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“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire. 

Roleplay Heavy

“Combat Heavy” games emphasize the combat mechanics within their systems over roleplay or puzzle solving. There are frequent and longer battles with enemies and a greater emphasis on tactical game play.

Combat Heavy

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

In "Sandbox" or "Open World" games, players are given a tremendous amount of freedom to pursue their stories without the restrictions of a more linear game style. Players are encouraged to explore and engage with the world, and find their own story as they do so. These games offer the players the opportunity to help drive the narrative, and allow for the story to evolve organically through the choices they make.

Sandbox / Open World

“Combat Lite” games typically focus less on combat encounters and more on roleplay, storytelling, and exploration. Combat tends to be shorter, less frequent, resolved in a more narrative style, or absent altogether, while keeping the story as the primary focus.

Combat Lite

“Puzzle / Mystery Focused” games are traditionally built around uncovering secrets, solving strange occurrences, and using clever thinking to move through the story. Players may investigate clues, crack riddles, or unravel a deeper story hidden beneath the surface.

Puzzle / Mystery Focused

“Tactical / Crunchy” games are all about mastering the rules and making smart, mechanical choices. These games place a strong emphasis on strategy, planning, and system knowledge. Players who enjoy complex combat, optimized builds, or detailed mechanics will feel right at home here.

Tactical / Crunchy

“Realm Building” games focus on the development, expansion, and management of something bigger than a single party, where the characters may find themselves in charge of a kingdom, faction, settlement, or organization. Over the course of gameplay, players might manage resources, make decisions that shape nations, or even guide large-scale conflicts as part of the ongoing story.

Realm Building

Call of Cthulhu

Shadowrun

FATE

Blades in the Dark

Deadlands

The Dresden Files RPG

World of Darkness

Delta Green

Dystopia Rising Evolution

All Flesh Must Be Eaten

Cyberpunk Red

Dragon Age

Dishonored

Cyberpunk 2020

Cthulhutech

Fallout: The Roleplaying Game

Mage: The Awakening 2nd Edition

Star Wars D20

Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2e

Gritty Fantasy

Post-Apocalyptic

Steampunk

Cosmic Horror

Space Western

Eldritch Horror

Dark Fantasy

Fate

Mike "Dingo Dad" Timonin

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I've been playing RPGs since I was about eight starting with a cobbled together custom system my friends and i made.  My first real RPG was the original D&D blue box set with the crappy dice you had to color in with a crayon. I started running around age 12. These days I tend to like horror and sci fi games more than fantasy but I'm up for most things.

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