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I write words for TTRPGs. I think they're kinda neat. | LORDSWORN 1.0 available now! ⚔️

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BTW I just found out I have to pay back $2300 of health insurance subsidies which is breaking my bank account, so now's actually a great time to get stuff from my shop or commission me.

11.03.2026 01:36 👍 78 🔁 75 💬 2 📌 1

HELL YEAH!!

10.03.2026 18:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My advice to writers is to pick up the rocket launcher on level three, behind the hidden door in the yellow key room.

10.03.2026 15:42 👍 127 🔁 33 💬 2 📌 3
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The Definitive Sprinting Owl Vol. 2 - Richard Kelly | Definitive Sprinting Owl | DriveThruRPG From 2023 to 2026, I wrote some RPGs. The Definitive Sprinting Owl Vol. 2 is a collection of them. It has been lightly edited and formatted for clarity. It is 740 pages. ------------------------------...

Definitive Owl Vol 2 is now available in print!

In case you want a 700+ page textbook of extremely weird ttrpgs, thus allowing you to stop a bullet and/or deflect a swordstroke in a vital moment.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

10.03.2026 02:07 👍 8 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

Yooooooo this would be dope

06.03.2026 22:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A promotional graphic for Toe Beans that reads: a 100+ page magical cat cafe for Daggerheart with adventures, tables, items, handouts and a place your party can return to. Final 24 Hours on Kickstarter, with a cartoon cat and a project we love badge.

A promotional graphic for Toe Beans that reads: a 100+ page magical cat cafe for Daggerheart with adventures, tables, items, handouts and a place your party can return to. Final 24 Hours on Kickstarter, with a cartoon cat and a project we love badge.

A promotional graphic for Toe Beans with the project we love badge on kickstarter, a cartoon cat and text that reads: £15 – Digital Edition
Full PDF + printables
£30 – Physical Café Bundle
Printed book + digital edition + stickers + art print + café menus + novella

A promotional graphic for Toe Beans with the project we love badge on kickstarter, a cartoon cat and text that reads: £15 – Digital Edition Full PDF + printables £30 – Physical Café Bundle Printed book + digital edition + stickers + art print + café menus + novella

We’re so close to £10k! If you’re backed at the digital tier and were considering the physical book, upgrading now genuinely helps us cross that line. The £30 Café Bundle includes the book, digital edition, art prints, and everything unlocked.
Final 24 Hours: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fis...

03.03.2026 18:48 👍 21 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 3

It's sooooo peaaaakkkk

02.03.2026 03:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a man in a suit is sitting in a chair with a book in front of him and the website sharktankgifts.com is visible ALT: a man in a suit is sitting in a chair with a book in front of him and the website sharktankgifts.com is visible

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01.03.2026 16:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a tiny adventurer runs down an endless stairwell spiraling down without railings through  statue lines floors of a neglected castle. The image is framed by spiders looking inwards at the lost adventurer as well as two cloaked old women clutching daggers and holding out a bell in front of them so though it were a guiding lantern. The only colors in the image are reds and grays.

a tiny adventurer runs down an endless stairwell spiraling down without railings through statue lines floors of a neglected castle. The image is framed by spiders looking inwards at the lost adventurer as well as two cloaked old women clutching daggers and holding out a bell in front of them so though it were a guiding lantern. The only colors in the image are reds and grays.

Okay I need help. Does ANYONE know what artist this is because this is the ENTIRE vibe I am going for with the are for #Aspirant. Look at it! The red! The rotting castle! An infinite stairway that defies physics. The feeling that you are very small being swallowed whole by a space. REAL BIG bugs.

01.03.2026 14:26 👍 54 🔁 20 💬 4 📌 2
Anno: Oh, I’m critical of Porco Rosso, myself.
Tomino: What was wrong with Porco?
Anno: As a picture, nothing. But because I know Miyazaki-san personally, I can’t view it
objectively. His presence in the film is too conspicuous, it’s no good. In other words... it feels like
he’s showing off.
Tomino: How so?
Anno: He has the main character act all self-deprecating, calling himself a pig... but then puts
him in a bright red plane, has him smoking all cool-like, even creates a love triangle between a
cute young thing and a sexy older lady.
Tomino: Ha! I see what you mean. He and | are around the same age, though. So I get how he
feels, unconditionally. So I may think, “Oh boy...” but I can’t stay mad at him (laughs).
Anno gets a little too into talking about underpants, and Tomino of all people has to check hit
Anno: From my point of view, he’s being very presumptuous. Tomino-san, you put so much of
yourself into your works, it is like you’re dancing naked in them. I like that! (balls fists) In Miya-
san’s recent works, he makes you fhink he’s dancing naked... but on second glance, you realize
he’s still wearing underpants. (getting carried away) I hate that! I feel like shouting: “Take it all
off!” (getting really carried away) And to add insult to injury... he’s wearing fancy underpants!
Tomino: You don’t beat around the bush. We get it, we get it already.
Anno: (shrinking) Excuse me.

