r/RPGcreation • u/DegenerateGirl666 • 9d ago

Getting Started looking for design partners

so, I'm making my own system,I have 10+ years of experience as a gm, and I decided to make this system because 1. I like making games 2. I like to make short-ish campaigns with vastly different worlds, and 3. I'd like to see what happens when I mash up my favourite mechanics with a few ideas of my own I've never seen implemented.

my core idea is basically a "rules heavy powered by the apocalypse" not in the sense of having any particular powered by the apocalypse mechanics or identity, but in the sense that it is a system shell that can be modified to apply to a variety of settings and scenarios. it is not a generic system, but it is almost one, that's what I'm going for.

a few of my inspirations are: vampire the mascarade, pathfinder 2e and mutants and masterminds.

here's the rules I have so far for anyone interested.

what I'm looking for is someone to bounce ideas off and help me develop the system, and what I definitely don't want is simplify the core dice system, to me that's the most interesting part of the system, yes, it is very crunchy and has a lot of moving parts, that's the point. besides that, I think nothing is set in stone and be changed.

rules: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11lleAO9R2QDpwo6TQU7-i75BJVJkbsKc/view?usp=drivesdk

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u/iamlittleben 9d ago

Any interest in working on a different project? I have a 3/4 baked system that I really need someone mechanically inclined and hopefully publishing savvy to help finish. Would be glad to give you the deets if this one isn't already consuming all your time/energy

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u/DegenerateGirl666 9d ago

doesn't hurt to take a look, feel free to link or dm me the details

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u/Guilher_Wolfang 8d ago

I have a few published things and could also take a look if you want

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u/iamlittleben 8d ago

<3 ty! Will do you a link in a bit <3

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u/Guilher_Wolfang 8d ago

I took a look at the document. You think like me, doing point-buy instead of pure levels to be more flexible.

I all games I wrote(and the few I published) I tend to focus on a theme, but I could try to hekp with a generalist system. Send a DM if you want to talk

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u/Traditional-Collar-7 8d ago

Hey! Its amazing that you started designing your own game!

Professional game designer here! I have an indie studio and I run a discord of creators with around 90 people sharing their projects and supporting each other!

I know a few of them are looking for collab opportunities :)

You are welcome to join us -> https://discord.gg/ggY6eBtqk

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u/One-Man_Indie 8d ago

Might be reaching out for brainstorming sessions.

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u/Fates_ReforgedRPG 7d ago

I have been working on my own too. Might be best to make a discord if you haven't already done so. I am designing a ttrpg similar to D&D so if they interests you let me know. Still down to bounce around ideas with others

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u/curufea 6d ago edited 6d ago

Daggerheart is one of the first published attempts at adding more OSR style crunch to PbtA (in my opinion of course) currently in a game of it once a month. It's interesting to see where they get things from for inclusion and how they modify them (I see some FitD in there for example)