The Dice Tower2 Des 2025

At The Table with The Dice Tower - Re-Role

This time, we continue our discussion of RPGs by suggesting Role Playing Games that share popular boardgaming mechanisms, as well as giving Tom tips for getting a game started. Plus, we have a new Tale of Boardgaming Horror, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

00:50 - A Story About Mail

02:22 - Eric at PAX Unplugged (inc. Hot Streak)

06:50 - Gift Guides, Dice Tower West and East

08:02 - RPGs for Boardgame Fans (detailed notes below)

37:55 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

43:03 - Formaggio

48:35 - Gnomic Parliament

52:13 - Carnuta

54:49 - Magic Number 11

56:54 - Insurrect10n

Julie's Notes

Where to go to get core book pdfs?

DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/

Itch.io https://itch.io/

Cooperative play (yes the overwhelming majority of TTRPGs are cooperative) some extra cooperative leaning

Heckin' Good Doggos https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/405426/heckin-good-doggos
Teatime Adventures https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/teatime-adventures

Dice rolling - Also many many many ttrpgs use dice. Here are some examples

D20 - D&D/Pathfinder https://www.dndbeyond.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorCdKoS-xSfI4e05Us81YGA4tHt8CmmaOWNN-9VTcnsAfXS5pBS, https://paizo.com/pathfinder
d100 (percentile): Call of Cthulhu https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/
Symbol-based dice: FFG Star Wars. https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/starwarsrpg/ , Fudge dice: Fate https://evilhat.com/product/fate-core-system/

Area control

Beak, Feather, & Bone https://possible-worlds-games.itch.io/bfb

Faction/War

Song of Ice and Fire RPG http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/101026/A-Song-of-Ice-and-Fire-Roleplaying-A-Game-of-Thrones-Edition
Mutant: Year Zero https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/139453/MUTANT-Year-Zero--Roleplaying-At-The-End-Of-Days
Numenera: Destiny https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/240655/Numenera-Destiny
Coyote and Crow https://www.allplay.com/board-games/coyote-and-crow-the-roleplaying-game/

Action points -

Level Up

D&D
PbtA

Using Action points

Feng Shui https://atlas-games.com/fengshui
C&S: Rebirth
Mythras

Deck builder/Bidding

Ok not really but Redigo is "Hand Management" https://letsplayredigo.com/

Games using a standard deck of cards

Castle Falkenstein https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2370/castle-falkenstein

Games using a custom or proprietary card deck - mostly they are being used instead of dice

Dragonlance: Fifth Age https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/186462/dragonlance-fifth-age-dramatic-adventure-game-saga
Clockwork Dominion https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489608/courier-repacked

My Closest Pick

Torg Eternity:A Thousand Faces of Adventure http://torg-gamereference.com/

Pick up and Deliver

Solo/journal:

One shot

Delivery Dragons https://shardsofblue.itch.io/delivery-dragons

Worker Placement?

Become a GM

Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com

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