Anno: Oh, I’m critical of Porco Rosso, myself. Tomino: What was wrong with Porco? Anno: As a picture, nothing. But because I know Miyazaki-san personally, I can’t view it objectively. His presence in the film is too conspicuous, it’s no good. In other words... it feels like he’s showing off. Tomino: How so? Anno: He has the main character act all self-deprecating, calling himself a pig... but then puts him in a bright red plane, has him smoking all cool-like, even creates a love triangle between a cute young thing and a sexy older lady. Tomino: Ha! I see what you mean. He and | are around the same age, though. So I get how he feels, unconditionally. So I may think, “Oh boy...” but I can’t stay mad at him (laughs). Anno gets a little too into talking about underpants, and Tomino of all people has to check hit Anno: From my point of view, he’s being very presumptuous. Tomino-san, you put so much of yourself into your works, it is like you’re dancing naked in them. I like that! (balls fists) In Miya- san’s recent works, he makes you fhink he’s dancing naked... but on second glance, you realize he’s still wearing underpants. (getting carried away) I hate that! I feel like shouting: “Take it all off!” (getting really carried away) And to add insult to injury... he’s wearing fancy underpants! Tomino: You don’t beat around the bush. We get it, we get it already. Anno: (shrinking) Excuse me.

Tomino: i do get what you mean, and i don’t mean to play devil’s advocate for Miyazaki, but...
generally speaking, that’s just how you get when you age. It’s the same for me, surely. That was
my first time hearing it put so frankly... but you get what I mean already. It does feel nice letting
it all hang out, waving your dick around. That’s how movies ought to be!
Anno: Yes, I agree. I don’t like it when people try to obscure themselves like that. If you’re
gonna wave your dick around, wave it all around! If you don’t have the guts to do that, then wear the best clothing you can.
Tomino: Right... Dress yourself to the nines!
Anno: Commit yourself to putting on a show. He couldn’t do that. I felt betrayed. Like, this guy isn't really naked!

Tomino: i do get what you mean, and i don’t mean to play devil’s advocate for Miyazaki, but... generally speaking, that’s just how you get when you age. It’s the same for me, surely. That was my first time hearing it put so frankly... but you get what I mean already. It does feel nice letting it all hang out, waving your dick around. That’s how movies ought to be! Anno: Yes, I agree. I don’t like it when people try to obscure themselves like that. If you’re gonna wave your dick around, wave it all around! If you don’t have the guts to do that, then wear the best clothing you can. Tomino: Right... Dress yourself to the nines! Anno: Commit yourself to putting on a show. He couldn’t do that. I felt betrayed. Like, this guy isn't really naked!

i think often about this discussion between Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno. it's one of the funniest ways anyone has ever talked about restraint vs self indulgence in art.

10.09.2025 01:02 👍 4104 🔁 1398 💬 22 📌 48

“5e incompatible”

23.02.2026 22:07 👍 98 🔁 24 💬 7 📌 0
Godblood in the Dirt | LORDSWORN | Solo Playthrough (Part 1)
Godblood in the Dirt | LORDSWORN | Solo Playthrough (Part 1) YouTube video by Maia's Solo Room

I started editing TTRPGs 3 years ago with Lordsworn, by @marrensmusings.bsky.social. Happy to see it spotlighted in this solo playthrough!
youtu.be/KT7J7s49-UE?...

20.02.2026 13:26 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The No ICE in Minnesota itch.io bundle raises $450,000 for legal aid for immigrants And the number is still rising.

The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has raised over $466,000 at this point, fundraising legal aid for immigrants affected by federally sanctioned domestic terrorism. We spoke to the bundle's organizer about the global response from the tabletop hobby.

19.02.2026 15:14 👍 169 🔁 72 💬 1 📌 4
Solo But Not Alone 6! by Peach Garden Games and 74 others Solo But Not Alone 6!: 90 items for $10.00

Solo But Not Alone!

If you like me are having a Time, why not pick up a singleplayer game for company and also support a mental health charity while you're at it?

itch.io/b/3481/solo-...

18.02.2026 17:52 👍 27 🔁 30 💬 0 📌 0

Pulling the idea of "cyberpunk-esque" out from several days ago because I wanted to expand on that: What is the intended vibe of NULL_SPACE, exactly? 🧵

18.02.2026 21:01 👍 19 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 1

Not in an emergency anymore, but I'm currently looking for similar simple commissions to buy the plane ticket for a family reunion and so on :-)

18.02.2026 00:53 👍 68 🔁 59 💬 4 📌 0

It's me, I say, while the arrows of a dozen half started projects dim the skies. One day, one time, an arrow will fall upon the earth. I hope.

