Atlas48@ttrpg.network to rpg@ttrpg.networkEnglish · 5 days agoWhat's your pointers for running Horror in TTRPGs?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your pointers for running Horror in TTRPGs?Atlas48@ttrpg.network to rpg@ttrpg.networkEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
As the title says, I was wondering what’d make for good horror in the medium, and thought I’d try to ask here!
minus-squarecopacetic@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoDread is commonly recommended but I haven’t tried it myself yet. Trophy is another one. Listening to their podcast, I found it creepy indeed.
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days ago+1 for Dread, it’s so easy to play Instead of dice, you play with a jenga tower. It’s a physical manifestation of narrative tension, and that goes a long way in getting the players into the vibe
Dread is commonly recommended but I haven’t tried it myself yet.
Trophy is another one. Listening to their podcast, I found it creepy indeed.
+1 for Dread, it’s so easy to play
Instead of dice, you play with a jenga tower. It’s a physical manifestation of narrative tension, and that goes a long way in getting the players into the vibe