I've never had a single session of D&D, though I played two campaigns of Pathfinder (which is based on an old version of D&D). But that was more due to the people in the group - I just don't like a system where you have to know how you want you char to be on level 20 when you start so you make the right choices. And let's not talk about "Oh sorry, I didn't memorise that spell today" ;)
There are so many different characters I've played in so many different games, from different cultures in different styles. Next year I want to jump into the new "The One Ring" (I loved the old one with its unique system of hope, how well that could explain things from the books) and "Lex Arcana", an Italian game about an alternative Ancient Rome.
I'm looking forward to reading more, have a !BEER
Thank you for your nice comment. I personally don't like much about Pathfinder either, but I know that Paizo is in a better state than Wizards of the Coast since they're more supportive and more creative conceptually. I actually like in-game drama, like the group's paladin and wizard arguing for leadership, while cleric trying to be a peacemaker between them and druid doesn't care about much while they focused on saving the world from an upcoming disaster.
I'm glad that you're also waiting for The One Ring 2nd edition. It will be published by Free League Publishing, which is one of my favorite publishers and they also support my content (in my native language) to introduce beautiful games to my native audience. And their games always win some awards. Like ALIEN RPG was 2020's best RPG. I belive that The One Ring will be really really good. Actually I have the PDFs but they're not in the final state and I'm also looking forward to it.
Lex Arcana is an interesting game, but sadly it's kinda unknown around here. Another one which has a similar name is LexOccultum, is getting my attention whenever I surf on DriveThruRPG, but never had a chance to run it. But luckily, I had a chance to run KULT: Divinity Lost for a while, and right now I'm recording a 1-on-1 actual play of it. I highly recommend it if you like story-driven supernatural horror. I will write about it and lots of stuff in the next posts :)