Thanks for watching and commenting. Vaesen was 12. It would have scored higher if it wasn’t for the Year Zero system which I hate. Love the world and idea behind it. I’m yet to get Gods, I’m waiting for the recent crowdfund to release which I backer. I like Holler too which seems the same kind of world but using the SWADE rules
I was trying to come up with a list, but I realized that, in spite of liking Horror a lot, I haven't played many different games. I've played and run a lot of Call of Cthulhu over the years, and it's probably my number one. Overall, it's probably my favorite RPG. Otherwise, I've played All Flesh Must Be Eaten, which was good. A bit crunchy for my tastes. I've played one game of Thousand Year Old Vampire, which was excellent. It's a solo game, so it's sort of its own thing. And I've played the new Alien RPG a few times, which I loved. Oh, and back in the late 90s, I played a few sessions of Unknown Armies. That might be it. I've certainly run horror scenarios for games, including a session of The Babylon Project (Babylon 5 RPG) that totally ripped off the film Event Horizon. But the overall campaign wasn't horror-themed. I think Call of Cthulhu was always our default Horror game. I know it's mine now. I lean more toward Cosmic Horror VS traditional cryptids or religious Horror (ghosts, demons, etc.). So much so that when ghosts or vampires appear in Call of Cthulhu modules or campaigns, I either drop them or re-write what they are. I've read other Horror games, but never gotten them to the table. I was one of the first people to buy Vampire the Masquerade when it first arrived at my local game store. I think it was the owner of the shop, then me. I read it and loved it. At the time I was reading the P.N. Elrod Vampire Files series & cranking Concrete Blonde in my Walkman, so VtM was a pretty fantastic find. I went on to buy a bunch of the books, including Werewolf and Wraith. But I never ended up playing in a game. Closest I came to playing in any World of Darkness game was when I played for six months in an Ars Magica game that was a hodgepodge of 1st-3rd Ed. But the guy running it didn't like what White Wolf had done with trying to connect it to WoD, so he didn't use that stuff.
Firstly, let me say thank you for taking the time to write and share this. I love waking up to people commenting on my videos. You have some really good choices here and I'm glad to see CoC up at the top. I think it's a great default to go to for horror. I have sellers regret over 1000 year old vampire as it left my collection without me playing. I found the book just too beautiful to write in and as a dyslexic, I really struggled to focus enough to play it through. Ars magica is a great game, I think it has some on the best magic rules out there. However, I'm sad for you for buying and then not playing the World of Darkness books. They are (as you can see from this list) wonderful. Oh as for Aliens, which is a great game, check out Mothership which is the reason I let Aliens leave my shelf
@@Dungeonsanddyslexia I went in reverse with Mothership. I read that first and really liked it. Then Alien came out and I dropped Mothership, because Alien's system really worked for me. But now, I'm maybe coming back around. I still have my "0 edition" rulebook, but I'm thinking about grabbing the 1st Ed box of Mothership. I may end up keeping both on my shelf. I totally understand about the focus with Thousand Year Old Vampire. I have struggled to find an in-person group (even before the pandemic) since getting back into the hobby in 2019. So, I've been trying to experiment with solo RPGs. But I have a really hard time focusing on them. I definitely didn't write in my copy, though. It was too beautiful. I used 3X5 cards to write my memories.
@@matthewconstantine5015 Don't get me wrong, I love the Aliens game. I think it's the best version of the Year Zero engine but where i falls down for me is replayability. The cimamatic experiences are some of the best I've played, I really enojy semi co-op games and I still want to play the final part. Why I prefer MS now it it's just so simple and fast and it feels like I can do my own thing with it. Do you have a group now? I'm hearing people saying it's becoming harder and harder to find a game.
@@Dungeonsanddyslexia I don't have an in-person group. I've been playing in an online Traveller game for a couple years, and it's great. But I miss in-person gaming. I'm an introverted recluse by nature, but I actually love the social aspect of sitting around a table with folks, sharing meals, creating stories and memories. My wife & I recently relocated from the outer suburbs to the actual city of Washington DC, so I'm hoping I can find a group here. Though there seems to be an eerie radio silence when it comes to gamers in this town. Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle? Lots of online representation. DC? Nothing. Or someone will say, "I'm in the DC area" and then you find out they're an hour or more drive away, completely unreachable by bus or train. And we don't own a car. An acquaintance has approached me about maybe running D&D (fingers crossed, I can shift that to something like Dragonbane) for her child and his friend. They're very, very young though, and I don't have much experience being around kids. So, we'll see if that happens and how it goes.
I guess that’s the issue with how vast the US is. Your state’s are bigger than my country lol. Though it’s harder enough finding a group but once you do, it’s equally hard keeping it together. Glad you’re finding playing online with Traveller. It’s still to really hit my table, but one day..one day I think 5e is a great place to start with younger players as it’s simple to pick up. Run a 1-4 level mini adventure from the beginners and then once hooked, move to Dragonbane 👍
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I agree with Stay Alive. Ones not on your list: Old Gods of Appalachia and Vaesen
Thanks for watching and commenting. Vaesen was 12. It would have scored higher if it wasn’t for the Year Zero system which I hate. Love the world and idea behind it.
