What Systems Could Use More Attention?

[Ondath]

I would have proposed Shadow of the Weird Wizard, but as a one-shot I am not so sure...

Given its very quick character creation and the fact that each adventure is supposed to last around a session, I'd say it's actually a pretty good fit!

 

[MichaelSomething]

I always recommend the Maid RPG for one shots.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I would have proposed Shadow of the Weird Wizard, but as a one-shot I am not so sure...

Maybe? At least with pre-gens? There isn't a massive amount of special casing you have to learn when you start out, and the basic mechanics (even boons and banes) aren't super complicated. I'm not sure about someone playing a spellcaster, but then, I'm not sure about that for any one-shot in any game.

 

[Kromanjon]

Goblin Quest
Vulcania
Tombpunk
Swords of Meropis
Syma

 

[mamba]

Given its very quick character creation and the fact that each adventure is supposed to last around a session, I'd say it's actually a pretty good fit!

I was more thinking of it from a ‘show the differences to 5e’ perspective, and those are not as highlighted in a one-shot imo

To me games like Draw Steel work better for that as the differences become apparent immediately

 

[FriendlyFiend]

Lots of great games mentioned already but I'd add GUMSHOE to the list, in any of its various flavours - Swords of the Serpentine, Night's Black Agents, Trail of Cthulhu, Yellow King, Mutant City Blues &c &c. There are so many fantastic systems out there but Gumshoe is the one I keep coming back to.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Spire or Heart.

Yeah, Spire is a striking game, with a deeply detailed setting and the mechanics to back it up.

 

[TheAlkaizer]

Yeah, Spire is a striking game, with a deeply detailed setting and the mechanics to back it up.

I have my issues with Spire, but it is still an incredibly evocative game and will never leave my shelves.