While no one can deny that Dungeons & Dragons is a beloved classic, the world of tabletop roleplaying is so much larger than a single game or system! In this class, we will delve into the wide array of tabletop RPG systems beyond D&D and the 5e system. 

We will discuss what types of games different systems work best for, why players might prefer one system over another, and how these systems can be used to represent different skills, actions, or in-game events. Explore Powered by the Apocalypse, Fate Core, and other dice-based systems. Experiment with systems using playing cards, tarot cards, specialized cards, and light/dark tokens to represent gameplay elements in a different way than dice. 

Each week, we will look at the game book (screen share of PDFs or hold up of tangible books where relevant), discuss the system and setting, look through character classes or playbooks (as relevant), and create a character for the game system. We will not playing the games during class time, though I will help direct learners to GMs/DMs who run these games on Outschool where relevant. Learners should instead think of these meetings as a "session zero" devoted to system and setting introduction and character creation. I am also always willing to set up a class for a game system if enough players want to try it! 

These games are subject to change based on learner interest. Games may be skipped or the order rearranged if students express a strong interest in exploring more games in a specific system, such as PbtA or Fate. Updates will be reflected on the class listing. 

Week 1—Root: The Roleplaying Game, a Powered by the Apocalypse system game about anthropomorphic animals using 2d6. 
Week 2—Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse, a FATE system game about mice in motorcycle games using 4 Fate/Fudge dice. 
Week 3—Kids on Bikes, a game about '80s childhood nostalgia and magical friends using polyhedral dice. 
Week 4—Cat, an Advantage system game about cats protecting their humans using 5 d6. 
Week 5—Primetime Adventures, a game about creating and performing a television show using a standard deck of playing cards.
Week 5—Chill 3rd edition, a contemporary investigative horror game using a d10, a percentile die, and token turns. 
Week 6—Masks, a Powered by the Apocalypse system game about young superheroes using 2d6. 
Week 7—Imaginarium, a game about dreams and dreamers using a tarot card deck. 
Week 8—iHunt, a FATE system game about hunting monsters in a gig economy using 4 Fate/Fudge dice and 1 d6. 
Week 9—Pretty Fairy Princess, a game about being (you guessed it) a pretty fairy princess using a standard deck of playing cards (with special rules for using a tarot deck instead). 
Week 10—Kids on Brooms, a Kids on Bikes system game about magic-using kids and teens using polyhedral dice. 
Week 11—Changeling: The Dreaming, a World of Darkness game about the fae stuggling to live in the modern world, using up to 15 d10. 
Week 12—Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a modified Powered by the Apocalypse system game about LGBTQ+ inclusive love, swords, and adventure using 2d6.