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by privatemonkey 1920 days ago
I've done a lot of improv with different TTRPGs. As long as the rules are simple and the focus is on the narrative rather than wargaming it's a perfect way to explore improv. My last group focused a lot on exploring relations between characters and NPCs and dug into the personalities of the characters. It's doable with most systems. Give the characters goals, beliefs, fears and motivations and dig into that. You get a totally different game. Really want to recommend Tales from the loop and running that with a lot of improv.

I'm in the process of building a virtual tabletop, www.fictionboard.com, that focuses on narrative driven games. I find other VTTs get more in the way and just doing games on Zoom or Discord doesn't provide enough tools for immersion.