Wandering Adventure Party

@zdl @mrundkvist I always chalk it up to me not having a ton of experience with a wide variety of systems. I assume that there is probably a good reason to add mechanics for roleplaying but, in the back of my mind, it always feels so strange.

@mrundkvist "Simulation" is code for "lazy". Game design is all about making abstractions both satisfying and fun. Calling it simulation is just refusing to do the work.

@mrundkvist I've certainly come to the point that mechanics have to be justified. I've got a simple system that I consider to be rules-minimal. So, if you're going to add a rule, it better model and enable something awesome, that isn't possible with less.

@deinol

I was recently working on a TMNT variant of my own game (just for funsies). What makes it potentially suitable is that it plays a bit more like a wave defense game (static grid with reinforcements joining from edges), during the big fights and has simple locational damage to drive the funny narrative descriptions forward. It also provides just enough framework to convert magic into gadgets that it easily fits with the TMNT world.

It's free, 14 pages, easy to pick up.
Rulebook
https://codeberg.org/Crabsoft/words_of_power/releases/download/0.0.0/words_of_power.pdf

WIP TMNT Variant
https://website.crabsoft.download/quantum/settings/tmnt.txt

@juergen_hubert @mekkaokereke

I ran face-first into this last year, while trying to run a playtest. I used generic evil goblins as loot pinatas and received a 3 hour lecture on my racism. For a game designer who is not so plugged in, what's a good loot pinata in 2026?

Anyone know a good place for #ttrpg pickup games? It seems like a rare concept to folks.