So, I've made the first tentative steps at building "What We Become", by inviting others to collaborate.

It's a science-fiction TTRPG exploring changing identities.

When you've no choice but to evolve, what parts of you will you sacrifice and what will you keep?

#whatwebecome #ttrpg #ttrpgdesign

Mythos Distortion: Signal and Noise in City of Mist
A mythical story is trying--desperately--to unfold through the player-characters. So much story filtering through a single human life… There’s bound to be bandwidth problems…

#cityofmist #sonfoak #TTRPG #RPG
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Miles and miles of underground tunnels, the arteries of the city. But abandoned spurs and decommission stations mean there's so much potential beyond just getting your PCs to the next scene...

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I like the idea of the Shadow in Wraith: The Oblivion. That another player can play a direct voice-in-your-head influence...

Any other games I should look at that have a different player at the table having such an intimate influence on your character?

#ttrpg #wraith #w:to #shadow

Encyclopedia Transitoria: The Subway Platform
Ubiquitous? Yeah. Sometimes creepy, sometimes overwhelming, the Subway platform is a foundational element of many urban centers. Maybe it can be more than just the way to get your player-characters to the next event!

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We are starting a game of “Wanderhome.”

I love creepy modern urban fantasy. But right now, I need a break and “pastoral fantasy” just seems lovely.

So, Dorrin Tarn, a half blind Mole Caretaker, tends to forgotten gods in abandoned places. Seems like social and spiritual archeology.

Encyclopedia Transitoria: The Bus Stop

Taking common places and giving them relevance and insight into how to use them in a tabletop RPG... more than just how you get to the next scene.

Few spaces are quite as potentially liminal as the bus stop.

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Encyclopedia Transitoria: The Taxi

We all know what a taxi is.

When the party splits, you might find yourself needing to give your players something to chew on for a little bit.

Even the spaces between the places can add life and strangeness to the mix.

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Transitory Spaces: The Elevator

We all know what an elevator is...

But maybe this'll give some ideas on how to use it in a way that's more than just moving your PCs from one place to another...

#system-agnostic #locations #sonofoak #ttrpg #rrpg

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