tabletop rpgs
Anyone also a TTRPG person? I've played a bunch of D&D 5e, but also had a ton of fun with Blades in the Dark and this evening we just played Mothership for the first time and it was super rad and very different from other things I've played. Anyone else a TTRPG nerd?
omgomgomg I love ttrpgs! I'm currently DMing a long-running pf2e campaign (we're over 70 sessions deep) and playing in a heavily homebrewed 5e campaign right now. I'm also in an Age of Rebellion campaign, but that's on indefinite hiatus until some time in the summer.
TTRPGs are probably my favorite form of storytelling. There is just something that's SO COOL about having the characters in a story actually be autonomous. Some of my all time favorite moments ever have come from my players being stubbornly dedicated to an obviously doomed plan and managing to pull it off. Most recently, they basically dialogue-trapped a group of enemies long enough for them to set up a teleport spell that sent them halfway across the world map. Like, I never would have thought of having that happen if I was writing on my own. It's amazing!
I haven't heard of Blades in the Dark, what is/was the gameplay like?
TTRPGs are probably my favorite form of storytelling. There is just something that's SO COOL about having the characters in a story actually be autonomous. Some of my all time favorite moments ever have come from my players being stubbornly dedicated to an obviously doomed plan and managing to pull it off. Most recently, they basically dialogue-trapped a group of enemies long enough for them to set up a teleport spell that sent them halfway across the world map. Like, I never would have thought of having that happen if I was writing on my own. It's amazing!
I haven't heard of Blades in the Dark, what is/was the gameplay like?
Hell yeah, I love it from the other side. The role play part is so fun of like "who is this character gunna be" and once I decide a couple of small things, then it's "what would this person do." A fun thought exercise I don't much get to do elsewhere and I think has helped me be more understanding and empathetic as a person.There is just something that's SO COOL about having the characters in a story actually be autonomous. Some of my all time favorite moments ever have come from my players being stubbornly dedicated to an obviously doomed plan and managing to pull it off.
Oooh it's so fun. The setting is gothic victorian, and you play a gang that performs heists, so each session is usually a heist + downtime. It's D6 based and has some cool mechanics meant to making run heists. The favorite in our group was one called "Flashback" which we've integrated into our 5e campaigns since.I haven't heard of Blades in the Dark, what is/was the gameplay like?
As an experienced and somewhat capable crew performing a heist, of course you are prepared for that specific bank vault to be there, so you can "flashback" and prepare some way to deal with it. Makes planning something a lot less tedious, and even feels like something you'd have in a heist movie.
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mrcattears
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YES! Very much enjoy TTRPGs. I'm currently GMing a play-by-by for Cairn 2e.
Though my very first experience with it would be 5e, with many hours sinking my teeth into the DMing side.
I actually create illustrations for indie TTRPGS to stay in proximity; Cover art and spots. Resonant for Mothership is one of those :)
Though my very first experience with it would be 5e, with many hours sinking my teeth into the DMing side.
I actually create illustrations for indie TTRPGS to stay in proximity; Cover art and spots. Resonant for Mothership is one of those :)
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mrcattears
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Incredible let me know if you do!WOAH COOL I mentioned this to our group to consider playing!I actually create illustrations for indie TTRPGS to stay in proximity; Cover art and spots. Resonant for Mothership is one of those :)
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oh shitThe setting is gothic victorian, and you play a gang that performs heists
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Hallo!
I've played a few different systems, a lot of which I've only played once or twice. Even worse, I keep picking up different systems and supplements and never end up playing them. I have a horrible habit of collecting things, probably because I struggle to deal with my FOMO
Systems that i definitely want to either try or return to are (not an exhaustive list!):
I had a blurb for these choices but I realized it was a lot of text and I didn't want to hog y'all's screenspace
So I posted it into my tilde page: https://tilde.town/~mifuyne/ttrpg-systems-return.html
Honestly, there's more but I'll save it for my own soapbox. I would love to be able to play each of the games I've collected at least once in my lifetime!
Also, I do wish to play more scifi card-based solo/co-op TTRPGs...so much so that I'm trying to put one together myself for DriveThruRPG's PocketQuest (2026) game jam! I don't know how many are interested, but I might put up a project page about it if/when I have something substantial...maybe something to playtest even.
I've played a few different systems, a lot of which I've only played once or twice. Even worse, I keep picking up different systems and supplements and never end up playing them. I have a horrible habit of collecting things, probably because I struggle to deal with my FOMO
Systems that i definitely want to either try or return to are (not an exhaustive list!):
I had a blurb for these choices but I realized it was a lot of text and I didn't want to hog y'all's screenspace
So I posted it into my tilde page: https://tilde.town/~mifuyne/ttrpg-systems-return.htmlHonestly, there's more but I'll save it for my own soapbox. I would love to be able to play each of the games I've collected at least once in my lifetime!
Also, I do wish to play more scifi card-based solo/co-op TTRPGs...so much so that I'm trying to put one together myself for DriveThruRPG's PocketQuest (2026) game jam! I don't know how many are interested, but I might put up a project page about it if/when I have something substantial...maybe something to playtest even.
