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Sample 10 PbtA Roleplaying Games with the Magpie Apocalypse MEGA Bundle
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#MagpieGames has a #BundleOfHolding for almost all their games: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MagpieMega
#AvatarRPG #MasksRPG & #RootRPG are likely the big draws, but it also includes my real favorites here: #BluebeardsBride and #UndyingRPG - those are both _amazing_ and are part of the $20 basic tier.
$40 for everything - well worth it for anyone curious about either Magpie games or #PoweredByTheApocalypse in general.
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#MagpieGames has a #BundleOfHolding for almost all their games: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MagpieMega
#AvatarRPG #MasksRPG & #RootRPG are likely the big draws, but it also includes my real favorites here: #BluebeardsBride and #UndyingRPG - those are both _amazing_ and are part of the $20 basic tier.
$40 for everything - well worth it for anyone curious about either Magpie games or #PoweredByTheApocalypse in general.
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#MagpieGames has a #BundleOfHolding for almost all their games: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MagpieMega
#AvatarRPG #MasksRPG & #RootRPG are likely the big draws, but it also includes my real favorites here: #BluebeardsBride and #UndyingRPG - those are both _amazing_ and are part of the $20 basic tier.
$40 for everything - well worth it for anyone curious about either Magpie games or #PoweredByTheApocalypse in general.
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#MagpieGames has a #BundleOfHolding for almost all their games: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MagpieMega
#AvatarRPG #MasksRPG & #RootRPG are likely the big draws, but it also includes my real favorites here: #BluebeardsBride and #UndyingRPG - those are both _amazing_ and are part of the $20 basic tier.
$40 for everything - well worth it for anyone curious about either Magpie games or #PoweredByTheApocalypse in general.
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#MagpieGames has a #BundleOfHolding for almost all their games: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MagpieMega
#AvatarRPG #MasksRPG & #RootRPG are likely the big draws, but it also includes my real favorites here: #BluebeardsBride and #UndyingRPG - those are both _amazing_ and are part of the $20 basic tier.
$40 for everything - well worth it for anyone curious about either Magpie games or #PoweredByTheApocalypse in general.
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The design decision which won narrative gaming
Last week, Apocalypse World came back to crowdfunding, with the Bakers seeking funding for a Third Edition of the game. Apocalypse World was first released back in 2010 and it took the indie RPG world by storm; by the time Dungeon World was released in 2012 it was already all but certain that ‘Powered by the Apocalypse’ would be a phenomenon. It’s easy to forget that there was another indie darling riding high in the hobby in the early aughts. Fate was arguably the other big indie game, and it even made its way into the ICv2 bestseller list after the success of its 2013 Kickstarter, an honor typically reserved for D&D, Pathfinder, and a few other corporate games. The ICv2 data point is particularly interesting. Fate outsold Apocalypse World; not only did the game peek into commercial sales charts as late as 2020, Fate even holds the statistically dubious honor of being one of only three games to ever outsell D&D in the ICv2 rankings (the other two being Pathfinder and FFG Star Wars). Commercially, Fate was an indie juggernaut. Fate has clearly not maintained the degree of impact and influence it once had. Hell, the last three Kickstarter campaigns run by Evil Hat Productions, publishers of Fate, were all Powered by the Apocalypse games. The literal keepers of Fate have, thanks in no small part to John Harper and Blades in the Dark, seemingly seen the writing on the wall in terms of salability and influence of PbtA over Fate. Why is that? To start, there’s an obvious disparity to the degree in which unaffiliated designers took the respective systems and ran with them. That said, it’s fairly clear to me that this is a symptom, not a cause. While it’s hard to beat the Bakers’ approach of ‘sure, just don’t literally plagiarize us’ for licensing, Fate was licensed under the OGL and later Creative Commons, which were both used by tons of creators in other contexts. No, the difference in third party support and expansion has to do with the design of the respective games, not their shepherding by their respective creators. And I think I know specifically which design elements made the difference. […]https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2025/11/13/the-design-decision-which-won-narrative-gaming/
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Apocalypse World - the TTRPG which spawned the Powered by the Apocalypse engine - is getting a new 3rd edition on Kickstarter. We break out all the details. https://ttrpgfans.com/apocalypse-world-3rd-edition/ #apocalypseworld #poweredbytheapocalypse #pbta #ttrpg #RPG #TTRPGCommunity #rpggames #RPGCommunity
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Apocalypse World: Burned Over is kinder and much angrier
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The #HeartsOfWulin deal up on #BundleOfHolding only has 2 days left. It's a #PoweredByTheApocalypse wuxia RPG with a great reputation. Well worth checking out.
