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Message: <blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 9714799" data-attributes="member: 86653">For me, the two biggest problems of modern D&D and D&D-like games that emulate them is that they are so focused on combat and that combat is so mind-numbingly boring to play through in games like D&D 4E, 5E, and from what I’ve seen of 3X and the Pathfinder line. So if you define D&D as the high-fantasy setting and the wide-range of stories that can be told therein, I'd suggest lighter and more story-focused RPGs. There's a long list of games that fit the bill. Fate Core, Fate Accelerated, Fate Condensed, Risus, 2400, FKR, Engle Matrix Games, HeroQuest 2E/QuestWorlds 1E, Over the Edge 3E, Everywhen, Tiny d6, EZD6, Index Card RPG, Freeform Universal, and X-Treme Dungeon Mastery...among hundreds or thousands more. But I'd honestly put the just-released-to-backers Discworld RPG at the top of that list. You might not be interested because it's based on a comic-fantasy series of novels, but there's nothing inherently comedic about the mechanics presented in the game. A few suggestions about how to play push things in a comedic direction, but remove those suggestions and the mechanics could serve just about any genre with ease.</blockquote>