#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #CosmicDark

Are you looking for a super lightweight mechanical game which has a very scenario-focused mode of play? Cosmic Dark might be for you, or it might not. Let's poke at it.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/19+-+Cosmic+Dark

One of the weird side effects of #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 is that I'm really being pushed into making characters for RPGs I'm not necessarily excited about all the time.

I have a large collection. I don't necessarily pick up everything because I know I'm just going to be bouncing off the walls in love with the thing that I've picked up, going through it literally one at a time in reverse chronological order of acquisition and seeing some of my less than pristine choices and spending the time being face down long enough to make a character in them. It is very revelatory. I can nail down why I don't like the things that I don't like pretty precisely. And as much as that feels like work, it's also a way to know myself better, which a lot of people don't spend the time doing and is a lot of painful effort a lot of the time. So this is educational. It's useful.

But it's not always the most fun part of my January. Every day.

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #FeetFirstIntoHell

What if you like your adventure wargaming with a lot more wargaming and just a tiny little bit of character exploration? Well, you can drop Feet First Into Hell and ride with the Hell Patrol.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/18+-+Feet+First+Into+Hell+2e

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #BayOfVillains

I think it's time to take up a little superheroics. *Bay of Villains* needs a new crew operating. Something a little corporate.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/17+-+Bay+of+Villains

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #BoundlessTides

It's time for a trip out to the high seas with our straightforward swashbuckler, Renaud, and another lightweight, zero-cost game, Boundless Tides.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/16+-+Boundless+Tides

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #FearAndPanic

It's time to take on a little fear and maybe a little panic. Fear and Panic is a lightweight percentile-based system for horror gaming. Let's see if it can handle an Alabama.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/15+-+Fear+and+Panic

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #SwordSorcery2d6

Minimalist OSR-adjacent PBTA-inspired kitchen sink fantasy that you can have for free? It's more likely than you think.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/13+-+Sword+Sorcery+N+2d6

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #SwordSorcery2d6

Minimalist OSR-adjacent PBTA-inspired kitchen sink fantasy that you can have for free? It's more likely than you think.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/13+-+Sword+Sorcery+N+2d6

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #ElderMythos

Sometimes you get to be the horror, and this is one of those times. Ever wanted to be a Cthulhu mythos entity? Ever wanted to take over, destroy, or subvert the world? Well, now's your chance!

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/12+-+Elder+Mythos

#TTRPG #CharacterCreationChallenge2026 #Elegy

New editions always add new complications in terms of game design. Some steps forward, some steps back. It's character creation time again for *Elegy*.

https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge/2026/11+-+Elegy