“Hey I’m trying to get my friends into TTRPGs, what game would be easiest for them-“ DREAD. HOLY SHIT DREAD IS SO GOOD AND SO EASY. AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE DICE OR DO COMPLICATED CHARACTER BUILDING. PLEASE DREAD IS SO GOOD FOR THIS. - ThreadSky

dianaoftherose.com • 7 days ago

“Hey I’m trying to get my friends into TTRPGs, what game would be easiest for them-“

DREAD.

HOLY SHIT DREAD IS SO GOOD AND SO EASY.

AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE DICE OR DO COMPLICATED CHARACTER BUILDING.

PLEASE DREAD IS SO GOOD FOR THIS.

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clearly-a-dinosaur.bsky.social•7 days ago

Dread or Honey Heist are really the best possible answers.

racastor.bsky.social•7 days ago

dodekatome.bsky.social•7 days ago

Interesting, I want to check this out

duugy13.bsky.social•7 days ago

I'm looking at it based on your rec and I think this might be the perfect way to get my group back into gaming after multiple starts and stops.

klezmerstyle.bsky.social•7 days ago

I have run Dread at Halloween parties and definitely gotten folks interested in ttrpgs

adamantinefist.bsky.social•7 days ago

And if they need inspiration . . .

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT954X1GShT_jOY98YgS04FA3B&si=dU-SBKES1xNK2_2t

jerebear9.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ooh I might have to pick this up

thedarksword.bsky.social•7 days ago

Dread is amazing and one of my favorites!

I have gotten many people that would never touch a roleplaying game to play Dread.

scruff.zip•7 days ago

You can explain it in 30 seconds, the prewritten sessions in the book are excellent, and the jenga tower building tension is an all timer for visceral storytelling mechanics! 10/10

lonelamplighter.bsky.social•7 days ago

Consider also: Yazeba's 👀

greensmilie.bsky.social•7 days ago

And for anyone willing to game from a PDF, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast (along with 33 other items) is available for $10 in an https://itch.io charity bundle benefitting the Baltimore Street Medic collective.

https://itch.io/b/2945/every-party-needs-a-healer-the-baltimore-street-medic-bundle

stephendetta.bsky.social•7 days ago

Dread is an all-time favorite of mine. The horrible feelings of having to pull your next brick... So simple and so powerful.

alankurtz.bsky.social•7 days ago

I would have gone with Red Dragon's Inn...who doesn't like a good drinking game you dont get an hangover from?

thismaybegraham.bsky.social•7 days ago

Dread rules. Also Microscope.

graphicalronin.bsky.social•7 days ago

Monster of the Week is a fantastic starter, too!
Just d6 you can loot from the Monopoly no one plays

maehedrose.bsky.social•5 days ago

Dread was the game that told me it's okay to use non-standard resolution systems (like Jenga or other quick games) when running a campaign. These days I use them quite frequently for disarming traps (Operation), bypassing wards (Password), deciphering languages (Boggle), etc, & my players love it.

maehedrose.bsky.social•5 days ago

The trick is to give them extra time/chances based on how well they make their skill rolls - so they don't feel like they wasted xp on skill improvement.

yutrio.bsky.social•5 days ago

The first time I played Dread, I could not stop thinking about it for months.

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