This is a find-your-people post for TTRPG folk.
Please respond by saying what sorts of TTRPG things you're *pretty likely* to either talk about or respond to if you see them.
This can be a list of games (D&D! Tribe 8! Fate!) or categories (the weirdest of indie stuff! NSR! Anything PBtA!), topics (Worldbuilding! Publishing!), stuff you're making, meta-commentary (The State Of The Industry), and so on.
Then maybe share, and if the replies are building up, check them for new people.
TTRPG things that I'm into:
#ttrpg #dnd #adnd #odnd #osr #notthecreepyosr #classic #traveller #swordswizardry #battletech #mechwarrior
#chainmail #dba #hott #chaoswars #miniatures #painting #modeling #wargames #wargaming
@chgowiz @LeviKornelsen, this is a great idea!
Mine will be pretty vanilla..
#ttrpg #ad&d #osr #d&d3e #miniatures #painting, #forgottenrealms #greyhawk #ptolus #modelling #craftingdm
not necessarily my primary subject, but i am super interested in:
- A5E (Level Up)
- WOIN (What's Old Is New)
- solo TTRPGs
- lyric RPGs
- worldbuilding (all kinds of)
- interesting mechanics (for any game)
- stealing RPG mechanics for use in very "unrelated" life domains, and stealing unrelated tools/concepts from other life domains for use in RPGs.
- anything esoteric/weird/theory-ish WRT TTRPGs
@LeviKornelsen admittedly I talk about other things too, but:
TTRPG stuff:
Mostly #OSR, #NSR, also #RuneQuest occasionally, I boost some stuff outside those realms if they look fun, and some stuff about #TTRPGDesign and my own game The Years of Adventure.
TTRPG adjacent:
#Worldbuilding, #fantasy (books mostly!) and #AncientHistory, and I’ll boost tons of other TTRPG or adjacent creators (I.e. artists that post stuff that sparks the imagination even if not TTRPG specific)
To my knowledge, no.
Systems:
- #DnD
- #Breathless and other simple SRD (up to 4 pages)
Topics:
- initiation with newcomers and youngs
- worldbuiding and system building
- TTRPGs jam and short projects
Who, me? Nah, not that advanced yet. I'm leaning into indents, though. 🤭
@Kobiac @dampscot @LeviKornelsen
I might sometimes meddle with kerning for a title effect, but by and large I pick fonts which have got kerning pretty much sorted out 😊
Well, I'm kinda interested in exploring more of what the tabletop industry IS nowadays in general! That includes seeing weirdo indies pop up, learning about changes in design paradigms, discussing the benefits and flaws of older systems, learning more about how streamed play is affecting design and marketing decisions, etc.
Maybe i'll eventually start posting about the game I'm trying to design, too.
Err, one of the games I'm trying to design.
We'll see what we see I guess.
Http://morrus.podbean.com is a weekly podcast about the state of the Tabletop industry.
https://homebrewandhacking.com/2023/06/16/industry-episodes/ for the back catalog
TTRPG Games: Burning Wheel, Misspent Youth
TTRPG Topics: worldbuilding, game design, GM-less systems, no-prep systems
@LeviKornelsen I prefer people interested in discussion or sharing experiences over commercial advertisement accounts.
#NSR
#Cy_Borg
#Shadowdark
#BladesintheDark
#Pbta
#BrindlewoodBay
#13thAge
#Glorantha
#OSR
#OSE
#PirateBorg
#worldofdarkness / #V5
#CyberpunkRed
#Shadowrun
GMing, encounter / game design.
Discussion about cool modules or settings.
Ooh 13A2e is coming that will be good.
@LeviKornelsen
Ah well. It is a very solid framework to build off. I wonder if they fixed bard...
I look forward to the updates.
13th Age is a weird one for me. Wouldn't play a bard, loved playing a wizard. The opposite of most games.
@Homebrewandhacking 13th Age is a weird one for me too! I usually avoid game systems like the escalation die that require constantly changing the math as you play. For some reason, the way they do it in #13thAge works for me.
It helps move things forward so you don’t get multiple combat rounds of everyone missing as the odds get better after several rounds. It is my go to for heroic fantasy, though I do play more nsr/Osr overall.
There is a lot to be said for that game! Also for getting a GIANT dice and plonking it down and shouting "ESCALATION!"
I'm a big fan of encouraging and getting my players to engage in rowdiness at my gaming table. It's a safe space to. :)
Helps with varying the pacing as well.
@LeviKornelsen I'm most likely to talk about the #WorldOfDarkness (esp. #VampireTheMasquerade) but also related stuff, like #ChroniclesOfDarkness sometimes. Lots of #PoweredByTheApocalypse and #BladesInTheDark #ForgedInTheDark too. #Planescape #DarkSun #AlienRPG
I _want_ to chat #LegendOfThe5Rings #Kult #BluePlanet #DeltaGreen #UnknownArmies #SinRPG #HeartRPG #DuneRPG but I gotta admit I'm lax on those fronts.
Maybe some #Shadowrun sneaks in, too.
@frequentbeef @LeviKornelsen I'm absolutely here to chat about #Unknownarmies and I'm excitedly following the development of the new edition of #blueplanet.
