A downloadable compendium

The Praxic Compendium is a collection of elements from and for tabletop roleplaying games - cycles of play, ways authority can be divided, dice-rolling conventions and outputs, possible bonus types, ways that game prep might be done, and so on.

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"This has been out for literally, like, a day and I think I've already recommended it to like six designers I know. Absolutely essential reference guide for TTRPG design"

- Kera Vortiwife

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The Compendium is a close relation to the Deck Of Rules, and includes everything found therein, in more screen-readable format, but also includes further material that doesn't fit with the general use of the deck.

This is also a living document - It might sit fallow for years, get updated monthly, or anywhere in between.  If you have suggestions for things which ought to be included, drop them in the comments!

Updated 8 hours ago
StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
AuthorLevi Kornelsen
TagsTabletop

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Praxic-Compendium-Nov-2024.pdf 424 kB
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Praxic Compendium - LUDOGRAPHY BUILDING.pdf 642 kB

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I think your Fudge Dice font decided to take a breather. The Fudge x3 resolution on page 20 lists B and C as dF results.

This is definitely an improvement over the Deck of Rules, which I like a lot to begin with. Plenty of food for thought, which I'm already planning on implementing. Definitely worth the download.

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Ack!  Will look at that!

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Aaaaaand, fixed (well, just plain +/-, but it'll pass).

Very good, very good.

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Thanks for this! I'm a designer who has worked hacking several game systems and studied countless more, and after my first look at this compendium, it's an excellent read! The first few sections I read all cover various systems used for particular aspects in tabletop rpg design, old and new. And i really appreciate the organization into short, concise sections for easier parsing. Will provide a more detailed review when I get time to peruse deeper (in particular, to see what ideas you put forth on what hasn't quite been done yet).

Cheers!