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Message: <blockquote data-quote="icemaster109" data-source="post: 6307920" data-attributes="member: 6775888">So late this summer I've promised to run an RPG for a two separate groups of people. I will have one group of 7, light to medium experience players, and another group of 3 that are completely new to the hobby. Since my schedule will be hectic I've decided to run a classic medieval fantasy game, one with a good amount of supplements and setting material to play off of. I've whittled my selection down to two games, but I can't decide which one to run. I don't have much experience with either game. Now typically I'd never do this, but I just can't see it through this round. I need to get a second opinion. I've done quite a bit of research and have whittled it down to these two, so please humor me with the options I've got here. Warhammer Fantasy 3rd Edition Pros: -The Core Set is sitting in my closet waiting to be opened. -I love the Warhammer Fantasy Setting, I think it will be appealing to most of my players as well. -It looks good. Amazing art, player cards, and doodads will really draw in my players and make the world feel more immersive. -The the more narrative mechanics will resonate with the experienced players more. Cons: -The Core set only supports up to 3 players. I'd have to purchase an expansion.-Expanding will be pricey. The modules, toolkits, and other goodies were already price heavy. Now that production has ceased, prices for components are more expensive and harder to find. -All the fiddly bits may be intimidating to some of the players. -Some camps say that combat mechanics and other mechanics can be slow, others say it's fast an easy to get. I've yet to read into so I dunno. D&D NextPros:-Support is a given. Although initially I'll have to start from the basic set and work with what I've got until the supplements come out, eventually support will be widely available. -D&D looks like it's going to push some online support. That would be very popular with my players. Especially an online character builder. -Reports from playtests indicate that mechanics are fairly smooth and fast - good for the large groups. -May end up cheaper than Warhammer at this rate. Cons:-Settings in D&D are a bit icky to me. Most are intimidatingly large to grasp. From what I've read, they range conceptually from "corny" to "bland and uninteresting". I would prefer not to spend to much time writing worlds and tapping into published support. -I'll have to fudge it together for awhile as things are gradually released. -The game hasn't been released yet. It could be awful.</blockquote>

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