I spent ENTIRELY too much money today and will be subsisting on ramen noodles at GaryCon, but this is my favorite purchase of the day
It’s not too late to recast the role of Jayne with Tig Notaro.
FRPG GM Tip: There’s nothing wrong with telling stories that touch on repeated settings and themes, especially if you run campaigns in the same world. But for any new campaign, coming up with at least one concept or angle you’ve never made use of before will help keep things fresh.
FRPG Player Tip: The game is meant to be fun. So if you’re not having fun, think about what you feel is missing from the game that might change that. Then talk to the other players and the GM about what might need fixing. Your player group is a party, and party members look out for each other.
Hey you wanna make a villain with me??
What if we all made a villain together and we can use an activity from mine and @oneshotrpg.bsky.social new book to make them good and interesting. And idk maybe what if I put them in a One Shot when we're done?
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www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ul...
No idea what this is about, but equal parts apologetic/empathetic/angry.
You can join the CORE20 Discord through the playtest link, and can get design diary updates (as well as awesome general fantasy gaming and worldbuilding tips) by subscribing to Missives From Mooncastle, the Insane Angel Studios newsletter.
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The updated version 1.1 of the playtest package for the #CORE20RPG includes the full “Playtest Player’s Guide” and “Playtest Magic Grimoire” — the entirety of the player-and-GM-facing rules of the game — plus an expanded 240-strong creature package and guidelines for GMs.
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The #CORE20RPG is a new approach to d20 fantasy, built on a foundation of freeform characters with no classes and no levels. It turns the aging “pass/fail” core d20 mechanic into fuel for shared storytelling — and you can play for free right now!
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FRPG GM Tip: Don’t be afraid to ask players to help you track complicated ongoing effects during combat encounters. Especially when running characters with a straightforward combat build, a lot of players are happy to have something else to do while waiting for their turn to come up.
I hope fans listen to this, because I believe fans should understand this industry.
But, even more? I hope industry folks listen to this because what MCDM and a few other companies are doing is fundamentally different. Our industry has changed, but many companies haven’t.
FRPG GM and Player Tip: Watching actual play games can make it feel as if doing character voices is an essential part of fantasy roleplaying. It isn’t. Like painting miniatures, it’s an extra feature that lots of people enjoy, but if you don’t, your games will be just as much fun without it.
You’re now imagining George Washington and Abraham Lincoln face to face and kissing. Admit it.
*chef kiss*
This is hilarious.
Also, completely enraging.
Hey so Loot The Room is going to disappear off the internet if I can't come up with about £250 in the next few days.
If you've ever thought about picking up any of my games now would be an excellent time to do that.
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It does seem to be a feature.
FRPG Player Tip: If it’s the first time you’re playing a game, look for an uncomplicated character build so that the rules you need to know don’t undermine the story you want to tell. If you’re not instinctively sure which builds are the easiest to play, ask other players for advice.
Repost if (with children or without) you spend literally every single fucking minute of every single day thinking about what the world would look like if that tangerine shitgibbon wasn’t president.
Which is to say, I’m unbelievably thrilled to say this morning I’ve signed a contract with @mitpress.bsky.social for the trade publication of my next book, an exploration of the first two decades of TTRPG Actual Play.
Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
cannot stress enough that "separate the art from the artist" was meant for private individuals reconciling the art they love with its flawed creators and not meant for the ceo of a company driving a dump truck of money up to a bigot's front porch
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FRPG GM Tip: Anytime the way forward in a scene is set behind a single die roll, you’re in dangerous territory, because a failed roll will leave you scrambling to figure out how to move the story forward. Always look for at least two obvious ways the characters might overcome any challenge.
“Close your mind
Identify
Do you feel, do you feel?
Do you call this a life?”
Radio Free Isheridar.
Strongly suspect that as this war and its negative effects escalate, we're gonna see a massive increase in disinfo and unsourced "news" - starting right the hell now.
PLEASE don't share "breaking" news from rando or disreputable accounts who provide no links.
So awesome!
“International Women’s Day” ending up on the only 23 hour day of the year.
I’ve had to stop describing glowing green acid as “refreshing-looking” for this very reason.
“Protect women and “protect children” are the rallying cries of bigotry. We’ve watch in real time how the right’s campaign of protecting children from “force transition” has expanded to stripping care and rights from adults, all orchestrated by pedophiles and rapists.
This is the cry of the bigot.
