Crafting BMD, a far-future ultra-pulp wargame-infused TTRPG about slaughtering aliens.
Jun 24 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Since I have written a lot on this subject to clarify timekeeping issues and questions people have, I will address whether 1:1 time (as recommended and executed by BrOSR) is exactly what Gary intended.
In conclusion, 1:1 time as described by the BrOSR is the only method that is consistent with every timekeeping example given in AD&D.
You can stop reading here if that's all you wanted to know.
Mar 29 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
I'm getting too many followers—cramping my quiet, shy aesthetic—so it's time for a thread.
TTRPGs are DISCOVERED rather than CREATED.🧵
Every TTRPG, by virtue of its inherent qualities, begins with an establishing question. The ANSWER to that question forms the game's Hierarchy of concepts.
As soon as this Hierarchy is found, there's almost nothing left to do but DISCOVER what supports it (and what doesn't).
