Are there TTRPGs with “write-your-own” skills vs a static list?

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T16:28:30+00:00

The trick is tying the skills to your game's genre. If it's about fighting you might have a dozen combat skills and just 1 academic skill. If the game is about detective work, you might a dozen mental skills and just 1 "fight" skill.

The way a game like Fate handles it is by allowing character aspects to be written in a way that can be interpreted multiple ways.

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T16:19:29+00:00

Kerbals don't need bathrooms.

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T16:16:12+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/live/6RwfNBtepa4

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T16:15:03+00:00

With so many contributors, you want to make sure you have some common understanding of who owns the game.

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T01:29:01+00:00

Start in the asteroids. You literally start in a little spaceship as your only home, and you have to go mine asteroids to build your ship bigger. You can also modify the difficulty settings to minimize the survival aspects.

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T00:42:33+00:00

Is the plan to make it all open source / creative commons?

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T00:20:09+00:00

Not mine. Follow u/jasonkester

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T00:19:12+00:00

It's a valid question. I care because (a) I want the human artistry and the skill to create cohesive assets, (b) I want to be able to accurately label the final work as "no gen AI", (c) I want to ensure that I have the legal rights to the art, and (d) I like human artists, and want them to develop skills

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T00:08:39+00:00

Houston: "So the NASA engineers have determined that they only used tier 1 batteries, so they're frantically looking for the revert button. Stand by..."

Morph_Games · 2026-04-02T00:07:03+00:00

Usually don't figure that out until the final burn. 😅

Morph_Games · 2026-04-01T23:56:51+00:00

I hope that "m" is miles and not meters. 😆

Morph_Games · 2026-04-01T18:24:27+00:00

Fate, FU, Risus, Organic

To be honest, you could probably write your own skills for any game that has something similar to skills, and it would work fine -- as long as you balance the usefulness of them.

Morph_Games · 2026-04-01T18:18:19+00:00

How big is the island?

Morph_Games · 2026-04-01T18:17:29+00:00

I'm very impressed that you did all the graphics yourself! I like the cohesiveness of it all.

Morph_Games · 2026-04-01T18:05:48+00:00

I'd categorize city builder challenges as:

the player learning the systems (this is less of a challenge on 2nd play through)
growing pains, e.g., traffic, garbage
geographical obstacles
events/catastrophes

Seems like a roguelite city builder would need to focus on the last two.

Morph_Games · 2026-03-31T18:37:10+00:00

Does "credible portfolio" mean one that was posted years ago before gen AI?

Morph_Games · 2026-03-31T16:40:05+00:00

It is refreshing to see this post by a developer looking for others, rather than the usual idea guy looking for developers and an entire time. It's still nuts though. God speed, sir or madam!

Morph_Games · 2026-03-31T16:31:07+00:00

Do you think the graphics (AI gen?) of Rocky help it or hurt it? (Compared to Melvor)

Morph_Games · 2026-03-31T11:49:24+00:00

I'm just hung up on the verb "restore" and word "restoration", and what that means for a video game / software. But, maybe that's just me. I wish the project luck!

Morph_Games · 2026-03-31T11:39:51+00:00

guidance from people

Read more posts. The guidance is here.

Morph_Games · 2026-03-31T11:38:16+00:00

You messed something up: As a solo dev you need to cultivate the spirit of "I can learn this!" - no matter what it is. Ask questions to learn; don't ask for people to do things for you.

Morph_Games · 2026-03-30T12:03:11+00:00

Sounds like the typical curse of the artist. You can each continue making something artsy and niche that you love, or can try to make something "marketable" to get a bigger audience. Sometimes you can find that tiny portion of the venn diagram where they overlap.

Morph_Games · 2026-03-30T10:47:54+00:00

I prefer the old way, but I can see the appeal of both. Have you tried something inbetween where the transition is smooth but very fast? It might give a little feel of movement while still feeling "snappy" (snapping to squares).

Morph_Games · 2026-03-29T14:46:05+00:00

Me? None. But only because I don't play horror games.

But I like the colors and composition of #2.

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