12 - RPG with well supported campaigns
D&D by dint of time and money. Call Of Cthulhu likewise. Warhammer has The Enemy Within, now with a new ending as well as a hardback expansion and companion for each of its previous main releases. The World Of Darkness has Orpheus.
More recently, look for Gar Hanrahan.
12 - Well supported
What does a roleplaying game need to be or feel well supported? A core rulebook, some kind of intro quickstart, maybe a ‘regular’ adventure or two to show what kind of thing the game is actually built to do, perhaps an expanded setting book. If it needs special dice or cards or the like it’s good to have those available. Does it need tie-ins and spinoffs? Do they help anything more than overall visibility?
12b - Parallel Worlds
Something to drop on games with a suitable Weird Level, but with so many fun options there’s the temptation to overdo them and you end up like Xena: Warrior Princess.
For The Watch House I tried to restrict myself to one such A Whole New World episode per season. I may not have succeeded.
Of course there are series like Sliders and Loki that are all about them, which is also an option. GURPS Infinite Worlds and previous editions’ Time Travel are good starting points.
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