Violence good. I mean, Violence the game, not the actual thing. Vioence very bad indeed, don't ever do it. Not even once. I do not condone violence, small v. Anyway, Violence Good. The game Violence.

With everything going on in the world, now would be a good time to try out Late Stage Death Cultism, my kaiju roadtrip module. It's quite topical I'm afraid! Can't promise it'll take your mind off world events much, but it's good end times entertainment. diogo-does-rpgs.itch.io/late-stage-d...

Don't want to spam Séamus's thread, but I should probably clarify: a game's success has at least as much to do with its intrinsic qualities as how good (or persistent) the promo for it is.

Holy cow this *is* good. I might have to rewrite a couple of things in Hellward Unto the Breach after reading this

Chao is where the smart money is. 350% ROI, that's the Chao guarantee, I'm quoting him directly.

Finally got to run the first of what probably will be a couple of seshs of Late Stage Death Cultism for the gang. What a hoot. My stuff might not be for everyone, but it's for sure tailormade for me and my pals.

The biggest revelation in the Epstein files (the one about how billionaires like to hunt the poor for sport being pretty self-evident at this point) is how much of a boomer he was, using email for everything like that.

I've been meaning to do something new for Pax Reptiliana, but with everything going on lately in the conspiracy theories world, I'm finding it hard to keep up with reality.

Repoasting the good (?) stuff

Aw yiss graphic design talk

Two more PC class portraits for Hellward Unto the Breach...

This is squarely on me, but I can't fathom the idea of playing with/running for a table of unknowns. I've only ever played with the same group of 4-5 irl friends. Don't know if that makes me privileged or short-sighted, really.

This is the kinda bullshit I'm on

This is the kinda bullshit I'm on

These last coupla months I drew not one, but three different censers. Funny how things turn up.

Reposting the goods for the PM crowd

Two of the character class portraits for Hellward Unto the Breach: the Corpo and the Outrider

Age verification? I edited the .txt files on Civilization 1 to make the intro's text be about me. Check and mate.

(Finally!) doing layout and illustration for Hellward Unto the Breach ("hell settlers" wip) and I can honestly say, while it may very well turn out to be very sucky indeed, I'm giving it everything I got.

Y'know... laying out a book is a lot of work! I hope they're paying those designer kids good money

This might sound weird coming from an illustrator (or as I like to put it, "sometime doodles guy"), but I think most ttrpgs need less, not more illustrations. Firstly, I don't think they're central to the game, and secondly I object to it being treated as either layout filler or as a way to raise...

Having fun making these callouts for Hellward Unto the breach ("hell settlers" wip) ;)

I've been having a ball being the items doodles guy for @gamesomnivorous.bsky.social sick latest drop, Flail! It's still crazy to me how we've done well over 200 pieces, of which these are but a teeny tiny sample.

The player is your enemy.

I feel less like "writer" and more like "punwright" (complimentary)

Writing d100 Names/Nicknames tables for my "hell settlers" thing. Is it taking me a godawful long time? Yes. Is this the kind of thing a chatgpt could handle in a sec? Sure. But that's the kind of craft you get from me.

Over the years, when people learned that I'm into ttrpgs, they tried to sell me on boardgames. Yeah, nah. Wargames, then? No, not really. What about solo games, you'll like that! Nope, sorry. What can I say, the heart wants what the heart wants, and this heart only wants the pen and the paper.

A good way to gauge the potential of your game idea is asking yourself: am I itching to play?

I used to think I was some kind of overthinker. After spending some nice in internet niche hobby spaces—god no, I'm really not.

Went to pick up a package in what turned out to be a hobby store. Naively I ask: got any ttrpgs? Kid answers: what, like D&D? We got minis. I ask: what about books. Answer: What do you mean, books? Silver lining is that they're contemplating putting some tables up for games. Warhammer games, ofc

Here's a piece of even betterer advice: designers, don't make the mistake of keeping your water thermos in the same backpack as your laptop. Fuck me.

Designers: to not make the mistake of letting playtesting become designing by commitee. At the end of the day you gotta trust your own judgement, otherwise you'll drive yourself crazy.

I have an open note on my phone where I put down random ideas, real lymbic brain stuff. I don't remember writing half of what's in there. The last few entries read: "Basilisticle Pabst Blue Ribbentrop Edward Clotheshangerhands Hot Wet Tundra Güber Lagerpussy" ... I'm a moron or A GENIUS?

This week in my "Hell settlers" pbp: - PCs killed a waspspider monster thing by strapping two C4 charges to it - Defeated an enigmatic floating jawbone by weighing their consciences against a feather - Returned in glory to the Damned's Free State in Hell, where they were probed by a corpo rep...

A surefire way to not get mired in nostalgia for the past is having a shit memory like I do

Little January update for Melsonia. Watch me do an amazing job of burying the lede. TLDR: January is killing us. Share it around, help a small TTRPG publisher out. www.melsonia.com/blogs/news/w...

high time we have an old school renaissance renaissance

Hate being ghosted, man. That's what g*d invented the thumbsup emoji for

I feel like I have far less gripes than the average osr scenester. I think seeing it all as the silly nerd hobby shit that it evidently is, it's hard to care too much for any of it. Also, playing games is a great antidote for overthinking them, it seems.

Holy crap! It's finally here, the project I've been dying to talk about. I made some doodles for this, but don't hold that against it—it's very, very good. Andre was cooking with this.

I made this, it's about rpgs.

On a day such as this, I'd like to take a moment to look back at the heartfelt homage to a certain workplace comic strip of fame I drew for @gamesomnivorous.bsky.social Cog Eat Cog.

God, yes

One of the all time greats

Sure is. That's the repost.

The energy in this art goes crazy. Probably illegal and everything

Oh hey! Isle of Hex made silver? Whaaaa?! Does this mean I get to put "award-winning author" in front of my name? Maybe change my name altogether? The year is full of possibilities already!

DID YOU KNOW playtesting is basically playing?

"Reject first ideas" is just good creative advice, in general