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3 votes
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Shattered Pixel Dungeon (an open source Roguelike Dungeon Crawler RPG) is now on Steam
10 votes -
Wildlander: Roleplaying Evolved
3 votes -
HeroQuest returns! Comparing the 1989 and 2021 versions
4 votes -
DELTARUNE Status Update (September 2021)
11 votes -
The Ascent devs dish on the messy launch for 2021’s best sci-fi RPG
4 votes -
DELTARUNE Chapter 2 releasing Friday, September 17 @ 8PM EST
@UNDERTALE / DELTARUNE: See you soon. https://t.co/Z19tzGlRmW pic.twitter.com/hKU0st0LCb
15 votes -
Avatar Legends RPG on Kickstarter August 3rd
8 votes -
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (a open source turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world) releases version 0.F
10 votes -
Returning to an RPG that you haven't played in a while
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Auroboris: Coils of the Serpent - New tabletop rpg by Chris Metzen
7 votes -
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | Launching March 30th, free upgrade for all current owners
16 votes -
Democraciv: Fake government plays Civilization
16 votes -
Twitch star quits GTA RP after in-game jobs become too much like real jobs
12 votes -
How Bug Fables transcends Paper Mario
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What are some RPGs that really capitalise on player choice and branching story?
I keep seeing a lot of complaints surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 that it's not a particularly good RPG, because the story is pretty linear and the player choice doesn't really amount to much. I'm not...
I keep seeing a lot of complaints surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 that it's not a particularly good RPG, because the story is pretty linear and the player choice doesn't really amount to much. I'm not yet done with the game so I don't know how accurate that assessment is. But either way, with my limited knowledge of programming and game design, I assume that doing this sort of thing well is a significant technical challenge.
What are some games that rise to this challenge and make the most of player choice and branching story?10 votes -
A game designer’s analysis of QAnon
17 votes -
Running tabletop RPG games with Obsidian
10 votes -
BioShock director's next game, a sci-fi immersive shooter, is in "later stages of production"
5 votes -
Baldur's Gate 3 - Community update #8: Character creation
4 votes -
A collection of one-shot tabletop RPG adventures
8 votes -
Deltarune status update, September 2020
11 votes -
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything announced
7 votes -
Popup Dungeon | Launch trailer
5 votes -
Mörk Borg, the metal role-playing game rocking lockdown – with its dungeons, entrails and metal-inspired hellscapes, this Swedish game has hoovered up awards
5 votes -
The Caverns of Freitag: An obscure Apple II game that inspired the Japanese game Dragon Slayer, and helped birth the Action RPG genre
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What's a free RPG platforms to play with my virtual girlfriend?
As some of you may know, I now have a virtual girlfriend. I also suffered an automobile accident. So yeah I'm kinda fucked and my movements are restricted. That's not something I planned, but it...
As some of you may know, I now have a virtual girlfriend. I also suffered an automobile accident. So yeah I'm kinda fucked and my movements are restricted.
That's not something I planned, but it happened and we're getting out of things to do. There's not a lot going on our lives to talk about either. But we love each other (I think?) and wanna spend time together online.
She's an actress and there will be another player friend, so RPGs are likely a good idea and she's very open to it. I think she wants to be some kind of cool illusion witch, so the scenario will have to be medieval. I'm also a fan of RPGs and narrated games on the Cthulhu universe. Not the kind of thing I'd use to woo a woman.
All my games have been presential. I know of the existence of Roll20, but (1) it looks big and comprehensive and I'm super lazy (2) I think I could probably go with something way simpler. I don't care much about maps, miniatures, or anything advanced. I'd be DMing and games are abstract by nature. A super simple system like Risus (but maybe a bit complex) might be okay, or probably a very slimmed-down version of the Storytelling System. I'm open to suggestions regarding system, I'd just like to point out that I am literally ADHD so most things people consider light and easy to follow are a nightmare for me. On the other hand, I'm a very creative master a player and this helps me quite a bit when it comes to interpretation!
I need a system that :
- is free without caveats (or just a minimal and not at all annoying caveat)
- store character sheets and calculate their evolution
- performs rolls
- is online, lightweight (our machines are quite weak) and possibly mobile friendly
- simple and easy to use for someone with zero experience in RPGs (her)
- has no video or audio capabilities. Seems unnecessary since we're always on WhatsApp.
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Unknown Armies - Bring Me the Head of the Comte de Saint-Germain
2 votes -
A closer look at Paper Mario: The Origami King
6 votes -
AI Dungeon Multiplayer is out!
5 votes -
Humans have been telling stories and using dice for thousands of years, so why did it take us so long to combine them into role-playing games?
6 votes -
Sea of Stars - A retro-inspired turn-based RPG from Sabotage Studio (developer of The Messenger)
7 votes -
Scythe’s Automa designer on making cardboard AI feel human in solo board games
8 votes -
Pathologic is genius, and here's why
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Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky's design lessons from The Outer Worlds
5 votes -
The Outer Worlds | Launch trailer
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Disco Elysium | Launch trailer
4 votes -
Use big government to fight horrible monsters with Delta Green
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Indivisible | Launch trailer
4 votes -
The Outer Worlds | Come to Halcyon trailer
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This Week In Veloren 28
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Indivisible | Release date announcement trailer (October 8, 2019)
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Haven – Gameplay reveal
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D&D and things I made
Hey folks, we had our 3rd meet for the current campaign last night all went really well. Last time our Rogue upset everyone he met, stole everything that wasn't and was nailed down, including the...
Hey folks, we had our 3rd meet for the current campaign last night all went really well. Last time our Rogue upset everyone he met, stole everything that wasn't and was nailed down, including the nails. Then managed to get killed by an NPC that we were helping, it was amazing.
Now I wanted to get a little more creative with my character and since level 3 for Paladin is the oath level I went with Vengeance and wrote an Oath. I posted it in my last thread but will post again if anyone is interested.
Now I also wanted to have a go at making a dice bag, the first one is reversible but was too long so I made a few smaller ones. Then had the thought of making each of the guys a small bag with their names on them, each has a name longer than my leg so that failed before it started. I ended up with the initial of their first names, the Rogue wouldn't give up the name or initial so I did something different for his. The guys all loved the gifts especially the Rogue (now a Monk) these are the bags I made next thing I try will be a multi compartment job. All was done by hand because I couldn't get the sewing machine to work ...
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Skywind - 'Call of the East' | Trailer
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Please recommend me a video game
I've never really been that into video games. When I was young, I played a lot of RPGs on the SNES and PS1. Within the last couple of years, I dipped my toes back in the water and tried a few out....
I've never really been that into video games. When I was young, I played a lot of RPGs on the SNES and PS1. Within the last couple of years, I dipped my toes back in the water and tried a few out. I tried Skyrim on a friend's recommendation, but it was just a little too involved and open-world for me. I got Cities:Skylines, which I love because I love city builder sims, but that game just does not run well on any of my underpowered computers. And I loved Ori and the Blind Forest, a beautiful platformer, and I'd play it again right now if it wasn't Windows-only.
Here are my requirements. First, it needs to run well on a low-powered machine without making the fan go insane. I've got a MacBook Air 2012 and a ThinkPad x250 (Linux). Neither of these are the ideal gaming experience, I know, but I'm not looking for amazing graphics or bleeding edge technology or something super immersive. Pixel graphics are fine with me. It reminds me of my youth, anyway. I played both Skylines and Ori on my Intel NUC 4th Gen and while it worked, they both really taxed that little machine. I was able to finish Ori, but once a city reaches a certain size in Skylines, it gets unplayable.
I'm not looking for stress. I like RPGs and sims. But it doesn't have to be really hard or frustrating. I don't want to feel chased in a game. I prefer to feel that I'm driving the action and I can go at my pace. I want to feel like if I look away for a moment, I'm not going to lose everything. I'm a casual. I also don't mind if there's no defined ending of a game. For me, I'm more looking for a diversion and a slow build over some kind of constant progression/achievement type scenario.
If it has full controller support, that would be ideal. I've got a Steam controller, and I prefer using a controller to play a game. I've never liked using the keyboard to play. I'm not totally against it, but I guess I just never got into computer gaming. I pretty much always played on consoles in the past.
Linux or macOS only, please. I did have Windows installed once so that I could play games, but I'm not bothering with that anymore. I don't want to have to boot into another operating system just to play a game. I want to be able to hop in and out of a game while using my daily driver computer.
So in my research, I've looked into Terraria and Stardew Valley. These might be what I'm looking for. But I really don't know. Do either of these scratch my itch? Is there another game that I would enjoy based on what I've told you? Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
EDIT: Thank you everybody for your awesome suggestions. I'm still happy to hear more, as I plan to add the ones that really interest me to my wishlist and revisit later. I ended up getting Hollow Knight yesterday and I spent the whole day playing it. It's very engrossing, and it's the perfect game for me. It's so much like Ori, and that game blew me away. Chilled out, go at your own pace, exploring dungeons, challenging but not impossible (though the first Hornet fight was pretty tough for me). The game runs fine on my ThinkPad x250 (i5-5300U) in Pop!_OS Linux, apart from the initial movie scene stuttering--I just had to skip past it, unfortunately. It's such an awesome game, and I'm glad to see they've already announced a sequel. If you know of any other games that are like Ori and Hollow Knight, let me know.
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Tabletop RPGs with kids
Has anybody had much experience playing DnD or other tabletops with children? I've been toying with the idea of making a fairly straightforward and simplified RPG using Story Cubes and GURPS that...
Has anybody had much experience playing DnD or other tabletops with children? I've been toying with the idea of making a fairly straightforward and simplified RPG using Story Cubes and GURPS that kids can get involved with easily and have fun playing. I'm specifically aiming to play with my daughter (8) and my niece (5) on a big family holiday in August, though I see no real reason that this couldn't work with adults as well.
Essentially, the conceit would go along the lines of each player rolling a limited number of story dice to help with character creation and such. I'd ask the players a few simple questions about their powers (for example, are you more of a wizard or more of a warrior?) to get some basic stats stats together (STR, DEX, INT, CON), and then use story dice myself to quickly improvise a short one-shot session.Does anyone have experience playing with kids, and if so - any pointers? Am I being too ambitious about children's ability to imagine stuff in this way? If so, are there any good systems out there that are good for young people to pick up and get stuck into roleplaying with?
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Bandai Namco E3 2019 announcements leaked: Tales of Arise, FromSoftware and George R. R. Martin's Elden Ring, and Ni no Kuni Remastered
8 votes -
Breaking the Mold - RPG Evolution and Paradigm Shifts in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 developer Larian appears to be teasing Baldur's Gate 3
3 votes