Question for all you ttrpg gamers out there. If the rpg in question has combat and it leans a bit more 4e dnd or Lancer-like. How long can combat take before you want it to end?

The Zac Gorman “Mother” fan comics are just endlessly charming. Been finding so much inspiration in them lately.

Present for the D&D nerds who like Troika's rules but wish the setting were more boring: chrispwolf.blot.im/troika-on-th...

The Pokemon fan tabletop game I’ve been playtesting is really exciting me. I love that it supports both traditional rpg play as well as a competitive tactical battling layer. I *think* we finally landed on our final initiative system last night. That was our last tent pole system getting validated.

had a little bit of fun with printer shaders (again)

I love the Gundam series and have always wanted to make something inspired by it. So please check out my microlite submission to this year's One Page RPG Jam: GRAND ARMOR An equipment-as-class, d12 roll-under system. lonearchivist.itch.io/grand-armor

My new tabletop rpg rules are available on Itch now! link is below

Could you help us out? It's been one of the quietest months in a decade, and partly I believe it's because people don't know we exist! Hi! I'm Annie! I run Bad Squiddo Games! We hand sculpt & hand cast 28mm scale models of women, critters, scenics & occasionally a man! www.badsquiddogames.com

#CommissionsOpen - In need of some stuff for a project or whatever? Want a crazy person who has too many thoughts to help you out? Want to pay me up front rather than way down the line like some people? Take a good look. $300 bucks get you 1k Words + 3 character spot pieces + 1 map; no AI or shit.

The variant, which was first detected in China this past January, currently accounts for around 37% of cases in the U.S. While it is nerve-wracking to hear that a new variant is making the rounds, infectious disease specialists say there are no glaring differences between the symptoms of

don’t let them in. fuck ice. fuck fascists

This year I got fed up with both giving my data to google and also tired of the service sucking shit, so I checked out some other options. I highly recommend Kagi. Paying for search was really weird at first but holy shit the quality and lack of advertising is worth it.

Wonder what would happen if you combined The Goonies (1985) with Alien (1979)? Well now you can! Experience that in this short pamphlet adventure! Now PWYW! lonearchivist.itch.io/moonies

Trying out a highschool as dungeon for my Pokemon fan game’s intro adventure. Trying “osr” principles in non-fantasy/scifi genres is getting the creative juices really flowing!

As of now, every Pokemon, Ability, and Attack has been converted to my upcoming fan game Pocket Monster League! Phew that was a TON of work.

We battlin again tonight.

So I started my first aquarium in years last night! I’m so stoked with how it is turning out!

It's only been what 3 years? Here are some unreleased Crew Sheets for Eat Trash. Be Free. dastardlydave.itch.io/eat-trash-be...

MS Paint is great.

Glaive - a new independent gaming magazine focused on the DIY culture and underground communities within our favorite gaming scenes! Featuring interviews, opinion pieces, TTRPG content, art, dungeon synth, and much more. First issue available now! rattiincantati.com/products/gla...

I have been needing a break from grinding away at the Prayer Book for Pilgrim's Passages, so I figured I would give my 10 year old self a present. Since the economic climate is getting worse for printing stuff I figured why not make a game I cannot monetize.

Not me converting the entire move dex of pokemon into a 4e-like tactics game.

Still working on some of the setup stuff but started an itchio shop and actually started using an old Patreon page I had. Still new to it but 2 super small ttrpg projects on my itchio. One using real estate sites like Zillow to generate a haunted house. The other uses recipes to make a dungeon.

DICK CHOPPER ❤️ 5HD 🛡️ Armor: as full plate ⚔️ Att: Battle Axe (1d8+3) ✨ Special: On a critical hit, the Dick Chopper chops a dick having character's dick off. Mien: 1-Grumbling 2-Mumbling 3-Spitting 4-Quacking 5-Fuming 6-Really pissed #TTRPG #OSR

Posting GARY PANTER'S SKETCHBOOK TIPS to save a life -- the site that used to host these took em down years ago, and they are as useful a list about this kind of thing as you will ever find. They are like a favorite dogeared paperback to me.

