Why do you play games other than D&D?

[GothmogIV]

D&D is the big dog. I tried to get my middle school kids to play Shadowdark, and they had zero interest. D&D is the game with the largest cultural footprint, especially with the Stranger Things connection. It's the game the average person has heard of. It is Leviathan.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Tried most of the Warhammer RPGs. Planning to run an Old World Game in the new year.

 

[Bryan Sycamore]

Because, to not play other games is to not enjoy the hobby.

 

[cranberry]

Because I don't like the direction D&D is going with 5e 2024, and I found a system I like better.

As well as the OGL scandal and other antics. Never forget.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I misread the question, thought it said what other games are you checking other than D&D

 

[The Soloist]

My current RPG group is into mystery/investigation or sci-fi stories. Fantasy is not their bag and they do not like extended combat. D&D is off the table. We play Vaesen, CoC, Paranoia, Cypher Sytem with the Predation setting and Coriolis.

 

[dragoner]

I tried to play 5e when it came out, it wasn't very satisfying, I could chalk it up to an inexperienced GM, but it is what it is. Various stuff I have played recently is Traveller (classic) running a game mostly from the free starter set download on drive thru. Some Mythras, and some M-Space; I'd like to play a Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green game, that would be cool.

In the interim I have played both CoC, and DG; as well as releasing my own game, Solis People of the Sun/Kosmic a hard-ish sfrpg, like gritty solarpunk.

 

[Clint_L]

I like a different game system for a different genre.

If it's fantasy, I'm good with D&D. I've played other fantasy RPGs, but I don't find the system impacts the end result nearly as much as genre does. That being the case, I have enough invested in D&D that it just makes sense to use it. It works well enough for high fantasy. Bascially, D&D has enough inertia that I would have to have a very good reason to swap it for something else in the same genre.

Then when I switch genres, I switch game systems.

But sometimes I like to mash them up.