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Ruleplaying meets roleplaying in @jheath's May I Enter - vampires weaponising politeness - explicit consent required before every bite. "Would you like a piece of neck?" "Yes please, just a small portion." Kickstarter launches May 31st. https://l.d20.ninja/nen8kr94 #RPG #Kickstarter #VampireGames #TabletopGames #PoweredByTheApocalypse
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Teilzeithelden: NEWS: Geister, Mysterien und Crowdfunding: Paranormal Inc. startet seine deutsche Kampagne
Was, wenn Geister plötzlich Alltag sind und niemand mehr nach Spuk ruft? Paranormal Inc. greift diese schräge Idee auf und bringt sie als spielleitungsloses Ermittlungsspiel nach Deutschland. Ab Mai 2025 startet das Crowdfunding – mit exklusiven Abenteuern, charmanten Ermittler*innen und jeder Menge Retro-Mystery-Flair.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Roger Lewin geschrieben
#Pnpde #actualPlay #BrindlewoodBay #crowdfunding #DeutscheÜbersetzung #Geisterjagd #Ghostbusters #IndieRollenspiel #Mysterien #ParanormalInc_ #PenAndPaper #PenPaperIdeenGedanken #PlotbunnyGames #PoweredByTheApocalypse #ScoobyDoo #TabletopGaming #TwitchStreams
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Teilzeithelden: NEWS: Geister, Mysterien und Crowdfunding: Paranormal Inc. startet seine deutsche Kampagne
Was, wenn Geister plötzlich Alltag sind und niemand mehr nach Spuk ruft? Paranormal Inc. greift diese schräge Idee auf und bringt sie als spielleitungsloses Ermittlungsspiel nach Deutschland. Ab Mai 2025 startet das Crowdfunding – mit exklusiven Abenteuern, charmanten Ermittler*innen und jeder Menge Retro-Mystery-Flair.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Roger Lewin geschrieben
#Pnpde #actualPlay #BrindlewoodBay #crowdfunding #DeutscheÜbersetzung #Geisterjagd #Ghostbusters #IndieRollenspiel #Mysterien #ParanormalInc_ #PenAndPaper #PenPaperIdeenGedanken #PlotbunnyGames #PoweredByTheApocalypse #ScoobyDoo #TabletopGaming #TwitchStreams
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Teilzeithelden: NEWS: Geister, Mysterien und Crowdfunding: Paranormal Inc. startet seine deutsche Kampagne
Was, wenn Geister plötzlich Alltag sind und niemand mehr nach Spuk ruft? Paranormal Inc. greift diese schräge Idee auf und bringt sie als spielleitungsloses Ermittlungsspiel nach Deutschland. Ab Mai 2025 startet das Crowdfunding – mit exklusiven Abenteuern, charmanten Ermittler*innen und jeder Menge Retro-Mystery-Flair.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Roger Lewin geschrieben
#Pnpde #actualPlay #BrindlewoodBay #crowdfunding #DeutscheÜbersetzung #Geisterjagd #Ghostbusters #IndieRollenspiel #Mysterien #ParanormalInc_ #PenAndPaper #PenPaperIdeenGedanken #PlotbunnyGames #PoweredByTheApocalypse #ScoobyDoo #TabletopGaming #TwitchStreams
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Teilzeithelden: NEWS: Geister, Mysterien und Crowdfunding: Paranormal Inc. startet seine deutsche Kampagne
Was, wenn Geister plötzlich Alltag sind und niemand mehr nach Spuk ruft? Paranormal Inc. greift diese schräge Idee auf und bringt sie als spielleitungsloses Ermittlungsspiel nach Deutschland. Ab Mai 2025 startet das Crowdfunding – mit exklusiven Abenteuern, charmanten Ermittler*innen und jeder Menge Retro-Mystery-Flair.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Roger Lewin geschrieben
#Pnpde #actualPlay #BrindlewoodBay #crowdfunding #DeutscheÜbersetzung #Geisterjagd #Ghostbusters #IndieRollenspiel #Mysterien #ParanormalInc_ #PenAndPaper #PenPaperIdeenGedanken #PlotbunnyGames #PoweredByTheApocalypse #ScoobyDoo #TabletopGaming #TwitchStreams
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Some super BS stuff from Kickstarter suppressed this campaign but after a big push to get them to fix THEIR mistakes it now has a week added to get across the finish line! Robert Turk has made AMAZING #IndieGames so get this one! #TTRPG #PoweredByTheApocalypse www.kickstarter.com/projects/gan...