I’m yet to get Gods, I’m waiting for the recent crowdfund to release which I backer. I like Holler too which seems the same kind of world but using the SWADE rules
Yeah I wanted to keep my 🏴☠️ ship 😂
You loved it really 😂
I was trying to come up with a list, but I realized that, in spite of liking Horror a lot, I haven't played many different games. I've played and run a lot of Call of Cthulhu over the years, and it's probably my number one. Overall, it's probably my favorite RPG.
Otherwise, I've played All Flesh Must Be Eaten, which was good. A bit crunchy for my tastes. I've played one game of Thousand Year Old Vampire, which was excellent. It's a solo game, so it's sort of its own thing. And I've played the new Alien RPG a few times, which I loved. Oh, and back in the late 90s, I played a few sessions of Unknown Armies. That might be it. I've certainly run horror scenarios for games, including a session of The Babylon Project (Babylon 5 RPG) that totally ripped off the film Event Horizon. But the overall campaign wasn't horror-themed.
I think Call of Cthulhu was always our default Horror game. I know it's mine now. I lean more toward Cosmic Horror VS traditional cryptids or religious Horror (ghosts, demons, etc.). So much so that when ghosts or vampires appear in Call of Cthulhu modules or campaigns, I either drop them or re-write what they are. I've read other Horror games, but never gotten them to the table.
I was one of the first people to buy Vampire the Masquerade when it first arrived at my local game store. I think it was the owner of the shop, then me. I read it and loved it. At the time I was reading the P.N. Elrod Vampire Files series & cranking Concrete Blonde in my Walkman, so VtM was a pretty fantastic find. I went on to buy a bunch of the books, including Werewolf and Wraith. But I never ended up playing in a game. Closest I came to playing in any World of Darkness game was when I played for six months in an Ars Magica game that was a hodgepodge of 1st-3rd Ed. But the guy running it didn't like what White Wolf had done with trying to connect it to WoD, so he didn't use that stuff.
Firstly, let me say thank you for taking the time to write and share this. I love waking up to people commenting on my videos.
You have some really good choices here and I'm glad to see CoC up at the top. I think it's a great default to go to for horror. I have sellers regret over 1000 year old vampire as it left my collection without me playing. I found the book just too beautiful to write in and as a dyslexic, I really struggled to focus enough to play it through.
Ars magica is a great game, I think it has some on the best magic rules out there. However, I'm sad for you for buying and then not playing the World of Darkness books. They are (as you can see from this list) wonderful.
Oh as for Aliens, which is a great game, check out Mothership which is the reason I let Aliens leave my shelf
@@Dungeonsanddyslexia I went in reverse with Mothership. I read that first and really liked it. Then Alien came out and I dropped Mothership, because Alien's system really worked for me. But now, I'm maybe coming back around. I still have my "0 edition" rulebook, but I'm thinking about grabbing the 1st Ed box of Mothership. I may end up keeping both on my shelf.
I totally understand about the focus with Thousand Year Old Vampire. I have struggled to find an in-person group (even before the pandemic) since getting back into the hobby in 2019. So, I've been trying to experiment with solo RPGs. But I have a really hard time focusing on them. I definitely didn't write in my copy, though. It was too beautiful. I used 3X5 cards to write my memories.
@@matthewconstantine5015 Don't get me wrong, I love the Aliens game. I think it's the best version of the Year Zero engine but where i falls down for me is replayability. The cimamatic experiences are some of the best I've played, I really enojy semi co-op games and I still want to play the final part. Why I prefer MS now it it's just so simple and fast and it feels like I can do my own thing with it.
Do you have a group now? I'm hearing people saying it's becoming harder and harder to find a game.
@@Dungeonsanddyslexia I don't have an in-person group. I've been playing in an online Traveller game for a couple years, and it's great. But I miss in-person gaming. I'm an introverted recluse by nature, but I actually love the social aspect of sitting around a table with folks, sharing meals, creating stories and memories.
My wife & I recently relocated from the outer suburbs to the actual city of Washington DC, so I'm hoping I can find a group here. Though there seems to be an eerie radio silence when it comes to gamers in this town. Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle? Lots of online representation. DC? Nothing. Or someone will say, "I'm in the DC area" and then you find out they're an hour or more drive away, completely unreachable by bus or train. And we don't own a car.
An acquaintance has approached me about maybe running D&D (fingers crossed, I can shift that to something like Dragonbane) for her child and his friend. They're very, very young though, and I don't have much experience being around kids. So, we'll see if that happens and how it goes.
I guess that’s the issue with how vast the US is. Your state’s are bigger than my country lol. Though it’s harder enough finding a group but once you do, it’s equally hard keeping it together. Glad you’re finding playing online with Traveller. It’s still to really hit my table, but one day..one day
I think 5e is a great place to start with younger players as it’s simple to pick up. Run a 1-4 level mini adventure from the beginners and then once hooked, move to Dragonbane 👍
I have to say, I’m one of those that are precious over my character as you well know but I did enjoy wild frontiers….death was fun 😂😂
Agreed. The way the funnel system works to create your 1st level character is great fun