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solo and duo ttrpgs sure but I'm gonna start exclusively working on what I call Mob TTRPGs that require over 200 people to play

I met Alex at the IBCC last week, and I've just tested this game. I was MiD twice and bagged a ME 110. D-Dog came home on 3 engines far too often, three of my crew bought it, I was wounded twice, and I got married at the end of my tour. @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @jamesjhistory.bsky.social

Roguelike Megadungeon is a procedural map generation toolkit for the creation of an entire campaign setting centered around a megadungeon with its own planar cosmology. The Itchfunder launches today for #ZineMonth2025! #OSR #TTRPG #ZiMo25 #ZineMonth

Just launched my Zine Quest project: A supplement for the weird and wonderful Weird Heroes of Public Access RPG! Wanna know what's airing? You need a copy of 13 THIS WEEK -- your programming guide to WHPA! #zinequest

"I can't afford to buy an indie #ttrpg, so I can't play them!" This is your reminder that almost every single indie designer i know will just send you a copy if you email them and say "hey, I can't afford your game right now but i want to check it out!"

There's a new preview for the upcoming Scurry reprint just out on my newsletter! Give it a read to see some deviously delightful words from @moreblueberries.bsky.social and shockingly bold artwork from @verface.bsky.social !

🩸 Delve into the mysteries of the moth-like Calpini and the gruesome mysteries of their stained-glass temple from which none return. 🩸 CALPINI is an unofficial horror module for Dungeon Game, compatible with MÖRK BORG. See more on Kickstarter now🦋 https://buff.ly/3X9hxt5

My dear #ttrpgcommunity, I have written another blog post about why, to me, Settings matter more than systems. It also includes my top picks for games you can use with your own setting. Hope you like it! #TTRPGs #worldbuilding #NSR

We're only 4 followers away from 180 on Monster Truckers! Be sure to check it out and get a free test drive and sign up to be notified about the launch. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Zine Month 2025: Skirmish Games and Other Curiosities www.rascal.news/zine-month-2...

Oh god, this is huge. I've been waiting 4 years (with a predicted further 11 months) for a diagnosis so I can begin the equally long process of titration to learn what meds will even work for me. Right to choose is the only feasible way to access care in this context.

New episode of RTFM, the RPG book club podcast! @snaxwell.bsky.social and I talk Possible Worlds by Tyler Crumrine⁠, six discreet games boxed together. We have them fight to the death until only the best emerges victorious. Just kidding, we loved them all. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/aar...

Thieves of the Tome is the 49th free rpg bookclub selection! dairykillsme.itch.io/thieves-of-t... Use stolen magic created using real books in a 1 to 2 session campaign! Learn about the club www.reddit.com/r/myrpg/comm...

One of the real dangers of the Megastructure is the nano plague infection. The cause of the human genome accelerated mutation and the reason why the System Sphere eradicate human settlements. Sometime a human gets infected by two strains and is able to metabolize the nanites to become a symbiont.

ahhhhhh we funded!!!

OMEN is here! 💀 Your world is Doomed. Unless you can deny Fate. OMEN is a oneshot TTRPG about defying destiny at the end of the world. Roll a big pile of dice and take a stand! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

A comic about the good stuff

Are we limiting how we think about Actual Play as an artform by describing it as fiction? What happens if we frame AP as nonfiction first, fiction second? Some thoughts about AP, Party of One, and what nonfiction-first AP might look like in our latest newsletter: buttondown.com/partyofonepo...

If I have to ask for a raise, I'm glad that request goes to our collective readers and not some KPI-brained executive. Thank you to everyone who supports Rascal! Also, peep some of those upcoming subscriber goals 👀 More Lin, more money, and a trip to Essen Spiel??

You want to date these guys? PLEDGE NOW! www.kickstarter.com/projects/see...

TERMINUS now is live! Missing people, a new train line, and buried secrets combine in this system-flexible TTRPG horror scenario set in modern London. Available in print and PDF, arriving by August 2025. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pat...

😱 ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT TO PLEDGE 😱 Beside the Lesser Travelled Road: ⛺ 24+ roleplay-encouraging campsites for fantasy TTRPGs 📘 Completely system agnostic 🪻 Fauna to hunt and Flora to gather 🤓 Flexible plot hooks for each Discover more: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hiv...

Talking ‘bout Cybergeneration www.rascal.news/talking-bout...

Oh.... my god

The problem is ultimately that our political class is composed exclusively of people who are insulated by personal wealth from the looming recession

if you want artists to make weirder art, you have to create stable living conditions that allow them to. homogeneity isn't a matter of artists lacking culture-- there are many soulful artists out there-- it's a matter of unregulated corporate dominance combined with artists who cant afford to create

Blogpost Time! To make up for missing last Friday, I've polished up an old skeet thread to present 1d20 Nostalgic Doo-dads from the Greatest* Decade** Ever***! * debatable ** honestly blurs with the 80's and early Aughts *** god I hope it can get better eventually

Of course my Zinequest/Zine Month roundup focused on solo RPGs. This time of year is golden for us solitary rollers.

Duality: Gamer Edition

We're lowering the drawbridge and letting some stories out of the paywall as a part of our pledge drive. Some of our greatest hits (like this investigation). It's a juicy one.

Griot Anthology is still itchfunding! Get some great games by some awesome black game designers: thoughtcrimegames.itch.io/griot-anthol...

because of #zinequest we are making our first zine back us, s'il vous plait #haiku #ttrpg #zine #kickstarter kck.st/41nN0dG

I may have a cold and feel like I've been kicked in the face, but I'm launching this tomorrow lunchtime anyway! 🫠🎉

Knock if you can hear me 👻

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I had the pleasure of editing The White Horse of Lowvale, and this is a damn fine #folkhorror #ttrpg adventure. It launches tomorrow with incredible art, writing, and adventure design by @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social. Well worth your support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan... #ZineQuest #ZineMonth

1/ The Government’s proposed plans on copyright and AI will weaken writers' copyright protections and allow AI companies to use creators' work without permission or payment. But we are fighting back!

I CAN FINALLY TELL EVERYONE! The amazing @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social has agreed to do a one of a kind commission for The Cunning Folk TTRPG kickstarter!! Backers will now have the option on certain tiers to get an exclusive art print of a character (in all 5 forms!) that Rossy has designed!!

The Danger Meter in Cryo Drakus fortifies the hive through five levels of defenses. It advances when players take specific actions (scan for intrigue, engage in combat, etc) & offers new opportunities for players to learn about the aliens every time they push the meter into the next level.

Are you following CRYO DRAKUS?! I'll be making a super fun special kickstarter only alternate cover :-) And here are my spaceships with beautiful design and layout by @spicytunarpg.bsky.social #ttrpg

our most reliable recession indicator is that Lady Gaga has released a song where the hook is primarily composed of random syllables again

I do appreciate how openly and often I've seen the A.N.I.M crew discussing the way they approach disability in their games.

Hello morning crowd! Slight shadow release but Party Like The World Is Ending, my four-mystery campaign for Apocalypse Keys, is out right now on Itch! Think drugs, booze, and the endless chaos of the party: urania-games.itch.io/party-like-t...