Alchemy

Demiplane

Discord

Foundry VTT

Text/Play by Post

“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

“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

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Play By Post refers to a game in which players interact with the story through messages and text posts. These games are typically played asynchronously throughout the week, which gives players time to consider what they want to do next, and engage with the story at their own pace.

Play By Post

In "Sandbox" or "Open World" games, players are given a tremendous amount of freedom to pursue their stories without the restrictions of a more linear game style. Players are encouraged to explore and engage with the world, and find their own story as they do so. These games offer the players the opportunity to help drive the narrative, and allow for the story to evolve organically through the choices they make.

Sandbox / Open World

“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

Ironsworn

Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition

Ironsworn: Starforged

Daggerheart

Basic Roleplaying

Gothic Horror

Mystery

Scifi

Cyberpunk

Modern

Futuristic

Historical

Imaginative

Cosmic Horror

Comedy

Political Intrigue

Universal

Sci-fi

Text/Play-by-Post

Elle

I’ve been roleplaying for over 15 years but only recently got into structured TTRPGs. I love the process of creating characters and building a world together to tell a meaningful (if sometimes chaotic) story with emotional stakes and narrative beats. 

Elle

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