Top 100 Highest Rated Tabletop Roleplaying Core Rulebooks with over 100 ratings

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Ryuutama
Ryuutama 4.35 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Four Against Darkness: A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game
Four Against Darkness: A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game 4.11 avg rating — 190 ratings
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Wanderhome
Wanderhome 4.68 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Thousand Year Old Vampire
Thousand Year Old Vampire 4.63 avg rating — 164 ratings
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Keeper Rulebook (Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition)
Keeper Rulebook (Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition) 4.59 avg rating — 436 ratings
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Blades in the Dark
Blades in the Dark 4.58 avg rating — 883 ratings
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Dialect: A Game About Language and How it Dies
Dialect: A Game About Language and How it Dies 4.58 avg rating — 106 ratings
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) 4.57 avg rating — 14,488 ratings
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CY_BORG
CY_BORG 4.55 avg rating — 172 ratings
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Mörk Borg
Mörk Borg 4.54 avg rating — 704 ratings
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Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Core Rulebook
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Core Rulebook 4.54 avg rating — 414 ratings
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Delta Green: Handler's Guide
Delta Green: Handler's Guide 4.54 avg rating — 131 ratings
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Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Rules Tome
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Rules Tome 4.55 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Alien: The Roleplaying Game
Alien: The Roleplaying Game 4.53 avg rating — 196 ratings
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Ironsworn: A Tabletop RPG Of Perilous Quests
Ironsworn: A Tabletop RPG Of Perilous Quests 4.51 avg rating — 272 ratings
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Monsterhearts 2 (Monsterhearts #2)
Monsterhearts 2 (Monsterhearts #2) 4.52 avg rating — 130 ratings
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The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game 4.50 avg rating — 11,465 ratings
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Spire: The City Must Fall
Spire: The City Must Fall 4.50 avg rating — 143 ratings
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) 4.49 avg rating — 7,775 ratings
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Masks: A New Generation
Masks: A New Generation 4.48 avg rating — 122 ratings
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Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying
Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying 4.48 avg rating — 300 ratings
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Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying
Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying 4.46 avg rating — 8,213 ratings
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Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Thirsty Sword Lesbians 4.44 avg rating — 162 ratings
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Into the Odd Remastered
Into the Odd Remastered 4.45 avg rating — 137 ratings
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Delta Green
Delta Green 4.43 avg rating — 433 ratings
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Vampire: The Masquerade
Vampire: The Masquerade 4.43 avg rating — 358 ratings
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Unknown Armies
Unknown Armies 4.42 avg rating — 253 ratings
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Mothership: Player's Survival Guide
Mothership: Player's Survival Guide 4.41 avg rating — 205 ratings
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Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
Savage Worlds Adventure Edition 4.40 avg rating — 203 ratings
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Dungeons & Dragons: Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargames Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figures
Dungeons & Dragons: Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargames Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figures 4.39 avg rating — 307 ratings
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Troika! Numinous Edition
Troika! Numinous Edition 4.39 avg rating — 256 ratings
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Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 2nd Edition)
Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 2nd Edition) 4.38 avg rating — 541 ratings
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Apocalypse World
Apocalypse World 4.37 avg rating — 375 ratings
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Dungeon Masters Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
Dungeon Masters Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) 4.36 avg rating — 2,316 ratings
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Monster of the Week
Monster of the Week 4.36 avg rating — 476 ratings
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Nobilis
Nobilis 4.36 avg rating — 169 ratings
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Microscope: A Fractal Roleplaying Game of Epic Histories
Microscope: A Fractal Roleplaying Game of Epic Histories 4.35 avg rating — 446 ratings
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Tales from the Loop: Roleplaying in the '80s That Never Was
Tales from the Loop: Roleplaying in the '80s That Never Was 4.35 avg rating — 403 ratings
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Our World (The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, #2)
Our World (The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 1,239 ratings
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Eclipse Phase: The Roleplaying Game of Transhuman Conspiracy and Horror (Eclipse Phase 1st Edition)
Eclipse Phase: The Roleplaying Game of Transhuman Conspiracy and Horror (Eclipse Phase 1st Edition)
by: Rob Boyle
4.35 avg rating — 460 ratings
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Mutant: Year Zero - Roleplaying At The End Of Days
Mutant: Year Zero - Roleplaying At The End Of Days 4.34 avg rating — 139 ratings
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Monsterhearts (Monsterhearts #1)
Monsterhearts (Monsterhearts #1) 4.34 avg rating — 111 ratings
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Forbidden Lands Player's Handbook
Forbidden Lands Player's Handbook 4.33 avg rating — 206 ratings
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Symbaroum
Symbaroum 4.33 avg rating — 189 ratings
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Star Wars: Force and Destiny Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Star Wars: Force and Destiny Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook 4.33 avg rating — 134 ratings
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Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 1st Edition)
Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 1st Edition) 4.32 avg rating — 3,044 ratings
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Investigator Handbook (Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition)
Investigator Handbook (Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition) 4.32 avg rating — 272 ratings
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Night's Black Agent RPG
Night's Black Agent RPG 4.32 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Fiasco
