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johnharper.bsky.social
Game designer and graphic artist. Blades in the Dark, AGON, Lasers & Feelings, Lady Blackbird. johnharper.itch.io
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I had the same experience, and Andrew lays it out perfectly. This game is great.

Blank PDFs are free. PDFs with games in them are not.

TTRPG creators feel this in their bones.

I took HBO's "Which Deadwood character are you?" quiz! Click here to take the quiz.

is it time to bust out my "bigfoot is bears" photo collection again? if your mental image of a bear is a thick-furred, fat glossy male bear in autumn, you're probably not prepared for how weird their proportions can look in spring, or when walking upright, like they frequently do.

HELP ME with a new album wall theme! (pics for context) holler with a weird phrase, an abstract concept, a poetic notion, a nonsense word, a graphic style, whatever ... bc all I can think of right now is hella literal, like "green" or "really big faces" lol

We're counting down the final hours of Monster Truckers! Hit the road as big rig driving monsters. Discover weird stuff, get into scrapes, and try to make your delivery on time in a post apocalypse. Everyone who has played it loves it, and you will too! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

Thank you so much to everyone who nominated Bump in the Dark for the 2025 @critawards.bsky.social! I am so excited to announce that the game is a finalist for Best Indie TTRPG! Bump is, above all else, a game about community and this community we've made means so much to me.

Very good as it turns out. The Deep Cuts changes for the Blades in the Dark sheet are live on Roll20. GMs can activate them for all (newly-created) character/crew/factions sheets in the game settings (outside of the launched game), and individual sheets can activate DC modules in the gear menu.

Our own Sean Nittner has the latest update on all our active projects with the May installment of The State of the Hat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ErR...

We wanted to share some crowdfunding projects we've been backing. Have to start with a print release & more of expansion for one of our favs: Blades in the Dark. The newest release is Deep Cuts from John Harper, expanding both the setting AND the rules for the game. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

unions: they get the job done

//MARK YOUR CALENDARS CBR+PNK OVERLOAD is coming on June 10th 2025! 16 new great pamphlets featuring from a powerhouse collection of creators. More RUNS / More ADD-ONS / More CBR+PNK.... Follow the linktree in bio! 🌲 Stay tuned for more... @cabinetofcuriosities.games

this is slugblaster

What’s the cover art that got you started in the TTRPG hobby? Here’s mine:

More goals! If we reach £55,000, brilliant writer Thomas M (@newmadras.bsky.social ) will write "Silenced Land". And if we get £57,500, writer, streamer and Chaosium wrangler Bridgett Jeffries (@symphonyhorror.bsky.social) writes "Periphery". Go and back it! And please repost! #ttrpg #kickstarter

hi folks! it is literally my birthday today & if there's anything you could especially do for me for my birthday: it's to check out the Galactic & Going Rogue crowdfunder & consider backing it, or even just giving the QT'd post an RT/QT/reply!! all would be much appreciated bday gifts to me!!

Craig talks with @johnharper.bsky.social about his creative process and how Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts came into existence. Listen on your favorite pod platform or here: open.spotify.com/episode/04OP...

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.

Going For Broke is now available! This is a lightweight, pick-up-and-play sitcom roleplaying game about a collective house scrambling to make rent. It's designed for 4-8 players, only takes 40-70 minutes, and fits in your back pocket! Learn more at: buriedwithoutceremony.com/gfb

We are now just $500 away from $40,000!!! That'd be 400% funded in 4 days!!! You all are amazing, and it makes me so happy to see folks be so excited about it. Does anyone want to help us hit that $40,000 milestone?

IT'S TIME. We just launched the expansion to Slugblaster! It’s called Slime, Warp, & Solder and it honestly looks incredible, gang. I'm very excited and proud and grateful??? www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Deep Cuts is amazing -- AND ALSO this campaign lets you get physical printed copies of my Detailed Doskvol Street Maps, for the very first time, in a nice 12x18 foldable dry-erase format.

LIVE ON KICKSTARTER: Galactic & Going Rogue, 2 GMless scifi #TTRPGs 🎲 in 1 book! 🚀 Galactic by @rileyrethal.bsky.social: Rebellion, Relationships, & War Among the Stars 🚀 Going Rogue by @jessfrom.online: Cynicism, Hope, & Making the Ultimate Sacrifice 🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...

Something that I'm really excited about in this Deep Cuts project: printed maps for each district of Doskvol (which fold to 6" x 9") -- which are DRY ERASE compatible, folks. Mark 'em up with your turf, factions, NPCs, etc. I can't wait to use these at the table! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

NOW LIVE! Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts. Creator @johnharper.bsky.social brings you new lore, 100+ backgrounds & heritages for your crew and more! Alternate rules help tailor your Blades game to your table. Plus score some sweet campaign exclusives! Pledge now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

Tomorrow we launch Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts! New lore, alternate mechanics, and more to tailor your game to your table. And we're giving it the stylish, quality print treatment you've come to expect from Evil Hat. Sign up now to get in on the kick-off: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Fun Blades heist today, “stealing” an Iruvian scholar of demonology (possibly working for a demon) from a bar in a spire above the city while a gravitic-electroplasmic-harness-wearing flying assassin tries to take him out.