May I interject …

It’s bro-nounced LiGnux!

Giuseppe = Jupp Verdi = Jröön

Und ich bin Wagnerianer.

8 I had too, back in the day.

And 5 had my friends which I played on mine, too.

Good times!

I love BG3 but the D&D battle system is not for beginners and though BG3 is absolutely fantastic it doesn’t do a great job tutorial wise.

OP asked for “RPGs for people who don’t like RPGs”.

And yes Cyberpunk has all of that:

• Story, Conversations and Decisions
• Quests
• Skill and Leveling system

It’s a proper RPG but with a huge focus on the shooter/action part and yes, in my opinion it lacked on the Quest and interaction part.

But I wouldn’t say that the battle system alone defines a RPG, see Mass effect 2 + 3 and the Witcher.

I have ONE contact who uses Signal. Yes, it’s a shame but at this point I think that I could convert more people to using Linux than to switching to Signal.

Why not try out Western CRPGs?

I gather from what you’re writing, that you’re trying to get into JRPGs.

If you want action-laden fights without random encounters, I suggest the “old” BioWare RPGs:

• Mass Effect Trilogy
• Knights of the old Republic 1 + 2
• Dragon Age Origins (never played the sequels)

They’re old but gold and still one of the best.

And there are still:

• The Witcher 3 and
• Cyberpunk 2077

Can second this for Germany, too.

I tried to degoogle and to only use FOSS apps and services, but ditching WhatsApp would throw me in a black hole.

Marmite with peanut butter or with mustard.

Pi-Hole for home, Personal DNS Filter on the Go. :)