Shadow Operative Mission - An SMT:TC Homebrew Game

LOOKING FOR 3–5 PLAYERS — IN-PERSON TTRPG PLAYTEST Location: Millbrook / Prattville / Wetumpka, with the Montgomery area also an option Format: In-person tabletop RPG Genre: Fantasy adventure Experience: None required — new and experienced players welcome Character Creation: Required as part of the playtest. You'll be building your own character rather than having me build one for you. I'll be available to answer rules questions, but I specifically want to see how well a new player can navigate character creation on their own. Schedule: Flexible evenings or weekends System: UNBOUND, a custom TTRPG system I'm developing I'm looking for 3–5 players to help playtest UNBOUND, an anti-essentialist, leveled point-buy TTRPG built around one idea: Build the character you actually want to play, instead of choosing a class and being told what that character is supposed to be. UNBOUND doesn't lock you into traditional class archetypes. You build your character through Build Points, Perks, Limitations, and attributes, allowing you to develop in whatever direction fits your concept. Combat is dynamic, using Active Defenses, contested rolls, and armor as a percentage-based damage reduction system. Magic is intentionally flexible, and healing isn't restricted to one dedicated “healbot” class. The goal of the playtest is to actually put these ideas through their paces at a real table — see what works, find what doesn't, and have some fun while we're doing it. No prior experience with TTRPGs is necessary. You don't need to know any systems going in; character creation is part of the playtest, and I'll walk everyone through it. The Player's Guide, GM's Guide, and Martial Arts Handbook are already available on the UNBOUND Discord. Send me a message and I'll give you an invite so you can look them over before deciding whether you'd like to play. Interested? Message me. Even if you're curious but not sure yet, feel free to reach out and ask questions.

It's 1988. Your Walkman is playing, your bike is waiting, and the school bell can't ring soon enough. But today, two desks sit empty. Two classmates have vanished. Rumors spread, police arrive, and whispers point toward the abandoned house outside town. The one with boarded-up windows. The one nobody dares enter after dark. The one everyone swears is haunted. But ghosts aren't real. Right? ✨ Your Adventure Awaits! 🚲 Be a Kid Again! Grab your bike, gather your friends, and relive the freedom and wonder of childhood in an alternate 1980s, where extraordinary technology is part of everyday life. 🎭 It's Complicated Being a Kid: Secret crushes, jealous rivals, family troubles, and friendships that mean everything. Step into the lives of five interconnected kids, each with their own secrets and struggles. 🔎 Uncover a Terrifying Mystery: Follow the clues, explore an abandoned house, and discover what happened to your missing classmates. Some secrets are buried for a reason. 👻 Your Fears. Your Nightmares. What terrifies your character? The dark? Being alone? Something far worse? Your childhood fears shape the horrors you'll encounter. 🎲 New Players Welcome! Never played Tales from the Loop? No problem! It's an easy-to-learn, narrative-focused RPG where storytelling, investigation, and character relationships take center stage. No experience or rulebook required. Choose a ready-to-play character, learn the rules as you go, and jump straight into the mystery! This is a paid game of $25 + SPG Service Fees per a player per a session. It can be found here on SPG . Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

Where: Discord/Roll20 Seattle. 2073. You are a group of experienced shadowrunners who have made a name for yourselves in this corrupt city. For those who can afford it, you have already tipped the scales in local affairs a few times now. Your list of allies and enemies grows by the month. A Mr. Johnson who works for Ares Macrotechnology's local R&D department has approached you for a job. He wants his boss's position, and he needs your help doing it. The job? Infiltrate one of the AAA megacorp's testing facilities in the Cascade Mountains, steal the sole existing blueprints for a new weapon, escape, and turn them in to Mr. Johnson. Then he will play the hero once he produces the blueprints a week later, making his boss look massively incompetent in the process. It's a simple job. In and out. What could go wrong? -- This Shadowrun game presents a more streamlined version of the 4e rules to retain all the tactics, equipment, and buckets of dice that you've come to love. But at the same time, it's leaner and faster (and also less broken). If you wish to know more, the full rules are available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yyMJ9Xmd7rTAlt_0VMhCrAM1RgVQj6JiHhzABUqLEaE/edit?usp=sharing Rules will be taught in media res, though some SR experience is a plus. We will play for 60-90 minutes, take a 10-15 minute break once you make your plan, and then finish the rest of the 4-hour session. This is a one-shot playtest for a game I'll be running at a convention in a few weeks. Be aware that the rules are still in alpha, so there could be some roughness. But I assure you that these rules are still a lot smoother than the official ones. If you ever wanted to play Shadowrun but were put off by the official rules, this game is for you! If you're interested in playing, please apply here. We're still looking for a couple more players.