So I have been thinking a lot about what setting I should use for my next game. I was considering reworking one of my old games from the 90’s, and just using its setting with a modern system, but I

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Yes, for those who don’t know, I am designing a TTRPG! It is a solarpunk/nasapunk sci-fi game, that will be PbtA and very rules-light. The plan is to make it solo-friendly, but also playable GM-less or as a standard group.

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There is a lot of talk today in the Tabletop RPG Design scene regarding AI, and the use thereof. AI used to create “art” for TTRPGs, especially for small creators (and big ones, like “Wizards of the Coast”). AI used

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So recently I wrote a post regarding an idea I had for dice mechanics in my upcoming game. It was highly influenced by “Powered by the Apocalypse” dice mechanics, but tweaked significantly for what I was doing. In the moment,

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Quick answer: No. More complete answer: Also no… but also yes. I know that a lot of people dismiss “Mork Borg” and many of the games based off of it (“CY_BORG”, “Vast Grimm”, etc) as being all style, and no

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So recently the world’s largest tabletop roleplaying actual-play, “Critical Role”, announced that they would be playing “Dungeons & Dragons” 2024 edition for their upcoming Season 4. This was rather shocking news to many, since Darrington Press (the publishing arm of

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I think they could be true. I want them to be true. But I could also see them being a complete load of bunk. Look, it’s like this: “Starfield” is a pretty graphics-intensive game, but on top of that, it

Continue ReadingSo about those “Starfield” to Switch 2 rumors…

I have to say, this has been WAY more effective than I ever thought it would be! Not a single bot has signed up for the website since I put the new measures in place. Then again, no real people

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So I see a lot of creators arguing that they need to use AI artwork in their TTRPG projects, because it is too hard to make their own, or too expensive to hire artists to do it for them. Well,

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So, I thought today would be as good a day as any to provide an update on my latest TTRPG project. Yes, I know that I was supposed to be transcribing my old games, so I could publish them here,

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