Fiasco 4.31 avg rating — 635 ratings
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Legend of the Five Rings RPG (4th Edition)
Legend of the Five Rings RPG (4th Edition) 4.31 avg rating — 203 ratings
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Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules, Set 1
Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules, Set 1 4.31 avg rating — 148 ratings
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Forbidden Lands Gamemaster's Guide
Forbidden Lands Gamemaster's Guide 4.31 avg rating — 109 ratings
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Pulp Cthulhu (Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition)
Pulp Cthulhu (Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition) 4.30 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Adventures in Middle Earth: Player's Guide
Adventures in Middle Earth: Player's Guide 4.30 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Death in Space
Death in Space 4.32 avg rating — 113 ratings
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Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) 4.29 avg rating — 2,571 ratings
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Age of Rebellion Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Age of Rebellion Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook 4.29 avg rating — 154 ratings
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Cairn
Cairn 4.28 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Shadow of the Demon Lord (SDL1000)
Shadow of the Demon Lord (SDL1000) 4.27 avg rating — 158 ratings
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Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game 4.26 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Dread: A game of horror and hope
Dread: A game of horror and hope 4.27 avg rating — 113 ratings
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13th Age Core Book
13th Age Core Book 4.26 avg rating — 223 ratings
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Stars Without Number
Stars Without Number 4.26 avg rating — 156 ratings
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Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quintessence Edition
Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quintessence Edition 4.26 avg rating — 135 ratings
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Your Story (The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, #1)
Your Story (The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 2,241 ratings
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Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game
Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game 4.25 avg rating — 795 ratings
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Kult: Divinity Lost - Core Rules
Kult: Divinity Lost - Core Rules 4.25 avg rating — 122 ratings
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Starfinder: Core Rulebook
Starfinder: Core Rulebook 4.24 avg rating — 366 ratings
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Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook 4.24 avg rating — 336 ratings
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Dungeon World
Dungeon World 4.23 avg rating — 935 ratings
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Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebook 1 Players Handbook
Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebook 1 Players Handbook 4.23 avg rating — 421 ratings
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Scum and Villainy
Scum and Villainy 4.23 avg rating — 155 ratings
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The Burning Wheel Fantasy Roleplaying System
The Burning Wheel Fantasy Roleplaying System 4.21 avg rating — 300 ratings
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Dungeon Masters Rulebook (Dungeons & Dragons Original Edition, Stock #1011)
Dungeon Masters Rulebook (Dungeons & Dragons Original Edition, Stock #1011) 4.21 avg rating — 111 ratings
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Numenera Corebook
Numenera Corebook 4.19 avg rating — 619 ratings
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Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set
Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set 4.19 avg rating — 394 ratings
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Fate Core System
Fate Core System 4.18 avg rating — 915 ratings
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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Rulebook
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Rulebook 4.18 avg rating — 202 ratings
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Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules
Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules 4.17 avg rating — 1,813 ratings
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Cyberpunk 2020: The Roleplaying Game of the Dark Future
Cyberpunk 2020: The Roleplaying Game of the Dark Future 4.16 avg rating — 613 ratings
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Trail of Cthulhu
Trail of Cthulhu 4.16 avg rating — 384 ratings
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King Arthur Pendragon (Pendragon 5th Edition)
King Arthur Pendragon (Pendragon 5th Edition) 4.16 avg rating — 104 ratings
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) 4.15 avg rating — 4,260 ratings
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Dungeons and Dragons Fantasy Expert Set
Dungeons and Dragons Fantasy Expert Set 4.15 avg rating — 193 ratings
85.
Deadlands : The Wierd West Player's Guide
Deadlands : The Wierd West Player's Guide 4.14 avg rating — 111 ratings
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GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns
GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns 4.12 avg rating — 370 ratings
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen 4.12 avg rating — 242 ratings
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Paranoia
Paranoia 4.12 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Legend of the Five Rings RPG
Legend of the Five Rings RPG
by: John Wick
4.12 avg rating — 137 ratings
90.
King Arthur Pendragon: Epic Roleplaying in Legendary Britain
King Arthur Pendragon: Epic Roleplaying in Legendary Britain 4.12 avg rating — 123 ratings
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Players Manual (Dungeons & Dragons Original Edition, Stock #1011)
Players Manual (Dungeons & Dragons Original Edition, Stock #1011) 4.11 avg rating — 155 ratings
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The Star Wars Roleplaying Game
The Star Wars Roleplaying Game 4.10 avg rating — 157 ratings
93.
Urban Shadows: Political Urban Fantasy Powered by the Apocalypse
Urban Shadows: Political Urban Fantasy Powered by the Apocalypse 4.10 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Dogs in the Vineyard
Dogs in the Vineyard 4.09 avg rating — 286 ratings
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Coriolis - The Third Horizon
Coriolis - The Third Horizon 4.10 avg rating — 138 ratings
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Vampire: The Masquerade Revised
Vampire: The Masquerade Revised 4.08 avg rating — 3,028 ratings
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Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition
Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition 4.08 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) 4.07 avg rating — 2,547 ratings
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Cyberpunk RED
Cyberpunk RED 4.07 avg rating — 231 ratings
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Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)
Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) 4.06 avg rating — 2,449 ratings