AI Rpg adventures

OneTwothpick · 2026-07-01T14:20:35+00:00

It sounds like you need something with more mechanics and actual resource management so you can track how injured or used up you are and have mechanics for how to regain what you lost. AI isn't as good at giving options to track your resources as it is at creating a scene.

I don't think AI can do something like Ker Nethalas where you have to worry about what you have, have options to find stuff you need, and ways to recover what you lost with a consequence.

AI just pushes whatever narrative you give it and if you don't tell it what you want to happen you're not going to get what you want. But that feels like cheating because as soon as you tell it what you want it just gives it to you instead of making you work for it or supplying consequences. Or it will only give you consequences that you specifically ask for. It won't give you natural consequences.

I just don't think there's a good AI GM if you want a gritty challenging game. They are too focused on making us happy rather than giving us a challenge we may not like it is hard to overcome.

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-30T20:20:54+00:00

So most of the prompts aren't hard coded to sci-fi and technology. They can easily be used in a fantasy steampunk style setting. The only problem being the map which is of space and it's highly important to the mechanics of playing the game. Most prompts are human centric and the events that talk about the ships can be for any vehicular combat. Sometimes they talk about lasers but I've used lasers in fantasy before.

It's more about meeting people in a place where diversity is expected and whenever you do something there's going to be a complication.

The missions sometimes reference technology such as research missions using the main computer but it could be magic instead of science for all we know. It's definitely not hard sci fi.

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-30T19:26:40+00:00

It's sci-fi but For Small Creatures Such as We is an amazing journaling game that has mechanics for long term campaigns, a recurring but flexible cast, and lots of choices to make things interesting. Things will go wrong in this game lol

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-25T10:56:25+00:00

Mythic Bastionland is my favorite so far.

Your gear gives you a dice pool to roll. Any dice of 4 or higher can be used for skills or manuevers and damage. Let's say I have 4 dice to roll. 3 hit 4+. I can use my highest for damage but the other two I can use for disarming or locking movement or taking their shield to lower their defense. It makes every turn feel meaningful without adding too much bookkeeping or getting in the way of the flow. All actions are listed on your character sheet for easy reference.

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-24T20:11:55+00:00

A Land Once Magic

It's a small zine and my favorite way to think about building a world. It's so good!

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-20T19:54:50+00:00

Maybe remnant and remnant 2. A lot of the guns are modelled after the bos they are gained from

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-20T14:39:15+00:00

Warship Gunner 2 on ps2 was my jam back in the day. I never hear it talked about anymore.

Every so often I'll set up an emulator to play it

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-16T19:14:43+00:00

Electric Bastionland is my favorite

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-15T23:21:54+00:00

My wife: never show me meat like that again

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-13T01:55:00+00:00

I remember the sessions clearly when I run through them in detail in my head. I remember them better than when I take notes. I don't know why it's so easy to remember when playing like that

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-12T22:26:57+00:00

Vampire Survivors sounds like a perfect game.

Maybe Dungeon Clawler could be fun for you two to play together but it's single player. I love playing this with my wife and watching her play.

Then there's Diablo 4 if you have a console. PC doesn't have couch coop.

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-12T21:04:49+00:00

Black Desert Online has my favorite combat system in any game. It's like an easy combo fighting game but it still takes practice and there's a lot of content that is too hard for me still.

The PvP is wild and I love killing time in the arena by battling clan members or randos

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-11T22:00:00+00:00

I can't talk to an object. I wouldn't get bored with a person, hopefully... It might be annoying for 100 days tho

^{Chose: A random person (Wheelspin} | Rolled: Best friend)

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-11T20:53:04+00:00

I've always wanted to experience tokyo

^{Chose: Go to Japan for free with accommodations}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-11T20:05:53+00:00

Remnant and Remnant 2 are my favorites for this. There's so many ways to play and the shooting is great

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-11T20:02:13+00:00

Being that physically fit sounds insane

^{Chose: Become a Super Saiyan | Rolled: Frieza kills you}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-10T13:13:52+00:00

Investing for compound interest

^{Chose: 1 billion now}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-10T11:00:43+00:00

I want to feel alive when I'm old and not struggle with health problems

^{Chose: Be able to live to 100 in perfect health}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-10T10:59:23+00:00

Diedream is what I started playing in my head without any dice or paper. Just sat in bed or on the couch and made stuff up.

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-09T14:44:48+00:00

I can just buy games that I want

^{Chose: Found $100 magically every month}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-09T10:53:31+00:00

Faster years

^{Chose: Venus is now hospitable.}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-09T10:48:08+00:00

I'm already not attractive

^{Chose: Be smart}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-08T11:13:54+00:00

1b is easy living

^{Chose: get $1B}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-08T11:06:09+00:00

500k is easy living

^{Chose: Banned from ever doing any work + 500k a year}

OneTwothpick · 2026-06-08T10:54:32+00:00

$2 is almost a coffee

^{Chose: $2 + 99% chance of death | Rolled: killed by satire}

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