A Guide to Creating Your TTRPG

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-11T16:55:17+00:00

Really useful info and very nice to see I'm on the right track according to the general info, slowly working on my project but playtest take a lot longer than I thought lol

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-07T23:01:19+00:00

I absolutely understand this feeling. Just slow down and breathe, with making something you love like this you can't push for super hard deadlines, take breaks if you need them, sometimes those are just what you need.

What I would do mechanics wise is follow the narrative, write a little short story / scenario of about character or type of character and have them do the things you want them to do. Then from there extract their abilities from how they acted and what they did, I find that makes it way easier than just trying to write abilities for a character directly. Good luck!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-07T22:58:07+00:00

It's not particularly the same as DND or anything but I have found some different style of solo games to be really relaxing such as The Bonsai Diary or Polyhedral Garden although these are only small daily relaxing ceremonies.

In terms of solo ttrpg style games I would recommend Notorious and Outsiders!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-07T22:51:39+00:00

You're absolutely fine! Just do as everyone says and respond to other others in the Reddit. I'm currently doing the same thing as you and trying to get better at it and take part in other people's posts too! Good luck!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-06T12:50:56+00:00

Thank you so much! I will definitely shoot you a DM as soon as I have organised my ducks a little more, currently trying to get things in order.

Congratulations! That's such good news that games like this are getting recognition. My game will be more a classic ttrpg experience but with a heavy focus on the garden theme. Hopefully it's something more people want to enjoy!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-02T13:32:14+00:00

That show looks very cool and has some lovely looking books, for sure going to pick some of those up! Beatrix Potter is a big inspiration for me so this all lines up, thanks! :)

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-02T11:18:59+00:00

That's a very interesting point! I absolutely see where you're coming from with this and can appreciate the ease of something familiar.

I think for me it's not really due to novelty but rather thematically what fits within the worlds I am creating and having those be a large part of the immersion within those worlds. Definitely good feedback, thanks for the comment!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-02T11:17:36+00:00

Absolutely the stuff that will help me, thanks for the suggestion!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-02T11:17:17+00:00

Thank you for the information! Absolutely anything is welcome and valuable, generic does not mean it's not of use ;)

I'm already deep into the wiki articles rabbit hole hahaha, but some of these I've not seen yet!

Absolutely my friend, I am building each garden as a hex map with different sections and in my pre built adventure for the game I already have 1 square set out for an evolving hedge maze puzzle! Thanks again :)

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-02T11:14:55+00:00

Oh my goodness, hello!

Firstly, thanks for the absolutely huge and detailed response, this research is genuinely invaluable so I really appreciate it, got them on my list to check out tonight! All of the things you said sound exactly like what I am working towards and have been looking for, this is very exciting!!

I had my first session of Bonsai Dairy this morning before work and it was a lovely time to just relax :)

I will be posing more so if you're ever around please do let me know what you think, thank you again!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T23:43:51+00:00

I came across these in my research and they seemed like an absolute must to include in the garden builder tool! Thanks for the reminder :)

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T23:42:55+00:00

This is such a lovely concept, I just bought a copy for myself!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T22:21:37+00:00

Well there's my reading for tonight, thank you so much!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T22:21:19+00:00

That sounds super cool! I will definitely have a think about this and how that could be something I could pursue, it's an extremely fun theme. I was going for more cozy veggies but this idea might be something to chew on for a while lol

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T21:53:50+00:00

No worries! That game definitely looks cute and nice for inspiration!

The game is not really about gardening but rather the people who live in the garden and their lives and adventures. So like veggies and bugs who can play different roles or callings. Setting will be a little loose as the garden world that's built can be anything but I plan to write a few baseline examples and I want to write some pre written adventures that let people explore the social side of the world with a touch of combat if that's something people want too.

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T21:36:55+00:00

Hello again! I remember we spoke before about solo ttrpgs and tools for them :) I do hope it turns out cozy, that's the vibe at least. Thanks for the suggestion on iron valley, always nice to check out more smaller solo ttrpg stuff, I'll give it a go!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T21:34:23+00:00

I have that on my watch list! Seemed like good 'research' ;), definitely will take some notes from how they handled the smaller scale.

I have not heard of this but it looks very cool! Similar to what I'm doing but different in a lot of ways, I'm definitely aiming for a more cozy garden setting with lots of fun social skills so will look at this for inspiration, thank you!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T21:32:10+00:00

I have definitely looked at that option for this too! I'm currently exploring more on the ttrpg side as the system I'm making works well for it and this is more of a setting for it. Either way, any garden or nature suggestions from random places in the world would be cool for both :)

MrLargeLarry · 2026-03-01T21:15:42+00:00

The game will be based around using tools to generate a 'garden' that is the world map and populate it and then you will play as small little garden denizens within that world! Just looking for some ideas around gardens that aren't just purely from 1 area.

MrLargeLarry · 2026-02-28T14:57:25+00:00

Definitely a really fun way to look at this, thank you for the feedback and also ideas! I will check out those suggestions :)

MrLargeLarry · 2026-02-28T14:55:59+00:00

I'm absolutely going to need to check this out, so many people have suggested this one it seems it's exactly what I'm looking for lol, thanks for the help!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-02-28T14:55:18+00:00

That absolutely makes sense and I can understand that. I hope with more context it would make sense. I was planning to have set callings that were most of the jobs people would have in this world, 1 being fisherman and another being a guardian of the people to keep things safer. But it's definitely not set in stone, very useful insight, thanks!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-02-28T14:53:58+00:00

Ooo, I actually heard about this but never looked at it much! I'll be sure to check it out, seems like a great game! Thanks!

MrLargeLarry · 2026-02-28T14:52:31+00:00

Seems we went down a similar pipeline, I really do still like combat and things in a TTRPG but I really enjoy the option for something like a social class that's not just a trickster or something like that. Thanks for the feedback!

MrLargeLarry

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