#ttrpg development

[ghostofcinders]

They Came from the Cyclops's Cave!

The first game I've ever pitched and developed is out!

They Came from the Cyclops's Cave! is a game of fantasy cinematic adventure. Part of the They Came From series by Onyx Path Publishing, Cyclops's Cave is completely standalone, an awesome game covering fantasy in all its shapes.

Each They Came From is a love letter to a given movie/media genre zeitgeist, and I pitched Cyclops's Cave to be unique and do the whole fantasy genre. It allows to play from Harryhausen movies to The Lord of the Rings, passing through Xena, Ladyhawke, He-Man, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Black Cauldron, and Dragonheart.

Seriously, I can't overstate how much range this game has. Like, it *technically* covers TV shows and movies from the 40s to the 90s, but I am who I am, so you'll find nods to Adventure Time, Zelda, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and many more in here. Of course you will, this game's my baby, and I wanted it to commit to fantasy at its fullest.

Here you'll find:

- Tools to create your own heroes, be them warriors, gorgons, pixies, slimes, or mimics

- Cinematic powers that replicate movie beats.

- A vast collection of antagonists and creatures.

- Two ready-made scenarios.

...and much more!

Seriously, I love They Came From, how it combines comedy and devotion to media at the table through honest love. This baby of mine is the result of so much hard work, done by a team of awesome people who poured their love for the project into all pages.

Please consider checking it out! That would mean the world to me.

(Also: Cyclops's Cave is the foundation for the upcoming They Came From Witchford Academy!, its very cool upcoming Magical School supplement!)

#ttrpg #onyx path publishing #they came from #ttrpg writing #fantasy #ttrpg design #ttrpg dev #ttrpg development #xena warrior princess #labyrinth #ray harryhausen #clash of titans #dragonheart #ladyhawke #she ra and the princesses of power #he man #adventure time #cyclops's cave #witchford academy

[mushroomwitchgames]

Welcome to Mushroom Witch Games!

Hello, Dear Traveller.

My name is Maks, but you can call me Misu or Maks (they/them). I am a writer, academic, and now I’m a TTRPG writer/game creator.

In this blog, I will be recording my journey toward creating my first ever TTRPG and all the craziness destined to occur with it. I will also highlight games I think are noteworthy and there may be a meme or ten (thousand).

It’s nice to meet you all, Tumblr

Art by @vampirepyramidscheme.

#indie ttrpg #ttrpg design #ttrpg dev #ttrpg writer #intro post #introductory post #ttrpg development

[beasties-in-my-bag]

#beasties in my bag #ttrpg #indie ttrpg #ttrpg development #character sheet

[mystydjinn]

Building a game for the nerds who wanted to role play Sasuke~

... Even though I kinda hated Sausage a lil bit for being a dick to everyone.

I just really wanted to see Sakura be cool when I was still fleshy and stuff, but I know I definitely got salty about how she was written as the series went on. I wish she could've been cool, the way she was in the crystal arc or the chunin exams, all the time. But Lee had to live, so Sakura didn't get to learn the 8 gates and turned into a "healer" and then never allowed to do anything again. Lee doesn't even get to do anything cool 🙃

BUT THAT'S OKAY,

because I really just mean a game where you're not assumed to be "heroes." A game where the world can be seated first, and the player characters can either drive it or just "live" in it.

I want to make a game where you can go fight terrible monsters, cut your teeth against your friends around the table, or do some slice of life things easily. I'm hoping to build a game where you can have a full world that breathes! I'm trying to make the rules feel like they're not there, but make sure they hold together the threads of reality y'know??

Anyway, I hope that's the feel you get when you play a game built with World Seed.

#gaming #game design #game development #indie vtuber #tabletop rpgs #tabletop roleplaying #tabletop games #ttrpg #Bushy brows should've died to Garra or not recovered #for the narrative #world seed #vtuber #ttrpg development #indie ttrpg #ttrpg community

[probskay]

I think there's something magical in play testing a game you have touched in a year and having a lot of the complicated balancing bits still be okay. I was really expecting worse

#trrpg #trrpg desgin #ttrpg development #do we have tags for this shit on tumblr or no

[wh0rganic]

rebranded my bluesky account to focus on my projects (ttrpg game dev and also a novel in progress) and the creative process. If that sounds like your bag, feel free to follow me (or message me for an invite code if you don’t have an account)

#bluesky social #ttrpg dev #ttrpg development #writing

[anonbeadraws]

More confluence work. The Motley Coast is full of what some other planes might think are aquatic life, but here, airracuda, sluice manta and the majestic and vast skywhale's populate the skies!! Find out more about these creatures on our twitter! All work here is mine!

#anonbeadraws #shan bennion #confluence #confluence ttrpg #ttrpg #digital art #digital design #vid dev #visual development #creatures #fish #manta #whales #design #creature design #digital

[dyinglikeicarus]

By my players' popular demand, I designed our charismatic pirate npc, Vijaya.

Their design is based on the One Thousand and One Nights, mostly on Simbad and Scheherezade.

