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When the homie asks why you'd rather play Pathfinder than 5e (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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No, I don't care that 'it's more book keeping'; when 5e has kineticists, then we can talk.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Now that I think about, I don't think I've ever played a classless TTRPG. My big 3 for the past 15 years have been Pathfinder, Vampire: the Masquerade, and Shadowrun(til I lost my hero lab code at least); so I'm very used to narrowing down within a slate of options for a given archetype. A lot of it is I don't think I've ever known a classless DM, my list of DMs for the past 15 is actually shockingly light. I like keeping the same table folks where I can.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Try Divinity Original Sin 2 (video game from BG3 creators). I wished there was a TTRPG like that

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

For the best of both worlds try getting your hands on a copy of The Dark Eye (Das Schwarze Auge 5. Edition for the original German version). On the surface it has a ton of classes but in reality those are just suggested presets on top of a classless system and you can freely mix and match almost anything with very few restrictions.

For some reason TDE hasn’t really taken off internationally but it has been the most popular TTRPG in Germany for over 30 years, beating even D&D. 5th edition is available in at least English and I think some other languages as well. The focus is on a rich fantasy world that has consistently evolved since the 80s and a rule system that is a bit less combat-centric than D&D.