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 Weekly Free Chat - 07/05/25
Posted: 2025-07-05T11:00:52+00:00
Author: /u/AutoModeratorhttps://www.reddit.com/user/AutoModerator

**Come here and talk about anything!**

This post will stay stickied for (at least) the week-end. Please enjoy this space where you can talk about anything: your last game, your current project, your patreon, etc. You can even talk about video games, ask for a group, or post a survey or share a new meme you've just found. This is the place for small talk on /r/rpg.

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 How to deal with a kleptomaniac player?
Posted: 2025-07-05T16:30:50+00:00
Author: /u/Goldenboy2500https://www.reddit.com/user/Goldenboy2500

I'm playing in a game where one of the players made the typical kleptomaniac rogue. I don't really have a problem with that as long as it's directed at NPCs and enemies. But as the sessions went on, I don't think that's the case anymore.

I can't say for sure if he intends to steal from the party while everyone's asleep, but he's doing something extremely annoying.

He's going to places alone and looting everything by himself while the rest of the party is resting. So he's grabbing all the items for himself and not giving anyone else the chance to get anything.

I don't think the DM is going to do anything about it, since so far he's been allowing this kind of behavior even though everyone’s been saying that what he’s doing is crap.

The only solution I can see is killing him in-game, but PVP isn’t allowed. Another option is catching him in the act, restraining him, and then having the whole party decide they no longer trust him and kick him out of the group.

I’m open to suggestions on how to handle this lol

Edit: Just to give a bit more context since some people aren’t getting it. I’m not mad that he’s looting first or exploring places alone. He can do whatever he wants, and he pays the price for it by taking damage from the monsters he runs into, fully aware of the risks and choosing not to wake anyone up for help. So yeah, I think he deserves whatever happens to him, but that’s on him IMO. I don’t like that attitude either, but I don’t think it’s something I should intervene in.

What really pisses me off is that he’s keeping all the items for himself and actively hiding them from the other players instead of sharing. Some of those items could be useful to other characters, but he refuses to share. He’s even holding onto items he literally can’t use.

Also, to explain things a bit better, he’s doing this during his watch. When we set up camp, we assign shifts for who stands guard. So when it’s his turn, he leaves us vulnerable while he goes off adventuring on his own.

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 Humble Bundle - Roll Big or Go Home
Posted: 2025-07-05T10:10:02+00:00
Author: /u/BoregarTheBoldhttps://www.reddit.com/user/BoregarTheBold
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 What are your favorite A5 game books? Why?
Posted: 2025-07-05T14:26:25+00:00
Author: /u/HiskiHhttps://www.reddit.com/user/HiskiH

I've fallen in love with the A5 print format recently thanks to Into the Odd and Shadowdark and I want to see more. What are your favorite games layouted in the A5 format? What is it you like most about them?

Personally I really like how the form forces the rules to be short and concise with each topic taking one page or spread. With bigger books multiple topics can be on the same page which makes it harder to find a certain subheader. The books are also really nice to hold in your hand.

The negative side of A5 is that there is less space for art and two-column layouts don't always work, yet one-column is harder to read. And complex rules just don't fit on those pages so complex games would get cumbersomely thick.

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 Where to find a West Marches game that isn't D&D 5e?
Posted: 2025-07-05T18:10:52+00:00
Author: /u/Sethmo_Dreemurrhttps://www.reddit.com/user/Sethmo_Dreemurr

Hey y'all, I've been looking around Reddit and various Discord servers for a good West Marches server to join, but every single one I find is your bog standard D&D 5e. I've checked on r/westmarches and even asked there directly about it, but so far I've had no real luck.

I'm hoping I've just been looking in the wrong places and there's actually a good server or two out there somewhere. Let me know if y'all know of any good ones!

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 Moving on from Cyberpunk Red, but staying in Night City: Cy_borg, Neon City Overdrive, or something else?
Posted: 2025-07-05T12:48:14+00:00
Author: /u/DrHuxleyyhttps://www.reddit.com/user/DrHuxleyy

I’m finishing up GMing my first extended campaign in Cyberpunk Red and it’s been going great. My players have been having a great time and I’ve been really successful in tying their backstories together into a fun, conspiratorial plot they had to uncover.

I’ve been enjoying Red a bunch, but I know it gets a bit of flack online for various reasons. I’ve personally felt that sessions based around direct combat do tend to get a little bogged down (mostly when calculating distance and the like). Like DnD, nothing feels worse for players for their turn to get wasted on a couple misses and then have to wait another 5-10 min. Most of the role playing/investigation/exploration portions have gone real well, but my players have also been a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount and specificity of skills (forgery, contortionist, bureaucracy, business are just a few out of dozens).

