Hi! I play a lot of RPGs (with the exception of DND, for some reasons)… And I mainly enjoy thematic/narrative games (so, no “Germans” for me, even if the distinction is losing meaning day by day!)
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Hi! I play a lot of RPGs (with the exception of DND, for some reasons)… And I mainly enjoy thematic/narrative games (so, no “Germans” for me, even if the distinction is losing meaning day by day!)
It’s mine, since it’s the only one I own :-) now if only I were able to play it at least passably… That would be a real game changer !
This was a really useful post by Josh - who really is a great teacher by the way. Seeing the actual results and the way that the two basses actually compare was informative. With regards to your final question, for me it’s action slightly on the low side.
I just completed The Terror by Dan Simmons and I am currently reading the second book in the Malazan series by Erikson, Deadhouse Gates.
Malazan is amazing.
I found quite difficult to assess the Terror. It was quite a long read for the first 700 pages, then I really enjoyed the last 2 hundreds. But in retrospect I appreciate this slow pace so … I am not sure about my judgement. In the end I am glad to have read it. I also learned a lot about people and cultures of the Artic circle.
After the Malazan novel I will probably follow upon the third one, but I could also switch back to (re) reading Iain M. Banks or reading Peake’s Ghormenghast for the first time.
I understand. Just keep in mind that you don’t need to “do the voices” or to treat it like an “improv theatre”, a perfectly fine way to play is to refer to your character in third person: “so and so knocks quietly on the door and asks “is anybody in there?” Before kicking the door open with a roaring laughter”… And another player could sigh in first person, rolling her eyes: “oh no! Not again!”.
As for knowing what to do, that’s the job of the GM, to set up interesting scenes for the table!
Another good alternative and somewhat similar in spirit to Heroquest would be massive darkness. There is a 2nd ed which should be quite good, I have only played the first edition and it was good fun!
The movie was quite fun! And it gave a good idea of a fun rpg session, but I prefer other game systems rather than DnD to have that kind of feeling!
Have you ever thought about trying ttrpgs?
Thanks, I still have to get the hang of this “federation” of servers-thing. I found this beehaw community and the philosophy seemed welcoming and inclusive and so I went for this! I will check out the one that you linked above. Thanks!
I so agree with you! Been playing RPGs for decades now …!
Hi! This is my first post here so I hope I don’t make some mistakes. If you like Heroquest you could look at other dungeon crawlers, like the dungeons and dragons boardgames (my favourite is “waterdeep: the dungeon of the mad mage”), or my beloved Star wars: imperial assault or Lord of the rings: Journeys in the Middle earth. If you want to expand to other genres, since you like AH you could try Arkham horror: living card game. Absolute masterpiece.
The latest addiction to my game library is Earthborne rangers and is quite a refreshing take.
I hope that some of these resonate with you!
I think that the best one is Arkham Horror LCG by MJ Newman. It really blends together game mechanics and narrative feeling (ludonarrative harmony, as she describes here fo example: https://www.bewaretheblackcat.com/post/behind-the-curtain-enemies ). In short, you are not simply moving cards or pulling out tokens, but you are really living an adventure.
Then there is War of the Ring, really conveys both for the Free People and the shadow player a super thematic experience, while being a tight and ruthless wargame.
Those two are the peaks (for us). But I can name many other which we enjoy. Among the new ones, there is a very nice pirate game,
forbiddenEdit: Forgotten waters (sorry, autocorrector). I also enjoy the games by Jerry Hawthorne (mice and mystics, comanauts, stuffed fables, …).And many, many others (dune conquest, for instance, or star wars: imperial assault, …)