I highly recommend taking a look at the book Arcana of the Ancients, made by Monte Cook. This book is absolutely on of the most useful books I’ve ever seen for running sci-fantasy. Here is a link to view it online: https://anyflip.com/xnqnc/jndh/basic
I’ve run science fantasy before, and this book was my guide. I do have more advice, but honestly, most of it is probably within this book. I especially recommend reading the GM Advice and the adventures it provides.
Thanks, but that doesn’t really answer the original question. Still might use it for world building.
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Question: What are some name suggestions you would give for a high fantasy Isekai themed ttrpg?
I don't really understand the concept. What mechanics make it specifically Isekai?
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Question: What are some name suggestions you would give for a high fantasy Isekai themed ttrpg?
I don't really understand the concept. What mechanics make it specifically Isekai?
OP abilities that are balanced out by other OP abilities.
I don't know what Isekai is. In my quest to obtain understanding of this genre, I found something that claims that Alice in Wonderland is Isekai. Is this true?
I have no idea why this is in italics. I have said it before, the lack of my understanding of technology is extraordinary. I apologize for the weird format.
Question: What are some name suggestions you would give for a high fantasy Isekai themed ttrpg?
I don't really understand the concept. What mechanics make it specifically Isekai?
OP abilities that are balanced out by other OP abilities.
I don't know what Isekai is. In my quest to obtain understanding of this genre, I found something that claims that Alice in Wonderland is Isekai. Is this true?
I have no idea why this is in italics. I have said it before, the lack of my understanding of technology is extraordinary. I apologize for the weird format.
Alice in Wonderland is indeed Isekai, as well as Jumanji. It's italicized because this site doesn't know how fonts work.
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Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny. Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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Question: What are some name suggestions you would give for a high fantasy Isekai themed ttrpg?
I don't really understand the concept. What mechanics make it specifically Isekai?
OP abilities that are balanced out by other OP abilities.
I don't know what Isekai is. In my quest to obtain understanding of this genre, I found something that claims that Alice in Wonderland is Isekai. Is this true?
I have no idea why this is in italics. I have said it before, the lack of my understanding of technology is extraordinary. I apologize for the weird format.
"Alice in Wonderland is an isekai" is a funny joke opinion because it's kinda true but obviously not actually correct.
The genre is basically defined by a loser protagonist who finds themself, usually inexplicably, transported to a fantasy world, and usually the thing that made them a loser is what makes them a winner now. A lot of the time the fantasy world is a video game, which adds a whole plethora of possible complications to the format, including but not limited to: The hero knows the plot of the game; the hero can exploit bugs or mechanical interactions in the game; the hero is trapped in the game and needs to get out; the hero respawns when they die in the game; if you die in the game you die for real; the rules of the game are in the hands of someone outside the game who can change them...
In some of the more wacky ones, the protagonist isn't transported in their normal body, but instead reincarnates as someone or something else. I've heard of them becoming enemy monsters, inanimate objects, members of the opposite sex, or even existing NPCs such as the villain of the game.
Question: What are some name suggestions you would give for a high fantasy Isekai themed ttrpg?
I don't really understand the concept. What mechanics make it specifically Isekai?
OP abilities that are balanced out by other OP abilities.
I don't know what Isekai is. In my quest to obtain understanding of this genre, I found something that claims that Alice in Wonderland is Isekai. Is this true?
I have no idea why this is in italics. I have said it before, the lack of my understanding of technology is extraordinary. I apologize for the weird format.
"Alice in Wonderland is an isekai" is a funny joke opinion because it's kinda true but obviously not actually correct.
The genre is basically defined by a loser protagonist who finds themself, usually inexplicably, transported to a fantasy world, and usually the thing that made them a loser is what makes them a winner now. A lot of the time the fantasy world is a video game, which adds a whole plethora of possible complications to the format, including but not limited to: The hero knows the plot of the game; the hero can exploit bugs or mechanical interactions in the game; the hero is trapped in the game and needs to get out; the hero respawns when they die in the game; if you die in the game you die for real; the rules of the game are in the hands of someone outside the game who can change them...
In some of the more wacky ones, the protagonist isn't transported in their normal body, but instead reincarnates as someone or something else. I've heard of them becoming enemy monsters, inanimate objects, members of the opposite sex, or even existing NPCs such as the villain of the game.
It's strange.
Oh so like Sword Art Online?
Lion the Witch and Wardrobe?
Guardians of the Flame!!!
The Dragon Knight!
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Question: What are some name suggestions you would give for a high fantasy Isekai themed ttrpg?
I don't really understand the concept. What mechanics make it specifically Isekai?
OP abilities that are balanced out by other OP abilities.
I don't know what Isekai is. In my quest to obtain understanding of this genre, I found something that claims that Alice in Wonderland is Isekai. Is this true?
I have no idea why this is in italics. I have said it before, the lack of my understanding of technology is extraordinary. I apologize for the weird format.
"Alice in Wonderland is an isekai" is a funny joke opinion because it's kinda true but obviously not actually correct.
