#14 Cloud Empress from @worldsbywatt.bsky.social A fantastic Nausicaa inspired setting for Mothership. This one improves on the stress mechanics for Mothership as well.

Come help pick the color treatment for my upcoming mid-industrial fantasy setting inspired by Princess Mononoke, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Moby Dick! open.substack.com/pub/worldsby...

Oh hey! Episode 2 of 3 is out today! Listen as our crew explore deeper into @alfredvalley.bsky.social's Pit's Peak and see some pretty unsettling stuff! All this & more on the Cloud Empress Lorecast- I mean, on @dndlorecast.bsky.social! Get it wherever you cast your pods.

I wrote about Marathon's bathrooms and why I include so many toilet closets in my adventures! Subscribe (with a free trial) to read. www.patreon.com/posts/marath...

Another wonderful post by @worldsbywatt.bsky.social... The world needs more artists. I'd venture that if you don't consider your "day job" art, then you may not be doing it right. And, there's maybe something else you could be doing right now... Onward! :) www.patreon.com/posts/what-i...

1 like = 1 TTRPG in my library How deep can we get into my library? I'm betting less than 5%

#34 Cloud Empress from @worldsbywatt.bsky.social Science fantasy the way it's meant to be

The latest Missive is here! I talk a bit about the freedom of adventure writing in modern-day settings, my Violence scenario AMELIA, recap the MCGW blog, and more cool stuff (Rust Wings, Last Light Station, and more)! Check it out: meatcastle.substack.com/p/the-freedo...

New games are in! Cozy Dragons, Arthurian legends, and more from @graftbound.bsky.social + @worldsbywatt.bsky.social's Cloud Empress (now in hardcover!) available at your favorite gaming rat store! 📚 🐀 📚

#CloudEmpress 'Land of the Living' and 'Land of the Dead' hit retail in Canada. Woot! Kudos @ratti.bsky.social and @worldsbywatt.bsky.social :)

Glatisant spotted. I wrote about how it uses limited communication (in a good way) at Skeleton Code Machine: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/glatisant

Check this out. I hear they got a really talented beautiful wonderful kind etc etc person in there doing some art, but what do I know.

watt is one of the only designers out there who, when they say "Ghibli-inspired," really *means* it--they don't just mean the aesthetic, but the themes as well. Also Rust Wings looks fantastic, the cards are such a great touch!

I just pledged for Rust Wings by @worldsbywatt.bsky.social .A Mausritter hack, but very much its own game. I think the fulfillment cycle is painfully long, so I almost passed, but the game seems really innovative and interesting #OSR #NSR

I just backed Rust Wings on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat... Excited for @worldsbywatt.bsky.social to take a swing at a different side of the Ghibli canon

I had the pleasure of doing some early development work on Rust Wings, and I'm excited to be doing even more (and further playtesting) soon! This is a really unique game that I think is really going to connect with a lot of folks. Check it out!

Get out the blocks, let's go explore some ruins for our planes!

I'm excited for some Porco Rosso inspired shenanigans!

After 1.5 years of hard work, Rust Wings, my Ghibli-inspired adventure TTRPG using Mausritter's rules, is live on Kickstarter. Come help make this upbeat and joyous exploration of resistance, ecological survival, and teenage joy a success. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

New Talk of the Table! Brian and Elliot are joined by @worldsbywatt.bsky.social , the designer of Cloud Empress, to discuss designing inside established systems, Ghibli-inspired games, and their latest project Rust Wings. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New ep! Ryan sits down once again with @worldsbywatt.bsky.social to talk Cloud Empress Life & Death, fulfilling Kickstarters in the time of tariffs, and Rust Wings—a Ghibli-inspired adventure roleplaying where you explore abandoned cities on an endless ocean. watch here 👇

BACK SO I CAN DRAW THIS COVER! PLEASE!

Just launched an AMA over on Reddit for anyone who wants to ask me about indie tabletop roleplaying publishing, crowdfunding, my designs, Ghibli, etc! www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...

