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It can be either a game that you run, or a game that you play, but is there a genre of fiction that you normally like to read or watch that just doesn't seem to do it for you when you have it in a TTRPG?

I’d like to GM a sort of Indiana Jones style campaign with some friends - punching Nazis, ancient ruins, occult rituals, the like - but am at a bit of a crossroads. All me and my friends have played is dnd, but the system feels too fantasy focused when I’d like to make it a bit more grounded in the time period. I’m not sure if I want to heavily modify/cut down dnd to simplify classes and incorporate more setting specific rules (only play as humans, gun related stuff etc) or just go with a new system as a whole. I definitely want to keep some of the pulpier, more combat focused aspects of DnD, so I've generally ruled out something like call of Cthulhu. Any feedback is appreciated!

Recently had two players that were bringing down the vibe for everyone else. These were public games where anyone could join but it seemed unfair to the players that were taking it a little more seriously and actually trying to work together. Are there any tried and true methods of dealing with a situation like that? I sorta just ignored them and pushed through but it left a sour taste in my mouth.

For a while I'm kind of roleplaying with my kids. it's very random and unstructured as they are quite young, so everything is super loose and made up. The game is just talking, no props whatsoever.

We sometimes play while driving somewhere or doing chores around the house.

How can I substitute dice rolls with no props?

I used to just ask them for a random number, but they quickly figured bigger numbers lead to better outcomes and now their random is not so random anymore.

What can I use to get as genuine a random number without any props at all? (don't care about the range, I can tweak that, just need some genuine number generation)

Edit: thanks for the many, many suggestions! I'll try several of them, cheers!

I'm currently running 3 campaigns and have struggled with consistent sessions when one or more players call in sick. What has helped is always running if you have a majority (half of players plus one) and now, duets, which I must gush about because I feel a lot of GMs are leaving this opportunity on the floor. Both of these suggestions come from the Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide, which is a treasure trove of practical advice for GMs and I say this having long ago left 5e by the wayside.

So, onto the what and the why!

Yesterday a majority of my Imperium Maledictum group was ill, so, scheming, and knowing I had yet to play my pack of adventures I had recently received from The Merry Mushmen, I suggested to my one remaining healthy player that we try out a duet with Scarlet Heroes, a system (and setting) written by Kevin Crawford of Stars Without Number fame. Scarlet Heroes is specifically intended for this style of play and is intended for play with a GM's vast library of unplayed OSR content (your vast library will vary).

So I whipped out Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow and within the first half hour he had rolled his first character and we were playing. It helps that Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow is maybe the finest starter adventure I've ever run, but we had a BLAST.

Scarlet Heroes uses traits over individual skills, such as "guard inspector" or "sea raider" that players can flexibly apply their points in to modify a 2d8 check roll. A player's damage hits the hit die of a monster instead of their hit points. How much depends on how good their weapon damage roll was. Every adjustment for this style of play is targeted, spare, and elegant. My player and I had figured out the basics in just a few rolls. Player characters also have a "Fray Die" they can roll for automatic damage to evenly matched or weaker foes every round.

Duet play encouraged cautious, creative thinking because their single player character who could die at any minute now had to fill the shoes of multiple roles.

I''m so glad I gave duet play a chance with Scarlet Heroes. If any GM out there has thought it unfathomable before, may this post inspire you to give it a chance, perhaps with Scarlet Heroes and a The Merry Mushmen adventure or else with something like Ironforged/Starforged.

I wrote up a diceless resolution system that uses only your hands! It is useful for RPGs played as you tromp through the woods with your kid.

What system was it? Whats the story?

Are there any modern TTRPGs based in WW2 that aren't weird war? Achtung Cthulhu has elements of commando operations, but its main theme is lovecraftian horror. Night Witches springs to mind, and is a really cool game about badass women fighting the axis powers, but its main focus appears to be bombing missions from the skies.

I'm going to be releasing my own WW2 commando TTRPG very soon, but I was curious if anyone knows any other games that represent the rank and file or commando missions.

Obviously there are things like GURPS, but that's crunch central and not considered a modern RPG any more.

Is there an appetite for a solid modern WW2 RPG revolving around commando operations behind enemy lines?

Appreciate any thoughts, big or small!

I’m planning a grim dark campaign that would see the party establishing FOBs to help a crusade pushing to the heart of a ruined kingdom to stop a FESTERING ABOMINATION. I’m looking for a fantasy system that emphasizes things like sanity, light, travel, weight and durability. Are there any suggestions?