What do you think the purpose of a roleplaying game is? #ttrpg #gamedesign

What's the weirdest TTRPG concept you've ever played? #ttrpg #gamedesign

One of the worst things is brainstorming a great project idea and not having the extra brain juice to do it. #ttrpg #gameDesign

There's only one week left on the MONARCHIES OF MAU/SQUEAKS IN THE DEEP Bundle of Holding. If you want to get all this first edition goodness as a low price, now's the time! bundleofholding.com/presents/Mon...

I am curious about randomizers. We've got dice, cards, spinners, rock paper scissors... Any others? #ttrpg #gamedesign

Stranger Things is a great show. D&D is not the best game to emulate it. Would Kids on Bikes be? Maybe Call of Cthulhu? #ttrpg #gameDesign

Just remembered that Bluesky exists. When thinking about game design start with a thing that makes you happy or excited. There is no beginning you have to start with in a game, so start with something that will inspire love for your project #ttrpg #gamedesign

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Today's Government Shutdown livestream starts at Noon! I'll be talking about settings and how to create a setting that grab's people's attention and drags them to the table to play your game. #ttrpg #gamedesign #writing #governmentshutdown2025 youtube.com/live/tiG33V1...

2nd Livestream happened at Noon! Today I'll be talking almost exclusively about my new game, May I Enter. #gamedesign #govshutdown I'll be trying to do these at 12 Noon for every Game Design Livestream during the shutdown. www.youtube.com/live/hSAxtE-...

@stickydoodler.bsky.social Always energizes me when we talk about game design. I picked up a game of his this weekend and his excitement around pushing the envelope about how to do game design made me impressed and delighted.

Actual play of me running May I Enter! Had a great crew of players from @thepocketdragonpub.bsky.social youtu.be/8tQ_Mj-Y74E?...

Final page of May I Enter. Main layout is done, now I just need to finish the ToC and the Indexing work. #ttrpg #gameart #gaming

People should come play the game with me!

New art for May I Enter by the great Alex Sheikman. #ttrpg #gameArt #gaming

🐉 This month at Pocket Dragon Pub, we're spotlighting indie TTRPG & board game creators! Join us Saturdays (and one Thursday!) for unique games by @highlevelgames.bsky.social ,@22to22.bsky.social, @Duamn.bsky.social, and @ashyfeet.bsky.social !🎲 #ttrpg #Indiegames

🧛‍♀️ Ready to bite into something fresh? It’s Indie Game Month at the Pocket Dragon Pub! First up, "May I Enter?" by @highlevelgames.bsky.social! With: @midnight-maiden.bsky.social @keichiokami.itch.io @jellyfishlines.itch.io @bishiebunny.bsky.social #IndieGameMonth #IndieTTRPG #VampireTTRPG

@thepocketdragonpub.bsky.social is hosting an Indie Game Month in September on our Twitch Channel. Our first game is today at 8PM EST! We'll be playing "May I Enter" by @highlevelgames.bsky.social ! Also here is a shrubbery! 🌳

I'll be on the Twitch channel Pocket Dragon Pub this weekend running May I Enter: A Vampire Game

Follow-up to my last thought. Make your game's holy places special and interesting. Temples don't have to look Greek or Catholic. A massive tree may be the center piece of a holy grove. Godpoles may be present instead of detailed statues. The temple may have lots of strict rules about entry #ttrpg

When creating religions in TTRPGs, it's easy for folks to fall into monotheistic or henotheistic assumptions. There are numerous types of polytheistic and/animistic cultures in our world to draw examples from. Some have dedicated temples to individual gods. Some have a system of 'favored god' #ttrpg

Victoria, BC — Arc Dream Publishing (Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game, The Black Company Roleplaying Game) is proud to welcome Chris Spivey, founder of Darker Hue Studios (Haunted West, Harlem Unbound), as its new production director. Official press release: arcdream.com/home/2025/08...

Last week I had a discussion with a potential freelance client looking for SEO support. I've been doing #SEO work for 12+ years and it's also part of my day job. There are days I don't feel like an expert, but during the conversation it was so easy to offer good advice.

