Atlas48 ( Atlas48@ttrpg.network ) to rpg@ttrpg.networkEnglish · 2 years agoWhat's your pointers for running Horror in TTRPGs?message-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up121file-text
arrow-up121message-squareWhat's your pointers for running Horror in TTRPGs?Atlas48 ( Atlas48@ttrpg.network ) to rpg@ttrpg.networkEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-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 ( copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years 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 ( Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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