In celebration of the imminent Blades ‘68 campaign, I thought I’d talk a bit about its graphic design. BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout. Type nerdery ahoy 🧐

Whenever I hear devs or other creatives who do worldbuilding say they *have* to use ch*tGPT to help with their lore bibles because no human could possibly collate such a huge and complex world… I glare in historian

Incredible new album from Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore released today 🪉 If you like the Last Tea Shop playlist, you’ll love this marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com/album/tragic...

There was no answer.

Yesterday I released a micro-RPG for the #48wordRPGjam: The Witch’s Circle. A GM-less, conversational game for 2–6 players about shared memories, withheld truths, and an advancing threat. 🕯️ springvillager.itch.io/the-witchs-c...

The Witch's Circle is a micro-RPG for 2-6 players, inspired by "For the Queen" and "My Life with Master", and created for the #48WordRPGJam I tried to squeeze background, meaningful storytelling, and an endgame in under 48 words. Every word earned its place. springvillager.itch.io/the-witchs-c...

That’s right, Blades ‘68 is coming very soon. And while we’re here — this is the cover!

A sincere thank you to everyone who has bought Last Tea Shop. Every purchase adds a community copy, and I've just refreshed the pool after the winter sale. If you've been wanting to try the game but life's got in the way, plenty are available right now 🍵 springvillager.itch.io/last-tea-sho...

My first (hopefully not only!) entry for the 48-Word RPG Jam... Whelm! Very, very pleased with how it came out! maggiefrench.itch.io/whelm Download it for free on itch! (And go check out the other jam entries while you're at it!) #gamejam #microrpg #ttrpg

I made a tiny solo journalling rpg for the #48WordRPGJam about tending the infinite garden at the end of Time. 🌱 A game takes about 10 minutes and sits somewhere between journal prompt and ritual. springvillager.itch.io/the-eternal-...

Every time I think about Loom (1990) I wish someone would turn it into a ttrpg. Music as magic, weaving spells through melodies, a world built on loss and beauty. I’d play that in a heartbeat.

Soloists! Looking for a new home?! Join me in a NEW Discord community, The Soloist’s Guild ⚔️ ask questions, share your play-reports, let’s nerd out together!!! #solottrpgs discord.gg/xdmUEgzrz

I just spent way too long setting up Obsidian templater to automatically calculate moon phases for journal entries... but it was super satisfying 🌙

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.

I'm really taken with A Land Once Magic. So much thought has gone into this. It is such a human work. Thank you @vidityavoleti.bsky.social vidityavoleti.itch.io/a-land-once-...

Yesterday my leg was healed enough to go on a short walk up Pororari River. Sheer limestone cliffs, tui song, giant nikau palms, ferns and lichen everywhere. Last night it rained on the cabin and I dreamt of stone and moss

Come visit Doskvol, the jewel of Akoros, in '68. Home of the original bluetime (first and best). Crime rates are better than before*

For months I’ve been looking forward to hiking the Paparoa Track. Unfortunately, I twisted my knee yesterday and can’t walk. Instead, I’m in a tiny cabin for four days in Punakaiki, waiting for friends to return. Deeply sad about not going on the walk, but grateful for an impromptu solo retreat.

Just launched a major update for Allucinalia, a solo dream journaling game that I wrote last year! Streamlined prompts, new end-game mechanics, extended gameplay ideas, new layout, new art (shout-out to the Public Domain Image Archive)... same price it was before! maggiefrench.itch.io/allucinalia

A fun encounter with a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog (Sachatamia albomaculata) last night at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #frogs #amphibians #nature

A weekend learning about late Hellenistic trade networks, as work continues on Snail Herders 🐌

Lately the border has felt restless. The fog swirls with strange colours, and echoes linger longer. Even the fire seems uncertain of its warmth. 🎃 🍵 🐭 Last Tea Shop is on sale for Halloween #solotttrpg springvillager.itch.io/last-tea-sho...

You know that kind review you left for an indie game on itch? The creator read it and it meant the world to them. And they will go on to make more cool stuff because you took the time to say something positive. Being nice is cool. Keep it up.

I haven't played that many 2 player RPGs yet, but Last Tea Shop was so good, I enjoyed it greatly! A friend and I played the 2 player variant rules and decided to switch roles every round. We told a really fun and melancholic story together where we both knew what was happening without ever...

New goal unlocked, to play this game while wearing my snail (and slug) skirt.

Announcing Snail Herders, a #ttrpg for solo & group play. Lead a caravan of humans and giant snails along ancient trails over weeks of travel. Trade tales and tend the snails. A game about care, journeying, and stories that travel faster than you. Art by @garin.bsky.social Coming Nov 2025 🐌

Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds

Rules pages for Afterlife Archive, a solo ttrpg that simulates a haunted house. Just finished them yesterday~ :) #ttpg #rpgzine #gamedev #haunted #paranormal #ghosthunting

OSR fungi in the front yard

Help libraries add your indie TTRPG to their collection: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/game-catal... #ttrpg #libraries #publiclibraries #gamedesign 🎲✂️

First page of the Last Tea Shop solo journaling RPG I'm finally starting. For additional flavor I'm using random tables from the 5.0 DMG and a few character generator tables for the heck of it. #junkjournal #solorpg #idontknowhowblueskyworks

continuing to work on solo ttrpgs. Getting excited about how things are coming together detail of some art by the amazing @garin.bsky.social

And today's entry for #solosept in my junk journal. I have a sticker for the tiny doily that I'll add once I'm home, bc I'm a dingus and forgot the tin I keep them all in. Oops. I'll probably be working with the last tea shop #solorpg all month, if nothing else bc it's just so much dang fun.

Just updated the Patreon archive! 🌿 If you're looking for art to use in your zines, tabletop campaigns or anything else, you can find it in our archive. It allows you to literally just grab any of my personal works that I've done in the past few years and use it as you wish!

Blades '68 playbooks: the Paranormalist, and the Hull.

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I had fun playing Last Tea Shop by @springvillager.bsky.social , recommended by @hime.vtubers.social ! I liked playing 8 roles of different customers with different background!! It was so much fun!!!!

Getting away for a few days with my spouse to the coast. The first two days have us shacked up by the ocean, and it feels like the perfect time to finally get to Last Tea Shop by @springvillager.bsky.social.

I make small experimental games as stepping stones toward bigger projects. Mostly, I keep them private, but sometimes I put one out there. Space Jellyfish Overhead had a quiet release in 2023, but when it finds the right person, it really makes me happy. springvillager.itch.io/space-jellyf...

If you're a reader or writer of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, you may be interested in another one of my projects! I'm setting up a new fiction micropress with a focus on writers in the North of England, check it out 👀

Hey it’s my birthday and I would love it if y’all gave my Kickstarter pre launch page a follow! I’ve been working on this for two years now and I need all the shares and follows I can get! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...

It's LIVE‼️ It's so fun. Even if you've bought other journaling games you haven't played you should give it a chance. You just start playing from page one. I can't wait to get it into people's hands! www.kickstarter.com/projects/252... #ttrpg 🖊️📓

I’ve been quietly working on a #solorpg for the last year. It doesn’t have a name yet, but it's about magic, exploration, roads less travelled, and the passing of time. Sharing a piece of game book's art that captures something of its spirit. The illustration is by the amazing @garin.bsky.social