ADHD & D&D

What's a good TTRPG to play as a one-shot when you're missing players from your group, and you still want to have a game night? Something that needs very little prep.

Asking for a lazy friend.

OK, fine. It's for me.

#ttrgp #lazygm

Nov 20, 2022 at 9:10pmWeb
Show threadShawn S.Nov 20, 2022

@adhdndnd My favorite game for this is Dread https://dreadthegame.wordpress.com/about-dread-the-game/

Each adventure takes place in one evening. Its a Horror RPG. For every action the player takes, they pull a block from a Jenga tower as a dice roll. If the tower falls, the player dies. You then recreate the tower and pull a certain number of blocks for each dead character.

The game is a riot! And it builds tension like no other game. Also, the horror aspects with the tower are fantastic!

About Dread the Game

Dread is a game of horror and hope. Those who play will participate in a mutual telling of an original macabre tale. The goal of Dread is to sustain the delicate atmosphere that invokes the hand qu…

Dread
Show threadADHD & D&DNov 20, 2022
@rizzen1998 Woah. Sounds like fun. I'll check it out. Thanks!
Show threadShawn S.Nov 20, 2022
@adhdndnd Here is the show TableTop playing a game of it: https://youtu.be/H0loSZFsyoQ
TableTop: Dread (Part 1)

YouTube
Show threadUnformedWorldsNov 20, 2022
@adhdndnd Perhaps you should try Space Aces. It’s lightweight sci-fi, you sit down with friends and dice to generate and play your ‘mission’ on the fly. Roll encounters, NPCs, settings, and even starship quirks as you play
Show threadADHD & D&DNov 20, 2022
@UnformedWorlds Nice. First reco was horror, now sci-fi. I'm loving it. Thanks!
Show threadellgeeessNov 20, 2022

@adhdndnd Any of Grant Howitt's one page RPGs like Honey Heist or Goblin Quest. Alternatively Bones and Basements by Jacob Daigle.

#HoneyHeist
#GoblinQuest
#BonesAndBasements

Show threadADHD & D&DNov 20, 2022
@ellgeeess Goblin Quest was one of the first ones that came up during my quick search. I'll check them out. Thank you!
Show threadKeroZelvinNov 20, 2022
@adhdndnd I’ve heard great things about honey heist
Show threadADHD & D&DNov 20, 2022
@KeroZelvin Wow. Three votes for it so far. Must be really good. Thank you so much for replying!