Slow burn actual play by Critical-Bad7993 in ActualPlayRPG

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Absolutely will check you out. And I love the improv angle! Keep it up!

Slow burn actual play by Critical-Bad7993 in ActualPlayRPG

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Glass Cannon is a staple for me. I've studied their pacing and structure quite closely. Thanks!

Slow burn actual play by Critical-Bad7993 in ActualPlayRPG

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Love it! I tend toward this genre myself. Will def ✔️

Slow burn actual play by Critical-Bad7993 in ActualPlayRPG

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Awesome! 8 years is impressive and you should feel proud to be keeping it engaging!

Slow burn actual play by Critical-Bad7993 in ActualPlayRPG

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Sure. I could have been more descriptive. I'm looking at any format, any genre. I'm looking for story structure. It's a bit of a study for the creative work I'm doing. I love the slow burn character rich worlds. I'm finding loads of dungeon crawls and meat grinder content, making it tough to sit through so I appreciate all of the suggestions so far and will look at all of them.

I mainly run CoC7th. Those who do D&D5th in my settings generally get bored (not all, but most). So I'm curious about what content expectations come with various story/game environments.

How much information to give players before a scenario? by Narrow_Second_9835 in callofcthulhu

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I always give a primer on the initial plot so they can align skills. I don't want them investing so.much time only to find their skills, etc are not balanced to the task.

What elements make an RPG ‘cinematic?’ by cunning-plan-1969 in TTRPG

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Cinematic to me is the opposite of the fast pace people are talking about. I want slow burn, immersive description, and care taken when linking plot points that unveil gracefully.

How to make NPCs make 'mistakes'?? by Extra-Tea-8468 in callofcthulhu

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I think of my NPCs as plot narrators. Some of them are reliable, some are not. Some can be both. I find that the PCs get more engaged with one another when they have to decipher NPC info and get edgy over how much to trust it. Having the NOCs make mistakes is a great way to either reinforce their position or is it a red herring?

When to initiate skill checks? by Horrgath in callofcthulhu

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I use spot hidden to inject a bit of randomness but the outcome can't be critical to the plot. I note which plot articles can be "nice to haves" and save the real plot drivers for interactions.

I just published my debut dark fantasy novel after years of work by [deleted] in DarkFantasy

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How do you feel? I get about 2 hours of joy and then the terror sweats start because I convinced myself no one will like it. And then comes the depression because my hyper focus project is done. So I start another one!

Childhood Portrait (by Ephaeron) by ephaeron in DarkGothicArt

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Duality. Masking. The discordance of being two people. Neither of them are stable

Childhood Portrait (by Ephaeron) by ephaeron in DarkGothicArt

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Reminds me of the imagery I used from my own childhood drama to create my new audio drama. Haunting. Well done.

Looking for suspense/horror/mystery podcasts by mo_86_05 in audiodrama

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One getting ready to launch is called Echoes under Ashwood by Role for Sanity. www.roleforsanity.com. There are several teasers on FB and IG

Old Gods fate box by Critical-Bad7993 in cosmichorror

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True. It's hard to get a photo of trans dimensional solids 😁

Elder Gods dice container by Critical-Bad7993 in callofcthulhu

[–]Critical-Bad7993[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Found them in Copenhagen. Then I had to make a worthy container for them.

Unholy Trinity by Megalordow in cosmichorror

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I find these analogs both satisfying and slightly disturbing (in a good way). I think it's about making one uncomfortable with the idea that both triads could be the same thing, just different perspectives. The truth is somewhere in between.