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i wrote an essay on my history with dungeons & dragons, and why i'm excited to try something new
https://ikesau.co/blog/let-me-level-with-ya.html
#D&D #PBTA #DungeonsAndDragons #PoweredByTheApocalypse #DungeonWorld #ChasingAdventure -
i wrote an essay on my history with dungeons & dragons, and why i'm excited to try something new
https://ikesau.co/blog/let-me-level-with-ya.html
#D&D #PBTA #DungeonsAndDragons #PoweredByTheApocalypse #DungeonWorld #ChasingAdventure -
Had fun playing The Spawl last night and certainly like the way ttrpg games run using the Powered by Apocalypse system.
It gave me an idea how to run Kult: Divinity Lost which uses a similar system.
#theparadoxfactory #thesprawl #poweredbytheapocalypse #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay
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#TTRPG players and GMs, what are you currently playing? What do you wish you were playing?
Currently running
- #Pathfinder 1e. Not a fan of the crunch, but it's for my wife
- Taking a short break from #MasksANewGeneration, a #PoweredByTheApocalypse #PBTA supers game but ready to dive back in to the GM seat at a moments notice
- #Trinity #Adventures game. Character creation was a headache compared to other #WOD #WorldOfDarkness games but the characters are fun
- Our #MonsterHearts2 game should be starting up again at some pointWish I was playing
- #13thAge for the amount of say players get in world building
- #GURPS for the complete characters you get after creation, which CAN be a real chore
- #D6StarWars as it was one of the first games I played and I really like the system
- #CastlesAndCrusades #CNC for the old school style with modern sensibilities
- #VampireTheMasquerade or #VampireTheRequiem. I've got a #VTR campaign I want to run at some point, but I don't know if/when I'll get to it. A long term obsession I haven't had the chance to play in 15-20 some years at this point
- #StarTrek #LastUnicornGames. I like the way they handled life/career paths -
Over 10 years ago at this point, I started running D&D for kids in a local ice cream retro arcade pinball shop, and tonight one of them ran us through a playtest of an #RPG they designed themselves, a #PoweredByTheApocalypse game inspired by #WorldOfHorror.
It’s been great seeing these kids grow up with games and then come back to the table with their own.
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Just posted signups for my Thirsty Sword Lesbians game for this month, "Beware the Ideas of March"!
Pitch: Spring has sprung, and no one wants to be cooped up inside—including idle thoughts and random ideas. Imaginations are running wild, creating chaos and spilling secrets. Will you be able to get your thoughts under control?
#ttrpgs #ttrpg #indieTtrpg #ThirstySwordLesbians #ThirstySwordLesbiansRPG #TSL #PoweredByLesbians #PbL #PoweredByTheApocalypse #PbtA
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Speaking of PbtA, anyone have suggestions for how to handle investigation?
One of my players' characters frequently finds out information by doing extensive research. This comes up often enough that I feel like it should have a move, but I haven't found a good way to frame it
#TTRPGThoughts #ttrpgs #ttrpg #indiettrpg #PbtA #PoweredByTheApocalypse
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Powered by the Apocalyse (PbtA) style moves took a long time for me to wrap my head around. It was a huge shift from "I do an action" style play—they might be passive or reactive for my character, which didn't fit a "pattern" in my brain.
For example...
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GEECKO ON THE WALL 06/2024
“War”, “Derelict”, “Morte nel saloon”.
https://geeckoonthewall.substack.com/p/geeckoonthewall-06-2024
#gdr #gdrsegreti #giochidiruolo #giochidiruolosegreti #ttrpg #WarRPG #PoweredbytheApocalypse #Derelict #DeathinSpace #DeathEnterstheSaloon
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Both episodes of our #Tremulus two-shot, Strange Fruit are now also available on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlEyLAkrE__4bKfdjUIvNFW7ce2aOQ-x
#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #TTRPG #RPG #PBTA #PoweredByTheApocalypse #Cthulhu
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In the second session of our #Tremulus two-shot our three protagonists find themselves fighting for their lives and their very souls in an ancient church, squatting on a hill above the rotting corpse-town of Ebon Eaves...
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In the first session of our #Tremulus two-shot three strangers arrive in the crumbling, isolated town of Ebon Eaves, a place where falling trees blocking the road is the least of your worries...
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Had another wonderful #Masks session last night. I've been setting up a murder mystery for the players to solve. It took months to get all the pieces into place.
They ran down the clues and are sure they've figured out who the murderer is. Next session will likely be confronting the suspect. Just need to decide in the moment if it needs a climactic battle, a heartfelt confession. or some combination of the two.
I had developed the plot, worked on making the suspect cast likeable and develop them as characters, drop clues, and make the whole thing feel logical.
