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Hey dear! Hope I'm not a bother, but could you recommend me a few ttrpg games, if possible? A few acquaintances and I are planning on trying out play by posting. However, most of us are either new to tabletop games or lack too much experience and we would like for something quick to learn that's more on the silly side so we can let loose a bit. We've also been discussing the possibility of a diceless system, however, that is not a must-have.

If you’re looking for the intersection of “beginner friendly”, “quick to learn”, “somewhat silly” and “conducive to play-by-post”, you could have a look at Lasers & Feelings. It’s basically an affectionate parody of Star Trek: The Original Series, and the rules are one page long. And hey, free.

If you’d prefer something with less brevity and more structure (and I’d recommend it if a newbie is GMing), it really depends on what sort of premise you’d prefer. For example, if you like goofy supernatural drama - think What We Do in the Shadows - Rose Bailey’s Die For You could be a good choice. Kiddie anime with pet monsters? Try Pokéthulhu. Wacky ultraviolent martial arts shenanigans? Wushu. It’s tough to say without more specific guidance.

(At the risk of shameless self-promotion, my own Costume Fairy Adventures might also fit the bill, though it’s not free, and also it’s kind of A Lot if you’re just starting out; I’d like to think it’s easy to learn, but there’s enough to it that it’s not necessarily going to be quick. Check out the downloadable preview on the product page - I can shoot you a discount code if it grabs you.)

If you want to add “diceless” to those criteria, there are a couple of ways you can go. Both of these options lose a bit on the “quick to learn” side, as a. they are longer than half a dozen pages, and b. their resource economies create some slightly-non-obvious incentives, but they’re still not too bad on that front.

On the lighthearted side, you might have a look at Golden Sky Stories. It’s a localised Japanese game about magical talking animals who can transform into human children making friends in a rural small town. Your special abilities are literally powered by friendship, which tells you basically everything you need to know about the game’s tone.

On the decidedly not lighthearted side (but still quite silly), there’s Fiasco. If you’ve seen Fargo, this is the game it would notionally be played in. It’s not quite diceless, but due to the way it’s set up, there are only three dice rolls per session; once at the beginning, one in a mid-session intermission, and one at the end; the rest of the time you’re trading dice, not rolling them. There’s also a huge public repository of playsets, so it‘s easy to play in various milieux.

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How about your personal top 3 Hetalians and what spoopy thing they would dress as on Halloween this year? And to add another factor, how would they react if by the end of the night they ended up turning into the thing they dressed up as? So, for example, if one of them dressed like a werewolf on the strike of midnight they actually turn into a werewolf. You can write this however you wish! Be it as a scenario, headcanons, or you could even delete it, the important thing is for you to have fun ^^ - @alottleannoyance

Now, these aren’t necessarily my favourite Hetalians but I thought that they’d be interesting! That and I wasn’t sure you’d be ok if I had 2ps, so I avoided using them! Also I’m sorry about this request taking so long!

America: Now, Alfred has a habit of only dressing as what he believes he is.. A SUPER HERO! Now, this year, he has decided to dress as Batman! All out expensive costume, even a voice inhancer to deepen how he sounds!

Reaction: His newly found black cat clock struck twelve, midnight on the dot. He grinned and began to sprint before falling dizzy. He fell back and held his head before groaning. He finally regained himself and sat up. “Not cool dude..” he said softly. However, instead of his usual bubbly and almost teenager sounding voice had been replaced by a deep and smooth voice.. identical to the voice of Batman. He paused before jumping to his feet. He spoke again. “Woah, woah.. I am.. BATMAN!” He exclaimed. He ran around, destroying his house with batarangs all. Night. Long.

Denmark: Matthias would most certainly join/drag the entire Nordic five group into doing a group costume! They had deicided on a clan of ghost pirates! Of course, Matthias was the captain of this ghost clan!

Reaction: Matthias couldn’t believe his eyes, he was.. a ghost! He was floating, hovering and had no legs anymore! He was laughing in a mixture of nervousness and excitement. He would use his new found abilities to mess with his fellow Nordics, making a special note to bug and frighten Norway, he would float to the well known Americans annual Halloween party and use his pale almost translucent skin as “special effects makeup” and win the costume contest! He’d quite like his new found power! But… it does wear off right?