17.02.2026 22:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

the organisers of this project have put a truly enormous amount of work into it & are doing even more as they revise & plan for a print edition! their goal is to get physical books to people at cost & keep the PDF free. give this project a follow to help support the launch of the fundraiser!

17.02.2026 19:26 👍 45 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 1

Bell-as-helmet will never not be Absolute Peak design!

17.02.2026 22:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NULL_SPACE by Binary Star Games Freelancing in the solar system of the 24th century

NULL_SPACE's 3rd pamphlet job has hit the itch page!

HALTING_PROBLEM; details getting something important back from a factory with a malfunctioning security system, but is that the only thing going on here?

Get it here (the itchfund is ongoing!)

binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space

17.02.2026 14:09 👍 29 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 0
Welcome To Indie TTRPGs! by kumada1 and 25 others Welcome To Indie TTRPGs!: 34 items for $20.00

Can we make it to our newest goal before time runs out?

34 games.

87% off.

5 days left to buy.

itch.io/b/3490/welco...

17.02.2026 00:23 👍 6 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

(tim rogers voice) people asking what I think of "GIRL FRAME." they want to know if I've played "GIRL FRAME." folks, the only "GIRL" I have "FRAME"d is this photo of my mother, who I love very much. she died. piloting a robot.

27.10.2025 18:58 👍 123 🔁 39 💬 2 📌 0
Welcome To Indie TTRPGs bundle logo

Welcome To Indie TTRPGs bundle logo

There's only one week left to grab 34 TTRPGs at one low price!

80% off! Full systems, oneshots, and adventures!

itch.io/b/3490/welco...

16.02.2026 00:38 👍 12 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
a black and white illustration of a united states ICE agent, made of ice, being obliterated by a beam. the text above and below reads: ‘ICEBREAKER’

a black and white illustration of a united states ICE agent, made of ice, being obliterated by a beam. the text above and below reads: ‘ICEBREAKER’

starting tomorrow @friends-table.bsky.social is hosting fundraising stream marathon and they brought me on to draw a limited run merch design. all proceeds from their shop sales through March will be donated to the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota

tune in, lend a hand
twitch.tv/friendsatthetable

14.02.2026 21:47 👍 178 🔁 69 💬 3 📌 2

Yoooooo this is sickkkkk

14.02.2026 03:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Tired of hearing me talk about NULL_SPACE? Join the Total//Effect//Jam next week and you too can be the person who people are tired of hearing talk about NULL_SPACE!

itch.io/jam/total-ef...

12.02.2026 22:08 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Unfortunately my work computer is likely either dead or gonna cost a shit ton to fix. And for a whole slew of reasons im broke as shit. So if anyone is feeling like being generous i would greatly appreciate it. 💜💜

ko-fi.com/iceghost

12.02.2026 17:30 👍 1372 🔁 543 💬 9 📌 7
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The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has launched, raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Over 1400 items for $10.00!

itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

12.02.2026 12:22 👍 3416 🔁 2376 💬 16 📌 59
Steel and stubbornness collide in SoulWrought, a two-player storytelling game of cursed blades and complicated affection, and the spiritual sequel to SwornHeart.

Play as The Bound, a soul forged into a sword, and The Wielder who carries them as you travel strange roads, confront dangerous magic, and hunt the Soulsmith who bound your fate. 

Will you break the curse, bargain with it, or choose each other instead?

Steel and stubbornness collide in SoulWrought, a two-player storytelling game of cursed blades and complicated affection, and the spiritual sequel to SwornHeart. Play as The Bound, a soul forged into a sword, and The Wielder who carries them as you travel strange roads, confront dangerous magic, and hunt the Soulsmith who bound your fate. Will you break the curse, bargain with it, or choose each other instead?

SoulWrought releases this Valentine’s Day! A spiritual sequel to SwornHeart, this two-player romantasy game is about a soul bound into a sword and the stubborn human who carries it. Journey toward the Soulsmith who shaped your fate and decide what your bond becomes. #TTRPG

12.02.2026 18:04 👍 25 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
Fluff n' Furry, Prequel, and Fetch My Blade zines on top of Land of Eem hardcover books, all bursting with color.

Fluff n' Furry, Prequel, and Fetch My Blade zines on top of Land of Eem hardcover books, all bursting with color.

New games this week: @weirdplace.bsky.social's cybernetic teddy bears + @glyphtide.games's faithful doggos on a quest and tragic heroes of myth and legend!
Also, Tolkien's Muppets have been restocked!

12.02.2026 13:48 👍 24 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1