What Kind of Adventures Do You Want to Play This Year?

 

Adventure Polls
Behind the Die by Charlie Stayton

A new year always feels like rolling fresh dice. Clean character sheets. Empty notebooks. A map with more blank space than ink. And it got me thinking: what kinds of adventures are you excited to play this year?

Not what’s trending. Not what the algorithm says.
But the stories that actually make you lean forward at the table.

So let’s talk about it.

When you sit down to play (or run) a game, what gets you fired up?

  • 🗡High-stakes dungeon crawls with clever traps and hard choices?
  • 🕵Mystery and investigation—clues, suspects, and that aha! moment?
  • Steampunk chaos—airships, clockwork conspiracies, and runaway tech?
  • 🌊 Coastal or nautical adventures with shipwrecks, sea gods, and salty rumors?
  • 🏙 Urban intrigue—factions, politics, and back-alley deals?
  • 👻 Horror-leaning stories that unsettle more than they overwhelm?
  • 💛 Hopeful, heroic tales about rebuilding, redemption, and making things better?

Or maybe you’re craving something a little off the beaten path:

  • Smaller, character-driven stories
  • One-shots that punch above their weight
  • Adventures that feel weird in the best possible way

Your Turn at the Table

This blog is heading into a new chapter, and I want it shaped by the kinds of games you actually want to play.

So I’d love to hear from you in the comments:

  • What kinds of adventures do you want more of this year?
  • Are you a player, a GM, or both?
  • Do you prefer one-shots, mini-arcs, or long campaigns?
  • What’s one adventure idea you wish existed but haven’t seen done right yet?

If polls are your thing, keep an eye out—I’ll be dropping a few soon to dig deeper into themes, genres, and play styles.

Let’s Build This Together

Behind the Die has always been about what happens around the table—the ideas, the design, the stories that stick with us long after the session ends. This year, I want to make sure what I’m writing and sharing lines up with what excites you.

So pull up a chair, roll initiative, and tell me:

What kind of adventure are you hoping to play this year?

I’m listening. 🎲

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