When you want an RPG experience to help alleviate stress or feel better or just get through a rainy day, what do you reach for? Does an old school dungeon crawl harm your heart? Do you want to be an evil smashing superhero? Do you want to explore the unknown in the depths of space? Do you not car about that, but want to play your favorite game in particular? Do you want to run a game?
When I want a game specifically for the purpose of feeling good, I want to play or run something high octane and gonzo -- super heroes, over the top space opera, WoW Cinematic level fantasy. I want to either crush hordes and bosses, or throw hordes and bosses at PCs that can crush them. I want to feel awesome either way. There's probably going to be power armor and beam weapons, no matter what the actual genre is.
Note: this is different than my general preferences in play otherwise. I like more grounded stuff most of the time (not mundane or realistic, but less over the top).
What about you?
ETA: Also, it is probably going to be Savage Worlds because I can throw that together intantly, regardless of the trappings/genre I pick.
When I want a game specifically for the purpose of feeling good, I want to play or run something high octane and gonzo -- super heroes, over the top space opera, WoW Cinematic level fantasy. I want to either crush hordes and bosses, or throw hordes and bosses at PCs that can crush them. I want to feel awesome either way. There's probably going to be power armor and beam weapons, no matter what the actual genre is.
Note: this is different than my general preferences in play otherwise. I like more grounded stuff most of the time (not mundane or realistic, but less over the top).
What about you?
ETA: Also, it is probably going to be Savage Worlds because I can throw that together intantly, regardless of the trappings/genre I pick.