It’s the standard for a reason. Fun, expansive, comprehensive, this system has everything and is so adaptable to various universes.

A fun and easy theatre of the mind game. Great for beginners. I personally found it too prescriptive.

An incredible dark adventure. Very difficult but so so so fun and chaotic. My favourite campaign I play in.

Above VTT

D&D Beyond

Discord

Roll20

“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

“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)

“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.

Mel

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