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Unbearable Openers and Avoiding Graboids

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Rawlson Gamin
October 16, 2023

Welcome to Role Scene

[Mentally designing a football-focused Honey Heist adventure starring Beary Sanders, Walter Pawton, Farshall Maulk, and Jim Brownbear cause that’s what I do in my free time, I think of koalaty puns.]

Currently…

Dicebreaker’s Tabletop Awards 2023 are now accepting nominations LINK

What I’m Playing

Tremors (1990) LINK

I don’t remember how I found this one-page RPG but the moment I read it I knew I had to play it. It’s possible I’m missing something on read through, but there were some gaps and confusions on how to handle certain situations in the rules. I made up my own rules where I thought I needed them and the play-through was mostly smooth.

Without a doubt the most fun for the players came from:

  1. Choosing 90’s names. The 16 total citizens includes Wayne, Garth, Cher, Dionne, Tai

  2. Choosing 90’s common items. Items included a slap bracelet, slinky, and Skip-It

  3. Coming up with absurd reasons why their common items are able to save them from doom.

Creator Corner

Write a zine about being a bug in a backyard.

Crowdfunding & Coming Soon

Derelict a Death In Space adventure by Christian Eichorn (now thru Oct 28) LINK

Don’t Play This Game by Charlie Menzies (now thru Nov 2 on Kickstarter) LINK

An Infinity Of Ships by Adam Station (coming soon on Kickstarter) LINK

Do Not Adjust Your Set by Ex Stasis Games (coming soon on Kickstarter)

Grimtooth's Old-School Traps for 5E and DCC from Goodman Games (Nov 2023 on Backerkit)

Adventure on the Purple Planet ... And Beyond from Goodman Games (Feb 2024 on Backerkit)

One Breath Left from Stout Stoat (unknown)

Wish List / Waiting To Play

I purchased a number of zines from Plus One Exp and can’t wait for them to arrive.

I purchased Grant Howitt’s 5 volumes of one page games and I am thrilled to dive into it. Do I dare fantasize about playing ALL of them with my Wednesday night group for the next 65 weeks? Yes. LINK

I don’t typically get excited about solo RPGs but there’s something about One Break Left that has its hooks in me. I’m anxiously awaiting the reprint planned for later this year. It should be said, I’m a sucker for space exploration. LINK

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