Breaking Systems and Capturing Inspiration

How to rebuild systems to make your perfect game

In this panel we'll talk about mastering systems and getting the most of what inspires you! Let's repower the apocalypse, reforge the dark, and explore newer indie systems. We'll also take a look at what we take from the media that inspires our design: films, anime, comics, and video games! How can we translate the best of this into collaborative ttrpgs that reward imagination?

Rae Nedjadi (he/they) is a prolific ttrpg creator and the creative force behind Sword Queen Games. Rae is best known for BALIKBAYAN: Returning Home, Apocalypse Keys, and Cozy Town. Rae is also one of the co-hosts of the Gauntlet Podcast, an active contributor to numerous tttrpg projects, and earnest himbo.

Josh Hittie (he/him) enjoys writing kind of weird, kind of spooky, and frequently a bit of both, games that encourage players to build and create stories together.