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#Daggerheart
For Fatherās Day, my wife and daughter took me on a book crawl to various Houston independent book stores. I found a few books! š Houston Book Warehouse š Kindred Stories š Basket Books and Art
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Liminal Dark Podcast
9 days ago
What are your favorite horror ttrpg systems? There are many out there and we want to hear what you enjoy playing. We will be starting with Mothership and Call of Cthulhu, but plan to do others in the future. It got us curious what others enjoy.
#ttrpg
#horror
#horrorttrpg
#actualplaypodcast
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Erasmus Wilds
4 days ago
NOW! That's What I Call d10 SILLY NPC NAMES YOU CAN STEAL VOL XXIII. 01 - Scotty Kwassant 02 - Speedy Binner 03 - Horace Spotting 04 - Keester LeBeouf 05 - Courgette Beefcastle 06 - Holy Corporate 07 - Grimgol Doings 08 - Virtue Signal 09 - Steve Deebious 10 - Xixi Jabroni
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Iāve accomplished almost nothing else I wanted to this week, but I did successfully complete my entry for this contest. Thereās still time to get in if youāre interested!
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10 days ago
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The Plastic Bagman | DNGN CLUB
13 days ago
Made a micro ruleset for abstract base building in
#daggerheart
(also includes rules for armies and warfare). Fairly comprehensive but easy to run (and easy to expand)!
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Thought Punks š² TTRPGs + Punk š©āš¤
14 days ago
Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#TTRPG
#OpenSource
#TabletopGames
#IndieGames
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Open Source TTRPG Resources
Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series. Example Open Licenses Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain.Ā The most open license.Ā Creative Com
https://thoughtpunks.com/open-source-ttrpg-resources/
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Anto | Icarus Games
15 days ago
The next episode in my Affinity for
#TTRPG
publishing series is live now š This episode is talking all about Statblocks, Breakout Boxes, and Tables! Check it out:
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How to Make TTRPG Statblocks & Breakout Boxes in Affinity
In this video I teach you how to create professional TTRPG breakout boxes in Affinity Publisher, including statblocks, read-aloud text, tables, and reusable elements to save you tons of time (and headaches!). š»CLICK FOR MOREš» Check out today's sponsor, Wonderous & Dangerous Consortiums: https://
https://youtu.be/VW9BdSOmKcE
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Steve Jackson Games
18 days ago
The Roll Big or Go Home 2 Humble Bundle is now live, and our games are included! Choose between bundles of 9, 24, 39, or 54 RPGs ā up to a $1,243 value. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the
@tabletopgaymers.bsky.social
charity!
bit.ly/humblesjgpc
#possumcreek
#stevejacksongames
#playsjgames
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First, I'll answer the question with multiple answers:
#Daggerheart
and
#MothershipRPG
Second, I'll anecdotally give my rationale for taking so long to try a different system than D&D 5E - It was all a sunk cost fallacy.
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18 days ago
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Clayton
21 days ago
The latest Explorateur is live after some server issues. If you read it in your inbox, it was missing some seriously good links! I'll share a few of my favorites below in a thread š§µš
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
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The Explorateur: Issue #20
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
https://www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-20/
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Liminal Dark Podcast
25 days ago
First transmissions coming soon. Are you ready to see what hapless figures will emerge in the void?
#ttrpg
#actualplay
#podcast
#mothership
#callofcthulhu
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Seb-Daggerquill
30 days ago
THIS IS US is a collection of additional Background and Connection questions for your players to choose from during session zero and character creation. It covers all 18 subclasses of #Daggerheart. It is available for free on Heart of Daggers.
https://daggerquill.com/this-is-us-a-free-ressource/
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THIS IS US: A FREE RESOURCE
THIS IS US is a collection of additional Background and Connection questions for your players to choose from during session zero and character creation. They
https://daggerquill.com/this-is-us-a-free-ressource/
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It's been a busy week! I'm currently working on 1. A
#daggerheart
mini-campaign set in The Witherwild frame 2. A top secret Spooky project for Daggerheart 3. Continuing to read the
#dolmenwood
rule books 4. Continuing to read the
@landofeem.bsky.social
rule books So many games to run!
27 days ago
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Mike Underwood
28 days ago
Bastion of Hope is in some great company on this list of campaign frames not in the Daggerheart core rulebook:
startplaying.games/blog/posts/t...
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8 Top Daggerheart Campaign Frames That Aren't In The Core Book | StartPlaying
While the official Daggerheart campaign frames cover a solid range of fantasy worlds and gameplay styles, the concept begs for community creations. And the community has provided. If youāre looking fo...
https://startplaying.games/blog/posts/top-daggerheart-campaign-frames-free-scifi-pirate
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Bastionland Press
about 2 months ago
Intergalactic Bastionland Playtest Doc Update! - Added Boat Loans for limited freedom during Layover - New intro page - Preparations, Authority, Getting Ahead, and Improvement sections - Added a Boat spread and Mainframe to the Infinitis Wake - General juice additions
bit.ly/ibplaytest
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Intergalactic Bastionland Playtest - Google Drive
https://bit.ly/ibplaytest
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I just picked up the
@landofeem.bsky.social
box set this week, and I'm so excited to run it. The sheer *volume* of campaign material is incredible. I feel like it's going to be extremely easy to keep my daughter entertained over the summer with this one
about 1 month ago
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Sorry for not posting for over a year. I had to read the entire Cosmere and then get super into GMing. Did I miss anything?
about 1 month ago
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ktrey
over 1 year ago
d100 - Faction Features Nicknames & Hallmarks for fleshing them out on the fly
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/02/d100...
