Games like The Knot for MOSAIC Strict

Have you seen Michael Prescott's MOSAIC Strict concept? Basically it's that if people designed mechanically self-contained TTRPG subsystems that aren't too long, then groups can pull together a manageable set of them and have a custom game experience. So, someone might make a subsystem for car chases, and someone might make one for wrestling, and someone might make one for wilderness survival, etc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Lovemaking for MOSAIC Strict.

His name is Sila. If you're his owner, he's a mixed breed you bought from a kid in a resettlement camp, and he's the best friend you've ever had. He's a checklist NPC compatible with whatever ttrpg you may be playing. If your character is his owner, he'll do the things on his checklist when the right time comes in play. He's also my 11th *!* subsystem for MOSAIC Strict. And if you make a similar c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This One Boy for MOSAIC Strict.

You pulled her from a lake. Your hand was in the water and felt something, fingers. She grasped yours and you pulled her up, shivering and vomiting. Not dead. Or, not anymore. Now she's in your life until you check three boxes from her list. The Corpse Bride for MOSAIC Strict is a checklist NPC, like This One Boy, The Pawn, and The Man In the Suit, usable in whatever ttrpg your group is playing. M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corpse Bride for MOSAIC Strict.

We can escape the lies, the fictions. We can make them disappear. We just have to disbelieve them, collectively somehow. How To Escape Hell is how it works, for 3+ players, or 2+ players and a gamemaster. And like all MOSAIC Strict systems it's suitable for whatever TTRPG you're currently playing. Minimum price $2.00. Suggested price $3.00. But if the price is too much for you right now, please em… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How To Escape Hell for MOSAIC Strict.

I had posted that I hadn't seen anyone thinking about playing a MOSAIC Strict game, and Matt Bohnhoff replied that he thought it was because no one had made a chargen system. And duh, he was totally right. So I knew I had to make one. And this is it. It's the fourth MOSAIC Strict system I've made. Let me know what you think! Minimum price $3.00. Suggested price $4.00. But if the price  is a hards… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Are What You Eat, A Chargen System for MOSAIC Strict.

The thing is, there's alphas, and there's everybody else, and the secret of alphas is they don't let human concerns hold them back. So, if you want a Pawn to help satisfy your character's aspirations, ask your gamemaster and they'll put an NPC Pawn in your character's life. Then you can take your Pawn's money if you want. They'll do other things too. And mostly there's no downside. The Pawn is a c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pawn for MOSAIC Strict.

So what does it mean when you see "for MOSAIC Strict" on something?MOSAIC Strict is a design challenge for tabletop RPGs by Michael Prescott. Create self-contained RPG subsystems that make no mechanical assumptions about each other, so groups can mix-and-match them together for a custom experience. Subsystems can affect the shared narrative, and be activated by events within the shared narrative, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dracula for MOSAIC Strict.

I couldn't stop thinking about checklist NPCs yesterday after encouraging people to download This One Boy and make and share their own with the #ThisOneNPC hashtag, and the result is The Man In the Suit. He wants to be part of your game. He's not picky. Whatever TTRPG you might be playing. He'll make you a nice dinner. Check him out. Minimum price $1.00. Suggested price $1.50. But if the price  is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Man In the Suit for MOSAIC Strict.

In the landscape of RPGs there are more things that have never had mechanics than things that have. One aspect of MOSAIC Strict is creating subsystems that can be used in other games for the fun of things they didn't concern themselves with, like the way an afternoon nap re-embodies you as who you're supposed to be. An Afternoon Nap for MOSAIC Strict is usable with whatever TTRPG you may be playin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Afternoon Nap for MOSAIC Strict.

I'm so consumed by MOSAIC Strict currently. Remember Vincent Baker's "clouds and boxes" thing? That's how you do a MOSAIC Strict system. The only input to it is the state of the fiction, and the only output from it is changes to the state of the fiction in the shared understanding of the group. I think it's just an interesting design constraint to me. This is the third system I've made for it. "Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Truth & Reason for MOSAIC Strict.