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Gaming prompts
TTRPG prep, build advice, board game nights. Play more, faff less.
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- play Translate a Monster Stat Block into Plain English
Turn a wall of stat block numbers into something you can actually picture.
- play Translate Your Kid's Gaming Slang
Work out what your kid actually just told you about their game.
- play Compare Two TTRPG Systems for Your Campaign Style
Settle the system debate before you commit a group to twenty sessions.
- play Turn Your Backlog Guilt into a Playable Rotation
Stop feeling bad about the games gathering dust and actually play a rotation.
- play Translate Boardgame Rulebook Jargon into Plain English
Get the rulebook paragraph translated before the whole table loses patience.
- play Stress Test a Villain's Motivation Before the Table Sees It
Find out if your big bad falls apart the first time a player talks to them.
- play Decide Your Character's Multiclass Path
Pick a multiclass dip that actually works instead of the one everyone online swears by.
- play Teach a New Board Game to Your Group in One Sitting
Teach the new game in ten minutes flat, not a forty minute rules lecture.
- play Reframe a Character Death as a Story Beat
Make a bad dice roll feel like it meant something.
- play Decide What Board Game to Bring to Game Night
Stop standing in front of the shelf for ten minutes before people arrive.
- play Decide Which Trivia Category to Pick
Pick the trivia category before the timer runs out on the decision itself.
- play Explain a Chess Opening Like You've Never Played Before
Understand what your opening moves are actually trying to do.
- play Critique Your Encounter Before You Run It
Catch the encounter that's actually a slog before your players do.
- play Explain Your Deck Archetype to a Draft Partner
Explain your deck's plan before your draft partner picks against it by accident.
- play Compare Two Conventions Worth Flying To
Work out which convention is worth the flight before you book either.
- play Explain Speedrunning Terms for the Game You Just Started Running
Stop nodding along in the speedrunning Discord and actually know the terms.
- play Compare Expansions Before You Buy the Wrong One
Rank the expansions by what they actually change, not the box art.
- play Decide If That Sale Game Is Worth Buying
Work out if that discount is a deal or just another line in the backlog.
- play Plan Your First Session Zero
Get through the boring admin bit of a new campaign in one sitting.
- play Plan a Murder Mystery Game Night
Run a murder mystery night without one shy guest just standing by the snacks.
- play Generate a Tavern Full of NPCs
Fill the tavern before your players start improvising the bartender's whole backstory for you.
- play Get Your Homemade Card Game Playtested on Paper
Find the broken card and the dead turn before your friends do.
- play Translate a Video Game Wiki's Build Notes Into a Session Plan
Turn a wiki's theorycraft into three things to actually do tonight.
- play Translate a Board Game's Rulebook Into a One-Page Cheat Sheet
Turn a dense rulebook into the one page you actually keep at the table.