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

  • naught101@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 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