I’ve been on the lookout for a “chase scene” mechanic for a while now, and I think I may be onto something… What if we tracked potential relative distance?I’m imagining a “tug...

I have older posts that should 100% be in this “quick design” series, but I’m going to pretend this is the first I was reading Only on Paper’s post about the gamefeel of fixed...

a ttrpg monster generator

Earlier this year, Rise Up Comus posted a fun mechanic to determine how much of a rare good a merchant has in stock. The example given was… if you go to Wyrmspittle the...

What if we used hit boxes instead of hit points?

The reason why everyone argues about HP systems is because “Roll to Move” and “Roll for Damage” are mechanically identical To be clear, I’m not saying that roll to move is a...

What is a hexagon, if not two trapezoids? And what is a trapezoid, if not a weird looking square? Does that not mean a hexagon could be represented by two squares?? A standard...

Yesterday I was reading a submission for the Gone Fishing Game Jam by Forlorn Skulk, simply called “The OSR Fishing Minigame” and its core mechanic was like an earworm that I...

a barebones microRPG inspired by Pokémon mechanics

It’s Gimmick Time!