“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)

Games that are ran “Rules as Written” emphasize realism and stick to the letter of the rules, allowing players to explore creative solutions while still operating under a consistent rule set. Players have the ability to utilize the rules in creative ways to create awesome characters and moments in the game.

Rules as Written (RaW)

“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

Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Call of Cthulhu

Blades in the Dark

The Burning Wheel

Cyberpunk Red

Masks: A New Generation

BREAK!!

Triangle Agency

Daggerheart

Blades '68

Mystery

Gritty Fantasy

Low Magic

Sci-Fi

Space Opera

Cyberpunk

Modern

Space Western

Comedy

Grimdark

Anime

Espionage

Urban Fantasy

Political Intrigue

Grant

Salman Corbette/TOTAL IMPROV

Cosmo The GM

Jeremiah | The Direpug Storyteller

Tiago Luz

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