Are you looking to try a new TTRPG? Do you enjoy adventures with small heroes on big adventures? We are currently looking for testers for our next game, Cynder! This test mostly focuses on combat basics, teamwork, and different enemy types (additions in January). Reply or message if interested.

2025 marks 10 years writing and designing TTRPGs. It has been a truly remarkable experience looking back over the highs and lows, the lessons learned to get me where I am today. I am privileged to be able to keep making these books as an indie, and grateful to the team that made it all possible.

This was a big year for us. We published Galactic Anarchy! We crowdfunded AND published Orobos Championship Tournament with the help of the great OCT community! And last but not least, we made significant progress in pre-production for our next book, Cynder. Thank you for joining us on this journey.

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Need a new #TTRPG adventure? Lamplighter Games books are 50% off through next Monday as part of our #BlackFriday sale! Come check us out at #drivethrurpg. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Happy Halloween! I hope you have a very spooky day, and do try to stay warm. :)

If I ever make an app or a website, I want it to be able to run on any toaster in the world so that people can actually use it. I'm talking playing Doom on a fast food menu or on an exercise bike kind of universal application. Like Flash, if it worked more often.

I'm considering making a discord channel for people who want to follow along with news on Cynder and our other books/projects at Lamplighter. That would involve more time investment and moderation, but it would be cool to have our resources all in one place for the community. 1/2

Setting the mood with music in your #RPG can really highlight those epic moments of peril and glory. #GMs, what music do you use at your gaming table? I have a healthy catalog of video game scores saved for more adventures and boss fights than I will probably ever get to use. :)

This weekend the combat tests in Cynder open for everyone to run at home unguided. We need more feedback and for that we need to make it easier for more people to get into the game. Come join us and give it a try! :)

Attacks in Cynder don't miss. They go straight to dealing damage, which in most cases is a simple ATK - DEF check. That makes combat fast and very dangerous when you don't have that much more MP than the monsters. Think ahead, work with your team, and knock out the bad guys before they do it to you.

One of the design goals for Cynder #RPG was a game that you could actually finish. You sit down with your friends to play a few sessions with some long-term and short-term goals guiding you to your ultimate objective, something like a major dungeon looming in your plans.

Cynder uses morale points (MP) instead of hit points to reflect that not every battle is a fight to the death, and to encourage fighting through your mistakes. Dropping to zero MP means you are badly hurt, scared, or pushed to your limits, but you fight on! On your next turn you stand back up. 1/x

Cynder is our upcoming #TTRPG coming to #Kickstarter about small heroes on big adventures. You play as the classically smaller folks of fantasy RPGs exploring a dangerous new world and fighting fearsome monsters. We have been working on this a long time and will have more to share all month.

We are looking for play testers to gather feedback on our next tabletop #RPG. This test focuses solely on combat and uses a 5d6 dice recipe mechanic for actions with light grid-based tactics. Learning and playing through the test is expected to take less than 30min. Reply or message if interested.

Drove down by the protests in Nebraska today to wave and show some support to the folks taking time out of their day to exercise their civil liberties. Lots of folks turned out and the local paper even mentioned the protest this time. Everything was civil, and happy, and I am proud of my community.

Hey #RPG folks, what is your favorite unique/weird mechanic from a tabletop RPG? It could be playing method like using a 52 card deck instead of dice, resource management, rules at the table, etc. It may not work for all games, but for that one game it was perfect (or at least interesting).

Started with the #sketchrequest and then filled out the rest with #fanart of various shows and games. I like the Pomni in the center. It really ties the set together. Some of these outfits are really difficult to draw with references only from a certain perspective. Names in alt text.

Orobos is now available in single-page and 2-page spread formats. You can download both versions to use with your preferred gaming setup. Thanks for playing the game!

Orobos is available as "pay what you want" to make the game available to all players regardless of their situation. That means free is an option. If you then choose to show us some monetary support later - awesome! Your support helps us continue to make cool things like art, books, and more games.

Making an RPG book takes a long time. Work on Orobos took about 2 years. Our team usually works on more than one project at once so that we can smoothly transition from one to the next. I am excited to announce our next book is called Cynder! It is a game about small heroes on big adventures.

To celebrate the release of Orobos Championship Tournament, I am taking #sketchrequest! Send me a picture of your #OC or #OCT character and I will do as many as I can to post later this week. I want to see the creativity of our community. :)

We are officially published! The Orobos Championship Tournament is now available @drivethrurpg.com. Thank you so much to the #OCT community and all of our backers on #Kickstarter that made this possible. I hope you like the book! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Work on the Orobos Championship Tournament is complete! The book moves on for final publisher approval this weekend, and hopefully all books can be delivered to backers by the end of next week. Thank you to all of our Kickstarter backers who helped make this possible. I will share more soon.

