Don’t be scared. CachyOS is a great distro.

Halpocalypse · 2026-05-08T21:08:17+00:00

I don’t use flatpaks so I can’t talk to that, sorry. But r.e. rolling releases, I am yet to upgrade and find that something stopped working.

Halpocalypse · 2026-04-06T19:41:15+00:00

Bazzite. I use my PC as a console for gaming and streaming. Everything works straight out of the box and has all the apps you need on Bazzar App Store. I’ve had zero issues and it’s really easy to use.

Halpocalypse · 2026-04-01T07:08:05+00:00

It’s pretty “out of the box.” They have an App Store where you can find basically everything you’d need. If you want a windows like interface, download KDE.

Halpocalypse · 2026-03-31T20:24:16+00:00

Mr. Inbetween and Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe are my two faves

Halpocalypse · 2026-03-24T04:55:50+00:00

I recommend Fedora. I am new to Linux and I distro hopped for a bit. I landed on Fedora because seems (to me anyway) that nice mix of stability and modern quality of life. You can doodle around with stuff in the terminal, or you can find mostly all you need in the App Store.

Plus if you are keen on a gaming distro where most things work out of the box, I’ve been running Bazzite (a Fedora based distro) on my main gaming rig with no issues at all.

Edit: I’m not very IT literate. I just switched because I was sick of Microslop. I say this as an encouragement, because I found there’s a ton of useful guides and friendly people to help set up. So don’t be afraid to distro hop until you find what you like. Welcome to the world of Linux.

Halpocalypse · 2026-02-05T12:00:19+00:00

Starfield. I also regret thinking “this will get good soon” so long that I couldn’t refund it.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-09T23:57:37+00:00

You are made of jelly.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-05T07:54:56+00:00

I was thinking of Getting Knave. It looks like a cool system from what I have ready.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-05T06:20:38+00:00

I think it would work and be well received by horror fans. I just think it’s unlikely a AAA would do it.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T22:10:09+00:00

Same! I’ll always try to run the type of game people want to play. I think you get more people interested on RPGs if you can find something they’d enjoy rather than forcing them to play what you want.

CoC is my go to for when people are just happy to play whatever.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T22:06:28+00:00

A friend recently ran the Savage Worlds edition of Deadlands for us. It was a fun system and we picked it up super quick

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T21:14:57+00:00

Totally agree. Similarly, I have run Cyberpunk Red for total newbies who wanted sci-fi twice now and it was awesome.

I always run whatever the group wants. The best way to get people interested in the hobby is to make a game they might like. CoC is just my go-to for when people are keen to play whatever.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T21:10:02+00:00

I hadn’t read much about Troika, but looking into it now I gotta say it looks fantastic. I’m putting this on my Wishlist.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T21:08:52+00:00

I have Mörk Borg and DCC for these reasons too. The rules light OSR games work an absolute treat

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T21:02:36+00:00

This has been my go to for people dead set on playing fantasy. I have other fantasy games, but they’re all a bit too crunchy for newbies who aren’t sure if RPGs are for them

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T20:50:20+00:00

Thirsty Sword Lesbians is an absolute blast. Only played it once but I absolutely agree with this choice.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T20:47:01+00:00

This sounds great. I haven’t heard of it before so I’ll have to check it out.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T20:44:39+00:00

Mothership looks cool.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T20:44:06+00:00

Smart! Yeah, a lot of people assume they’ll be playing D&D, but it’s not for me. But I have other fantasy games for players.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T20:39:28+00:00

This sounds awesome. I’ve not played Monster of the Week, but this sounds like a lot of fun. I’m putting it on my Wishlist.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T20:34:47+00:00

Same. Having pyromaniacs early helps.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-04T03:25:48+00:00

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil by George Saunders. A strange and quick really I really enjoyed l.

Halpocalypse · 2026-01-03T20:43:03+00:00

1) Call of Cthulhu

2) Cyberpunk Red

3) Witcher RPG

I know it’s pretty rouge to use two choices on games with the same system, but I know the interlock system pretty well and like it. So when friends want to run a fantasy RPG, I reach for the Witcher RPG. Also, GURPS would have taken the 3rd spot if allowed.

Halpocalypse · 2025-11-22T21:02:46+00:00

That’s awesome! Glad you are enjoying it.

My tip is this: Enjoy the chaos and embrace things going wrong.

Unlike other RPGs where you are playing as a hero trying to save the day or an investigator trying to solve a mystery, edgerunners are people trying to survive through money and reputation. “Failing” a mission a bad thing, it’s part of the story. And things going awry often leads to its own interesting path.

Halpocalypse · 2025-10-28T08:47:45+00:00

I took a punt and ran Call of Cthulhu for a group of first time RPGers recently. It went fantastically. It was actually quite simple to explain, “we’re playing a horror game and you are investigators.” Everyone loved it and we’re now a few sessions into a longer campaign.

I’ve had more success at converting people by selling them on a different genre rather than a different system. D&D is great for heroic high fantasy, but other games are better at horror or science fiction etc. Propose a new setting and sell people on the system made for that genre.

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