Interested in checking out non-D&D fantasy "old school" ttrpgs

[Micah Sweet]

Talislanta advertised itself as being distinctly and deliberately different from D&D and "typical" Western fantasy, and all editions of the game except the 6th are available free on their website.

Talislanta – Still No Elves!

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I miss ads in Dragon Magazine...

 

[Libertad]

I just picked up Rolemaster at Gencon, so give me a bit and I'll be happy to sell you on that!

Take all the time you need, I'm not going to be picking up anything until I get my paycheck.

 

[Wolfram stout]

I miss ads in Dragon Magazine...

I have posted before on those ads. Man. I loved the one for Dragon raiders... "christians Learn To Fight at the Gates of Hell". The game was not remotely about assaulting hell.

Unrelated to the above but to those old ads: I got to visit NYC last year and go to The Compleat Strategist. I pulled out an old Dragon and showed my wife their ad and how long that had been on my dream list.

 

[Aldarc]

Probably the easiest "old school" (or at least long-time) non-D&D fantasy TTRPGs out there would be RuneQuest (Starter Box). There is also Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Pendragon, and Ars Magica, which all came later. There is a relatively new starter box for Pendragon as well.

@TheSword is probably the first person here who comes to mind if one wanted to ask about the best way to get into Warhammer Fantasy.