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
    2·
    18 days ago

    Awesome list, thanks! A few I’ve never heard of in there, and lots of good reasoning!

    BTW, I think maybe your lists need 4 spaces before the second level, and maybe no newlines between items?

    • INeedMana@piefed.zipEnglish
      1·
      18 days ago

      BTW, I think maybe your lists need 4 spaces before the second level, and maybe no newlines between items?

      No, those are second level lists (under the numbering), so that’s why are the empty ones. Deleting the sub-listing __ prefix makes numbering stop, adding additional two doesn’t change anything

      * thing 1
  * thing 1.a
* thing 2
      • thing 1
        • thing 1.a
      • thing 2
      • naught101@lemmy.worldOP
        1·
        18 days ago

        OK, it wasn’t rendering properly for me the first time I saw it

        • INeedMana@piefed.zipEnglish
          1·
          18 days ago

          Huh. What are you viewing with?

          1. test
            paragaph
          • point
          1. test
          • point

          EDIT: You’re right. Apparently Lemmy needs 3 spaces before a sub-level, where PieFed is happy with 2

          1. fixed
            paragraph
            • point
          2. fixed
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