Your desire to avoid the old-school games is painful and deeply regretable. But be that as it may...

This is a good place to start:
http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=84998

Ok, seriously, I redirect you to this:
http://www.eyesonff.com/

For fine FF literature, refer to this:
http://www.eyesonff.com/

To get over the fact that you have a fear of developing an imagination or an attention span, I refer you to this: