#Pbta

Jared, gurgling shrieks into the night

i have a lot of thoughts about what osr can learn from the structural elements of pbta but i cant talk about that here bc im certain someone would show

Brandon Leon-Gambetta 🎃

There is no best indie rules system. PbtA, FitD, BoB, FtQ, Fate, Genesys, whatever. People can like different things, that's the amazing thing about indie rules systems. Just because someone

OK, trying to articulate something I've thought about lately re: PbtA and FitD.The strength of PbtA lies in how the collection of Moves encourage/spotlight certain situations and outcomes. Each Move's

Sascha Moros (evacuate the fucking camps)

SylphOfWhispers

The way dice work in pbta allows us to hand narrative agency back and forth between Players and GM, depending on how they fall.Austin said something to that account in

Is there a good game for the spy/espionage genre? Either one aimed at that or easily adaptable to it. There's Deniable, but it's a more satirical and humorous take on

Kyle the Pragmatic Optimist

I refuse to choose between #OSR and #PbtA / story games. I refuse to choose between the communities, too. This doesn't mean I accept the asshats, and I've had my

Thread (10) about my #EndJam2019 submission Sense of an Ending #PbtA #FitDThere is a misconception I've seen again and again about how this or that PbtA game is great for

Ruby Soleil-Raine

Alright, fuck it, here's my thread about my take on the problems with PbtA games, what designers can take from it, and what I think it's going to mean to

This is a generous move that nears financial suicide.So if you're interested in trying out a game, can't afford it, and don't want to contribute to Meghan's pending bankruptcy, then

We've now spent 2 years publishing @thecritshow, and it's been an amazing mix of things I am proud of and things I've been honored by. I've gotten to sit at

Hey #RPG/#ttrpg friendos, some Qs. I’ve birthday cash to blow & want to dig into a few of the bigger systems that for reasons I don’t own. Not necessarily to

Brandon Leon-Gambetta 🎃

When you [fictional trigger], [interact with mechanics]. On a hit [you more or less get what you want]. On a 7-9, choose 1. On a 10+, choose 2.-[You get more

jay Dragon 🌄

I keep wanting to do game design advice threads, but beyond feeling deeply unsure about the value of any advice I can give, I feel like any advice I'd give

A Simple Goblin

Simply_A_Goblin

I like aspects of both story games and old school stuff but in my head they sit firmly in 2 separate camps: tools for character led storytelling and tools for

Brandon Leon-Gambetta 🎃

I want to talk briefly about how character specific moves are acquired in #PbtA games. It's nothing particularly deep, but it's been a little thing poking at the inside of

Natalie the Knife

"what might advancement look like in a belonging outside belonging game, natalie?" I hear you saywell, one of the problems with advancement in games pbta generally, I think, is that