I love the setting of Night City and its corporations and gangs and know them very well. I’d love to keep the setting but maybe pivot and try a new system. Basically I want to keep running a game mostly based on narrative moments, investigation and conspiracy (with a potential to just be an open sandbox), with combat that can still be real deadly but faster with familiar slick style. I’ve been seeing a lot of options, the two that stood out most were Cy_borg and Neon City Overdrive.

If anyone has played these, do you think they could work for a full campaign, or are they more sandboxy or meant for individual gigs? Or am I overlooking another system that could be adapted to be played in the Night City setting?

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 7th sea 2e alternative
Posted: 2025-07-05T17:44:45+00:00
Author: /u/Crappy_Warlockhttps://www.reddit.com/user/Crappy_Warlock

I like 7th sea world building & what they were going for with the 2nd edition. Like instead of rolling to succeed, you roll to see how much you can succeed. Sounds fun but I found that dice mechanic finnecky at best and detrimental at worse.

I was wondering if there was a game out there that is trying to do what 7th sea 2e is doing but better. Ive played belonging outside belonging game, but I don't think it fits.

I remember distintly there was an rpg where when you do roll you come up with 3 upcome and you choose one of them. I think that would fit well, but I can't remember the name of that game.

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 [GM Review] Chariot of the Gods – Alien RPG’s Starter Adventure
Posted: 2025-07-05T15:48:17+00:00
Author: /u/JimmiWazErehttps://www.reddit.com/user/JimmiWazEre

I recently ran Chariot of the Gods for my group and wanted to share a detailed breakdown of how it played at the table for you guys. What worked, what didn’t, and what I’d recommend for GMs thinking about running it.

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 Streets of Peril and Mythical Bastionland thoughts?
Posted: 2025-07-05T20:38:36+00:00
Author: /u/Sniflethttps://www.reddit.com/user/Sniflet

These are my next two systems im gonna run. What are your thoughts about it?

SoP intrigued me with system engine and grim dark vibe, on paper looks amazing.

MB intrigume for interesting hex exploration, rules for warbands, sieges,etc but looks like it's more suitable for shorter campaigns.

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 Home Game Setup
Posted: 2025-07-05T21:13:53+00:00
Author: /u/Top_Lychee_3593https://www.reddit.com/user/Top_Lychee_3593

I'm moving and want to use this opportunity to set up an environment for home games. I'm buying a wide and long dinner table, which is where the games would take place. I want to make my games a bit snazzy with some "production value", similarly to how I do in VTTs, with music, animations, etc. I've been considering getting a monitor to lay flat on the table or a projector to project onto the table (the latter would be better, but seems like it's probably harder). I'm looking at some lighting options, sound options, etc. that I can control from my laptop.

All of this to say: Does anyone have some cool home setups where they use any such tools to make the amplify their games' ambience?

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 Trying to find a good system for a Metro 2033 game!
Posted: 2025-07-05T15:02:59+00:00
Author: /u/Kecskuszmakszimuszhttps://www.reddit.com/user/Kecskuszmakszimusz

Hi there! I'm been looking through the game suggestions thread but I haven't really scene one that m got my attention so I'm hoping someone can help me out here!

I'm looking to do a game based around exploration and survival where the characters are largely just normal people. As in they can be talented and skilled (even to a cinematic degreee) but none of them cam do magic or have sci fi tech.

So I want a system where "normal" characters can specialise and have build options.

I also want something with good crafting/modifing rules the allow players to repair their equipment or make weapons.

I want it to be dangerous and the players should not be able to take a shotgun blast yo the face with no protection.

So far I checked GURPS which is cool but fir my.group it might be too complex and it manages to confuse me with basics stuff (I have no idea how shotguns are supposed to work lol) and the crafting rules either are essentially non existence or overly complicated.

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 Cyberpunk Red or 2020?
Posted: 2025-07-05T05:50:08+00:00
Author: /u/KolbyWPGhttps://www.reddit.com/user/KolbyWPG

I’m wanting to get into the Cyberpunk TTRPG, but am stuck on deciding which version to get. Me included, most of the people I’m wanting to play with are new to D&D and these type of games(if that helps on deciding a version). I’ve heard good things about both, but I’d like to come to a definitive choice. Any advice or tips would be welcome!

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