In the interest of setting a good example, an #introduction of me.
This isn't my first Mastodon account (that was @binder) but this (petrous.vislae.town) is my first run at being a Mastodon sysadmin.
I work with #Kubernetes #InformationSecurity in a #DevOps / #SystemReliabilityExternality way for a living. I used to work in #VideoGames doing #SystemsOperations & before that, #MobileTelephony. We don't talk about my stint in #AdvertisingTechnology.
I like #RolePlayingGames & #HashTags 😈
Hey, are there any Dungeons & Dragons nerdz on my feed? My kiddo is all too quickly (at least, as far as my perception of time) making the transition from kid to teen, and as she more & more abandons toys and lots of the activities we used to do together on the regular, I am still wanting to get her involved in some stuff that has "in real life" social elements that she would have some fun and interest in participating in, rather than just ending up with her in ever more screen time.
To head off one suggestion, she has an aversion to team sports (similar to her parents when we were kids). And it has been amazing seeing her self direct in drawing & digital art, but again, that is still a solo activity. But one thing she has expressed interest is in role playing games. And the one I used to love and play all the time when I was close to her age was D&D. SO - I was thinking I could get in a set of dice, and a set of the rulebooks, and be "dungeon master" for an initial campaign with some of her friends to try and spark the interest, and have some fun in some nostalgic reliving my own kidhood, as well as still do some time with the kiddo in the little bit left before she goes full on teen, and likely not wanting to do anything with me. The linked pic is the core rule books I came up with (the iconic 1st edition of "Advanced D&D"). But since my time being obsessed with D&D 45+some years ago I know that there have been a ton of new editions, with some rule changes, as well as a good bit of it moved online too.
SO - long winded lead up to a question finally over: what would be a good equivalent edition to these core rule books I should get, that would give as equally a complete overview, but that would give us more current rules that are compatible with what most current D&Ders are playing these days??
TTRPGs beyond DnD and fantasy (II)
In my previous post, I posted mini-reviews about roleplaying games that I’ve played that are not DnD, but that are mostly fantasy. This post is part two of that post, and lists RPGs I’ve played that are mostly not fantasy, at least not in the traditional medieval fantasy sense. Most of them are still full of fantasy elements or are straight up urban fantasy though.
Brindlewood Bay: This […]
https://chaosworks.org/2025/rpgs-beyond-dnd-and-fantasy/
Fantasy TTRPGs beyond DnD (I)
I’ve been playing DnD for quite a few years now and blogged about my DnD characters about a year ago. A lot of roleplayers are currently going through a bit of DnD fatigue – and while I agree that the combat in DnD can be tedious and frustrating, I still think it’s one of the best systems for long, epic campaigns because the sense of progression you get in DnD is excellent.
However, ever […]
https://chaosworks.org/2025/fantasy-rpgs-beyond-dnd/
I'm not in a position to back Rotted Capes: Second Bite, but you should check out the BackerKit and see if it appeals to you. At the least give this a repost:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/paradigm-concepts-publishing-llc/rotted-capes-second-bite
Another sinister character. A #MorkBorg #npc perhaps.
#ttrpg #rpg #osr #drawing #illustration #procreate #characterdesign #villain #rol #juegosderol #roleplayinggames #dnd #art #mastoart #comics
Are there any nonprofits operating in the TTRPG space? Publishing, charitable works, or other exempt purposes using the TTRPG community, I mean.
Now that it appears that Hasbro/Wizards Of The Coast are intent on shooting both their feet off when it comes to #DungeonsAndDragons , it should be noted that #Pathfinder remains licensed under the Open Gaming License.
#FateRPG - if you looking for a more narrative based game - is licensed under OGL or Creative Commons.
The role playing community has options other than D&D.
#sdf
#linux
#mageia
#mageia6
#opensourcesoftware
#gopher
#blogging
#phlogging
#python
#programming
#roleplayinggames
#rpg
#pathfinder
#dnd
#dungeonsanddragons
#d20
#history
#romanhistory
#philosophy
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Mark who? An #introduction
I fiddle around the edges of other people's RPGs. Contributed to a retroclone, working on a translation of a couple of modern games. Mostly I take images I find here & there & invent characters, items, locations & so forth based on them.
