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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

“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)

Games that are ran “Rules as Written” emphasize realism and stick to the letter of the rules, allowing players to explore creative solutions while still operating under a consistent rule set. Players have the ability to utilize the rules in creative ways to create awesome characters and moments in the game.

Rules as Written (RaW)

West Marches games are typically ran as “drop-in / drop-out” campaigns,  where a pool of players hop into sessions as they are available or as sessions align with their schedules. These games focus on a player-led story and exploration, with each session acting as a self contained adventure, allowing for players to experience a variety of stories within an overarching campaign.

West Marches

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

“Roleplay Lite” games typically include some story and character interactions but keep the emphasis on other gameplay elements like exploration or combat. While these games can still feature character-driven moments, they tend to favor quicker scenes with less focus on extensive backstories or dramatic roleplay.

Roleplay Lite

“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

“Hexcrawl / Exploration” games are all about the journey. Whether you're uncovering ancient ruins, navigating dangerous terrain, or charting new territory, the focus is on discovery and player-driven adventure. Hexcrawls add additional structure by using a map where each hex holds new surprises, challenges, or story hooks.

Hexcrawl / Exploration

“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

Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Chronicles of Darkness

Indie TTRPG

Blades in the Dark

Monster of the Week

Mothership

Agon

Ryuutama

Mörk Borg

Geist: The SinEaters Second Edition

Troika!

Spire: The City Must Fall RPG

Heart: The City Beneath RPG

Whitehack

Fabula Ultima

The Darkest House

Mausritter

.dungeon

Wanderhome

CY_BORG

Hard Wired Island

The Electrum Archive

The Wildsea

FIST

Electric Bastionland

Triangle Agency

Sleepaway

CAIN

Hyper Mall: Unlimited Violence

Mythic Bastionland

His Majesty the Worm

Cairn 2e

Gothic Horror

Mystery

Horror

Fantasy

High Fantasy

Gritty Fantasy

Low Magic

Scifi

Space Opera

Post-Apocalyptic

Cyberpunk

Viking

Modern

Futuristic

Historical

Wacky

Imaginative

Supernatural

Steampunk

Super Heroes

Pirate

Cosmic Horror

Survival

Western

Space Western

Comedy

Grimdark

Eldritch Horror

Battle Royale

Cozy

Isekai

Anime

Dark Fantasy

Espionage

Heartwarming

Romance

Rustic

Urban Fantasy

Victorian

Political Intrigue

Universal

Sci-fi

Superhero

thecarrotclarinet // Matteo

I have been playing TTRPGs for almost a decade and have been active as a GM for about seven years. New to professional GMing. I have a wide experience of a variety of games and settings and pride myself in my ability in quick improvisations and large scale collaborative storytelling with a great focus on player's wishes and input. 

thecarrotclarinet // Matteo

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