OSR/NSR Tabletop Roleplaying Games

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Whither Reddit? In the meantime, here’s a place to chat up old school revival (OSR) and new school revolution (NSR) style TTRPGs.

My name is Todd aka Hexed Press and I am the current caretaker (have I always been the caretaker?). Here are some other places to find me, if you are so inclined:

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Game System Recommendations (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by HexedPress@lemm.ee to c/osr@lemm.ee

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I thought it might be nice to set up a thread in which we can recommend game systems to one another. What do you like? Why? Give us a quick blurb about a game you like and why you think others might like it. Maybe call out if you think it would be good for absolute beginners or folks new to the OSR/NSR. Oh and the genre too. If this gains some steam, I’ll pin it to the sidebar for easy access.

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[–] luigirenna@infosec.exchange 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@HexedPress I will recommend an old system:

The Silhouette, which originally powered Heavy Gear, Jovian Chronicles, Gear Krieg and Tribe 8 and was eventually published ad a standalone book as SilCore.

It's a generic system, not too crunchy but extremely versatile. It replaced GURPS in my campaigns between 2004 and 2014ish.

Dream Pod 9 is kickstarting a new edition of Heavy Gear, however from what I have seen in playtest the new Silhouette is quite different from the old one I like.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/983

[–] HexedPress@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting! I remember Heavy Gear though I never played it. Thanks for sharing!

[–] luigirenna@infosec.exchange 4 points 1 year ago

@HexedPress it's more or less my favorite game :)

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