Periapt Games Design Blog

Notes from Ben M, a New Zealand TTRPG creator.

Thursday, 11 April 2024

Straw demon

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RPG idea If you ever find yourself making up a guy in your head to get mad at, that's the avatar of a memetic monster protruding into yo...
Friday, 5 April 2024

Alternatives to Legendary resistance

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Preface Dungeons & Dragons 5e is a game that is fundamentally about combat. The outright majority of the game's mechanics and syste...
Tuesday, 20 February 2024

How I think about story games

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What follows isn't an attempt at a codification or taxonomy or definition. In fact, it deviates from some of the language people use to ...
Thursday, 8 February 2024

Character class: Gestalt of magic items

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Game idea status: Non-instantiated; untested The pitch In your next tabletop role-playing game, you play as a mismatched assortment of sapie...
Monday, 5 February 2024

The 'Four Humors' Theory of TTRPG Players

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The Angry GM recently published an article about the distinct ways in which players play RPGs, with the specific example of D&D. He men...
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