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Lots of talk recently about alt systems vs. D&D.
I am of the camp that if you don't see it, then make it, or look for folks who have! That is what @dms_guild, @DriveThruRPG, @itchio and more are for!
I became a better DM and writer the more systems I explored.
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I am of the camp that if you don't see it, then make it, or look for folks who have! That is what @dms_guild, @DriveThruRPG, @itchio and more are for!
I became a better DM and writer the more systems I explored.
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@CityOfMistRPG changed how I looked and cinematic and narrative storytelling with literature and within games. Their highly open-ended system allows for a huge amount of sandbox storytelling, which is something I don't think we do enough of.
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#BandofBlades and #BladesintheDark from @EvilHatOfficial are both stellar examples of genre RPGs that others have tried to do but often fail. The number of times I have heard friends say they are using mechanics directly from both at their 5e tables is high.
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The 5 most important things I learned from TTRPGs in the last 5 years, and what game I learned them from; a thread.
I've played TTRPGs since the mid 80s, but the last 5 years have really felt like a golden age to me. Things I consider fundamental now that I didn't in 2014: (1/7)
I've played TTRPGs since the mid 80s, but the last 5 years have really felt like a golden age to me. Things I consider fundamental now that I didn't in 2014: (1/7)
Thing 1: Player-facing systems are fast, empowering, and transparent: #CypherSystem from @MonteCookGames (2/7)
Thing 2: On-the-fly gear picking strikes a nice balance between laborious bookkeeping (on one hand) and never getting that satisfaction of having packed the perfect tool for the job (on the other): #BladesInTheDark by @john_harper (3/7)
