I am a huge fan of tabletop rpgs, especially of the indie variety (PBTA et al.). I think it's one of the highest forms of gaming since it is so responsive to a particular group of people and the stories they want to tell, which creates a lot of potential for cool leftist gaming experiences and stories. However, I haven't been able to find time to run a game for a few years (and I struggle playing solo rpgs since it's basically just creative writing) so I wanted to hear from chapos that are (or have been) in a campaign so I can live vicariously through you.
What game are you playing? What's your character (or favourite NPC) like? Any highlights from your campaign? Are you living out a revolutionary power fantasy or playing a chill "beer and pretzels" type game?
I'll cop to being a power gamer more interested in the tactics, builds and crunch of a game. I struggle to roleplay but I loved that Pathfinder, for instance, had all kinds of flexible rules so you could flesh out basically whatever character you want and it'd be basically all legit.
it boils down to different play-styles, I can totally see the appeal in opting for battle-map-heavy, tactics-style play since even though it wouldn't be my main thing. Seeing number go up and feats being earned is lots of fun