u/Initial_Confidence91

Hi, I’ve been building my system for a while now, and I have almost everything tuned for a first playtest, but I’m struggling to create a good exploration mechanic. I started with a standard dice roll aligned to a chart to see what happens, then evolved to a card grid with an 'exploration deck'. Basically, each area has a grid (10 by 10, for example). You shuffle the deck and lay the cards face down on the grid; each card has 4 entries separated by time of day and a hour cost to proceed in each direction. However, it’s becoming way too production-heavy, and I’m not sure if it will actually be fun during gameplay. Does anyone have useful feedback or some advice on exploration mechanics?

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I'm making a TTRpg , focusing on resources managing, exploration and narrative. the general idea is

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A grand war finished in a land, but the people there lost so much that mamy started to wander to leave the old life behind. Within time these people became a caravan travelling together in search for a new life and a new home. They eventually wandered so far that they got to a land full of nature that nobody loves here for a long time. The old civilization that lived here vanished centuries ago but there are memories that resist the time, so now our caravan has to travel through nature, coexist with the creatures and memories of this land and find a safe place to build a new home.

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So the idea is to interact with creatures , have visions of the past based on your personality and build community, basically a game about belonging. The gameplay mostly is about resources management, still fine tuning the mechanics , but even if there's no combat , there are danger situations and tension.

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So I wanted feedback, about the general idea , the theme , what people want in this kind of games, what they think is fun to do as exploration

I'm making a TTRpg , focusing on resources managing, exploration and narrative. the general idea is

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A grand war finished in a land, but the people there lost so much that mamy started to wander to leave the old life behind. Within time these people became a caravan travelling together in search for a new life and a new home. They eventually wandered so far that they got to a land full of nature that nobody loves here for a long time. The old civilization that lived here vanished centuries ago but there are memories that resist the time, so now our caravan has to travel through nature, coexist with the creatures and memories of this land and find a safe place to build a new home.

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So the idea is to interact with creatures , have visions of the past based on your personality and build community, basically a game about belonging. The gameplay mostly is about resources management, still fine tuning the mechanics , but even if there's no combat , there are danger situations and tension.

So I wanted feedback, about the general idea , the theme , what people want in this kind of games, what they think is fun to do as exploration

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Hi I'm a graphic designer/ artist looking for some new friends. I'm a sort of strange person , introverted at first, but a good listener and open to any subject, so if you want to vent out , show someone the thing you obsessed about lately or just have a fun chat feel free to message

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Things that I like:

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-Crafting and art( most of my house decorations it's my doing) so painting , sculpting, animation or just any home crafting

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-Magic and tarot , enchantment makes life more fun.

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-Nature and hiking. I love to see places full of nature, unfortunately do not do as much as I wanted due to routine

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-All narrative things, books, movies, games, even musical and rock operas. I especially like horror and dark fantasy

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As an icebreaker: if you someday run away to change your life, to where you'll go, and what new name you choose?

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Hi I'm a 32 M graphic designer/ artist looking for a friend,( possible long terms friendship) ,

About me:

I love all art things like, drawing, painting, crafting, sculpting,3d modeling and anything I can try

.I like all narrative things, movies , books games, rock operas even

Also like all magic(I read tarot), paranormal, whimsical, weird things and all topics

Up to almost any topic, looking after a good conversation, fell free to reach out,

As an icebreaker: what is your latest hyper focus /weird interest?

Hi I'm a graphic designer/ artist looking for some new friends (friendship only). I'm a sort of strange person , introverted at first, but a good listener and open to any subject.

Things that I like:

-All narrative things, books, movies, games, TTRPG, even musical and rock operas.

-Magic and tarot , enchantment makes life more fun.

-Crafting and art( most of my house decorations it's my doing)

Had that new hyperfocus and want to share?Wanting to talk about paranormal, mithology or any weid things your like? Have that weird interest thatfell akward to share with real people out of internet? If you want to chat , vent out or just talk your latest super focus on something , just sent a message.

Old icebreakers: if you someday runaway to change your life, to where you'll go, and what new name you choose?

New Icebreaker: Did you ever had an crazy idea out of nothing that you dindt go through with it?, like: quiting work, opening arestaurant, moving to another city

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Hi! I’ve been working on a new RPG system( yes, like everyone does at least once in life) and I'm wanting some feedback.

The theme is focused on caravan travelling to an unexplored, ecosystem with paranormal hints of and interacting with creatures and habitats.

The tone leans more toward narrative, survival and collaborative discovery than traditional combat-focused fantasy. A big part of the experience is traveling through living environments, learning how different regions and creatures work, and slowly upgrading the caravan and group over time.

I’m starting to gather outside feedback before playtesting, so I’d really like to know what people naturally expect or would want from a game like this.

What kinds of things would catch your attention first?

What usually makes exploration fun for you in RPGs — or what makes it get repetitive fast?

And if you were playing something like this, what kinds of moments would you hope to experience?

Any thoughts, ideas, or even first impressions are super welcome

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Hi! I’ve been working on a new RPG system( yes, like everyone does at least once in life) and I'm wanting some feedback.

The theme is focused on caravan travelling to an unexplored, ecosystem with paranormal hints of and interacting with creatures and habitats.

The tone leans more toward narrative, survival and collaborative discovery than traditional combat-focused fantasy. A big part of the experience is traveling through living environments, learning how different regions and creatures work, and slowly upgrading the caravan and group over time.

I’m starting to gather outside feedback before playtesting, so I’d really like to know what people naturally expect or would want from a game like this.

What kinds of things would catch your attention first?

What usually makes exploration fun for you in RPGs — or what makes it get repetitive fast?

And if you were playing something like this, what kinds of moments would you hope to experience?

Any thoughts, ideas, or even first impressions are super welcome

Hi! I’ve been working on a new RPG system( yes, like everyone does at least once in life) and I'm wanting some feedback.

The theme is focused on caravan travelling to an unexplored, ecosystem with paranormal hints of and interacting with creatures and habitats.

The tone leans more toward narrative, survival and collaborative discovery than traditional combat-focused fantasy. A big part of the experience is traveling through living environments, learning how different regions and creatures work, and slowly upgrading the caravan and group over time.

I’m starting to gather outside feedback before playtesting, so I’d really like to know what people naturally expect or would want from a game like this.

What kinds of things would catch your attention first?

What usually makes exploration fun for you in RPGs — or what makes it get repetitive fast?

And if you were playing something like this, what kinds of moments would you hope to experience?

Any thoughts, ideas, or even first impressions are super welcome

Hi I'm looking for someone to chat eventually, I kinda introvert and got a little distant from old friends as our lives took diferent paths.

I'm the creative kind, I like art , crafting and basically anything with a good story ( movies / books / games ). Lately I'm into musicals and learning to read tarot.

If you want a good conversation or someone to vent out fell free to reach out