alxd of Story Seed Library
@alxd@writing.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Number of #solarpunk#TTRPG #games with dedicated fighting mechanic / focus on it:

3+

Number of Solarpunk TTRPGs games focusing on firefighting / disaster response, with dedicated mechanics:

0?

"There is just no conflict in Solarpunk, nothing dramatic"

Am I the only one who thinks that firefighting / first responder games would be absolutely awesome and better than any shootout?

Illustration: https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/jacob-coffin-civil-defense-poster/ by @jacobcoffin

#gameDesign #climate #climateChange #gaming #game
alxd of Story Seed Library
@alxd@writing.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Some context:

Games like Fully Automated (wonderful world, I recommend) have dedicated pages explaining why they contain combat, even though it clashes with its themes: https://fullyautomatedrpg.com/combat/

Other games, despite talking about community and having wider mechanics, focus a lot of the plot on combat: https://www.sdrgames.studio/pages/why-we-fight