I really like these #PBTA #PoweredByTheApocalypse games. They really push the mechanics out of the way and let me focus on telling the best narrative I can. This game has really helped me push my storycraft.
I'll be taking a brief sabbatical as a player, as one of the other players is kind enough to give me a little break. I've been running this for at least a year now and I have a second big campaign that's all me.
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#BaldursGate3 has really reignited my enjoyment of fantasy....I really wanna GM a #DungeonWorld campaign this year.... #TTRPG #PoweredByTheApocalypse #RPG #fantasy
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#Sprawl has a #BundleOfHolding up now: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Sprawl
I think it's basically all the books for it for $18 - it's one of my favorite cyberpunk RPGs and the best I've encountered for #PoweredByTheApocalypse, so I highly recommend you check it out if you're looking for something to fit that bill. It's a perfect way to create your own world or run #CyberPunk or #Shadowrun with a different system.
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I've never played any of the #BaldursGate games, and I'm not big on #DnD5e...I'm more of a #poweredbytheapocalypse player when it comes to TTRPGs and such....That said, I've had a lot of friends recommending #BaldursGate3 to me....should I take the plunge and go for it? #gaming #linuxgaming
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Gizmodo: The Gaming Shelf Hunts for Hellwhales on the Sea of Death https://gizmodo.com/the-gaming-shelf-hellwhalers-actual-play-podcast-stream-1850787722?utm_source=regular #tabletoproleplayinggame #poweredbytheapocalypse #indieroleplayinggames #roleplayinggame #darringtonpress #dungeonsdragons #jasoncordova #kickstarter #roleplaying #pathfinder #kyleshire #dread #ysoki #brits #paizo #bloom #rpgs #rpg
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Gizmodo: The Gaming Shelf Hunts for Hellwhales on the Sea of Death https://gizmodo.com/the-gaming-shelf-hellwhalers-actual-play-podcast-stream-1850787722?utm_source=regular #tabletoproleplayinggame #poweredbytheapocalypse #indieroleplayinggames #roleplayinggame #darringtonpress #dungeonsdragons #jasoncordova #kickstarter #roleplaying #pathfinder #kyleshire #dread #ysoki #brits #paizo #bloom #rpgs #rpg
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Something that just occurred to me about #ApocalypseKeys: The fact that no one uses permanent stats and abilities are mostly defined by your Powers of Darkness makes it really easy to grab moves from other playbooks without having to roll them on your worst stats.
In #UrbanShadows, our Imp was in fact an Incubus and the Vamp's Eternal Hunger move would have been perfect, but it's rolled on a stat the Imp gets at -1.
In ApocalypseKeys, I noticed that my Surge will likely generate a lot of bonds for others and act as a knowledge repository, so the Shade's move I'm the Expert Here would be quite useful and appropriate and I can just take it... once I get the necessary XP... -
Yesterday, I had my first game of #ApocalypseKeys with @Frank82R, @catrinity, @waytooshiny and @tinofalke. Their crew of Lethe (Summoned), Dio (Last) and Alex(ander the Great, Found) was rounded out by Vernon Czehowsky (Surge), former archivist, who will save the world with the power of order and bureaucracy! (Or maybe doom it - we'll see.)
Since the session was pretty short, we didn't get too far past the briefing, but my favorite moment was when I unintentionally managed to piggyback three moves onto one another just by having a friendly conversation. Leading to...
Me: So it says here that you can take a Condition to-
Tino: I do it!Either way, it was a wonderful game so far and I can't wait to continue it next month.
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@LeviKornelsen I'm most likely to talk about the #WorldOfDarkness (esp. #VampireTheMasquerade) but also related stuff, like #ChroniclesOfDarkness sometimes. Lots of #PoweredByTheApocalypse and #BladesInTheDark #ForgedInTheDark too. #Planescape #DarkSun #AlienRPG
I _want_ to chat #LegendOfThe5Rings #Kult #BluePlanet #DeltaGreen #UnknownArmies #SinRPG #HeartRPG #DuneRPG but I gotta admit I'm lax on those fronts.
Maybe some #Shadowrun sneaks in, too.
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@kleine_helden Das letzte Mal #dnd5e ist inzwischen Jahre her. Seitdem viel und gerne #dungeonworld, #Mausritter, #CityOfMist, #monsteroftheweek, #savageworlds #deadlandsreloaded, zwischendurch mal #shadowrunanarchy und #Ironsworn, und demnächst hoffentlich mal #monsterhearts und #starswithoutnumber. Bunt gemischt, aber im #poweredbytheapocalypse Rahmenwerk fühle ich mich derzeit für überschaubar lange Kampagnen am wohlsten. #pnp #pnpde #ttrpg