Recommendations: If you are wanting something that's like Die-Hard: IN SPACE -- Worlds Beyond Number (podcast) had a great 5 - episode miniseries called Flight of the Icharon, episodes out on youtube. They also did the first Arc-length Campaign of one of the best dramatic actual-plays I've ever listened to. It's called The Wizard, The Witch and The Wild One. Really funny people doing really serious storytelling and laying on the weight of responsibility that comes with being a force for change. My personal xp with all this TTRPG nonsense: I started playing 4th edition D&D, 3.5e D&D and pathfinder in 2010 as a player and loved the freedom to make powerful characters and protect my friends. Once 5th edition D&D came out I played it for about a year or two in some online campaigns and I was building my own in-person campaign with some friends that has now been going strong for 12+ years! I've maintained 6 or so of the same members for about 200 sessions. I've also run a branch-off group for 3 years or so that is in the same world but adventuring in different regions and sharing information with the level 18 party. I also played in some amazing mid-length campaigns with Cam and a few other groups, Calvin+Kyris 4ever #Kyvin I am also writing an original ttrpg and world-setting called Realmshapers: Constellations with my friend Graeme Northcote!

4-5 sets worth and one BIG D20 that would damage ppl's tables if I didn't roll it in a box

Skilled feat all the way

Not if I couldn't bring the people I loved with me. But if I had to pick one? D&D - Exandria. It's a lot easier to learn the tricks I need to make a life as a bard. There's world-changing threats in either but I feel like there's more fun stuff and easier access to magic in the Torilian Realmspace and connected planes like Planechase or Exandria.