#Character design #TTRPG #character concept art #illustration #drawing #pirates #concept art #character development

[heybiji]

rude man

#masks a new generation #ocs #comic #sketch #npc #tony salvo #antonio salvo #true strike #truestrike #superheroes #he's got super strength that he doesn't feel he has great control over so he avoids human contact as much as possible #and has developed a pretty antisocial personality because of it #ruth and tony #ruth isn't in this but whatever #doing quick lil comics just to get things outta my system #back to work... #masks: overlook #masks: overlook city #ttrpgs

[bregflr]

Thank you, Big Sall

#my art #art #animation #gif #mecha #mecha art #lancer rpg #lancer ttrpg #the characters aren't really ocs as I haven't developed them entirely #but in my head the Saladin is a Sanrio Girl and the Caliban some sort of goth murderer #lancer

[makapatag]

new game idea, building off of gubat banwa's THUNDERING TACTICS SYSTEM. ULTRAVIOLENCE AT THE END OF TIME [UV@TEOT] is very angry and very grungy and its hard distorted electric guitar riffs playing alongside light nujabes flutes and everyone is trying to kill the gods (capitalists)

extreme buddhacore aesthetics mixed with slipstream dirty grungy cyberpunk a la Digital Devil Saga where you play as Black Flame Wielding God Devouring Devil Fucking Martial Artists

DECAPITATE THE GODHEAD

Character Generation is based off an axis of your Zodiac-Tarot (known as KARMIC BURDEN) and MARTIAL COMMUNES (the ones that safeguard your consciousness so you can die multiple times, and also teach you and give you equipment)

Communes are inherently anarchist who steal from HEAVEN to get you equipped. They need Pros like you, so you fight in the grueling gladiatorial matches to get CLOUT, the universal currency. You will never survive without them

character advancement is based on your CLOUT, a la Runes or Souls in Souls-like. its both currency and XP, because you need CLOUT to learn new moves and get new augs. getting new shit is integral to gaining a new following

MARTIAL COMMUNES are slick philosopher-martial art communities that piece together esoteric martial arts. Each commune has a signature martial art that you learn. So far there's THE HEAD OF MARX, TWIN TRUNG ELEPHANTS, SAKAY'S SHADOW FLITTING STYLE, LIVING BODY CANVAS, FLOATING HUAYAN VIDEOMANCY, and THE DIAMOND BODY OF CHRIST-KRISHNA

k6bd is a huge huge inspo of course but unlike k6bd which is a bit more gnostic-buddhist UV@TEOT is more full on Esoteric Vajrayana Buddhism, Shingon Buddhism and an intense Techno-Animism, here's some aesthetic pegs

also no playable cops. they're souls chained to physical demons

#ttrpg #development #gamedev #cyberpunk #martial arts

[kimabutch]

GMs! Anyone who’s ever been a game master! Say something nice about your own GMing!

Ideas:

Specific aspects of GMing that you’re really good at (ex. worldbuilding, RPing, puzzles, plot hooks, running combat, developing NPCs)

Something that went down in a game that you’re proud of (ex. pulling off a big reveal, an NPC character interaction that was fun)

Something that you think your players appreciate about playing with you (ex. you find cool ways to weave in their PCs’ backstories, you’re funny and always have people laughing in stressful moments)

#I’ll go first: I run a game where politics is a pretty big part of it #and I’m good at developing political scenarios that feel complicated #and multifaceted #while actually being pretty simple at their heart #by parcelling out little bits of information in NPCs #some of whom may be mistaken or lying #it’s not something I ever thought I’d do but I really enjoy it tbh #ttrpgs #also this is because GMs are very frequently hard on ourselves #and don’t give ourselves the credit we deserve

[mushroomwitchgames]

COMING NOV 22 - CATS KNOW THINGS

CATS KNOW THINGS is a light-hearted game meant to tell a humorous story of intrigue, all while pretending to be a very nosy cat. 

But you are no ordinary cat.

You are a very special feline who, through some magic you cannot explain, can communicate with your human, an individual who wishes to make their mark in society by any means necessary. The two of you decide to start a society page, (a very fancy type of tabloid newspaper dedicated to a particular location) revealing the glitz, glamour, and inner turmoil of the town’s most notable individuals. 

As the cat you will travel across town, using your stealth and wiles to listen in on the most intimate conversations and encounters. At the end of the day you return to your human to relay to them all the town’s salacious gossip for the society page. The goal is to prepare 6-8 items for the newspaper before your human sends them to the presses for the week.

CATS KNOW THINGS will be available on our Itch.io store at 9am PST on November 22!! Please reblog to get the work out! We're really excited to share this game with you!

#ttrpg #indie ttrpg #ttrpg community #ttrpg design #ttrpg art #game development #mushroom witch games #rpg design #solo journaling game #solo journaling rpg #solo ttrpg #new release

[beasties-in-my-bag]

Oh lawd, this doesn't even include the Beastie-Ary or the the starting adventure ...

#beasties in my bag #ttrpg #ttrpg development #ttrpg design #indie ttrpg #game design

[mystydjinn]

Tweaking constantly means progress right?

Right?

#game design #tabletop rpgs #ttrpg development #indie dev #indie vtuber #vtuber

[nairdde32]

Daily reminder that the entirety* of Pathfinder 2nd Edition is available online, for free, endorsed by the developers

*not including Adventure Paths or World Lore, but that's easy enough to find and most of you are probably just gonna use your homebrew settings anyways

#Pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #Don't pirate D&D 5e books #Play a good game with developers that actually care instead