Other D&D Variant Dragonsbane Vs Shadowdark

[SpellObjectEnthusiast]

Shadowdark is descended from BX D&D and related games - Your character is defined by their Class and Attributes. Your character is largely randomly generated and broadly competent. The ideal playstyle is classic d&d dungeoneering, with lots of the gameplay handled through GM rulings.

Dragonbane is descended from Runequest and related games - Your character is defined by their Skills and do not really have "classes". You customize your character by picking skills and feats and there is "niche protection" through the long skill list. The game can handle a variety of fantasy adventuring scenarios and generally requires less rulings by the GM.

 

[Aldarc]

This really made me want to get into a Dragonbane game. And yes, as a duck.