D&D Tabletop RPGs

Sounds like a standard session of D&D.

It's like a more socially acceptable dungeons and dragons.

I'm heavy into roleplay, and that's how I prefer to play D&D.And I think you're probably right.D&D is barely the right fit for the kind of game I like to play. But D&D is wildly popular, and it's much easier to find people who'll play D&D with a heavy emphasis on roleplay, than it is to find people who'll play Heart, or Wildsea, or things that are even further way from the "roll-play" aspect.For what it's worth, we stil

I got fed up with DnD (and roleplaying games in general) for the following reasons:* The Emperor has no clothes. Dungeons and Dragons suffers from the very thing that makes it great, all you actually need is imagination. Any rule set and you simply can know in your mind and explain to players. There are many open rule sets if you want a rule book. Thus, there is literally no reason to buy any of the books, figures, etc. unless of course you want them. But then, this is exactly why Wizards of

I wonder if there's a D&D setting like this.

What's wrong with D&D?

You could look into Pathfinder, it's very crunchy with lots of options so it should fit.On the other hand, how you experience D&D depends heavily on the GM. If social solutions to problems are not rewarded, players may feel like playing a board game. Same for GMs that railroad the story too much.

I thought this was just going to suggest you play old school dungeons and dragonshttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wL7lEwD1uGI

D&D is an example of a tabletop RPG, yes.> no one around me would want to sacrifice themselvesIt's not so much a sacrifice as it is simply a different game. Some people enjoy coming up with stories more than exploring other people's stories.

> Dungeons & Dragons with less fighting and more trolley problemIntrigued! I'm a lapsed GM, largely because of the time commitment required to run a campaign, but this got my attention. Looks like there's enough setting and rules to spur games onward but not enough to constrain or overwhelm.Registered an account and will look into it in more detail tomorrow!