I was really into TTRPGs in college, but it’s been about ten years since I’ve had a stable group to play with. I’ve run a bunch of one-shots since then, mostly using systems I was already familiar with, and I’ve also played a D&D 5e campaign through Discord, but playing online just isn’t my jam.
Now my wife says a couple of people from her work would like to try the whole RPG thing. The safe bet would probably be a 5e one-shot, but I don’t like D&D or D&D-clones all that much. My usual go-to is Chronicles of Darkness, but I enjoy getting into new games, so I decided to ask what the new hot stuff is that everyone is talking about.
About ten years ago, people wouldn’t stop talking about Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark, but that stuff didn’t really gel with my group at the time. Maybe I should give those games another try, though I’m not sure they’d work all that well with new players. I generally prefer urban fantasy or weirdo high-concept stuff.
Do you have any suggestions?
Pathfinder 2E is the normal “I want D&D 5e, but not D&D” option right now. A lot of people seem to like the design better.
There’s also a new one by the Roll 20 (Matt Mercer) crew, but I’m not sure if that’s out yet and I’m blanking on the name.
If you’re willing to tread outside of this lemmy instance, there’s ttrpg.network, which is an instance dedicated to discussion of tabletop rpgs. They’d definitely be clued into the new hotness.