{"id":2191,"date":"2026-09-08T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:27:04","slug":"system-crafting-creating-and-revising-ttrpgs-at-gen-con-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2026\/09\/panel-discussion\/system-crafting-creating-and-revising-ttrpgs-at-gen-con-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"System Crafting: Creating and Revising TTRPGs at Gen Con 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/RPPR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2026\/09\/panel-discussion\/system-crafting-creating-and-revising-ttrpgs-at-gen-con-2026\/attachment\/211-system-panel-gencon2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"211-system-panel-gencon2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2192\" src=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-system-panel-gencon2026.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Writing a RPG can seem daunting, but creators now have more options and tools available to help them. Do you want to write a game from scratch or use an existing open system? What steps should you take first? How long does it take? <a href=\"https:\/\/imagininggames.com\/\">Peter Petrusha of Imagining Games<\/a> (<em>Chew, Dreamchaser<\/em>), <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/rosspayton.bsky.social\">Ross Payton<\/a> (<em>Base Raiders, Role Playing Public Radio podcast<\/em>), <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/hebanongames.bsky.social\">Caleb Stokes<\/a> (<em>Red Markets, Delta Green: God&#8217;s Teeth)<\/em>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/j-k.games\">Julian Kay<\/a> (<em>Mutants in the Now<\/em>) have answers. This panel was recorded at Gen Con 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot is from <a href=\"https:\/\/timeline.designers-and-dragons.com\/cthulhu.html\">The Cthulhu RPG timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"System Crafting: Creating and Revising TTRPGs at Gen Con 2026\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-09-08T11:00:01-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT50M39S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Writing a RPG can seem daunting, but creators now have more options and tools available to help them. Do you want to write a game from scratch or use an existing open system? What steps should you take first? How long does it take? 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Do you want to write a game from scratch or use an existing open system? What steps should you take first? How long does it take? 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