Canada: The shy Canadian will be forced into a costume by his brother, which leads to something that is apparently “building in self confidence”.. a lumberjack. Matthew was dressed in a checkered shirt, fake beard, beanie and a beard, fit with an axe.

Reaction: Matthew scratched at his chin as the beard began to itch. “No ones noticing me anyway.. maybe I can take this beard off..” he had muttered to himself and as he tugged, he winced. It.. hurt. He tried again and that’s when the realisation slammed onto him. The beard was attached. He began scratching, clawing, trying desperately to get it off. “Ahh maple.. maybe it’s costume glue-” his eyes went wide when he heard his voice. It was deep, oozing with confidence. He sighed and stood up, walking over to Kuma. “This must be a nightmare.. right?”

“I don’t think so Matthew.”

“NOW YOU REMEMBER MY NAME?!”

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@alottleannoyance Here ya go! Have a video of me, recorded just now with a shitty lamp light because my bed is too comfy to be bothered to turn the light on

[prokopetz]

Hello! I'm here looking for a possible ttrpg recommendation? A friend of mine really wants to get into them, but she's having problems. To list off a few things: 1. She isn't exactly a fan of combat and much prefers talking or planning her way out of things 2. Rule heavy games intimidate her an awful lot, especially so considering she can be forgetful 3. Our country dosen't have a good gaming community, so really rare games would be hard to find. Anything you can suggest for such a person?

If you don’t have a big gaming community locally, it’s likely that all you’re going to be able to find in the way of face-to-face games are the most popular, mainstream systems, which - unfortunately for your friend - tend to be both rules-heavy and combat-heavy. If you can’t get together enough players for your own group, I’d suggest looking online; both chat-room gaming and playing via forum or email are possibilities.

As for low-combat, rules-light games, I have a previous post on the subject. None of the games listed there are particularly rules-heavy in the conventional sense, but Chuubo’s Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine, Sufficiently Advanced and Wisher, Theurgist, Fatalist have a fair number of moving parts to their respective systems, so I wouldn’t recommend them for someone who has trouble remembering the rules. Any of the others are probably a safe bet.

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@alottleannoyance

terrifying monstrosity: who could possibly love me when I am a terrifying monstrosity  me, stretched out on the table in front of them with a rose between my teeth: well

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@alottleannoyance

Just a bat eating watermelon in bed

Have a good day everyone!  

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insp. (x,x)

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Matthew.

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@alottleannoyance

You’ve heard about Mom Friend and Dad Friend, now get ready for....

Grandpa Friend™:

- almost always grumpy - bad at showing affection but cares about their friends a lot - “what did you say?”, “Sorry i didn’t hear that, can you repeat it?” - often reminisces about their youth (even though they’re probably only in their twenties. Alternatively: “kids these days…”) - too old for this shit (see above) - totally not down with the youth - bad back (and everything else hurts too) - likes to complain

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@alottleannoyance

DND BIRBS!!! OwO I will have these available in my Etsy soon as a sticker sheet <3 

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@alottleannoyance

i found my yiff bracelet in my cupboard before and frankly i don’t know how to feel because it invokes my fight or flight response on visual contact

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@alottleannoyance

It doesn’t matter how terrifying or monstrous or deadly you make your eldritch monster, there’s gonna be a person who hauls themselves out of the sewers to tell you that they will personally fuck it.

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@alottleannoyance

a Kenku Bard named *gunshot* *gunshot* *gunshot* *cash register noise*

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Alfred, showing batman a photo of Man-bat: the newest terror in the streets sir, seems to take after you doesn’t he?

Batman, under his breath: huh… looks like my fursona

Alfred:

Your wot, sir?

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@alottleannoyance is this you

anyone else have a great sense of fashion in their head but too lazy and/or broke to actually let it be a reality

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Made this handsome boy a little while back but realized that I posted him to IG but not Tumblr. His name is charlie and he lives in my closet