I am looking for examples of ttrpg / osr supplements that provide a framework for organizing details like flora, fauna and maybe weather for fantasy elfgames on a biome to biome basis and this is my last ditch effort to learn the secret SEO code to find it before I give up and just make it myself

🙏SHRINES AS STRATEGY🙏 Spooky museums, temple demolitions, queer gods, holy trees: "If that dark god Mammon, whose name is Capitalism, has seized speedy, frictionless materialism—playful, small-scale, deliberate animism is radical." slowlorispress.com/post/7799639... 1/

Florida voters in FL-1 and FL-6, you have the chance to nuke Trump's legislative branch from now through the midterms by voting for Valimont (FL-1) and Weil (FL-6) tomorrow! GET OUT AND VOTE, AND BRING A FRIEND.

Working on a blue baboon enemy for Visions of Vaarn, my Vaults of #Vaarn retro-dungeon crawler game. #gamedev #indiedev

I think taking more ownership and trying to be more responsible with my data has ironically made all of this seem more silly than ever.

Hey gang! I have a request. I killed my ig account and now I am trying to find an artist I followed over there. They were australian, I believe they had a yak as their avatar image. Their work focused on their own myths they would tell. Usually in a comic format via reels with music…

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

More dungeon entrances should have: - Graffiti - Barricades - Litter

Still looking for work for the next few months :-)

wizard interview

The Monster Pamphlets Reprint Kickstarter is live! Please check it out and share! These zines have really inspired all my future work since first printing them years ago! www.kickstarter.com/projects/109...

Thanks to all of those who reached out about printing and binding with me!

If any folks doing zimo or Zine Quest are needing riso printing/binding services please reach out. I have access to Magenta, Yellow, and Black ink. I do wire and saddle stitched binding. My DMs are open and you can toss me an email at [email protected]

Cool stuff for artists on Internet Archives: Wayne Barlowe's Extraterrestrials archive.org/embed/barlow... archive.org/embed/colorl... You can borrow James Gurney's Color and Light if you have an account Feel free to add your own finds to the thread:

So people-centered adventure design is how I approach gming games and writing adventures. I am currently running Mythic Bastionland for my home game and I find that taking a person-centered approach really works ground components of the mythical setting. What does this look like? 1/4 #osr

Bailey and I have really been enjoying Pokemon Horizons. I haven’t watched the anime in a long time, but dang if unhitching that show from Ash wasn’t the best decision they could have made.

I am wanting to run one final playtest session for Pilgrim's Passages. Mainly to make certain that the spell crafting system is working well when plugged into Pilgrim's proper. If anyone is interested toss a reply or dm my way. I am shooting for some time in January over discord.

PHEW We did it folks Pilgrim's Passages initial 300ish Spell Effects and 40 Deliveries are logged. Just need to write some more Modifiers, do an editing pass, and then we can start lay-out and write the final spell casting rules.

Hey ttrpg designers, gms, and players! What is the artist, album, or song that plays at the mental "main menu" for your game? I have been drifting towards Seabuckthorn for Pilgrim's Passages, and was curious what other folks were listening to. seabuckthorn.bandcamp.com/album/crossing

If you sell anything to anyone in the EU, don’t forget that the GPSR goes into effect on Friday! We have set up a super low-cost “responsible person” service so that small makers and artists who are outside the EU can satisfy this requirement! Check us out at corvocattivo.it

Been pondering character creation as play in session 1 lately. Pilgrim’s Passages is about travel and I think getting all the PCs to the same settlement to set off can be hand-waved, but what if it wasn’t?

Tag yourself, I’m a follower of Autumnal, the Migrant. May their dry cool air bring colorful decay and new life in the new year.

Because I am full of bees and excited about Spirits and Magic in Pilgrim's Passages... Here is how, and with whom, you get your first Devotion Skill as a Pilgrim. These are analogous to half of a traditional class. They grant spells, items, and an allegiance.

I think I finally figured out how to pitch Pilgrim's and it was in a 10+ post thread.