#computationalcalculator

(With reference to this post here.)

To an extent that’s deliberate – the ability to just randomly be in weird places is legitimately a big part of what makes a Sinister Hovering Orb a Sinister Hovering Orb. The challenge is gamifying that; your suggestion isn’t bad, but it has a lot of overlap with the “appear somewhere incongruous” option.

I think the best approach for fail-forward-friendly play is probably going to be to rejig the entire move so that it’s mostly about the reactions you inspire when you appear, as suggested by @paradoxius. Something like:

Appear

When you are simply and suddenly present, giving no sign of how you came to be here, roll +Stillness. On a 10+, those who behold you are inspired to awe, terror, fascination, or another emotion of your choice. On a 7–9, choose one:

The reaction you inspire is inappropriate – terrifying those who should be fascinated, etc.

Your presence is not immediately noticed

where are the tongue legs

Y’all have really got to get into the habit of specifying whether you mean tabletop games or video games -- ordinarily I just delete the requests that don’t. You’re lucky I have some time to kill!

(Note: several included titles are donation supported or pay-what-you-want rather than strictly free; while you can still get them for nothing, I encourage you to toss in a few bucks if you’re able!)

First, video games, in no particular order:

Dead Horizon - A micro-VN (with some reflex-based minigames) about an infamous gunslinger fighting her final duel with Death Himself; the entire story is framed as a series of flashbacks that take place in the moments before the fatal draw.  

ERROR: Human Not Found - An educational investigative VN with puzzles revolving around basic computer science principles. You play as a scientist investigating the murder of the first AI to inhabit a physical body -- a murder in which she herself is implicated.  

Gravitas - Yes, it’s a blatant Portal clone, right down to the basic framing device. It just happens to be a really good Portal clone. Here the puzzles are based on gravity manipulation, with the usual mix of environmental problem solving and light platforming.  

Heroine’s Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok - A hybrid of a point-and-click adventure game and an old-school Western CRPG where the puzzle solutions can vary based on your character’s build. Some survival elements, though they can be turned off in the difficulty settings.  

Her Tears Were My Light - A short romance VN about Time (the player character) courting Space. Has an interesting meta conceit where the player’s “undo” button is diegetically framed as Time’s ability to experience all of history simultaneously.  

Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls - Probably the best Mega Man retroclone out there that isn’t Shovel Knight, if you can get past the cute-monster-girls-beating-each-other-up premise. Less horny than that description makes it sound (though it’s still a little bit horny).  

LunarLux - This is the only entry on this list that’s not a full game -- it’s actually a donation supported proof-of-concept demo of a title currently in development. It’s a very good proof of concept, though, with about 90 minutes of gameplay and reasonable replayability.  

Overclocked - A precision puzzle platformer in the same general mould as Celeste, with a nice mix of robot-punching and transhuman philosophising. The accessibility features are a bit weak, but there’s only so much you can criticise when the price is zero.  

Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt - A short retro RPG (and here I mean retro as in ZX Spectrum, not as in Nintendo) where you play as a magical princess who can cure diseases by entering people’s bodies and fighting their ailments bullet hell style.  

Roller Riot - Basically a One Finger Death Punch clone, except with a roller derby aesthetic instead of the usual kung fu movie shtick. There isn’t really much of a sales pitch for this one -- either you’re a fan of two-button brawlers or you’re not!

(Honourable mentions to go A Raven Monologue, Atma, Down Ward, Helltaker, Himno, Honey Rose: Underdog Fighter Extraordinaire, MANDAGON, Perspective, Saira and Wienne.)

As for tabletop games, again in no particular order:

Anima Prime - A game in the style of media like RWBY and Final Fantasy XIII. Does some interesting things with representing tactical positioning via linked, wagerable resource pools rather than by using maps and miniature figures.  

Ironsworn - A logistics-heavy travel focused RPG inspired by Scandinavian folklore. Notably supports solo play and GMless two player co-op in addition to the conventional GM-managed setup (which it refers to as “guided” play).  

Lady Blackbird - A pamphlet-size system, setting, and scenario in one, casting the players in the roles of a fugitive noblewoman and her crew on a journey to meet a notorious pirate. Another take on wagerable dice pools, this time with fewer explosions.  

Mist-Robed Gate - A wuxia psychodrama that is, to the best of my knowledge, the only published tabletop RPG whose conflict resolution mechanics use an actual, physical knife; the text advises playing on a surface you don’t mind stabbing.  

Perfect Unrevised - A psychological horror game about heroic criminals in a pseudo-Victorian authoritarian police state. Uses a rotating GM setup whereby each player serves as the face of the Law for another player’s criminal.  

Pokéthulhu - A Lovecraft-meets-Pokémon game that honestly does a better job of bringing monster-taming to the tabletop than most serious efforts. Manages to wring a surprising amount of information density out of a dice-rolling mechanic that doesn’t involve any math.  

Sufficiently Advanced 2nd Edition - A transhuman space opera game where a city-size hivemind or sapient starship is a valid starting character concept. Makes heavy use of player-facing plot mechanics to balance spotlight time between characters of very different scales.  

To the Temple of Doom - A rotating-GM game where the players take on the roles of heroic archaeologists trying to defeat an ancient curse, taking turns making up death-traps for the other players’ characters to overcome. Also check out the publisher’s other free titles.  

Unbelievable Macho Bullshit - A GMless, adversarial 80s action movie pastiche where the players take on the roles of evil masterminds, competing to be the last one standing in the face of one-liner-spewing action hero’s unstoppable rampage.  

Wushu - A martial arts action game where the size of your dice pools is based directly on how florid your narration is. Arguably more of a guided freeform storytelling exercise than a proper tabletop RPG, but my post, my rules!

(With reference to this post here.)

In brief, the gameplay’s okay(ish), but the writing has a severe case of “dudes what are trying to comment on Important Social Issues(tm) but did not do the fucking research” syndrome.

(With reference to this post here.)

You’ve got a slightly contradictory set of requirements there – very rules-light games inherently put the GM on the spot, since the framework of play isn’t able to provide as much support. You can try to strike a balance, but It really depends on what you consider to be a high-pressure situation, GM-wise.

That said, you might give Lady Blackbird a look. The rules are reasonably good at providing interesting tactical choices while still being light enough that the entirety of the conflict resolution mechanics fits on a half-sheet of paper, which is helpfully reproduced in the lower half of every character sheet for ease of reference. The included scenario involves a bit of blood and thunder, but it’s only as R-rated as you want to make it.