#role-playing — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #role-playing, aggregated by home.social.
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For my sins I run an online ttrpg group called The Paradox Factory which is always looking for new story tellers and players to join our merry band of role-players.
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Ping Only Some Players On Roll 20 (API Script)
Dynamic lighting is one of those features that is really cool about online play. It’s not just a visual trick; it’s a constraint that creates tension. Not knowing […]
#programming #roleplaying-games #dungeons-and-dragons #roll20 #script
https://ideatrash.net/2026/05/ping-only-some-players-on-roll-20-api-script.html -
Visualizing Your GM Style In Full 3D Color
If you find that sort of thing useful.
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/l0omz
#roleplaying-games #ttrpg
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I'm trying to think of something to write about that's NOT politics. I've done a lot of book-related stuff today, so I don't want to overdo that.
I could write about tabletop RPG design. I've been thinking about creating a heavily simplified version of my favorite system, the RuneQuest III system that was published by Avalon Hill; it's a brilliant system, but it's pretty crunchy. Combat in particular can be quite time-consuming.
Ideally I'd like a stripped-down version that can be used for sheetless campaigns. Something that takes numbers out of the awareness of the players so they can focus on real role-playing and getting into their characters.
I know there are a number of variations on the original RuneQuest rules, but I haven't tried them all. Does anyone know if there's a simplified version already out there?
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Y'all ever been sniffed like that, chat? #rpg #twitchstreamer #gaming #roleplaying #foryoupage
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This is wonderfully beautiful and made me happy! The main storyline be damned!
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King Makers Wanted!
There are currently two spaces on one of my Vampire:The Masquerade (5th Edition) Chronicles I am running as part of The Paradox Factory.
If you are interested in joining the Chronicle either message me here or email me on [email protected].
#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay
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There are currently two spaces on one of my Vampire:The Masquerade (5th Edition) Chronicles I am running as part of The Paradox Factory.
If you are interested in joining the Chronicle either message me here or email me on [email protected].
#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay
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For my sins I run an online ttrpg group called The Paradox Factory which is always looking for new story tellers and players to join our merry band of role-players.
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One of my biggest #gaming pet peeves in #RPGs: #helmets, #hats, #caps and #capes.
Don't get me wrong, if the #stats are good, I'll equip them. But 99.9% of the time I will immediately hide them visually if the #game allows it.
A rogue's worn leather cap, a #thief's hood, a #warrior's iron bucket on their head... all hidden. The only exception? If an #armor piece genuinely looks stunning, we're talking a truly unique, well-designed #outfit that actually fits the #character.
A carefully designed #character face buried under generic headgear? Not on my watch. A #cape flapping around like they're auditioning for a #fantasy theatre production? Also hidden.
#Immersion is visual too.
#CRPG #GameDesign #PCGaming #Gamer #Videogames #Roleplaying #FantasyGames
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Mashable: Character.AI users can now role-play classic books like ‘Pride and Prejudice’ . “The artificial intelligence entertainment platform Character.AI introduced on Thursday a feature allowing users to role-play in more than 20 classic books, including Hamlet, Alice in Wonderland, Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/22/mashable-character-ai-users-can-now-role-play-classic-books-like-pride-and-prejudice/ -
Cardinal Sins [V:TM(Rev)] Chronicle Session.
I have uploaded the video of the last V:TM(Rev) session I ran as part of The Paradox Factory on 14th April 2026 to the group’s YouTube channel.
#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #sabbat #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay
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Il tramonto dei giganti II [V:TM5] Chronicle Session run on 7th April 2026.
I have uploaded the video of the last V:TM5 session I ran as part of The Paradox Factory on 7th April 2026 to the group’s YouTube channel.
#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay
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One week left for #SavageRifts #PhaseWorld! That means 7 days to get it to $90k so we get a plot point campaign!
This campaign is being run by #indie publisher and #AceLicensee #StarAnvilStudios and I'm very excited since I want to run #DimensionalOutbreak using something _not_ Palladium's system.
Check it out!
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Hey solarpunks! Have you heard? Aleya will be hosting a solarpunk get-together on Monday, April 20! The Stellar Lunarpunk TTRPG Live Action Roleplay (LARP) Virtual gathering and Real Life Planting
Basically how it works is gathering virtually at the beginning of the day, creating your character according to The Stellar's guidelines, then spending the day planting things to collect as many points as you can.
If you've been procrastinating on your spring planting (or seedbombing the local abandoned construction site), this is a great way to get it done, and make friends and have fun along the way with other solarpunks.
To read more about the event, including details on when and how to gather virtually, check out https://fastfrwrd.info/gatherings/the-stellar-4-20-larp-live-action-roleplay-pollination-campaign/
#solarpunk #planting #plants #gardening #TTRPG #LivePlay #TheStellar #gaming #IRL #seedbombs #GuerrillaGardening #Event #Virtual #Roleplay #Roleplaying #OnlineGaming
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It’s been a year since the 25th anniversary book about the Swedish RPG website and forum Rollspel.nu was released. I haven’t been involved in the site since 2011, but it’s still going strong. I read a few chapters before it was published, but I just bought my own copy.
