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Hello everyone,

A player in one of my groups is what I'd describe as a "table flipper". Several times now I've seen GMs run games where he and I have been playing and towards the end of scenarios this player will do something completely insane where an obviously very important NPC will appear who has "the answers" or is a VIP that they need to escort and he will do something wild like "and I attack them" out of the blue. He'll then argue the logic behind this and claims it's RP, but last time it was such an insane move that would have signed his (and possibly the party's) death warrant and I'm starting to suspect he just gets a little bored/frustrated and then acts out in these "table flipper" ways to try and shake up some total anarchy because it just keeps happening. I've seen GMs totally stunned by this player and while none have actively said "you can't do this" they obviously really struggle while I watch them trying to think out what effect this will cause because it clearly goes totally off "script". Last time, the GM was giving strong warnings before this player's wild actions and eventually the player took it as "you can't do this" and kind of sulked for the last 30 minutes. This player then seemed to get quite angry and stuck around after the game to explain to the GM that RPGs should have total freedom and it's the GM's job to figure out how to tailor to players' freedom of choice if they choose to abandon an obvious railroad - in his defense, a valid argument.

I should add that almost every time he does this wild stuff most other players will also be completely stunned and some go "what the fuck are you doing?!"

Where do you sit in this argument? Because while I don't like the way he plays, I can see that he has a point.

How do you deal with table flippers?

Edit: I didn't necessarily want this to turn into flaming this guy. He's actually a good RPer and a lot of fun when he doesn't reach this point, it's like a switch goes off and he decides to flip the table to create some chaos. He's also very comfortable with his characters dying, so there's no problem there. The issue is his table flipping would often lead to total quest failure in an instant, affecting the progress of the others at the table and he does this without any warning or discussion with others.

What is the most interesting magic system you have encountered in TTRPG?

Maybe the most broken or the most powerful or the most innovative.

The game doesn't need to be good, only magic implementation.

I have been using Foundry for several years now. Bought some modules and found it really helpful with all the automation and additional community plugins. But the more I use it the more I realize that this might be a dead end. I guess it's fine if you're running one system with no additional modules. But the more varied stuff you use the greater risk that modules wont be updated and in effect you would have to run independent instances for games to minimize compatibility issues. Like I got modules that weren't updated to most recent version and modules that don't work as expected on my current version of Foundry. This makes me realize the spread of modules working differently on different verisons might be bigger as Foundry evolves. It concerns me especially with content I paid for that it might not be useful after some time. I recently was made aware that I actually can install older versions of modules which is fine but it won't solve the issue of new content released only for most recent Foundry version. I would like to someone tell me that actually there is a way around it all but I'm not so sure about it. The more I think about it the more I think I maybe should go back to simpler solutions like playing with as simple setup as possible (ie using only discord with dice bots and simple VTT map solutions like Owlbear rodero only for combat situations needing this). As much as I appreciate automation that speeds up the game there are times that finding a way how to do something that would be straighforward at actual table is scometimes almost breaking the game altogether. I am curious other folks' opinion about this and maybe hear about some new VTTs that are on the horizon.

Hi there,

Last time I played an RPG was 15 years ago, very casually. So consider me a beginner. People in my circle today are disinterested in role playing games, so I would like to explore it as a personal emerging story in an exciting setting. I would be probably using tools such as Mythic. So far I am interested in following and need to choose one between:

• Alien Evolved Edition
• Warhammer Fantasy
• Cyberpunk
• Vampire the Masquerade

I am familiar with all these settings and am equally excited about. So it boils down to the quality of the systems and adaptability for solo play.

What would be your thoughts? Feel free to share any other book.

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Often times the dwarven cities are all deserted dungeon crawls in ruins... what about active and alive cities with life?

Just ordered Pathfinder Lost Omens: Highhelm, but interested in what other living dwarven underground settlements you all may recommend.

Kind of looking for something like City of Greyhawk, but undermountain with adventure seeds, factions, NPCs, economy, delving into the underworld, etc.

Thx.

Hi y’all!

I’ve never played a TTRPG, but a group of 6 people and I are trying to put together a game. A few people have played a ttrpg before (DND, Cosmere, and 5e) but about half of us have not.

Any recs for games that we could play like once a week for a month or two?

Hello! I stumbled upon Freelance Infantry Strike Team(FIST) off itch and I fell in love with it. Was devastated to find out that the ultra edition physical was out of stock. Just for the heck of it I clicked on exalted funeral's page to remind me when back in stock. One day I woke up to an email that there was a damaged one so I thought what the heck I got it for $8 USD (It cost me 3 times or more to get it shipped). I forgot about it and now it arrived. So what arrived was what looked like a POD softcover.

For $8 (disregarding the horrible shipping because Australia), I am glad to have a physical copy but I am confused as to what is misprinted. I will try and do a page by page comparison with the PDF version but I am curious if others have ever bought some damaged/misprints off Exalted Funeral and what are your experiences with it? I am paranoid if it is bad or not but everything seems ok and that is what is making me paranoid.

I am sad that it ain't a damaged hardcover but I can't really complain. Also I did preorder their special edition but this will suffice for now.

Hey folks!
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I'm looking for books that have frameworks and random tables to creating a world, it's regions, government, points of interest and so on.

I already looked at Perilous Wilds, but it doesn't have everything that I want. I would love to hear some suggestions from you!

Thx in advance! :D

I'm prepping a Public Access campaign and I'd like to have a folder of images ready to drop in during play. Not battlemaps, just atmosphere. Empty parking lots at night, motel signs, wood panelled living rooms, a TV left on in an empty room, desert roads. 2004 looking back at the late 80s and early 90s.

If you've run it, where are you pulling from? Specifically:

• Any shared folders or collections people have quietly put together?

• Sources for real period photography rather than modern stuff that just looks retro?

Currently, I'm planning a Persona campaign using the Fate Condensed system.

Before actually playing a campaign with my friends adapting a universe for the game, I usually do a solo campaign to test the adaptations and check if everything is in order.

However, I haven't been able to find a suitable way to create a solo RPG using a slice-of-life narrative model.

For those unfamiliar, the Slice of Life narrative, frequently used in Persona, is a narrative model that focuses on depicting the daily lives of the characters in the story, portraying common moments.

I've already consulted some Fate-specialized oracles, but I didn't like the options for the narrative I'm looking for (or I simply didn't see a good way to use them).

For this reason, I'd like to know if anyone has had experience venturing solo into this style of game and how to apply this concept of randomness in a game. I believe, moreover, that these randomness models should also work when I'm narrating the scenes to my players themselves.

Thank you for your attention.