There's Glory in the Rip!

Devlog

• New Release! Alpha V05
  September 30, 2025 by mythic_kirby#Changelog

  Changelog Complete rewrite of talents into a more narrative-centric style Comments Something that's been bugging me for a bit is how I stress in the rules over and over that the narrative of an action... Continue reading
• Mechanics Showcase: Talents
  September 15, 2025 by mythic_kirby#PC Guide, #Mechanics

  Talents are the primary way to customize a character's abilities in There's Glory in the Rip . Each character starts with 3 of your choice, along with a fixed "Signature" talent based on your chosen a... Continue reading
• Converting the Rip: Pathfinder 2e
  September 14, 2025 by mythic_kirby#System Conversion, #RC Guide

  Do you have a favorite adventure for another TTRPG? Do you wish you could run that same adventure in There's Glory in the Rip ? This series is for you! In Converting the Rip , I'll be going through ho... Continue reading
• Converting the Rip: D&D 5e
  September 08, 2025 by mythic_kirby#System Conversion, #RC Guide

  Do you have a favorite adventure for another TTRPG? Do you wish you could run that same adventure in There's Glory in the Rip ? This series is for you! In Converting the Rip , I'll be going through ho... Continue reading
• New Release! Alpha V04
  September 05, 2025 by mythic_kirby#Changelog

  Changelog Changed guidance on TVs to recommend TV 5 for Rippers rather than TV 6 Comments This is a very small but interesting update based on some recent playtesting. A problem I've been running into... Continue reading
• New Release! Alpha V03
  September 03, 2025 by mythic_kirby#Changelog

  Changes Added guidance for conditions to the RC guide Added a new set of random tables for conditions Added a few more monsters to the Monster Grab Bag A few other minor wording changes and tweaks Com... Continue reading
• The Weakest Monster
  September 01, 2025 by mythic_kirby#RC Guide

  In There's Glory in the Rip , target values (TVs) for actions range from 1 to 10. Each monster in the system uses one TV as the default difficulty for all actions against them. The rules recommend usi... Continue reading
• Let's Improv a Monster!
  August 29, 2025 by mythic_kirby#RC Guide

  For one of the playtests I ran for There's Glory in the Rip , I wanted to see what it would be like to run a fully improvised, zero-prep adventure. I tried to keep the system mechanically simple so th... Continue reading
• Now With a Character Sheet!
  August 26, 2025 by mythic_kirby#Changelog

  There's Glory in the Rip now has a character sheet! I'm no real artist, but I can stumble my way around Inkscape. The goal was to try to fit as much as possible onto 1 side of a printed sheet of paper... Continue reading
• The Flip Side of "Yes, And..."
  August 23, 2025 by mythic_kirby#PC Guide, #Narrative Play

  A golden rule of improv is to always try to say "yes, and..." This rule tries to encourage a particular mindset when you are improvising, that of not holding to tightly onto the story you were plannin... Continue reading
• Traps in a Telegraphed World
  August 20, 2025 by mythic_kirby#RC Guide, #Running the World

  Has this ever happened to you? GM: Ok, you turn right down the hallway in this ancient, crumbling ruin. Everyone make a perception check. Party: <rolls a little too low> GM: Oh, right, this is a trap,... Continue reading
• Mechanics Showcase: Titles
  August 19, 2025 by mythic_kirby#PC Guide, #Mechanics

  One of my driving motivations for There's Glory in the Rip is that it should be easy to make a character good at something you want them to be good at. I've had so many experiences with crunchy system... Continue reading
• New Release! Alpha V02
  August 18, 2025 by mythic_kirby#Changelog

  I'm realizing I never actually made a launch post for this project... whoops... so consider this a pretend launch! Changes Reworded a few sections in the RC guide for clarity Added more explicit RC gu... Continue reading
• What Are Your Favorite Character Types?
  August 17, 2025 by mythic_kirby#Feedback Requested, #Content

  Question for the comments: what are your favorite types of characters to play in a TTRPG, and what is it about their play-style that appeals to you? There's Glory in the Rip uses classes for character... Continue reading
• Mechanics Showcase: Glory
  August 16, 2025 by mythic_kirby#PC Guide, #Mechanics

  The titular Glory mechanic in There's Glory in the Rip is a roleplay incentive that ties directly into a character's power. Originally, I was inspired by Draw Steel and it's notion that characters gai... Continue reading
• Mechanics Showcase: Action Pools
  August 15, 2025 by mythic_kirby#PC Guide, #Mechanics

  The core rolling mechanic in There's Glory in the Rip is the action pool. Each player has a finite set of 6-sided dice that they can use to roll for actions. Each time you roll a die, you lose it unti... Continue reading
• Playing a Narrative Character
  August 14, 2025 by mythic_kirby#PC Guide, #Narrative Play

  Last post I wrote a lot about how I think narrative encounters should be run from an RC ( There's Glory in the Rip 's version of a GM) perspective. One of the points I brought up was: Be less strict o... Continue reading
• Running a Narrative Monster
  August 12, 2025 by mythic_kirby#RC Guide, #NPCs, #Running the World, #Narrative Play

  Years and years ago, I exploring some other TTRPGs besides D&D/Pathfinder, trying to learn more about how other games worked in order to write my own. I came across this blog post about Dungeon World... Continue reading
• Hello World! Let's Make a Monster!
  August 12, 2025 by mythic_kirby#Creating the World, #RC Guide, #NPCs

  This is my first posted game that I've intended to try to update later, and so the first I'm writing these sorts of blog posts for. I think to start I'll probably talk in-depth about common things RCs... Continue reading