A Wild Critmas Carol – The Nightmare Before Critmas – Zoo Mafia RPG Edition
‘Twas the night before Critmas, and a new Nerdarchy group was formed. The group gathered together, and at Steven’s house, they dormed. For it was Steven’s turn to run a holiday RPG campaign. The group was already doing Zoo Mafia TTRPG, which had gotten insane. Their characters are all...
TTRPGs Hacked: PbtA Fusion of 1920s Mobsters and Zoo Animals
Welcome to the roaring world of the 1920s, reimagined in the unique setting of Zoo Mafia RPG. This innovative role-playing game (RPG) blends the thrill of mobster intrigue with the unpredictable nature of zoo animals, offering a refreshing twist to the traditional tabletop role-playing game...
🎲🐾 Zoo Mafia RPG Blood Moonshine #2 Recap: A TTRPG Adventure Like No Other! 🦁🔍
Hey, TTRPG enthusiasts! 🎲✨ Let's dive into the wild, wacky, and wonderfully weird world of "Zoo Mafia RPG Blood Moonshine #2." Get ready for a recap filled with mystery, supernatural twists, and some serious animal antics. 🐅🔮 Zoo Mafia RPG is now on Kickstarter! Zoo Mafia RPG...
From Beastars to Baccano! and Beyond – See What Inspires Nerdarchy’s Latest TTRPG Live Play Campaign, Zoo Mafia RPG – Blood Moonshine
Zoo Mafia's Kickstarter has just launched this past week, and let me tell you, this game is wild. Okay, yes. I admit that the pun was intentional, but if that doesn't deter you from this article, then you're the kind of people I want reading. Zoo Mafia was born from...
🎲 Unleashing the Wild Side of Tabletop RPGs: Zoo Mafia RPG Hits Kickstarter! 🐾
📣 Big News, RPG Lovers! Hey, TTRPG family! 🎉 We're super excited (and a bit giddy, to be honest) to announce that our very own creation, Zoo Mafia RPG, is now live on Kickstarter! 🥳 Zoo Mafia RPG Kickstarter TRAILER https://youtu.be/mVEW90HOpmI 🐅 Welcome to Our Zoo Mafia World Imagine this:...
🐾 Dive into the “Zoo Mafia RPG Blood Moonshine” – An Untamed PbtA Adventure! 🎩
Hey there, fellow tabletop enthusiasts! If you're on the prowl for a TTRPG that mixes the cunning of the mafia with the wildness of the animal kingdom, all wrapped up in the beloved Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) mechanics, then grab your fedora and flapper...
Predatory Shadows in the Roaring ’20s: A Haunting TTRPG Experience Powered by the Apocalypse Hacked
Welcome to the thrilling world of TTRPGs, where storytelling transcends mere imagination, and players embark on journeys filled with mystery, horror, and intrigue. Today, we're delving into a chilling 1920s horror TTRPG live play, a game that's a stunning example of a 'Powered by the...
Creating a PbtA Playbook — Driver for Zoo Mafia RPG
Welcome to the Zoo. Today I’m creating the Driver — another Playbook for Nerdarchy’s first roleplaying game, Zoo Mafia RPG. Our Zoo Mafia RPG Quick Start is now live and available for free through the Zoo Mafia Newsletter. The Quick Start includes four Playbooks for the Button, Grifter, Lookout and Safecracker. We’ve also posted another Playbook here on the website we’ve renamed the Goon. We’ll continue to develop new Playbooks here and then add them for our Patreon supporters in addition to the regular rewards over there. You can become a Patreon supporter and snag the Goon Playbook here.
Going Wild to Create the Free Zoo Mafia RPG Quick Start
Zoo Mafia RPG began a while ago with a simple misheard comment and now here we are releasing a free Quick Start packet of the game out into the world. It’s a wild new direction for Nerdarchy and we are more excited than ever before about what lies ahead. We’ve shared video design diaries of the development process and live streamed our first playtest and I thought it might be fun to give some looks behind the curtain of the Zoo Mafia RPG Quick Start version now available for folks to Go Wild, Do Crime and Don’t Let the Humans Catch You around their own gaming tables. I’ve also got a bit of future development plans to share, so let’s get into it.
Creating a PbtA Playbook — Thug for Zoo Mafia RPG
Welcome to the Family! But first, have you downloaded the Zoo Mafia RPG Quick Start Rules? You can sign up for the Zoo Mafia RPG Newsletter here and get them for free. It’s time to build a new Playbook: Thug. (Or maybe it’ll be called Muscle.) Before going any further let me give the elevator pitch for Zoo Mafia RPG. It’s tabletop roleplaying game heavily influenced by the Powered by the Apocalypse, specifically Monster of the Week. Our design also took inspiration from Green Ronin Publishing’s AGE System. Zoo Mafia is all about being a zoo animal who is also criminal trying to get into an organized crime family.
Nerdarchy on GMing Zoo Mafia RPG Design Diary #12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUviXBVvxMg This 11-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel is Nerdarchists Dave and Ted's final design diary for the Zoo Mafia Roleplaying Game and it's about running the game and being the Game Master. The conversation starts with an overview of Zoo Mafia, the RPG where you...
Nerdarchy on Does Zoo Mafia RPG Need Safety Tools Design Diary #11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQxu965Mbpk In this 16-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted dive back into the Zoo Mafia Roleplaying Game. Nerdarchy is taking a crack at game design for our very own RPG by hacking Powered by the Apocalypse. In the video they discuss...
Nerdarchy on Hacking Cypher System Zoo Mafia RPG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xg47oB5wiw In this 23-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore using the Cypher System roleplaying game from Monte Cook Games to hack our own RPG. This video is part of a Design Diary playlist presenting a sneak peek into the development...
Nerdarchy on RPG Dice for Zoo Mafia RPG Design Diary #9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMBGAN6aFs In this 20-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore making their own roleplaying game about going wild and doing crime. While Nerdarchy is mostly known for Dungeons & Dragons we do play lots of other RPGs. In this video they...
Nerdarchy on Role-Playing Game High Concepts: Zoo Mafia RPG Design Diary #8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyH4U1OJKV8&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 13-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted dive deeper into the design of Zoo Mafia RPG. They explore high concepts in Nerdarchy's roleplaying game. The conversation starts with a closer look at what a high concept means as regards a...
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