How to play Percy jackson is a game called Scion. Its 3 books, Scion: Heroes, Scion: Demigods, and Scion: Gods. It's perfect for the theme of Percy Jackson
As someone who has run a lot of Changeling the Lost games, I too share your feelings towards it, and I was drawn to it and it’s setting immediately. Honestly I am a fan of most of your list here for all the same reasons. Also, love the content you do. Thanks for all the work you do!
I am old so these are all probably before your time but: War Hammer FRP 1e Traveller 1st edition TORG The Possibility Wars Living Steel Aftermath! Champions I also owned Cyborg Commando from Gary Gygax but it was not good (imho)
There is a GM called ThatBronzeGirl on twitch that expressed interest in running Changeling. Her cast fell through and it never happened. But if you need a GM for it in the future, she's a great storyteller. 🥳🥳
Well I hope that you would do more power by the apocalypse games as it is I'm thinking about really looking into doing some more for one thing I'll be honest I'm not really as much into the crunchiness of official dungeons & dragons CorePower by the apocalypse is a lot more similar to how my group tends to play dungeons & dragons very much rules light. But when you were describing what are hearts the first thing that came to my mind is you could actually use this to play Shazam. Because that's exactly what Shazam is is he's an ordinary boy when he says the word Shazam he turns into a superhero using the glitter heart book.
Tails of Equestrian is awesome. Simple mechanics, easy to get into.. However, I wouldn't call it a d20 system. It has more similarities to Savage Worlds than d&d. Very glad it made your list x
I absolutely love the World of Darkness splats (e.g. Vampire, Werewolf, Changeling) for both the New WoD and the Old WoD. Not sure what they changed when they migrated New WoD to Chronicles of Darkness. Changeling the Lost was my favorite, but I ran a game that was predominately a Vampire the Requiem setting, but the players were a diverse cast of Vampires, Werewolves, Mages, Changelings, and Geists. One of each actually. It was a fun game, and everyone enjoyed it. Promethean is the Frankenstein splat by the way. It is too bad you never got to play, else I believe Changeling the Lost would have been much higher on your list.
Tails o Equestria is one of my favorites. There is a fan made expansion that does Tails of Fallout Equestria that adds a lot more content to the game and overhauls the combat system but still keeps it fast and engaging. Its meant for Post Apocalyptic but it can do just about any other time period as well.
Fun fact, I played World of Darkness before I played Dungeons & Dragons Vampire the Masquerade was my second ever tabletop RPG (the first one being the Czech game "Dračí Doupě" - said game is so popular in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, that when the D&D movie came out over here, the distributor got the rights to re-name it after this game instead) After that I switched to the new World of Darkness, which I loved as it made mixed parties more viable (technically possible in old World of Darkness, but extremely unbalanced) I played an old crusty fisherman who could turn into a giant Catfish, and was teamed-up with a Changeling with gold-plated skin, and a cheerleader with a baseball bat and a shotgun Magical girls and Power Rangers have more in common than many people realize. The transforming magical girl genera is a sub-genera of the transforming hero genera, which includes the likes of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai (which Power Rangers was directly based on) Also, slightly disappointed at the lack of mentions of Exalted and Dark Heresy (or the other Warhammer based RPGs)
White Wolf Studios did sue over Underworld. I don't know about it being from someone's campaign, not something I heard from back then, but it was a case over plagiarism for sure.
Tales of Equestria is very endearing in a good way. Like, combat encounters are called "scuffles" and everyone has such wholesome names. There's little downside too, the villains and challenges are just as difficult as anything in 5e, yet somehow are all naturally G-rated. It's innocence is so genuinely entertaining, and it makes for a very memorable play experiance.
The World of Darkness went through it's apocalypse, that's why the chronicles of darkness came to be. Hunters: the reckoning was part of that apocalypse. Tales of Equestria sounds like Savage Worlds. Dice chart sounds like it's out of Lone Wolf. Palladium really needed to tone their rules down. You need to look at Doctor Who RPG and Mutants and Masterminds RPG.
I never played a tabletop rpg, just video games. However I would love to play D&D and Pathfinder and eventually create my own tabletop RPG. As someone who wants to be a game developer I think it's important to play games to get inspiration. Not only that, but reading books and watching shows and movies is another way to get inspiration.
I'm a fan of Fragged Empire. I've only been able to run it for one campaign before my players wanted to switch back to 5e, but I had a blast running it.
Old WoD all had end of the world stuff built in. They decided to end everything. NWoD is not related aside from borrowing some things, but it's a whole new world, no real relation to what came before. Old WoD was far better when it came to the story. They just came out recently with a 5th Edition that kinda picks back up after the end of the world events from the Old World of Darkness. I think Vampire is the only one out so far though.
I'm a big fan of Dusk City Outlaws, its a fantasy heist RPG which uses a d100 system. scratchpadpublishing.com/dco-info It's a 'play out of the box' RPG, so its pretty good for when you decide to play a game but don't have anything prepared.
