SlyFlourish.com

RPG tip from the archive: Get the scene to the actions and decisions of the characters as fast as you can.

#dnd #ttrpg

Alexis Bushnell (she/her)

Trying to distract from how bloody awful I feel I played one of my DnD solo side quests.

I was going to play it this morning but didn't have a character and it took me til this evening to realise I could just randomly roll on. Brain fog be brain fogging.

#DnD #TTRPG #LongCovid

Jeff

I've been thinking about different editions of #TTRPG and especially #DND. I find that I really prefer the older editions of the game, #THAC0 and all.

The main reason is that those versions tend to have fewer gamey mechanics.

Take death checks in 5e D&D. Every round you make a roll to see if you live to fight another day or not. Three failures, you need a way to raise the dead or a new character sheet.

Personally, I like certainty. I tend to have a lot of bad rolls and I don't like leaving things up to chance or fate if I can help it.

Give me the countdown to -10 HP or dead at 0. Certainty is comforting to me in that situation. I don't want to leave it up to random chance and a cruddy luck streak.

I also don't like system mastery and thinking of characters as "builds".

I don't want to have to go through chains of feats or pour over splat books to make the perfect character. It bores me to tears.

I have no problem with folks who enjoy that. There's no bad-wrong-fun with that, just not my thing.

Give me the base book, maybe a splat for inspiration, but I don't want to have to look through multiple books at the table if I can help it.

/1

#GMLife

Jul 17, 2025, 18:37 · · · 0 · 0
Jürgen Hubert

After past feedback on the #FediCard , I've become convinced that instance-specific cards are the way to go, since it sidesteps much of the onboarding problems people have with the #FediVerse - if you are at some themed event or organization and can invite people to an instance that fits that theme, then the hurdle to join is a lot lower.

Here, for instance, is a version I've come up with for dice.camp, a #ttrpg specific instance. But truth to be told, I am not really happy with it. I picked the first dice-themed logo under a public domain/Creative Commons Zero license I could find, but this page doesn't really scream "tabletop role-playing games" to me. Does anyone have suggestions for improvement?

kai.nl.tab.digital/s/fc9rHL6wx

Jul 17, 2025, 18:00 · · · 2 · 0
Pandaemonium Miniatures

The Bloodbeast from Deathtrap Dungeon, the Fighting Fantasy gamebook by Ian Livingstone

Miniature from Blue Giant Studios

Painted for a private client

(I think this is the 6th one I've painted now!)

#miniaturepainting #fightingfantasy #nerdlings #wepaintminis #ttrpg

Working Class Berserker

Y el próximo personaje aprócrifo de ejemplo para Tipos Duros es... John Matrix!

#TiposDuros #SavageWorlds #lodelrol #rpg #rol #ttrpg

csp_kris

A little while back I released a set of 2D modular dungeon tiles...

(here's the video tutorial: youtu.be/3hrVeTVgVNg )

...and I also talked about using them for generating random dungeon layouts over on the blog:

crookedstaff.co.uk/2023/03/ran

Well, I'm finally getting back to that :)

#ttrpg #dnd #sologaming #solorpg

Frau Knurrkater

Ein neuer Onepage-Dungeon ist fertig, diesmal in Teamarbeit. Ich habe das Wasserklecksenbild weitergemalt. Die Kids haben bei der Interpretation als Warp-Messstation geholfen und sich echt fiese Dinge einfallen lassen.
#pnpde #ttrpg #art

Jul 17, 2025, 15:57 · · · 1 · 0
Russell Phillips

The #DriveThruRPG Christmas in July sale has started. Lots of titles (including some of mine) are discounted until the end of the month.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/?affiliate_id=235519&src=fediverse

#TTRPG @ttrpg

SlyFlourish.com

RPG tip: Keep the pace moving when a session tends to avoid combat. Move from scene to scene quickly to keep people engaged.

#dnd #ttrpg

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