#Tabletop Roleplaying Game

[kalidels]

hi everyone!!! my very first ttrpg is now live!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... THE BAND! 🎸🎶

a gm-less game for 2-6 players inspired by the beatles.

play out the story of a legendary band on the verge of a breakup; your beginnings, successes, struggles, and the family you’ve found within it.

it's up on my itchio, here, and will be available for free until march 31st! thank you so much for checking it out, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I did making it!

#ttrpg #tabletop roleplaying game #indie ttrpg #also it's perfect for playing out a band au of your characters just saying!!!!!!

[cassimothwin]

Hellwhalers Tabletop RPG: Hunt a monstrous leviathan in Hell's ocean

Come all ye sinners... ⚓

During a recent Twitch stream, I had the divine pleasure of flipping through Hellwhalers, a tabletop RPG designed by Moss Powers and Thomas Vorderbruggen.

You can watch my flip through here! 👇

As damned souls brought to life through evocative yet simple playbooks, players follow their captain's orders, collect souls, and repent in hopes of finding their way to heaven. Only once enough souls are fed to the Hellwhale's heart can players attempt to fell the great beast and earn their path to redemption.

What I really love...

Gambling as procedural generation: Players can bet souls on a custom-designed sic bo board, and the GM (or captain) uses that to build out how the next day's challenges will come.

Character playbooks overflowing with flavor: Building a character is quick and doesn't require rolling any stats. The inventory selection for each playbook is precise, with any item offering a wealth of opportunities for backstory.

Clever use of custom and public domain art: The book's layout captures the essence of The Divine Comedy, passing on the gloomy and forbidding tone of its inspiration.

The strong writing: Distilled vignettes, hints of lore, glimpses of setting, whispered voices, and variety haunting epilogues make this game a pleasure to read. It's easy to see how the playbooks, setting, and captain rules can work together to create a focused and thematic game.

The text provides methods for creating a one-shot, few-shot (a few sessions), or full campaign!

The game also inspired this fantastic video essay!!

#flip through #indie ttrpg #ttrpg #belonging outside belonging #horror #tabletop roleplaying game #Youtube

[drakoniques]

Grab some potatoes and molasses! 🍂🐸🍬

BEYOND THE BROOK, an Over the Garden Wall inspired actual play series, is coming soon to Kickstarter.

Sponsored by Die Hard Dice!

Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drakoniques/beyond-the-brook-over-the-garden-wall-inspired-actual-play

#over the garden wall #ttrpg #tabletop #tabletop roleplaying #tabletop roleplaying game #tabletop roleplaying games #actual play #live play #d&d dice #dice #cartoon network #kickstarter #ttrpg community #ttrpg campaign #d&d #otgw #dnd campaign #dnd #dnd5e #trpg

[peppermint-moss]

Proper ref sheet for Candle Light! specifically her goin into our new U.N.I.T.S. University arc C: (I also got the itchin to draw a bunch of objects n it was soo fun)

commission info || ko-fi (tip jar)

#illustration #city of mist #ttrpg #dnd #oc #tabletop roleplaying game #city of mist oc #caligo #original character #reference sheet #ref sheet #digital #candle light #new CSP brush.. oughhh ive been liking this one... #its like. so different from what i usually use but AGH it might be the kind of brush ive been looking for its sooo nice #im curious do ppl like this brush?? feel free to send in an ask abt ur thoughts on how it looks #my art

[damsels-n-dice]

have you ever wondered what you would do if you knew you were going to die today? what if everyone in the world was going through that same thing, in the same moment? anarchy, most likely. crime, perhaps. but also a chance to say the things you weren't brave enough to say, or do the things you didn't have time to do until now. a chance to change things.

this is the premise of my 200-word ttrpg, WHAT TIME WE HAVE LEFT. play in real time as people experiencing their last hours on earth, racing to find closure before the end. because, of course, knowing the apocalypse is coming doesn't necessarily mean you know exactly when. neither you or your character does. you can see the original version of the game on tumblr here, and the itch.io page here, but more importantly, it's now up on drivethrurpg!

#ttrpg #indie ttrpg #indie ttrpg designer #ttrpg designer #tumblr 200 word rpgs 2023 #my games #WHAT TIME WE HAVE LEFT #tabletop roleplaying game

[bad-quail]

How is this for a pitch?

The Basics

Plunderdark is a Dice Game for Heroic Adventures in a Late Medieval Dark Fantasy Anti-Canon Sandbox. It centers play around underdog Heroes pursuing their Convictions to make their grim and perilous world a better place.

Dark Fantasy

Imagine the world at the start of Willow or The Dark Crystal. The world is in the grip of an Evil Despot. The forces of Good, insofar as they exist, are in hiding or on the back foot. Foolhardy scholars collude with the powers of the Hidden World to work sinister sorceries. Remnants of past ages dot the countryside, promising wealth and fame to those who plumb their depths, and doom to those who linger too long in their hollows.