Since when are all RPG's called TTRPG? I thought only the systems designed for minitiature use like D&D 3.5+, the Dark Eye 4.1+ or Pathfinder 1+ are called tabletop rpgs and I wondered why you have mentioned only storytelling systems in the beginning, but it looks like the naming has changed in my 40 year old rpg playing history without me noticing it. )-;
I'm not sure the exact particulars, as I am a youngin at 26, but i have an idea. I think ttrpg is being used to differentiate it from video game rpgs, even though rpgs came first. I personally think video game rpgs should just be called adventure games.
Gotta be honest, I hadn't watched this video since it came out and wasn't going to, because I was only really interested in the D&D news videos. The only reason I did end up watching it was because it came up on autoplay and I couldn't be bothered skipping it, but now that I've seen it I think this is my favourite Nerd Immersion video I've watched so far. After it finished I had to put it on again in the loungeroom to make my roommates all watch it too.
I've played the first World of Darkness extensively, including the Rage card game. I still have all my stuff. It's one of the best RPGs I've ever played both in lore and in mechanics. (I love classless systems!)
SCION is your Percy Jackson game, and good news for you it's a White Wolf game so much of the system will look familiar to you. I'd also like to shine some love on a few extra awesome games that I either love or am dying to play. Cortex System powers Serenity and Battlestar Galactica. It's great fun and very dynamic in a way similar to how you described the Buffyverse/Evil Dead games. Highly recommended if you can find it since it's out of print. There's a new Firefly rpg which I've not gotten to play, but I expect it's similar. Green Ronin's Adventure Game Engine powers several games including Dragon AGE, The Expanse RPG, and their Fantasy AGE/Modern AGE generic books. I absolutely love this system and I really wish GR would give it more support. It's a 3d6 system so it's super low barrier of entry and highly versatile. Among the old World of Darkness games, my favorite was Demon the Fallen. You need a mature group to play, but you can tell some incredibly moving stories with this. Finally two games that I'd love to get the chance to play one of these days: In Nomine and Star Trek Adventures. I've only ever had these recommended to me, but everything I've heard makes them sound really excellent. Maybe someday. Oh, and honorable mention to Mouse Guard for being both adorable and scarring.
It wouldn't be immersion if you were curt in your explanations. Thank toy for enjoying the hobby and letting us in in some great games. Btw there's a lesser known White Wolf RPG from here 90s, based on three Street Fighter video games. I believe there are only 4 books to the whole thing but it's fun, and answers the question we've all been dying to know the answer to: can you Hadoken a vampire to death? Turns out you can!
Invisible Sun (I HIGHLY recommend this game!) Genesys FFG Star Wars Savage Worlds Deadlands Blades in the Dark Cypher System Dusk City Outlaws Funny thing: I’m relatively new to 5e.
Seriously, no mention of GURPS or Call of Cthulu at all, and only a passing mention of Shadowrun? What kind of ttrpg nerd are you? Lol, just teasing you, but leaving those out is a travesty. Props for all the World of Darkness mentions though. Vampire was my very first rpg. Good times.
Hunter the reckoning is a cool setting, but I'm not a fan of the white wolf mechanics. One I'd recommend checking out, if you want a sci-fi game, is Modiphius' Infinity Role Playing Game based on the Miniatures Game by Corvus Belli.
No Call of Cthulhu? No Paranoia? No Vampire? No Traveler? No Star Wars? This list is definitely a polar opposite of mine. And little use to most people since half of your recommendations are out of print and/or very niche ... But you do you. Hahaha
First off, your list is great - I was a huge fan of Hunter: The Vigil, but I was legitimately shocked to see BTVS, ANGEL and AOD as you’re #1. I loved this game when it came out, I was even a playtester on that game. (Credited in the Angel Core)
Hunter the Reckoning is set in a classic world of darkness unique from the rest of the games and isn't directly compatible. Cinematic Unisystem is what All Flesh Must Be Eaten also uses, so you should enjoy it.
You should check out Savage Worlds. It's super adaptable for any setting to be as powerful or as brutal as you like. Super easy to learn, plus they have a Deadlands port which works pretty well. Fun system and character creation is also fun. It gives a pulp fiction kinda vibe to me.
Some off those are pretty obscure, surprised these weren't on your list 1) Savage World Fantasy - a very clean, simple and fast system to master. 2) Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG - which plays very much like olde school D&D and has large following.
I have fond memories of playing TMNT back in the day. Still remember my Main Character 'Rabid Rabitt' . Awesome bipedal Rabitt with one too many movie cliches and a Rambo attitude. Good Times.
LOL white wolf 🐺 games 1. Vampire the Masquerade 2. Werewolf the Apokolyps 3. Mage the ascension 4. Changing the Dreaminh 5. Wraith (not giest) the oblivion 6. Mummy the resurrection 7. Demon the fallen 8. Promethus the creation?? 9. Hunter the reckoning The underworld movies came off of a white wolf novel called Blood and Chocolate The supernatural creatures aren't hidden by a mist, minus the changelings. They all just stay hidden in the world by standing in plain sight. Vampires have mind manipulation to help preserve the masquerade. While Werewolves have the Delirium they induce when mortals sees them in their Crinos form (or the wolfman) where they justify what they saw. Mages have paradox that attack them when they show magic to the sleepers (non supernatural people). Changeling have chemeristy to obscure the view of sight of the true nature of the world. And hide behind their seeming Demons have mind manipulation. Mummies have ways to hide, The prometheans are the Frankenstein and i dont remember enough about them. Then you had humans that were ghost hunters that would jump out their body but nothing is actually seen by mortals. And wraith are ghost. Hunters are normal mortals imbued with powers from God yes that is capital G. Everything else you had right on them. The old system the end of the world happen then they launched the new system which bombed and was a massive failure. Was horrible really was it sounds better than it runs and plays. You had 4th ed 1. Vampire tge Requiem 2. Werewolf the Forsake 3. Mage the Awakening 4. Changling and the title you presented 5. Hunter the vigil All these 4th edition ones failed so bad that Mark Rien-hegan sold tge white wolf company due to constant harassment and death threats (stupid i know) but this is an example of how bad the system was. Then there is 5th edition which is amazing you should look them up. 5th edition has 1. Vampire the Masquerade This is set 20 years later from the 1995 nights of tge Vampire the Masquerade 3rd or revised. FYI I was good friends with Mark rien-hegan the creator of the original white wolf. And played it at Gencon when no vampires had powers or clans lol. Anytime you want some 411 on world of darkness or white wolf related titles git me up in DMS I run a 5th edition game of Vampire again hit me up in DMS Also the additional side books from 3rd were 1. Kindred of the East - modern nights 2. Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom - modern nights 3. VTM Dark Ages - the dark ages 4. VTM Victorian Ages - Victorian agaes AFMBE - All Flesh Must Be Eaten is an great RPG 👍 You should also try Exalted This is a D&D meets Anime white wolf style great game Really I couldn't stand the system on Buffy. Angel, AoD it had many issues with DM abuse 😆 Hopefully you read this and reply stay awesome 👌
Through the Breach was an interesting TTRPG i never got the chance to run, but mechanic use a deck of standard playing cards instead of dice and character creation had a sudo-tarot card reading element to it. other RPGs i enjoyed a bit was The Iron Kingdoms RPG, its mulit-career & archetype systems made characters creation simple, but interesting
As a kid, I enjoyed playing the Palladium Role Playing Game, Rifts, TMNT, and Rolemaster (the % dice tables to roll on for criticals or fumbles were fun). I tried GURPS from Steve Jackson games and it seemed to have potential but didn't spend much time with it. I also tried Marvel Superheroes roleplaying game but it seemed a little difficult to play. I never played any White Wolf games or Buffy games. I also tried one of the Shadowrun editions but it never caught on with my other friends.
One of my favorite quotes is from the Defense Creed in Hunter: The Reckoning - "Some people say the world is going to hell. They're wrong. Hell is coming to the world, and we're the thin red line."
Hes pre recorded a lot for while hes on vacation, plus all the work hes done in his garage i believe, plus there was the washing machine issues & all the random D&D stuff thats had him makin vids nonstop. Mans definitely tired, but on a well deserved vacation right now.
8. TSR's Old Marvel Super-Heroes (FASERIP), Classic! Play into marvel universe will all NPCs sheets there. 7. Vampire the Mascarade/Werewolf the Apocalypse, Beautiful setting, not so good system. 6. G.U.R.P.S. (Fantasy supplements) Can be really detailed to whatever you want to do from called shots to any kind power. Gurps magic with prerequisite spells for new spells are great. 5. DC Heroes/Blood of Heroes. Best super heroes system I've player so far. 4. M.E.R.P. (Rolemaster mixed, and later H.A.R.P.), It's all about visceral combat, critical that really mean consequences. 3. Twilight 2000 Best character creation system ever, can be unfair but do immersive. 2. Gurps ( Cyberpunk and other modern) Extremely easy to build any modern/future setting with generic system. 1. FATE Dresden Files Where I aim to play my "world of Darkness" nowadays. Honorable mention to AD&D 2nd. Ed.
I like other options. I really liked Aces and Eights (reloaded). It’s basically old west TTRPG with out magic or any weird steam punk stuff. Gun fights are fast and deadly. I also love Adventures in Middle Earth but it’s basically 5e
@nerdimmersion. Ted if you like Channeling, check the lore from Wraith the Oblivion (WoD), there are even mechanics for the players run your Shadow, your Darkside. Really dark, gritty and downward the spiral.
Huh, I'm rather surprised at the number of TTRPGS games there are (obviously, not all are shown here, but still). Also, I'm surprised that more people aren't familiar with Palladium, an Rifts specifically.
No Rifts SWADE. :( It's soooooo different to earlier Palladium. Worth another look in. My group started playing over a year ago when our D&D 5e GM went MIA. Never regretted it.
Witchcraft & Wizadry is a system that is based in Harry Potter. Its created by a GM(Wacksteven) from the twitch channel Tablestory. They also have a RUclips channel.
You might want to try GURPS, and the multitude of books for it that detail some realy awesome things. Some of my favorites are GURPS Banestorm and GURPS Martial Arts.
