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  • iamthetot@piefed.catorpg@ttrpg.networkCity Docks
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    11 days ago

    In my experience, ttrpg players will set anything and everything on fire eventually.

    What specifically happens, or how you set them on fire, it’s going to entirely depend on the rules of the game you’re playing.

    For example, in a game like Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder, you may have a spell which can set fire to the boats from afar simple as.

    In Call of Cthulhu, you may need to roll a check to sneak past some guards to get to the ship and set light to it, and if you fail in your check you may find yourself getting captured and implanted with a mind control worm.

    In Fabula Ultima, setting light to the ships may actually be the main objective of a conflict playing out, and your progress and success may be measured by a ten slice clock. You have to weigh the option of spending your turn fighting off assailants, healing yourself or allies, or working towards filing that clock and succeeding at your main objective.



  • iamthetot@piefed.catorpg@ttrpg.networkCity Docks
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    12 days ago

    You could print it for sure, but you can also use it digitally in a virtual tabletop (VTT), which is probably even the more common use case.

    A battlemap in a TTRPG is a visual aide for playing, typically but not necessarily during a battle (hence the name) or a conflict scene of some kind. This map could be used in any game, however you wouldn’t be likely to use it in something like Cyberpunk or Delta Green due to the genre mismatch. The game itself is going to have its own rules for how to manage those scenes and the map itself is system-agnostic.




  • iamthetot@piefed.catorpg@ttrpg.networkENNIE Awards 2026
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    12 days ago

    I haven’t played the final release version, but played the intro scenario in the original beta release. I know there’s been some changes since but not fully aware of the scope.

    It seemed to work well for the style of game my group tends to play. I plan on buying it and trying a longer campaign once my current ones are done.

    It may just not be your cup of tea, and that’s okay.