Game writing is often a slog. I'm always impressed by people who can just put fingers to keyboard and have words appear. I've done it a few times, but honestly it was only because of undiagnosed Bipolar-2. Since becoming medicated and therapized my words come out in much more regulated speed. #ttrpg

I wish analog game design had a different name. Being confused for a video game designer is kind of weird. People make it weird. I'm partial to ludographer, but I think people would make that weird too. #ttrpg #gameDesign

Finally started reading Shadowdark #ttrpg It is clever in its simplicity. What caught my eye though was the text size. My guess is it's an 11 or 12 point font. From an old man with bad eyes POV it was super helpful to be able to read it easily. But it also increases page count a lot. #shadowdark

Pledge Manager is now active for anyone who would like to still get a copy of May I Enter #ttrpg www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

Outstanding games/supplements I have on my will do list Archons of Nikud Space Vikings This Could Have Been a Melee Countering Stereotypes The Ruins of the Goblin Empire Solid Gold #ttrpg #wip

#ttrpg We needed the period where diceless, rules light, and story focus was the rage in TTRPGs. We also need this current swing back to random tables and rulings over rules. Together they help to make some of the best games.

The full court press of promotion for May I Enter really burnt me out on social media. Just now starting to think of useful things to say again. Today I encourage you to give game designers their flowers now. Praise them, suggest them, empower them. Do it before they are gone. #ttrpg

One thing that creators should plan for is not all of your Crowdfunding pledges will go through after the end of your campaign. I lost ~20 people and their associated pledges this time. #ttrpg #crowdfundingAdvice

Don't try and answer every rules question in your book. No really, it's okay to have some vagueness. Just like white space in setting, white space in rules can drive really good decisions by the GM at the table. #ttrpg #osr #gamedesign

For years I thought that game design required me to write a 'big book'. Yes, I knew small games/zines were a thing but it didn't feel like I had anything to say in that format. Now I've got one Zine published and I have at least two more I'm working on. Game design is weird #ttrpg #gamedesign

May I Enter's campaign is over. Final # $11,403. 188 backers. #ttrpg

5 hours to go. We are at $11,106 last I checked. #ttrpg #vampires #indiegames www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

One final push as we enter our final hours! We've funded and are now gaining steam! OSR influenced TTRPG about vampires who need active consent to use their powers and spend their nights delving deep into ancient vampire vaults left behind... #ttrpg #indiegames www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

Our vampire game is funded and we still have 60 (ish) hours to go. We do have stretch goals plotted, clearly we aren't going to make most of them but we are doing late pledges for a few weeks so it's possible we will hit 1 or possibly 2 #ttrpg #vampires #indie www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

Being amongst such esteemed company is humbling

May I Enter hit our funding goal! Thank you everyone. #ttrpg #vampires

$124 left to fund the best game I've ever produced written by the amazing @alisoncybe.bsky.social #ttrpg #vampires #ttrpgThursday www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

$149 left to hit our goal. One of our backers said, "It has something new to say about vampires... which is uncommon to say the least." #ttrpg #indiegames #vampires www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

Hey #ttrpg land. #PbtA fans. #gamers Our game is nearly funded. $305 away from our $10,000 goal. I think this game is amazing and so do most people who have read the manuscript (everyone who's told me says they like it) Come join us? www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

Only a little over $500 needed to fund. #ttrpg #vampires #indierpgs www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

polite #vampire stuff. Check it out!

Only $663 left to go before we fund. #ttrpg #indiegames #vampires www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

Added some new art model pledge level slots and a playtest pledge levels with 5 slots. #ttrpg #playtesting www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

We've only got $1331 left to raise to finish up May I Enter: A Vampire Game. #ttrpg #indieRPGs www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

Only $1570 left to go before we are funded! #ttrpg #indiegames #crowdfunding This has been a harrowing crowdfunding experience 😂 😂 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...

@vampiretherapist.bsky.social A post on LinkedIn by my friend @bigpuffingames.bsky.social made me remember that one of the reasons I decided to push forward with May I Enter was of because of @vampiretherapist.bsky.social Playing it made me think about mentally healthy vampires and making a #ttrpg

Remember that business card horror #TTRPG I've been posting about? You know, the one I released on Itch for Jam in Silence? It's now available on DriveThruRPG and on my own website! DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... Calenmir's RPGs: www.calenmirsrpgs.com/shop/p/you-a...