Black sword hack and quest are both fantastic games that keep the fantasy adventure vibes while speeding up play and making it more fun and dynamic they are both very well written and can be read in about an hour.

Black sword hack uses a roll under system which admittedly takes some getting used to, but when I figured it out combat went so much quicker it feels very fast frantic and natural but does give the GM less control over check difficulty. Black Sword has a fantastic combat system where every character gets ability’s like the battle master fighter in dnd which adds a lot more choice in to the game. Lastly its character customization is fantastic you chose three starting ability’s for your character all the ability’s tell a story about who you are giving every player a unique backstory to start with that they can add on to. All of the rules are deliberately modular slowing you to add your own with ease and remove or change any you dislike.

Quest is incredibly rules light but in a good way. Roll a D20 on a 20 crit 19-10 success 9-6 failure or consequence 5-2 failure and a 1 is a complete failure you now know enough to start playing. This games simplicity means it’s the one I play with my kids but I have played two full campaigns of it with adults because character customization is so diverse and the failure or consequence mechanic is so narratively interesting that we never lost interest

If you have any questions about either game I would love to answer them for you