D&D for sure. But Shadowrun is really cool as well.
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Axis & Allies is my favorite board game. But can be painfully slow until people are comfortable with the rules.
Warhammer and 40k are my fave, because it's basically DnD, but with miniatures figures, and home made landscape, on a 8'x4' board.
Thx for the awesome train full of games on my wishlist!!!
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I've played 40k for almost as long as I've played tabeltop RPGs. Got myself a pretty big Ork army at this point!
Axis & Allies is a game I think is almost great. It's far better than Risk, but it can still suffer from stalemate issues where players just keep trading small gains (until the US just comes in like a steamroller). I feel like it could need a game-ending condition that prevents this
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It's been quite awhile since i last played, but arent there normally turn limits?
When the game ends you add up all your resources to see who won.
In Warhammer i played Undead, because of the many excellent options, and 40k i played Space Wolves.
Probably spent more time painting and making miniatures, then i spent playing. But both realms have fantastic, and near infinite lore!
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Not the versions I've played at least. It recommends that you can set a turn limit if you want to in the rulebook, but with no good guidelines for what the turn limit should be. Set it too low and the axis get an advantage, set it too high and the allies get an advantage.
The lore makes those two settings great for regular tabletop RPGs as well. I'm particularly fond of Dark Heresy, where you play as inquisitorial acolytes in the 40k setting. Works great as a more horror and investigation focused game!
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I've been playing tabletop RPGs on and off for the better part of my life. Got started with the classic Swedish RPG Mutant the year I turned 10, and been hooked ever since. Over the years I've had the chance to play quite a few different games, from Vampire to Paranoia (where my avatar is from) to Dungeons & Dragons to Tales from the Loop. Had loads of fun and made lots of friends along the way.
Last year I moved away from my old regular group, who I had been playing with since the turn of the millennium (though obviously there's been quite a few people who have joined or left over time, and the group had gone through several splits & mergers over those years), but now I've found a new group! First game we'll be playing is Tales from the Loop, a game about kids solving mysteries in the late 80's, in a world not unlike our own, but with big robots, huge flying machines and weird science.
So that got me thinking, what are your favourite tabletop RPGs, and why? If I had to chose, I think mine would be Symbaroum and Vaesen, though Mutant: Year Zero is another one I've really enjoyed.
Symbaroum is a dark fantasy RPG that just hits a good balance. The rules are fast, and player facing, so as a GM I can unload the hard work on the players. Setting is really cool, and it's just a joy to run. Probably the smoothest experience I've ever had as a GM. Also, the art in the game is among the very best I've ever seen in any RPG. It's so evocative and beautiful. Martin Grip, the artist, is probably my favourite RPG artist.
Vaesen is a game set in the late 19th century, where you solve mysteries surrounding creatures from folklore. It runs really well, and the setting is both relatable and a bit alien, making for an incredible playing experience. Because the beings you deal with are not necessarily evil, that I think adds an interesting twist to things, compared to games like Call of Cthulhu (which is another great game). This is another game with great art, this time by Joan Egerkrans, who clearly drew a lot of inspiration from artists such as John Bauer.
So now I'm interested, what are your favourites? Or if you've not played tabletop RPGs, what's stopping you from trying?
Obligatory train!
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