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Die @DreRoCo_Pfingstcon steht vor der Tür! :d20:

Bereits an diesem Wochenende, vom 30. Mai bis 1. Juni, findet die #Pfingstcon der #DreRoCo in #Dresden statt!

Die Rollenspielkonvention war früher schon ein großes Highlight und auch dieses Jahr gibt es viele Spielerunden, um in das Hobby #PenAndPaper zu schnuppern. Also traut euch und kommt vorbei. Eine Übersicht gibt es hier:
dreroco.de/key/Pfingstcon-Prog

Auch ich werde ein Abenteuer anbieten, eine Runde #BrindlewoodBay (#PbtA, deutsches Regelwerk erschienen bei @systemmatters) am Samstagmittag: dreroco.de/key/Pfingstcon-Prog

Das Abenteuer ist aus dem diesjährigen Almanach der @gratisrollenspieltag -e und ich freue mich schon auf eine gemütliche Gruselrunde mit einem warmen Tee von der Teeflatrate.

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@artemis Finally, it may be worth checking out Grimwild. That’s #FitD rather than #PbtA but on an initial read it does seem to do something very D&D like. I think there is a PWYW version on DTRPG if you want to look (and they’re currently running a second crowdfunding to expand the print run).

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@artemis I played a lot of #dungeonworld in the last decade, before moving on into the #osr where I found what I want from a game of #dnd While Dungeon World might appear clunky compared to modern #pbta games, I really enjoyed the way the game attempts to emulate dnd as a genre. Well-suited for a group of players who are into classic dnd tropes, and buy in for distributed narrative control of the emergent fiction 1/2

Has anyone played Dungeon World? I'm reading the rules because I'm looking for alternatives for our D&D group that might let us have the vibes we love from 5e without some of the drawbacks (such as excessive prep time for the DM).

I understand the mechanical differences, but how does playing it *feel*, compared to playing 5e? Is it good vehicle for fantasy adventure roleplay?

Signups open for a Monster of the Week one-shot, to be run at some point in April. Should be a true one-shot, e.g. done in a single session. Open to any/all that are interested. No prior experience with Monster of the Week (or tabletop in general) necessary, open to any/all that are interested (DM me if we're not mutuals).

Adventure hook and signup here: forms.gle/Nofvvtf1ih8kKdAdA

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Google DocsApril 2025 One-Shot GameThe first disappearance happened on a Wednesday evening. Jamie Saunders, walking home from a local bar trivia night, never made it back to his apartment. Flyers went out, people went looking, and -- nothing. The second, eight days later. A Thursday. Tam Reynolds went out to walk her dog shortly before dark, and never came back. Again, another search party, more flyers, and -- nothing. Different neighborhood, different time of day. No one connected them, not at first. The third happened just two days ago. Brian Davis, friendly local physics teacher at the high school, went missing after a parent-teacher conference that ran late. The parent in question said she'd met with him at the high school, where he talked with her about options for her daughter (a junior with an aptitude for physics, interested in taking classes at the local university over the summer) and walked her back to her car for "safety's sake" before walking back to his own. A shadow, she said, descended over him and dragged him into the tiny patch of woods behind the school. She called the police, who dispatched an officer, who also -- -- disappeared. It was around this time that one of the local news reporters, Sarah Lake, pointed out that the now-four disappearances had all happened at or near the local high school. Near that same tiny patch of woods. She says it's not a coincidence. Brian is a friend of yours. His boyfriend has asked, nicely, if you'd be willing to participate in the search. It's just a tiny patch of woods, not even an acre. He wants to be thorough. What's the worst that could happen? ---- Monster of the Week. One-shot. 3-5 players. April 2025. You in?

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#JDR #Solo #PBTA #JournalingGame

I've been working on Age of Aquarius again lately, and I really want to get some play testing down. I'll probably be running a game with some of my friends at some point, if I can make the time and overcome my crippling social anxiety, but I need more data if I want to make this thing shine. Where does one find playtesters on the internets these days? #RPG #TTRPG #PbtA

A personal pet peeve of mine when it comes to games Powered by the Apocalypse is that the mechanical things that players do and the things that the MCs do are both called “moves” even though they are very different from each other (at least in my mind).