and the end is upon us. Not all of us will survive what is to come. But we must stand against this darkness.
So heroes one and all, I call upon youI call upon you to rock your body right.
Because the time we dreaded has come.
Backstreet's back, alright
It's often hard to get access to the big bad's internal motivations without it being contrived.
Resolve this by giving the Lord Of All Miseries a podcast
The PCs receive a message saying a band of trolls are threatening a village and pleading for help.
When they arrive ready for a fight, it turns out the trolls are actually wealthy landowners and what they need to be stopped from doing is setting up a satellite mall.
If you're pissed off at Wizards of the Coast, may I recommend Chymus? You play as working class people during the industrial revolution and get to fight capitalism with humoral magic