Lost & Astray

Devlog

• Update - 2023.04.01
  April 01, 2023 by Alessandro Piroddi

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  #Fantasy, #GM-Less, #grognardpunk, #nsr, #OSR, #L&A

  This is not an April's Fool prank. I repeat, this is not a praknk ;-) Small but important update following up on the latest round of playtest. the Leader Role is now defined slightly differently, chan... Continue reading
• Update - 2023.03.22
  March 22, 2023 by Alessandro Piroddi

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  #TPK, #update

  Update Summary The game has changed name, again :P I hope this will be the final rebranding, as it is so far the most evocative and on point of them all. Most people loved the "TPK" concept, but they... Continue reading
• Rules Update - 20221117
  November 17, 2022 by Alessandro Piroddi#TPK, #update

  Update Summary Many changes have come after the end of the Spider Mines playtest. Some clarifications. Some polishing. And finally I put the time in to start developing the "magic system" accessible t... Continue reading
• Actual Play - The Spider Mines #02
  November 09, 2022 by Alessandro Piroddi#tpk, #grognardpunk, #actual play, #test, #playtest

  This is the second and final part of the Spider Mines delve run to test the Total Party Kill rules, started here . Being more used to the rules, play flowed smoother and in a more relaxed way. Same Pl... Continue reading
• Actual Play - The Spider Mines #01
  October 26, 2022 by Alessandro Piroddi

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  #tpk, #grognatdpunk, #actual play, #test, #playtest

  This test was run using the 20221018 rules. The resulting feedback went into shaping version 20221023. Here are some basic info... 4 Players: Adrian, Olja, Olivier and Alex (it's a me!😁) Total play... Continue reading

  
• Rules Update - 20221023
  October 24, 2022 by Alessandro Piroddi#update, #tpk

  Update Summary After more testing the game is getting much closer to the desired experience! :D This latest round of tweaks and fixes should further improve how the game flows and feel, making delves... Continue reading
• Playtest documents are here!
  October 19, 2022 by Alessandro Piroddi#tpk, #gmless, #rpg, #D&D, #playtest

  I finally feel like I can share the playtest material publicly. The game is very much still a W.I.P. but it's not complete enough that anyone could pick it up and give it a spin. Once the core experie... Continue reading
• DevDiary #02 - On the perception of speed
  October 06, 2022 by Alessandro Piroddi#TPK, #playtest, #RPG, #gmLess, #dungeon, #adventure, #grognardpunk

  I am almost ready to release a first playable version of Total Party Kill , the gmLess grognardpunk game of procedural adventuring. After an initial couple of tests the game felt slower than intended... Continue reading

  
• The Grognardpunk Manifesto
  April 22, 2022 by Alessandro Piroddi

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  #grognardpunk, #game design, #manifesto, #OSR, #NSR

  Download this text in PDF format for a nicer reading experience! [ the following post is v0.1, download the PDF to read v0.2 ] - - - - - - Ceci n’est pas une “old school” This is the grognardpun... Continue reading
• DevDiary #01 - Here I go again
  November 04, 2020 by Alessandro Piroddi

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  #OSmA, #Elm Language

  OSmA started out as your usual ttrpg, with a good old document explaining game concepts and mechanical rules, how to roll dice, how to describe stuff. The works. But as development went on and a few v... Continue reading