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You meet a young Celd on the road, scouting ahead of her clan. She introduces herself as Shan, and says that it was she who built Giant Finger Castle (exactly what it sounds...Linked by the ring
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There are 24 sun gods; 24 emperors who ring in the day and lay down the night; 24 great and terrible Hours, who rule the 24 sects of humanity.There are 24 suns, and they are...
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click to view full sizeCeci est un linguistic hexmap. Connections are in yellow, language barriers (heh) are in red.I made it by running a picture of shiny fabric thru a...Linked by the ring
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石 子The holy warrior is chiaroscuro. The higher the contrast, the sharper the cut.Choose two of the following gods. You're an agent of their ongoing spiritual conflict.ULULU,...
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Anyway, here's a system neutral ranger:Whenever you go someplace new, its name appears in the dark souls map font. If there is no name, you get to name it, and the gm must...Linked by the ring
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This is a productivity game, for when you need a little extra motivation. When you complete a task, or a series of tasks, open a booster pack by clicking the button below....Linked by the ring
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A new worldbuilding project is a balm on many wounds. Here is a truth: in worldbuilding, the smallest timelines are the most virtuous. Here is a prompt: a setting that is only...
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The witches of Krakow live in their beasts. A direct successor to the witch hut, their hollowed out chests and stretched pelts serve as a sturdy, mobile ritual...Linked by the ring
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Maufesto (vice: refined taste; spell: detect poison)(except anything nonalcoholic also counts as poison) When something especially frightening, dramatic, or embarrassing...
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by 02png4 city procedures-slash-npcs for Glaugust 2025, + a campaign premiseCharacter creationPick up to two that you like about yourself, and at least two that you don't.Arms...Linked by the ring
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For GLAUGust 2025.The table of consequences is 20 entries long. Each dungeon gets its own table. The first entry is always DEATH.To attack...Choose a specific injury (blind,...
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or: "hypothetical mechanics for a hypothetical domain game"or: "back on my historically inaccurate victorian slash gothic bullshit" Domain BuildingFirst, pick a manor from this...
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For a victorian-adjacent gothic romance. This one's more game-y, but still very slushyCourtshipCourtship is highly systematized and divided into stages (levels, even) with...
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A werewolf, or perhaps a slasher.MONSTERStart with: mask, weapon, trustworthy voice, victimologyA - Victims, MonsterB - Pawns, +1 Inhuman PhysiologyC - Hunters, +1 Inhuman...
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sports betting lobby commissioned me to add more gambling mechanics to ttrpgs and i always de-liverRogue Instead of rolling a d20, you may ask the gm to reveal cards from the...
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Above: Front panel of decorated wooden chest, found in the tomb of the Elder King, ancient lord of the elves.Below: Five scrolls, found inside the chest. Of scrolls, this is...
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today i slay the perfidiouf brainworm. Spoilers ahead.Cool shit:society of interconnected orbital habitats, forming a ring around an uninhabitable hell-planetentire human race...
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MogaChumu"hey this doesn't look like a class about a mad scientist attracted to his cousin" shut the fuck upYou are a lump of disposable tissue. You exist as a...Linked by the ring
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Irina WeberTitles are the loot of social climbing.More titles improve your chances of being taken seriously by the upper class. Alternatively, consider pairing these with an XP...Linked by the ring
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seungyoon leeIn an era of secular decadence, society yearns for the knight. They got you instead.DRESS UP KNIGHTStart with: fancy clothes; foppish laugh; rich, disappointed...
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9 months later, the WIP is over.* * *When a person is put to death, after the verdict is read and the headsman’s sword falls, the body may stand again, full of the howling...
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The queen of the Isle of Lost Inch was very queer indeed.She was very old, so old they thought her fairy, yet young. She took many kings (she preferred sailors; strange men...
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Download, print, fold, hand to new player, play.Some design notes:Inspired by: 5e's clunky ass magic system (out of spite); various zines ; Into the Breach, somehow I...
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For GLOGtober '24, based on other peoples' thoughts on Mothership, deus' review(? retrospective?) of Abandon All Hope, and my own fear and fascination with public...
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er fanart by arles48[spoilers ahead for Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree, and all the Five Nights at Freddy's games]Queen Marika of the Golden Order, god of the Lands Between...Linked by the ring
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have you ever noticed how fucking long this guy's leg is in the movie poster? why did they do that?There are only two good scifi settings. I write about one constantly and see...
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The goal here is not a "victorian romance game". The goal is a set of rules/mechanics/setting considerations that make genre emulation more possible within a larger...
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You are a craftsman. You belong to a Society of other craftsmen - people who teach you skills and look out for you. You pay dues, and occasionally do them favors.The more you...