#rpgaday2023 — Public Fediverse posts

Slowly making way to the finish line of #RPGaDay2023 with a write-up of my most memorable encounter from the past year: "The Offer" chapter of the @lairofsecrets #CyberpunkRED campaign.

https://www.nuketown.com/rpg-a-day-2023-most-memorable-encounter/

Slowly finishing up #RPGaDay2023. Today's post: Scariest Game You've Played.

Answer? #callofcthulhu

https://www.nuketown.com/rpg-a-day-2023-scariest-game-youve-played/

And for today's RPG a Day 2023, 12)!

Old game that I still play... That is a very good question, as most of the games I play are quite recent. I imagine that Call of Chtulhu counts as old, but I play 7th so maybe not, hahaha.

#RPGaDay2023

And RPG a Day continues (for me, as I only post whenever I find some time at work) so... Today is 11) Weirdest game I've played.

That is a very good question. To be honest, I think the most "normal" game I play is Legend of the 5 Rings 5e, the rest of the games I usually DM go from Call of Chtulhu to Numenera to Into the Odd so... Mostly on the weird end of the spectrum.

But I think the weirdest one (and most bizarre) was a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure I ran for my friends in 2020 for a year. I used the Cypher System, modified it a bit and made a "sequel" to Steel Ball Run in the 1960s, where one of the players was J(Joestar)FK and his top security man (William Greer, another player) had prophetic dreams about the demise of JJFK. Turns out that the Majestic 12, the Serpent People (it acted as a sequel of sorts of the campaign The Two Headed Serpent from Chtulhu Pulp where most of the MJ12 are the alternate bad incarnations of the PCs of the other campaign), the guild of Assassins (who had a member infiltrated on the PCs' group) and a part of the US Government wanted him dead.

Every PC had a Stand, most enemies had one, there were also vampires and I basically mixed every conspiracy theory I know.
It was weird, indeed.
#RPGaDay2023 #CypherSystem #CallOfChtulhu #IntoTheOdd #Numenera

#RPGaDay2023 #RPGaDay Favorite Character Sheet

The "goldenrod" character sheets for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

https://www.nuketown.com/rpg-a-day-2023-favorite-character-sheet/

#RPGaDay2023 #RPGaDay Favorite Unplayed RPG

Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius. [shakes fist] I'll play you one of these days!

https://www.nuketown.com/rpg-a-day-2023-unplayed-rpg-you-enjoy/

Now that #rpgaday2023 is over? What now? ;) #ttrpg I like #3kernals

1) the beer no longer makes drinkers drunk.

2) the book covers in the library are all wrong.

3) sheep are running around town 'demanding' their fur back.

Now that #rpgaday2023 is over? What now? ;) #ttrpg I like #3kernals

1) the beer no longer makes drinkers drunk.

2) the book covers in the library are all wrong.

3) sheep are running around town 'demanding' their fur back.

Now that #rpgaday2023 is over? What now? ;) #ttrpg I like #3kernals

1) the beer no longer makes drinkers drunk.

2) the book covers in the library are all wrong.

3) sheep are running around town 'demanding' their fur back.

Now that #rpgaday2023 is over? What now? ;) #ttrpg I like #3kernals

1) the beer no longer makes drinkers drunk.

2) the book covers in the library are all wrong.

3) sheep are running around town 'demanding' their fur back.

This is my #RPGaDAY2023 challenge after action report. I had a lot of fun talking about #ttrpg topics.

RPGaDAY2023 Challenge After Action Report – TardisCaptain's Blog of Holding
https://tardiscaptain.com/2023/09/01/rpgaday2023-challenge-after-action-report/

#rpgaday #rpgaday2023 day 29
Most memorable encounter
It was with a dragon in an urban fantasy game, which we were trying to prevent from getting his hands on a very powerful magic item, an orb permitting to control ALL Dragons.
He was accompanied by yuki-ona, an Asian kind of vampire (which we didn't know).
The encounter changed when we realised the beautiful lady felt Hunger for the dragon and was manipulating him, and was the actual real danger 😄

August may have ended, but not RPG a Day 2023 (at least for me)! For entry 10) I will nominate a bit cheekily... The Shadowrun Trilogy from Harebrained Schemes and Baldur's Gate 3 from Larian games.

Yes, I know. Those are 4 games, but I do not usually read tie in fiction (to be honest, my next "choice" would have been The Avatar the last airbender series).

