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Hey So, my friend Zoey Ahmed is currently needing money, she's an arab transfem living in the UK, she was kicked out of her parent's home due to said being transgender, and needs money while she looks for a job, she's a good woman, and deserves your money, so if you could donate even a dollar or two that'd be very much appreciated Thanks, and sorry for the unrelated post - Azzy

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Hey So, my friend Zoey Ahmed is currently needing money, she's an arab transfem living in the UK, she was kicked out of her parent's home due to said being transgender, and needs money while she looks for a job, she's a good woman, and deserves your money, so if you could donate even a dollar or two that'd be very much appreciated Thanks, and sorry for the unrelated post - Azzy

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The crossings are closed again‼️

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I'd do a big long post about why exactly 5e is bad for podcasting, but the tldr for now is that the system's conflict resolution is mostly binary, you either succeed or fail any particular roll, this leads to uninteresting linear storylines primarily controlled by the GM, with little to no input from the players. Additionally, 5e's combat is not designed for theater of the mind, so character action ends up just being shouting things to do and then rolling to see if they happen or not, this does not effectively demonstrate the strength of TTRPGs as a storytelling medium, and leads to an overall uninteresting experience for everyone That out of the way, here's some games you COULD do a fun podcast about! What is the TTRPG?

Why is it good for a podcast?

Let's go

Quest RPG What is the TTRPG?: Quest RPG is a fantasy (though somewhat generic setting) RPG about friends going on epic adventures, its gameplay is narrative-first, with simplistic character creation and character skills meant to create fun moments Why is it good for a podcast?: Quest's simple to track progression and combat make it intuitive for a viewer to always know what is going on, in addition its character progression mechanics make characters level up fairly quickly, meaning characters can get fun and new skills frequently to pull out as aces in the hole Quest RPG is probably my go to recommendation for anyone wishing to do a podcast similar to a D&D podcast, but done better, its design philosophy is very much to make a fun, simplified TTRPG that's easy to listen to https://need.games/fabula-ultima/

Fabula Ultima What is the TTRPG?: Fabula Ultima is a JRPG inspired TTRPG about great heroes going on epic quests to defeat powerful villains, its gameplay incentivizes creative character creation as well as quick but still complex combat Why is it good for a podcast?: Fabula Ultima's combat is entirely theater of the mind, being inspired by JRPGs positioning is not exactly something important in many (looking at you disgaea) of them, additionally GMs in Fabula Ultima have something called Ultima Points, a meta currency that allows them to do drastic moves that change up the plotline, think Kefka poisoning the water supply in FF6, or Sephiroth doing Sephiroth things in FF7, leading to the game often feeling like a push and pull from the players and GM to tell an interesting and engaging JRPG plotline https://noorasphere.itch.io/perfect-draw-ttrpg

Perfect Draw What is the TTRPG?: Perfect Draw is a TTRPG based on Card game anime, characters have different playbooks representing different archetypes within those shows, and they create their decks in a fully customizable fashion! It's a very simple game so honestly, there's not a lot to really say here! Why is it good for a podcast?: Perfect Draw's mechanics are meant to create mechanical tension, leading to good moments in a podcast, and while the combat does expect you to have a visual guide in what cards you have in hand, its not particularly hard to track without a visual aid, Perfect Draw is simplistically great

(Oh now you embed properly?) Eidolon 2e What is this TTRPG: Eidolon 2e is a game inspired by Jojo and Persona about turning your fighting spirit into phantoms with bizarre and unique powers, it uses a Tarot draw system instead of rolling, allowing for deck thinning strategies and other fun stuff! Eidolon 2e has a quick and easy character creation system for creating fun and unique stands for your characters and NPCs Why is it good for podcasting?: Well... it was made for podcasting! Eidolon Podcast has been running for 5 years or so, and its been great! it really demonstrates why the system is so good at creating interesting narratives to both play in and spectate. I'll prob do some more some other time, but for now here's some great ones

it is interesting how hard the D&D podcast took off when its honestly the worst podcasting system imaginable

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eh fuckit, instead of a weekly game this week I’ll do some good games for podcasting i think people will enjoy that right?

it is interesting how hard the D&D podcast took off when its honestly the worst podcasting system imaginable

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it is interesting how hard the D&D podcast took off when its honestly the worst podcasting system imaginable

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Deleting tumblr from my phone til im done w/ Deltarune 3/4, I’ll schedule a post jic i take more than a week to beat it!

