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Everyone knows the classics: dungeons, monsters, escalating threats. But over the last few years, something unexpected has taken root in the hobby. Comfort TTRPGs, cosy RPGs, slice of life narratives. Wanderhome, Ryuutama, Golden Sky Stories, and a rising tide of gentle games focused on community, travel, and emotional safety.

Our latest article breaks down why this movement matters, culturally and creatively. Why so many players are gravitating toward softness instead of stakes. Why the fantasy of safety hits so hard in an overstimulated world. And why cosy RPGs might be one of the most important evolutions in the medium since the OSR.

If you’re curious about the philosophy behind these games, or you just like the idea of roleplaying without end of the world stakes, give it a read.

And tell us: what’s your favourite comfort TTRPG?

Mine: “The Matrix” Campaign. I wrote a homebrew for Chronicles of Darkness but never pulled the trigger to run it. Mostly because I feel like it would be better to play in it than run it. 😅 But also I am a terrible player I feel.

I didn't see a post like it here, so sorry if it's a repeat. Humble Bundle just opened the Roll Big or Go Home bundle again, to my happiness, since I missed it the first time. If you're like me, that's a great opportunity to get great books.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-big-or-go-home-rpg-megabundle-books-encore

Tell me the crunchiest game you are playing (or have played, if you need).

The first RPG campaigns I ever ran followed the standard format of "group of random adventurers meet and get sent on a quest together," but I found it hard to corral that into a well-paced, satisfying story for myself and the players.

Then I started running homebrew campaigns in which the PCs all have some shared backstory element, and resolving that backstory is the main plot of the campaign. For example:

- A family (two parents, two adopted kids, and a grandma, all PCs) quest to break a curse on the children.

- A newly landed noblewoman and her most trusted courtiers attempt to foil a plot to depose her.

- Cult members in service of a demonic demi-god choose to betray their master in an attempt to save their souls.

Of course I let the players add unique details to their PC's backstories, but they have to make that shared element the core of their backstory.

I find it makes for much more coherent and well-paced games, and I've never had a player push back on the requirements or complain that it was a problem for them after the campaign started. It just seems like a natural way to make a popular style of narrative-driven game work, but I don't think I've ever heard of anyone else doing it that way.

That can't be the case. There are other people who do it that way, right?

I have a chance to grab a copy of Electric Bastionland at a reasonable price. Is it worth getting if I already own Into the Odd & Mystic Bastionland? Isn't Chris McDowall updating it soon (or maybe I misheard)?

A few questions to get acquainted with your TTRPG collection:

• What game's books do you have the most of?
• What game do you have a complete set of (assuming TTRPGs with longer publishing histories & books)?
• What game books do you use the most?
• What's the oldest book you own? Is it original or POD?
• What's the most recent book you added?
• What is your most well-worn, often-played & treasured book?
• What book do you have on your shelf that's never been opened?
• What's the thickest book you own?
• Do you have anything signed by the author/artist?
• What books do you keep multiple editions of?
• What's the best-designed book you own?
• What author/publisher's work do you always buy?

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For me

• What game's books do you have the most of? - Either Call of Cthulhu or D&D 5e, although I treasure the CoC books a lot more.
• What game do you have a complete set of (assuming TTRPGs with longer publishing histories & books)? - I had all of the One Ring 2e books, at least until the latest. Have all but Kitai from 7th Sea
• What game books do you use the most? - D&D 5e rulebooks, though I hope to change that
• What's the oldest book you own? Is it original or POD? - Original (bought second hand) WEG Star Wars books & Champions 1e
• What's the most recent book you added? - Too many... Probably The Dark Crystal & a few Mothership Zines
• What is your most well-worn, often-played & treasured book? - I keep my books in good condition, but probably the Mothership box set
• What book do you have on your shelf that's never been opened? - Alice is Missing is still in its shrink wrap :(
• What's the thickest book you own? - Gods of the Forbidden North
• Do you have anything signed by the author/artist? - Nope...
• What books do you keep multiple editions of? - Paranoia, D&D (BECMI, 4e & 5e)
• What's the best-designed book you own? - Mythic Bastionland, Painted Wastelands... so many new books have great looks.
• What author/publisher's work do you always buy? - Most Pelgrane or Chaosium. Ken Hite, Robin Laws, Jonathan Tweet

I love myself some musou games and have been thinking about what system would be best to capture that same feel? I think the combat may focus more on the rule of cool than anything but just something to capture that same vibe.

I tried to think of a few but came up short outside of some games that give you freedom to do whatever for your turns (lasers and feelings is mainly what I’m thinking).

Apologies if this has been questioned here before. I didn’t think to check before writing most of this post.

So first what are your thoughts on micro, portable, or business card rpgs? Im looking for some free games that are in a category like that, but im not sure where to find some or what titles to pick up for free? I also dont have a party to play with its just me, myself, and i?

So please share your thoughts and suggest some good on the go titles.

I have a bunch of kids at Xmas even, and they are getting to the age that they need to be brought into the greatest hobby of all time!

I generally hate people's dumb wish list RPG posts where they need a post humanism scifi game with alignment that only uses d12s and d4s...but here is my own wish list:

• math skills are at a minimum (I recently did a test if the 7 year old could grasp fate dice, she could, but not good at numeracy based addition subtraction)

• the game allows multiple angles to solve problems, beyond stabbing an orc in the belly, though maybe supports action and combat with evil clockworks or slimes or non-people type challenges

• the game or adventures have an exciting and compelling enough core activity (and art?) to get the kids buy-in fast. Tactile elements, like character tokens with nice art seem like they would help appeal.

If there is something that is a little board/card game adjacent, that's cool, but dice seems like it would ease them into Weird Wizard eventually.

Thanks for any suggestions!

I´ve been looking for a while now, and I did found Mutants in the Now which wasn´t for me. Does anyone knows about a game that could be used for this kind of stories?