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Interested in getting into GMless #ttrpgs but don't know where to start? Or need some suggestions to expand your collection?
Here's a thread of some of my favorites!
Here's a thread of some of my favorites!
Dialect is a game by Thorny Games about language and how it dies. Together, create an isolation and the language only spoken there - then play to find out what happens as the isolation comes to an end. https://thornygames.com/pages/dialect
For The Queen is a deck based storytelling game by Alex Roberts about a queen and her retinue travelling to a rival kingdom. Draw cards and answer prompts to establish the world and your relationship with the queen. Then decide if you will defend her. https://www.evilhat.com/home/for-the-queen/
StarCrossed is a two player romance game by Alex Roberts that is played using a jenga tower. Create characters who are attracted to each other but cannot act on their feelings. Then using a series of scene prompts, play out the relationship between them. https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/star-crossed/
Firebrands is a game about rival factions and mech pilots in space by Vincent and Meguey Baker. It is played through a series of mini games that allow you to create messy entanglements with allies and rivals alike as you battle for control of a planet. https://lumpley.itch.io/firebrands
The Quiet Year is a map drawing and storytelling game by Avery Alder. Using a deck of prompts, draw a map of the area while you describe the events of a single peaceful year in the life of a community. https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year
Spoken Magic is a prompt-based collaborative storytelling game by @Anarisis. Journey through a magical land and use your special type of magic to craft spells and solve problems that you face. https://anarisis.itch.io/spoken-magic
The Land Whispers is a collaborative settlement building game by @littlecuppajo. Answer prompts to establish facts about your homestead and discover the truths about the land you are living on. https://littlecuppajo.itch.io/thelandwhispers
BFF is an adorable storytelling game about friendship by Heart of the Deernicorn. Together, tell a story about a group of friends having adventures and discovering how friendships change and grow.
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/bff/?v=e2ae933451f4
https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/bff/?v=e2ae933451f4
Our Lady is a three player collaborative storytelling game by @go_jg. Play as three children who were visited by a magical entity and answer the prompts to determine the results of the visitation and discover what happens when She returns. https://go-jg.itch.io/our-lady
Anomaly is a tarot based collaborative storytelling game by SniperSerpent. Play as members of an organization investigating an anomaly. Determine the nature of the organization and anomaly, then draw cards & answer prompts to investigate what's happening. https://sniperserpent.itch.io/anomaly
Keepers of the Cards is a Descended from the Queen game by @temporalhiccup. Using a tarot deck and prompts, tell the story of a group of magical children as they balance their everyday life with trying to find and recapture magical creatures. https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/keepers-of-the-cards
Beak, Feather, and Bone is a worldbuilding tool and lightly competitive map labeling game by @uhcoolguy. Choose a faction of ravenfolk and then using prompts, label the map to claim locations for your faction and establish the narrative of your city. https://tyler-crumrine.itch.io/bfb
I hope this thread is helpful and y'all enjoyed hearing about these amazing GMless games!
GMless games are a great way to tell stories with friends without needing any preparation and I can't recommend them enough!
GMless games are a great way to tell stories with friends without needing any preparation and I can't recommend them enough!
If you want to see any of these games in action, I host a monthly stream on @ChromatiChimera called Unprepared where I facilitate GMless games for rotating groups of players!
VODs of past episodes can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGue7r0138oNrCVkm9xyKiPRKWby-bCRm
VODs of past episodes can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGue7r0138oNrCVkm9xyKiPRKWby-bCRm
GMless games are a passion of mine as both a game designer and a player - so if you ever want to talk GMless games and GMless game design, you know where to find me.
