Suggest to me a rules lite(ish) modern fantasy/horror RPG

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Horror is a very broad category, which is why the games suggested cover such a wide range. Can you give more details on what you're looking for, @ko6ux?

 

[Jd Smith1]

Its got a different feel to me than a lot of urban fantasy games, but part of that is probably the default assumption of being in Britain.

That adds an entire different layer of horror: Hunt cultists in a land where cooking is a lost art!

 

[Tonguez]

That adds an entire different layer of horror: Hunt cultists in a land where cooking is a lost art!

what do you mean I cant worship your mums ancient blood pudding?

 

[Fenris-77]

I would suggest Esoteric Enterprises by Emmy Allen. It’s a complete game and you can grab the pdf for $12 at the link below. And if your players are familiar with D&D, they’ll get most of the basics right away as this is an OSR game based on the D&D system.

Esoteric Enterprises at DTRPG

This. I thought Emmy did a great job porting Urban Fantasy/Horror to an OSR system. The implied setting is also quite excellent.

I would also recommend The Between, even though it's setting is Victorian. The system would do modern Horror/Fantasy a treat. There's also a new game by the same author called Public Access that has a great Twin Peaks sort of vibe that I would recommend anyone check out.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

That adds an entire different layer of horror: Hunt cultists in a land where cooking is a lost art!

what do you mean I cant worship your mums ancient blood pudding?

Beware the Haggis that Walks!

*****

“Ye gods, Neville! It’s a hidden shrine to the dreaded Vindathulhu!”

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Another thought about this:

So, I am not exactly sure what the best game system to use for this would be.

What systems are you & your group familiar with? Regardless of rules light/rules heavy, rules familiar can make trying something different easier, if the rules in question support what you want to try.

 

[ko6ux]

Thanks for all the suggestions. MotW or SWADE is probably pretty close to what in looking for in terms of complexity and tone.

CoC and it's offshoots might be too lethal and too cosmic. Basically I'm looking for someone that can handle d&d character concepts in the modern world with a gothic/romantic horror tone, but without using a d20 derived system (for sake of variety).

 

[Darth Solo]

1. less crunchy than dnd 5
2. horror
3. broad character concepts

Risus: The Anything RPG

 

[MajorMalcfett]

Try LEGACY: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME if you want to try a modern, alternate reality, sci-fi horror rpg. It's core rules are free out on DriveThru RPG.

 

[MajorMalcfett]

There's already a few cinematic, loosly connected adventures there as well.