The Best Tabletop Role-Playing Games To Play That Aren’t Dungeons & Dragons

Tabletop role-playing games have reached an all-time high in popularity. Turns out, there’s a certain appeal about rounding up a group of friends together to go through an adventure while chucking dice in the process. For over half a century, the juggernaut of the genre has been none other than Dungeons & Dragons, designed by Gary Gygax and made super-popular through Critical Role, Stranger Things, multiple feature films, and countless other media. For those who truly don’t want to ditch the D&D 5E system, there’s also a conversion of The One Ring into the rules system that’s titled Lord of the Rings 5E, which is a fantastic supplement (and the one that hits my table the most).