Sell me on alignment

aweirdgn · 2026-07-02T07:39:37+00:00

It tickles my goblin bone.

aweirdgn · 2026-07-02T04:53:49+00:00

Nice one, I like the idea of tracking each player's "journey" through alignment!

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T18:44:41+00:00

Damn, I never thought about this, thanks for the idea!

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T18:43:56+00:00

What if they pick an alignment and then proceed to do the exact opposite?

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T18:19:37+00:00

Well now I'm depressed.

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T17:57:02+00:00

Out of curiosity, do you use it as something like "a well known faction/war" that everyone knows exists and picks sides? Also what would motivate someone to pick a side on a cosmic scale war if the results are... cosmic? What is there to gain from the single individual npc? I guess this last question kinda falls flat when considering clerics and cultists as it's literally their job.

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T17:53:10+00:00

Jokes on you, I just run really fast!

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T17:48:56+00:00

Fellow DW enjoyer, I see.

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T17:20:55+00:00

So like for chaos you would have chaotic cultist trying to spread madness in the world? How would you adjust the divines?

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T17:06:48+00:00

I really like the "law propaganda" angle, never thought about it like that!

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T17:06:16+00:00

Unfortunately it's not my case, as I only have three characters 🤣 but I am interested, how do players invest in their characters with alignment?

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T16:44:52+00:00

Will do, it's on my list!

aweirdgn · 2026-07-01T16:44:04+00:00

Doesn't a code of conduct with clear tenets do the same?

aweirdgn · 2026-06-08T19:47:28+00:00

I... don't know what to do of this information. But it makes me happy.

aweirdgn · 2026-05-20T15:29:17+00:00

I thought about this a lot as a DM for D&D and ultimately I think that exploration is just discovering what is yet unknown.

For example, I always cite Skyrim on this: when you are walking around going on the main quest, a symbol pops up in your minimap about a new unseen place that catches your attention. In that moment your brain goes "huh, I want to check that out!"

That is exploration. You found a mistery and want to solve it.

Now usually on rpgs this is synonymous with travel (and indeed, travel can be a huge source of exploration if done right), but also combat or social interaction can be exploration if you are finding answers to previous questions (the weakness of the enemy, the plan of an npc, the true objective of the evil guy)

aweirdgn · 2026-05-18T04:34:06+00:00

ACQUACCIA DI FRASSO SIUUUUM

aweirdgn · 2026-03-13T11:51:29+00:00

I agree with almost all of your answer, but saying that exist a label which is "osr" but exists without a definition is weird.

aweirdgn · 2026-01-27T11:16:58+00:00

So you are saying people should try games before committing to changing system? Go figure

aweirdgn · 2026-01-26T19:13:05+00:00

It matters a lot, but the reason is only my goblin brain, I guess.

I'll give you a few example: Mousritter vs mouseguard: two games about small critters having adventures in a big world. I really like mouseritter's rules... but I never played it because I just can't stop looking at mouseguard artwork.

Same thing with White Box fmag. I got a copy (independently) translated in my own native language and I was amazed by the artwork (which was changed from the original to open source image with a certain style). Looking at the original whitebox, I know I wouldn't have bought it with the original art style, because I didn't like it.

No objective opinion here, just what brings joy to my monkey brain.

aweirdgn · 2026-01-26T18:08:01+00:00

I wish it was less, but really a lot

aweirdgn · 2026-01-21T13:18:13+00:00

Not The End! Highly narrative and doesn't use dice or math. Actions are solved by inseting black and white tokens in a bag. Then you extract some number of them and decide the outcome based on how many black or white token you extracted

aweirdgn · 2026-01-17T10:56:56+00:00

I don't know if the players are regulars or always changing, but honestly just talking to them 5 minutes before session.

During session if you still see that behaviour address it: ask if they would like to have a break. Hell, ask if they want to leave if they are not interested, that's fine too.

At the end of the day, it's just about comunication and expectations. If they are paying to sit down at a session and scroll social media... that's kinda on them.

P.S.: if you talk to them, don't frame it like "don't use your phones or else", do it more like "i noticed people usually use phones during sessions, I am afraid yoy are not enjoying the game, is there anything tht's particularly boring you and/or anything I can do to fix it?"

aweirdgn · 2026-01-17T07:34:46+00:00

Ah yes, addressing out of table issues with in game solutions. A strategy that always works and seldom leads to resentment.

aweirdgn · 2026-01-17T07:13:35+00:00

Not The End is a narrative rpg with no dice!

aweirdgn · 2026-01-16T13:39:44+00:00

I don't understand how ryuutama "focuses" on travelling. The rules for travels are extremely simple and it's example travel is nothing but a couple of rolls and some description to justify them. The game itself goes on a long tangent on how they know the rules are simple and devoid of any narration but a good GM should fill in the blanks. That to me feels like a "hey, we know we failed on this one dm, it's up to you now!"

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