Kaponkie
@kaponkie.bsky.social
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TTRPGS
Free Palestine and all oppressed peoples
TTRPGS
Free Palestine and all oppressed peoples
The ideal hexcrawl map
January 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The ideal hexcrawl map
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hard, hard agree with this. people are putting effort into this shared experience, do them the courtesy of taking it seriously and engaging with it sincerely.
I may be in the minority, but for me, chaos and shenanigans are not the goal at a #ttrpg table. I'm not against humor, but I love serious stories and games with stakes, and players and characters who take the secondary world and situations seriously.
Just me?
Just me?
December 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
hard, hard agree with this. people are putting effort into this shared experience, do them the courtesy of taking it seriously and engaging with it sincerely.
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Love to make a game where your three classes are entirely randomly selected and the only way you can exert any control over the process is deciding if you want to transition or not when you roll a girl one.
December 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Love to make a game where your three classes are entirely randomly selected and the only way you can exert any control over the process is deciding if you want to transition or not when you roll a girl one.
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i know this is the lowest hanging curmudgeon fruit possible, but i have developed such a visceral and immediate negative reaction to the word "cozy" wrt literally any media
December 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
i know this is the lowest hanging curmudgeon fruit possible, but i have developed such a visceral and immediate negative reaction to the word "cozy" wrt literally any media
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*Good Idea
I think soopersmert should expand on their platforming mechanic on their next lunch break
I think soopersmert should expand on their platforming mechanic on their next lunch break
Bad Idea: Yahtzee-style Platforming Mechanics for RPGs
There was a brief discussion on the wonderful <a href="https://discord.com/invite/ETpeGbTdDP">Prismatic Waystation Discord</a> a handful of days ago about th...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
*Good Idea
I think soopersmert should expand on their platforming mechanic on their next lunch break
I think soopersmert should expand on their platforming mechanic on their next lunch break
Has anyone thought about using portal fantasy as a framing device for fantasy adventure games? Would provide a handy explanation for the traditional stranger in a strange land framing and help bridge the gap between player and character knowledge, leading to a higher degree of immersion
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Has anyone thought about using portal fantasy as a framing device for fantasy adventure games? Would provide a handy explanation for the traditional stranger in a strange land framing and help bridge the gap between player and character knowledge, leading to a higher degree of immersion
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“Dearest Beatrice, I miss you deeply as we cross E4. The king has sent a horsie to protect me, but I can’t help but thinking about that large castle on the horizon.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
“Dearest Beatrice, I miss you deeply as we cross E4. The king has sent a horsie to protect me, but I can’t help but thinking about that large castle on the horizon.”
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Take it a step further. After any move which a piece is lost, you and the other player must RP the last conversation between that piece and a loved one. Of course they, don't know it's the last conversation. It could be heartfelt,or it could be "alright, see you tomorrow". Either way, heartbreaking.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Take it a step further. After any move which a piece is lost, you and the other player must RP the last conversation between that piece and a loved one. Of course they, don't know it's the last conversation. It could be heartfelt,or it could be "alright, see you tomorrow". Either way, heartbreaking.
Been thinking about this kind of thing, looking at over/under and the cataphracts game I’m a part of. This really interesting space where there are these sparse, strict rules and goals, but where the players have an otherwise infinite canvas for self expression, really interesting to think about
Concept: chess with literally no rules changes but every piece has an elaborate backstory that the player must read before play begins. Sure, it’s easy to sacrifice a faceless nameless pawn, but not so easy when you know about their life story and everything that got them to this war
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Been thinking about this kind of thing, looking at over/under and the cataphracts game I’m a part of. This really interesting space where there are these sparse, strict rules and goals, but where the players have an otherwise infinite canvas for self expression, really interesting to think about
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Concept: chess with literally no rules changes but every piece has an elaborate backstory that the player must read before play begins. Sure, it’s easy to sacrifice a faceless nameless pawn, but not so easy when you know about their life story and everything that got them to this war
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Concept: chess with literally no rules changes but every piece has an elaborate backstory that the player must read before play begins. Sure, it’s easy to sacrifice a faceless nameless pawn, but not so easy when you know about their life story and everything that got them to this war
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Man, you're gonna love Castle Automatic, then.
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Man, you're gonna love Castle Automatic, then.
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I'd like to make a counter-proposal: TTRPG folx are largely fine at telling stories, because:
Tabletop stories should not align to the (western-centric, specific-to-linear-forms, already-conservative-even-in-discussions-of-linear-forms) "traditional" shape of stories.
