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As it says. Bonus question: what are some trends you'd like to see?

One of my favorite random player abilities is Solopistic Well-Being from Scion.

You can ignore any attack, as long as you don't see it coming. If you notice the ambush, you have to deal with it, but if you miss it, you'll be fine. If you didn't perceive it, it wasn't real.

That's fun. What other abilities or intentional quirks of systems reward you for what otherwise would be critical errors?

I was in the cast and did the music post-production for a playthrough of Last Train to Bremen with the One Shot Podcast, which is now nominated for an Ennie.

It's the story of a band who sold their souls to the devil for fame and are now trying to outrun the consequences. We improvised songs "from the band" as part of the game, and a lot of them slap. Here's one of the songs: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AH1XnUmamGA&si=IU-kZNIveUEGKy58

Listen to the whole thing on your podcast app https://pod.link/688242106/episode/YWI0YjRkOWUtZDk2Zi0xMWYwLWFhZjktNGJiMjY3MDc5MWU3

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A friend of mine is looking to GM a Powered by the Apocalypse game and is asking the rest of us for genre suggestions. I've been trying to look for a modern urban fantasy setting like what we see in Hilda or Nimona, but everything I find is too dark and gloomy. I want something positive where the world is happy and hopeful. There can still be conflicts and opportunities for adventure, but for the most part life is good. Is there a PbtA setting that fits this?

The closest I found was Lesbeans Coffehouse from Thirsty Sword Lesbians, but there's a person in our group who isn't comfortable with the more flirtatious aspects of the game and we all want to respect that boundary.

Basically, the title says it all. Of the games you’ve tried introducing to new RPG players, which ones worked best:

• For people who are skeptical about playing (like a parent who gets lost when you talk about RPGs)?
• For people who aren't that into the game itself but want to have fun with friends?
• People who really want to play and are more theatrical?
• People who really want to play and are more into gaming?

Personally, I started playing RPGs using homebrew systems created by friends (usually boiling down to "roll a die; if you're good at it, you get a bonus" or "say what you want to do, and the GM invents bonuses and penalties"). Later, I moved straight to D&D 5e using only official rules, then started running D&D one-shots, and now I play in four simultaneous campaigns across different systems (though at least two are on hiatus).

My biggest issue is that I love *Tormenta20* (a Brazilian D&D-style game), but it’s a somewhat difficult and tedious system to teach a complete novice. I’ve noticed that games like *Daggerheart* and D&D 5e work better for beginners because the choices involved are simpler, whereas *T20* is better suited for someone who has already played at least ten sessions of D&D.

3DeT Victory (a generic Brazilian system based on anime, tokusatsu, and video games) was also okay, though it requires guidance from someone who knows what they're doing at the start, given the sheer number of options available.

Overall, I’m really keen to discover new systems to introduce to novice players when the opportunity arises.

Hey there, I am brainstorming for some time now and have some ideas regarding ambience but I am not sure how to create a rain ambience for at home.

For sure the sounds but what about other things?

Context:

We restart our campaign soon after a 8 month break due to sabbatocal, one persons master thesis and one persons governmental exams.

We are going a three day restart, which means four hours each day and the rest of the day we chill, relax and I as the GM adjust/prepare whatever for the next four hours.

We are playing The One Ring which has oceanic weather and in game it will be Fall.

We will be in the north, with hills, some smaller forests and the shadow is clouding the horizon.

Rain will be a tool of ambience and drama.

I wanted to get a simple ambience projector but they mostly just project the stars or so.

Do any of you maybe have some advice or ideas?

If you wanted any of the Free RPG Day 2026 offerings they’re now available (while supplies last) via Npble Knight.

The catch is, they’re actually a penny / .01¢ each, and you can choose one Free RPG Day item for every $20 of regular stock you buy. So it can be pricey to claim multiples or a wide variety but to grab that 1 or 2 items you missed out on, pretty reasonable imo. I rarely browse NK and not find $40* worth of stuff I want.

Good luck; I got the Pirate Borg and Age of Vikings items I wanted

*…or $80, $120, $160, etc…

Just discovered a "party" card game to run before your game.

I sometimes do this, but often in session 0, not always shared.

The link below is a demo with some cards, and with a link to the kickstarter.

Questionable Characters | Deck & Dice Games

Their kickstarter is ending today with not enough funding, so I'm sharing here to give them a boost (not affiliated, just liking what they did, and the price is reasonable)

By simple, I mean around 20 pages maximum. I dont want to read 200+ pages for a pantheon.

It should also have multiple gods so I can create stories between them. So no 1 or 2 god pantheons.

Currently, the shadowdark pantheon achieves everything I want but I thought I'd post this just in case I find something better.

Do any of you use a laptop as a GM screen, or for reference or notes? I'm gonna be starting soon and my handwritten notes are basically unreadable and I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to get a laptop.

I'm gonna be running a lot of different things, CoC, mothership, Mouse guard, vaesen, pirate borg, pathfinder 2e(possibly) some PbtA, shadowdark. Lots of variety to try and learn how to be a good gm. I have all the systems already but trying to keep track of a lot of stuff without a screen would get pretty hard. I also have foundry vtt so I figured I could run it on my laptop and have two browsers, one gm, and one player, and put the player on a TV screen.

Any advice? And if you do use one what size laptop works best in your experience? Thanks for any answers in advance. I'm really hoping I can figure out how to do this well.

I know about any player can play any game, and that there is no age limit for D&D, but old age comes with other challenges.

The acquaintance of a friend "Discovered" role playing games at the age of 70+ and now is asking my friend to play since she knows we gather often to play.

I'm not sure what game did she play, but she was delighted and wants to play again. And Now I'm being asked for suggestions. I think D&D might be too intimidating and maybe too centered around combat. I suggested 10 candles, but I was said maybe the best fit given the theme.

I was thinking something more plot-oriented. some kind of Narrative game. Maybe FATE?

What do you guys say? any similar experiences?