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The Phil with no face @thedicemechanic.bsky.social

It's inevitable that none will be quite right, for this is how Heartbreakers are born

aug 22, 2025, 7:25 pm • 1 0

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social

You'd probably like Draw Steel. It's a bit like 4e in combat. No idea if it has downtime though. HMTW has a lot of subsystems, so maybe. Actually, if you want subsystems, look up Errant. It's got rules for everything.

aug 22, 2025, 7:32 pm • 3 0 • view
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The Phil with no face @thedicemechanic.bsky.social

I was reflecting on it while walking, and I also want settlement rules, so you can build up a village around a mega dungeon. The videogame Frostpunk came to mind, as did XCom.

aug 22, 2025, 8:08 pm • 2 0 • view
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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social

I don't know how many settlement-building RPGs there are. I'm going to guess not many. We've got some light community building rules in Embers of Humanity, but that's post apocalypse and still kind of fiction-driven rather than strict activities.

aug 22, 2025, 8:14 pm • 2 0 • view
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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social

I don't really do PbtA but Fellowship and StoneTop might both be worth a look.

aug 22, 2025, 8:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social

Errant also seems to have what you are looking for. It probably ticks the rest of your list too.

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aug 22, 2025, 8:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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jex thomas @lastpinepress.com

If you want a game that has (modular) rules to support basically anything you want to do, Errant is the game for you!

aug 22, 2025, 9:29 pm • 2 0 • view
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The Phil with no face @thedicemechanic.bsky.social

I'm on the itch page right now 😁

aug 22, 2025, 9:31 pm • 2 0 • view
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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social

I actually don't like Errant much. So you'll probably love it!

aug 22, 2025, 9:33 pm • 1 0 • view
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FermeLaBoucher @gertbigobbit.bsky.social

What have we told you about that "thinking" thing, Philip?

aug 22, 2025, 8:12 pm • 3 0 • view
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The Phil with no face @thedicemechanic.bsky.social

Thanks, I'll check it out

aug 22, 2025, 8:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social

His Majesty The Worm has a whole chapter for you:

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aug 22, 2025, 8:08 pm • 3 0 • view
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Jon de Nor @jondenor.com

Draw Steel has a bunch of downtime activities: imbuing items with magical properties, crafting items, and stuff like building roads, helping the community, fishing or spending time with loved ones steelcompendium.io/compendium/m...

aug 22, 2025, 11:47 pm • 4 0 • view
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Lunar Pierce @thelunarpierce.bsky.social

I freaking love these downtime activities. They do a great job of turning the choices a character might make in roleplay into real benefits they can enjoy all the time

aug 23, 2025, 3:44 am • 1 0 • view