It’s crazy that a site I started 25 years ago is still running, and that they’ve published a book about themselves. They even received an award for best RPG related book by the Swedish RPG magazine Fenix.
My favorites in the book is the early history of the site told as a saga by @martinackerfors and the story by the prolific Swedish RPG author Anders Blixt about how the site was his connection to Sweden when he was stationed in Afghanistan. I choked up when he told me that story in person a few years ago.
The book is in Swedish and is available as a downloadable PDF here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z027Owk0fPHJMZMfnGu9Z7CQD514KJdD/view?usp=sharingA physical version of the book can be purchased here;
https://webshop.publit.com/webshop/5469/9789176117163/rollspel-nu-och-da-jubileumsskrift-med-anledning-av-forumets-25-ariga-tillvaro -
### Sinners Wanted!
There are currently two spaces on my Vampire:The Masquerade (Revised) Sabbat Chronicle I am running as part of The Paradox Factory.
If you are interested in joining the Chronicle either message me here or email me on [email protected].
#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay #sabbat
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### King Makers Wanted!
There are currently two spaces on one of my Vampire:The Masquerade (5th Edition) Chronicles I am running as part of The Paradox Factory.
If you are interested in joining the Chronicle either message me here or email me on [email protected].
#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay
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Resulta que el otro día mi pareja se puso a usar #emochi que es un sitio web o app donde haces #roleplaying con modelos de IA.
Me contó que la cosa empieza con un personaje y una introducción onda «Este tipo es tal y te lo cruzas de la siguiente manera...» y luego vas escribiendo texto en donde que dependiendo de lo que quieras hacer: indicar diálogo o acción o pensamiento entre otros. La IA va respondiendo y en definitiva vas armando la historia.
No me pareció una mala idea, la problemática es la parte de usar IA, pero fue ahí donde se me ocurrió que quizás a aquellas personas que disfrutan de este tipo de cosas lo podrían hacer aquí en #Mastodon justamente donde creas un #cadaverexquisito con otras personas.
Alguien empieza dando la intro, luego otras personas responden, pero creo que lo interesante es que haya ciertas reglas o parámetros como los siguientes.
Por ejemplo: yo empiezo con la introducción, luego alguien responde, los siguientes hilos de esa respuesta tendrían que ser escritos entre esa persona y yo. Pero lo interesante es que otra persona puede responder a mi introducción y se arma un hilo nuevo con una historia nueva. Y así siempre escribiendo entre dos pueden haber muchas versiones de la misma historia.
Habrá alguien que lleve la historia a tintes de acción o a románticos, lo que sea.
Bueno, es algo que se me ocurrió que podría ser para tener una actividad con la que matar el tiempo y además crear algo con otras personas.
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King Makers Wanted!
There are currently two spaces on one of my Vampire: The Masquerade (5th Edition) Chronicles I am running as part of The Paradox Factory.
If you are interested in joining the Chronicle either message me here or email me on [email protected].
#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay
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What kind of GM are you?
https://multiverse.soulism.net/c/rpg/p/94821/what-kind-of-gm-are-you
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You know it's a great game when, after the first tabletop roleplaying session, our characters have:
* failed everything we tried to do;
* got trounced by a gang of pirates;
* been marooned on a desert planet with a couple of leaky water canteens, a direction to walk, and a dream;
and everyone's coming out of it feeling super pumped and cheering HELL YEAH to each other. :neobot_laugh:
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I'm starting to figure something out. i'm starting to lose my will to RP, and it really sucks. For years, RP was something I loved doing, weather it was RPing romantic relationships with all the fun stuff that comes with it or simply RPing in parties, but I had friends who I'd RP with and its true what they say, having chemistry with people you RP with makes it so much better. Well, 1 story ended abruptly for reasons I'd rather not get into, and the other one ended years later, actually last year for other reasons I'd rather not get into but since then, and I don't know what it is, my energy for RP is slightly lesser than it used to be and I just feel like I've lost a big chunk of my RP spirit, because the second loss also meant the loss of a character i worked so hard on building. i know what they say and I do try very hard to do this, separate yourself from your character. I can and will and I do make sure to do this, but still, even when separating myself from my character, it doesn't mean it doesn't still hurt, especially when you had something really nice and good going and it comes to an end. I just thought about this and felt like I needed to express this, because while I like RP, i just don't feel it as much as I used to, and I don't like the feeling. I want my RP spirit back, but I don't know how to restore it. #Roleplaying, #RP, #ERP, #Muds, #Mudding
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Professional failure
Professionals fail all the time — in roleplaying games, in elite athletics, in special operations, in life.
The idea that they shouldn’t miss in a game is built on a foundation of water, not even sand.
