Bonus points for any non-D&D or D&D derivative systems.
My first RPG was Palladium Fantasy way back when my grognard uncle invited me to his groups table. I still don’t really grok it, but it was pretty formative of my ideas of what an RPG could be. The lack of balance and extreme existential threats as part of ordinary encounters included.
Needless to say, I haven’t found a group for this system in a looong while, eheh.
Genius: the Transgression. A world of darkness fan game. I started running it in the hope I’d be able to play in a game some day. No luck. My favourite game, and I’ve never played in it.
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I loved the rulebook to this - the narrative chunks illustrating the “enlightenment” experience were terrifying and beautiful.