So, the games. The Shadowrun ones are great and without all the fuss of the TTRPG. Good story, good characters, not very long, crunchy quests, good systems. Really recommend them!

As for BG3, I am still on Act 1 as I am playing with a friend and I cannot advance as much as I want on my solo game either. Such is life.

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2023 #baldursgate3 #shadowrun

RPG A Day 2023 - Sorry that I could not continue after day 17, but a wonderful puppy arrived in my family and instantly set all rules (and minds) on fire. 🤣
At least I owe you a pic of this happy and georgeous little creature.
#RPGaDAY2023 #TTRPG #RPGADay #pnpde #dog

Day 31 at #RPGaDAY2023 #ttrpg

"Favorite RPG of all time?"

We kinda did this already with a "Favorite game system", didn't we?

I really enjoy #TrailofCthulhu by @pelgranepress. Despite its flaws, games like #DnD are here as solid backups in a case I want to run something everyone is kinda-sorta familiar with.

Day 31 at #RPGaDAY2023 #ttrpg

"Favorite RPG of all time?"

We kinda did this already with a "Favorite game system", didn't we?

I really enjoy #TrailofCthulhu by @pelgranepress. Despite its flaws, games like #DnD are here as solid backups in a case I want to run something everyone is kinda-sorta familiar with.

Day 30 at #RPGaDAY2023 #ttrpg

"Most obscure RPG you've played?"

#DangerPatrol is a simple and short #pulp #SF game by @johnharper where you play characters in the vein of old sci-fi movies and movie serials. It is fun and funny, and great for one-shot games.

http://www.dangerpatrol.com/

The second one is #InaWickedAge, a game by @lumpleygames in which you play sword and sorcery heroes, or gods, or magic items! A bit abstract at first, but interesting.

http://www.lumpley.com/wicked.html

Day 30 at #RPGaDAY2023 #ttrpg

"Most obscure RPG you've played?"

#DangerPatrol is a simple and short #pulp #SF game by @johnharper where you play characters in the vein of old sci-fi movies and movie serials. It is fun and funny, and great for one-shot games.

http://www.dangerpatrol.com/

The second one is #InaWickedAge, a game by @lumpleygames in which you play sword and sorcery heroes, or gods, or magic items! A bit abstract at first, but interesting.

http://www.lumpley.com/wicked.html

Day 29 at #RPGaDAY2023 #ttrpg

"Most memorable encounter?"

Uh, it's hard to think of any, especially since the question doesn't specify what kind of encounter we're talking about: a random combat encounter, a big battle, social encounter, memorable villain, monster or NPC?

Day 29 at #RPGaDAY2023 #ttrpg

"Most memorable encounter?"

Uh, it's hard to think of any, especially since the question doesn't specify what kind of encounter we're talking about: a random combat encounter, a big battle, social encounter, memorable villain, monster or NPC?

Anoche terminé el hilo de #RPGADay2023 y estoy muy contento de haberlo hecho. Son un montón de recuerdos, de ideas y de enlaces interesantes si te gustan los juegos de rol.

Lo comparto porque creo que merece la pena la lectura (¡O eso espero!) https://mastodon.art/@carbonara/110866542814346638

#TTRPG #Rol #JuegosDeRol #Jastag

I will do @eladhen 's #SeptembeRPG. I find the prompts more interesting than #RPGaDay2023 's.

1. Great ttrpg 1st played this year.

I don't have anything in that category. And the two last great games I played before 23 are unpublished. And before that, I am not so sure. So I'll fall back to #CityOfMist which I started in April 22, which is really great and my 22's game of the year. Campaign starting back next week, I can't wait!

It will also fit quite nicely with prompt #2 🙂

#Nachtrag
Tag 31: Liebstes Rollenspiel aller Zeiten

Schwierig, alle Systeme die gespielt habe, besitzen ihre Vor- und Nachteile. 🤔 Mit den richtigen Leuten kann das krampfigste System zu einem großartigen Spielerlebnis führen.

Wenn ich also Systeme nennen müsste, mit den ich viele schöne Erlebnisse verbinde, wären es wohl #GURPS und #CoC.

#RPGaDay2023 #pnpde

(28) SCARIEST game you've played

I have a couple of difficulties coming up with an answer here. As a Forever GM, I run far more games than I play. Worse, I've yet to find a GM who can run horror well and has a slot open for a new player. This puts a limit on my ability to play a "scariest game" or pick up the skills to run one.

