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Fluff N Crunch FluffNCrunch
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Two longtime gamers, one from America and the other England, discuss tabletop roleplaying games, with a focus on how story, setting, and system can work together, and how sometimes they don't. We talk about 2d20 games, 5e, review books and resources, and share advice from our years of gaming to help you strike the right balance between story, setting, and system.
New episodes published every Wednesday. You can reach us on Facebook at Fluff N' Crunch or directly by email at fluffncrunchpodcast@gmail.com and @fluffncrunchpod
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Chris Attends UK Games Expo 2024
I think the title says it all. Chris attended UK Games Expo, and I went on vacation. He's got some interesting news about the experience, some new games he played, designers with whom he spoke, and we talk about the value of attending game conventions.
#ukgamesexpo #gameconventionsThe Mandalorian: Adventures - https://store.asmodee.com/products/the-mandalorian-adventuresAltered CCG: https://www.altered.gg/en-us
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Game Building Part 1 - Setting
Herein we offer and discuss our ideas for the games we each are going to write, kicking around setting ideas that point toward the sorts of stories the games will help tell and will inform the sorts of system decisions we’ll each have to make.
If you’re interested in game design, and what we think is a vital issue - the nexus of system, setting, and story - this episode is for you.
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Dice Mechanics pt2 - Dice Pools
Beyond just a heap of dice, what is a "dice pool" and what advantages and maybe challenges this type of resolution mechanic offer for #ttrpgs ? We dive into the topic by spotlighting several different games, past and current, that use dice pools, and share our ideas about the possibilities a true dice pool offers players and GMs.
#dice #rpgs #tabletoprpg
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Mechanics Discussed pt1 - The Most Basic Dice System
Mechanics…what makes RPGs games, and often a source of either interest or frustration, depending on how they work. In this first part of a series, We look at the most basic type of resolution mechanic: generate a number and compare it against another number. What systems use this? What opportunities and limitations does it present? What form of it do we like best? We ended up surprising ourselves with the answer to that last one.
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Can DnD 5e Be Fixed? Commentary on System and Settings for the Flagship TTRPG
Herein we point out how DnD 5e falls flat in system, settings, and stories, and we offer ideas on how to fix a game that WOTC has done its best in the last few years to ruin. The original TTRPG deserves better than vanilla settings and boring rules, and we have some ideas.
#dnd #wotc #ttrpg #fixdnd #eberron #forgottenrealms #greyhawk
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Crunchy Yet Playable - How Much is Too Much?
In response to a listener request, we discuss the issue of crunch - of rules complexity and density in #ttrpgs. We talk about a few games that have a reputation for being too crunchy, and discuss in depth five games with which we have experience and believe are both crunchy and playable.
#traveller #anima #conan #2d20 #shadowrun
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