Good games for a one shot?

File: 1483349889513.jpg (2MB, 2000x1333px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2000x1333px

>>51319612
Free and rules light:

Havoc Brigade - play a band of orcs infiltrating a city, no character creation rules but you can easily tell how to make balanced characters if you take a look at the given ones

One last job - create characters by telling stories about each other, usually played as old professional criminals doing one last job, but it gives you many different setting ideas (cyberpunk, fantasy, western,..)

Lasers and Feelings and the like - bet you know that ultra-ultra rules light game

Atomic Highway - rules light post-apocalyptic game, mad max like, lots of cars, easy in terms of setting and newb frirndly d6 pools. Just replay fury road with your friends!

Shit you have to buy:

Army of darkness rpg: if you haven't seen the movie or another part of the evil dead series: it's about demonic possession, solved by chainsaws. Rules light, brutal and lots of already finished characters.

>>51319612
What do you want your game to be about?

File: 1974 style.pdf (1B, 486x500px)

1B, 486x500px

I forgot this one in my list

>>51319709
Doesn't matter too much really, preferably something not super super silly.

>>51319760
Though horror would be great

>>51319846
Cthulhu quickstart (whatever it's called) and pre made characters?

>>51319612
Fate Core is my suggestion.

I've never actually run a one shot before, and I will be running one soon. Could anyone give me some pointers? I would like something more narrative than a dungeon crawl, but I'm not sure how to pace it and ensure it gets finished in time.

>>51322500
Preferably something that takes less than an hour to explain

File: cthulhu.jpg (1MB, 1302x931px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1302x931px

Call of Cthulhu is best as a one time thing usually.

MAID rpg
it's meant to be run oneshot, try it some time

>>51319612

I'm a huge fan of Don't Rest Your Head.

Paranoia.