#osr
#randomtables
#ttrpgs
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d100 - Faction Features
U sually as Iām stocking a Dungeon or a Hex with a particular group of Humanoids, I want to attempt to associate them with a specific Fact...
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/02/d100-faction-features.html
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The Helpers of Honeyhollow started the night on a peaceful shopping expedition. Iām sure itāll be a nice, quiet
#DnD
session with my 5 year old.
over 1 year ago
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Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | š¦
over 1 year ago
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there; What's a fun little detail you've added into something typical that you feel makes it just a little bit more interesting? It can be anything that is considered "normal" for your genre, but you've spiced up a bit.
#TTRPG
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For the
#TTRPG
DMs/GMs - what are the most useful bits of information on your side of the GM screen? Iāve seen some people who have rules notes, initiative trackers, etc. Whatās something you canāt live without on your screen?
over 1 year ago
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Another thing about running a
#DnD
campaign for a five year old is that sheās not content with just one character. Our pool of PCs/DMPCs includes no less than⦠1 Elf Bard 1 Elf Cleric 1 Dragonborn Rogue 1 Tiefling Sorcerer 1 Goliath Fighter Needless to say, combat rounds are chaos
over 1 year ago
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I didnāt need to have this knowledge. Now you can have it against your will, too.
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over 1 year ago
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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon!
over 1 year ago
#DnD
advice: A balanced combat encounter is easier to create if all the player characters died in the last one.
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Thought Punks š² TTRPGs + Punk š©āš¤
over 1 year ago
You can create deep, rich #TTRPG settings with succinct descriptions and minimalist #worldbuilding. Come explore some ideas about simple worldbuilding that leads to complex living worlds that inspire play imaginations.
thoughtpunks.com/cra...
#TTRPG
#worldbuilding.
#Blog
#RPGAdvice
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Crafting Minimalist Settings for Tabletop Roleplaying Games
Create Worlds That Spark Imagination Without Overwhelming Tabletop roleplaying games thrive on imagination. At their best, they whisk players away to vibrant, fantastical worlds brimming with possibilities. But not every game needs dense lore or intricate backstories. Sometimes, the most captiv
https://thoughtpunks.com/crafting-minimalist-settings-for-tabletop-roleplaying-games/
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Hey
#TTRPG
creators, I have an odd question. Where do you like to host your free content to share out to people? I know there are places like Drive Thru RPG where you can sell it, but Iām looking for somewhere I can just give it away.
over 1 year ago
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Delightful Dungeon Diving
over 1 year ago
A question I sometimes ask the kids in my ttrpg campaigns is: "If not for this, what would your character be doing?" And the follow up: "But they are doing this instead, so how do they feel about that?" And after they've been primed: "If not for this, what do you think the bbeg would be doing?"
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I made my first complete
#ttrpg
map using
@inkarnate.com
for my daughterās
#DnD
campaign! Our partyās home base is the city of Honeyhollow, named for the regionally famous Honeyhollow Apiary and Meadery.
over 1 year ago
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Never done this before, but I think it would be cool to kick off a
#DnD
campaign sort of like Reservoir Dogs:
over 1 year ago
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MAF
over 1 year ago
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Another free
#DnD
campaign idea for kids: the village library. In the beginning, itās home to a modest collection of books that characters may read. From these books, they could 1. Gain hints to solve a puzzle 2. Learn a secret about the BBEG 3. Gain inspiration on a relevant skill check Etc.
over 1 year ago
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TTRPGkids
over 1 year ago
For D&D, check out Little But Fierce by
@dcbradshaw.com
(it's a D&D rewrite made for kids):
www.ttrpgkids.com/2024/04/25/r...
And... I just reviewed a pre-made D&D starter here too that would be a great first adventure:
www.ttrpgkids.com/2024/11/21/r...
Also... (ctd)
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Random
#DnD
encounter idea for young kids: While the party is enjoying a short rest, have a small child NPC come up to them and ask for 5GP to buy food for his/her family. If someone from the party does so, the child skips away happily and promises to pay them back later.
over 1 year ago
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One thing Iām quickly learning about DMing
#DnD
for a kindergartener is that we arenāt playing RAW or RAI. Weāre playing āRules as Determined to Maintain Attention Span.ā Soā¦RADTMAS
over 1 year ago
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Instead of an āadventuring partyā, my 5 year old and I formed a āhelperās clubā in our
#DnD
game. We go around the town helping people for gold. Gold, Iāve learned, is the biggest motivation for a young player.
over 1 year ago
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Iāve officially begun my DM career running a game for my 5 year old. Iām happy to report that sheās⦠1.) Already distrustful of random old women asking adventurers for aid 2.) Quick to look for diplomatic solutions to encounters rather than violence 3.) An absolutely chaotic gremlin
#dnd
#ttrpg
over 1 year ago
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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck šš
over 1 year ago
Did you know that there are *thousands* of high-quality images in the public domain you can use for absolutely free? 𤩠I use this search engine to source images for my game:
picryl.com
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