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Bex Rolls Dice

@bexrollsdice.bsky.social

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Flgs owner, ttrpg creator, wrestling fan, slight dice goblin tendencies, likes pretty notebooks. 1st RPG '2 Sides to the Coin' out November - pre order here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/two-sides-to-the-coin-9781472869623/

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 16h

Woohoo! My first Rpg is out next month with @ospreygames.bsky.social !

If you fancy adding some fun and chaos to your gaming table, you can preorder here - www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/two-sides...

Two Sides to the Coin

A roleplaying game of teamwork and treachery where the need to cooperate is second only to achieving your own ulterior motives.Think you know roleplaying? Think…

www.ospreypublishing.com

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 50m

That sounds right up my street. I'll have to check it out.

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 1h

This looks gorgeous!

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you so much!
I'm absolutely terrified 😂😂

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 1h

For me, I get a first line in my head and the whole concept unravels from there (I tend to write little intro stories for my games).
I also like a table of contents to arrange my thoughts and plan a flow to the idea.

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 10h

Oh for sure.
That's the beauty of boardgames - there really is something for everyone. And there's room for everyone's ideas. It's such a great industry with a wonderful sense of community.

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 11h

And that's perfect for making it re-playable. If it's the same experience every time you play, it can mean it gets played less. I know I tend to choose games with more variables when I play.

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 12h

Most of my games seem to have a dynamic map/location tiles too. Its a great way to ensure a different experience each time it's played.

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 12h

Oh awesome! I love the idea of the buildings moving each round. Like how The Strangers were changing stuff! And the memories/psychic abilities sound like a really interesting mechanic too!

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 12h

I like that philosophy a lot 😊

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 13h

Oh my goodness, that goblin is adorable!

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you!
I'm hoping to polish it up enough to start pitching in the next few weeks 😊 Fingers crossed somebody will want to take it on!

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 13h

May I ask what your concept is? (totally cool if you don't want to say, i just love talking ideas with people)

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you! 😊
Took ages to cut out 😂
Had such a fun experience with the first playtest though, so was entirely worth it.

Several prototyped components from a board game, along with some item and encounter cards.

A shot of a table with a prototyped boardgame being played. You can see location tiles laid out to form a dungeon style map, along with some character cards.

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 13h

I get this! There are huge ups and downs throughout the process for sure. I swing from frantic optimism to abject disillusionment, via imposter syndrome every time 😂

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you! 😊 😊
I'm having so much fun working on them!

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 16h

Awesome! A positive first playtest is such a great feeling!

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 16h

It would be the place a party could go to bury their dead fighters 💪🪦

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 16h

Woohoo! My first Rpg is out next month with @ospreygames.bsky.social !

If you fancy adding some fun and chaos to your gaming table, you can preorder here - www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/two-sides...

Two Sides to the Coin

A roleplaying game of teamwork and treachery where the need to cooperate is second only to achieving your own ulterior motives.Think you know roleplaying? Think…

www.ospreypublishing.com

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Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you so much! I'm having so much fun working on it 😃

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you! 😊
I feel really lucky to have found something I enjoy so much, in game design. It's not what I thought I'd end up doing, but I absolutely love it.

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you! It's always really encouraging to know people find the concept interesting 😃

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 17h

Oh, I feel that! 😂

Bex Rolls Dice @bexrollsdice.bsky.social · 18h

It's so cute!
I'd like to play some more solo stuff. Never really got round to trying many.

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d'Artagnan @dartagnantt.bsky.social · Sep 18

While playing 5e, can you never find a spell worth casting that doesn't eat at that concentration you're already holding?
In #6thDawn I've modified spellcasting where concentration is usually optional, but you might not want to give it up.

#TTRPGRising #TTRPG #DnD
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Optional Concentration

Some spells have an active component beyond yourself that you must control, but otherwise work without your intervention. If you choose to concentrate on these spells, they work just as concentration spells above. However, you can choose to not concentrate on them, this keeps the spell going with no control over it whatsoever.

Fear

3rd-rank illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a white feather or the heart of a hen)
Duration: Optional concentration, up to 1 minute

You project a phantasmal image of a creature's worst fears. Each creature in a 30-foot cone must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and become frightened of you for the duration. *While concentrating on this spell*, you can use your action to target all creatures in another 30-foot cone, but can't affect a creature again if it has succeeded on a saving throw against this casting of fear.

Invisibility
2nd-rank illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an eyelash encased in gum arabic)
Duration: Optional concentration, up to 1 hour

A creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target's person. The spell ends for a target that attacks or casts a spell.

*While concentrating on the spell* and no creatures currently benefit from the spell, you can use your action to touch another creature to turn it invisible.

Moonbeam
2nd-rank evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (several seeds of any moonseed plant and a piece of opalescent feldspar)
Duration: Optional concentration, up to 1 minute

A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-foot radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, dim light fills the cylinder.

When a creature enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 2d10 radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A shapechanger makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form and can't assume a different form until it leaves the spell's light.

*While concentrating on this spell*, you can use an action to move the beam 60 feet in any direction.

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d'Artagnan @dartagnantt.bsky.social · 23h

It's #SelfPromoSaturday, so it's time for the #ttrpgfamily to show me what you got.
Remember:
🔥Repost (not quote RP) this post and another of mine to increase their reach
🔥Post your goods
🔥Interact if you've got the spoons for it
🔥If you post AI stuff here, I will find you and skin you 🙃

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