Your Three Desert Island RPGs

[DragonLancer]

D&D 2024 - I'm a D&D fan and coming back to the game with this edition, I'm enjoying far more than any previous.
Call of Cthulhu - Third RPG I ever bought and loved it ever since.
Deadlands: The Weird West - Original 1990's before it lost it's way and became a different game. We had such fun with this.

 

[Parmandur]

So, the consesnus choices:

• 5E D&D by a landslide (10 for "5E" or "2014, 5 for "2024"): also 14 for various older editions of D&D
• Traveller (11)
• Daggerheart (8)

 

[Angus MacDeth]

In alphabetical order:

• ACKS II
• Call of Cthulhu
• Dolmenwood

The runners up (coincidentally, also in alphabetical order):

• Demon Lord Engine (Shadow of the Demon Lord/Weird Wizard)
• Gumshoe (Night's Black Agents/Trail of Cthulhu)
• Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay

 

[Evaniel]

I hesitate to commit, but the top two for me are pretty easy: OSE (Advanced Fantasy) and original Marvel. The third is tough, but I'm leaning toward Call of Cthulhu at the moment.

 

[Parmandur]

OK, I didn't save my counter, but I think Call of Cthulu just passed Daggerheart...

Old School representing hard.

 

[Reynard]

OK, I didn't save my counter, but I think Call of Cthulu just passed Daggerheart...

Old School representing hard.

EN World runs very old. You are a Millennial if i recall, and represent one of the younger regular posters.

 

[Parmandur]

EN World runs very old. You are a Millennial if i recall, and represent one of the younger regular posters.

Yup, Elder Millennial as they reckon it, but yeah.

Interesting that Daggerheart is neck and neck for inclusion with the OG stuff.

 

[Reynard]

Yup, Elder Millennial as they reckon it, but yeah.

Interesting that Daggerheart is neck and neck for inclusion with the OG stuff.

Daggerheart's great strength is that it liberally borrows from a lot of games to create something that is simultaneously new feeling and comfy.

 

[mamba]

Interesting that Daggerheart is neck and neck for inclusion with the OG stuff.

it’s the new hot thing, would be interesting to see where it is on a poll like this in two to three years

 

[mamba]

Mine would be

• Shadow of the Weird Wizard / Demon Lord (the better 5e)
• Dragonbane (as old school as I would like to get)
• Savage Worlds (for everything else)