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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 4d

If we use the term's original meaning, no a Rules Lawyer does not help a game, because they derail a game with rules arguments. If we use the bleached version of the term, then no, a Rules Lawyer helps keep the game moving by helping the table with rules.

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 4d

More recently, the term "Rules Lawyer has undergone semantic bleaching. To many people, it now mean "anyone who is well-versed in a game's rules."

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 4d

Originally, it meant "someone who argues with the GM about the semantics and precedents of game rules to get an advantage of some kind." Hence the *lawyer* bit.

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 4d

"Rules Lawyer" has two meanings. 🧵

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 7d

Oh dang, you went and made a game with the generator! Looks pretty cool. ALL HAIL LAMP!

Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 7d

Should be building a website. Instead! Parody and moth buddies because it's funny.

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 9d

Disclaimer: I do like solo journaling games, I just had to poke a little fun at a pattern I've seen in them. Enjoy!
#ttrpg #solorpg #solojournalinggame

A one-page generator for solo journaling rpgs tiles, using d20 rolls to select random words to compose a title. This project is available in pdf and plaintext at rollforthings.itch.io

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 9d

Awesome, I'll defs check that out when it drops

RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 9d

As a person who's run PbtA games poorly and (eventually) run them kinda good, every time I play a PbtA-inspired game in duet I go back and say, "ahh, so that's what they meant with this GM move I see popping up across a dozen games."

RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · 9d

I think the #ttrpg scene could use more #pbta games that are built for duet play, at the very least as training tools for GMs in the framework. Learn 'the conversation' in a one-on-one setting, where you don't have the ghosts of mechanical balance and action economy hanging around.

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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 26d

Trans rights are human rights. I just say that whenever I reach a new follower plateau so you can fuck right off if you wandered into the wrong room.

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Sep 7

Lol I read the exact same thing.

Khajiit has Starter Packs if you have coin

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 24

I mainly watch it for the "improv prompt" shows, Game Changer and Make Some Noise. Very Important People and Smartypants are also pretty good. And I'll watch Dimension 20 when they run non-DnD games.
It's a large library of good content for a low price. I would try for it for a few months at least.

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 23

There is so much art available to use for free, that if a person is turning to LLM I have to assume they either dgaf about the ethics or they didn't do any research. I've made two zine-length tttrpgs with entirely public domain art. Here's one: rollforthings.itch.io/embers-of-mo...

Hollow Hike - Embers of Morndrin by RollForThings

An expansion for the pocket-sized soulslike ttrpg

rollforthings.itch.io

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 23

Yeah, getting mad about stuff like this is like yelling at clouds. Maybe not everyone needs a book to explain what a ttrpg is, but there's a non-zero chance its audience includes newcomers to the hobby, who benefit from the added clarity.

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 16

Last one for the #1pRPGjam
59 was written for Dice Exploder's 1 Hour or Less jam but I ran out of energy to polish it. So here's a slightly trimmed down version in one page! Passkey-powered action in real time with real-world tasks as part of gameplay
rollforthings.itch.io/59

59 by RollForThings

A fast-paced action ttrpg, played in real time

rollforthings.itch.io

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 16

I submitted a cute fantasy duet in Dragon Keeper, and a '90s beat-em-up-inspired game in BRAWLER: The Pummeling.
rollforthings.itch.io/dragon-keeper
rollforthings.itch.io/brawler-the-...

Dragon Keeper by RollForThings

A duet/trio ttrpg about raising a baby dragon

rollforthings.itch.io

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 11

Do it!

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 9

My second game for the #1pRPGjam - BRAWLER: The Pummeling! Inspired by 80s/90s arcade beat 'em ups, jump into a game super fast character creation and a combat-forward game with quick takedowns and custom combos
rollforthings.itch.io/brawler-the-...

BRAWLER: The Pummeling by RollForThings

A co-operative beat 'em up ttrpg in a single page

rollforthings.itch.io

RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Aug 8

I made a thing for the #1prpgjam: Dragon Keeper. Embark on an inspiring fantasy quest as dragon keeper with their newly-hatched baby dragon. Playable as a duet or trio game. Please let me know what you think!
rollforthings.itch.io/dragon-keeper
#onepagerpg #ttrpg #dragon

Dragon Keeper by RollForThings

A duet/trio ttrpg about raising a baby dragon

rollforthings.itch.io

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Jul 22

In celebration of the One Page RPG Jam's return (and ENNIE momination!) in 2025, I'm adding 25 community copies of my one and only paid project, Hollow Hike - Embers of Morndrin, the base game of which was made for One Page Jam last year
rollforthings.itch.io/embers-of-mo...

Hollow Hike - Embers of Morndrin by RollForThings

An expansion for the pocket-sized soulslike ttrpg

rollforthings.itch.io

RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Jul 22

Come check out the jams!

One Page RPG Jam (theme: Growth): itch.io/jam/one-page...

One Hour or Less Jam: itch.io/jam/1-hour-o...

Eternal TTRPG Jam (theme: Libraries and Guides): itch.io/jam/librarie...

Indie Adventure Jam: itch.io/jam/indie-ad...

Come join me in spinning many plates!

One-Page RPG Jam 2025

A game jam from 2025-07-13 to 2025-08-17 hosted by Unknown Dungeon. The One Page RPG Jam returns for its sixth year running. This jam is about making new, one-page table-top roleplaying games. Entire ...

itch.io

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Jul 22

Come check out the jams!

One Page RPG Jam (theme: Growth): itch.io/jam/one-page...

One Hour or Less Jam: itch.io/jam/1-hour-o...

Eternal TTRPG Jam (theme: Libraries and Guides): itch.io/jam/librarie...

Indie Adventure Jam: itch.io/jam/indie-ad...

Join me in having many spinning plates!

One-Page RPG Jam 2025

A game jam from 2025-07-13 to 2025-08-17 hosted by Unknown Dungeon. The One Page RPG Jam returns for its sixth year running. This jam is about making new, one-page table-top roleplaying games. Entire ...

itch.io

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Jul 22

In the thick of the #ttrpg jams right now and all my projects have been extremely "here's the fiction goals, the mechanics will come later". I'm in my Hot Concept Summer.

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · Jun 26

Jk Rowling is like if you were playing call of Cthulhu ttrpg and you kept getting notifications on your phone that a still alive HP lovecraft was donating a billion dollars to Palantir’s new concentration camps

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RollForThings @rollforthings.bsky.social · Jul 13

Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (ttrpg version)

Fabula Ultima
PICO (playtest)
Masks: A New Generation
Friendly Neighborhood Superhero

Aubrey Vakarian is thinking about vampires 🦇🩸 @aubreyvakarian.bsky.social · Jul 12

Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (ttrpg version)

Pathfinder 2e
Hunter the Reckoning
Eidolon: Become Your Best Self
Delta Green (A session zero counts right?)

Kat the Lore Mistress 🔜 Dragonmeet @loremistress93.bsky.social · Jul 12

Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG version).

DIE RPG
Pokémon (Pen & Paper)
Mothership
Daggerheart

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