Dark and Dangerous TTRPGs (III)

In December 2025, I posted about 20 RPG systems that I played that are not DnD – 10 fantasy systems, and 10 more systems that are not traditional fantasy. Since then, I’ve got to play a lot more RPGs, so it’s time for another round of mini-reviews. Not all of them are necessarily dark and dangerous, but I somehow had to come up with a distinguished title 😆

Black Powder and Brimstone: […]

https://chaosworks.org/2026/ttrpgs-3/

I'm tired of seeing people satisfied when playing their favourite games. Life is full of annoying things like laughter and mirth.

Lucky I've had the fortune of having no people who care about my existence, so my time is plentiful. I plan on using this time to invent games of misery and regret.

It's my intention to drain you off your happiness and make you cry more often.

Hopefully your days growing colder and darker with each die roll.

#gamedesign #tabletoprpg #rpgsystems #d20 #osr #noai

TTRPGs beyond DnD and fantasy (II)

In my previous post, I posted mini-reviews about roleplaying games that I’ve played that are not DnD, but that are mostly fantasy. This post is part two of that post, and lists RPGs I’ve played that are mostly not fantasy, at least not in the traditional medieval fantasy sense. Most of them are still full of fantasy elements or are straight up urban fantasy though.

Brindlewood Bay: This […]

https://chaosworks.org/2025/rpgs-beyond-dnd-and-fantasy/

Fantasy TTRPGs beyond DnD (I)

I’ve been playing DnD for quite a few years now and blogged about my DnD characters about a year ago. A lot of roleplayers are currently going through a bit of DnD fatigue – and while I agree that the combat in DnD can be tedious and frustrating, I still think it’s one of the best systems for long, epic campaigns because the sense of progression you get in DnD is excellent.

However, ever […]

https://chaosworks.org/2025/fantasy-rpgs-beyond-dnd/

Para los roleros. ¿Qué sistema usaríais para una ambientación de supervivencia/scifi/horror cósmica?
#rol #rpgsystems

If you are in SF/Berkeley and want to playtest an RPG system, I'm game! DM me.

#rpgsystems

Looking for people who want to playtest on Halloween in SF

#playtesting #Halloween #Youreinvited #gaming #rpgsystems #rpg

I mean, Fate Core is next on my list of game systems to try, so Trinity is a ways out, if ever. And tbh at the moment I can only think of one friend who likely would really want to play. But I am really curious about systems right now because I love new things.

#FateCore #FateRPG #TrinityContinuum #RPGsystems

Ok folks, who has played Trinity Continuum? (or anything StoryPath)

Just curious because a bunch of Trinity Continuum games were on sale for DIRT CHEAP on DriveThru RPG so I figured I had nothing to lose. I'm interested in the world but finding that the gaming system sounds pretty clunky.

Thoughts? Feelings? Advice?

#TrinityContinuum #StoryPath #ttrpg #TableTopGaming #rpgs #OnyxPathPublishing #rpgSystems #notDnD #DriveThruRPG #ScionRPG #TrinityAeon #TrinityAberrant