I've not run the latter, but my two UA campaigns to date have been some of the best gaming I've ever been part of.
@LeviKornelsen I'm mainly known for blogging/writing about #DnD #DnD5E, but in terms of what I'm playing, I've been branching out into #CypherSystem and #CourtOfBlades and am also keenly interested in trying out #HauntedWest, #BladesInTheDark, #KidsOnBikes and #Fiasco, among others.
I do almost all my work solo. Collaboration would be a nice change.
I'm way out of the industry loop—like, I can't even see it from where I am—so I don't talk about the State of Things much. But I listen, closely.
IDK if you're actually interested in a podcast but that's why I'm bizarrely well-informed.
https://homebrewandhacking.com/2023/06/16/industry-episodes/
@Homebrewandhacking @LeviKornelsen There are so many good podcasts in the world, and I just don't get to listen to them, because (a) I don't commute to work, and (b) my work consists almost entirely of reading and writing, and I can't listen to other people talking while I do either of those things. 🙁
I try to carve out time each week to listen to @MasteringDnD, and that's pretty much my limit.
#worldofdarkness (play in / help run a MU*, play in a #roll20 Dark Ages campaign)
#larp (play in one #chroniclesofdarkness and one homebrew)
#paranoia (run one-offs at local game conventions)
I'm likely to be going on about:
#Traveller #Godbound #MythicBastionland #BladesInTheDark #DnD #WorldBuilding #DaydreamingAboutDragons #IndieGamesNewsletter
- the NSR side of OSR
- solo games
- worldbuilding and (very basic) conlangs
- making maps
- learning art and layout
- publishing as an independent individual, especially adventures
- I also play a wider range of games than I write for, especially PbtA and FitD games
- I used to play a lot of 13th age
#BeyondTheWall
#BladeRunner
#BrindlewoodBay
#CallofCthulhu
#Coriolis
#CypherSystem
#DeltaGreen
#Die
#GUMSHOE
#Heart
#FallOfDeltaGreen
#GrizzledAdventurers
#Ironsworn
#Laundry
#Liminal
#Mothership
#MutantCityBlues
#NightsBlackAgents
#OSE
#Pendragon
#RedMarkets
#RiversOfLondon
#RoTFL
#Shadowdark
#Sin
#Spectaculars
#StarForged
#SwordsOfTheSerpentine
#ThroughSunkenLands
#Timewatch
#TrailOfCthulhu
#TriangleAgency
#Troika
#Trophy
#WeirdIndieStuff
#YellowKing
@LeviKornelsen
I’m generally interested in the industry and craft. For specific conversations:
#starfinder
D&D (#planescape or #eberron mostly)
#pathfinder 1e and 2e
#eclipsephase
#cypher
#shadowrun
#fantasyage
Would love to try new stuff too. Interested in #kidsOnBike #BladesInTheDark #DreamsAndMachines and #DeltaGreen
@SoloRunStudio @LeviKornelsen Eberron is definitely my jam! While I like a lot of the later lore, I'd still rather actually have it *run* in 3.x (what I call the general 3.0/3.5/d20m/PF1 cluster).
Starfinder is something I'm curious about, though less because of the setting and more because the idea of 3.x-adjacent science fantasy appeals.
@pteryx @LeviKornelsen I think you could run a really solid #eberron campaign in PF1e with the 3.5 feats, Shifter, Kalashtar, Changling, and Warforged species as is. They’d need a little trait support, but otherwise would work.
#Starfinder is actually really robust and can be used for anything from Flash Gordon style space opera to cyberpunk shadowrunning. I don’t feel like people have really plumbed the potential there.
@SoloRunStudio @LeviKornelsen I appreciate how Pathfinder 1e wasn't shy about including noncombat spells that would enhance an Eberron campaign. (Contrast with late 3.5, which had a number of hints at the heavier combat focus to come in 4e.) There are some classes that would shine in Eberron too, like Vigilante. I'd definitely want to include Dreamscarred Press material rather than forcing psionics into the "psychic/occult magic" paradigm, though.
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@SoloRunStudio @LeviKornelsen As far as specific things I'd like to do in Starfinder, I have an old fantasy character concept who didn't really do that well in the freeform RP he was originally part of, who I'd like to give a do-over as a mecha pilot. Mechanically speaking he'd probably be most like a Small aasimar as far as species, though storywise it's more complicated than that. Of the classes, I could see him as a technomancer...
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@LeviKornelsen Deep into Blades in the Dark and hacking/hacks of that system (just received my CBR Punk package). Also Trophy, Brindlewood Bay, fantasy cyberpunk, weird horror, sword & sorcery, and art and illustration. Long-time member of the official Dark Sun setting maintenance team, and I enjoy talking about Athas, but not so much about D&D mechanics.
Should probably add some tags:
#bitd #bladesinthedark #trophyrpg #darksun #BrindlewoodBay #AlienRPG #cyberpunk #swordandsorcery #horror #art
@greyorm @LeviKornelsen I like Forged in the Dark hacks, and I enjoy playing Brindlewood Bay.
I once did a Runequest conversion for Dark Sun which was quite a lot of fun. The ‘relatively fragile weapons’ came over quite well.
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