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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 9223325" data-attributes="member: 6785785">Considering what you shared and already have covered, I would suggest the following. 1) Apocalypse World- even if you never get a chance to play this (though you should) I think this is an important game that begat a whole subsection of RPGs- there are many Powered by the Apocalypse games, some are excellent, many are not, but this is the one that started it all2) Blades in the Dark- takes the PbtA ethos and takes it in a new direction; a masterclass in establishing just enough setting to inspire the participants to engage with the game world3) Spire: The City Must Fall- also inspired partially by Apocalypse World, this game about clandestine insurrection uses a really great system to see the toll that insurrection takes on people- the setting is also really evocative, and although it's very detailed, so much is left up to the participants to decide in play4) Mothership- I like this OSR inspired sci-fi game- just a simple system designed for usability at the table, with an old school mindset focusing on skilled play5) Delta Green- As a more trad approach to gaming, this is a really good example- it gives the players a little more agency than the game that spawned it (Call of Cthulhu) and also works better as an ongoing campaignI think those games offer some stuff not already represented on your list, and each delivers its own experience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 9223325, member: 6785785"] Considering what you shared and already have covered, I would suggest the following. 1) Apocalypse World- even if you never get a chance to play this (though you should) I think this is an important game that begat a whole subsection of RPGs- there are many Powered by the Apocalypse games, some are excellent, many are not, but this is the one that started it all 2) Blades in the Dark- takes the PbtA ethos and takes it in a new direction; a masterclass in establishing just enough setting to inspire the participants to engage with the game world 3) Spire: The City Must Fall- also inspired partially by Apocalypse World, this game about clandestine insurrection uses a really great system to see the toll that insurrection takes on people- the setting is also really evocative, and although it's very detailed, so much is left up to the participants to decide in play 4) Mothership- I like this OSR inspired sci-fi game- just a simple system designed for usability at the table, with an old school mindset focusing on skilled play 5) Delta Green- As a more trad approach to gaming, this is a really good example- it gives the players a little more agency than the game that spawned it (Call of Cthulhu) and also works better as an ongoing campaign I think those games offer some stuff not already represented on your list, and each delivers its own experience. [/QUOTE]

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