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If someone was interested in understanding as much as possible what the world of TTRPGs and story games had to offer, which 5 games would you suggest they play first, and why?

Ideally this would include a broad array of mechanics, themes and settings.

Inspired by a discussion over at !rpgmemes@ttrpg.network : https://lemmy.world/post/33918016/18604654

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[–] BirbSeed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  • Mothership, great pulp scifi horror that works for one shots or long campaigns.
  • Blades in the Dark, think oceans 11, or peaky blinders but haunted Victorian London.
  • Slugblaster, angsty teens traveling to other dimensions to skate and tag.
  • Numenera, billions of years in the future on earth. Medieval societies with tons of weird science so advanced its magic
  • Draw Steel, classic tactical mini based heroic fantasy. An evolution from D&D
[–] naught101@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I've got slugblaster coming in the mail - the character arc mechanic looks awesome

I don't know most of these - how well does this represent the diversity of mechanics?

[–] BirbEnjoyer@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tons of mechanical uniqueness. I can't go into it here but at a very basic level with dice:

  • Mothership percentile roll under
  • Numenera d20 roll over
  • Blades in the Dark d6s with tiered success
  • Draw steel 2d10 tiered success
  • Slugblaster d6 pools, highest result