Total tangent, but … Matching form factor has become _a thing_ among a vocal segment of readers. If your form factor does not match, you WILL hear about it.

Because with at least two dozen friends, this is immediately pertinent to their interests, and for at least two, I’d swear they were models if not for this catalog coming out 20 years before they were born. 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/the-fairytal...

Such a good point by @jdragsky.bsky.social in the 7PP AMA. Broadening the idea out: Every game has a hierarchy of things it wants to say, and it's useful to sacrifice the stuff that's lower on that list to make sure the higher stuff hits solidly.

In the new version of Affinity. Haven't played with it yet … Custom bullet glyphs are tricky, and this makes them so much easier to implement.

SPINE is nominated for Best Solo Game in this year's ENNIES, and voting is now live: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ Please help spread the word and consider giving it a vote. And if you haven't heard of SPINE, here is a thread. SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book... 🧵

Alright so I need gigs *urgently*. Savings are pretty much gone and bills are due. HMU if you need anything drawn, I'm affordable and fun to work with, or so I've been told!

okay I am home after spending a week with my parents helping my dad recover from open-heart surgery (he's improving, and everything is good!) So I wanna talk a quick bit about Sprigs & Kindling and our ennie nominations. :)

ENniesVoting is live! Please consider: Tomb of 1000 Doors @manarampmatt.bsky.social Zaya's Theatre @munkao.bsky.social A Land Once Magic @vidityavoleti.bsky.social Sprigs & Kindling @iamatrex.com Storybake @dan-is-baking.bsky.social Plus One 4 Fan Fav Publisher vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026

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In honor of AJ, I've put my Trophy Gold incursion "The Alluring" at $0. I want people to see her layout, her art design... all the work she put in to elevate the project. signalstation.itch.io/the-alluring...

This makes perfect sense.

If you’re a mutual in LA for Anime Expo, gimme a holler. I’m not at the con but probably near you. 😮

HUUUUUUGE shout to Sprigs & Kindling and @iamatrex.com for the Best Community Content and Best Free Game noms in the ENNIES. As you flip through these, keep in mind they're made entirely from heart and excitement. sprigsandkindling.com

What a wild fucking list for the Ennies! The collaborative nature of the games, adventures & books on display here is real I could not be more proud than to see: Zine Club Yeah 2 win Judges Spotlight Tomb of 1000 Doors get two noms See 3 distribution partners on the list See dozens of friends 1/x

I'm making it official: Microscope second edition is in the works. Crowdfunding in October. I swear on this stack of game books arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/52...

Part of this is that evaluating what will be scary is the least scary thing. Like how explaining a joke sucks all the humor out.

Anyone who has interacted with our pocket of ttrpgdom has felt some ripple of Amanda's influence. Her fingerprints are across the work of a whole community of creators. ty&gn friend

She is truly at the height of her DM prowess.

Forestrike is very very worth checking out. The trailer leans hard into explaining the "foresight" mechanic that lets you practice & perfect how a fight will play out. But it's a fascinating action-oriented puzzle game beyond that. The demo is generous, and the full game is something like $10.

I buried the lede here.

Most projects I’ve been working on have been shifting to ~B5. RPGs want to operate for two major user modes: focused reading in hand and scattered reference on table. And B5 cuts this difference really well.

Oh, hey!! A Tim & Tim production. Tim Hutchings did such a nice job with the print production on this, it's a beautiful object. Hardback, gold foil, the works.

Get bloody this weekend, Blood Borg is free (along with adventure compilation Blood Borg Sucks and dftq standalone standoff game Blood Lock) itch.io/s/191590/blo... All these games are in beautiful print editions available at Worldchamp.io/store

The three short-form Brindlewood games are getting a physical release! I'm building a layout system for the games (and new ones in the future) to make them feel like a distinctly cohesive set while also letting the personality of each shine.

The Stonetop covers are sooooo goooood. Wonderfully executed minimal approach.

So, last week I tested a tiny Planet Raygun scenario that: - plays as a duo game - takes about 1.5-2 hours - introduces the core moves The format’s meant for sessions where you’re down a few players, but it also seems like it would be fantastic as a demo that aligns with Adam’s take.

This is some 2010s internet stuff right here.

Mmm…mmm…mmmoon prince. 🌝

“Ah,” said the master, “But whatever is a player is a designer, whatever is a designer is a player.”

My copy just arrived yesterday, and it looks fantastic.

Congratulations to winners and nominees of the 2025 Indie Groundbreaker Awards: GOTY: Little Wolves Most Innovative: SPINE Best Rules: Looking Presentable Writing: Digital Angel Art: Thieves of the Tome Setting: We Wander Beneath Radiant Lights Graphic Design: What Should We Have Tomorrow

"Memes percolate up from the bottom, from people with no agenda but to describe their world, their feelings. This is how progress happens. When wild memes stop mating, everything starts to die. Our thinking runs dry, our imaginations atrophy, culture starts spinning in circles." - Adbusters #38

Just used the word “community” to refer to a ttrpg community … I’m a rebel. 😜

no idea who this guy is but this is an interesting take minutes.substack.com/p/on-grindslop

I've just published the first essay in the design series for Violent Delights: a chess-based RPG about Romeo and Juliet. It's about abstract board games and how we read into them. It also touches on Takuma Okada's Chess: Two Kingdoms.

A troll's ridiculous marketing plan is still a marketing plan by a troll. Don't feed the trolls.

Picked up a copy of this as reference material for Planet Raygun. Also: Looking for an artist or two who love these kinds of mid-mod landscapes and interiors for some setting art for the game.

Fantastic example of how thinking outside of binaries helps find the right design solution. It’s not so much IF Sam should use pregens or not, but HOW MUCH of the character should be pregen to achieve the game’s goals.

The cover on that David Moore album … 😍

We are 4 days left with the #FormulaInfiniti @backerkit.com and we are only $1,500 away from our next stretch goal featuring The Wanderer solo rules adapted for F-Infiniti by @moreblueberries.bsky.social and there's more @plusoneexp.bsky.social has in store for you www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

Banger post! The things we've been learning writing CfB mysteries can help shape more trad mystery scenarios & systems too. And this covers a bunch of that.

Hi crowdfunders! Please please please don’t lock shipping info until you are physically and logistically ready to ship. When someone moves they may have dozens of things to update addresses on. Having to reach out directly on those is a drag at a stressful time.

The only reason to not have a favorite is that there are just too many giant pterosaurs to choose from.

Final hours of the final game in the core Brindleverse trilogy ... Some very cool shit going on in here.

It is a challenge to game designers to make "misses" as fun as successes. Side Note: This is why I hate "Be a fan of the player characters" with zero further elaboration. Or one sentence, often a variation on "this doesn't mean let them win but give them challenges!" Bro why are we here.

The writer/designer’s contribution to “the conversation” is crucial as well. There are environments where bad things are just bad, regardless of the table’s perspective.

We’re currently working on our Secret Stretch Goal, a Brindlewood Bay crossover mystery called Estate of Affairs! The Murder Mavens investigate a murder mystery; the Latchkeys are behind the scenes of the filming of that episode of Brindlewood Bay! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...

We’re still trying to hit some stretch goals in the final days of the Public Access campaign, but we’ve hit already a LOT. (Go stack go.) One of them: Babaelcroak.

Few years ago I made a little edit of The Simpsons but it's the horror movie Skinamarink