Tabletop stories should not align to the (western-centric, specific-to-linear-forms, already-conservative-even-in-discussions-of-linear-forms) "traditional" shape of stories.
In the new Quinns Quest review of Slugblaster, Quinns says he thinks rpg folks are largely shit at telling stories. Paraphrasing: "We have spent decades arguing over dice systems, XP, world building. We've spent hardly any time on what makes a good character or the shape stories traditionally take."
November 27, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I'd like to make a counter-proposal: TTRPG folx are largely fine at telling stories, because:
Tabletop stories should not align to the (western-centric, specific-to-linear-forms, already-conservative-even-in-discussions-of-linear-forms) "traditional" shape of stories.
Tabletop stories should not align to the (western-centric, specific-to-linear-forms, already-conservative-even-in-discussions-of-linear-forms) "traditional" shape of stories.
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No everyone is wrong, the story is stored in the balls
November 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM
No everyone is wrong, the story is stored in the balls
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We have no life and no one is interested in our death
November 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM
We have no life and no one is interested in our death
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To me it'll always be "games are about play from which stories can emerge" not "games are about telling a story."
As someone who has worked in collaborative writing rooms for both stage and film, I'd say play made me a better writer, not the other way around.
As someone who has worked in collaborative writing rooms for both stage and film, I'd say play made me a better writer, not the other way around.
November 27, 2024 at 6:50 PM
To me it'll always be "games are about play from which stories can emerge" not "games are about telling a story."
As someone who has worked in collaborative writing rooms for both stage and film, I'd say play made me a better writer, not the other way around.
As someone who has worked in collaborative writing rooms for both stage and film, I'd say play made me a better writer, not the other way around.
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i think its really funny how many people tell me to my face that wanderhome is a storytelling game when it says, right there in the first 10 pages, that it's not
November 28, 2024 at 4:28 AM
i think its really funny how many people tell me to my face that wanderhome is a storytelling game when it says, right there in the first 10 pages, that it's not
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For all the purple eyed Jon Kent truthers out there, I want you to know that I fought for you and I will keep fighting for you.
It’s not about how many times we get knocked down, it’s how many times we get back up.
I will not let them silence me.
It’s not about how many times we get knocked down, it’s how many times we get back up.
I will not let them silence me.
November 23, 2024 at 8:42 PM
For all the purple eyed Jon Kent truthers out there, I want you to know that I fought for you and I will keep fighting for you.
It’s not about how many times we get knocked down, it’s how many times we get back up.
I will not let them silence me.
It’s not about how many times we get knocked down, it’s how many times we get back up.
I will not let them silence me.
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Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
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November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
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Questing Beast/ Ben Milton / the Knave guy is now being sponsored by a publisher that had a "Meltdown sale" to celebrate 'triggering the libs' after the US election; 47% off (and, side bonus, AI image to advertise).
This is not his first foray into this shit. His defense is "No Politics"
This is not his first foray into this shit. His defense is "No Politics"
November 21, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Questing Beast/ Ben Milton / the Knave guy is now being sponsored by a publisher that had a "Meltdown sale" to celebrate 'triggering the libs' after the US election; 47% off (and, side bonus, AI image to advertise).
This is not his first foray into this shit. His defense is "No Politics"
This is not his first foray into this shit. His defense is "No Politics"
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WE FACE DEATH IN ALL FORMS: bombs, hunger, and lack of medicine💔
I’ve been struggling for a week to find flour for my family, but it’s scarce and now costs $150 per bag😔
Help as much as you can Please🙏
donate and 🍉❤️
chuffed.org/project/1144...
I’ve been struggling for a week to find flour for my family, but it’s scarce and now costs $150 per bag😔
Help as much as you can Please🙏
donate and 🍉❤️
chuffed.org/project/1144...
November 21, 2024 at 6:27 AM
WE FACE DEATH IN ALL FORMS: bombs, hunger, and lack of medicine💔
I’ve been struggling for a week to find flour for my family, but it’s scarce and now costs $150 per bag😔
Help as much as you can Please🙏
donate and 🍉❤️
chuffed.org/project/1144...
I’ve been struggling for a week to find flour for my family, but it’s scarce and now costs $150 per bag😔
Help as much as you can Please🙏
donate and 🍉❤️
chuffed.org/project/1144...
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I don't need freedom, I need food💔
November 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I don't need freedom, I need food💔