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Games. Good?
Discuss this important, hard-hitting question.
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Rufus Roswell
Mar 16, 2019
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verasev
Dec 16, 2023
What Are Your Game's Politics?
This is a thing that I am seeing referenced obliquely through several of the threads in this forum, and I thought it was...
started by
Four-in-Hand Games
Mar 23, 2019
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verasev
Dec 16, 2023
Is leafo a pokemon?
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started by
kittyfuwun210
Jun 22, 2021
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Rj_Game_Creator
Jun 10, 2023
Printing and Crafting the Board Game
I am working on a board game on my free time and plan to publish it on itch.io soon. In terms of accessibility all the p...
started by
yanin
Apr 05, 2022
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yanin
Apr 08, 2022
Can the RPG Theory well be un-poisoned?
It's a common perception in online RPG discussions to view discussions of RPG Theory as either inherently toxic or so li...
started by
GameMaru
Mar 05, 2021
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DeReel
Mar 30, 2021
Getting Over Dice and Things Like Dice
So RPGs come from a rich history of war gaming with the saving throw and officer rules being the most direct connection...
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Please Don't Play These Games
Dec 25, 2020
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How Often Do You Release?
Hello everyone! My name is Brendan and I'm very new to the itch.io community. My first project is a tabletop rpg game Di...
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flayedmanbooks
Jun 09, 2020
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flayedmanbooks
Jun 10, 2020
Ideas for a gamebook-oriented rule system
So, this spring I made a (computerized) gamebook. I'm happy with how it came out. Success was moderate, but there's stil...
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No Time To Play
Dec 26, 2019
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Magefire
Dec 31, 2019
Campaign Prep Rules: How Much is Too Much?
Recently, writing up rules / guidelines on how to prep a campaign or even a session seems to have kind of fallen out of...
started by
ErikTheBearik
Jun 27, 2019
5
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Axes&Orcs
Jun 28, 2019
Games you just... HAVE to write.
I don't know if it happens to other (would-be) game designers but the other day I got struck by an idea SO good and stro...
started by
Tyrannoeil
May 11, 2019
3
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ErikTheBearik
Jun 27, 2019
what makes a solo LARP a game?
I'm working on a solo LARP, something I've never done before. I'm curious about people's thoughts: what makes a solo LAR...
started by
Giantkiller Industries
May 03, 2019
9
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aprilmarch
May 10, 2019
Narrative Tools and the Platonic Session
Very few games come with narrative guidance tools, and I think that's a shame. Lets talk about Narrative Guidance. Most...
started by
Sandy Pug Games
Mar 16, 2019
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Aaron Griffin
Apr 30, 2019
Play as performance
I'm really interested in exploring how the notion of performance informs and shapes gameplay in the tabletop space. Ther...
started by
Caro Asercion
Mar 16, 2019
16
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UncannyDice
Mar 31, 2019
What Goes Into a Good Name List?
I wasn't sure where to put this; it came up since I am working on a Belonging Outside Belonging game, which has explicit...
started by
RourkeBywater
Mar 26, 2019
7
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nickwedig
Mar 29, 2019
Plots and RPGs
Let's talk about plots! ................................................... 1. DEFEATING EVIL Here's the basic plot of a...
started by
Levi Kornelsen
Mar 20, 2019
11
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vsca
Mar 23, 2019
Goat Song Blog
Howdy! I have a blog where I talk a lot about design theory. I have a bunch of posts on there that folks might be intere...
started by
Goat Song Publishing
Mar 20, 2019
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Goat Song Publishing
Mar 20, 2019
Manyfold Theory
You want theory? I gots theory. Three posts. Let's start with a glossary of “Kinds of fun”. It's not complete by any...
started by
Levi Kornelsen
Mar 16, 2019
13
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Goat Song Publishing
Mar 20, 2019
Four Layer of Narratives in Most RPGs
Preamble Feel free to chop this up or have a go at it. I've been bouncing this idea around for a while in my head, and w...
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Halfling Caravan Games
Mar 19, 2019
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Halfling Caravan Games
Mar 20, 2019
What kinds of games need safety tools?
Serious question for those who advocate for the use of safety tools for all RPG tables: would you also require safety to...
started by
Questing Beast
Mar 16, 2019
28
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Gwathdring
Mar 19, 2019