If someone was interested in understanding as much as possible what the world of TTRPGs and story games had to offer, which 5 games would you suggest they play first, and why?

Ideally this would include a broad array of mechanics, themes and settings.

Inspired by a discussion over at !rpgmemes@ttrpg.network : https://lemmy.world/post/33918016/18604654

  • BirbSeed@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago
    • Mothership, great pulp scifi horror that works for one shots or long campaigns.
    • Blades in the Dark, think oceans 11, or peaky blinders but haunted Victorian London.
    • Slugblaster, angsty teens traveling to other dimensions to skate and tag.
    • Numenera, billions of years in the future on earth. Medieval societies with tons of weird science so advanced its magic
    • Draw Steel, classic tactical mini based heroic fantasy. An evolution from D&D
    • naught101@lemmy.worldOP
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      7 days ago

      I’ve got slugblaster coming in the mail - the character arc mechanic looks awesome

      I don’t know most of these - how well does this represent the diversity of mechanics?

      • BirbEnjoyer@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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        6 days ago

        Tons of mechanical uniqueness. I can’t go into it here but at a very basic level with dice:

        • Mothership percentile roll under
        • Numenera d20 roll over
        • Blades in the Dark d6s with tiered success
        • Draw steel 2d10 tiered success
        • Slugblaster d6 pools, highest result