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  • funkyb@ttrpg.networktorpg@ttrpg.network•How do you keep in touch with your group?
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    1 year ago

    I’ve got 4 groups.

    Groups 1 and 2 are small groups made of friends and we handle everything over text. We do tend to have a lot of “hey, are we playing today?” texts on the day of.

    Group 3 started as a work game and has a larger group with less consistency of who shows up week to week. We use discord. Creating events, hosting lore, and places to stash special/homebrew rules is nice.

    Group 4 is a west marches-ish game with about 10 players. Discord for that also, though once a group is set for a couple sessions we switch from the discord channel to a group message for communication.

    I’ve used Teams in the past as well but I find discord to be better for managing the various things I need to organize a game.

  • funkyb@ttrpg.networktoRPGMemes @ttrpg.network•What kind of video games do other races play?
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    1 year ago

    So it’s not exactly that, but if you want a rhythm game with some more nuance, Before the Echo is awesome.

    You’ve got 3 different screens (mana gathering, spell casting, and enemy attacks) and you need to balance which you’re prioritizing at any time. Mana is needed to cast spells, spells are needed to defeat the enemy, but you need to block their attacks to not lose all your HP. Each one goes different parts of he music, and as a bonus all the music is from Ronald Jenkees.

    It’s old, and while funny is also sometimes very cringey, but still a terrific bit of fun.

  • funkyb@ttrpg.networktoD&D Next - 5e Discussion@ttrpg.network•What are good high level non-combat encounters?
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    1 year ago

    • Contested succession or political election situation. Give the candidates qualities that appeal to and are disliked by different party members. Expect them to put themselves forward as 3rd party candidates so have a plan for that.

    • Hostage situation

    • Curse then with something that needs wish to solve. I’m running The Scriveners Tale from Candlekeep Mysteries right now and it’s the most heartburn my level 14 party has had in a long time.

    • World ending shit where they can’t (or probably can’t) stop everything bad from happening. Make them choose to save the city or their favored NPC.

    They’ve basically turned into superman by the time they’re 3rd or 4th tier so hit them with the line of stuff that makes for interesting superman stories.

  • funkyb@ttrpg.networktorpg@ttrpg.network•What is your favorite 'rules light' system?
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    1 year ago

    It’s my go to system for a quick one shot to introduce people to ttrpgs. Always fun, crazy, and simple to learn. And minimal work for the DM so long as you’re willing to bounce off whatever your players come up with.

    I’ve run some one shots for more experienced players that have been really memorable and full of creative play, too. The simple mechanics don’t hold it back. It excels when you’re willing to “yes, and” pretty much everything.