Wow, talk about nostalgia flashbacks. My friends and I back in high school became friends with the creators at Palladium Games back in the 80s (they would frequent the comic shop we all hung out at). We would help unload shipments at their warehouse and we were paid in RPG books so we all ended up with basically every single book they released throughout the 80s. Good times :) (and oh god do I feel really old now LOL)
My personal choice for GMing is Rolemaster Standard System.. in this system there are packages of skills characters can learn: However just about any character can learn any skill package. This leads to combinations running in the trillions.
I don't understand what was so good about Buddy/Army of Darkness etc - was the system very good compared to d20? Was it that it was based around a tv series so it was really innovative about how it was run? ty
i had the turtles games (and rifts and robotech), but never played them. as teens, the weg star wars and ghostbusters games are the ones we tried (plus d&d). tried a little gamma world too. the one game i loved reading but never got a chance to play was feng shui, my friends all got out of ttrpgs by then. :(
I am playing a pooka in changeling the dreaming based on Tommy Chong, who becomes a coyote and has a sidekick based on Cheech Marin, who becomes a Chihuahua, and we are the Peyote Coyote and Ghanja Chihuahua
The nearest fully fleshed out thing for Percy Jackson is Scion. Lots of elements for the children of gods but it isn't the same as the actual setting. As typical with white wolf it is a bit more adult in presentation.
Honestly while most didn't like it hunter is either my favorite r second favorite in the series. It's great for storytellers who have experience with other games and players who have no idea. I love the game and I would love to run it again
The storyteller system is hands down my favorite ttrpg, I’d be down to run a changing game or a straight up WoD game for you and a few players @Nerdimmersion
@Matt Lynn it could be very Anita, but you'll need a group who're very... comfortable... with each other. I'd make 100% sure everyone's on board for that kinda game before you even make characters.
Plaid My Little Pony with our group. My wife’s introduction to being a GM. It was fun to play. Simple, quick, and it makes the players get more evolved in the story.
I always saw My Little Pony as an attempt to have a rated G/PG system that is fully developed and yet you can introduce kids to without giving them nightmares.
I tend to prefer generic systems. Fate, Savage World, Cyphers. I like worlds that build off of those but the world has never been the draw of a system for me, usually I can adapt it anyways. I do really want to try Knives in the Dark though...
I'll second Changling...it (and my personal favorite Sin Eaters) are fantastic for some creepy vibes or otherworldly weirdness. If you're looking for weird btw, I'd also suggest the game Troika. Very bizarre in a "Douglas Adams / Terry Pratchett" kind of bizarre.
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How to play Percy jackson is a game called Scion. Its 3 books, Scion: Heroes, Scion: Demigods, and Scion: Gods. It's perfect for the theme of Percy Jackson
Thank you!
Scion also just got a second edition!!
Was just about to post a comment about this. Hands down best way to play a Percy Jackson themed game.
Was gonna recommend checking out the first dresden files rpg by Evil Hat, but sounds like Scion is an even better fit.
@@belist2 i got turned off hard by the art of scion 2e
As someone who has run a lot of Changeling the Lost games, I too share your feelings towards it, and I was drawn to it and it’s setting immediately. Honestly I am a fan of most of your list here for all the same reasons. Also, love the content you do. Thanks for all the work you do!
I am old so these are all probably before your time but:
War Hammer FRP 1e
Traveller 1st edition
TORG The Possibility Wars
Living Steel
Aftermath!
Champions
I also owned Cyborg Commando from Gary Gygax but it was not good (imho)
There is a GM called ThatBronzeGirl on twitch that expressed interest in running Changeling. Her cast fell through and it never happened. But if you need a GM for it in the future, she's a great storyteller. 🥳🥳
Well I hope that you would do more power by the apocalypse games as it is I'm thinking about really looking into doing some more for one thing I'll be honest I'm not really as much into the crunchiness of official dungeons & dragons CorePower by the apocalypse is a lot more similar to how my group tends to play dungeons & dragons very much rules light. But when you were describing what are hearts the first thing that came to my mind is you could actually use this to play Shazam. Because that's exactly what Shazam is is he's an ordinary boy when he says the word Shazam he turns into a superhero using the glitter heart book.
H.E.R.O system is hands down my favorite ttrpg
"... is a Palladium RPG..."
(Sweats and starts having Rifts flashbacks... SDC... Megadamages... Can't dodge 4 missiles... Psychic potential...)
Tails of Equestrian is awesome. Simple mechanics, easy to get into..
However, I wouldn't call it a d20 system. It has more similarities to Savage Worlds than d&d.
Very glad it made your list x
I still have soft spots for Hong Kong Action Theatre and Feng Shui.. these days its all Fantasy A/G/E/ for me. Your list was very interesting.
I absolutely love the World of Darkness splats (e.g. Vampire, Werewolf, Changeling) for both the New WoD and the Old WoD. Not sure what they changed when they migrated New WoD to Chronicles of Darkness. Changeling the Lost was my favorite, but I ran a game that was predominately a Vampire the Requiem setting, but the players were a diverse cast of Vampires, Werewolves, Mages, Changelings, and Geists. One of each actually. It was a fun game, and everyone enjoyed it. Promethean is the Frankenstein splat by the way.