There are still some valid reasons that one wouldn’t roll to hit, but they have nothing to do with professionalism.
Matt Colville on Mastering Dungeons
https://youtu.be/6-dUeIQHRYs?si=VNRmG7q2hCld4Ghk&t=1490
In a recent edition of Mastering Dungeons Matt Colville talked extensively about the business of RPGs. It’s a wonderful listen.
Something stood out to me though.
“You’re professionals; you shouldn’t roll to hit.”
Now, the idea of not rolling to hit is part of Colville’s quite intentional design. I’m certain he’s said it before and will say it again. There are reasons in games to not roll to hit.
They have nothing to do with the character being a professional.
Let’s break down the idea of professionals not needing to roll to hit.
Elite Failure
Elites fail regularly. They fail when contested. They fail when on their own. Failure at elite levels may not be as common as for us normal people, but it happens.
This is true for the real, actual elites, not those mere professionals. My personal history is blessed to experience a few elites in fashions that many do not.
Special operations
Assigned to 5th Special Forces as a peacetime soldier my Army days were defined by the Quiet Professionals — the Green Berets. Working alongside these masters in warfare I saw failure every single day.
On the range those trained to be snipers, an uncontested contest in gaming terms, missed. There are reasons for each miss, but missing happened.
When soldiers, even in highly trained units such as the Special Forces, go to war they miss even more. The human brain does not like to kill things, plus there is chaos all around you. Errors happen. They always will.
Elite failure isn’t limited to elite warfare.
High-level sports
Leaving 5th Group I decided I wanted nothing to do with my high school dreams or hard journalism. I turned to sports. During that era I worked as a producer for the Sonics broadcasting network, baseball’s best postgame show, as an on-air analyst for soccer and founded Sounder at Heart.
At the field and court level I’ve watched Ichiro, Ken Griffey Jr., Gary Payton, Michael Jordan, Megan Rapinoe, Kasey Keller and many others.
The list of these Hall of Fame talents failing would be immense.
But let’s use hard numbers.
Ichiro is the best contact hitter of the modern era. The ten-time All Star and MVP had a batting average on balls in play forty points higher than his contemporaries, but it was still only .338.
Jordan’s shooting percentage was just under 50%.
Now, both of those are contests. What about the best athletes when uncontested? Steph Curry makes only 91% of his free throws.
It doesn’t matter which sport we consider. Kasey Keller stops 74% of shots he faces. Megan Rapinoe put ~40% of her shots on frame, and scored even fewer of those.
Failure among the elite is regular and normal. They roll to hit and fail.
Business
Pick your favorite business leader and their success rate is higher than average, but whether its Howard Schultz launching a magazine, or Steve Jobs launching NeXT, or Warren Buffet investing in a shoe company, they fail too.
Gaming reasons to not roll to hit
So professionals do miss. Elites miss.
Are there good reasons to not roll to hit? Yes, absolutely, as part of intentional design choices for a style of play that has nothing to do with professionalism of the character
Hit points vs meat points
The long standing D&D debate about hit points being more than meat points can be ignored here. Games developing to-hit rolling or direct-to-damage techniques do not need to burden them with Gygax’s decisions.
Direct-to-damage rolling is excellent when hit points are, as in D&D, a symbol of morale, luck, fortitude, energy and more than merely meat. Since every attempt to physically damage an opponent wears away at those elements you don’t necessarily need to roll to hit. Missing still costs luck, energy, mental health and morale.
The meat of the opponent can be damaged eventually, even without rolling to hit.
Speed of play
Colville did this in MCDM monster design for his 5e books — minions and the like can be hit easily. And then eliminated easily. This speeds up the action at the table and mimics narratives from movies, TV, video games within role playing games. Slicing and dicing through waves of small threats feels great. Having that take only a few moments rather than many minutes is good.
Additionally in games like Draw Steel, with extensive tactical choices being a goal, eliminating a set of rolling helps speed gameplay up. This is a wise and intentional design choice that amplifies the other intent of bundling morale with meat.
This supports the designer’s desires for their game — and need not be connected to reality or even lore.
A wrong justification, with the right idea
Professionalism in the real-world elite activities includes failure. Even the arts that inspire our gaming include failure. Black Widow misses. Skywalkers miss. Robin Hood misses.
Designers should embrace failure when missing, because Ichiro, Rapinoe, every special forces soldier, every business leader, every legendary hero misses.
And when they do design away the miss they should do so with intent that supports their game, no matter what reality and lore suggest. Just as Colville’s done in Draw Steel.
#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #fantasy #gameDesign #gaming #masteringDungeons #RolePlaying #RPG #TTRPG -
Cardinal Sins [V-TM(Rev)] Chronicle Session
https://gamenight.host/events/08bec8cd-7ac6-4e07-8d69-ae5cb4e0847c#theparadoxfactory #vampirethemasquerade #sabbat #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay