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Greetings

Greetings,

Been scouring PbtA stuff for my needs and I’m oh so close… but not quite there. Basically looking for hopeful, adult high fantasy stuff akin to Tolkien, Dragonlance, Shaintar, etc. The closest I’ve found using PbtA is “Fellowship,” but it’s waaaay too stylized for my needs. When there are abilities called “Team Rocket” and cartoony marshmallow men on my playbook, I tend to shut off.

Sure, I could hack my own (asking nicely for the Fellowship raws would be a good start I guess), but that wouldn’t invest me in a supported game and it means (yet again) I’m having to dump effort into prep. There has to be something pre-existing out there that isn’t overly dark, gritty, and/or stylized for jokes, puns, snarkyness, and kids. I’d like a clean, professional, high fantasy product.

Any ideas?

edit: errr maybe just going for another ed. of Fellowship is the way to go. I guess it wouldn’t take much work to strip the stylized bits out. For a game that wants to be somewhat LotR, I don’t quite understand the art and grammar choices (I would have gone all Worlds Without Master in ‘tone’ twer it my game). But great game nonetheless.

If you’re a fan of Apocalypse World, you’re a fan, at least second-hand, of Genesis P-Orridge.

The apocalypse is happening now. Capitalism is eating the world and shitting the world out again. The artists who helped create us need fucking GoFundMe to pay for their leukemia treatment.

Friends, I hate this.

Originally shared by Alex “Dungeon Daddy” Mayo

Utterly heartbreaking. GPO was and remains a huge influence on me. Give if you can, share if you can’t.

https://www.gofundme.com/genesis-breyer-porridge

I’m looking for 4-5 players for a Play-by-Post game of Masks: A New Generation, a Powered by the Apocalypse game…

I’m looking for 4-5 players for a Play-by-Post game of Masks: A New Generation, a Powered by the Apocalypse game about a team of young superheroes. I’d like to play it straight out of the box: Core playbooks and the default Halcyon City setting, which we would fill out together in play.

Logistically, we’ll keep scenes, worldbuilding, and character sheets in a shared Google Docs folder. We’ll use a chat channel like Discord, Slack, or Hangouts for table talk and rolls. I’d like players to be able to make 1-2 posts a day, but it doesn’t have to be long: a couple hundred words is plenty.

It’s cool if you are new to Masks, to PbtA games, or to Play by Post. I’m happy to help you figure things out.

Tone-wise, in addition to the usual examples (Young Justice, Runaways, Teen Titans), I’d be aiming for touchstones like early Buffy and Veronica Mars: finding the emotional resonance in genre-typical adventures, using a light tone to go straight for the heart.

If you’re interested, or if you have any questions, let me know in the comments.

I’ve decided after I’m done with my present projects, I’m going to dive into Fennel Witches.

I’ve decided after I’m done with my present projects, I’m going to dive into Fennel Witches. I’m starting to research more and brainstorm though. I’m thinking… I kinda want part of the game setup to not just be character building but timeline building. Since, it’s an alternate history game, might be cool to include a section on taking important parts of history and deciding how they are different in a given game of Fennel Witches.

I love building timelines, but, I’m thinking that other people might like building their own alternate histories better for their games and enjoy guidance on it.

I’m also trying to figure out some way that the alternate history might have some deeper impact on the game, maybe even on some rules or what Playbooks are available (or how they work)… but, that could get excessively complicated too. Or maybe there’s a way around that?

Thoughts?

World of Apocalypse

World of Apocalypse

I love Apocalypse World but sometimes I don’t have time to print out playbooks or don’t want to fuss with shuffling through multiple move sheets. What follows is an attempt to scratch my itch for a World of Dungeons treatment of AW. Also sneaks in some Monsterhearts ideas. I haven’t tested it yet, but will probably play it soon.

Edit: Here’s a Google Doc for (hopefully) easier reading:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LOCwMyCaqJs-GvwGq5LBXm_UiiucgHiikb3jTXmqkRs/edit?usp=sharing

Hey folks!

Hey folks! Just a friendly note to say you are all excellent and I’m glad you are here. We had a great time at PaxUnplugged and it made me want to play and design games! We loved seeing Bluebeard’s Bride and The Ward at the con, as well as hearing about all the PbtA play at Games on Demand. We got to hang out with new friends and old friends, and hear about their games.

If you have a PbtA game in even the earliest stages of development, I’d love to hear your elevator pitch!!

Where does “hard and soft moves” come from?

Where does “hard and soft moves” come from?

In discussing PbtA games, I often hear talk of hard and soft moves, but in my (admittedly limited) reading of the books themselves, I have yet to come across the term.

What game innovated this language? What games use it?

(Note: I’m not seeking definitions of hard and soft moves, here. I just want to understand the idea’s origins.)

I realized I hadn’t actually posted this to this community, but since the new thing I’m working on is a PbtA game, I…

I realized I hadn’t actually posted this to this community, but since the new thing I’m working on is a PbtA game, I guess I should!

This is a non-grim, non-dark PbtA game called: Princess World – a game about girls who rule. You can find my initial public musing under the hashtag #PrincessWorld (there’s some other stuff under that tag as well, but I’m sure you’ll figure out what’s what.)

I have a G+ community set up: Princess World: The First Council, but I can’t seem to make it un-private, please let me know if you’re like an invite.

Also, my PbtA modern medical drama game, The Ward – Acute Care Edition should be on sale at DriveThruRPG some time this week, via Magpie Games.

Let’s role!

A just for fun survey, what setting would you like to see a set of rules for?

For me, I think emulating something like Warframe or Albedo would be a hoot.

I’m creating a Persona hack out of the Monster of the Week ruleset and would love some thoughts and advice.

I’m creating a Persona hack out of the Monster of the Week ruleset and would love some thoughts and advice. I’m already creating a custom class system where players pick both a High School Archetype (for stats and general moves) and an Arcana (for background questions and Persona abilities).

What do you guys think? How else can I make an effective Persona tabletop?