It is too bad you never got to play, else I believe Changeling the Lost would have been much higher on your list.
Tails o Equestria is one of my favorites. There is a fan made expansion that does Tails of Fallout Equestria that adds a lot more content to the game and overhauls the combat system but still keeps it fast and engaging. Its meant for Post Apocalyptic but it can do just about any other time period as well.
Fun fact, I played World of Darkness before I played Dungeons & Dragons
Vampire the Masquerade was my second ever tabletop RPG (the first one being the Czech game "Dračí Doupě" - said game is so popular in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, that when the D&D movie came out over here, the distributor got the rights to re-name it after this game instead)
After that I switched to the new World of Darkness, which I loved as it made mixed parties more viable (technically possible in old World of Darkness, but extremely unbalanced)
I played an old crusty fisherman who could turn into a giant Catfish, and was teamed-up with a Changeling with gold-plated skin, and a cheerleader with a baseball bat and a shotgun
Magical girls and Power Rangers have more in common than many people realize. The transforming magical girl genera is a sub-genera of the transforming hero genera, which includes the likes of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai (which Power Rangers was directly based on)
Also, slightly disappointed at the lack of mentions of Exalted and Dark Heresy (or the other Warhammer based RPGs)
I'm just not familiar otherwise I'm sure they'd be on here!
White Wolf Studios did sue over Underworld. I don't know about it being from someone's campaign, not something I heard from back then, but it was a case over plagiarism for sure.
Tales of Equestria is very endearing in a good way. Like, combat encounters are called "scuffles" and everyone has such wholesome names. There's little downside too, the villains and challenges are just as difficult as anything in 5e, yet somehow are all naturally G-rated. It's innocence is so genuinely entertaining, and it makes for a very memorable play experiance.
The World of Darkness went through it's apocalypse, that's why the chronicles of darkness came to be. Hunters: the reckoning was part of that apocalypse. Tales of Equestria sounds like Savage Worlds. Dice chart sounds like it's out of Lone Wolf. Palladium really needed to tone their rules down. You need to look at Doctor Who RPG and Mutants and Masterminds RPG.
I never played a tabletop rpg, just video games. However I would love to play D&D and Pathfinder and eventually create my own tabletop RPG. As someone who wants to be a game developer I think it's important to play games to get inspiration. Not only that, but reading books and watching shows and movies is another way to get inspiration.
I'm a fan of Fragged Empire. I've only been able to run it for one campaign before my players wanted to switch back to 5e, but I had a blast running it.
Where is me Eldritch Horros...
Wheres my Call of Cthutulu?
Old WoD all had end of the world stuff built in. They decided to end everything. NWoD is not related aside from borrowing some things, but it's a whole new world, no real relation to what came before. Old WoD was far better when it came to the story. They just came out recently with a 5th Edition that kinda picks back up after the end of the world events from the Old World of Darkness. I think Vampire is the only one out so far though.
You should give Marvel Universe Role-Playing Game (MURPG) a try. It's a really fun game if you like superheroes.
I've tried one marvel game. What kind of system is it?
I'm a big fan of Dusk City Outlaws, its a fantasy heist RPG which uses a d100 system. scratchpadpublishing.com/dco-info It's a 'play out of the box' RPG, so its pretty good for when you decide to play a game but don't have anything prepared.
Call of Cthulhu will find you! Later on when you have time. Maybe
i have a top two non dnd/PF. the iron kingdoms rpg and mouseguard
Regarding you scene with Vampires vs Werewolves: Have you seen the Underworld movies? 😉
PAUSE.
Did I just hear that the same people who did DnD made the MLP RPG? Am I misunderstanding?
Wh-who... Who greenlit this? Who said yes to this?
Since when are all RPG's called TTRPG? I thought only the systems designed for minitiature use like D&D 3.5+, the Dark Eye 4.1+ or Pathfinder 1+ are called tabletop rpgs and I wondered why you have mentioned only storytelling systems in the beginning, but it looks like the naming has changed in my 40 year old rpg playing history without me noticing it. )-;
I'm not sure the exact particulars, as I am a youngin at 26, but i have an idea. I think ttrpg is being used to differentiate it from video game rpgs, even though rpgs came first. I personally think video game rpgs should just be called adventure games.
hunter aka buffy the vampire slayer
the mist is called the veil
Ugh is that the bad vampire the requieum throw aways? No thank you, Masquerade 3.5 edition is the vintage superior.
You didn't have 10, and 3 of what you had were the same game.
You sir, really need to play more games.
Teds a Bronie!?
Wait, so no to Vampire: The Masquerade? It's a great TTRPG.
It’s funny this video came out while I was trying to get into the Root RPG
Gotta be honest, I hadn't watched this video since it came out and wasn't going to, because I was only really interested in the D&D news videos. The only reason I did end up watching it was because it came up on autoplay and I couldn't be bothered skipping it, but now that I've seen it I think this is my favourite Nerd Immersion video I've watched so far. After it finished I had to put it on again in the loungeroom to make my roommates all watch it too.
