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[Ivory Samoan]

Wasteland 3, for not having rolls on skill checks.
If you have the skill, you've passed.

Wasteland 3 is so fucking good - maybe my #3 CRPG behind BG3 at #1 and PoE2 Deadfire at #2 (underrated, so so so good).

 

[Ivory Samoan]

For me its

Baldur Gate 3
Pathfinder Wraith of Righteous
Pillar of Eternity 2

I really dig POE2 , I think it's very underrated

Woah - I just saw your post, stoked to see another Deadfire lover : such a step up from POE1.

 

[Zheph]

I am a deadfire enjoyer too especially with how OP magic is in that game but I don't think its as good as some of the big hits on that list IMO

 

[acidagfc]

I would highly recommend "A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming " by Matt Finch. The philosophy is completely different.

Just finished the article.
Funny enough, this is exactly how my DM runs his games and how players generally behave.
I suppose I was just lucky to find a great DM and a compatible group.
I understand how annoying and boring it can be to use the rules mechanically to a dot.

 

[Fluo]

I'd love to see Pathfinder 2e game, loved Owlcat implementation of 1e.

BG3 is fun so far (30 hours in) and mostly true to 5e ruleset. Some changes are very welcome, like stat bonuses not tied to race choice, weapon switch not wasting an action/bonus action, having stacking inspiration count.
But my god, being a melee rogue in this game is a full time job. The whole melee stealthing ritual is ridiculous. Just streamline sneak attack in melee and give an option to trigger sneak attack with offhand attacks. The way it's set up, the game forces rogues to go ranged. At the same time barbs and fighters just jump around and deal ridiculous damage without all the busy work.

 

[Rickyiez]

Woah - I just saw your post, stoked to see another Deadfire lover : such a step up from POE1.

I am a deadfire enjoyer too especially with how OP magic is in that game but I don't think its as good as some of the big hits on that list IMO

It's the backdrop and settings that I really like actually. Love the oceanic theme it has.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Maybe it matters if you are playing and then re-playing a printed campaign, but if your games are homebrew, players won't know the difference between a planned or chance encounter.

I completely disagree with that -- there's a night and day difference between a DM-written plot that unfolds according to a plan, versus a world where the DM simply puts into places factions, forces, and elements and then lets the dice drive where the story goes at each step.

I would highly recommend "A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming " by Matt Finch. The philosophy is completely different.

Another great place to start (and free, short to read) is Principia Apocrypha, which to me is the mission statement for the old-school gaming revival.

A couple relevant excerpts (advice to the DM):

The main idea is that the DM is simply not an author who sits down to create a campaign story with pre-set beats and set-pieces. Instead, they create a world with specific factions and situations, and then let the dice determine how that develops forward into a final story and how the big conflicts arise.