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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

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

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 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.

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

I'm thinking about running a “magic school” campaign for some friends following the announcement of Witchbrook's release date, and I've been searching for and reading a lot of related systems: Cantrip, Ars Magica, a Hogwarts PBtA. But none of them quite convince me. I come from a D&D and PBTA background (Masks or WiP), and I haven’t been able to find a system that strikes a good balance between narrative and mechanics. I’d like magic to be customizable but grounded in fundamentals, like in Witch Hat Atelier; I’d like combat to be fluid and more tactical than in PBTA games; and I’d like there to be wands and upgrades for them. Does anyone know of a system that’s easy to adapt to a magic school setting, or a system in that style? I was trying to make one myself, but it’s too much work...

Hi! Lately I have realized what parts of playing ttrpgs excite me the most, and started to understand why I like certain systems more than others.

In rpgs I enjoy having narrative rights, telling the story alongside the gm, way more than speaking in pov of my character. I like it when mechanics are tied to the lore or the concept of the system. I dont enjoy combat-heavy or strategy-heavy games that much.

My favorites so far have been(and what i like about them) :

- 10 candles (easy to play and run, has narrative rights transfered between gm and the players, i love the 'Blow out a candle when the scene changes', and my favorite part is Making New Truths each turn)

- xenolanguage (im a sucker for aliens tho) the game is mostly answering questions and describing scenes(love that), yet its very good at showcasing relationships between characters

- Penny for my thought (also just narrating scenes using clues and 'Yes, and')

- last train to bremen and Bloodlock (literally just answering questions about your characters and describing scenes while at it)

- Huit clos scenario for KULT (we played it more like a larp and less like a ttrpg, discarding character sheets altogether, just speaking in character pov and moving like them was very rewarding in the circumstances of this specific scenario(even tho i usually like the role of narrator more)

I talked about it with my current GM and she told me that I just like writing fanfiction in co-op AND SHE IS CORRECT

I like weird, original mechanics and twists in systems. I like it when a system has a specific world/scenario its set in.

(i like one-shot systems, but if i was to talk about systems suitable for campaigns -my favorites so far have been CoC and Delta green)

I would welcome recommendations about what systems would support that 'writing fanfiction in co-op' playstyle that I have.

And maybe recs on what systems I can try GMing, something rules-light as well(i have GMed dnd(didnt enjoy), CoC(enjoyed) and 10 candles(enjoyed)

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.

Here's a post for Halloween! I wondered about other people's preferences. I personally love games with some monstrous aspect to them, like Vampire the Masquerade or Apocalypse Keys. I see a lot more monster hunter type games though and I'm curious if it's so much more popular as a genre. I'm making a distinction between doing this work independently versus as part of a cog in a greater machine, too. There's plenty of stories/games with a theme that the bureaucratic organization hunting monsters is more dangerous and unethical than their targets.

Otherwise I'll leave the definitions of "monstrous" as well as what counts as a "large organization" up to people's personal interpretation.

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Welcome one and all to a post where we can freely discuss the games that we have released or the games that we are making. Stop on by and maybe you'll find your new favourite RPG!

A bunch of us make cool shit, but the Indie RPG space is crowded and it can often be difficult to get the word out about why people should try out your game. That's why every week we try to focus on a different mechanic or setting to see how new RPGs can solve decades old problems or put new spins on old greivances!

Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall, towns are razed and built up again and sometimes looking at things from the perspective or an adventurer isn't enough to understand what goes into building an empire, so come tell us how your game (or just any game you really like) tackles Kingdom Building!

This time around I'm testing out putting a personal definition of the topic in as well, but by no means take it as law:

For me, Kingdom Building is a (sub)system that allows for management style gameplay either as a part of the core roleplaying loop or even as the main focus!

Thank you u/Conrad500, for the suggestion!

As per mod approval, comments here do not count against rule 7 - comment as much as you want, answer as many questions as you need and discuss to your hearts content!

All that I would ask is that anyone who comments about their own system takes the time to look at the minimum at one other game in the comments and ask a question or provide feedback. Lively discussions are what get people interested and what keep people engaged!

Last week was "Urban Fantasy" and we got some pretty interesting discussions going on what that even is!

If you want to suggest a topic for future weeks, be sure to include "suggestion" in your comment so I can easily find it!

Edit: Forgot the Master List