I've played the first World of Darkness extensively, including the Rage card game. I still have all my stuff. It's one of the best RPGs I've ever played both in lore and in mechanics. (I love classless systems!)
Shoutout to Traveller
and sadly the Firefly Rpgs I have that no one plays :/ dam Cortex
SCION is your Percy Jackson game, and good news for you it's a White Wolf game so much of the system will look familiar to you.
I'd also like to shine some love on a few extra awesome games that I either love or am dying to play.
Cortex System powers Serenity and Battlestar Galactica. It's great fun and very dynamic in a way similar to how you described the Buffyverse/Evil Dead games. Highly recommended if you can find it since it's out of print. There's a new Firefly rpg which I've not gotten to play, but I expect it's similar.
Green Ronin's Adventure Game Engine powers several games including Dragon AGE, The Expanse RPG, and their Fantasy AGE/Modern AGE generic books. I absolutely love this system and I really wish GR would give it more support. It's a 3d6 system so it's super low barrier of entry and highly versatile.
Among the old World of Darkness games, my favorite was Demon the Fallen. You need a mature group to play, but you can tell some incredibly moving stories with this.
Finally two games that I'd love to get the chance to play one of these days: In Nomine and Star Trek Adventures. I've only ever had these recommended to me, but everything I've heard makes them sound really excellent. Maybe someday.
Oh, and honorable mention to Mouse Guard for being both adorable and scarring.
HERO System.
If you're willing to put in some work, it'll be good for any genre/setting.
It wouldn't be immersion if you were curt in your explanations. Thank toy for enjoying the hobby and letting us in in some great games.
Btw there's a lesser known White Wolf RPG from here 90s, based on three Street Fighter video games. I believe there are only 4 books to the whole thing but it's fun, and answers the question we've all been dying to know the answer to: can you Hadoken a vampire to death? Turns out you can!
if you like these you should try out DnD. idk if you've heard about it, it's pretty niche
Some of those honorable mentions could have been your 9 and 10 spots. ;)
Changeling the Lost! Such a beautiful game! I’m the same - have the book and looking for someone to run a game I can be a part of.
Invisible Sun (I HIGHLY recommend this game!)
Genesys
FFG Star Wars
Savage Worlds Deadlands
Blades in the Dark
Cypher System
Dusk City Outlaws
Funny thing: I’m relatively new to 5e.
Seriously, no mention of GURPS or Call of Cthulu at all, and only a passing mention of Shadowrun? What kind of ttrpg nerd are you? Lol, just teasing you, but leaving those out is a travesty. Props for all the World of Darkness mentions though. Vampire was my very first rpg. Good times.
Hunter the reckoning is a cool setting, but I'm not a fan of the white wolf mechanics.
One I'd recommend checking out, if you want a sci-fi game, is Modiphius' Infinity Role Playing Game based on the Miniatures Game by Corvus Belli.
No Call of Cthulhu? No Paranoia? No Vampire? No Traveler? No Star Wars?
This list is definitely a polar opposite of mine. And little use to most people since half of your recommendations are out of print and/or very niche ... But you do you. Hahaha
There's no way this list can impress me...
>Tails. Of. Motherbucking. Equestria.
I'm impressed.
I love Palladium Books.
First off, your list is great - I was a huge fan of Hunter: The Vigil, but I was legitimately shocked to see BTVS, ANGEL and AOD as you’re #1.
I loved this game when it came out, I was even a playtester on that game. (Credited in the Angel Core)
Call of Cthulhu is the best
Hunter the Reckoning is set in a classic world of darkness unique from the rest of the games and isn't directly compatible.
Cinematic Unisystem is what All Flesh Must Be Eaten also uses, so you should enjoy it.
Dresden files rolgame base in the saga of books the dresden files by jim butcher
Scion from white wolf or onyx path for percy jackson
You should check out Savage Worlds. It's super adaptable for any setting to be as powerful or as brutal as you like. Super easy to learn, plus they have a Deadlands port which works pretty well. Fun system and character creation is also fun. It gives a pulp fiction kinda vibe to me.
Some off those are pretty obscure, surprised these weren't on your list 1) Savage World Fantasy - a very clean, simple and fast system to master. 2) Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG - which plays very much like olde school D&D and has large following.
I have fond memories of playing TMNT back in the day. Still remember my Main Character 'Rabid Rabitt' . Awesome bipedal Rabitt with one too many movie cliches and a Rambo attitude. Good Times.
The Fate system and Numenera are both great but d20 is my favourite ttrpg, it's 5e made for other any genre and time setting, so much fun!
LOL white wolf 🐺 games
1. Vampire the Masquerade
2. Werewolf the Apokolyps
3. Mage the ascension
4. Changing the Dreaminh
5. Wraith (not giest) the oblivion
6. Mummy the resurrection
7. Demon the fallen
8. Promethus the creation??
9. Hunter the reckoning
The underworld movies came off of a white wolf novel called Blood and Chocolate
The supernatural creatures aren't hidden by a mist, minus the changelings. They all just stay hidden in the world by standing in plain sight.
Vampires have mind manipulation to help preserve the masquerade. While Werewolves have the Delirium they induce when mortals sees them in their Crinos form (or the wolfman) where they justify what they saw.