Late Medieval

Imagine our world in the decades preceding the Protestant Reformation and the invasion of the New World. Armored knights exist alongside castles and early firearms. The printing press is a new invention, allowing information to move and propagate faster than ever before. The progeny of conquerors and despots have grown fat on the exploitation of the common folk for nigh on a thousand years. Wealthy merchant adventurers exploit the trust of their common kin and the greed of the nobility they aspire to surpass to amass their own great fortunes.

Anti-Canon Sandbox

The Gamemaster is not solely responsible for defining the setting of play. The entire table collaborates to define the contours of the world, and creates Heroes invested in that world. Play is directed by the Heroes and their Convictions. The Gamemaster does not compose a plot, but provides opportunities and obstacles for the Heroes to pursue their Convictions.

#ttrpg design #ttrpg marketing #ttrpgs #ttrpg #tabletop design #tabletop roleplaying #tabletop roleplaying games #tabletop roleplaying game #tabletop rpg #tabletop rpgs #taterpigs #elfgames #plunderdark #plunderlight

[erinmcdowellart]

Recently worked on art for DaylightPublLLC's junker space fantasy Adelphos. Designed the Threscans, a semi aquatic amphibious people. They were so much fun to design!

You can get your copy here!

#ttrpg #tabletop games #tabletop roleplaying game #character design #scifi #scifiart #art #my art #artists on tumblr

[farmergadda]

The full release of my Caltrop Core ttrpg SW//NG is available on itch!

Because you have Power, you have Responsibility. Because of your Responsibility, you have to face your Past. And your Past? That's the one thing your Power can never fix.

10 pages. Colors. Questionably Useful Roll Tables. All you need is some D4's and maybe a bag of skittles. Get out there and be the best damn hero you can be.

Every 5 dollar purchase creates a free community copy for someone else!

Put on the Mask. Take the Step. And FLY.

#ttrpg #capeshit #tabletop roleplaying game #superhero

[wickedttrpg]

Announcing the inaugural season of Wicked World, Sheep’s Clothing! An homage to slasher movies (with a paranormal twist) set in the year 1997.

Cast Finch Edmund (they/them) as The Game Master Scooter Rothman (it/any) as Naomi Czajkowski (he/she) Stevie Faye (they/xe) as Jacqueline "Jack" Benenson (they/she) Jenine Florence (they/them) as Petunia "Puck" Perez (any) Keegan Thoranin (any) as Winsome "Win" Aekpong (she/her) Maxine Zianna Rae Phoenix (they/she) as Janna Litz (she/her)

This story will be told using the Kids on Bikes system by Hunters Entertainment. All art was done by Keegan Thoranin.

#wickedttrpg #wicked world #wicked world sheep's clothing #wwsc #ttrpg #tabletop roleplaying game #tabletop roleplaying #tabletop rpg #actual play #actual play podcast #ttrpg podcast

[octoshott]

Hello all!

Do you possibly have a world you've been working on and want to bounce ideas, talk about your campaigns, or seek out inspiration?? Well good news! Welcome to the World Builder's Tavern.

We're a 16+ Discord server focused on helping creators for both multi-system and non-TTRPG world building escapades a like! From D&D to Blades in the Dark or perhaps just your own little contained story- whatever you play we're interested to help.

We have weekly worldbuilding question prompts, space to share artwork of your stories/campaigns, and more!

Click the link to come on over! > right here

#worldbuilding #dnd #d&d #dungeons and dragons #ocs #original characters #pathfinder #blades in the dark #ttrpg #tabletop #original story #original creation #table top role playing game #tabletop roleplaying game #OC #discord #discord server

[dicebound]

System Wars

So system warring in the hobby has taken a weird turn since the whole WotC debacle. I shared two different posts kind of touching on the subject, that I agree with in some manner or the other. Let me lay it out for you: No one should be shamed for their preferred system. This hobby is about fun & games and people should be allowed to enjoy what they enjoy. If you only wanna play 5e, fine. If you'd rather play anything else, also fine. If you're shaming people for their preferred system you're doing more harm than good.

A little homebrew here or there also does not mean someone needs to play something else instead. Everyone has house rules.

However, treating 5e like it's a universal system that can run any genre of game is insane. There are literally thousands of games out there that already do what your homebrew D&D 5e conversion would do and more, save yourself the energy and just play that. Additionally, Most systems you could play as an alternative to D&D are way cheaper, if not free in comparison to the massive tomes WotC puts out each year. Many of them are just as supported if not more so by their creators in the form of digital tools and add ons too. If you are affording new purchase of 5e books on the regular, you can absolutely afford to branch out into other cheaper systems. A dogmatic devotion to D&D is what contributes to WotC's stranglehold of the market share. This fear of learning new systems in the hobby is bad for players, bad for GMs, and bad for the hobby's health. If you've genuinely tried other systems and still prefer 5e, Great! Have fun! If you're a person who wants to play a genre conversion for D&D (think Pokemon D&D! One Piece D&D! Fallout D&D!) - I recommend you grab one of the numerous games specifically designed to capture that genre rather than putting a D&D square peg in a round fallout hole. If you're a player in this scenario, then shame on you for demanding your DM go through the hard work of converting an entire genre into 5e just so you don't have to learn a new system.

Some of my favorite mechanics and favorite sessions at the table have come from sessions of Pokemon Tabletop Adventures, Call of Cthulhu, City of Mist, Pathfinder 1e, etc. I've even carried minor game design back into my 5e games to make them better too. There is space for both. 5e Players and Other System Players are brothers and sisters in gaming, and we should be uplifting and challenging each other - not fighting and demeaning each other.

5e players aren't stupid, and you're not some leet gamer because you play Pathfinder or GURPS instead. 5e also isn't God's gift to gaming. Expand your horizons, but enjoy what you like. Catch flies with honey not vinegar. Telling people they have BRAIN DAMAGE FOR ENJOYING 5E is beyond the pale and insisting there's NO POSSIBLE WAY I COULD EEEEEEVER learn a new system is just laziness to the point of idiocy.

#dungeons and dragons #system wars #edition wars #ttrpg #tabletop roleplaying game #dnd #dnd 5e

[ostermad-blog]

MONSTER GUTS is on sale!

To celebrate MONSTER GUTS almost breaking even (and also the month of my birth), I'm putting it on sale! It's 25% off until the first weekend of February.

MONSTER GUTS | Breaking Even Sale by Wheels Within Wheels Publishing - itch.io

Of course, every purchase adds a community copy to the pool, letting folks without funds have the full the game at no cost. Every $5 you add in tip adds another community copy, too!

Now for some MONSTER GUTS propaganda.

You want to play a ttrpg inspired by the Monster Hunter videogames? A lightweight system with punchy combat and humongous weapons? Then you're in for a real treat with MONSTER GUTS.

The MONSTER GUTS book comes with 12 weapons that are your character class (ranging from the Bowgun to the Vespine Spear), 4 helpful animal companions (the Caterpal, Dogepal, Hooterpal, and Palline), 6 beasts to add complications to your Hunt, and 6 monsters to Hunt with unique loot to power up your scavengers!

And once you've picked up the MONSTER GUTS core book, there's a ton of supplemental material to add to your game! There are new beasts, monsters, weapons, locations, even campaign supplements available to spice up your table! Check 'em out here: MONSTER GUTS! - Collection by Wheels Within Wheels Publishing - itch.io

#ttrpg #indie ttrpg #monster guts #monster hunter #monhun #tabletop roleplaying game #indie tabletop roleplaying game

[cassimothwin]

Twisted Endings is out now!

This Tangled Blessings expansion adds 16 new, unique, and tragic outcomes for your student character mages at Brackroot Academy.

The endings support both solo and 2-player games! As always, no GM required.

Here's where you can find it on itch!

And here's where you can find it on DriveThruRPG!

What is Tangled Blessings???

Tangled Blessings is a solo journaling or 2-player RPG inspired by dark academia media, ghost stories, and graduate school.

Featuring a wizarding college, wandering specters, assigned houses, curses, devils’ bargains and more supernatural flavor, Tangled Blessings blends horror and the fantastical to help players craft a story that spans their time at the academy — culminating in one final showdown against their academic Rival.

Your Rival can be your best friend, a family member, a stranger, an enemy, a romantic interest or a combination of relations, and they're present in most of your memories at the academy.

How your relationship evolves with your Rival is up to you, but at the end of four years, you’ll still stand against each other in one final test of academic and magical mastery.

The game only requires a deck of tarot cards and a way to record the story.

#solo journaling #ttrpg #tabletop rpg #rpg #dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #gothic horror #journaling #journaling prompts #writing #indie ttrpg #solo ttrpg #indie ttrpg designer #creative writing #tabletop roleplaying game

[finchmund]

“be a fan of your player’s characters” a fan???? a FAN????? my player’s characters are my best friends, my worst enemies, my greatest joys, my deepest fears. I hold them in my hands and crush them in my fingers. I am deeply and unhealthily obsessed with my PCs.

#I literally cannot overstate how much I love my friends’ little guys #finch chirps #ttrpg #tabletop roleplaying game #dnd #dungeons and dragons #d&d #game master #dungeon master #dm #gm #kids on bikes #kids on bikes rpg #kids on brooms #kids on brooms rpg #motw #monster of the week

[damsels-n-dice]

finally got an actual cover image for MOLE INTEREST, so if you want to play a silly game based on a sillier tumblr meme, go check it out 👀

#mole interest #ttrpg #ttrpg recs #rpg #tabletop roleplaying game #indie ttrpg #my games

[laureliere]

Just in time for Halloween this month, I made a monster pack for your virtual tabletop! You can find this in my Ko-Fi shop now, on itch.io and eventually on Roll20!

Here you'll find ghosts, skeletons, ghouls and all sorts of creatures you can use for your encounters! (and one very normal grandma, I promise.)

#kdcmarts #isometric characters #isometric art #ttrpg #monsters #creatures #dnd #dungeons and dragons 5e #werewolf #zombie #vampire #tabletop roleplaying game #ko-fi