AugmentedDM
@augmenteddm.bsky.social
Searching for flow as an OSR DM, and finding there's more of it with tech assist.
DM = Dungeon Mother to nourish your inner child
DM = Dungeon Mother to nourish your inner child
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AugmentedDM
@augmenteddm.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Simulate playthroughs ahead of a session to be better prepared and empower player choices.
#OSR #TTRPG
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
#OSR #TTRPG
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
@salvaterra.bsky.social I like following your art, but you also repost the anti-AI faith circles. These consistently contain misinformation and hate. I'm fully open to factually based discussions on AI, but not those.
April 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
@salvaterra.bsky.social I like following your art, but you also repost the anti-AI faith circles. These consistently contain misinformation and hate. I'm fully open to factually based discussions on AI, but not those.
Reposted by AugmentedDM
Pretty good yardstick I'd say.
Means "you can GM for ~2 players fewer online than you can in person" and "good prep give you the capacity to handle 1-3 extra players". Those track.
One factor I might add is +1 or +2 if you run a session weekly, -1 for monthly, but +1 for yearly except for one-offs
Means "you can GM for ~2 players fewer online than you can in person" and "good prep give you the capacity to handle 1-3 extra players". Those track.
One factor I might add is +1 or +2 if you run a session weekly, -1 for monthly, but +1 for yearly except for one-offs
February 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Pretty good yardstick I'd say.
Means "you can GM for ~2 players fewer online than you can in person" and "good prep give you the capacity to handle 1-3 extra players". Those track.
One factor I might add is +1 or +2 if you run a session weekly, -1 for monthly, but +1 for yearly except for one-offs
Means "you can GM for ~2 players fewer online than you can in person" and "good prep give you the capacity to handle 1-3 extra players". Those track.
One factor I might add is +1 or +2 if you run a session weekly, -1 for monthly, but +1 for yearly except for one-offs
Reposted by AugmentedDM
This was fun: "o1, build a simulator of a D&D guild hall. Persistent characters come in, get quests, interact with each other, leave & return, make it procedurally generated"
I kept asking it to add other ideas (relationships, etc) 8 times, got no errors, just worked each time. Desire-based coding!
I kept asking it to add other ideas (relationships, etc) 8 times, got no errors, just worked each time. Desire-based coding!
February 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This was fun: "o1, build a simulator of a D&D guild hall. Persistent characters come in, get quests, interact with each other, leave & return, make it procedurally generated"
I kept asking it to add other ideas (relationships, etc) 8 times, got no errors, just worked each time. Desire-based coding!
I kept asking it to add other ideas (relationships, etc) 8 times, got no errors, just worked each time. Desire-based coding!
My challenge rating for online gaming: the # players, +1 per party split, +2 for discord, +2 for VTT, +1 for improvising detail or +3 for improvising everything. My limit is 10, and sweetspot is 8.
I used to run OSR games online. After zoom fatigue, I shifted to in person. People struggle to pay attention on zoom, and conversational dynamics are so WEIRD. It's so much smoother in person! But I want to run a game with a big player base of hardcore OSR heads in the future. So I feel stuck! 🤷♂️
February 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
My challenge rating for online gaming: the # players, +1 per party split, +2 for discord, +2 for VTT, +1 for improvising detail or +3 for improvising everything. My limit is 10, and sweetspot is 8.
I'm actually surprised how much fun it has been playing Serpent Kings / Little Brown Books with an AI DM and PCs with blocks & pulls.
February 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I'm actually surprised how much fun it has been playing Serpent Kings / Little Brown Books with an AI DM and PCs with blocks & pulls.
Augmented Solo Play! The most fun you can have by yourself.
#TTRPG #OSR #DnD
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
#TTRPG #OSR #DnD
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
AI Prompts for TTRPGs #3: solo play
Run a party with a single player and no DM!
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Augmented Solo Play! The most fun you can have by yourself.
#TTRPG #OSR #DnD
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
#TTRPG #OSR #DnD
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
So happy to see @darjr.bsky.social also fired up about #CaltechWarlock, an amazing #DnD fork from the earliest days of the game.
February 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
So happy to see @darjr.bsky.social also fired up about #CaltechWarlock, an amazing #DnD fork from the earliest days of the game.
Prismatic makes a great example of magic being roughly implemented in #DnD and similar #TTRPG s, and shows how it can be unpacked into a whole class for better play. He's actually following an old tradition in this:
New Post: Control Weather Should Not Be a Spell
How a single spell holds back an entire field of magic plus a new character class (Tempestarius) that can control the weather and also gets a storm cloud stronghold
(This is for today’s blog bandwagon. Y’know, “elements” as in weather)
#osr #ttrpg
How a single spell holds back an entire field of magic plus a new character class (Tempestarius) that can control the weather and also gets a storm cloud stronghold
(This is for today’s blog bandwagon. Y’know, “elements” as in weather)
#osr #ttrpg
Control Weather Should Not Be a Spell — Prismatic Wasteland
Control Weather is a cop-out of a spell, combining what should be many different magic effects into a single spell that is high level and accordingly puts a very interesting field of magic out of reac...
www.prismaticwasteland.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
PvP suddenly becomes an acceptable option again. Beautiful thinking by @goupilverse.bsky.social
For me, the essence of TTRPGs is coop between players, which retains room for PvP between PCs. Here are 2 rules I apply universally:
1) in case of PvP, the players cooperate to mutually decide the outcome. No mechanic shall be triggered.
2) if a PC becomes an antagonist, they turned into an NPC.
1) in case of PvP, the players cooperate to mutually decide the outcome. No mechanic shall be triggered.
2) if a PC becomes an antagonist, they turned into an NPC.
February 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
PvP suddenly becomes an acceptable option again. Beautiful thinking by @goupilverse.bsky.social
The Sword of Justice is a powerful artifact with extraordinary damage bonuses. It brutalizes opponents while imbuing the welder with knowledge of its victim's kindnesses, virtues and loving relationships. GMed well, few players will wield it twice.
Inspired by chat w. @riseupcomus.bsky.social
Inspired by chat w. @riseupcomus.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Sword of Justice is a powerful artifact with extraordinary damage bonuses. It brutalizes opponents while imbuing the welder with knowledge of its victim's kindnesses, virtues and loving relationships. GMed well, few players will wield it twice.
Inspired by chat w. @riseupcomus.bsky.social
Inspired by chat w. @riseupcomus.bsky.social
Enjoyed the Shadowdark review by @weepingstag.bsky.social
theweepingstag.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/r...
Any prestige from an #Ennies award is discredited now though!
theweepingstag.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/r...
Any prestige from an #Ennies award is discredited now though!
Shadowdark Review: Does it Deserve 4 Gold Ennies?
It Came Out of Nowhere** SPOILERS: This article contains spoilers for the classic D&D adventure The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. If you’re like me, you probably saw Shadowdark’s $1…
theweepingstag.wordpress.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Enjoyed the Shadowdark review by @weepingstag.bsky.social
theweepingstag.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/r...
Any prestige from an #Ennies award is discredited now though!
theweepingstag.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/r...
Any prestige from an #Ennies award is discredited now though!
inspired by @doe-or-die.bsky.social , some new #TTRPG PC attributes to replace the tired old STR, DEX etc..
"Hiyaaa!"
"Eureka!"
"Bullseye!"
"I Spy!"
"Charge!"
"Hiyaaa!"
"Eureka!"
"Bullseye!"
"I Spy!"
"Charge!"
January 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
inspired by @doe-or-die.bsky.social , some new #TTRPG PC attributes to replace the tired old STR, DEX etc..
"Hiyaaa!"
"Eureka!"
"Bullseye!"
"I Spy!"
"Charge!"
"Hiyaaa!"
"Eureka!"
"Bullseye!"
"I Spy!"
"Charge!"
I see so many posts about using "block" to defend against any discomforting view, and it becomes clear why there's so little authentic discussion, so little correction to misinformation, and so little refinment to promising ideas on @bsky.app .
January 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I see so many posts about using "block" to defend against any discomforting view, and it becomes clear why there's so little authentic discussion, so little correction to misinformation, and so little refinment to promising ideas on @bsky.app .
@blackdragoncan.bsky.social 's Boots of Hill Giant tracks, make me think of magical offcuts. Rare and exotic monster ingredients are used to make prime magics like gauntlets and girdles of strength for #Dnd #OSR #TTRPG characters, so there's opportunity to use the leftover feet.
January 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
@blackdragoncan.bsky.social 's Boots of Hill Giant tracks, make me think of magical offcuts. Rare and exotic monster ingredients are used to make prime magics like gauntlets and girdles of strength for #Dnd #OSR #TTRPG characters, so there's opportunity to use the leftover feet.
So one of the beliefs that's common with social media types warning about AI is a belief that AI is a replacement rather than an augmentation. I'm starting to collate some examples about exciting things that add to the #TTRPG experience that are simply not possible without its help.
January 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
So one of the beliefs that's common with social media types warning about AI is a belief that AI is a replacement rather than an augmentation. I'm starting to collate some examples about exciting things that add to the #TTRPG experience that are simply not possible without its help.
For a skill like "find traps" to be a specific %, there has to be a standard trap which is judged at that number.
The trap which comes after "Welcome to the house of traps" sign, beyond "Traps ahead!", and which is labelled in fluoro paint "This is a trap" should not be judged at that %.
The trap which comes after "Welcome to the house of traps" sign, beyond "Traps ahead!", and which is labelled in fluoro paint "This is a trap" should not be judged at that %.
January 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For a skill like "find traps" to be a specific %, there has to be a standard trap which is judged at that number.
The trap which comes after "Welcome to the house of traps" sign, beyond "Traps ahead!", and which is labelled in fluoro paint "This is a trap" should not be judged at that %.
The trap which comes after "Welcome to the house of traps" sign, beyond "Traps ahead!", and which is labelled in fluoro paint "This is a trap" should not be judged at that %.
How long before the ENnie's Oscar Wilde emerges with the best writing, only to be hounded because of rumors of an impure creative process? #Ennies #TTRPG #MobRule #PurityTest
January 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
How long before the ENnie's Oscar Wilde emerges with the best writing, only to be hounded because of rumors of an impure creative process? #Ennies #TTRPG #MobRule #PurityTest
Simulate playthroughs ahead of a session to be better prepared and empower player choices.
#OSR #TTRPG
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
#OSR #TTRPG
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
January 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Simulate playthroughs ahead of a session to be better prepared and empower player choices.
#OSR #TTRPG
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...
#OSR #TTRPG
open.substack.com/pub/augmente...