The genre is basically defined by a loser protagonist who finds themself, usually inexplicably, transported to a fantasy world, and usually the thing that made them a loser is what makes them a winner now. A lot of the time the fantasy world is a video game, which adds a whole plethora of possible complications to the format, including but not limited to: The hero knows the plot of the game; the hero can exploit bugs or mechanical interactions in the game; the hero is trapped in the game and needs to get out; the hero respawns when they die in the game; if you die in the game you die for real; the rules of the game are in the hands of someone outside the game who can change them...
In some of the more wacky ones, the protagonist isn't transported in their normal body, but instead reincarnates as someone or something else. I've heard of them becoming enemy monsters, inanimate objects, members of the opposite sex, or even existing NPCs such as the villain of the game.
It's strange.
Oh so like Sword Art Online?
Lion the Witch and Wardrobe?
Guardians of the Flame!!!
The Dragon Knight!
All yes
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You know, really lean into the isekai naming conventions.
Are you saying you like the names or I should lean closer to the Isekai naming convention for my ttrpg?
I don't understand the question. Those were name suggestions.
Or were you asking for suggestions to name a character?
I was asking for names for THE ttrpg title, yes, but I thought these were like names of anime I haven’t heard of or something.
You thought "Wait, So We All Got Reincarnated In Eberron?!" was a real anime?
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Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny. Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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"Alice in Wonderland is an isekai" is a funny joke opinion because it's kinda true but obviously not actually correct.
The genre is basically defined by a loser protagonist who finds themself, usually inexplicably, transported to a fantasy world, and usually the thing that made them a loser is what makes them a winner now. A lot of the time the fantasy world is a video game, which adds a whole plethora of possible complications to the format, including but not limited to: The hero knows the plot of the game; the hero can exploit bugs or mechanical interactions in the game; the hero is trapped in the game and needs to get out; the hero respawns when they die in the game; if you die in the game you die for real; the rules of the game are in the hands of someone outside the game who can change them...
In some of the more wacky ones, the protagonist isn't transported in their normal body, but instead reincarnates as someone or something else. I've heard of them becoming enemy monsters, inanimate objects, members of the opposite sex, or even existing NPCs such as the villain of the game.
It's strange.
So would Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness, The Last Starfighter, or a Connetticut Yankee is King Arthur's Court be adopted by the isekai as one of their own?
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Thanks, but that doesn’t really answer the original question. Still might use it for world building.
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I don't really understand the concept. What mechanics make it specifically Isekai?
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny.
Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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OP abilities that are balanced out by other OP abilities.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
I don't know what Isekai is. In my quest to obtain understanding of this genre, I found something that claims that Alice in Wonderland is Isekai. Is this true?
I have no idea why this is in italics. I have said it before, the lack of my understanding of technology is extraordinary. I apologize for the weird format.
"Wait, So We All Got Reincarnated In Eberron?!"
"The Peace Between Nations Is At Risk and My Friends and I Are Just Gamers!"
"Extreme Obstacle: This Wednesday I Woke Up in a Fantasy Kingdom -- Redux Limit // Laser Magic X"
You know, really lean into the isekai naming conventions.
Alice in Wonderland is indeed Isekai, as well as Jumanji. It's italicized because this site doesn't know how fonts work.
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny.
Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
How I'm posting based on text formatting: Mod Hat Off - Mod Hat Also Off (I'm not a mod)
"Alice in Wonderland is an isekai" is a funny joke opinion because it's kinda true but obviously not actually correct.
The genre is basically defined by a loser protagonist who finds themself, usually inexplicably, transported to a fantasy world, and usually the thing that made them a loser is what makes them a winner now. A lot of the time the fantasy world is a video game, which adds a whole plethora of possible complications to the format, including but not limited to: The hero knows the plot of the game; the hero can exploit bugs or mechanical interactions in the game; the hero is trapped in the game and needs to get out; the hero respawns when they die in the game; if you die in the game you die for real; the rules of the game are in the hands of someone outside the game who can change them...
In some of the more wacky ones, the protagonist isn't transported in their normal body, but instead reincarnates as someone or something else. I've heard of them becoming enemy monsters, inanimate objects, members of the opposite sex, or even existing NPCs such as the villain of the game.
It's strange.
That’s why I like them.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
Are you saying you like the names or I should lean closer to the Isekai naming convention for my ttrpg?
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
I don't understand the question. Those were name suggestions.
Or were you asking for suggestions to name a character?
Oh so like Sword Art Online?
Lion the Witch and Wardrobe?
Guardians of the Flame!!!
The Dragon Knight!
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
All yes
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
I was asking for names for THE ttrpg title, yes, but I thought these were like names of anime I haven’t heard of or something.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
You thought "Wait, So We All Got Reincarnated In Eberron?!" was a real anime?
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny.
Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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I’m just saying I was confused.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
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I think that means I did a good job.
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"real life is a super high CR."
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-Ilyara Thundertale
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So would Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness, The Last Starfighter, or a Connetticut Yankee is King Arthur's Court be adopted by the isekai as one of their own?
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.