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Locus

its the scariest time of year when ghouls and goblins come out from the dark and everyone is frightened

Genre: Horror

Touchstones: Psychological horror films, like Citadel and Shutter Island

What is this game?: Locus is a ttrpg of psychological horror with weak, guilty characters

How's the gameplay?: Locus works by rolling 3d6 and checking against a character's stat, the result depends on the difficulty of the check, Easy checks use the Highest roll, Medium use the Middle, and Hard checks use the lowest roll. In addition, players have a hand of cards, these represent how your character's vices begin to burden them, they have a suit representing a Virtue and a suit representing a Vice, when you draw a virtue card its not added to your hand, but any other card is still added, what do cards do? Well, I can't say! Locus uses a lot of mechanics deliberately kept secret to the players, and what cards actually DO is a secret!

What's the setting (If any) like?: Not really applicable, the setting is whatever you need it to be, but if you need some inspiration go play the first 4 silent hills + Downpour and Shattered Memories, right now, go do it!

What's the tone?: Locus is about horrible people being placed in horrible situations, it is a dire game through and through

Session length: Locus lends itself to shorter, 1-3 hour sessions

Number of Players: 3-5 players

Malleability: No setting, it can be used for most Psychological Horror games you wanna run

Resources: the character sheet is so stupidly small you don't really need THAT much to run this game, just something to keep track of cards in hand

Locus is a solid psychological horror RPG, it has some very inventive mechanics and some very tried and true mechanics, which are all used to build tension in the narrative and take control away from the players

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Game's not out so obv can't do a full write up, but the dev is a friend of a friend, and it looked really interesting so! check it out, and maybe back it when the backer campaign's out!

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Sorry for the radio silence btw I've just been trying to focus on studying lol, write up on sunday but we prob won't be back to regular uploads for a lil still

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Ah the Impossible whopper, technically this shouldn't exist, it breaks all laws of culinary and physics but here it is right now! look all you need to know is that at some point it existed or will exist, because that's causality, and causality's a bitch

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I am in A Mood right now, and no one can stop me

Genre: Wuxia, Xianxia

Touchstones: Wuxia films and novels, fantastical Chinese martial arts stories

What is this game?: Hearts of Wulin is a game about playing out the melodrama of a Wuxia story

How's the gameplay?: Hearts of Wulin is based on the PBTA system of rolling, roll 2d6 a 7-9 is partial success 1-6 is failure and 10+ is full success, its playbook system has characters choose a playbook and then a role, if a character is "Aware" they're playing a wise character, but whether they're a scholar, mentor, or traveling teacher is up to the role they pick! Characters additionally invest stat points in stats representing the classical Chinese elements, so a character who fights with graceful strokes of a paintbrush might be good at their Water stat, while a brutish character who uses a hammer might use Fire, the interesting part is that moves don't have a predetermined stat, instead the GM chooses which element is most appropriate for that roll!

What's the setting (If any) like?: HoW has a few different settings in its expansion, but the default setting is a fictionalized version of ancient China, where roaming martial artists fight each other to determine who's the best, and where Hair and Butterflies are valid weaponry for the average combatant, the game gives plenty of guides for people unfamiliar with the genre

What's the tone?: Melodramatic stories in ancient China, played completely straight, comedy and humor have their place but they're there to complement the drama, not obscure it. Characters will fight tooth and nail for the hand of beautiful maidens, die on the battlefield for petty reasons, and kiss under the moonlight in secret affairs.

Session length: 3-4 hours

Number of Players: 4-6 players including the GM

Malleability: Normally I'd give this game a pretty low malleability, but a supplement named Hearts of Wulin Worlds adds in multiple new very interesting settings, including swashbuckling France, 1900s Chicago Chinatown, and a more Silkpunk vibe (Look it up! Its a cool genre!)

Resources: As a PBTA game it shouldn't be particularly hard to make custom character sheets for this game, the game provides you with sample scenarios, settings, even recommendations on movies to watch for inspiration

I don't care what you like, Wuxia films are cooler than that, and this game perfectly encapsulates what I want in a ttrpg based on one, for the most part at least

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For those wondering, I’ve been plagued with horrible headaches which is why i haven’t gotten this week’s write up out yet, soon tho

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tumblr ui truly unmatched in dogshit design

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your assignment for today is to listen to eidolon podcast, its a good listen

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Well this is neat! An official Citizen Sleeper solo game, I really love the game and would highly recommend this to folks