#text based rpg

[razzek]

Fellow Pern fans, I am trying to find a heavily Pern inspired text based game I found in the Pern tag in like 2020. It is not Dragonchoice! The creator had written it all on a platform that is made for these kinds of games and I quit playing after I lost my progress twice but I was so invested in the story. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about? Did I hallucinate this whole thing! XD

[pathetic-gamer]

I'm actually writing a post with a whole dinner of recipes, completely unsolicited, and the temptation to write the whole thing out like a text-based RPG w recipes being interactable objects is overwhelming.

"On the table before you, you see a small bowl of [BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP], complete with a little drizzle of cream and a pumpkin seed. A bread basket with slices of [CRUSTY BREAD LOAF] passes you."

>inspect soup

"BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP: (recipe)"

"A bread basket with slices of [CRUSTY BREAD LOAF] passes you."

>take bread

"The bread is soft and warm, perfect for dipping into the bowl of soup or eating with butter. Many of the other guests are taking small amounts of butter to put on their bread plates."

>take butter

"You take a small amount of butter."

>use butter

"I don't recognize that command."

>spread butter

"Spreading the butter on the table seems like a bad idea."

>spread butter on bread

"You spread butter on the bread. The Host scowls at you. It seems you have committed a faux pas. [-1 HP]"

[thatonecyanthingfromspace]

Figured I'd share my RP characters in the RP I'm in!

In an RP called In Their Place/In Your Place and still in after 5-6 years and figured I'd share some things.

PLEASE tag me or give credit if you make art.

Here's the ref sheets!

Also some **RENDERS**!

Weapon Renders as an added bonus

Hope y'all enjoy!

[thescrump]

I really wanna do a sort of.. text based rpg, or choose your own adventure book, where the desicions of the main character are entirely controlled by whatever people on tumblr say.

what do you think?

[dungeonofthedragon]

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!

[the-soup-wizard]

Hello wizards!

I am starting a text based RPG! Right here on my blog

The forbidden soup!

To begin reblog this post with your introduction.

[generoushelpingofwhump]

Hello! I've made a few posts in the past, but I have a discord rp just about to get up and running! The first event will be held next week, and we have a few characters ready to get going, but there will be access to character-on-character interactions, with some npc chats too, in the meantime and between events!

It will be a text-based rpg, the kind that you used to see all over discord but seem to have faded away in the last few years.

This link will last forever, and there is no maximum on uses, so click away if this interests you at all. You're free to come in and have a look around, chat with us, and if you don't like it you don't have to stay, but might as well give it a go if it's your kind of thing.

Hope to see you there!

Check out the The Aviary community on Discord - hang out with 5 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

[linuxgamenews]

Roadwarden is a better choose your own adventure RPG

Roadwarden isometric text based RPG game launches on Linux and Windows PC. All due to the abundant genius of developer Moral Anxiety Studio. Which is now available on Steam, GOG, and itch with 100% Positive reviews. Adventure calls, waiting for explorers who are up to the task. The solo developer Moral Anxiety Studio, launched the isometric text-based RPG Roadwarden. Combining elements of high fantasy with mechanics from traditional RPGs, visual novels, and adventure games. Which also mixes the familiar with the unexpected. All coming together in a unique take on text based interactive fiction. Roadwarden is an illustrated text based RPG in which players take on the profession of the titular roadwarden. While exploring and changing a hostile, grim realm. A modern take on classic text driven choose your own adventure RPGs. Since the gameplay is entirely driven by scenes available through text. With players make choices based on events happening around them.

Roadwarden | Release Trailer

With the option to spec the hero to be a warrior, mage, or scholar. This also based on what abilities are upgraded. So that players can travel through an obscure peninsula to spread the Merchant Guild’s control. For those who want a taste of the adventure, a demo is available for download on Steam.

Key Features Include:

Explore & Change the World: Discover the secrets and face the test of a bitter fantasy world. Only to unwrap its uniquely eviil history

Grow With the Test: Create your own background story, personal abilities, beliefs, and personality. Due to shape your very own future as a Roadwarden

Classical RPG Attitude: Prepare yourself for an epic journey. Doing as a warrior, mage or scholar, and define your character‘s traits. Such as friendly, playful or threatening, during interactions with various NPCs

Mysteries Unfold: Use your savvy and wiles when searching and drawing your info. Due to understand the true nature of this world. Immerse yourself in detailed dialogues and sidequests with dozens of NPCs to gain their trust and support.

Roadwarden the isometric text based RPG launches today on on Steam, GOG, and itch. Priced at $9.89 USD / £7.46 / 9,89€ with a 10% launch discount until September 19th. With support for Linux and Windows PC.