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I’ve been seeing news of the expansions being crowdfunded on Backerkit, and it seems super unique. I’ve seen some older posts with the OG expansions, but they’re a few years old at this point. Any newer opinions on the game before one dives head first into the backerkit?

Plenty of games have subsystems that work more-or-less in isolation from everything else. What about the opposite, where the designers have crafted two different subsystems that have really clever interplay that makes the game as a whole better?

Hello,

I was trying to compile a list of the best tools for a new GM, I have a friend starting out and I think I use a lot of tools just out of habit. What tools do you all prefer to use for designing or running games. I mean, name generators, token makers.. like anything that makes your life easier.

I use Lore Keeper, I was using Dungone Door Doodler.. like i dont know whats out there thats good anymore. Suggestions?

Yes I know I can google this, but I want opinions from users, not google or AI. Dont be that person.

Hi all

So as the title is asking is there any unusual or very obvious Australian or New Zealand TT RPG's?

The only one I have come across so far is Hunter Planet. and i've just backed the 3rd edition on Kickstarter.

Looking forward to people's suggestions :)

I am currently staring down a recruitment post:

The system does not require a traditional GM. Everything will be generated on the fly, which means I’ll also be able to participate as a player instead of only running the game.

We’ll use ChatGPT as the narrator. Players will describe their actions, we’ll provide dice rolls and prompts, and ChatGPT will help narrate the results, rooms, encounters, monsters, clues, and twists.

The tone will be a straightforward fantasy adventure: dangerous dungeons, strange monsters, and an undead villain waiting somewhere in the dark.

Why? To what end? (Frankly, I get the feeling that the recruitment post itself is LLM-generated, too.)

This is not even the first time I have encountered LLM-based GMing:

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1lykmfc/i_played_in_a_game_wherein_the_gms_responses_both/

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1n263ja/i_have_been_seeing_more_and_more_players_and_gms/

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1pcxixe/i_am_still_seeing_players_and_gms_outsource_large/

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1pfcn78/i_bought_a_book_of_puzzles_for_rpgs_and_i_very/

Are there any large discord servers for discussing horror RPGs in general, as opposed to ones for specific games like CoC or Delta Green?

I'm considering running something in the vein of Bill & Ted, and would like a system that handles time travel as something more than a hand wave.

I've been considering something similar mechanically to some PBtA or BitD games, utilizing flashbacks. Any other suggestions?

just what the title says really. think they are cool systems

Is it a little too complex? Are the resources needed too high? Are there spamming issues?

Howdy gang. I'm toying with starting a second game in addition to my usual fantasy nonsense. I've always loved the post-apocalyptic genre and fallout specifically, and I'd like to run a regular game in that space. I have no idea about systems that operate in that genre, so I came here. Here's what I *think* I'm looking for:

-short punchy combat that has some amount of crunch, but isn't going to take over an hour to resolve. Good example that I've played would be Dragonbane. I'd like it to feel dangerous/lethal, but also like a PC could invest in skills or equipment and feel a difference.

-some survival mechanics that aren't too "bookkeepy". My players are willing to do some note keeping and bean counting, but too much and they will glaze over. I'm fine with it being abstracted out somewhat, but I want the ability to threaten players with scarcity, of food, water, shelter, medicine and so on.

-skills. Probably a skill based system overall. Tied to this, I'd love for mechanics that encourage the players to make allies and recruit followers to make up for skill deficiencies they have.

I'm still planning ofc, but I see the game being in the very beginning of founding a small village and providing for and defending it, while dealing with increasingly dangerous threats and recruiting NPCs to join their group. Eventually their might be some faction play between other villages or tribes/raiders.

Let me know recommendations or any thoughts!