Bleh I’m so bad at social media. Listen to me talk on this wonderful podcast! Oh and listen to the first few episodes with the gameplay too—the hosts are charming and played a great game! #ttrpg #gmless

Work continues on my current project, a versatile archaeology world-building game currently titled “More to Explore”. Got an awesome session in at Go Play NW and now it’s back to the workbench for tinkering! 🔧 ⚙️ #trrpg #gamedesign

Really excellent time at @goplaynw.bsky.social last weekend (July 19-20)! Every game I played was great and the event organization was so smooth and streamlined. Shoutout to excellent donut host @seannittner.bsky.social (and others!) I look forward to Go Play every year and can’t wait to go again! 💚

I had such a lovely @goplaynw.bsky.social this weekend! Huge thanks to the organizers for cultivating a welcoming space and for all the behind-the-scenes work that lets us enjoy the magic of playing games with friends, old and new ❤️

I represented Groundtable (GMless) all the way: Follow, The Final Girl, In This World, Kingdom, and my newest project More To Explore.

#IGM25 sponsor Less Than Three Games is @chobbs.bsky.social and @thehintguy.bsky.social who design creative and collaborative story-driven games. Physical copies their games Downfall, Epitaph, and Fedora Noir can be won by registering for IGM at the link in our bio. Thanks lessthanthreegames.com !

Someone asked me if D&D is a good game, but it wasn’t my turn so I had to wait. Then I failed my roll so I couldn’t answer.

Someone asked me if Polaris is a good game. I said they were asking far too much.

Someone asked me if Epitaph is a good game. I said sure, if that's how you want to live your life.

All aboard motherf***ers 🚂

Had a rockin' game of In This World last night where we finally chose "trains" for our topic! (@thehintguy.bsky.social made his train dreams come true)

An 80s Night today is the equivalent of a Sock Hop in the 90s This has been my quarterly post, see you in August

Have fun! Share your map after the game if you can! ✨

My son learned how to ride a bike about a week ago and has wanted to ride every day since. Even in the pouring rain. It’s really uplifting to see how much joy it brings him 🚲 💕

1. First #ttrpg you ever played? - D&D 3.5 (GMless: Inspectres) 2. First you ever ran? - Fiasco 3. Played the most? - Kingdom 4. Run the most? - not counting my games, Follow & Fiasco 5. Favorite? - List below 6. Most recently played? my current game project 7. Most recently run? my current project

Working on game design today. My latest project is about archaeology, and after several successful playtests l’ve… started a fresh draft. All part of the iterative process! ✍️😮‍💨

I think it’s very telling that bald eagles actually make squeaky, chirpy little noises, but Americans feel compelled to substitute in another bird’s cry in all our media.

Ground Table 🥳

"These are the kind of games we make (or want), what we think they should do, and what we value." Stating our ideals, loud and clear, and putting them all together in one place. GMless, Story Games Seattle-style Some are obvious. Some might make you go hmmmm… arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/45...

This is what I was talking about—GMless isn’t quite sufficient as a descriptor, and until we get these principles out there, we’ll continue to struggle to explain what we’re trying to accomplish. It’s looking real good!

If you want to celebrate Valentine's Day by playing a short 2-player game about making phone calls in a long-distance relationship: 1. That's very specific, and 2. You should check out One Missed Call by me and @thehintguy.bsky.social 💕 lessthanthreegames.itch.io/one-missed-c...

I've had a ton of fun playing this with my 6yo board-gamey kid. It's a really great length and good level of complexity for both of us to genuinely have fun

Another playtest of my latest game design is on the books for tomorrow. Feels good to have something cooking! 🧑‍🍳

I love my trans family and friends. The world is a better place with you in it ♥️

“jagoozzi”, if you will

Tabletop game devs of Bluesky, I require thine aid! 📯 What do you call this fold, and what instruction would you write if you wanted a player to fold a card like this?

Just busted out a telescope to look at the Moon and Jupiter. Hella ‘stronomy bro

My games played of 2024: Kingdom Troika! In This World Shock: Social Science Fiction Lovecraftesque Fiasco Microscope Chronicle Spectres of Brocken Fedora Noir (1/2)

Oh, to have the social freedom of kids at the playground. They’re literally in the middle of a two-player game of tag, and then one just calmly says, “I’m all done” and walks off. It’s simultaneously the rudest and most self-empowered, limit-setting behavior imaginable

Caroline and I were so sure we weren’t going to do Santa with our son. We told him when he was younger that Santa was “a story”. 📕 Yet now he won’t believe us when we suggest Santa might not be real! He’s decided on his own that it must be true, and his faith is, so far, unshakeable. 🎅🏻

it's actually christmas eve's monster

Our "save xmas" Follow quest. How it started: Fun hijinks with a talking reindeer asking us to rescue Santa from a cave of Krampuses How it's going: A deep exploration of parent-child bonds, growing up, and processing trauma @chobbs.bsky.social @thehintguy.bsky.social @allukehart.bsky.social

Hello #ttrpgsky! I continue to do a bit of curation today on my #ttrpg #starterpack, removing a few inactive accounts and adding some new and exciting folk. Does anyone have any recommendations on who to add? go.bsky.app/GYoBnaY

My new Save Christmas quest for Follow (@lamemage.com) is out now for free! But where did the wonderful, awful idea for it come from? How many sizes too big or small IS my heart? 💚 Find out on our Less Than Three blog!

How much father-daughter drama and theme can we fold back in upon itself in a scene? Apparently a lot, very very quickly. arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/43...

This session was so much fun! 🎄 One player was Jack, a jack-in-the-box and the Detective’s partner. Bit of a hardass, but he’ll pop up when you need him. 🎁 I played Goody Gumdrop, a sugarplum fairy serving at The Red Stocking. I was, as the Detective said, “Too good for this train.” 🧚‍♀️

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Sleigh bells are ringing, chestnuts are roasting, and all is merry and bright… but what’s this? Santa needs our help? We’ve got to do something, and fast! Check out my latest quest for Follow: A New Fellowship by @lamemage.com! Art by @chobbs.bsky.social!

Moana 2: Moana Screams Defiantly At The Ocean

Though I’ve long agreed conceptually with @lamemage.com about it, it wasn’t until tonight that I had an experience that truly made me feel, viscerally, that we need a new word for GMless games. 🧵

One, two, Pikachu. Three, four, Garbodor. Five, six, cute Vulpix. Seven, eight, Raticate. Nine, ten, catch em' again!

I was interviewed for a gaming video podcast called Tavern Talks! Check it out if that’s a thing you’re into! #gmless #ttrpg youtu.be/ES0Xi__uGr0?...

When you’re feeling bad about your game design, just remember that the worst game has already been made

@lamemage.com @chobbs.bsky.social This you?

Am I allowed to be a grump about social media ON social media? 😤 Or do I have to stow that talk, sailor? 🚢

So what’re we calling these things? They’re not tweets, they’re… Gusts? 💨 Flaps? 🦋 Flutters? 🐦 Blues? 💙

I HAVE ARRIVED TO CLAIM CREDIT FOR THIS HILARIOUS JOKE

Hi, I’m Marc 👋 I’m a game designer based in the Pacific Northwest. I make GMless games with my wife under the banner of Less Than Three Games! 🔗 Website lessthanthreegames.com ✏️ Blog lessthanthreegames.com/blog/ 🎲 Itch lessthanthreegames.itch.io/