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A collection of 48 issues

Smoke on the Waters: A TiGGR One-Shot

A Mothers’ Folktale Inspired by the 1971 Montreux Casino Fire TiGGR: Tiny Game for Generalized Roleplaying Players: 2-5 (1 GM, 1-4 players) Playtime: 30-45 minutes Components: 2d6, pencil and paper, LLM optional but encouraged The Premise December 4, 1971. The Mothers of Invention are rocking the Montreux Casino in Switzerland.

TiGGR: Tour des Alpes

or, Der Klang der Kurbel In honor of their ambient-industrial masterpiece, the members of Autobahn undertake a cycling tour across Europe. They seek resonance, ritual, and maybe a lost demo tape hidden in an Alpine yodel. RULES OF TiGGR (Tiny Game for Generalized Roleplaying) Stats: Body, Mind, Charm. Distribute 3

No Fun: TiGGR Takes on the Filth & the Fury (And Malcom McLaren)

TiGGR: Sex Pistols – Punk Road to Ruin The Tour That Imploded. The Spark That Lingered. A friend was at the Dallas show. He said there was nothing on the planet like it. Not the noise, not the sneer, not the way it felt like the stage itself might bolt for

Delia, the Paw That Pulls

Pan-dimensional ragamuffin, Guardian of Lost Corners, Zoomie Catalyst When you turn your furchild into a pandimensional NPC. She’s all elbows and angles under a shaggy coat of charcoal and white. Fur that looks like it’s never been brushed—but somehow catches the light just right. Her ears are

Riding the Drift

Toward a Mood-Centered Narrative Mechanic for The Current and Beyond Some games race toward climax. The Current knows how to linger. Narrative flavoring mechanics exist not to resolve conflict, track resources, or activate powers—but to shift tone, deepen mood, or reframe perspective. These are mechanics of symbolic or emotional

A Lexicon of Resonance

A Glossary for Playable Folktales and Drift-Oriented Storytelling These terms shape the tone, not the rules. They are not definitions. They are invocations—words you may carry from folktale to folktale, from game to game. Use them as orientation, reflection, or ritual prompt. They are designed for the Playable Folktale

TiGGR: Operation Glorious Bastards

On Tone, Tribute, and the Pulp Power of Playing with History War Is Hell (But Not This Week) Not every war story has to bleed. Not every mission needs to question morality or map trauma. Some stories take place in the Technicolor fog of war-adjacent adventure—and that’s exactly

What If Your Next Retro Was an RPG One-Shot?

A different approach to "gamifying" Agile. You’re 38 minutes into a Friday retrospective. The burndown chart’s been shared. The “What went well” sticky notes are quietly optimistic. The “What didn’t go well” ones are tinged with tired sarcasm. The facilitator is gently herding the conversation

TiGGR: We've Gone on Holiday by Mistake!!!

You & Withnail & I and TiGGR A Note Before the Madness Withnail & I is remembered for its boozy witticisms, its fog of lighter fluid, and its crumbling country cottage—but what gives the film its staying power isn’t just the comedy. It’s the aching heart beneath

TiGGR: Shaman Shenanigans in the Jungle Room

A TiGGR One-Shot of Cosmic Crimps and Glitter Beasts From Crimp to Canon: Revisiting the Boosh Through Glittered Glasses It’s been over two decades since The Mighty Boosh first aired. For many, it wasn’t just a show—it was a frequency. You either tuned in or missed the