Oh hey, Ryan is live with @worldsbywatt.bsky.social to talk Cloud Empress, Rust Wings, and much more!! go here 👇 www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll

I've made the Rust Wings (my Ghibli-inspired standalone Mausritter setting) launch page prettier! Only about two weeks until launch now. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

Take a look at the new Rust Wings trailer (and share it with your friends who like Studio Ghibli)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAa...

It was awesome talking to Chris about a favorite Mothership module of mine, Picket Line Tango on the Ansible Uplink!

Proud to be the 310th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Twisting Unseen, a build-the-dungeon zine for Mothership RPG! Was already watching this, but the Cloud Empress conversion made me back it. Let's get that 3rd stretch goal! #ttrpg #Mothership @worldsbywatt.bsky.social @chrisair.itch.io

Profound testimony from Minneapolis resident and US citizen Aliyah Rahman, describing not only the vicious attack by federal agents that illegally dragged her from her vehicle, but also the torturous treatment happening at the Whipple Building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...

#microreviewmonday Cloud Empress by @worldsbywatt.bsky.social is a gorgeous eco-scifi-fantasy #ttrpg where things have gone bloinsake in a way that makes one think about our dependency on nature and harms we cause. Pretty, simple but thought provocing, rappy gives it 10/mushrooms.

I wrote about a missing element of many "Ghibli-inspired" TTRPGs and what we lose when inspirations don't transcend their origin. I should have a free trial for those interested in checking out my Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/missin...

So excited for this weird mech game to come to life by @snow117.bsky.social Crowdfunding for Screaming Metal: Vector Soul now live. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Double crowdfunding delivery day! Lilancholy reprint and poetry zine by @snow117.bsky.social and Cloud Empress box from @worldsbywatt.bsky.social, all beautiful!

Here's my experience as a TTRPG creator in Minneapolis right now, 10 new relics for Cloud Empress, plus a new way to support my work (and all new Patreon). worldsbywatt.substack.com/p/minneapoli...

Probably my most anticipated game of the year! Let's make sure this project is a success for snow.

The Quiet Year is now back in stock no matter where you live! The Quiet Year is an award-winning map-making game about building community after the collapse. It comes in a little box with everything you need to play. And it's back in stock in the US! store.buriedwithoutceremony.com/products/the...

This month's newsletter showcases adventure modules from @directsun.bsky.social, @wacomatrixo.bsky.social, @proton31.bsky.social, @slimemindstudio.bsky.social and @cameronmaas.bsky.social launching alongside Twisting Unseen this Zine Month. Some cool stuff coming up!

I'm launching a new Ghibli-inspired Mausritter setting on Kickstarter March 3rd. Play as a group of teens exploring abandoned megacities filled with rebelling robots while avoiding the authoritarian military. Follow using the link below: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

Cloud Empress: Life & Death arrived this weekend. The books are lovely. Having hardcovers of the rules and Land of Cicadas is also a nice upgrade. Thanks @worldsbywatt.bsky.social ! #nsr #mothership #ttrpg

Misery, torment, and terror.

Kickstarters live or die by the success of their first 24 hours. I'm giving everyone who backs my upcoming Ghibli-inspired adventure TTRPG Rust Wings on the first day a free grumpy frog character portrait. Follow below to be notified on launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

Sick shelf shot of another Cloud Empress box set!

things that brain can come up with if you feed it nausicaa, ff tactics advance and jin-roh at the same time

What a glorious view!

The cicadas are coming!

It’s a dream to see the Cloud Empress Life & Death box sets arrive safely in backers’ hands!

Always lovely to see Cloud Empress in a new home!

I spent over a year trying to create easy-to-understand vertical spaces in tabletop roleplaying games. Here's where I landed! worldsbywatt.substack.com/p/making-ima...

I refuse to be normal about people telling me they like my games. You mean you took the time to not only play something I made but then sought me out to tell me you enjoyed it?! You are incredible. I will ride into battle for you. You have made my day, my week, my life.