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“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire. 

Roleplay Heavy

A “Dungeon Crawl” is a scenario where players navigate a dungeon or labyrinth-like environment for the entirety of the adventure. It emphasizes battling monsters, collecting loot, and avoiding traps to survive to the end!

Dungeon Crawl

“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions. 

Theater of the Mind

“Combat Lite” games typically focus less on combat encounters and more on roleplay, storytelling, and exploration. Combat tends to be shorter, less frequent, resolved in a more narrative style, or absent altogether, while keeping the story as the primary focus.

Combat Lite

“Puzzle / Mystery Focused” games are traditionally built around uncovering secrets, solving strange occurrences, and using clever thinking to move through the story. Players may investigate clues, crack riddles, or unravel a deeper story hidden beneath the surface.

Puzzle / Mystery Focused

“Tactical / Crunchy” games are all about mastering the rules and making smart, mechanical choices. These games place a strong emphasis on strategy, planning, and system knowledge. Players who enjoy complex combat, optimized builds, or detailed mechanics will feel right at home here.

Tactical / Crunchy

Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Mystery

Fantasy

Steampunk

Survival

Grimdark

Espionage

Political Intrigue

Ruby

In a world of political buffoonery, too-frequently-terrible news, and the constant existential threat of human-caused catastrophe - I NEED fantasy to catch my breath and forget how much everything sucks, if only for a few hours a week. I'm an educator, a musician, a creative, a huge Trekkie, and avid RPG player. My first game was AD&D with my dad and brothers on Friday nights in the 90s using just the imagination. Today, I'm embracing technology and can usually be found painting minis for the in-person games I GM. Digital games are new to me, though I'm loving learning about them. Right now, I'm a happy forever GM in person and new player online. My hope is to get better and start GMing online soon.

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