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For me, The One Ring absolutely nailed the aesthetic. I'm not the world's biggest fan of the game for a number of reasons that aren't terribly relevant for this discussion, but the art definitely pulled me in.

On the other hand I dearly want to love Mothership, but I bounce hard off the art style. I recognize that the game itself looks well-crafted and that the art is not bad art, it's just not to my taste. But it still is something of a deterrent from me playing the game

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For example ttrpg is oversaturated with fantasy, horrors, cyberpunk and sci-fi, but there is very little of retro futurism, dieselpunk, solarpunk etc. So what else?

Right away Nimble comes to mind, I'd definitely rather that than 5e but surely if I'm willing to put in the work translating it there's another system that would elevate the adventure to the best it can be?

I've heard that people playing 5e CoS never really are scared by it, but maybe that's not the point since it's still known as the best 5e adventure of all time.

Wondering if I can enjoy it without using 5e/nimble, maybe OSE or Cairn 2e or something else entirely? Any thoughts?

My goal is to make it less focused on boring combats and more about creative solutions that make the world feel deadly and immersive while still making the heroes feel cool from time to time and not breaking the adventure by making it impossibly hard. Maybe just an OSR style campaign in Nimble where I don't balance anything? Definitely not planning to balance anything anyway.

I'm not talking necessarily a dnd game that you'd really struggle to find players interested in, I mean games you want to run but no TTRPG that properly fulfills the fantasy you want exists.

For me personally, its a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure TTRPG. I've researched fanmade systems, indie systems, GURPS and... nothing. Nothing properly scratches the inch and I can't explain wby

I have been interested in playing a ttrpg for the first time for a while now, but it seems very daunting or complicated.

My friends are open to trying it out with me but none of us have played anything before. What’s the best way to get into it?

I love cyberpunk so I was looking at Cyberpunk RED, but if that’s not a good starter than I’m okay with trying something else.

For anyone interested in running a solo or group through a campaign similar to the Back Rooms, but in an endless Swedish furniture store. Expect maniacs, mannequins and mimics, not to mention reality glitches and a plot based on the Popol Vuh.

This is a second edition, after several years I was able to hire artists and re-write large portions of the book to provide more tables, guidance and also how to run a short 3 hour session for a one shot.

Currently heavily discounted down to 99c on Drivethrough.

Also I have community copies on my itch.io

If you are in MA I will be running a session at Next Turn festival on 11/07/2026 stop by and jump in, it is a really great time at the table. A good mix of horror, comedy and just weirdness.

I'm running Worlds Without Number for two players. Ten two-hour sessions in and I'm really excited to witness how they're settling into the world. One lesson that has been invaluable for running a sandbox is something along the lines of, rather than filling the game with plot beats, fill it with toys for the group to play with. Dropping hooks that could be pursued, and if they are, I might not even necessarily know where it's going to go yet (improv skills are a boon here). The WWN book also advises you repeatedly to focus on prepping only what you need for next session, which has also helped me stay grounded on what's most useful during prep rather than entering a worldbuilding death spiral. I have the basic lore of the world to establish context, but it's a skeleton for me to quickly dress whenever specific aspects need to be presentable. From there, I let the party establish the context of future session prep. What grabbed their interest? What have they been planning to do? What do they want to do next session? What can I add to the mix to make things more interesting? Only then do I really consider what worldbuilding needs to be done.

My question here is, what do you personally look for when playing in a sandbox campaign? What do you like or dislike from a sandbox GM? If you run a sandbox campaign, how does your approach differ from mine? I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts!

I decided to rank the rpgs I’ve played so far (which isn’t many) and include a list of 10 rpgs I want to play the most:

Draw Steel
Mutants and Masterminds
DnD 2024
DnD 5e
City of Mist
Lancer
Legend in the Mist
Pirate Borg

Most Interested to Try:

Vagabond
Outgunned
Wildsea
Things from the Flood
Cain
Mothership
Slugblaster
Triangle Agency
Monster of the Week
Mythic Bastionland

Anyone who has tried the ones I am interested in but haven’t played yet, I welcome any suggestions and reviews.

Do you have any stories also, ty

Im designing my own TTRPG system and taking a break from the rules for the moment to work on the setting. My game is specifically about blue collar monster hunters. Adventures are supposed to be dangerous and dirty. Character goals should be less "overthrow the kingdom" and more "deal with the evil sheriff". Small potatoes.

I am also a firm believer that the setting should be imperfect. There needs to be problems otherwise why would people pay for Adventurers. There need to be small problems.

The blacksmith isnt going to join an accelerationist doomsday cult for the lolz. And if there isnt any personal problems you either have to say "they are just evil" or it doesnt make sense. But if they face discrimination and they are promised a better next life then helping the next life come sooner makes a lot more sense.

Thats what I mean with casual evil in the title. A world in which evil isnt found in concentrated pockets or isnt on the verge of victory. Its casual.