#roleplaying games

[jburneko]

I want the RPG equivalents of Our Town, Waiting for Godot and Death of a Salesman.

[conortakesabreak]

I just realised that a part of many TTRPG sessions is The Jamie Taco Conundrum

You might have a cool idea but can you do the thing at all when it relies on you saying it fast enough for it to happen before the scene moves on?

(It's a sketch but I'm not really joking)

https://youtu.be/__lr2uBu644

[thryth-gaming]

The Adult in the Room

My Abandoned runs towards the sound of a mine cave in. Finds the Spooktacular.

Regan (Abandoned): Uh... where's Cyfrin? (the Gumshoe)

Nora (Spooktacular): Well... *looks toward the mine* I think he's in there.

Regan: Uhhh... I have a summon that might help. I need to grab some things. *goes off to do burglary things*

Nora: Hey, wait! Don't! Damn it. *heads for the group of miners* Hey! What's going on? What happened? *proceeds to distract them from Regan*

*several actions later*

Cyfrin: *twisted and bleeding leg, head injuries, dirty*

Regan: *absolutely zonked and drained from rushing the summoning*

Nora: All right. This is the deal. You were never in that mine. Never fired a gun in the mine. You never possibly ruined this town's livelihood.

Cyfrin: I... signed a waiver.

Nora: *glaaaaaaaaaaaaare*

*sigh*

Nora: Okay, here's the deal. You died in the mine. You're ... your twin brother or something.

Regan: Do you have disguises?

Nora: Right! Cut your beard!

Cyfrin: *regret*

[swarly-theswagmuffin]

So… I’ve accidentally become obsessed with #solorpgs

One minute I was learning how they worked, and the next I was planning one of my own.

This has turned into a little passion project where I’m building a cozy slice-of-life RPG one episode at a time. I’m not making the whole thing before posting it. You’re basically watching the game get built in real time.

If you decide to play along while it’s still growing, thank you. Seriously. You’ll be helping shape the game just by being here, sharing your rolls, talking about your characters, or telling me what you think would be fun.

Every episode adds something new. Maybe it’s a new mechanic.

Maybe it’s a new neighborhood, shop, NPC, event, or a new way to play!

Eventually, I want this to become a world you can keep coming back to and slowly make your own. I will also post episodes on here as well. 

I’ve never made anything like this before, so don’t hesitate to give any feedback and please don’t forget to earn your in game bonus points by posting!

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@MainCharacter.RPG

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[merelymatt]

Okay. 30 days to mull whether I have enough pull to get a group to play Seven-Part Pact. To commit to the Seven-Part Pact, I should say. This game looks so good, but whoowhee if ever a game announced itself as a Commitment...

[jburneko]

The People You Play With

So, even if you don't listen to my podcast on the regular please listen to this episode of you play RPGs of any kind: Announcing "The People You Play With"

It's extremely short (about 3 mins) and isn't a regular episode. It's an invitation to participate in a project that I hope is fun and inspiring. I want people to record their own interviews in a similar style/format to the one I've been using for my own show. There's a document for the full details and guidelines linked in the show notes of the episode. Please consider listening to the episode and looking of the document. And think about how/if you'd like to participate. Also, please share this post around. I'd like as many RPG players to see it as possible.

[journeyinc]

Beginning the game- Journey Inc

Team Building

Let’s talk about how to set the game up! A lot of this is rather simple, and if you’ve played RPGs before, you should be conversant with most of it, but I’ll go over everything we feel you need to include to play the game. (By you, in this conversation, we are referring to both the CCM and the Players.)

The very first conversation you need to have is what kind of game you want to play. Do you want a game where you all just sit around answering phones? Do you want a game about inter office drama? Would you prefer to make it more of an adventure game, exploring the depths of the call center, seeking to slay the dreaded CEO? Or do you just wanna play the Office, with fireballs? Talk it out and figure out what kind of mix you want.

This should also be the point where you determine what the ENDING of the game should be. How many sessions will you play the game, is there something that will serve as an end point? Maybe the first time a character dies, game ends. Maybe when you answer 20 calls, the game is over. Perhaps there is some kind of end goal that once solved, will result in concluding the game. Maybe this is just a one shot!

Most games SHOULD have an ending. A good ending brings a sense of accomplishment. Yay, you finished the game! Now you can make use of all the character ideas you thought of while playing to start a new game! Turn your characters into NPCs for the next session!

Next, address safety tools. I personally like to use X cards, or any of a number of check lists to make sure people are comfortable with everything at the table. There are a lot of people who have gone into this a lot better then I can, a quick web search for “RPG safety tools” should help you out.

Keep in mind, even for groups who have been together a long time, it’s worth having a discussion about what you’re comfortable with.

Next, build your characters! Follow the “Making a Representative” guide, discuss with each other, and generally just work together to make your Reps.

The final step is to answer some of the Team Building questions below. It’s a good idea to answer at least one of these for each other player in the game. (Yes, you can make your own questions.)

You were romantically involved with another Rep. Which one, and why did you break up?

Who was your mentor when you first joined, and what advice did they give?

One of these people betrayed you with a kiss. Why did you forgive them?

Who helped you with the hardest call of your career, and what was it about?

Who is your forever smoke buddy? What secret did they let slip?

Who reminds you of home? Why?

Who knows a deep dark secret about you? How did they find out?

Who has seen you at your worst? How did they help you?

Who here knows your weakness, and how did they figure it out?

You came here with one of these people. Why was this a bad thing?

Who was your mentor in training? Why don’t you trust their advice anymore?

Who cooked fish in the microwave and became your mortal enemy?