Among the great games we delve into for arcane gems in this episode are Knight Forlorn by @blackfiskpub.bsky.social, Tacklebox/Better Strangers from @possibleworlds.bsky.social and The Price of Coal by @jenkatwrites.bsky.social. Check out the show notes for the full list!

I made a dumb little insult sword fighting card game.

Many thanks to @jpcoovert.bsky.social for spotlighting Knight Forlorn, along with some other really cool stuff. And give him a follow—he's almost at 100k! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn43...

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New episode! Ryan sits down with CLAYTON NOTESTINE of @explorersdesign.bsky.social to talk about the Classic Explorer Template, digital footprints, and then get REAL deep into the 2025 Ennies, of which Clayton was a judge.

Knight Forlorn is out now! A Soulslike, roguelike story game using procedural generation, rotating roles, punishing battles, and improvisation to wave tales of a lone wanderer on a futile quest in a withering world. blackfiskpublishing.com/store Pay what you want as PDF, premium zine in print.

If you're at Pax West this weekend, stop by @ipr.bsky.social's booth (4320 in Summit Hall) to pick up our latest release. Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern plus bestsellers like Blades in the Dark, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, and more!

Hello there, welcome to Sweden!

If you’re at PAX West, be sure to check out Heroes of Cerulea—and many great games—at @ipr.bsky.social, Booth 4320!

I added the Master's Screen, Brewery Abby, and Zalathrag's Sky Isle.

That's a really cool collection!

one of the great tragedies of making a book is that the time you are most excited about it (when you are in the middle of making the damn thing) is, necessarily, the time when no one else is reading it

11. A recent arrival in my mailbox after its crowdfund, KNIGHT FORLORN is a moody Soulslike collaborative storytelling game about a lone knight on a futile quest in a fucked up world. It’s gorgeous, though I haven’t cracked it open yet to review in detail.

I read your publications in the bio and missed a comma @blackfiskpub.bsky.social so telling you that I would be very intrigued by "Leopards Eat Your Face In Orbit"

Alright I’m no longer selling to the US on Pit Trap Shop, because the Swedish Post just announced that they will no longer send packages there. I’ll probably have to refund any unfulfilled orders I have because this begins tomorrow and I’m out of the country until Monday. Thanks Trump.

Det finns ett globalt rollspelsunder i Sverige som kanske främst symboliseras av Fria Ligan, men kreativiteten som strömmat ur Sthlm Kartell (@nohr.se et al) och @blackfiskpub.bsky.social är så mycket mer och följdeffekten har varit ett sällan skådat gräsrotsskapande.

Sadly, due to presidential fuckery, we currently can’t ship our games to the United States. However, you can get many of them from @ipr.bsky.social , and the PDFs are still pay what you want. Meanwhile, we’re pleased to announce that we now ship to Brazil! 🇧🇷 blackfiskpublishing.com/store/

It’s time for a fair contract. Our union is fighting to protect what makes @kickstarter.com special, and we need your support. Sign onto our petition to show your solidarity: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ks...

Neat! 🙏 If you also want to check out our stuff, the games are all pay what you want. blackfiskpub.itch.io

This is a really fun system powered almost entirely by “Yes And” We built a little world on the fly that felt lived in and real and I would love to explore toxic masculinity more with Blood Feud in the future! (my cast was AMAZING!) @blackfiskpub.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WH...

People have made a bunch of cool stuff for Heroes of Cerulea. We've tried to gather everything here: itch.io/c/4897277/he... If we're missing yours, let us know!

This is so cool!

Heroes of Cerulea from @blackfiskpub.bsky.social is one of those games that does genre emulation well. It isn't just the art, the "NES menu system" that govern the actions you can take in a dungeon is wonderful. It feels like you're playing Zelda 2... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

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Windsoul is a tabletop role-playing game about outcasts venturing through a vibrant world, weaving tales of daring discovery. New version of Essentials out now, with an additional adventure. Pay what you want. Plus, you can now get the set as physical pamphlets! blackfiskpublishing.com/store

Gen! Con! Haul! 2025 was definitely a board game year with anime girl dominion (Heart of Crown by @japanimegames.bsky.social) our dark horse favorite 👑

To celebrate Heroes of Cerulea getting a flippin' Ennie(!), I've put together a preview of what I'm working on for #seasonsofcerulea. It's a Rubik's cube dungeon, featuring an item that lets the players change the layout. Feel free to check it out! ceruleanfive.itch.io/shrine-of-ch...

