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• Post #2261278

  #TTRPG I don't normally jump on the meme train, but the Hot Takes RPG grid was too good to pass up, in part because I got to do the graphical layout. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/About+Me+-+Tabletop+Game+Template+Edition

• Post #2261277

  #TTRPG #XP Tired of the mindless "number go up" grind? See how games like _Ironsworn_, _Loner_, and _Wushu_ prioritize actual narrative depth over the hollow dopamine hit of a stat increase. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Character+Progression+More+Lateral+Than+Vertical

• Post #2261276

  #SoloRPG #Accessibility #TTRPG #Loner Check out how rules-light systems like Loner offer a seamless, low-barrier entry point for visually impaired players to dive into the world of solo and classic RPG adventuring. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Solo+RPG+for+the+Blind

• Post #2115147

  #TTRPG #Starforged #StarWars Having trouble coming up with Iron Vows for scoundrels? You don't have to be a good guy to swear. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Scoundrel+Vows+in+Ironsworn-Starforged

• Post #1940911

  #TTRPG #play #Initiative #liveplay Last night I went out to watch my local community theater do a session of D&D live on stage. I have some thoughts, not unpleasant ones. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Initiative+-+Meet+the+Cast+at+the+Aurora+Theatre

• Post #1940910

  #TTRPG #Shinobigame #Japan I finally get to say I'm big in Japan, and I get to talk about a discovery of a game that I haven't picked up yet. Shinobigami looks promising. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/The+Japanese+Leakage+-+Shinobigami

• Post #1940907

  #TTRPG #GMing #advice #facilitator #GMless Stop being the "dancing monkey" for your RPG group and discover how GM-less systems and decentralized play can turn a burnt-out Forever GM into a lifelong Player of Games. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/The+Forever+GM

• Post #1940902

  @HolosDiscover looks -- interesting. It can follow on as far as I'm concerned. If I didn't want my stuff to be public knowledge, I wouldn't post it in public.

• Post #1940901

  #TTRPG #DungeonCrawlerCarl I couldn't stay quiet after seeing that disastrous Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG promo, so here is my take on why the game looks like a hot mess and the tabletop alternatives you should play instead. https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Dungeon+Crawler+Carl+May+Be+Best+Left+in+Space

• Post #1940896

  #TTRPG #4DRoleplaying #gamedesign How is it that the mainstream tabletop RPG hobby reinvents the wheel every five years when we've solved a problem 20 years ago? https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/4D+Roleplaying+-+WTF+Mate

• Post #1940895

  I suppose it's time to actually show people my work. *Running Breathless* is a game about being chased and dealing with problems along the way, sometimes not even your own. https://squidlord.itch.io/running-breathless Maybe you're a psychic kid who's escaped from the hospital or the school for unusual talents. Maybe you've made the heist of your life. Maybe you're the worst kind of criminal scum. Maybe they're right behind you. Catch your breath...