dice tell the story

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In the group Chance or skill.

Idea from Dhruv Jani.

A roll of the dice is looked up on a table that says what happens next, such as who you meet on the road. The dice write part of the story, as they do in Dungeons & Dragons.

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role-play + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables decide what characters meet, and players act out the result.
dexterity + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
A roll decides which feat comes next in the story.
drawing the map + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables decide what players find, and they draw it on the map.
keep the game going + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables add new events, so the story keeps going.
cannot be won + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables tell a story that always ends in loss for the characters.
game master + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
The game master rolls on tables and describes what the dice bring.
public game + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Passers-by roll on a table chalked on the ground to see what happens to them in a story.
dice tell the story + roll and move drafted not checked yet
You roll to move, and a second roll on a table says what happens where you land.
dice tell the story + drafting drafted not checked yet
A roll on a table decides which cards appear in the row for players to pick.
dice tell the story + bidding drafted not checked yet
A roll decides what goes up for auction next.
dice tell the story + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Players keep rolling on a table for more of the story, but some results end their turn.
dice tell the story + area control drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide events in each area, such as a storm or a festival.
dice tell the story + worker placement drafted not checked yet
A roll on a table decides what each action space offers this round.
dice tell the story + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide what pieces players receive to build their pattern.
dice tell the story + hand management drafted not checked yet
Rolls add story cards to players' hands, and players choose when to play them.
dice tell the story + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
A roll before each hand decides an event that changes how tricks work.
dice tell the story + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events, and players negotiate how to respond.
dice tell the story + set collection drafted not checked yet
Rolls on a table decide what items players find for their sets.
dice tell the story + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide what each new tile holds, and players place it.
dice tell the story + call and response drafted not checked yet
A roll sets up a moment, and players answer it with their own lines.
dice tell the story + playing in silence drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide what happens, and players react without speaking.
dice tell the story + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Some results on the table change the rules of the game.
dice tell the story + race to finish drafted not checked yet
Rolls on a table bring events that help or hinder each racer.
dice tell the story + most points drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables bring events that give or take points.
dice tell the story + last standing drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring dangers that knock players out until one remains.
dice tell the story + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables bring dangers the group faces together.
dice tell the story + shared objective drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events on the way to a shared goal.
dice tell the story + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events that each player reads in light of their secret aim.
dice tell the story + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
Rolls on tables build a story until it reaches its end.
dice tell the story + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players roll on tables and enjoy the story that comes out, with no winner.
dice tell the story + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what they want from the story the dice tell.
dice tell the story + one loser drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring trouble until one player is caught by it.
dice tell the story + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player rolls their own story beside the others.
dice tell the story + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide the outcome of clashes between players.
dice tell the story + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Rolls change the shared world, affecting all players.
dice tell the story + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The group faces whatever the dice bring together.
dice tell the story + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events the group faces, with each player gaining differently.
dice tell the story + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events to each team in turn.
dice tell the story + traitor drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events, and a traitor uses them to hide their actions.
dice tell the story + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Players roll and write each other the result as the next part of a story.
dice tell the story + absent player drafted not checked yet
Rolls stand in for an absent character's choices.
dice tell the story + full information drafted not checked yet
All tables and results are open, so everyone sees what could happen.
dice tell the story + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players keep some results secret until they choose to reveal them.
dice tell the story + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events that hint at who is hiding a role.
dice tell the story + deduction drafted not checked yet
Rolls reveal clues to a mystery a little at a time.
dice tell the story + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players roll in secret and claim what the table said.
dice tell the story + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
Players learn what each table result means by seeing what happens.
dice tell the story + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player sees the table results and can only hint at what they mean.
dice tell the story + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide what each newly explored area holds.
dice tell the story + model a system drafted not checked yet
Rolls stand for the chance events of a real system, such as a monsoon's strength.
dice tell the story + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events, and each role responds as they would.
dice tell the story + shared resource drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide how much of a shared resource returns each round.
dice tell the story + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
Rolls now decide events that arrive later.
dice tell the story + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players try a new table to see what kind of stories it makes.
dice tell the story + debrief drafted not checked yet
After the story, players talk about which events mattered and why.
dice tell the story + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
Results on the tables are crossed off once used, so the story never repeats.
dice tell the story + real-time span drafted not checked yet
One roll a day adds to a story that runs for weeks.
dice tell the story + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet
What is on the tables makes a point, such as which events are common for whom.
dice tell the story + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Some results carry into real life, such as a forfeit to perform.
dice tell the story + points stand for values drafted not checked yet
Rolls decide points that stand for something real, and players notice how chance shapes what counts.
dice tell the story + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring events in a world that does not exist yet, and players practise responding.
take turns + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Each player rolls in turn and the dice add the next part of the story.
everyone at once + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Everyone rolls at once and the dice tell several stories side by side.
no turns + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Players roll whenever they like and the story grows in bursts.
timed turns + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
Each roll's story has to be told quickly.
sedated + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
The dice tell a slow story, each roll given its moment.
accelerated + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
The story speeds up with each roll.
excited · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling excited.
clever · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story supports the feeling lucky.
in charge · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story supports the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story supports the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
dice tell the story neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.