Dungeon World

Dungeon World is a D&D’ish game utilizing the Powered by the Apocalypse (PBTA) system which was originally built for the RPG Apocalypse World. Games built using PBTA are known in the industry for being story driven, action-adventures in settings including gritty sci-fi, fantasy, high-fantasy, and even some Lovecraftian horror. Most notably, in my opinion, PBTA is known for being easy to dive into for both veteran RPers and noobs alike.

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Call of Cthulhu

Last night the Game Testers group finished up the Call of Cthulhu: Quick Start Rules (7th Edition). CoC is known for being a ruthless mystery game where player characters suffer fates sometimes worse than death. 7th Edition smoothed out gameplay and at first glance gave the players some new ways to stay alive but functionally these new mechanics have just as much of a chance to dig your grave deeper.

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