Bluesky CENSORED me yesterday by just fucking up and not working, but here is a new blog post where I propose a procedural method for generating hexcrawl terrain, inspired by both Mausritter and the original DMG #osr #ttrpg

Remember SKILL CHALLENGES? They're back! In blog form! Check out my latest post where I lay out an easy and fun way to handle a complex, tense situation. It works in every TTRPG ever made up until this point and all future TTRPGs (disclaimer: this is a lie) www.mindstormpress.com/quick-stakes...

From Mr. 2026 Bloggies himself. A must read for TTRPG Gamemasters out there!

Resurrected an old draft of mine to prove that I'm still blogging about ttrpgs. I tried my best to explain it, so you don't have to be a software sicko like me! elmc.at/fullstack-re...

Last week, @the-soloist.itch.io published my essay "Playing Alone Together" about my experience running solo rpgs for groups at Breakout Con. With permission, I'm reposting it in my own newsletter plus a little nugget of my own, where I give my "nutshell" take on how solo RPGs are never truly solo.

Hello new followers. I am Amanda P. and I write adventures for roleplaying games including Cairn, OSE, and Mothership. I wrote a solo journaling game called Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard. You can check out my work at my website, as well as: weirdwonder.itch.io www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

BASTION ELYSIUM An Electric Bastionland apartment crawl adventure for 3–5 players. What if Disco Elysium were set entirely in an apartment building? Coming soon! Cover art by Citaaticat #osr #ttrpg

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BASTION ELYSIUM An Electric Bastionland apartment crawl adventure for 3–5 players. What if Disco Elysium were set entirely in an apartment building? Coming soon! Cover art by Citaaticat #osr #ttrpg

Continuing my series on developing your D&D sandbox. This week: the Town. I talk racial demographics, numbers of character-type NPCs, henchmen, stronghold-ruling, faction-controlling high level NPCs, inter-faction intrigue, districts, & random encounter tables. #D&D #AD&D #OSR

I love combat systems with hit locations. The only thing better than kicking someone off a ledge is taking off their arm. BUT they're always so fiddly! I'd love to use hit locations in an OSR game. So here's a little system with a new combat resolution scheme. #osr #ttrpg

I've been re-reading a lot of books on urbanism lately. It's going to be hard not making this profile all about urban design. www.explorersdesign.com/5-urban-desi...

A revised version, more refined and complete with layout, is now available. binary-star-games.itch.io/death-has-co...

just played The Chair by @emo-sludge.com in Liminal Horror! with @apoleen.bsky.social as Facilitator and @isaacisafraid.bsky.social i was playing James Hurley expy lol

The final version of my "What the Heck is a TTRPG?" trifold is available completely free on my itchio! Perfect for those looking to get a basic understanding of the hobby or branch out into new games ~ (((Thank you to everyone who gave feedback!)) sandroad.itch.io/what-the-hec...

Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am looking for cartography/illustration work in May! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at [email protected]! My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!

As the Stonetop #TTRPG team are not on social media... The final proof has arrived and met satisfaction. It has been placed on the edge of the woods as an offering to tempt the Forest Folk back. Let us be good neighbors. Preorder your copy at ttrpg.link/stonetop

Here's how I like to run a campaign in an established setting: I kill Luke Skywalker. I find a load-bearing character and kill them in the first session. The player characters are the Marty McFly of their universe. The moment they drop in, the timeline changes. Other thoughts on canon by Pris:

New Blogpost: Play Is Canon What are the sources of "truth" about the world of your tabletop setting? For me, the paramount truth derives from play itself. This is my synthesis of blorb and anti-canon. #osr #ttrpg

Here is a blog post that I wrote with a friend titled "The GM is Dead." It asks: If we can describe some GMless games as "GMful," how might we describe games like Firebrands? The post is super short (4 min read), and I think we hit on something interesting despite the brevity.

Well, I finally broke down and made hardcover versions of the Cairn 2e Warden's Guide. It looks pretty good! You can get it from Lulu right now, or you can wait for it to show up on DTRPG. www.lulu.com/shop/yochai-...

Ape see game. Ape find ape. Ape play.

itch.io/s/183138/adv... 27 hrs left on this bundle.

Speaking of those Kart Racing rules - breakrpg.blogspot.com/2026/04/brea...