#RPGaDay2023 #RPGaDay #ttrpg #ttrpgs

#RPGADAY2023 day 31. Favourite #RPG of all time.

I'll say Spirit of 77 by Monkeyfun Studios, as it's captured my imagination since it came out, but really, there's no telling what obsession my future gaming experiences will result in.

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EL JUEGO MENOS CONOCIDO QUE HAS JUGADO

Quizá el más nicho que he jugado es Microscope, un juego de hacer líneas temporales en el que vas colocando tarjetas con grandes eventos en la historia de un lugar (un país, un continente, un planeta..) y haces zoom sobre instantes concretos cuyo desenlace pueda tener consecuencias a gran escala, roleándolos. Es MUY interesante, aunque más productivo para el Worbu que para campaña sobre personajes específicos.

https://www.lamemage.com/microscope/

#RpgADay2023

ENCUENTRO MÁS MEMORABLE

Difícil pregunta. Probablemente, por lo bien que salió, la batalla final de ¡Ni un paso atrás!, con un aracnotanque soviético resistiendo a duras penas los cañonazos de un mecha nazi gigantesco mientras un zapador cargado de granadas le saltaba al cogote desde una azotea.

Tienes la crónica de la partida enlazada más arriba en este mismo hilo. ☝️

#RpgADay2023

JUEGO/PARTIDA QUE HA DADO MÁS MIEDO

La traducción de "Game" es polisémica. Como no tengo claro el «juego que da más miedo», diré partida.

La partida que he jugado con una sensación de miedo y amenaza más clara fue a Ars Mágica hace ¿cuatro años? Nuestros personajes, poderosos magos de la Murcia del s. XIII, se colaron en los reinos feéricos de El Coco, que a ojo es... un coco, pero encarna el miedo mismo. Virtualmente invencible, completamente alienígena y desalmado. Un terror.

#RpgADay2023

#RPGaDay2023 continued (again)

I'll stop now(ish) but there are lots and lots of other games I could say nice things about

Hong Kong Action Theatre, AFMBE, Dark Conspiracy, Conspiracy X, Nights Dark Agents, CP2020, Deadlands, L5R, Forgotten Futures and even a little known game called D&D

#RPGaDay2023 continued

Over the Edge for opening a vista of system possibilities

Golden Sky Stories for doing that again

GURPS for the source books (but please don't make me play it)

Call of Cthulhu for being there every month for years

What's So Daring about Sky Pirates for being fun during the pandemic (and I'm sure since)

SLA Industries for being dark, British satire

#RPGaDay2023 Day 31: Favourite RPG?

Going to fail at the final hurdle here. I don't have a favourite. There I games I really like for different reason.

Feng Shui 2 for getting a flavour of action RPG right

The Cthulhu Hack for letting me do a particular kind of horror without it being Ravenloft

Buck Rogers in the XXVC for sentimental reasons

7th Sea 1st edition for getting a different kind of action RPG just right

Paranoia for being first I played

31. FAVORITE RPG of all time

It is a tossup between Burning Wheel and Ironsworn. Both puts responsibility in the players' hands to actively shape the narrative through their beliefs/vows. Also both systems are clear on the outcome space from tests, task+intent/move results.

Buuuuut Ironsworn is slowly winning over time. It just runs smoother. So IRONSWORN if one, and only one, has to be named.

#RPGaDay2023 #ttrpg #challengefinished

#rpgaday #rpgaday2023 day 27:
New edition of a game:
None.
I'd prefer new games.
All the games from the nineties and early 2000 I played then and wished for a new edition have gotten one.
TORG got one, mutant chronicles a big one too, star wars D6 still gets new fan made editions, Deadlands is alive and kicking (or a Manitou animates its publishing line)
There are two fringe games I might wanna see a new edition of:
Whispering vault & Agone (a french game out of print and unfindable for cheap)

#RPGaDAY2023 (30) Obscure RPG you've played.

I've playtested a few unpublished #TTRPG so probably that, but also feels like a cop-out answer.

#SkateWizards and #HoneyHeist are probably the most obscure published ones I've played, but I figure they're not particularly obscure to the audience of dice.camp

#Ambrosia is a Dutch language #TTRPG based on the folklore of the Low Lands which I think is pretty obscure outside our area as well. I think there's also an English translation but not sure.

Habe jede Menge ungespielte Spiele, weil ich vieles auch nur zum Lesen kaufe.

Davon sehr gerne spielen möchte ich #ApocalypseKeys #Sleepaway #GoodSociety #MoonlightOnRosevilleBeach und ungezählte "kleinere" Spiele (meine Itch-Sammlung ist WIRKLICH groß, auch wenn ich nur die bewusst hinzugefügten Spiele zähle und keine kompletten Megabundles).

#pnpde #RPGaDay #RPGaDay2023

And today's entry for RPG a Day 2023 is 7) Smartest RPG!

I will interpret this as "an RPG that is particularly cleverly designed". In the recent past I have too many candidates for this position, like Blades in the Dark, Stealing Stories for the Devil, Numenera, Into the Odd, Agon and others, but I will talk about DIE:The RPG.

I have mentioned it earlier, but after playing it recently, I really appreciate how clever are all the design choices and, in particular, how the core rulebook is presented in such a way that you can play it "as designed" (2-4 sessions), as a campaign (>10 sessions) and as a one shot. In each of these cases the rules are tweaked, the authors give advice on how to run it and they even provide sample campaigns so you have inspirations and ideas.

#DieTheRPG
#RPGaDay2023
#Agon
#BITD
#Numenera

#RPGaDay2023

22) Best SECONDHAND RPG purchased

Well, once @thirdkingdomgames and I get the shipping kinks worked out, it’ll hopefully be the #TrophyRPG Slipcase I missed out on during the Kickstarter.

Incidentally, Todd has a really cool weekly OSR News Roundup on his blog. I encourage you to check it out. Here’s the feed url:
https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/blog-feed.xml

…and here’s the blog URL:
https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/blog

#RPGaDay2023

22) Best SECONDHAND RPG purchased

Well, once @thirdkingdomgames and I get the shipping kinks worked out, it’ll hopefully be the #TrophyRPG Slipcase I missed out on during the Kickstarter.

Incidentally, Todd has a really cool weekly OSR News Roundup on his blog. I encourage you to check it out. Here’s the feed url:
https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/blog-feed.xml

…and here’s the blog URL:
https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/blog

21. Favorite licensed RPG

pff that's a bit hard. I would like to say Star Trek Adventures, which I do like but I've also been told about some bad practices regarding staff on the part of the publisher, and haven't researched fully so I'm reserving any strong endorsement for a while

#Nahual, tho, would be a close second. It is based on Operación Bolivar, a 90s Mexican graphic novel

Both are 100% worth checking

The game is pretty clean, a bit chonky but clean and evocative

#RPGaDay2023

#RPGaDay2023 Favorite Published Adventure - Forge of Fury, for the shear playability though two generations of gamers. #DnD #DnDKids #TTRPG https://www.nuketown.com/rpg-a-day-2023-favorite-published-adventure/

18. Favorite Game System.
#TinyD6. I have so many of their games. I've run #TinyFrontiers a few times. Still want to run a bunch of the others. #RPGaDay #RPGaDay2023

https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/110/844/657/265/924/725/original/bac10d45794a9e94.png

Tag 17: Das lustigste Spiel, das du gespielt hast

Die Auswahl war nicht leicht, aber ich entscheide mich für "Lidl Weapon", wo wir als Cops im Großstadtdschungel von Bad Oeynhausen einen Bombenanschlag verhindern mussten. Das Ambiente hatte alles zu bieten, brennende Mülltonnen in den Slums und Nachbarschaftskrieg am Jägerzaun. Mit #ExtremeVengance als System war das genial umgesetzt. 😁

Weitere lobenswerte Erwähnungen sind
#Paranoia
#PowerPlüschUndPlunder
#Inspectres

#RPGaDay2023 #pnpde

Tag 17: Das lustigste Spiel, das du gespielt hast

Die Auswahl war nicht leicht, aber ich entscheide mich für "Lidl Weapon", wo wir als Cops im Großstadtdschungel von Bad Oeynhausen einen Bombenanschlag verhindern mussten. Das Ambiente hatte alles zu bieten, brennende Mülltonnen in den Slums und Nachbarschaftskrieg am Jägerzaun. Mit #ExtremeVengance als System war das genial umgesetzt. 😁

Weitere lobenswerte Erwähnungen sind
#Paranoia
#PowerPlüschUndPlunder
#Inspectres

#RPGaDay2023 #pnpde

Die #RPGaDay2023 Antwort (16) RPG I wish I owned? Das ist wohl #Ptolus #MonteCook's City by the Spire" - #DnD5e kompatibel, aber vor allem ein auf eine Stadt konzentriertes #Worldbuilding, das #Absalom auf #Golarion übertrifft, mindestens vom Umfang her. Als Ebook erschwinglich https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/344033/Ptolus-Monte-Cooks-City-by-the-Spire Als Hardcover ein Trumm, das Markus Plötz von #UlissesSpiele leider für deutsch unpublizierbar hält: https://amzn.to/3DXcfqH Falls mir das jemand schenken will? Nur zu! #pnpde

#RPGaDAY2023 Day 17: I've ran and played many games and many game sessions that were fun, as in smart, thrilling, hilarious, but right off the top of my head, I'd say the funniest game I have in mind is a very recent one I run: #TheGoodPlace with #DramaSystem. The Drama scenes were so witty and clever, wild and crazy, and I had to put my microphone on mute so many times as I was laughing so loudly! What a game! #ttrpg #rpg #jdr #Hillfolk @pelgranepress @robindlaws @foundryvtt #RPGaDAY

Liebstes Oneshot-Spiel? Es gibt so viele, dass ich gar nicht weiß, wo ich anfangen soll! Hier ein paar, die ich dieses Jahr gespielt habe: #Alienor #Dialect #MaNishtana #SapphicSlumberParty #MidnightAtTheOasis

Und natürlich #VivaLaQueerBar #HasiWirHabenEinenDungeonGekauft #FrlBernburgs #MagicalPets

Bei Spielen, die nicht für Oneshots angelegt sind, bevorzuge ich inzwischen Two-/Fewshots, weil da die Chance höher ist, wirklich ein Gefühl für das System zu bekommen.

#pnpde #RPGaDay #RPGaDay2023

Liebstes Oneshot-Spiel? Es gibt so viele, dass ich gar nicht weiß, wo ich anfangen soll! Hier ein paar, die ich dieses Jahr gespielt habe: #Alienor #Dialect #MaNishtana #SapphicSlumberParty #MidnightAtTheOasis

Und natürlich #VivaLaQueerBar #HasiWirHabenEinenDungeonGekauft #FrlBernburgs #MagicalPets

Bei Spielen, die nicht für Oneshots angelegt sind, bevorzuge ich inzwischen Two-/Fewshots, weil da die Chance höher ist, wirklich ein Gefühl für das System zu bekommen.

#pnpde #RPGaDay #RPGaDay2023

Die #RPGaDay2023 Antwort 6: Liebstes Rollenspiel, das ich nie spiele? Das wäre wohl #Pendragon von #GregStafford (FanPro), nie gespielt, nur gelesen, auch "Der Graue Ritter". Tatsächlich habe ich alle anderen #Rollenspiele, die ich gedruckt besitze, wirklich gespielt und/oder geleitet. - Im Bereich #Brettspiele wäre es übrigens #Löwenherz von #KlausTeuber, Deutscher Spielepreis 1997; Habe es seit Jahren, doch kam es nie dazu, dass es gespielt wurde, weil neuere oder schnellere dran waren.

Die #RPGaDay2023 Antwort 6: Liebstes Rollenspiel, das ich nie spiele? Das wäre wohl #Pendragon von #GregStafford (FanPro), nie gespielt, nur gelesen, auch "Der Graue Ritter". Tatsächlich habe ich alle anderen #Rollenspiele, die ich gedruckt besitze, wirklich gespielt und/oder geleitet. - Im Bereich #Brettspiele wäre es übrigens #Löwenherz von #KlausTeuber, Deutscher Spielepreis 1997; Habe es seit Jahren, doch kam es nie dazu, dass es gespielt wurde, weil neuere oder schnellere dran waren.

12, the oldest game that I still play?

I don't really play old games anymore. I took a long hiatus from #RPGs after being steeped in them in middle & high school years. I picked up #Hackmaster Basic just to read at the 2009 or 2010 #GenCon where it came out.

Later I read #DungeonWorld & #Inspectres, & started running #TheWarren for my kids.

The closest I come to old games are new editions of them like #DnD5e or #CyberpunkRed or games inspired by them like #Cairn.

#RPGADay2023 #ttrpg #rpg