#gmless — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gmless, aggregated by home.social.
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Stop being a glorified script-processor for your players' predictable antics and learn how to actually play the game instead of just narrating a pre-approved tour of your own imagination. It’s a guide to quitting your unpaid job as a human CPU and rediscovering the "electric jolt" of a plot twist you didn't see coming from six sessions away.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/I+Want+to+Be+Surprised+by+My+Own+Campaign+Again
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Stop being a glorified script-processor for your players' predictable antics and learn how to actually play the game instead of just narrating a pre-approved tour of your own imagination. It’s a guide to quitting your unpaid job as a human CPU and rediscovering the "electric jolt" of a plot twist you didn't see coming from six sessions away.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/I+Want+to+Be+Surprised+by+My+Own+Campaign+Again
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Stop being a glorified script-processor for your players' predictable antics and learn how to actually play the game instead of just narrating a pre-approved tour of your own imagination. It’s a guide to quitting your unpaid job as a human CPU and rediscovering the "electric jolt" of a plot twist you didn't see coming from six sessions away.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/I+Want+to+Be+Surprised+by+My+Own+Campaign+Again
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Stop being a glorified script-processor for your players' predictable antics and learn how to actually play the game instead of just narrating a pre-approved tour of your own imagination. It’s a guide to quitting your unpaid job as a human CPU and rediscovering the "electric jolt" of a plot twist you didn't see coming from six sessions away.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/I+Want+to+Be+Surprised+by+My+Own+Campaign+Again
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Stop being a glorified script-processor for your players' predictable antics and learn how to actually play the game instead of just narrating a pre-approved tour of your own imagination. It’s a guide to quitting your unpaid job as a human CPU and rediscovering the "electric jolt" of a plot twist you didn't see coming from six sessions away.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/I+Want+to+Be+Surprised+by+My+Own+Campaign+Again
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Finished my first proof pass of Carcass: Broken Sky (Praxis). It has 17 playbooks to choose from, so it’ll have even more replayability than most Praxis games.
Can’t wait until it gets released. Not that I can get anyone to try Praxis, but it’s the best one shot story game nobody talks about.
I want to get some actual plays recorded, but I need to figure out technical details.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #Praxis #Postworldgames #GMless #PbtA #jimpinto
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Finished my first proof pass of Carcass: Broken Sky (Praxis). It has 17 playbooks to choose from, so it’ll have even more replayability than most Praxis games.
Can’t wait until it gets released. Not that I can get anyone to try Praxis, but it’s the best one shot story game nobody talks about.
I want to get some actual plays recorded, but I need to figure out technical details.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #Praxis #Postworldgames #GMless #PbtA #jimpinto
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Finished my first proof pass of Carcass: Broken Sky (Praxis). It has 17 playbooks to choose from, so it’ll have even more replayability than most Praxis games.
Can’t wait until it gets released. Not that I can get anyone to try Praxis, but it’s the best one shot story game nobody talks about.
I want to get some actual plays recorded, but I need to figure out technical details.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #Praxis #Postworldgames #GMless #PbtA #jimpinto
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Finished my first proof pass of Carcass: Broken Sky (Praxis). It has 17 playbooks to choose from, so it’ll have even more replayability than most Praxis games.
Can’t wait until it gets released. Not that I can get anyone to try Praxis, but it’s the best one shot story game nobody talks about.
I want to get some actual plays recorded, but I need to figure out technical details.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #Praxis #Postworldgames #GMless #PbtA #jimpinto
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Finished my first proof pass of Carcass: Broken Sky (Praxis). It has 17 playbooks to choose from, so it’ll have even more replayability than most Praxis games.
Can’t wait until it gets released. Not that I can get anyone to try Praxis, but it’s the best one shot story game nobody talks about.
I want to get some actual plays recorded, but I need to figure out technical details.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #Praxis #Postworldgames #GMless #PbtA #jimpinto
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Final days on the Protocol KS.
These are really a lot of fun. Some are funny like fiasco, others are more serious and dramatic.
We tested The Spirits and Wolds of Old Salem, a group of paranormal investigators in the 80s. We were not very competent, and the town preacher used the legend to cover up murdering his wife.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #GMless #jimpinto #PostworldGames #PbtA #FitD
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Final days on the Protocol KS.
These are really a lot of fun. Some are funny like fiasco, others are more serious and dramatic.
We tested The Spirits and Wolds of Old Salem, a group of paranormal investigators in the 80s. We were not very competent, and the town preacher used the legend to cover up murdering his wife.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #GMless #jimpinto #PostworldGames #PbtA #FitD
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Final days on the Protocol KS.
These are really a lot of fun. Some are funny like fiasco, others are more serious and dramatic.
We tested The Spirits and Wolds of Old Salem, a group of paranormal investigators in the 80s. We were not very competent, and the town preacher used the legend to cover up murdering his wife.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #GMless #jimpinto #PostworldGames #PbtA #FitD
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Final days on the Protocol KS.
These are really a lot of fun. Some are funny like fiasco, others are more serious and dramatic.
We tested The Spirits and Wolds of Old Salem, a group of paranormal investigators in the 80s. We were not very competent, and the town preacher used the legend to cover up murdering his wife.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #GMless #jimpinto #PostworldGames #PbtA #FitD
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Final days on the Protocol KS.
These are really a lot of fun. Some are funny like fiasco, others are more serious and dramatic.
We tested The Spirits and Wolds of Old Salem, a group of paranormal investigators in the 80s. We were not very competent, and the town preacher used the legend to cover up murdering his wife.
#TTRPG #StoryGames #GMless #jimpinto #PostworldGames #PbtA #FitD
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#TTRPG #GMing #advice #facilitator #GMless
Stop being the "dancing monkey" for your RPG group and discover how GM-less systems and decentralized play can turn a burnt-out Forever GM into a lifelong Player of Games.
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Today #DiceyStories finishes a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. I've ported our Chronicles of Chiron characters to my #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
This eighth and final episode is the second half of monsoon season, the last season of the year.
Friends old and new gather for Fritz and Mariah’s wedding.
https://diceystories.com/ds446-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-8-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley
#actualplay #SessionReport #storyGame1/2
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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
This seventh episode is the first half of monsoon season, the final season of the year.
Fritz and Mariah start work on a new greenhouse, but Redd takes issue with the crops they intend to grow.
https://diceystories.com/ds445-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-7-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley
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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
This sixth episode is the second half of build up season.
Connections continue to form in the valley: the network node gets installed, and Fritz finally proposes to Mariah.
https://diceystories.com/ds444-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-6-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley
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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
This fifth episode is the first half of build up season.
Fritz and Mariah improve their relationships with the non-humans in the neighborhood.
https://diceystories.com/ds443-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-5-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley
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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
This fourth episode is big wind season.
The stresses of country life begin to mount for Fritz and Mariah.
https://diceystories.com/ds442-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-4-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley
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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
This third episode is heavy dew season.
Mariah and Fritz independently begin thinking more seriously about their future together, such as whether it involves marriage or children.
https://diceystories.com/ds441-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-3-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley
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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
This second episode is bushfruit season.
Mariah and Fritz get their first products to market, a new set of natural dyes.
https://diceystories.com/ds440-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-2-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley #ActualPlay #sessionreport #storyGame
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Today #DiceyStories starts a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. This time we take our Chronicles of Chiron characters to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.
Seeking a simpler life away from Dome politics, Fritz and Mariah settle down at an abandoned farmstead along the edge of the Monsoon Jungle.
https://diceystories.com/ds439-cozy-farming-alpha-centauri-a-year-in-monsoon-jungle-part-1-of-8/
#IndieRPG #GMless #AYearInFarmValley #ActualPlay #sessionreport #storyGame
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Today #DiceyStories has a second addendum to our recently completed #ActualPlay #AlphaCentauri: Chronicles of Chiron. Leaving Genesys, we take NPCs from that campaign to #GMless #ttrpg #AWeekendInTheCountryside.
Murder in the Chiron Countryside - Spend a weekend relaxing at Nwabudike Morgan’s private dome in the remote Chiron wilderness with fellow members of the board of directors. Until… a murderer strikes!
https://diceystories.com/ds438-alpha-centauri-murder-in-the-chiron-countryside/
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I also wrote my own #ttrpg in 2025, a #GMless card-prompt game called A Year in Farm Valley (https://diceystories.itch.io/a-year-in-farm-valley). With all the playtesting involved there, I facilitated or played the game a total of 18 times.
* 8 x facilitated
* 10 x played (including one epic extended game that took 6 sessions)One of the inspirations for my game was another card-based storygame game:
A Weekend in the Countryside x 3 (https://lari-assmuth.itch.io/a-weekend-in-the-country)
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Although I ran three sessions of #AYearInFarmValley at RinCon 2025, there were people who wanted to play but couldn’t fit it into their schedule. This session is one I played with such folks after the convention was officially over.
A Year in Aachdingen - Winners of a lottery brave sinkholes and contested ownership to improve an abandoned farm in 19th century Alsace-Lorraine(-ish).
https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-aachdingen-spring-and-summer/
https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-aachdingen-autumn-and-winter/
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Today I’m sharing Winter from A Year in Crestfall, which completes the year.
Relationships take central stage in Crestfall as Keegan dates Alfonso, Alice bonds with her prize cow, and Jane completes her apprenticeship.
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Today I’m sharing Autumn from A Year in Crestfall.
The farm in Crestfall expands to include cattle.
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Today I’m sharing Summer from A Year in Crestfall.
The step-siblings make progress on their barn and frog harvest.
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On a testé l'Hôtel du Lion Rouge ce soir ! 🦁
Petit jeu de rôle sympa à narration partagée, c'est plus varié qu'un For the Queen, et certaines cartes sont très fun à jouer.
Par contre à 6, il faut vraiment se limiter à un tour de table par carte, sinon la quantité d'éléments posés explose 😅.
@comemartin : on a fait à notre sauce pour l'épilogue parce qu'on a pas compris la règle. Comment se fait le décompte du nombre de mentions par fil rouge ?
Merci pour le jeu !
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At RinCon 2025 I had a chance to facilitate a larger-scope game of A Year in Farm Valley with prompts for each player for all 12 months, 36 prompts overall. This makes the session report huge, so I’m splitting it up by season. Today I’m sharing Spring.
Adult siblings from a blended family inherit their parents’ farm, setting in motion a culinary revolution in the small town of Crestfall.
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Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley, one played at RinCon 2025. This game was played in the Women's Space, which was so great because it's quiet enough that your throat doesn't go raw just from trying to talk with the other players at your table!
A group of distant cousins inherits Great Aunt Anastasia’s old farm in Piney Shore.
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Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley, one played at RinCon 2025. This time the players were both children, and all the characters were anthropomorphic animals.
A fox and a meerkat answer an ad to take over the farm that a retired mole has let degrade since devoting himself to baking cookies for the children of Bakersfield.
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Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley. This time we decided to name all the townsfolk after birds...
A trio of lucky folks win the lottery for a fixer-upper farm in the small town of Grackle’s Nest in the mid-1900s.
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Today I'm sharing a session report for A Year in Farm Valley that we did as a sort of solarpunk game. This is also the first time we tried a major community project.
A found family of wanderers settle together on a long abandoned farmstead and integrate themselves into the local community.
https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-ever-green-hills/
#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg
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Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 2 of A Year in Lake Valley.
The new farmers establish themselves in Lake Valley and unravel the mystery of Chuck McClintock.
Join us for Autumn and Winter!
https://diceystories.com/ds421-cozy-farming-a-year-in-lake-valley-part-2-of-2/
In #podcast and #SessionReport form.
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Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 1 of A Year in Lake Valley.
When a trio of strangers each buy a share of a farm in Lake Valley from a con artist, they have to make the best of the dilapidated property they find when they arrive.
Join us for Spring and Summer!
https://diceystories.com/ds419-cozy-farming-a-year-in-lake-valley-part-1-of-2/
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Today I'm sharing a session report for A Year in Farm Valley written up by one of my playtesters who used just the instructions to play—no additional guidance from me.
Jeff builds a life for himself on a farm in Pepperidge Valley that he inherited from his grandfather.
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My game A Year in Farm Valley is ready!
You have inherited a derelict farm near a small town. Over the course of a year, you will settle into life there, improving the property, exploring the environment, getting to know the townsfolk, establishing a business, and celebrating it all.
https://diceystories.itch.io/a-year-in-farm-valley
Cozy, GM-less, solo or multiplayer, fun for the whole family or friend group if you like #StardewValley and #ttrpg. It's free/pay-what-you-want.
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Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 2 of A Year at Flycatcher Farm.
Ursa and Ned try to keep the struggling Flycatcher Farm going, but their heart isn’t really into it. Not while they’re still wondering… what happened to Cousin Marge?
Join us for Autumn and Winter!
https://diceystories.com/ds417-cozy-farming-a-year-at-flycatcher-farm-part-2-of-2/
In #podcast and #SessionReport form.
#ttrpg #actualplay #cozygames #gmless #MurderMystery #AYearInFarmValley
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I heard from some of my playtesters (from https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-the-forks/) that they had run #AYearinFarmValley with friends. It is so cool that other people have played it without my involvement and that they had a really fun time. I laughed out loud when I heard their set-up: a multi-level marketing cult using the derelict farm to grow crops for essential oils. It's so great to see the game be so flexible. I played a solarpunk setting with another group of playtesters recently, too.
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Playing Home, a GMless story game about soldiers who lost the war making their way home through enemy territory.
I’m Lieutenant Thorin, highest rank left and a cavalryman.
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A guy asked about GMless games in an Rpg Zine facebook group I’m in. I wish I was surprised at some of the hostile and rude responses. I get it that GMless isn’t to everyone’s taste, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t role-playing games.
Anyway, on a positive note, what are your favorite GMless games?
Mine is definitely Praxis Black Monk. It’s a bit dark and weird, but I’ve really enjoyed every time I’ve had a chance to play it.