Mages have paradox that attack them when they show magic to the sleepers (non supernatural people).
Changeling have chemeristy to obscure the view of sight of the true nature of the world. And hide behind their seeming
Demons have mind manipulation.
Mummies have ways to hide,
The prometheans are the Frankenstein and i dont remember enough about them.
Then you had humans that were ghost hunters that would jump out their body but nothing is actually seen by mortals.
And wraith are ghost.
Hunters are normal mortals imbued with powers from God yes that is capital G. Everything else you had right on them.
The old system the end of the world happen then they launched the new system which bombed and was a massive failure. Was horrible really was it sounds better than it runs and plays.
You had 4th ed
1. Vampire tge Requiem
2. Werewolf the Forsake
3. Mage the Awakening
4. Changling and the title you presented
5. Hunter the vigil
All these 4th edition ones failed so bad that Mark Rien-hegan sold tge white wolf company due to constant harassment and death threats (stupid i know) but this is an example of how bad the system was.
Then there is 5th edition which is amazing you should look them up.
5th edition has
1. Vampire the Masquerade
This is set 20 years later from the 1995 nights of tge Vampire the Masquerade 3rd or revised.
FYI I was good friends with Mark rien-hegan the creator of the original white wolf. And played it at Gencon when no vampires had powers or clans lol. Anytime you want some 411 on world of darkness or white wolf related titles git me up in DMS I run a 5th edition game of Vampire again hit me up in DMS
Also the additional side books from 3rd were
1. Kindred of the East - modern nights
2. Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom - modern nights
3. VTM Dark Ages - the dark ages
4. VTM Victorian Ages - Victorian agaes
AFMBE - All Flesh Must Be Eaten is an great RPG 👍
You should also try Exalted
This is a D&D meets Anime white wolf style great game
Really I couldn't stand the system on Buffy. Angel, AoD it had many issues with DM abuse 😆
Hopefully you read this and reply stay awesome 👌
Thanks for history lesson. I really appreciate it!
@@NerdImmersion white wolf is my equally ♥ and favorite system next to D%D
Through the Breach was an interesting TTRPG i never got the chance to run, but mechanic use a deck of standard playing cards instead of dice and character creation had a sudo-tarot card reading element to it.
other RPGs i enjoyed a bit was The Iron Kingdoms RPG, its mulit-career & archetype systems made characters creation simple, but interesting
As a kid, I enjoyed playing the Palladium Role Playing Game, Rifts, TMNT, and Rolemaster (the % dice tables to roll on for criticals or fumbles were fun). I tried GURPS from Steve Jackson games and it seemed to have potential but didn't spend much time with it. I also tried Marvel Superheroes roleplaying game but it seemed a little difficult to play. I never played any White Wolf games or Buffy games. I also tried one of the Shadowrun editions but it never caught on with my other friends.
Also, i didnt until today know how big of a gap in our ages there is. Buffy fandon covers a wide swath indeed
One of my favorite quotes is from the Defense Creed in Hunter: The Reckoning -
"Some people say the world is going to hell. They're wrong. Hell is coming to the world, and we're the thin red line."
Don't know if it is your lighting or actuality, but you look tired with bags under your eyes.
Hes pre recorded a lot for while hes on vacation, plus all the work hes done in his garage i believe, plus there was the washing machine issues & all the random D&D stuff thats had him makin vids nonstop. Mans definitely tired, but on a well deserved vacation right now.
It's rude to comment on people's appearance, especially during a global pandemic.
8. TSR's Old Marvel Super-Heroes (FASERIP),
Classic! Play into marvel universe will all NPCs sheets there.
7. Vampire the Mascarade/Werewolf the Apocalypse,
Beautiful setting, not so good system.
6. G.U.R.P.S. (Fantasy supplements)
Can be really detailed to whatever you want to do from called shots to any kind power. Gurps magic with prerequisite spells for new spells are great.
5. DC Heroes/Blood of Heroes.
Best super heroes system I've player so far.
4. M.E.R.P. (Rolemaster mixed, and later H.A.R.P.),
It's all about visceral combat, critical that really mean consequences.
3. Twilight 2000
Best character creation system ever, can be unfair but do immersive.
2. Gurps ( Cyberpunk and other modern)
Extremely easy to build any modern/future setting with generic system.
1. FATE Dresden Files
Where I aim to play my "world of Darkness" nowadays.
Honorable mention to AD&D 2nd. Ed.
I like other options. I really liked Aces and Eights (reloaded). It’s basically old west TTRPG with out magic or any weird steam punk stuff. Gun fights are fast and deadly.
I also love Adventures in Middle Earth but it’s basically 5e
1. GURPS
2. BESM
3. Dogs in the Vineyard
4. Deadlands
5. Creepypasta (Which is a surprisingly good system, better than CoC I'd say, and cheap too )
@nerdimmersion. Ted if you like Channeling, check the lore from Wraith the Oblivion (WoD), there are even mechanics for the players run your Shadow, your Darkside. Really dark, gritty and downward the spiral.
