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An automated TTRPG experiment by @periaptgames.bsky.social. Posts randomly-generated ideas. May misspell "lifepaths" due to technical reasons. Behind the scenes, this is a bunch of dice tables strung together using Tracery.

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Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1h

Making a paranormal baking minigame powered by a single rule (from upcoming indie project)

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 3h

A lightweight Tarot card for Ultraviolet Grasslands (no need to track things with tallies)

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 5h

Blades in the Dark was at first designed to have complex climbing rules. Maybe you could recreate them with a minimalist roleplay-based character progression rule!!!

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 7h

Pro tip: just let the players use crit rolls whenever.

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 9h

I keep thinking about a good game that's like dinosaurs (and mechanically similar to Lancer)!

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 11h

Introduce strategic motifs to a noir game.

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 13h

Remember, the normal theme can be excised and replaced with a verisimilitude meter.

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 15h

Reviewers are calling my new social climbing game "like Ghostbusters meets Les Miserables", possibly because of the acrobatics mishap

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 17h

Positing an adapted character progression resolution method for Pokemon. Remember, index cards are key!

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 19h

A tip: The usual minigame can easily be replaced with a dynamic pointcrawl tally

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 21h

How about a dramatic politics-steampunk game powered by a single rule.

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 23h

Stop wasting time! Start to make a sort of utopian-prehistoric slash architecture game inspired by the Great Red Spot of Jupiter! It could have deconstructed vibes

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

In the end, the difference between a cyberpunk game and an architecture game is whether they have religious heresy!

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

In the end, the difference between a retro-nautical game and a historical/historical game is whether they have climbing.

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

I'm calling yet again for a lonelier kind of fiction-first game with 'Not Quite Cogpunk' scenario structure

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

If I remember right, Traveller has rafting components. Right before it talks about the learning system

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe if you pile up enough modern clocks, you'll eventually get a theatrical tile-based historical game

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

I tried designing a narrow character growth rule and immediately ran into the Point Pool Issue

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

Check your character sheet for singing rules. I promise you they're there! Usually right before the slot system.

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

A deep game of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay involves singing

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

In the end, the difference between a picaresque-steampunk game and a cogpunk game is whether they have kangaroo farming

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

And now, an idea I'm working on: A game that revolves around paranormal underwater exploration

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Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

Pro tip: just let the players announce character poker chips at will

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 1d

Make a game inspired by the Rust Belt, maybe in the gothic genre. (I'm imagining that it involves flat marbles.)

Randomised RPG suggestions @rpgsuggestions.bsky.social · 2d

New version of an interactive stick. Works for puzzle games!