A big thank you to all our customers, authors, and publishers for a very strong #GenCon2025 in #booth449. Monday's a travel day, then Tuesday we're back in the office, ready to start planning for our first PAX West ever!

Huge thanks to @ennie-awards.bsky.social and @explorersdesign.bsky.social for this humbling award for our silly little game! If you want to check it out, it's pay what you want in digital; get it as physical hardcover from our website or @ipr.bsky.social. blackfiskpublishing.com/store

We are LIVE!! Come get one!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bog... Unyielding, gorgeous and unique, the Mordant Arcana Tarot blends Strega Wolf Eden van Den Berg’s biting raw sensibilities with the themes and insight of tarot producing a stunning deck of cards fit for the most mordant among us.

Buy MÖRK BORG here: pittrapshop.com/products/mor...

At GenCon? Check out Heroes of Cerulea—and many great games—in Booth 449, courtesy of @ipr.bsky.social !

Blood Feud, by @blackfiskpub.bsky.social, is a PbtA game about toxic masculinity, power, honor, and all of the wounds the interplay between them causes.

Godtale is a Norse-Mythology-inspired micro-ttrpg by @blackfiskpub.bsky.social about Norse mythological figures competing for glory as the adventure throughout the nine realms.

Flowers Withered on the Stem – Quickstart is available now from @blackfiskpub.bsky.social Get it here: tinyurl.com/4jje3y5d A #TTRPG about vampires and their monstrous nature, but perhaps more importantly about the blood ties that bind them together.

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Flowers Withered on the Stem is a role-playing game about vampires and their monstrous nature, but perhaps more importantly about the blood ties that bind them together. Kickstarter coming soon. Quickstart out now, print and play, pay what you want. blackfiskpub.itch.io/flowers-with...

They’ve got Heroes of Cerulea, among many others!

Here's the list of 184 products from 108 of our member publishers we'll have in #Booth449 at #GenCon2025, including a link to download a 36 page PDF or ePub with short descriptions of all of them, in case you wanted a little travel reading. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...

We'll have Heroes of Cerulea in #Booth449 at #GenCon2025!

Our US stock sold out just in time for the trade war. But fear not, Heroes of Cerulea—our Ennie Award-winning pixel TTRPG—is now back in stock at @ipr.bsky.social ! Grab one while they're hot! www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Heroes...

Plus One is looking for 4 "Zine Weight" #TTRPS to help support next year in a very particular way. We want to run 4 titles by newer creators through 4 different "funding platforms" & track the process for each one. The platforms are: -Kickstarter -Backerkit -Gamefound -Zine Club 1/4

It prides us to learn that TEPHROTIC NIGHTMARES, our soot-black, hard-bound MÖRK BORG ashcrawl campaign module written by Luke Gearing, illustrated/designed by Johan Nohr, and edited by Jarrett Crader, is nominated for the Ennies. The categories are Best Layout and Design and Best Production Values.

We're thrilled and thankful to hear that Heroes of Cerulea is an ENNIES Judges' Spotlight Winner! 💙 If anyone wants to check it out, the PDF is pay what you want. blackfiskpublishing.com/store/ blackfiskpub.itch.io/heroes-of-ce...

Any recommendations for printing companies in Europe doing custom game cards + tuck boxes?

Seems we missed #freerpgday... Luckily, in our web stores, every day is free if you need it to be—all our games are pay-what-you-want as PDFs. blackfiskpublishing.com/store/ blackfiskpub.itch.io

Only two days to go!

Did you know that you can fit ~40 standard sized playing cards, five dice, and a rules sheet printed on the back of a J-card inside a cassette case without posts? Do something with this knowledge.

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Last chance to make a late pledge for Knight Forlorn—our Soulslike, roguelike story TTRPG. The campaign closes June 20. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...