Spindlewheel was a great time, starting with the minigame Detective, which saw us creating an amazing rollercoaster of a crime drama. Also, the worldbuilding potential for those who want a creative boost in designing their next world or even next NPC makes this a great pickup for GMs of all types!
I had a (pun intended) blast with Cyberrats in Space. Fast, explosive combat that provides great moments for every player. And that's combined with a unique X-COM-esque mission management system that challenges players. And all of this with heavy GM support, making it quick and easy to run!
It was great to talk to @potatocubed.bsky.social, highlighting his approach to campaign building and game design, and having a great discussion over the roles of players, GMs, and even Game Designers in making the storytelling experience at the table special. Looking forward to Myriad Inverse!
I always enjoy a good superhero game, especially one that is flexible enough to let GMs tell the story they want to tell with their players. Josh has done an excellent job in creating a superhero game that provides GMs with an assortment of tools to do just that. I can't wait for the Starter Set!
I had a great time chatting with @epidiah.bsky.social about Swords without Master. It's a unique TTRPG that really encourages everyone at the table to take an active role in building an epic Swords and Sorcery story.
Woooot!
#PaxU is definitely on my short list of gaming conventions to visit (Essen and Gary Con are my other two). I'm curious what the experience is like!
Picture of the Northern Lights taken over a fence line and trees. A horizontal green band is closest to the horizon, with a diagonal pinkish-red band spread above it. Vertical striping is visible in the red band, and stars are in the night sky through the lights.
Always a treat to catch the Northern Lights from your own backyard...
I had great time talking with Craig. I loved the emphasis on safety and collaboratively building a world and characters using the steps in Shadowlight and Personae. I'll be watching with interest to see what Craig does with the final version!
The sad part is I saw this and thought "How many dice does it come with? Might be a good deal. The white and gold dice look nice..."
Okay folks -- it's still a work in progress, but here's where you can find the rarer bits of my music collection: archive.org/details/@lun...
Anything uploaded here is, to the best of my knowledge, no longer obtainable through other means. Lots of goth, industrial, Sacto bands, anime, visukei, etc.
Magic of Inventorying was a great way to play a quick, interesting role-playing game without a ton of prep time. And after we were done in 2 or so hours, we had a memorable cast of characters. Pick it up to play with your gaming group between sessions or with your friends who haven't played a TTRPG!
I haven't told you yet that we have a special Twitch stream on Monday!
@markdc.bsky.social will be joined by @rolistespod.itch.io to talk about Magic of Inventorying, which is coming soon on Kickstarter!
Join them as they talk about the game and play a bit!
1 PM Eastern!
Bite the Hand does an excellent job of using the Panic Engine to build out a great Cyberpunk adventure. It avoids the trap of most cyberpunk games in burying the game in mountains of rules for the GM and player to dig through, and lets the game happen!
This was awesome! Languages are great way to get your players more involved in your world and @retpallyjil.bsky.social has created an excellent glossary to get you started!
Oh, I was busy most of yesterday and missed this. Ooo, it is hard to pick just one. The Scarlet Pimpernel is definitely one of the top ones (partially because it was the first I saw More recently, I really, really enjoyed Operation Mincemeat.
You Were Made was a great time! I thoroughly enjoyed both the mechanics @12pdesigns.bsky.social has designed for the game as well as the world he has placed them in. The prompts work well for both as exercises for developing your creativity and as a means of self-introspection for personal growth.
Our big selling point is our accessibility. We're easy to use (with any tools you use to access the web!). Features like Quick Create, Linking, Sessions and Player Sharing make it easy to setup and run any campaign (in any system). More GMing and less searching your notes for a critical detail!
We use Cloud storage to allow you to switch between multiple devices with Lore Link, so initial data entry has to be online. After that, we do offer offline data caching currently. It will post updates when you get connection again. Our future roadmap does have full offline download on it however!
did the first part of a Session 0 Fabula Ultima today and I put in a goofy amount of effort into this silly bit on Foundry VTT
Full Send was a great experience, even as someone who isn't a mountaineer. @laurieoc.bsky.social has done an excellent job in capturing both the life-or-death challenge and the cooperative-competitive nature of reaching the summit of a mountain. I'll definitely be backing the Kickstarter!
I mean, if I point in most random directions from my desk, I'll probably find at least a die, if not a full set, so...yes? Maybe? Unless you mean the location of every single die I own, in which case: Never. Impossible.
Are you heading to Gen Con here in Indy next week? Are you a new GM that would like some tips? Join @markdc.bsky.social and @mrdowden.com as they talk about what to do before your first session as a GM. It's Thursday at 4 PM, and you can get more info here:
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Just last night. Or at least I got the email saying that it had been delayed last night. The team (protectft.com among others) remonstrating the petition made the decision not to oppose the request to delay last night.
As someone closely affected by this, thanks for spreading the word! As a note, Google (the people trying to build the data center) asked for a continuance, so the hearing got moved to August 20th, so there's still time to make your voices heard!
Tues... yes, Tuesdays are for Twitch!
Today, join @markdc.bsky.social as he shows how to run a game with over-the-top 80s-movie style action using Lore Link and games like Outgunned and Feng Shui 2.
Starting at 5:00 PM Eastern.
Join us!
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Tuesdays are for Twitch!
This week, join @markdc.bsky.social as he pulls out an old-school TTRPG-based computer game. Maybe a gold box? Who knows? I certainly don't!
Join us at 5 PM Eastern.
twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG
Speaking of little treats, Dark Mode has been released for all Lore Link users.
No longer will we be blinded when we log in!
lorelink.com/get-started
