Best RPGs to play in 2023 (Sponsored)
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Looking for a new RPG to play in 2023? Whether you love to check out indies or are loking for the first game to try after playing D&D tehre's never been a better time to try out some new games. Not all of these are brand new this year, but they're all things the Dicebreaker team have been loving. From being teen superheroes to solving supernatural mysteries, there's something for every group.
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00:00 Intro
01:03 The One Ring
02:53 Agon
04:49 Masks: A New Generation
06:38 Vaesen
08:26 Dice time
09:10 Kids on Bikes
11:04 Ryuutama
12:55 Cyberpunk Red
15:23 Outro
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Buy Masks: A new Generation here:
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Buy Vaesen here:
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Buy Cyberpunk Red here:
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I started playing other RPGs that aren't D&D after watching the first video you guys put out years back. Now, when I see a video like this, it's an instant click because I like learning about other games that exist, even if I already knew about them
I’m the author of Dark Sky and Blood and Steel and happy to see people are now focusing on all the new TTRPGs out there. Us remaining strong in our belief that coming to the table together to tell stories has not been forgotten.
Have an amazing day and thank you for the excellent content and your takes on the games. Awesome job!!!
Great tips. My copy of The One Ring just arrived, and I can't wait to dig in. Free League has generally been knocking it out of the park, IMHO. I love their take on Bladerunner (the starter set contains one of the most tightly designed investigative adventures I've ever run), and I can also warmly recommend their low-fantasy RPG Forbidden Lands. It's dark and gritty, and certainly not for the faint of heart, but its mechanics make for a superb hex-crawl experience.
Free League are the goats
So glad Agon got a mention! Super fun and very easy to teach new players.
I concur... AGON is an amazing take on classic Greek mythology... simply amazing.
Shadowdark! It's brand new I supported the kickstarter and the physical books have not even shipped yet but I read the pdf and love it.
First time here and the title caught my eye. I would strongly recommend Torg: Eternity! It is a multi genre game to include traditional fantasy, 1930s pulp fiction, pre-historic era, sci-fi amalgamated with the French Inquisition, Victorian Horror, a world of techno demons and occult cyberware, and modern political/corporate intrigue, with zombies. The premise makes sense as these different realities have invaded Earth, so players can stay within one genre or get weird and start mixing genres for a truly unique game experience. It is worth a look.
Got to agree. TORG is a bundle of fun.
Sorry. I really wanted to pay attention to this video but I was so distracted by Maddie’s hair.
Absolutely glorious.
Spire: the city must fall and Heart: the city beneath from Rowan Rook and Decard
I want to throw out the indie publisher 2 Little Mice. They put out Broken Compass which is your Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones and Uncharted themed rpg. But they also did Household which is like a bit of a fantasy esk take on the Borrowers. Its so great and the system is similar to games like Blades in the Dark or Vaesen.
They have also just had their Kickstarter for Outgunned which is action movies themed. Like Die Hard, Ocean's Eleven, James Bond, Kingsman and John Wick.
Been playing a bit of Broken Compass over the summer! Loads of fun.
Totally... and thanks for bringing Broken Compass to the discussion... AMAZING Game...
Just got the physical hardcover of Household and I must say it's a good game (very interesting setting) that kinda reminds me of old cartoons like Snorkels, David the Gnome and a pinch of Demetan Croaker. The system is solid (as with other 2LM books) but I must confess that it was Household's setting/lore what compelled me to take a deeper look...
I did not backed up Outgunned.... though I am beginning to regret it.
I recently found a little one pager called Goblin Punks.
"You're a scrappy little goblin punk.
You mum and dad want you to stay in the grotto and harvest mushrooms.
But to hell with that, it's time for an adventure."
I imagine a setting closer to Beavis and Butthead, or perhaps Bill and Ted than the Shire and Middle earth.
But perhaps these goblins have a bit of Merry and Pippin energy about them.
Sounds good 👍
I'd absolutely recommend the original Symbaroum ttrpg. (there's also a 5e version but i havevnt played it) I think it has the best setting for a dark fantasy rpg. The creators have pitched it as a mix between Princess Mononoke meets game of thrones. I'm introducing the game to my group this week! I'm pretty excited to dive into the game!
thank you... not many people tend to support Symbaroum vanilla ed. I understand why they did what they did... but for me, the original Symbaroum is the way to go: victories are hard earned, exploration is rewarding, is dark, gritty and an interesting take on man vs nature... worth noting the corruption system (this really rings for me).
@@joaquinsanchez8199 love the corruption system. Delta Green's Impossible Landscapes has another interesting corruption system that is GM facing to that is super cool to keep the players fully surprised by the weird.
Veasen is always a game I promote if anyone say RPG. Not even DnD or Pathfinder.
Veasen
Call of Chtulu
City of Mist
Kids of Bikes on there too.
Mork Borg, Cyber Borg, Pirate Borg.
I love Cyberpunk Red. But already felt that most people see a different thing what Cyberpunk is.
the thing about Vaesen that I really dig is that... you would normally won't go and just hack and slash the monster. Some of these creatures are way over the PCs ... and either need to be: appeased, contained, convinced, dispelled or otherwise defeated that is not usually resolved by fighting them directly, this take makes the PCs use their wits and mix between their crazy ideas and lore in order to stop the menace.
The One Ring is fabulous if you are looking for a low-magic, exciting/interesting travel mechanics, lore rich, amazing experience. I love the system and the book is super high quality.
Agon and Masks are really excellent games, and I've heard so many good things about Vaesen. (Also, nice work with the fan effect!)
There's life Beyond D&D.
@@kosher8720 Same for me, since 1981 I presented D&D to a lot of people. Not anymore.
Maddie, Love the hair colour!
Great list! We’re currently designing an RPG using Agon’s Paragon SRD and it’s super intuitive.
We played Kids On Bikes as a one shot where I set the players up as the characters from Stranger Things and we played a pretty fun game I wrote based on an imaginary season two-and-a-half (though sadly our craziest player wasn't around so Steve Harrington was in the background).
Also, if we're giving Free League our money - and, really, why wouldn't we? - then I'd put in a shout for the Mutant Year Zero line of things ... we played a series of campaigns the other year, overlapping the game stories, in which I variously played a psychic French cook, a Jihadist rabbit, and a mismatched robot named Scrapman John and his drone sidekick Lil Jon.
The systems are fun and not in the least crunchy - it's the same underlying system in Bladerunner which (some of) Oxventure played the other week, so that gives a reasonable idea.
Starting to get into Coriolis, quite fascinated by the lore.
Thanks for these ideas.
Found some interesting rpg's I've never heard of.
My last group was married to D&D 5E. Getting them to try a different system was impossible.
As it's always been.
I was the kid always checking out new and different games, back to Pacesetter's Chill and up to current Indy games.
Most players just want to stick with what they are familiar with. It's a classic struggle. Good luck! Maybe dally with other gamers online to check out those other games.
If you're running the game, tell them what system you're running and tell them it's not 5E.
The vast majority of players are lazy, and will never attempt to run anything. Simply by being the game master, you get to decide the game
Recently I've been playing Deadlands: The Weird West. We just started a sandbox campaign called Horror on Headstone Hill. Deadlands is a supernatural horror take on the Old West genre. It uses the Savage Worlds ruleset, at least the latest edition does. It's a great game. One of our party is a nun who can produce actual miracles, an Ip-Man inspired chi master martial artist, and my character, a dual-wielding pistolero. It's the first time in a while I've played a non-powered character. It's a refreshing change. I cannot recommend Deadlands enough.
As for other games I love there is Shadowrun (which is a cyberpunk setting with magic, elves, dragons and such), as well as Savage Rifts (another setting blender where tears in space-time bring magic, aliens, demons, and dragons to a futuristic earth).
I've never heard of Agon before, thanks for the heads up! it sounds perfect for me!
Great list. My recommendations are ICRPG, EZD6, and Shadowdark 😊
Your videos definitely were the catalyst for me to try new games. Most recently I've finally gotten around to running Agon (which I picked up based on an older video of yours) I'm also gearing up to try Call of Cthulhu with my group. There are so many cool games out there!
I'm so happy to hear that! Once you start branching out into all the cool indie RPGs out there it's hard to stop isn't it ahhaa - Maddie
Thank you for being transparent about the sponsorship! Really appreciate it
Great suggestions. Absolutely love The One Ring and Vaesen, and I've really enjoyed Cyberpunk 2077 on PC too.
I like the look of Agon... now I'll just have to see if I can pursuade the group to get involved...
Gotta get my plug in for Shadow of the Demon Lord. Great game, easy system, flexible character creation and advancement, and just plain fun. Fading Suns doesn't get enough love either. It's a fun space fantasy that I can't recommend enough.
For the people who bounced off SotDL's (in my opinion, hilarious) poop-centric body horror, Shadow of the Weird Wizard has a kickstarter going. While still not "standard fantasy", it hews a bit more to the familiar tropes and has 90% less poop.
for me my fave rpg world is the world of darkness settings specifically vampire and mage, there is currently vampire 5th edition out and a werewolf 5e being released soon. i have been in a vampire game for many years now and i love the system and the way that instead of playing a hero you are the monsters that go bump in the night
GURPS WoD is my preference there. :P Me, I have issues with the system.
Vaesen rocks! Some other great suggestions here as well. Thanks!
Excellent review & choices, I'll be putting them on my wish-list. Would've been nice if you'd briefly summarised some of the game mechanics as well as the flavour?
I've been playing The Strange Manor by Aaron Drewniak, and Beneath the Dungeon Floor. Now I am trying out Tricube Tales:solo rules.
Basically I'm having a blast going solo. 😊
I've just recently got the Hex Flower by Goblins Henchmen to help with exploring. Not tried it yet.
Honestly, the best Fantasy RPG I can recommend is Knave. I've been running the playtest of 2E with both of my groups, as well as playing a solo game on the side, and I can't get enough of it. It's an OSR-style game that's been made as simple as possible; tailor-made for new players and quick setup. It's easy to understand, fun to play, and the 2E PHB is gonna have random tables for most if not all possible aspects of a game. Not to mention the set of tables for generating a new spell on the fly, which is way more fun than it should be. Should be out around Christmas-ish
Kids on Bikes has been my single best experience running a game in 30 years. I've run 4 campaigns of it and had an absolute blast. It's a system that really gets out of the way, but provides support and tools when you need them.
Got a few of these on the shelf already. I think maybe you should make a video about light vs. crunchy systems. Cuz let's face it, Agon and Cyberpunk are WAY different beasts.
I have been watching a lot of Geek Gamers and Dungeon Dive channels, with a few other channels, to find out which is rules lighter and which is rules crunchy. They are more solo play aimed though.
You might still hopefully find them useful.
Cyberpunk Red specifically? Because it's much less of a crunchy "trad game".
Currently running Blades in the Dark which is great. Next up is the One Ring. I was a big fan of the first edition and I’m looking forward to going back to Middle Earth with the second edition later this year with my group.
With all these narrative RPG's ... I really would like to see a Dicebreaker video on Rolemaster :D
the 'Box Full Of Amazing Crit Fail Tables' system!
I did like the Middle Earth RPG based in the Role master rules. They expanded Middle Earth hugely, with both Campaign and adventure books that were a great read in and of themselves and you could use them to expand your LOTR adventures into areas not covered by the books or films.
@@Thurgosh_OG use a different system, though. :P
Really impressive list! I’ve been running the spectrum of dragon games from the grind of crawling through Torchbearer to the superpowered tactics game ICON. Try out Goblinville! I promise you it’ll be your new favorite fantasy one-shot game, it even comes with two wild hacks for new settings!
Green Ronin just dropped the second edition of Fantasy AGE and the entire world needs to know about it and all the other incredible games in the AGE lines.
Highly recommend City of Mist, and All The Witches (when it releases)- The design and gameplay look really different and interesting.
Been playing Aliens zRPg, as well as the zone Ring if late...about to start Qin with my group.
Really great recommendations
For weekend games we play Lexoccultum, The One Ring 1st Ed, When Worlds Collide. Weekly we play D&D 3.25, next will by Cyberpunk Red and it looks like Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Ed will be making appearances at the weekend next year. Group has played together for +20 years meeting weekly and every 3 months for those epic all day sessions.
For people who like D&D I just want to recommend the hell out of this multiplayer text-based fantasy game called 'Akanbar'.
Average 5-30 people playing at any one time these days and it's so cool and so fun!
If Dicebreaker checked it out and mentioned it in a video I'd be psyched
Ryuutama is an amazing. Was in the KS for it.
Great variety, something for everyone.
It's great to see you plugging The One Ring. It's a great system. However, it is a crime that nobody mentions Earthdawn! It is a glorious dark fantasy rpg with a cool dice system and magnificent background. It was what broke me out of the restrictive systems of D&D way back in the 90s.
Skate Wizards. That is all
Interesting name 🤔 I'm going to check it out.
@terrybeal2252 Bob world builder has a vid on it. Rules light 80s/90s skateboarding wizards. Has a soundtrack that is just perfect lol
@@TheGamingWard Sounds gnarly 😁
I always recommend Paranoia xp.
It's the most chaotic bit of fun and it's super easy to add to.
The game I DM I always try to do fun things to catch people off guard. I'll hide answer sheets under their seats and then during a session I'll give them a pop quiz. You can tell them the paper is there before the quiz and give them 30 seconds to study, or you can give them the quiz and reveal they had the answers all along afterward. I do out of character missions for everyone, where they have to secretly do things like "play a sneaky game of duck, duck, goose without anyone noticing" or "Steal all the pens from the other players," and then if they complete their mission they receive extra points to spend making their rolls easier or making another players harder. I made little players guides out of the Base Guide book that I gave to all my players, after I redacted it to the point of obscurity and added a bunch of contradictory rules, so they inevitably end up arguing about said rules. This, of course, is treasonous behavior, as Troubleshooters with too much knowledge of the rules are probably traitorous commie mutants. The goals of a Paranoia mission are typically pretty mundane, which hides the absurd difficulty of each task. This also means that the missions are really easy to replicate in real life, if you wanted to add an extra layer of immersion to your games, as most of the unrealistic elements of Paranoia tend to occur on the way to the task. (Assign your players to paint a door or screw in a light bulb. Draw a door on some large rolling paper or unscrew a lightbulb somewhere. Just make sure you keep the game going *while* they're doing the task in real life. I highly recommend interrupting them as much as possible and giving them a time limit.)
Honestly, if you end up running a game of Paranoia, I highly suggest you watch a season or two of the British Taskmaster (Season 7 is the best). It's full of great ideas to trick your players into making silly decisions.
Masks has always looked super fun, been really wanting to try it!
It's been one of my favourites this year! - Maddie
I would have liked to know more about what game systems that was used, once PbtA was mentioned but I didn't spot anything else. This felt like it all about setting not much about the games, but one can hope that there will be a follow-up video that is a bit more in depth.
Hello nice to see these recommandations. Living in Germany I have little contact to the games in America. Kids on bikes is a little like "Tales from the loop" here. I totally agree with the one ring. Tolkien lives forever.
May I add some systems. Cthulhu would be nice, Star wars is good for starting, because everyone knows the background. What about Vampire the masquerade - I enjoyed being a Vampire in the 90th. And - as a German I have to say this: The dark eye... ;-)
Cut off a tiny bit early at the end there :D
Yeah, that caught me off guard as I got an advert a second before the end, and once it finished I was like "wha????". 😅
Start the video with subs. Another easter egg 😂
As someone who likes science fiction more than standard fantasy, I want to shout out Starfinder. Very similar to how d&d is played, but you get lasers and space ships
Anything by FreeLeague should be on top of your list to play.
My RED campaign has been going on a whole year now! It's a great system
Monster Care Squad is delightful fun, if you’ve not tried it. Vey basic elevator pitch - you’re not battling monsters: you’re trying to save them from a mysterious ailment, and in doing so, saving the world.
That sounds really fun! The art looks love too, thanks for the reccomendation - Maddie
Some more recs if anyone is interested :)
Forbidden Lands
Fall Of Delta Green
Blue Beards Bride
Mouse Guard
Into The Odd
Follow by Ben Robbins is probably the game I like most. A one shot RPG that can be finished in one night and tell a whole, gut punching story. also, its playability is amazing.
