#creating ttrpg

[moonlightrpg]

magic

i would like to have a bigger theme around it, like Rick Riordan's mist, but i need a auxiliar magic system so players around too tied on plot to have magic, so i am just throwing the idea of nobles do magic with movements and stuff by writing on the air, kinda like Dragon Prince but with material components.

to cast a spell, you need freedom of movement, speak and any materials the spell ask, but instead of needing a specific item like bat shit, you need something like a descriptor, so a cloud of daggers would be a cloud of edges, and anything that is sharp could be used to make the spell work. a item can have multiple descriptors, like a tiger claw would be "sharp", and "bestial", all to the discretion of the table and the master, any item used to cast a spell is consumed, and when you gather or buy an item you roll a rarity die and this becomes the modifier of the item, you roll once for a bunch of the same item, i am not entirely sold on this system, it would be cool, but i can't play test it.

familiars can be used as material components, so if something needs a "flammable" component you could use your familiar that spits fire and cast the spell with no item bonus. it should make sense with your familiar, so not every familiar can be used as every component. familiars should be useful in combat more as pokemons and not as spell bot, so they have this nice benefit for mages without being any less useful for everyone else.

because you need to take a action from your 4 to get an item to your hand or to change items of your hand, you can cast most fast spells with one action instead of two or three. it should also cost a resource but i am not sure what, maybe a resource that gets better as the battle goes on to create tension, leave your ideas.

you can cast spells outside of combat for free if you take a lot more time to do it, like rituals in ded, any material cost would still apply.

if you see another spell cast casting a spell, you can spell duel them, you cast another spell and roll opposing checks and who wins decides the result and if you two roll the same, wild magic happens. this is blatantly stealing from DC20 spell duel, but its a cool mechanic, again, the table and the master decide if it makes sense on the narrative.

i don't have any idea on how to theme this around but i decided on some schools of magic, these could be

soul, life, death and healing

time, gravity and entropy

prophecies and divination

enchantment and illusion

transport, transformation, manipulation and creation

this is all very generic and depending on themeing it could be bundled differently, but i don't know themes for generic arcane magic, i wanted some philosophy to support it like i have for the solarpunk druids, but i cant think of anything.

i think that's all i have around generic arcane magic that i need to make magic accessible to this fantasy setting, maybe i could make it more steam age and in a setting where people are already slaves of capitalism instead of in the process of capitalism world domination. so the magic would be more to be fantastic steam technology, i don't like that.

thank you for reading :3

[shrews-art]

Someone had a ROUGH night at the club

[namarikonda]

Valaeth Salutaris — renowned drow playwright & comedian in one of my minicampaigns 🌸✨

[theresattrpgforthat]

Bump in the Dark - Google Playsheets

Bump in the Dark is a Forged-in-the-Dark / Redacted Files game about monster hunters in a small town forgotten by the powers that be, attempting to keep their community safe while uncovering something... darker.

It's also the latest project for my spreadsheet collection!

One of my most in-depth character kits to date, this play-kit has safety tools, a run-down of character creation (with hyperlinks for navigation!) a sheet for each character, a Hunt page, a Pact page, a Keeper page, and a Faction page!

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[takataapui]

A micro solo(journalling)ttrpg about being a patch of moss in a bog, and dealing with the inevitability marching nature of time, and accepting your future state of peat. Or something like that, anyway.

so, you're a small patch of moss in a big bog... on itch.io now!

[hpowellsmith]

I play in a delightful monthly Hunter: the Vigil parlour LARP that my wife runs. Between games my cute paramedic monsterhunter Connor got bitten by a vampire, clawed by Pandorans, and found a horrible mangled attempt at creating a Promethean. And Connor's best friend hit Connor's Promethean boyfriend in the head with an axe (the boyfriend got better).

Today it is time for more Situations. Apparently there is badness at the hospital so what is a cell of paramedics to do but jump in and experience some horrors??

[aviancali]

my first art of 2024 🌱🍃🐯🌿🍀

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[disquiet-dream]

shit like this is always happening to and around people i know

[arichtelus]

'you're face to face with the man who sold the world.'

my blorbo to the saltmarsh campaign. little rat.

[spectrolitha]

My Promethean the Created OCs. Narkizo, Galateid gentleman, tells Sharla, Frankenstein lady, whom to bonk. They have a dynamic not unlike some spoiled royal and his loyal knight/bodyguard.

[ghostcashewart]

my dnd character went to the beach yesterday and faced some old traumas! and she looked great doing it

[rathayibacter]

I was just looking through the list. the people deserve to see 105 "Buy the World a Coke" Can

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[theresattrpgforthat]

Protect the Child Rules Update: 1.4

Protect the Child has had a major overhaul! There's been a bunch of changes in this new edition, but here's the most important ones:

1. Strings Position & Effect  and Knocks have been scrapped, and the consequences of any roll less than a 6 has been rolled together into a mechanic called Strings. These are resources that the GM can use to make the situation worse, inflict Child-related consequences, and remove dice from player pools to represent hindrances such as injury. When you roll anything less than a 6, you give the GM 2 or more Strings. The GM can spend those Strings to tick clocks, propel the Child into danger, and create something called Lessons.

2. Lessons & Truths

We've got a new iteration of Child development! As they watch you attempt to parent them, the Child will internalize beliefs about themself, both positive and negative. If those beliefs are malleable, they are called Lessons. If they are permanent, these beliefs are called Truths. When the Child loses too much trust, or the GM spends enough Strings, new Lessons pop up. When the group takes a Rest Stop, the characters will have a chance to work on these Lessons to improve the Child's view of themself.

3. Milestone Renovation

The Child's Milestones are more relevant to their growth, and give them access to new Lessons, a bigger Stress Clock, and the ability to set their own goals.

4. Parent Abilities

Say hello to late-game character advancement! Parent Abilities are late-game upgrades that characters can obtain to give them a bigger advantage and the chance to fight back more effectively against the daily trials of being a parent. There are 6 Parent abilities to choose from, integrated into the new-and-improved character sheets.

5. Advancement Updates

I'm trying out the attaching of vignettes to each advancement each character takes. These vignettes can be pieces of the characters' backstory, a moment of connection with another player, or a snapshot of the character's daily life.

6. Updated Character Sheets

They look fairly similar, but the character sheets are a little bit more streamlined, and re-organized to make room for the new rules that come with this update. 

I've also updated the Learner's Guide and the Black & White document to include the new rules, so you can read about playing Protect the Child in whatever form makes the most sense to you! Digital Glitch has gotten the same treatment!

Physical character sheets are likely going to be held off on a little bit longer, until I'm fairly certain what I want them to look like.

[whoopseydaisy]

hmmmm. something something a lyric game based on moving pieces of text on a game board based on non-linear concept albums like ghost quartet or myth. hold on. hold. on. hold on. hmm.

[el-dritchknight]

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