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GIVE YOUR FILES NICE AND STRUCTURED NAMES! While Flatland Games spoils me with file names like Beyond the Wall - A Kingless Realm.pdf which i can just download and put in my collection, I have t...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmsa9i/if_publishers_would_grant_me_three_wishes/

I'm prepping a sandbox campaign with a hex map as the foundation. But I'm not entirely sure which hexcrawl rules I want to use. So I'm asking for your opinion on the optimal intervall for checkin...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmrycc/favorite_intervall_for_eventencounter_checks_when/

I am curious if there is some sort of consensus or common thread on this. People who've left D&D 5e for other systems, AND had players that have never played another TTRPG: what did your 5e-onl...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmrjae/what_system_did_your_5eonly_players_respond_best/

submitted by /u/nlitherl

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmr1fw/pentex_windy_city_shadows_and_closing_in_on_goals/

im still reading the history and for what i know there is a lot of systems for a lot of styles, i wanted some simple and practical for combats submitted by /u/scarytoadI

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmq389/what_is_a_good_40k_system_for_beginners/

I'd like to dm a Yule/winter solstice one shot this year (2 actually) in a norse mythology setting, do you have any idea of which system would be the best or any one shot recommandation ? submitt...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmpd58/norse_myths_based_yule_oneshot/

Hopefully this is a little more nuanced than the usual "I wAnT tO bUiLd A bAsE" posts. For context, I'm happily working away on an XCOM-inspired solo campaign. Savage Worlds is my frontrunner sys...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmn5y7/osebx_base_building_with_facility_rules/

Pretty much what the tittle stated. There are some OSR / ODND modules I think I'll purchase. submitted by /u/RCGR_1

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmls2m/when_do_black_friday_sales_usually_start_for/

After years of playing D&D and PF2E, I think one of the most bizarre and persistently bad design decisions in published adventures (and many homebrew dungeons), is the plethora of closed doors. A...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gml6xk/doors_are_terrible/

For a whole host of reasons I won’t get into here I’ve wanted to branch out from DnD 5e and try a new system which I might enjoy more, or at the very least have a breath of fresh air. My ca...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmkjpu/what_to_do_if_one_player_really_doesnt_want_to/

I am three sessions into running a Blades in the Dark campaign and am finding it very difficult to run. I am looking for advice on what to do because I am thinking of giving up. I have done 3 o...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmjnr8/finding_blades_in_the_dark_very_difficult/

Something that gets discussed a lot in more trad/D&D focused areas is the idea that the player isn't their character and as a result a level of abstraction of rolls and intended actions are norma...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmjlhm/the_difference_between_player_character_expertise/

I love RPGs based around the players as a crew of a starship/spelljammer/airship/whathaveyou but very few I've played seem to balance the act of group ownership and customistion. Usually because ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmj5t5/whats_the_best_way_youve_seen_an_rpg_handle/

Hi, I'm looking for recommendations for a game system, or at least some mechanics, that might fit the setting I've been developing. It's post-apocalyptic but with remnants of sci-fi technology fr...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmgm71/scifipostapocalypse_rpg_with_vehicle_rules/

Has anyone tried a Deck based rpg? Where you get options to play according to your hand? Did you like it? submitted by /u/Additional_Score_275

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmfqw2/anyone_tried_a_deck_based_rpg/

I've had to take break from playing RPGs for a few years due to work/life stuff. I'm now looking to get playing again, but just can't commit to 4 hours per week, which is pretty much the norm now...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmflby/whats_your_gaming_session_lengthfrequency/

Hi everyone! I'm starting a Orbital Blues campaign and I'm searching for a simple VTT that matches my need. I will play using theater of the mind. I'm searching for a vtt that: Can share images...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmf8tq/simple_vtt_for_theater_of_the_mind_orbital_blues/

(For full disclosure I’ve tried to post this also in the Genesys subreddit but it seems my posts are not getting posted there (am I banned? How to find such a thing out?)) I have a recent cas...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmevq7/positivity_for_genesys_rpg/

Do more people run the base/core rules? What is your reasoning? What makes your approach work for your table? submitted by /u/Consistent_Name_6961

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmekoc/fans_of_the_wildsea_do_you_play_with_expansions/

Someone asked me for some game recommendations, and I figured those might be of wide enough interest to merit sharing more widely. Chime in if you've got anything you'd like to recommend, or an o...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmeaj3/some_game_recommendations_let_me_know_what_i/

Hello guys, so basically I want the setting to be a carnival horror/mistery setting where the players have to resolve the mistery behind that carnival and where magic and horror elements are com...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gmdilt/i_want_to_play_in_a_misteryhorror_carnival_which/

Hello again! While I don't reckon I'd play this sort of TTRPG often, I'm curious if there any systems that are particularly good for grim war games with tense action. To clarify, when I say "...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gm9av0/war_games/

I struggle with this question oftentimes. when I play ttrpgs I really try to think of it as a story or movie. I love when things go wrong, because it creates an interesting story point. I als...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gm8gaf/how_to_have_magic_by_more_storylike_in_a_game/

What I'm talking about is a system wherein players can create their own powers and use them. Narrative-wise, Jojo spans quite a lot of genres so I'm not really concerned about that as long as it ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gm6xkt/whats_a_good_system_for_jojos_bizzare_adventure/

Two weeks ago I had my first session of Numenera, a session 0.5 of sorts were we did little other than introduce ourselves, connect our characters' backstory (in a way that ended up a little clum...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/1gluyqf/is_numenera_mechanically_clunky_or_was_it_just_a/

**Come here and talk about anything!** ​ This post will stay stickied for (at least) the week-end. Please enjoy this space where you can talk about anything: your last game, your current pr...

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