I'm trying to get into ttrpgs for the first time and DM for a couple of family members. I want to play a medeival heroic fantasy and so decided to order DnD 5e. I learnt only hours later about the WotC problems (OGL, not customer friendly, One DND renamed, New edition in 2024?) and cancelled my orders for 5e (Starter Set, Phb, DMs Guide, Monsters Manual). Unfortunately, in struggling to find something that fits as well as 5e.
I looked at Pathfinder 2e and it's far too expensive where I live, unless I get PDFs. Further, I'm not sure the extra complexity appeals to me.
Dungeon Crawl Classics sounds fun, but a permanent 5% spell failure chance isn't great.
ICRPG is fantastic, but there is