Working on something weird

Wow!

What if #ttrpg combat worked like the Gardens of Ynn Like everyone gets +1 for every previous move (or round if you're nasty) and the results further down the table get more and more dangerous A built in escalation

It just hit me A good thing about Apocalypse World is that it is full of tools to **support my executive function** at the table! Threats, MC moves, moves, playbooks, and stakes questions I can always look down at the table and have a good detail or direction for the situation Under rated!

Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb Here's how The Farseer Trilogy is influencing Treacherous Winds. - The promise of discovery can keep interest for a very long time - Character flaws is the juice #ttrpg #epicFantasy #treacherousWinds

Here is a recent page from my notebook. I'm wrestling with the magic system for my game Treacherous winds I noticed that magic in the epic fantasy I'm reading isn't the magic I've experienced in TTRPGs So I'm writing rules about discovering magic as much as wielding it #ttrpg #epicFantasy #design

If you aren't following SwiftOnSecurity you aren't really on bluesky Not just for the Swifties and security heads

These are excellent!

Reading @robinhobb.bsky.social while designing Treacherous Winds has been a great stroke of luck I find myself seeing, through her words, what I want from my epic fantasy role play #ttrpg #epicFantasy #design #writing #Fitz

Apocalypse World has had a bigger impact on my life than any other roleplaying game. It's just a phenomenal game, designed by phenomenal people. You should pick up a copy of the new edition!

Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo

When the designers who started a movement release an updated version of the game that has most influenced me, I back it.

Go #VOTE, so you can again next year!

No author yet has made me gasp in astonished joy like Robin Hobb has twice now in The Farseer trilogy. Highly recommend Assassin's Appreciate, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest. They're not really about assassins 😉 #fantasy #booksky #trilogy

Great article on something I notice in just about every game #ttrpg #design

"Stair to Chicago" is my Smashing Pumpkins cover band.

I have ADHD. Which for me means I end up juggling more balls than I've learned to keep in the air. Notes and other things in my physical space help me freeze time for some of those balls. #adhd #notes #journaling #productivity

One of the coolest things that can happen is when somebody comes to you and says, hey, you've inspired me, can I show you what I've made?

There was a time we backed every #pbta #ttrpg project. Then folk's creative drive outpaced our capacity, as well as our shelf-space. It was a wicked cool moment. In 6 days, we're hoping you'll back #AW3rd, and keep the momentum rolling!

In neon across your vision, injected into /self/eyes/ad.socket "Zine on itch, zine on itch. Get. This. Zine. On. Itch." A short, brutal cyberpunk game for two Fight the impossibly powerful, not that you can win, but it's all you have left storygameschicago.itch.io/cyphernoided... #ttrpg #zine

The arc of Justice doesn’t bend itself. We all have to lend a hand. Again and again and again, as needed.

YES! our first con booth looks great! I'll be there Saturday. Come say hi if you're there!

The cheap copies are here! Still working on the handmade ones 😬

A bunch of us at Asheville High played ratscrew this way in the late 1900s. You'd join by figuring out the rules and slapping your way in.

Apollo 47 Technical Handbook coming in clutch gluing the Cyphernoided2600 covers #ttrpg #bookbinding #maker

And if you appreciate the rediculous at all you really do want the book. It's a favorite of my collection

Making nine copies of my small and brutal cyberpunk game Cyphernoided2600 by hand. Hopefully they'll be ready in time for Game Hole Con. Check in with Storygames Chicago (@storygameschicago.bsky.social) at the con to see if I finished in time!

People who disagree have different goals or different assumptions

I am not interested in art that isn't made by perverts. I applaud Steve Jackson Games for making art worth my attention.

Chess, but queens, rooks, and bishops can be taken en passant.

I had a great time on Game Storm. I'm excited for where the show is going!

just got a payout from itch that i requested a week ago. there's a lot of misinformation going around about itch, so i want to be clear that itch is currently allowing me to: - sell my porn work - display it on my profile page - receive money for it

This looks fantastic! Thanks @jesseross.com

This is unfortunately more important than it seems.

Hey I'm on a podcast where we designed a game #ttrpg in about an hour based on a random prompt. This was a fun challenge

Now from "science of storytelling" Every story is "something has changed" Brains are built to notice and ad meaning to unexpected change #oldnotes #ttrpg #gamedesign

I'm gonna start going through old notebooks and post interesting ideas for #ttrpg #gamedesign that I want to remember and talk about.

We've been having a similar conversation at @storygameschicago.bsky.social I generally like this approach

itch is reindexing FREE adult content (i.e. downloads that don't have to go through payment processors)

I was in on the first play test of this. It was a simple idea but just sparked and caught fire at the table immediately. Showed me that games are ready for a play test way earlier than you might think #ttrpg #gamedesign

I just wrote an email to itch.io voicing my concerns about their recent announcements. I sell enough there that I hope they pay at least a little attention. Write 'em at [email protected]

This is a feeling I want my fantasy games to produce. How do we do this with a conversation? #ttrpg #fantasy

time for a hard pivot to print i guess

Interesting article considering how #literary techniques relate to #ttrpgs I'm looking forward to more on this. Literary Epic Fantasy is a primary design goal of my game Treacherous Winds and I could use the help thinking that through!

I wrote another post for the Chicago Storygames newsletter! Hope you like it

We’ve got another brilliant blogpost! This time from @collinjryan.bsky.social about Pasión de las Pasiones and moves with Questions! Check it out here. open.substack.com/pub/storygam...

fiiiiinally got on here... Kicking it off with a bang with my writeup for the Storygames Chicago newsletter! open.substack.com/pub/storygam...

I wrote an article for Storygames Chicago. It's practical. You can use the character arc mechanic in your own games. #ttrpg #plot #characterarc #gamedesign #charactercreation

He sure does get the biggest crowds

Y'all. Rangers are fantasy cowboys... #D&D #TTRPG