We played Vaesen for some time, Carbon Grey and now the old WEG Star Wars. I've played a least 70 different systems.
Call of Cthulhu, and Ironsworn are my current playlist.
Be sure to check out Old Gods of Appalachia by Monte Cook Games
not a bad list!
I did not start off my gaming career with Dungeons & Dragons. Therefore I never gained any kind of appreciation for it pathfinder or any other tolkienesque high fantasy. Not throwing shade on anyone's interest batch just a bit of background about myself. That being said I love hearing about these different games that aren't in that genre. I love learning new games and new systems. Great presentation.
I don't know if you all have reviewed Shadow Of The Demon Lord, but the creator of that game, Rob Schwalb, is about to Kickstart a new spinoff called Shadow Of The Weird Wizard.
Nice video! A heads-up: it looks like the last 10-15 seconds got cut off. The video ends while Maddie is still speaking.
There is sorry! It's just general outto stuff so don't worry you're not missing too much - Maddie
@@dicebreaker thanks for taking the time to reply! Have a great week 👍
Masks has quickly become one of my favorites. I do prefer ShadowRun over Cyberpunk Red.
Great video! It cuts out too early at the end though :(
It does I'm so sorry! No idea why but it's just usual outro stuff - Maddie
Would you recommend The One Ring 2e or Lord of the RIngs 5e better for a D&D 5e player?
I suggest
Neon City Overdrive
Swords of the Serpentine
(And yes, Agon was lots of fun)
Other games to give a look at are Wicked Pacts and Wasteland Sagas. I might be biased on these.😊
Ibwisy you uad included Delta Green in this list. It's an unbelievably good game
My friend said he'd run a game of Avatar Legends if I ran a game of Masks...I don't think he was expecting me to approach the challenge with such gusto, since I'm now about 90% ready.
If you can't find games that interest you, either you're not looking around enough, or you're just not a gamer.
The Cyberpunk Red RPG is set in 2045, so not quite the same deal as the computer game, Cyberpunk 2077.
Im not gonna lie, I already run DnD and Star Wars D6 and Im trying to get some players for a Marvel Multiverse game so I've got my hands full as a DM, I just like to come here so Maddie can tempt my Goblin brain to buy more books.
😈
While Cyberpunk is great, why not add a dash of DnD back and go with Shadowrun? Arguably my favorite RPG of all time when it comes to setting.
I want second fantasy RPG. I have a whole group of players so One Ring isn't enough.
MERP happened long before The One Ring.
"Broken Tales" From The World Anvil
"Broken Tales is a tabletop RPG of dark stories, reinterpreting fairytales from an upside-down perspective."
Try picking up tales from the loop or in 2024 the electric state Both are very good
"weekly" rpg nights?? What fantasy realm do you inhabit? 🤣
I play in three/four a week 😳I just force my friends to play with me haha - Maddie
@@dicebreaker extremely jealous! 🙃
Rah-yu-tama? Ma'am, surely you have seen some anime in your time? Maybe even some of it subbed?
Hi! Vaesen is "Väsen" in swedish.
You pronounce the ä kinde like the "e" in "elder" or the a in ambigouity v a/e sen
Thank you, I'd only heard it the other way so didn't realise, I appreciate the heads up! - Maddie
Strata / Heart
Is there a fan blowing on her the whole video?
Can't Underestimate New Things!
Or the abbreviation.
I was disappointed with CPRed's mechanics. The rules seemed too simple for a game that needs a little more grunt to its combat.
Gotta say that Ryutaama is not good. VERY crunchy rules for just resource management and powered by the apocalypse level of simplicity for everything else. Doesn't evoke anime, is more of an oregon trail rpg.
no blades I sleep
It’s not pronounced “vassen” it’s “væsen” ae is not a
Ik moet plaesen..
@@AlwaysStayGeeky what? Im not dutch
You should look up a pronunciation guide before making a video. I love your vids but when you say Vaesen in any of these vids it makes me want to pull my hair out.