These last few months have been difficult and dark, and they do not seem to be getting better for the country. It is why we must remember to take care of each other, to laugh again, and to love unapologetically. If you cannot find the light, then be that light. Together. Take care, everyone.

Why not make this a week of #OCT posts? There is a lot to share! What stories inspired your #OC or their world? Did a particular book, or show, or video game help get their concept started? Sometimes it is a singular artist or piece of media that makes us say, "I want to do THAT, but my own way!"

Hi #OCT folks! What was the OCT that got you into the community? Do you have a favorite or one that had a particular influence on you? It could be one you auditioned for, competed in, or just followed to see all the cool stuff. Let us start off the week with some good memories. :)

New resources are available online for players and GMs looking to get into Orobos Championship Tournament. Most notably, this document contains 10 sample creatures ready to do battle on your game table today. drive.google.com/file/d/1oCnR...

Relaxing and working to mood board songs for our games. Orchestral versions are easier to have on in the background without getting distracted by lyrics. What kind of music do you listen to while working on #TTRPGs? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeLb...

Currently gathering some information from backers to send out rewards for supporting OCT. Backers should see an email and/or message from Kickstarter if that function is working. The "message all" button does not appear to be working. If you get a lot of messages, that is the reason. ha

All of our books are on sale through the rest of this holiday weekend! There is still one day left to grab a copy before the end of summer. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Check out the work in progress character sheet for #OCT! Sharing this with everyone right now to gather feedback. Main concerns are available space, usability, and appeal (how does it work and look). Let us know what you think. Sheet by @penfrei.bsky.social. drive.google.com/file/d/1tX7R...

Backers-only update on Orobos Championship Tournament is live. Kickstarter backers can sign in and check out the full text-only version of the book right now. Thank you all so much for your support. I cannot wait to share the book with everyone when it is done! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

The writing for Orobos Championship Tournament is complete! It comes in at 117 pages before art. Backers get access to the text version of the document tomorrow. Thank you all for making this possible and supporting our work.

OCT Book Progress Art: 100% Writing: 90% New Character Sheet: Drafting Layout: Starting soon About 2 more chapters need touching up before we are ready to present the text-only version to our backers. Just a little bit more work!

Working on getting the full text version of Orobos done by this coming weekend! When it is ready, Kickstarter backers will get access to the text-only file right away while we get things finished. Hope you are all looking forward to the release as much as I am!

Sometimes it is just a simple post of something that makes me feel good. I figure we could all use that now and again. Have some nostalgia and #Dawngate. Never got a chance to play that one but the music still has that feel for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_r5...

Orobos update. Currently revising the last few sections at the end of the book! I hope to have it ready for the next step by August. Pulling some late nights here but I think it can be done. It is gratifying to see that progress and know that this is the home stretch. More to share soon.

Hey #OC folks! What songs are in your character's playlist or what songs make you think of them and their story? Maybe it was the song you were listening to when you sketched them the first time, maybe you plotted out their entire as-of-yet unwritten narrative with musical beats. I am curious. :)

Need a new game? All our books are 30% off on @drivethrurpg.com as part of our big summer sale! It is a perfect way to stay out of the heat and make some memories with friends. #ttrpg #sale legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5134...

To all the folks participating in art fight this year: I may not always see your stuff, but you have my support!

Hi everyone! Quick update on Orobos Championship Tournament today. Writing took a bit longer than expected but we are still looking good on progress for the summer. Basically I found some gray areas in the rules that allowed for some humorous but unintended results that have now been fixed.

@nightmargin.bsky.social Some of the ancient media you requested to survive this drought. I have more. Sadly most of the old Flash games have stopped working, but a lot of other things are still out there if you know where to look. :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW9w...

New Kickstarter update today on our progress on the book thus far. It includes a lot of new art! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

There are still a few days left to pick up any or all of our books at 30% off in our start of summer sale! We have adventures in space, stories inspired by Celtic folklore, and more. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

An old friend of mine is raising money for his first album! If you'd like to support some music and get some cool stuff, go check him out. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...

Looking for a new TTRPG? All books are discounted as part of our start of summer sale! The sale goes through early next week. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Had a bit of fun with this exercise #sketching from memory without references. One long, goofy train of thought. I am quite fond of the round chickens. Give it a shot yourself and see what you can make!

I try to read as many different #TTRPGs as possible to learn new things, find cool ideas for my players, or just to enjoy the art. I mostly pick up PDFs these days but I treasure the physical prints I have on my shelf (new book smell). For my fellow GMs/designers, what games inspire you recently?

OCT Kickstarter update. We are now down to the last few illustrations left for the book. Most backer art pledges are complete. Currently working on the new character sheet and various improvements throughout the book. Next balance pass is done. Forge is done. All appears on schedule.