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part-time DM, full-time wretched temple of sin and destruction attempting to be an amateur game designer, and giving my thoughts on my 10+ years of running and playing games (mostly 5e d&d) they/them life is hard. yet too soon past.

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the stat block for "a crow with a very silly hat," made on https://ebshimizu.github.io/5emm/

the stat block for "a crow with a very silly hat," made on https://ebshimizu.github.io/5emm/

step up your #dnd familiar game
i am no longer asking

26.10.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

as time goes on, though, i think that kind of definition is largely beneficial, giving the players tools to work towards the tone and themes the game wants its players to arrive at
i would love to get some more experience with things like this and see what kind of lessons i could get out of it

26.10.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

considering my background, i've always been wary of explicit narrative mechanics
since mechanical definition is generally exclusive, defining what you CAN do also typically defines what you CAN'T do, and i've always been worried that bringing that into the narrative side of a game has risks

26.10.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

giving the ICON playtest another readthrough, and MAN i wanna give the bond system a shot
for those unfamiliar, the bond is essentially a "narrative class," mechanical benefits and abilities fitting a certain theme, there's 12 in the book, it's pretty low to the ground and simple but effective

26.10.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i trend towards crunchy, tactical games, 5e has been most of my career, mostly out of necessity, but my favorite on the market is LANCER, and i've really wanted to give draw steel a shot
ICON, too, once that hits a more official release
but the synthesis of mechanics and story just tickle my brain

25.10.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hello world
my name is vic
i've been doing the whole TTRPG thing for a little while. give or take about ten years
i wanna start using this place to compile my thoughts about design, the hobby, and what ways we can strive to always be better at this thing we love

25.10.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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