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🌞 Good day #TTRPG friends! 🌞 Today's #TagDay hashtags are #TTRPGRising to host threads, share goals, and boost others + #ThrowbackThursday to share memories and nostalgia. Let's see our #TTRPGCommunity connect & shine! #ThursdayVibes #TRPG #JDR

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

Let's talk about the tank fallacy! Which is sort of misnamed, but whatever. The design lesson here: it doesn't matter how tanky your are if the enemies don't have any reason to hit you. #dnd #dnd5e #spellboundsea 1/10

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

The #ttrpgcommunity is gonna charity bundle until the end of time. Here's a new one to support flood/storm relief for the people of Valencia, Spain, organized by @rolerosnorep.bsky.social! 771 items for just 5€. Games, adventures, supplements, assets, and more: itch.io/b/2858/amor-... #ttrpg #rpg

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Finally, the time has come. AMOR POR VALENCIA, the solidarity bundle is active - 771 items for 5€ plus will, destined to help in the reconstruction of the areas affected by the Dana. Help us to move it everywhere, please itch.io/b/2858/amor-...

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

We're heading into the final 72 hours of the Against Time and Death Kickstarter campaign - the time war nears its conclusion! Let's shout out the brilliant crew who are helping to make this game the best it can be. Please share! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ick... #SelfPromoSaturday #ttrpg

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Alright #TTRPG pals! Submissions are now open for the 2025 TTAF Independent TTRPG Grants! We're looking to help 5-7 indie designers get tabletop projects across the finish line with support for art, editing, and other final touches. 📝Apply Now: tinyurl.com/TTAFGrant2025 📅Deadline: March 15, 2025

submitted 15 days ago • 6 comments

Submissions for the 2025 TTAF TTRPG Grant Program are now open. We're offering up to $500 to help indie TTRPG authors and designers bring their projects to fruition. You are morally obligated to share this information with every independent designer you know, and pester them until they apply.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

In other news, if you want to hear a little more about Age of Metal, I recently made a post touching on Focus. A core mechanic to the flow of combat, and the building of strategies for players, and their crew, to utilise in taking down their opposition. itch.io/blog/884771/...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

I really hope that I’m getting the hang of this audio editing thing. I feel like I am, I’ve read a bunch about recommended loudness etc. for podcasts. Stuff about limiters, noise reduction and such and then listening back on the recordings to see if they’re comfortable to listen too. Feels like I’m

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

HYPE THREAD 📢🔥🔥🔥 Are you a small TTRPG creator running a project for #ZineQuest / #Zinemonth ? Pitch your game and drop a link in the replies below 👇

submitted 20 days ago • 65 comments

I know I’ve mentioned nothing of Magic before, but man I love the look of the Aether Drifters secret lair cards. I’m so glad the cards aren’t super expensive and sought after, so it’s not going to get cleared out by scalpers, and people who actually appreciate the cards can have a chance to buy them

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Just finished up this concept for the cover art of Blood and Iron. A short story I’ve been working on, set in the world of Age of Metal, about a duo of novice bounty hunters who end up wrapped in more than they bargained for I’m happy with this as a start, hopefully I can get some help polishing it

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Late last night, I released my first #TTRPG product: 99 Heroic Fantasy Adventure Hooks. Completely #systemagnostic, these hooks are full of strange magic, otherworldly creatures, fickle deities, hidden lands to explore, and much more. Get it on my ko-fi. #dnd

submitted 21 days ago • 3 comments

"Bluesky having no algorithm" Is NOT a flaw. All it takes to find new artists is to just visit an artist's page, look at their likes and/or reposts and see if you like some of the artists. You need no algorithm doing it for you. That's how Tumblr had been uniting artists, until its fall in 2018.

submitted 20 days ago • 118 comments

I want to share this article from Kobold Press about how Kickstarter actually works, from the publisher's perspective. It touches on why @kickstarter.com has become entrenched in the TTRPG industry and, I hope, dispels some myths about Kickstarters and creators. koboldpress.com/state-of-pay...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Metal Heroes Voya Resistance Team! These are just the helmets but I'm working on a shot of the full roster.

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

I've been shouting about my Patreon a lot more recently, and for good reason. First, it's back! Second, as I take this game design thing full-time, I'm going to need support! If you are a fan of my stuff, becoming a patron is a huge way of helping me do the thing. www.patreon.com/c/gilarpgs

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

I know I haven’t posted in a while, but we are still alive. I’ve just been taking things a bit more slowly in the new year to let myself relax a little But things have still been plenty eventful. I finished Blood and Iron, just getting some opinions and feedback to make sure the story is sound

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

In the past few weeks I have been relying on OSR games like Worlds Without Number to help me quickly generate material. So as to be expected I made a video here: 🎲🐉⚔️🧙🏻‍♂️ youtu.be/sp4PHZd_l48 🗡💎💰💍

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

There is too much incredible mindblowing stuff happening across the indie ttrpg landscape. So many people are doing so many things with this medium. There are game jams everywhere! There is a DIY micro publishing festival! Everywhere I look I see the coolest things I have ever seen.

