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On Permadeath and Permanent Consequences in TTRPgs
Or "yes 'Hardcore Mode' is better than a ttJrpg."
Jan 12 • Thalassios
Anti-Patterns in TTRPGs: Glacially Slow Games, Bloated Mechanics, and Poor Abstraction Scaling.
Or "Hey! Put your phone away!"
Oct 1, 2025 • Thalassios
Anti-Patterns in TTRPGs: Fake Player Agency and Afterthought Worlds
Or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the #BroSR."
Jun 10, 2025 • Thalassios
A Short History of Track Based TTRPGs
Re-Examining an Underappreciated Idea.
Apr 7, 2025 • Thalassios
Anti-Patterns in TTRPGs: Terminally Unique PCs and Main Character Syndrome
Or "Why can't you just be normal?!"
Apr 4, 2025 • Thalassios
RPG Design Thoughts: Intro to Anti-Patterns in TTRPGs.
Or why do my games suck?
Mar 27, 2025 • Thalassios
The Mythic Underworld is Too Tame
Dungeons As "Cracks In Reality" akin to Wonderland or the Warp.
Jan 7, 2025 • Thalassios
Thalassios's Seaside Musings
Thalassios's Seaside Musings
A place where I try to make sense of the broken world of TTRPGs in light of the OSR, BroSR, and CAG mindsets.
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