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<blockquote data-quote="SteveC" data-source="post: 9146194" data-attributes="member: 9053">As you can see from this discussion, there's debate about whether PbtA games are something you'd like to play. What I seriously recommend is that if you've never played a game outside of D&amp;D, you take a look at one or more of them. You might hate them and say &quot;that isn't how I like my RPGs&quot;, but you will have a better understanding of what you do and don't like about them. And I suspect that if you're interested in the larger hobby, you'll find something you can take to D&amp;D.Now I really like Blades in the Dark (which is PbtA adjacent, and a more recent development) as well as Scum and Villany. I also suggest reading Dungeon World (although it is a really early PbtA game and a lot of people will tell you they don't like it). I think Dungeon World has a bunch of essays about taking D&amp;D into the PbtA world, and that's useful to read. I would love to hear if people who play a lot of PbtA games have a suggestion for a game to get started with. I have played and run Monster of the Week, but that may not be to everyone's taste (if you're a Supernatural fan, you'll love it).But seriously: if you want to be an RPG player rather than just a D&amp;D player (and there's nothing wrong with just wanting to play D&amp;D!) you should look at PbtA games, along with several others too. It will give you something to take back to D&amp;D that (in my opinion) will make your game better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveC, post: 9146194, member: 9053"] As you can see from this discussion, there's debate about whether PbtA games are something you'd like to play. What I seriously recommend is that if you've never played a game outside of D&D, you take a look at one or more of them. You might hate them and say "that isn't how I like my RPGs", but you will have a better understanding of what you do and don't like about them. And I suspect that if you're interested in the larger hobby, you'll find something you can take to D&D. Now I really like Blades in the Dark (which is PbtA adjacent, and a more recent development) as well as Scum and Villany. I also suggest reading Dungeon World (although it is a really early PbtA game and a lot of people will tell you they don't like it). I think Dungeon World has a bunch of essays about taking D&D into the PbtA world, and that's useful to read. I would love to hear if people who play a lot of PbtA games have a suggestion for a game to get started with. I have played and run Monster of the Week, but that may not be to everyone's taste (if you're a Supernatural fan, you'll love it). But seriously: if you want to be an RPG player rather than just a D&D player (and there's nothing wrong with just wanting to play D&D!) you should look at PbtA games, along with several others too. It will give you something to take back to D&D that (in my opinion) will make your game better. [/QUOTE]

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