#gmless rpg

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Presenting...Dull & Uninspired! A silly free RPG created for Free RPG Day 2024.

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Falling Objects by nullandvoidgames

Falling Objects is a collaborative game of Regicide and Hard Bargains

My 2nd game is now live on Itch.io. Pay what you want to kill the emperor with your friends by making Hard Bargains. Made as part of the Dice Exploder Game Jam.

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Nowhere Home: expanded adventures

The Nowhere Home expansion is coming along nicely. Now at 25 pages (and still growing), it introduces optional rules for those who prefer more structured storytelling.

Character arcs for multi-session stories! Gain a reward each time you tick off a moment in your chosen arc.

A simplified character growth mechanic for one and two-shot games.

The option to play as a monster who was always a monster, rather than a human who has been turned into one. Deal with themes of isolation and the struggle for connection as you play a demon, fey, or any other inhuman entity you can imagine.

Insights, Secrets and Tension: new elements to encourage deeper group dynamics.

2-3 new settings to explore.

Don't own Nowhere Home? It's currently $1.99 USD in the Itch winter sale! You can check it out below and grab it at a great deal before the expansion drops.

Nowhere Home by Sam Robson

A game of outcast monsters whose only home is each other.

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Added ten more community copies of Nowhere Home. Go forth, my friends, and have emotional journeys as outcast monsters!

Nowhere Home by Sam Robson

A game of wandering monsters whose only home is each other.

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Free RPG day is on the 22nd of June! To celebrate I'm going to spotlight a free RPG each day, culminating in a new release of my own on the 22nd.

June 1st 2024: Ironsworn

Ironsworn is a grim fantasy rpg of perilous quests and ironclad vows. You can play this one alone or with one or more friends (GM optional.)

Grab your sword, make those vows, and get set for adventure in the Ironlands!

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TTRPGs suitable for: Play by Post!

My first ten or so years of role-playing were purely play-by-post: warrior cats and dragons adventuring on online forums and message boards (shout out to Darkflame the dragon and Coldstone the kitty.) There was one very memorable Fallen London role-play over email too!

I suppose the modern equivalent would be a game in DMs, or maybe a discord text channel. In any case, for various reasons, many people prefer to play games in written form! However, some game systems are difficult to utilise in this format.

Here are some games that make for wonderful text-based adventures. All are GMless and/or diceless, so there's no awkward halt while you wait for a GM's roll.

Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine is a diceless game I've been waiting to get my greedy little hands on for some time. It focuses on fantastical slice-of-life stories. This reddit thread has great advice for running it as a play-by-post game!

There are plenty of available adventures for this system too! Adventures such as To Rob Death's Dominion, A Pawn's Gambit and the creator's own Halloween Special.

For the Grail is a GMless and diceless game of Arthurian knights on a grand quest. While it was designed for physical play, I've been playing it online with a group of friends and it's a lot of fun!

Law Bringers is a diceless game designed for space fantasy adventures such as Star Wars, but which works well for pseudo-medieval fantasy as well. It's also completely free!

Lordsworn is a GMless rpg of tragic, broken warriors struggling to survive after the destruction of their god in a cataclysmic war. It uses 4-sided dice. When a player rolls these dice, they keep their results secret from the other players, making it perfect for this style of play. Each player controls three Lordsworn, providing a good variety of dynamics to explore during their travels.

Magica is a one-page rpg about magical girls. It is GMless but players use six-sided dice to resolve events. Also, each magical girl is secretly in love with one of the others. Messy fun indeed!

Feel free to reblog with examples of your own!

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New PWYW Title: Mutant Beach Episode

Play as a supervillain's mutated mooks as they try to enjoy their summer vacation in spite of constant interruptions.

Mutant Beach Episode by Sam Robson

A one-page rpg about villainous mooks on vacation.