Today I used this game as a prompt to generate some ideas for potential conflict in my novel. Since I'm nearing the end of my first draft, I had to revisit some scenes and these cards were super useful for showing a different perspective! youtu.be/MaxwP7ZIWfg?... @possibleworlds.bsky.social

If you've got some old games lying around, use them as a resource, don't let them gather dust! In this video I show you how to reuse the Dungeons and Dragons essentials kit with SCAMPER. youtu.be/AW0E_q0URnI?...

What is a probabilistically equivalent mechanism? Exploring how the choice of cards, dice, tokens, coins and how the player physically interacts with can support (or break) the theme of a tabletop game. There's more to it than equivalent probability. www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/prob-equiv...

3 hours left to back Heart of Glass: A Street Wolves Mystery! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

Approaching the anniversary of my first video on YouTube! I need a new air brush as I broke it 😆 but other than that the air compressor is still going strong! youtu.be/HmEr97aoJHQ?...

Next on my solo playlist is a Night on Rose hill by @thelostbaystudio.com

Raven video is live! Can Rowena and Annabel break the Corvus curse? @shadowlandsgames.bsky.social @shadowlands.bsky.social youtu.be/GfSM5tu24SA

My concluding chapter of the Raven – The Ancestral Portrait, drops at 6PM GMT tonight! @shadowlands.bsky.social @shadowlandsgames.bsky.social

Bought some cool games from Dragonmeet! @loottheroom.bsky.social (The Wonderfvll Discoverie of Witches) @momatoes.com (The Magus) @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social (Babel) @leylinepress.bsky.social, @babblegumsam.bsky.social (Horse Girl) & Valentino Sergi (Edgar Allan Poe The Horror Gamebook)

Going to Dragonmeet! 😮

If you missed my Homecoming solo plays, watch the first episode here! youtu.be/6TXqtZFqB1E?... @possibleworlds.bsky.social

Preview of my next video, the final installment to Raven – The Ancestral Portrait

Just finished filming playing the ARC of the solo supplement for Raven, what an ending, very Poe and very tragic! Will be live this Sunday :D @shadowlandsgames.bsky.social @shadowlands.bsky.social

Catch the two episodes of Raven on this playlist! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The next instalment of Raven is live. Rowena and Annabel delve deeper into the Corvus mansion to find Thomas, who has mysteriously disappeared. youtu.be/a9Mp4nAr6EE @shadowlandsgames.bsky.social @shadowlands.bsky.social

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Filming part 2 of Raven tonight, starting the story, got another Corvus fleshed out, happy days! Not sure how many parts it will be, but there could be more depending on how the story goes

New at IPR! DIE RPG Scenarios Vol. 2: Love is a Battlefield www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/DIE-RP...

Have you ever considered this plot for your next TTRPG - or Dungeons and Dragons game? youtu.be/80KExrailvw

The "How to run a tabletop game design workshop at your library" webinar recording is now online thanks to the Indiana State Library! Get some specific tips on how to make your next program a success. Link below. ⬇️🎲⬇️ #boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign

Combine tarot and journalling in this wonderful little game youtu.be/Tq7AN3a9CiM?...

One of my most popular videos, how to make a zine! youtu.be/M1IS0CpEEk4?...

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Session 0 for Raven is live, here I develop my character and talk about how the system works, or how I interpret it to work :D youtu.be/6msojnhuA9o @shadowlandsgames.bsky.social @shadowlands.bsky.social

Video dropping tomorrow: 6PM (GMT) Sunday 16th Nov! Raven TTRPG Session 0 youtu.be/6msojnhuA9o?...

The Quest plot is one of the most common plots in gaming, but what characteristics does this plot have and how can you adapt it to suit your campaign? Find out in my video! youtu.be/RNVghgwN47w?...

An older 'how-to' video about weaving historical lore into your games! youtu.be/SWQKjJiIXy0

Video from last year's Dragonmeet!Dragonmeet 2025 is coming up soon youtu.be/HHhZSMjMklM?...

Restocked! Caveat Emptor is a solo journaling game where you play an Assistant Demon sellin g secretly cursed items. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Caveat...

Solo playthrough of Don't Play This Game by @parablegames.bsky.social, filming part 2 soon... then will be passing my journal on to someone else! youtu.be/BFIgmoJ1wOg

Want to improve suspense in your games? You may need to work on foreshadowing. In this video I talk about 9 foreshadowing techniques to build anticipation and keep your players coming back for more youtu.be/22cSwYjAixk?...

Making a dungeon for my Shadowdark solo one shot. In this video I drop some dice on page to workout my dungeon layout and choose whatever is inside from tables! youtu.be/faw-u6vndA4 Full Shadowdark playlist from development to one shot 👉 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

TTRPG characters have many deaths. The death of one's dreams and beliefs, in addition to actual physical death. In this video, I talk about the different types of death and how to approach them in your games youtube.com/watch?v=q_uZ...

New video! This is the second part of Eleventh Beast. I continue my jaunt around London, separating fanciful rumours from sinister learned secrets. Do I catch the beast in time, or will it find me first? youtu.be/S_yPWx-Kw_c @exeunt.press

Seeing as the novel word count is creeping up – almost 60k. Here is another video from the archives! youtu.be/ebZyWJB2EEs?...

What can Anakin's flaws teach us about character development in D&D? youtu.be/KDViDIh9IAY?...

What the heck is deus ex machina and how can you use it to improve storytelling in your TTRPG games? youtu.be/T2oo3O1k5vM?... ...another one from the YouTube archives

One of my first solo gaming videos – Outliers, really enjoyed the Wretched and Alone system and am planning to use it in a game I am writing youtu.be/G8FfnYAu2R0?...

Latest video is Eleventh Beast, a solo journalling game, which includes a bit of drawing! youtu.be/CI5_E2qQF20?... @exeunt.press

This time last year I created and played my first solo one shot for Shadowdark! It's part of a series where I take you through dungeon generation and more 😁 youtu.be/MOgPyYl16Yc?...

Continuing the vampire theme... Today's video is 1,000 Year Old Vampire, which I believe was the first journalling solo game that I played! youtu.be/6X306LtKEqc?...

The British Library has opened its Secret Maps exhibition, looking at centuries of cartographic concealment, with support from Wayland Games.

New! Crucible is a solo, roguelike, world-building game. The Time We Have - 3 days, 2 brothers, 1 door www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/

As the countdown to Halloween continues, and in honour of my novel going full steam ahead (over 50k words now 😮) here is a short story I wrote about Strahd's mother youtu.be/S1MMPtNks7s?...

Ever wondered how you can use the plot of the 12 Monkeys in your TTRPG writing, probably not! Here's a video on it anyway! (It's about to write compelling flashbacks and flashforwards) youtu.be/ese0zqYpLlM?...

The next installment of UNDERNEATH is live! Can Jayde survive what waits for her in the cave pit? youtu.be/KB5xuiJD3Iw?... @goodluckpress.co

Another one from the vaults, how can you level up the main character in your TTRPG? From a storytelling perspective of course! youtu.be/D6A8nzsnLtE?...

An oldie but a goodie from the YouTube vaults! Learn more about the different types of cliffhangers you could use in your next TTRPG. Literally revisited this video today for a refresher! youtube.com/watch?v=fPwM... Source: Plot The Art of Story: Amy Jones (2012)

New video! This game was kindly sent to me by Good Luck Press :D UNDERNEATH combines journaling with map-making, what a treat! youtu.be/ZAwH7c5D0x0 @goodluckpress.co

Just ordered a small print run of this zine to bring with me to PaxU - so if you're going to be there and want some shitpost games, make sure you find me!