Have there been any TTRPG systems in the past five years that have jumped to the top of your favorites? Anything that has replaced what you've been playing? This hobby just seems so stale with people talking about the same old systems, Dungeons and Dragons(Any edition), Pathfinder, blah blah blah that it's hard to tell when new blood actually enters the scene.
>>97843733>in the past five years that have jumped to the top of your favoritesOutgunned, Pirate Borg, 2d20 Achtung Cthulhu, Righteous Blood Ruthless Blades>Anything that has replaced what you've been playing?Outgunned as a go-to thing for total newfags
>>97843733I mean, does a 2nd edition count? Star Trek Adventures came out in 2017, but I didn't ever check it out until 2024, when the 2nd edition somehow caught my eye. It's absolutely wonderful. I know all the fans are butthurt because it's a "buy new books for a game that isn't that much different." But I wasn't already invested in 1st edition, so it didn't matter to me. Just meant a backlog of other stuff I could go through as I awaited new things.I think it's really wonderful. The way the push/pull momentum/threat mechanics work, the episodic adventure setup, the social combat that's genuinely engaging... The rules impress the hell outa me and I think it's a wonderful game.
L5R 5th edition is our go to at the moment, not counting old system we go back to every now and then. It's the right spot of being both simple to learn and with enough nuance that it rewards knowing what you are doing, plus it engages players and encourages them to get involved because they can use their rolls to get an edge or move things forward. We have a new player that just started out and things went very smoothly.
>>97843733>Have there been any TTRPG systems in the past five years that have jumped to the top of your favorites?Not really. There is no benefit in chasing obscure stuff unless it's solo because I am not going to convince anyone I know to play it. Meanwhile with new (to me) solo games tend to be something I play once or twice but never make a regular part of my standard solo sessions.
>>97843733I really like Ashes Without Number, since it's the first system in a while that scratches the Gamma World itch well - as well as covering any number of other types of post apocalyptic disasters besides gonzo mutant stuff
>>97843733What setting?
>>97845704The thread is about systems, not settings. l
>>97843733CAIN. I fucking love that system so much. Just so aesthetically pleasing to look at and fun to play.
>>97843733I always play different systems. But in the last years, games finally start to resemble a "complete product". I've greately enjoyed Slugbluster, Spire, and Mythic Bastionland.