Being a post apocalyptic trucker is one of my dream stories to write someday. Giant crab truckers sounds like an awesome rpg
TMNT and other Strangeness? HahahaHahah. The Palladium system is possible the worst RPG ever written. And no Runequest? No subscribe for you...
Huh, I'm rather surprised at the number of TTRPGS games there are (obviously, not all are shown here, but still). Also, I'm surprised that more people aren't familiar with Palladium, an Rifts specifically.
No Rifts SWADE. :( It's soooooo different to earlier Palladium. Worth another look in. My group started playing over a year ago when our D&D 5e GM went MIA. Never regretted it.
Witchcraft & Wizadry is a system that is based in Harry Potter. Its created by a GM(Wacksteven) from the twitch channel Tablestory. They also have a RUclips channel.
You might want to try GURPS, and the multitude of books for it that detail some realy awesome things. Some of my favorites are GURPS Banestorm and GURPS Martial Arts.
Wow, talk about nostalgia flashbacks. My friends and I back in high school became friends with the creators at Palladium Games back in the 80s (they would frequent the comic shop we all hung out at). We would help unload shipments at their warehouse and we were paid in RPG books so we all ended up with basically every single book they released throughout the 80s. Good times :) (and oh god do I feel really old now LOL)
My personal choice for GMing is Rolemaster Standard System.. in this system there are packages of skills characters can learn: However just about any character can learn any skill package. This leads to combinations running in the trillions.
the Dracula's America, Scion and Olympus inc. there was one on Kickstarter that failed that always looked cool Demi: labyrinth of the gods
So much game.... so few GMs 😥
I don't understand what was so good about Buddy/Army of Darkness etc - was the system very good compared to d20? Was it that it was based around a tv series so it was really innovative about how it was run?
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This video was 2 years ahead of its time 😂 WotC really fucked up with all the "other rpgs than d&d" videos that sprung up
i had the turtles games (and rifts and robotech), but never played them. as teens, the weg star wars and ghostbusters games are the ones we tried (plus d&d). tried a little gamma world too. the one game i loved reading but never got a chance to play was feng shui, my friends all got out of ttrpgs by then. :(
I am playing a pooka in changeling the dreaming based on Tommy Chong, who becomes a coyote and has a sidekick based on Cheech Marin, who becomes a Chihuahua, and we are the Peyote Coyote and Ghanja Chihuahua
Ten Candles works very well for a one shot tragic horror using actual candles to burn aspects of your character sheet as the darkness takes you.
The nearest fully fleshed out thing for Percy Jackson is Scion. Lots of elements for the children of gods but it isn't the same as the actual setting. As typical with white wolf it is a bit more adult in presentation.
I never knew Buffy/Angel/Army of darkness ttrpgs existed until now. Thank you
Palladium books has LOTS of RPGS, all interchangeable, TMNT is only one of them
If you make it into a top 10 including D&D and Pathfinder where would those rank?
Honestly while most didn't like it hunter is either my favorite r second favorite in the series. It's great for storytellers who have experience with other games and players who have no idea. I love the game and I would love to run it again
If you are looking for something like our favorite lightning thief I would suggest white wolf's Scion rpg
i would love to see tmnt get the Savage World treatment like Rifts and Robotech.
Why The Fuck, do I want to make an absolutly brutal My Little Pony Oneshot?
TMNT was a lot of fun.
What you said is true about Hunter the Rec. You see White Wolf sued Underworld and won.
The storyteller system is hands down my favorite ttrpg, I’d be down to run a changing game or a straight up WoD game for you and a few players @Nerdimmersion
if you were to run a game of Changeling, you might find others who would love the game enough to also be willing to run a game of it
YES! Ninja turtles! I've had that book for decades. Never got a chance to run
I have really enjoyed the Legacy: Life among the ruins game as well as the Mistborn Adventure Game based off of the Brandon Sanderson series.
Hunter reminds me of/sounds like it's akin to Anita Blake or Supernatural.
Yeah its more similar to Supernatural
@@NerdImmersion
Much appreciated Ted. Enjoy vacation/fam.
@Matt Lynn it could be very Anita, but you'll need a group who're very... comfortable... with each other. I'd make 100% sure everyone's on board for that kinda game before you even make characters.
Plaid My Little Pony with our group. My wife’s introduction to being a GM. It was fun to play. Simple, quick, and it makes the players get more evolved in the story.
I always saw My Little Pony as an attempt to have a rated G/PG system that is fully developed and yet you can introduce kids to without giving them nightmares.
I tend to prefer generic systems. Fate, Savage World, Cyphers. I like worlds that build off of those but the world has never been the draw of a system for me, usually I can adapt it anyways. I do really want to try Knives in the Dark though...
I've heard good things
I'll second Changling...it (and my personal favorite Sin Eaters) are fantastic for some creepy vibes or otherworldly weirdness. If you're looking for weird btw, I'd also suggest the game Troika. Very bizarre in a "Douglas Adams / Terry Pratchett" kind of bizarre.
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I missed The Witcher's TTRP
I'm lookin forward to the assassins creed one coming out but it looks more like a board game though will still play it
I totally played hunter the reckoning back in the day and totally forgot about it