I (and others) have often said The Between will "rewire your brain," that it will change how you view the possibilities and potential of tabletop roleplaying games, especially when it comes to storytelling. Let's do a thread exploring this idea!

#ttrpg #DnD #TTRPGs Before I go any further, please go check out our ongoing @BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for the game: backerkit.com/c/projects/the…

The Between: The Most Important Thing

In The Between, you do not talk about your character’s past—in or out of character—until prompted to do so by the game’s rules. Here's a thread about how this gameplay element helps create a dramatic and cinematic experience at the table. But before we get into that, The Between is coming to @BackerKit on September 24th! Sign up for pre-launch here: backerkit.com/call_to_action…

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THE BETWEEN

We need some pieces to fill out the core rulebook of The Between, and its supplement, Shadow Society. We'll need 3 pieces in fairly short order (within a couple months), and about 10 pieces total, to be delivered within six months of our crowdfunding in September.

The Silt Verses Roleplaying Game is here, so let's talk about it! What's it about, what's it like to play, and where is it headed in the future.

Thread! Before we get too deep, though, here's that link: drivethrurpg.com/product/458507…

I’ve been thinking about reworking Public Access, my TTRPG about a weird public access TV station. I wrote an introductory chapter for it, just to see if it’s something I want to keep working on. You can read it in the thread. This may end up something or it may not. Who knows? Overview

We recently held a mystery writing contest for Brindlewood Bay and I’m going to do capsule reviews for each entry!

This thread is for the Murder Mysteries. There’s another thread for the Sweeps Week Mysteries. If you want to follow along, the mysteries can be found in this folder: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

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The Between has many neat mechanical tricks. One of the best, but perhaps most misunderstood, is the prohibition on talking about your character’s past. It’s a highly unusual, almost audacious approach to character development, but we should talk about why it’s effective. Thread! The rule is this: players cannot talk about their characters’ pasts—either in or out of character—until prompted to do so by the mechanics. It’s an ironclad rule that throws some players for a loop.

We have a test recording scheduled for The Brindlewood Bay Mystery Club! The subtitle: A Cozy-Creepy RPG Podcast. We’re going to be talking about mystery and horror TTRPGs, with an emphasis on games derived from Brindlewood Bay. (1) My co-host is Dan, who was my original partner on The Gauntlet Podcast. For this test episode of BBMC, we’re going to be revisiting the topic of mystery TTRPGs, which was the topic we discussed on the first episode of The Gauntlet Podcast (7 years ago?). (2/)

This thread contains capsule reviews of each entry for The Between Threat-writing contest.

It will probably take me a few weeks to finish all 45 entries, so check back often.

Do not identify yourself as the author of an entry until the judging is complete.

Please RT! If you'd like to follow along, you can find all the Threats submitted for the contest here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…