Player Driven Games vs Game Master Driven Games

Player Driven vs Game Master Driven. Sandbox vs Mission-based. Freeform vs Railroaded. People separate types of campaigns or types of adventures in different language, but I think the first language set is probably most useful. We are determining who is driving the particular story beats that are central to a given setting - is this an adventure that a party is going down (a la traditional D&D)? Or is this a open world where players choose what is interesting to them to explore.

Introduction to Vampire the Masquerade V5 for Dungeons and Dragons Players and Dungeon Masters

Dungeons and Dragons is the most popular table top roleplaying game in the world and that's been true as long as there has been TTRPGs. It is where most of us started. And most of us still love to play D&D. But there's a lot of other games out there - FATE, GURPS, Powered by the Apocalypse based games - and, of course, the World of Darkness.

Assuming you're a D&D 5e (2014 or 2024) interested in trying other systems, let's explore whether or not the World of Darkness - and specifically Vampire The Masquerade V5 - is the right game for you. And I'll give you some tips about making that transition, too. I've played in the World of Darkness off and on since the 1990s - and started my Dungeons and Dragons journey in the 1980s - so I'm reasonably well set up to be your guide here.

This isn't a 'how to play' - I have other articles for that - I'm trying to share some basic information and help you understand how playing Vampire feels compared with Dungeons and Dragons, so you can decide if it is a game you want to play.