#Roleplaying Games

[anim-ttrpgs]

A couple of reviews for Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy.

[probablybadrpgideas]

Circle of protection against capitalism

[eliotbaum]

Two postcard designs by Newt for The Hidden Isle: Forever Hold Your Peace. Only a couple hours left to snag these for free with the Early Bird special reward!

[hendrik-ten-napel]

How high is your bleed threshold?

If you're into roleplaying, you've probably heard about bleed. But do you know what memetic bleed is, or emancipatory bleed? There is a whole network of concepts out there about what spills over between characters and players. And if you've ever wondered why not everyone experiences bleed the same way, you'll love to read about bleed thresholds.

[katjohnadams]

My favorite four tools for running a game:

Yes, And: most people are familiar with this. You accept what the player is doing and add to it. "I go to open the door." "You open the door and a large friendly dog jumps out, pinning you to the ground."

No, But: a lot of people know this one, too. You aren't letting the player Do The Thing, BUT something else happens! "I try to stab the shop keep." "The shop keep dodges your attack, but trips and falls to the floor, dropping the key he was palming."

Yes, But: much less used but fun! The player's choice works, technically, but there's Unexpected Consequences! "I go to smash the box." "Your mace falls squarely on the chest but it deforms, absorbing the blow and revealing a massive row of teeth!"

No, And: use with caution, for moments when the Fuck Around has occurred, and now it's Find Out's initiative. "I'm going to try and seduce the guard." "Unbeknownst to you, the guards are all eunuchs under a vow of celebacy and he takes significant affront at your presumption."

I don't use these for everything, but they're great tools for when an action needs a bit of back-and-forth.

Have fun, don't die!

[tabletopresources]

by hongqi zhang

Check out Tabletop Gaming Resources for more art, tips, and tools for your game!

[zhjake]

Poster for a group running a campaign of In Golden Flame 🔥

[faeriedaez]

Yes, it has dolls.

Yes, it has vore.

Yes, it has themes and motifs.

YES, it has the only "sanity" mechanic I have ever seen in a tabletop game or OTHERWISE that effectively and meaningfully portrays the way compounding stress effects someone. But what TRULY elevates it to a master piece is the fact that, YES! It, with a single mechanic, fixes the problem nearly every other ttrpg which thinks it can handle mysteries struggles with.

I am not exaggerating when I tell you I wholeheartedly believe that A.N.I.M.'s Eureka will be the next indie darling in the TTRPG scene.

https://anim-ttrpg.itch.io/eureka-urban-investigative-fantasy-ttrpg

The window to say you "liked it before it was cool" is quickly closing. Click the link.

[i-am-rano]

I believe this might have been already said by someone at some point, but I feel like what I have to say is tangentially related to the recent trends in online ttrpg spaces and so I'm going to say it anyway.

When writing a TTRPG YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A CERTAIN MECHANIC. It's legal. You won't go to jail for that. It's so helpful. Please do it.

I'm running early beta tests of my own ttrpg and all of my testers find it so surprisingly useful. The fact that the little explanation next to your rule has a little "this is to facilitate X amongst the players" or something like that at the end is of great help to the players and of even greater help to the GM, and I can't stress this enough.

[brandonwritesgames]

Why Play Dieselpunk 1921? Character Options

Inspired by @anim-ttrpgs, I thought I'd make a lil' series about why you should play Dieselpunk 1921!

Dieselpunk 1921 has no classes, which means you aren't locked into a specific play style that you might not like in the end. Professionals are given a choice from a wide variety of Occupations, all of which provide some sort of bonus to your skills, and Backgrounds, which give you bonus tools and faction interactions.

The options range wildly, from Great War Veteran Spies infiltrating the highest ranks of the burgeoning Criminal Underworld, to Long Term Convicts turned Union Organizers leading their fellow workers against Mine Owners and Private Detectives in the United States. The options are (nearly) endless, but my favourite character that I've made is Wessel Hörst van Wieren, a Noble Scion/Great War Veteran turned criminal after deserting from the Austrian army.

Whether you want to run a tense noir game in the shadowy streets of New York, a Daring heist in the busy city of Tokyo, or a tale of love and loss in Brasilia, Dieselpunk 1921 gives you the tools and options you need to make whatever character you want!

Check out Dieselpunk 1921 here!

[anim-ttrpgs]

A review for Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy.

[probablybadrpgideas]

Fuck this

Fuck you

Unwerewolfs your apocalypse.

[planetapolilla]

IRON SLEET a TTRPG by my friend Spectralidax just released! Go check it out !!

[thegeekiary]

Slay the Princess’s creators return to their original game with all they’ve learned.

READ MORE: Black Tabby Games Comes Back Home with Scarlet Hollow’s “Roads Untraveled” Update

[tonysdumplings]

I swear if I see another "go play something else" person on my dash I will get violent because y'all are so fucking annoying, how about you get a life and stop telling people what to play, you high horse riding jobless elitists?

am I going to buy any WoTC resource? no, they can go fuck themselves. but you know there is an option of... not paying for shit? like not a single dime?

so stop hiding your annoying elitism behind being "anti-capitalist" and "anti-corporation". there are people literally sharing free resources on this hellsite. I run an entire game with none of my players owning a single official thing from WoTC, neither do I.

shut up <3