What rpgs of any genre resemble 4e D&D but with theatre of the mind combat?

[Doug McCrae]

I'm interested in rpgs that offer balanced PCs, and combat that has lots of decision points but without the necessity of the battlegrid or use of minis. They can be any genre, they don't need to be fantasy.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

13th Age is probably worth a look.

 

[Campbell]

I would take a look at Unity. It's a tactical/narrative game that is a clear spiritual successor to 4e with some really flavorful classes, thematic powers, and races. It uses range bands to resolve distances and all the powers key off of it.

 

[darjr]

The GammaWorld 4e boxed games are essentially a tweaked version of 4e. And they are awesome!

 

[Retreater]

Yeah, 13th Age.

 

[Morrus]

As folks have said, 13th Age is pretty much that.

 

[JeffB]

Another vote for 13TH AGE. Love it. My fave "version of D&D" post TSR.

 

[Campbell]

I consider Unity a lot closer in spirit to 4e. 13th Age pretty much abandoned meaningful tactical play in the transition over to theater of the mind.

 

[Manbearcat]

Strike (!) without the tactical combat module. It can do high fantasy and swashbuckling space opera (which is what I use it for) extremely well. If you like 4e, Mouse Guard, PBtA, Cortex+, check it out.

 

[lowkey13]

*Deleted by user*