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

anim-ttrpg.itch.io/eureka-urban... uploading this early

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

What ticks through a clockwork mind? Find out in #ttrpg Crucible of Aether! In our game you can make huge swings with your character, including becoming a half-machine engineer called a Maekron! Explore this and more on our Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/366...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

I call this one the Grabhoud. Puppers wants a hug. I like the final but the sketch had so much character and it was hard to mimic it in this style. Genuinely wanting to look at doing a traditional sketch project in the future for a ttrpg. #art #ttrpgart #ttrpg #ttrpgteaser #illustration #wip

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I'm excited to finally have a version (after endless efforts) of Kill the Candy King that worked alright in my solo testing. Formatting that playtest for release and sharing with backers. Also working on a full release for Echoes in the Static. Help keep me functional to do it all! #TTRPG #IndieDev

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

We haven’t managed to record the first session of play for Masks due to everyone being busy here and there But we recorded character creation last weekend and I’m really pumped. Making the characters was so fun and I’m excited to get to learn how to play within the mechanics and our little setting

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Listen to our RT Talk with Gordon McAlpin, a writer, game designer, and project lead, as we discuss the ins and outs of #ttrpg layout, from formatting to philosophy! www.youtube.com/watc...

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

We are just TWO DAYS from launching the Kickstarter for #ttrpg Crucible of Aether! Check it out for a game where you forge your character through the skills you use and become a history of your adventures! www.kickstarter.com/projects/366...

submitted 50 days ago • 2 comments

🚨 Milk Bar: my sci-fi, alternate-timeline OSR game set in a post-Soviet Poland hit its first draft release today! 🎲 Quick, simplified rules 🌃 Unique retro-futuristic city setting 🛠️ Progression system tied to basebuilding 🥟 Pierogi Grab a demo version now: peregrinecoast.press/products/mil...

submitted 50 days ago • 13 comments

I kind of know where modern OSR games come from, but what about narrative games? What’s their origin story? Are they a recent thing or is there a D&D narrative RPG equivalent?

submitted 56 days ago • 27 comments

🌟 Elevate your #TTRPG experience with solo & low-prep modes! 🎲 Discover an effortless d6 oracle system. 👉 Get it: drivethrurpg.com/pro... Get the companions too: 🔍 Character Engine: drivethrurpg.com/pro... 🌍 World Engine: drivethrurpg.com/pro... Level up your game today!

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

We managed to submit our game for the winter horrorland #ttrpg game jam, just in time for the new year Play as Saint Nicholas and fight off the demons attacking your town on the very first Christmas night in the card-based one-pager, Christmas Spirit hacksandslashes.itch.io/christmas-sp...

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Well it’s been a nice little holiday. I’m a little annoyed I didn’t make more time for working on projects here and there. But it was really nice to spend a lot of time with friends and family and just relaxing

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Creators app is open. We're scheduling TTRPG games for 2025. forms.gle/SKPAwFoHcZkm...

submitted 127 days ago • 1 comment

Today's spicy 🌶️ #ttrpg take is that rules-lite & minimalist ttrpgs are NOT good for beginners. Beginners requires scaffolding & support that rules-lites systems simply can't offer. Most experience players and designers have been at this so long they've forgotten what it was like to be a beginner.

submitted 59 days ago • 24 comments

Finished Spooky spooks 🦇

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

We managed to submit our game for the winter horrorland #ttrpg game jam, just in time for the new year Play as Saint Nicholas and fight off the demons attacking your town on the very first Christmas night in the card-based one-pager, Christmas Spirit hacksandslashes.itch.io/christmas-sp...

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Over a hundred people have joined #36WordRPGJam! The jam officially starts in two days! itch.io/jam/36wordrp...

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Reblogs/Reposts OR Donations PLEASE! We appreciate any and all assistance in this endeavor to get our passports and find safe haven outside of the US. #mutualaid #helpsky

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

New Shadowdark kickstarter announced! (I did the line art on the red one, #6)

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

Thank you to the #indiettrpg people who shared their games and projects with us, I have bought some and I will get around to looking more into the others at some point, they all look amazing.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

I got blocked for this comment. Scientists and journalists: AI "art" takes away commissions from living, breathing artists. There is as much of a moral/ethical problem with AI as there is an environmental one. Remember: the only people excited about AI are excited for their bottom line.

submitted 69 days ago • 35 comments

Shame on you, @humblebundle.com. Getting in on promoting this GenAI slop after championing comic books and indie creations.

submitted 69 days ago • 24 comments

Today has been an atrociously bad brain day. I feel bad asking, but if you have any nice things to say about me or my games, I could really use the lift.

submitted 69 days ago • 42 comments

Hey, boss— I can’t come in tomorrow. I’m playing in multiple Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition Chronicles, and two of my Storytellers fucked me over psychologically by putting my characters in tense situations with their sires, both physical and mental. So, naturally, I’m SICCKKKKK.

submitted 70 days ago • 6 comments

Working on a Saint Nic vs demons game for a Christmas horror game jam. Never made a game based around a deck of cards before, but essentially it’s red suits=Nic and black=demons. We’re just falling short on some outcomes from the deck. I could stretch some across 2 cards, but I really don’t want to

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments