Pure Alignment
Pure Alignment
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What pen and paper rpg would be good for my Dungeons and dragons playing friends?
My gaming friends swear by D&D, but it's way too flat for me. Every campaign ends with the paladin, rogue, monk and the one lousy backstabbing character on a path between two cliffs fighting whatever comes in the way. I'm too tired of this, and want to find a good rpg to introduce to everyone.
This means:
*character creation that has more than what dungeons and dragons has in terms of class, alignment, race, or better yet, the chance to alter your character so it will fit in this world. have disability be involved, or actually give a crap about looks, height, background, etc. all the parts of a character you work on but never care about.
* Any system or world where I could learn it fairly easily (month or so) and come up with some detailed campaign that doesn't easily dissolve into "there's a bad guy. kill it"
* Any world that isn't pure fantasy. i've grown tired of mead.
Any interesting RPG games that aren't D&D? i want to hear about them please.
Stuff I've played first...
Rifts & Palladium: although higher levels tend to get over the top quickly.
Shadowrun, 4th Ed: Released last summer I believe. Fun stuff in a near future setting.
Star Wars RPG: Revamped d20 system released in the past week or two. I've heard mostly good things and am anxiously awaiting my copy.
Deadlands: Horror & the Old West. I have a soft spot for this game since I got my first full party kill as a GM playing it.
Legends of the 5 Rings: Samurai RPG set in a feudal Japan era. d20 system or the original d10 system were both pretty fun.
Stuff I've glanced at...
Mutants & Masterminds: Superheroes were never my thing but with half the country watching Heroes, I'm sure everyone can find something they want to try in this game.
Stargate RPG: I'm a sucker for this show, story & RPG. It had a decent random world generator and looked worth trying.
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Not my thing but a few friends have a copy & seem to like it.
Most of the stuff listed here can even be found used which can save you 50% on the cost if you're not a book snob. Getting a new core rulebook for $20 or less can jump start a game that's getting stale or let you take a break from a campaign while trying something new.
Good luck!
Chad