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Interesting! Never given this thought before. Hmm, I would say I (and my groups) fall into the camp of: If it's a long-form/story-path -- Yes If it's a major/well known module, with the intent that will be the majority of the 'campaign' -- Yes If I'm using a series of adventures (and...

I love how this one could be totally changed by a single comma: Giant frogs, terrified by necromancer Or make it into a book title! Giant frogs terrified, by necromancer ;)

Mostly online (either with or without an explicit VTT, depending on what we're playing), as one of the players in my weekly group moved out of the area. My other monthly group we get together to play, albeit with some people still remoting in.

Improvised antimagic trebuchet gambit succeeds!

I have indeed! For games and personal use (see my avatar) and also for teaching a quick Shaolin hand form at a convention. :D

I'll second the notion about setting/theme/tone/genre "setting," is really important in system choice. An episodic Firefly-esque game of jobs and heists can work great with a FitD-type system (such as Scum & Villainy (which also throws in outer-rim Star Wars flavour)). But a more freewheeling...

I didn't check for how many went in alone when I was there, but I think you'd enjoy it on your own! The challenges in the main 'dungeon' part are intended* to be completed by each individual, so even if you went as a group you'd have to either split up or do each one sequentially. And the...

Oh, this one for me is a total "yes yes yes!" Top Secret was my first RPG and I'll always have a soft spot for good superspy action. (I even got to play in a James Bond game recently at a convention, using the 1983 rules :)) That's an interesting one... I last tried Paranoia some 30ish years...

Genres-wise, I would go with horror in general and Cthulhu specifically. The big-C seems super popular right now (both in TTRPGs but also board games and even finding its way into other genres and mini games), but it holds no interest for me at all. I also haven't tried a soap-opera-esque game...

Aye. While the session phases were straightforward, it took about 3 to 4 sessions before it fully clicked for me (in one of those hilarious, "just doing something around the house when it hit me" kind of ways): each of the encounters are, in a way, played backwards to more traditional cycles...

BattleTech has a lot that could be mined and brought to the screen. It's perhaps not the best-known property, but at the same time it both has proven longevity as well as a ream of lore + novels written for it. And it's got a good mix of 'mech action + politics + personal arcs and dramas...

Haha, hilarious, that's a smile for me too. :)

Ahh, this is the kind of continuity and longevity that I love the about this hobby! From the 80s to today, that question from those unfamiliar with RPGs forever endures. :D (Funnily enough, I was also recently telling someone at work about playing games at the local convention and got that...

Hmmm! I adore Wanderhome and its pastoral playstyle (albeit one that can also be laden with some rich vibes and emotional exploration)... I'm going to keep an eye on this one too. :)

Cortex Prime does something like this by using it's Challenges module (https://www.talesofxadia.com/compendium/rules-primer/playing-the-game#ChallengesOvercomingExtendedObstacles) and it's Timed Action mode. The later is the more familiar turn-based individual tracking action (aka 'standard'...

That said and in addition, in my experience even a standard 5 orcs in a room can also work and be an engaging encounter with properly chosen orcs (a pair or trio of brutes, a solider, leader, maybe a lurker). The tactical bits can be there to make for a solid base, and then every bit you add on...

The system is very much tied into what makes the game wonderful, facilitating world creation during play and allowing for both lightweight pastoral exploration as well as deeper trauma healing-type experiences. Fortunately, as a separate imprint it can stay fully in its current form w/o needing...

Congrats to Possum, Jay, and Ruby for this! Wanderhome is an amazing piece of work.

Definitively a woot! for the Crooked Floor reference! Maybe it's my nostalgia speaking, but I'd love a variant where it's semi-truce area where everyone trades, run by a group who worships and restores the lights (and hope that the light keeps the dark ones away). Still opportunities for areas...

I put down weekly, though it's closer to 1.23 times per week, as I have a weekly group + a monthly group. :) (Ok, in reality since we do miss some weekly games it averages out to less than weekly... :P)