**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.

​

The off-topic rules may not apply here, but the other rules still do. This is less the Wild West and more the Mild West. Don't be a jerk.

​

----------

​

This submission is generated automatically each Saturday at 00:00 UTC.

sort of what it sounds like! i'm putting it here because when i tell people about it, they tend to be really really curious. take this as part brag, part inspo post, part ama.

over the course of the last few months i ran two interlaced three-shots set in the world of severance. in that show, the main sci-fi conceit is that you can have your personality "severed" such that while you're at work and while you're at home your memories and experiences are completely isolated from one another and you can't communicate with your other self in any way, so i had one table playing the characters away from work, running around doing occult corporate murder mystery things, and then their character sheet would get passed to the other table who was playing the same set of bodies but now inside of work, doing occult corporate mystery things but inside a bunch of winding corridors this time. the two groups did not get to know who was in the other group or directly talk to them, but sometimes one of them would, for instance, get their arm broken, and then i would bring that character sheet to the other table and the corresponding player would get to see that their arm was broken and go "what is my innie DOING in there?" it was fun!

also there was a secret third group because they'd been severed an additional time and neither of the first two groups knew about the third group.

so it was nine sessions with five players each and two fill-in substitute players for a couple absences plus me for eighteen total players! it was a lot to keep track of but i think we pulled it off. keeping notes was essential.

i ran it all using the resistance system, which is the system which powers heart and spire, because i'm comfortable enough with it to make it work the way i needed it to. it was a bespoke experience and not the sort of thing that anyone could just pick up and play even if you did have eighteen interested parties, but i've uploaded the documents i used to run the game at the link if you want to take a look.

i guess ama!

The word "objectively" gets thrown around a lot nowadays, but recently I've been replaying my favorite RPGs from the late '90s/early '00s (old Fallout, Knights of the Old Republic, Oblivion) and during this time I made an active effort to prevent nostalgia from clouding my judgement, doing my best to appreciate them for their own merits without the "old good, new bad" mindset to find out why they resonate with me more than their respective sequels. At the risk of sounding biased, I really do think there was a darker, more mature influence to their designs back then and I wonder why that is. Is it for broader reasons like 9/11 and Post-Cold War disillusionment or is it as simple as "Stranger Things and Critical Role didn't happen yet so the recommended reading was still solely designed by and for super-nerds."? Would anyone familiar with both eras have something to support/counter these claims? I just find it interesting that there's such a stark difference between Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate III.

I've been playing Dungeons & Dragons for a few years, but I'm looking for more beginner-friendly fantasy systems to play with new people.

at first glance the vibe is giving Call of Cthulhu without the lovecraft

Hey, all.
New to the sub, and was looking for some input (contstructive or otherwise.).
The group I'd be running the game for spans in ages from 11 to 60. The only books I have in my posession (and, any of the others playing too) are for D20 Modern. I was part of a group that met every other saturday, but I moved and now it's an hour and a half drive, and they can't start until 6pm or so, which doesn't allow for much time to game before we have to leave to get the kids to bed. So, I figure we'd just do one here.

My question is, I was going to do D20 modern, as we have the books. But, I'm seeing people say that this is not a great first DM? what would be the most Ideal for both first-time TTRPG players and first-time DM's?

If there's one that's easy to get into without spending hundreds of dollars, that would be a plus. I'm more than capable of writing scripts and stories, and drawing up the maps. I just don't know all the background stuff. All I know is that every DM I've ever played with was always out to kill all the players as quickly as possible.

Hello, currently looking for a ttrpg system which would focus on :

– Martial combat (eventually weapons, maaaybe guns)

– Fighting styles (Knew of a system with boxer vs karatekas for example)

– Territory wars (Optionnal but big plus)

Mainly something centered on group fights and expansion rather than story. I know of Gangs of Titan City, Blades in the Dark and one set in 19th century Rio but I wasn't convinced. Was also discouraged by GURPS recently.

Modern set is prefered but I'm not picky I just want something for good fights where the move you choose to use really matters (instead of "Just attack").

Thanks in advance !

Hi everyone! I recently stumbled upon this game system. As I understand it, it's marketed as a universal system, which has me quite intrigued, but I'd like to hear from people who've played it. What are your impressions of this system? What is it good for? What isn't it good for?

Honestly, I looked at two other "universal" systems—GURPS and Fate—but I'm not sure about them. GURPS seems interesting, but a bit overloaded. Fate... well, I don't really understand these kinds of "narrative" systems. So, I find BRP to be a pretty interesting system, and I think it's similar to the WFRP systems and the Warhammer 40,000 RPG series from FFG, so in theory, I could get the hang of it quickly.

To be honest, I saw this system when I was thinking about an AtLA game, and I wondered if the system could work (the Avatar: Legends system looks interesting, but I'm not sure it would work for me)

Asking for help to flavor a Paladin or Ranger that is connected to another PC

hello everyone, I wanted to ask for some advice/help coming up with a character concept. so me and a long time friend are thinking of making characters that are such good friends and allies that the phrase "id go to hell and back for you" is so true that it could become a plot point. currently im trying to decide between either a Paladin who's oath is powered by that bond of friendship (not sure what subclass that be and just wanted to try a non-religious/ knightly order oath concept), or being a ranger because it is a callback to the first character I ever made in both of our first campaign, plus it'd be second time I've played as one and thought it'd be fun. but regardless if any of you could help me workshop ideas, think another class would fit better, or any suggestions id greatly appreciate the help.

Basically, in my mind it's like a reference or a textbook, so I want to get to the info as quickly as possible and the art doesn't explain game concepts, but sets the theme and inspiration. I would rather have art in its own section than in the middle of rules.

https://gmscreencreator.com/

Hey everyone, I made a free tool to help create custom GM screens and print them out. You can build screens in the app or write them directly in YAML if you prefer, and there are options to save to your machine or export the YAML so you can share screens with others. If you or someone else makes a great screen, you can share it, print it out or save it as a PDF. Figured the community might find it useful — happy to answer questions or take feedback. It is something I always wanted to make since I like running a lot of different games and wanted an easier way to lay things out on the fly-.

I’m curious if any RPGs have used dominoes in their system, or if there’s an oracle or random generation tool that uses dominoes well