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6 May, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Big news for NEVER Stop Smiling! (drivethrurpg.com/product/319137…)
We are expanding it into a full multi-title #TTRPG setting. Over time, we will add 4 more walled metros in their own #TRPG games. Each with their own perspective of the broken world and unique way of cheating death.
First on our schedule is Angel Symphony Restoration. Keep the peace, explore the underground Underworld, and pilot giant bio-mechanical Angels against the Heresy League, Leviathans from the deep wastes, and others that would dare attack Revelation City.
#indiegame #TTRPG #TRPG
Revelation City is a keystone metro, responsible for the intercity trade networks and more aware of the world than others. However, the nature of the broken world is still a mystery and curse of forgetfulness & lost history also infects them.
#worldbuilding #indiegame #TTRPG
All titles united by:
* Shared surreal post-apoc world
* Walled metros with large populations that defeated death in some way
* Loss of technical knowledge, slow decline
* Rising chaos & weirdness
* PCs are main agents of their metro
* Forgetfulness, loss of history
#TTRPG #TRPG
A big question for #TTRPG/#TRPG folks: What themes & takes do you want for post-apoc weird fiction walled cities where death is temporary? Have: Creepy smiling place with mysterious auto-resurrection. Coming: Anime-style science fantasy with giant "mecha". What is missing?
We have a big gaggle in playtesting and this may help us prioritize or retool.

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6 May
We are reviving the #diceless bidding system that ran the LARP that brought us all together and set the course for Thought Police to even exist. Major RPG modernizations, updates, and a bit of #Motif flavor are in playtesting now. Stay tuned for more info about the Chorus Engine.
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4 May
Upcoming #ttrpg titles:
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People seek our advice bc of our large #playtesting pool. Real #IndieGameDev talk? It was PURE LUCK. We have no special advice. Me (Liv) and Jim went to school in the States. One of our classmates knew the Rev from LGBT and adult sex ed presentations. #TTRPG #indie #TRPG (1/4)
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22 Nov 20
OK, I got permission to spew. I (Liv) am currently running the playtest rounds on a diceless/LARP version of Motif. Player facing bidding system for actions. Flat difficulties/spend costs. Similar story pool for bidding on story elements. #TTRPG #indiedev
Did not think I would like the narrator bleed. But it really works. Color me wrong. It was empowering. The resource management tactics are great too. PvP is ugly by raw mechanics (everyone autosuceeds). RP is pushed because of limited resource pools. LOVE IT.
All that to say: Picking up Jim's role on this one and project managing the manuscript for the #Motif Parlour Engine. Fine-tuned for diceless parlour games and #theaterstyle #LARP. A radical rewrite of the diceless system that ran the old Arthur's Legacy game. #TTRPG #indiedev
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Jim is starting his morning. He's going to upload a few things and make announcements. Also a promo thread and a few other things. Most excited for the Like I Give A BLEEP #GMless and #solorpg. It was too much fun to playtest.
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