Jonathan Syson

RPGs, podcasts, video games, science, teaching. [He/Him]

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@bastionland

[Jason Cordova @jasoncordova6]

I frequently think about roleplaying games as a medium for entertainment distinct from films, books, etc., and how its particular strengths can be leveraged in game design. The mystery system for Brindlewood Bay is a direct result of this thinking. 1/

[Jason Cordova @jasoncordova6]

For the evening crowd, The Between is the Deal of the Day on @DriveThruRPG! This is a great excuse to pick up the game.

Link in the replies!

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

Today is Creator Day on https://t.co/C3OUp7DDRT, so it's a great day to promote City of Blades, my standalone Blades in the Dark hack!
It's a four-page mini-zine designed for one-shots and short campaigns.
It's PWYW, so check it out!
https://t.co/MhvzNjyh62
#ttrpg #ItchCreatorDay

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

I recorded an episode of @LGNOEpodcast last week, and it was great fun! Talked about Old-School D&D, playing board games with your family, and definitely 100% for sure remembering the name of a brewery first try. Give them a follow and a listen!

[Last Games Night On Earth Podcast🎙️ @LGNOEpodcast]

Thank you so much for coming on the podcast @JRSyson 😁🎙️

[RollPlusBond @RollPlusBond]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Roll +Bundle, a #BlackFriday bundle of 44 #ttrpgs written by members of our community, in support of @transMAMCR is now available on @itchio for just $20USD!

44 #tabletopgames from 29 creators, go check it out and support! ONE WEEK ONLY
https://t.co/bxPAPgh8OF

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@pangalactic Didn't realise you'd gotten Tempered Legacy in! Been wanting a physical copy of that for ages!

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@pzlr

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@necropraxis Casket Land is 43 pages for the rules and 25 pages for the playbooks, so it perhaps fits here.

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@dragon_obsidian @VulpsProeliator @FreyjaErlings My answers to this would be Shadow of the Demon Lord, Fantasy AGE, Old-School Essentials, or White Box: FMAG. They all do different parts of what D&D 5e does (ie class customisation, high stakes dice rolls, and tense exploration and combat) a little better than 5e, in my opinion.

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@bastionland Ahh, I'm sorry I missed this one, totally meant to watch it too!

[The One True Ryan Khan @TheonetrueK]

I know a lot of people have bought the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality on Itch. There are a whole pile of TTRPGs in there. I've been working with a few others to catalog all the games. There are some fantastic games in there.
https://t.co/r20KSwbO8y

[pjamesstuart @pjamesstuart]

fuck Electric Bastionland is like being kicked out of your parents house in your 20s and trying to survive off your overdraft while sleeping on a friends couch and begging for a job in Greggs

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@JellyMuppet I think part of the issue with combat is that the stakes are set up at the beginning of combat, and those same stakes are still present and resolved at the end of combat; so what it results in is an hour of table time to answer a single question, which is a ratio unique to combat

[🦖 Diogo Nogueira - #PrimalQuest #NSR #RPGLATAM ☄️ @diogo_oldskull]

We are making #DarkStreetsAndDarkerSecrets a PWYW (Pay What You Want) product during this time!

It's a rules light #TTRPG set in our modern time with elements of horror and fantasy, inspired by Buffy, Supernatural, X-Files, and many others.

#GetDark

https://t.co/lDTwX6oAEb

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@veneficaultrix I can't remember where I got this recipe from, but it's excellent; just need a food processor/blender, and a large frying pan/wok, and it's substantial enough that it's a meal on its own, even without bread or rice.

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@PorcupineRPG Congratulations! I'm very glad it funded, can't wait to get my (digital) hands on it!

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@JellyMuppet I've not run a West Marches game yet, but I've had 'church/abbey on top of a cliff' as a location idea for a WM game for a long time, there is something very foreboding about it.

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

This is a really cool looking RPG that needs a lot more attention! Based on Brazilian mythology with a focus on actually being educational about said mythology, it looks like a really novel and ambitious game

[Jonathan Syson @JRSyson]

@walrustoes @Belac93 @Edvorn @matthewmercer These are the MC principles for running Monsterhearts. These are not suggestions or advice, these are the rules of the game. If you're an MC and you're not "asking questions and building on the answers," or "disclaiming decision making" then you're literally breaking the rules.