@michaelsollien
Norwegian TTRPG designer (Dragepust and the upcoming Mørketid), podcast host (Vertshuset), and musician (Firetop Mountain and Michael Sollien). He/him. Mudknight Media initiate. Scribe at Seidmann Games: www.seidmanngames.com
Sometimes, when I try to explain my games to 5E-people I can see the disappointment in their eyes:
Guy: "What kind of ancestries can you play?
Me: "Only humans."
Guy: "Oh..."
Me: "But I have classes!"
Guy: "A lot of sub-classes too?"
Me: "Aaah...No. I want to keep it simple."
Guy: "Oh..."
Enya is dungeon synth for boomers.
I kinda zoned out after leaving a band called Weregoat playing in the living room. For a minute I thought I had put on some coffee, 'cause I swear I could hear the coffee machine brewing. It was just death metal. I'll put on some coffee now.
I really need to get a second monitor. Why don't they come in pairs?
Our live actual play of our forthcoming Shadowdark-based viking/black metal game Mørketid, is out on our podcast. It's all in Norwegian, but you swedes and danes out there might be able to make out what we're saying.
vertshuset.podbean.com/e/vertshuset...
The owner of Oakhammer Games (Munkfors) is a friend of mine. I can ask if he's willing to take some copies to sell. We did an interview on a Swedish podcast called Spelhyllan a few years ago, talking about the game and our projects: poddtoppen.se/podcast/1527...
About neotrad: It's very much in the spirit of Year Zero Engine and more narrative focused games, without getting into story game territory. Our goal was to make a game that feel like a conversation at the table, a sort of back and forth, without it feeling like: now we're doing rules.
We’re considering translating it into English down the line, but since we’re working on a Shadowdark-based Viking/black metal game and a number of other internationally feasible projects, Dragepust in English isn’t at the top of our to-do list. You can however check out the english q-start on DTRPG
It's a game that was released in 2024 in Norway. It's fair to say Dragepust is the most-selling Norwegian TTRPG, at least in recent times. The system is 2D6 and built explicitly to be easy to GM (player facing, very little crunch).
Done with working on the next Dragepust (Norwegian-language TTRPG) project for now, well in time for our end-of-March deadline. Just some small adjustments, and fine-tuning left, which the rest of the team will help with. Onto the next project. #feelance #tabletop #ttrpg #rpg #indie #neotrad
I used to record in an actual professional recording studio mainly used for bands with a big, old mixing desk. The potential for mistakes was enormous😄I've scaled down to a very minimalist solution. For speech, I've found the mix to be what's the most important, not high-end microphones and mixer.
Ugh...This was awesome...
Editing and writing is my life now, and I'm doing keto, and walks to not grow into my chair. New life, new me. I think I've pokemon-ed into my final form.
Yup! Can relate to that. I would even say it's easier to make mistakes when you're seasoned, because everything is on autopilot, and you might just end up forgetting to push record because you don't expect to not make such a rookie mistake😄
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In case you're wondering why my feed have been quiet. This is one reason.
«How Long Is Forever?»
90x90 cm, acrylic on canvas
#art #artist #artwork #artph #visualart #painting #acrylicpainting
Love Morten's artwork. You should follow him and be amazed
Our website is finally up and running at www.seidmanngames.com But most importantly, this bad boy is crowdfunding soon. Get ready to lose some appendages!
*Roots of Soledad* is a new GM-less roleplaying game by my friend @matthijs1000.bsky.social. Its innovative mechanics for reincorporation and structuring play solves the issues I’ve had with most GM-less systems. Spiritually related to *Itras by* and *Archipelago*.
Highly recommended!
Pretty impressive by my friend Karl Otto Kristoffersen.
Shaping up good! I can already see that this piece will be something you'd get lost in for a long time. Love it!
I've put my one-page Mörk Borg adventure and alternative character creation out on DriveThruRPG. In The Fleshworks you start out as a skeleton in a charnel pit, but in the adventure you might find some skin and even a fitting personality. #morkborg #osr #ttrpg
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Now there's an idea for a video for you. How to not make your campaign's final sessions feel like the last season of Game of Thrones.
Totally agree on this. The way they insulted my intelligence in the last season has made me turn my back on everything GOT-related.
2026 will be the year when I go all-in on my talents. It's going to get really busy with work, but I want it no other way. We're hopefully launching two Kickstarters this year, and I'm already working on a book that will reach a much broader audience than before. This is also me manifesting :)
Really happy with this one.
Inked traditionally, colored in photoshop by yours truly 2026.
