SOURDOWN, an expansion for the Wildsea RPG by Felix Isaacs, launches July 21! Explore a reach of silk and spiders, new character options, fresh locations, ships, hazards, and an all-new adventure through the Wildsea. Follow 👉 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythworks/the-wildsea-sourdown

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇

New blog post up! This one focused on designing the first class and the initial art direction of Trenchhell Deserters, and also some fleshy mutant pigeons. gamesbynatalie.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/d...

I need more people I can just call up out of the blue and talk to about TTRPG design on, like, a "we should open tabletop simulator and break out the dice and lab this out" level.

Mutant pigeons are becoming a theme in my games

This looks fantastic

Incredible bundle, the Wildsea gardens add-on is excellent in itself, and you get TONS more than that

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP?

Finally making some progress on my Leagues of Votann army for an 11th ed crusade

Started a blog to keep myself accountable for regular progress on my new project (and on other stuff, one-page games again maybe?) gamesbynatalie.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/h...

fyi DTRPG has waived their usual fees, so 98% of your purchase goes directly to Rae via this bundle. If for whatever reason you don't want to use that service, Rae also has an itch page at temporalhiccup.itch.io or you could consider his (somewhat dormant) patreon www.patreon.com/swordqueenga...

I think another question we could be asking is: how much do you engage with the works of your creative friends? I try hard to make a habit of it when I can because I know what it’s like to have someone you *know* connect with what you’ve made. it’s different than just anybody doing it.

Just ran EAT THE REICH after owning it for almost 2 years and that game is all gas all the time, fuck, I need a smoke and a sit down, what a game

My 5 non-D&D TTRPGs to get to know me (2026 edition): - Heart: The City Beneath - Unknown Armies - Wildsea - HARDCASE - Masks: A New Generation

Destiny's Edge Of Fate expansion has some really evocative writing which just makes it even more upsetting that the gameplay feels like it was designed by The Riddler

Using public domain art for your ttrpgs is really fun and rewarding actually

IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU ARE CURSED A (free) short collection of hypoems (semi-hypnotic poems) I've written over time, originally just a physical zine sold at a local event. #icog incaseofgrace.itch.io/if-you-are-r...

here's a small blue pill you put under your tongue 2-4 times a day. it will dissolve the dissociative boundary you've formed between yourself in the world. it'll help you cry at movies and it'll make kissing your partner feel twice as good. your skin will be smoother and you might stop balding

researching baseball

Oughhh

Maybe making a card game AND a skirmish game will fix me

Too much Destiny 2 has me wanting to write sci-fi superhero one-shot games...

Happy #FreeRPGDay! QUICK QUICK GET THIS FREE STUFF BEFORE SOMEONE SEES STEAL EVERY QUICKSTART THAT ISNT BOLTED DOWN 🧵

It's FREE RPG DAY nerds! Which means Mythrider is totally free to download! Explore the uncharted wilderness of a supernaturally huge forest, call forth legends into the world and bend magic through the wings of dragonflies in a system powered by Wild Words! natjones1809.itch.io/mythrider

aborted indie ttrpg fan: i wouldve loved to buy your ttrpg for $5 in a bundle on itch dot io

I think my anger and sadness are less about Destiny and more about the state of the games industry as a whole.

Monsterhearts rewired my brain. Not only on how to run games, but also my perception of the world. The Quiet Year and BoB are masterpieces, but MH is a part of me so integral, that I cannot imagine myself without it, and I'm not being superlative. Check Avery's games, you won't regret it.

Fuck the Online Safety Act for hiding COOL shit like this behind arbitrary barriers aerialshading.itch.io/you-have-to-...

Pre-orders are closed! Thanks everyone!

Garffeld

Septa recognizes the importance of queer and trans dungeon masters in tabletop roleplaying games

Ran CBR+PNK last night and the Angle system might be a pure hit for every one-shot system I ever write in future. Give your characters epilogues!

Because it came up a bit over the weekend, I'm going to reiterate something here for all my #ttrpg designing pals, new & old. Using AI can only shrink your audience. No one is excited to see AI, and plenty of folks abhor it. When you use AI, you attract no one new & repulse more than you know. …

Kinda hate that my first post on here is an ad but pre-orders for the limited print run of my oracle deck close tomorrow! Pretty to look at and I'm getting good results from so maybe buy one! Pre-order form here: forms.gle/G6335ftoiKpd...

The process of moving into a new place this month and rebuilding my life as a person living solo for the first time in over a decade has been expensive and hard. If you've been thinking about picking up any of my games, this would be a great time to go for it. store.buriedwithoutceremony.com

i think it's important to remember that there is no correct way to write a trans storyline wherein your work won't be misconstrued in the worst-faith manner possible by someone you should, in a better world, be able to shoot with laser beams. be unflinching. whoooo give a shit