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<blockquote data-quote="Krensky" data-source="post: 4774796" data-attributes="member: 30936">Well, to play the &quot;try my favorite game&quot; game, I'd recommend Pathfinder or FantasyCraft. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />To answer the question though:If you're completely new to the tabletop, you may not be in the best position to decide on a game for all time. However, based on what you said, D&amp;D 4e will preform admirably, for most fantasy. It's fairly simple to play and run, with a decent amount of complexity under the hood. It doesn't allow the gonzo example you gave in a full blown sense, and I don't think there is a Necromancer class at the moment, so 3.X or a derivative might serve better. You should spend some time trolling (in the fishing sense) DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, e23, YourGamesNow, and Indie Press Revolution for free and cheap quick-starts, demos, and core books to get a better sense for what's out there. I know Exalted 2e, GURPS 4e, and Castles &amp; Crusades have introductory adventure/rulesets, I think Green Ronin has Tru20 and M&amp;M2 quick-starts. I'm assuming western medieval fantasy is your desired genre at the moment, if this isn't the case, you should speak up now. Also, a little background on you and your friends and what led you to the hobby and what you want out of it may help us avoid pitfalls.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Krensky, post: 4774796, member: 30936"] Well, to play the "try my favorite game" game, I'd recommend Pathfinder or FantasyCraft. ;) To answer the question though: If you're completely new to the tabletop, you may not be in the best position to decide on a game for all time. However, based on what you said, D&D 4e will preform admirably, for most fantasy. It's fairly simple to play and run, with a decent amount of complexity under the hood. It doesn't allow the gonzo example you gave in a full blown sense, and I don't think there is a Necromancer class at the moment, so 3.X or a derivative might serve better. You should spend some time trolling (in the fishing sense) DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, e23, YourGamesNow, and Indie Press Revolution for free and cheap quick-starts, demos, and core books to get a better sense for what's out there. I know Exalted 2e, GURPS 4e, and Castles & Crusades have introductory adventure/rulesets, I think Green Ronin has Tru20 and M&M2 quick-starts. I'm assuming western medieval fantasy is your desired genre at the moment, if this isn't the case, you should speak up now. Also, a little background on you and your friends and what led you to the hobby and what you want out of it may help us avoid pitfalls. [/QUOTE]

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