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I don't mind if it is generic if it can do that thing (or something like it). But I have found that often these days, bespoke games are usually better for such specific needs.

Maybe if I try and dream up an example scenario it will help. Titanic. Like the movie. Maybe on a steampunk airship or a space cruiser or a spelljammer. Whatever, that's all set dressing. But play is how that movie goes. Sure, there is a "fight" but not in the sense that my friend wants to...

Your list strongly suggests that I was not clear in my question, because neither Deadlands nor L5R should be viable answers to pretty much anyone had i explained myself correctly. I am looking for a game that does not have combat, or combat is an inherent failure condition to the point of...

That's not it. He wants to play in a game where tactical acumen does not matter at all, not that he wants his character to be bad at it.

I appreciate the generic system recommendations, but what about something bespoke? I don't really have a adventure in mind yet, so what is a game that really leans into the dramatic or tension aspects without the combat? That isn't regency romance. ;)

I have played in some very good CoC games, but I always feel liek the GMs were what made them good, not the system itself. I often feel like the system fights you -- rolls are often too difficult to feel competent in your so-called expertise, and a GM that calls for too many and/or does not work...

Thanks everyone that has made suggestions so far. A little background: I was trying to get a friend of mine to try Daggerheart, and he said "If a manager for a Punch and Judy puppet show can't be a viable PC in the game, I probably won't last long." and "I don't want to be forced to be a...

I am feeling the need to stretch my GMing skills beyond my comfort zone a little, and since I generally like high concept, high action games, I thought I would ask about games that don't rely on action, especially combat, to be compelling. Whether it is romance, mystery, horror, politics or...

It was a huge PITA when our Rappan Athuk game got high enough level to cast it. Safe resting in a megadungeon pushes hard against the whole point, IMO.

I'm not sure what your point is. We all know as a first principal that we would like different things from a new edition. It's self evident.

I wonder if they gave some thought already to non-adjacent domains. Like, is the next set going to be cross pairs? I don't have the Void stuff in front of me to check.

These discussions can sometimes veer into unintended arguments, so i just want to pause and reassert (for myself too) that I am just talking about my personal desire for a new D&D. If I have gotten a little defensive or demanding, it is probably because having that personal preference questioned...

To be clear, I was not trying to convince anyone of any particular answer. I was trying to show that it was not a "meaningless choice" as some folks had asserted.

Again, this is a thing that happens every edition. Some people needed change with 2E --> 3E, and some resisted it (just as an example, it is the same every time). Everyone saying "why don't you play a different game?" are engaging in the same exact "my preferences are more important to me" that...

My point was that those new players would not care if it was different. 5E is not a magic formula.

You are missing the entire point of what I said.

For a hobby built around pretending to be someone else, it seems like many folks have difficulty imagining hypothetical scenarios. Imagine if a new version of D&D came out while you were still in the midst of playing the current version. The new version is Official D&D, and there is nothing in...

I don't know. I don't think most of the new players are stuck in their ways, and they represent a huge portion of the player base. The grogs are dying out and WotC would do well to stop trying to make them happy (myself included).

I am considering an open table mega dungeon crawl as a con campaign (about 12 hours total play time). SD generally feels like it is designed for smaller delves. Have you used it for a repeat delve megadungeon? How did it go? Do you need any special rules to make it work?

I am curious how you thought that folk lore, rather than video games and D&D, would be a big influence on DH. I don't think anything in the lead up or the book itself would suggest otherwise.