Mythic Bastionland fast travel? 🤔 luckroll.blogspot.com/2026/04/ther...

I'm making an informational pamphlet for my local librarian who wanted to know more about TTRPGs and what they are! This is meant as a trifold so the first page is out of order - Very open to any feedback/thoughts (Wish I coulda shout-outted like 50 other rpgs but this felt like a passable survey)

Exalted Order of the Mystic Moose! A Maple Syrup Flavored Forestcrawl for Cairn by @jacobmarks.bsky.social is now available on my webstore! www.prismaticwasteland.com/shop/p/exalt...

introducing 5e 5e, a complete 5e conversion of the worlds greatest roleplaying game

Couldn't be happier with the first test session of the honeybee RPG I started writing back in November! There's a lot of room for growth but that's half of the fun. tbr.bearblog.dev/honeybee-rpg...

⚡ NEW BLOG POST! I'm back talking about adventure design, this time laying out a mental model for 'energy' inside of an adventure. It's a simple and effective way to categorize elements inside of the scenario and look for stagnation and chaos. Check it out! ⚡ www.mindstormpress.com/energy-coin-...

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A glorious rant explaining how D&D focussed peeps embracing AI is mostly about the entrenchment of the brand.

Great point here about how using gen AI to mimic existing stuff may limit what people imagine / explore.

I made a blogpost about this. Indonesian Tabletop RPG scene and The Quest for Generic "Authentic" Slop. The Indonesian Tabletop RPG scene has a Gen AI problem! afraidofencounters.bearblog.dev/afraid-of-co...

So @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social and symphonicStoryteller are running a jam for Islands of Weirdhope, expansion to the OSR NSR game Eco Mofos!! 🙌 It's a 2-month jam, and the goal is to create islands to drop into the game! If you love writing for Tabletop RPGs, check it out! itch.io/jam/islands-...

Honey, wake up. A new resolution mechanic just dropped! errantthinking.com/relative-res...

Read about Paramour and the six Orbital Blues Month projects in this month's Rokaner Report! Thanks to @soulmuppet.co.uk for hosting us, too!

Please support my friend @golden-achiever.bsky.social, they do amazing work!!!

So, this is happening. Includes an all new huge wilderness adventure and lots of caves to explore! Feral. Wildly historically incorrect! Link below.

art gallery: You finish that painting of Frodo and Gollum? Artist: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.

So @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social and symphonicStoryteller are running a jam for Islands of Weirdhope, expansion to the OSR NSR game Eco Mofos!! 🙌 It's a 2-month jam, and the goal is to create islands to drop into the game! If you love writing for Tabletop RPGs, check it out! itch.io/jam/islands-...

i'm slowly filling in a squarecrawl based on birttany, france soon i'll have a map ready for easy reference follow along below 👇

Thank you so much! This makes me really happy 😊 I'm really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the adventure when you get to run it!

Unboxing The Knight Errant by @isaacisafraid.bsky.social and published by @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social. I’m not a video guy, so this is no professional video, but there’s a reason Golem Productions is currently particularly interested in Science Fantasy … :) #OSR #NSR #TTRPG #MarkoftheOdd

First time running Mythic Bastionland at a real table. Warm up before running it at the local convention next month 😊

Here's my advice for running Mythic Bastionland, in the format of a GM-side version of the player oaths. Also clearly a chance to drop some anecdotes from my game.

!!!NEW INDONESIAN TABLETOP RPG ADVENTURE ALERT!!! Wicak, a friend of mine, has just released his first OSR adventure module for @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io's Troika! and @lukegearing.bsky.social's Acid Death Fantasy! Check it out! 🏎️🏜️ wicakhidayat.itch.io/race-your-pa...

-Pern -Scholomance -Westmark -Prydain Chronicles -Sunrunner Trilogy -Tales from the Flat Earth -Keys to the Kingdom (Garth Nix) -Dragonlance (thanks PJ for mentioning this one!) Add your recommendations!

Some alternatives to the new HBO Harry Potter series: - Lioness Rampant - Percy Jackson - A Wrinkle In Time - Earthsea - The Dark Is Rising - Artemis Fowl - His Dark Materials - Sabriel - Circle of Magic - ElfQuest #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransRightsAreWomensRights #ProtectTransKids