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Courtney

@astorysomewhere.bsky.social

Queer, disabled TTRPG developer and writer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ from Mexico & the UK; currently living and studying in Bulgaria! 🌟 they/them 🌟 https://somewherewithstories.itch.io/

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Ronove (aka S. Jean)@earlronove.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Since I have no idea when my next book is going to be, here's a nice reminder that I my cozyish fantasy book came out in July, & I have a wonderful backlist of 4 novels, 3 novellas, and 3 short stories! So much to read while I do other stuff for a bit! sjean.earlronove.com#books

When Yesterday Ends by S. Jean Out Now graphic. To the left is a 3D version of the book, and in front of it is a phone with the cover on it. There is a short description to the right, and where to find it at the bottom. The text reads:
An herbalist, a fey lord, and a curse before summer ends...
Nettles Hollow is as good a place as any to restart your life.
At least, until Ambrose learns the town’s secret: Renwick, the hidden fey lord cursed to eat human hearts. Ambrose is his next victim, unless he can break a fifty-year curse before summer ends.
The problem? He’s never broken a curse in his life and trying to solve this one might just kill him anyway...
Ebook & Paperback available now!
books.earlronove.com/whenyesterdayends

A graphic detailing S. Jean's, queer sci & fantasy author, books. The covers are lined up and are: when yesterday ends, be not afraid, the devil in the woods, born of scourge, wherever the stars call, errant wings, and hymn of memory. Below them is a description of all of them and it reads: An herbalist running out of time to fix a curse, a deadbeat guitarist on the run from angelic horrors, a lost punk with angel wings, an urban legend that's real, space runaways and their vampire, a fallen star's journey for revenge, & a young man's memories eaten away by divinity... read these stories and more at sjean.earlronove.com

Courtney @astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I had such a wonderful time working on LyteLove with everyone!! Please give it a look 💜

cérise (star/they)@languidnimbus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

hello hello !!! a game i have had the pleasure to work on with wonderful people for the past two years—is finally here !!! 🍥 chat-sim in 2010s! 💗 4 love interests (3 macs & 1 femme) 🍥 platonic & romantic endings !!!! no bad end 💗 51k words of fun come check it out: xenubinstudios.itch.io/lytelove

Kaden 🥩 Stranger Still - Out Now!🥩@kadenramstack.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#KadenPlayed 108 Alone with the Shipwrecks #SoloTTRPG by @astorysomewhere.bsky.social A short, simple game about exploring shipwrecks and finding the treasures within. somewherewithstories.itch.io/alone-with-the-shipwrecks

Alone with the Shipwrecks by Somewhere with Stories Instruments: Deck of Cards, 1d6

Maggie 🇵🇸@magathachristie.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@astorysomewhere.bsky.social has SO MANY amazing games, but one that I especially loved when I played it was Cinderella's Retrieval Service. It's so whimsical and fresh - and honestly, it makes a lot of sense re: Cindy's next move. somewherewithstories.itch.io/cinderellas-...

Cinderella's Retrieval Service by somewhere with stories

A solo journalling ttrpg about returing items lost at castle balls to their rightful owners.

somewherewithstories.itch.io

CABBAGEHEAD @brainlettuce.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I made Thumbprints for #manifestojam. I put how I feel about creating "perfect" games. The games you obsessively smooth every smudge out so it becomes digestible. The games stewed too long to have any taste or texture. Thanks @haraiva.bsky.social for hosting. cabbageheadgames.itch.io/thumbprints

Thumbprints by CABBAGEHEAD

Instructions to leave the thumbprints in your games

cabbageheadgames.itch.io

🌿viktor aleksander🌿🩸devil's minion pilled🩸@nooskadraws.bsky.social · 5mo ago

support thy local trans artist living on terf island that continues to terf 🏳️‍⚧️🙏

🌿viktor aleksander🌿🩸devil's minion pilled🩸@nooskadraws.bsky.social · 5mo ago

lil reminder that i have a shoppe with queer historical inspired wares 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 nooskaart.etsy.com

Photo of a lino print. It is of two daggers printed in black ink.

SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 7mo ago

New to the #SoloRPG List: A Faerie Court Visitation by @astorysomewhere.bsky.social A faerie royal extends a proposal to you: come and stay at their faerie court and act the part of their consort. Fantasy journaling game LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...

Cover for the solo TTRPG: A Faerie Court Visitation. Swirly title text in front of dainty line art of leaves and little yellow flowers on an off-white background

meyo 🌸@meyoco.bsky.social · 6mo ago

xviii - the moon

Digital artwork of Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle as the tarot card The Moon

Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤@thoughtpunks.com · 7mo ago

Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more! thoughtpunks.com/ope... #OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames

Open Source TTRPG Resources

Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series. Example Open Licenses Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com

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Ronove (aka S. Jean)@earlronove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you're an ARC enjoyer and think you'll like my cozy fantasy cottagecore curse book, When Yesterday Ends, you can sign up for one today! They go out March 31st! forms.gle/ZERRYV55TfRB...

Ronove (aka S. Jean)@earlronove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Did you like my cover of my cozyish fantasy, WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS on Tuesday? Did you want to be part of the ARC team and read it early in exchange for a review? Well, here's your chance! Sign up below! ARCs go out MAR 31st, the book comes out JUL 28th! Plenty of time! 📖 forms.gle/ZERRYV55TfRB...

Courtney @astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I love my degree but wow I do not love having next to no time or energy for writing. sad, sad Courtney

Courtney @astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Leaftaker is absolutely incredible, please give it a try!

Kaden 🥩 Stranger Still - Out Now!🥩@kadenramstack.bsky.social · 7mo ago

There's still many more days to go until Stranger Still drops, but you can still play (or replay) Leaftaker in the mean time, a database murder mystery game about identifying a body found in a grave k-ramstack.itch.io/leaftaker

B A R S U K @barssuk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

unicorn 🌿

Chris B 🐻🌈@loottheroom.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It makes me so happy to see people making new W&A games six years down the line

Bitty Baz@kobanya.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This Is Your Stop, a Wretched & Alone solo game about public transit, is here! For the price of an all-day pass in my city, you can ride along and try to reach your stop in time. Ignore passengers. Be nice to the driver. You definitely didn't pass that tree twice. kobanya.itch.io/this-is-your...

brim hat mags💜🐈‍⬛@voxstella.bsky.social · 7mo ago

hey we're going through general money issues so even sharing this would help and a donation would mean the world thank you! ko-fi.com/voxstella

Ronove (aka S. Jean)@earlronove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS, my queer cozyish fantasy, is releasing July 28th! Here's the cover! 🌿 a grumpy herbalist who left his life behind 🌿 a fey lord who eats human hearts to live 🌿 a curse that must be broken before summer ends Preorder & details below! ⬇️ sjean.earlronove.com#whenyesterda... 💙📚🪐📢📚🌈

Illustrated cover of WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS by S. Jean. In the center are two men standing back to back. The short of the two, Ambrose, has fair skin, red hair, glasses, and one green eyes and one glowing hazel eye. He is wearing an open button-up with an undershirt beneath it. In his hands are an open book and a potion bottle with red liquid inside. He is glancing back at the man behind him. The taller of the two, Renwick, has fair skin, dark brown feathered hair, and green eyes. He also has pointed ears, like an elf. He is wearing a dark vest over a dark shirt. In his raised hand are a bundle of daisies. While Ambrose looks unamused, Renwick has a coy smile on his lips as he gazes as Ambrose. Behind them is an open window with a golden glow and in the foreground are more daisies. The colors are soft and give it a sort of ephemeral feel.
Along the top is a tagline that reads: "an herbalist, a fey lord, and a curse before summer ends..." and below is the release date, JULY 28th, 2026.

A blurb graphic for When Yesterday Ends. The blurb reads:
Nettles Hollow is as good a place as any to restart your life. At least, Ambrose Howl hopes so after his life falls apart.

The town’s got everything he needs: a general store carrying his favorite cigarettes, a library he could get lost in, and a hedge witch who immediately befriends him. He settles in as an herbalist, using the knowledge he’d gained from academia that he’d left behind, and for once in his life, he feels like he could be content. It’s not so bad living in some rural, far-flung town.

Until he’s visited and kidnapped by the skeleton valet of Renwick Frey, a fey lord living in hiding who is cursed to eat human hearts every five summers to remain alive. As his next victim, Ambrose saves himself by making the desperate claim of knowing how to break curses. Renwick is charmed enough to let him try, but if Ambrose can’t break the curse by summer’s end, then his heart is forfeit.

The problem? He’s never broken a curse in his life, and given the mysterious circumstances of this one, he might even die before summer ends.

Along the bottom is where to preorder the book, which is: https://books.earlronove.com/whenyesterdayends

Courtney @astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 8mo ago

coming later this week because I have not, in fact, formatted everything correctly...

Courtney@astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 8mo ago

finally finished this lyric game zine... hoping to post it this weekend, providing I have formatted everything correctly!

Kaden 🥩 Stranger Still - Out Now!🥩@kadenramstack.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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Kaden 🥩 Stranger Still - Out Now!🥩@kadenramstack.bsky.social · 8mo ago

ACCEPT / DECLINE are the only options he's given you, but surely you're clever enough to find another way out, right? Stranger Still is a gothic horror ending collection VN about a conversation over a suspicious dinner with a stranger. Coming only to itchio, March 27th #IndieGames #VisualNovels

Courtney @astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 8mo ago

finally finished this lyric game zine... hoping to post it this weekend, providing I have formatted everything correctly!

NATE @nateoldrin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

WotN substack page is now LIVE! please subscribe for any future updates, and of course, the novel itself <3 i will be starting with character introductions and some worldbuilding information, for fun ;) witchesofthenorth.substack.com/p/coming-soon #indienovel #fantasy #lgbtq #art #oc #ocsky

NATE @nateoldrin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

you can now PURCHASE my entire WotN collection - all art, writing, wips, games... everything since 2018 !! almost 400 posts, with more added p much all the time. if you are interested in WotN and want to support me, this has so many goodies!!! #art #indieauthor www.patreon.com/collection/4...

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Ronove (aka S. Jean)@earlronove.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It's getting warmer and I am still in need of a new bike (my old one gave up right before winter). Help me fund it by commissioning me? That'd be neat! I updated my sheet and you can find more information on my carrd below! earlronove.carrd.co#commissions

commission sheet for earlronove
on the left is a full body portrait of a young man with white hair and angel wings. He wears a jacket off his shoulders, a black tank top, short white shorts, and red high tops. He has an iron pipe resting on his shoulder. To his right are the prices. Bust, from the shoulders up, is $40+ USD, Half, from the waist and up, is $75+, and Full, from the feet up, is $100+ USD. In a box to the right are what earlronove will draw. Yes are designs, OCs, fanart, animal eats/tail. The Nos are NSFW, gore, furries, mecha, complex armor. It further says "if in doubt, please ask! payments through paypal invoice!"
Finally, below the yes and no box are two more commission options: a chibi body ($40+ USD), and a black & white chapter image ($20+ USD). In addition there is a note about Full Illustrations being inquired through e-mail. At the bottom is a URL for more information: https://earlronove.carrd.co/#commissions

Courtney @astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 8mo ago

At some point I hope to have both a) enough poems about fae to make a collection of them and b) the courage to share them

Courtney @astorysomewhere.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I recently released a poem game about a changeling and the home she refuses to leave for #48WordRPGJam! somewherewithstories.itch.io/the-village-...

caede styles @caede.sanctuary17223.com · 8mo ago

Applications still open for another week; more details in the form linked in the original post! #ItchioBundles 🔞 Adults only (NSFW work allowed but not required) ✅ WIPs allowed ✅ All genres welcome 🚫 No genAI etc

caede styles@caede.sanctuary17223.com · 8mo ago

Looking for books with interior illustrations for an itchio bundle! Let's get people reading with some pretty art. Or cute art. Or horrifying art. ART! 📅 Application period: February 1 ~ 23 ⏳ Last day to accept: March 2 📦📚 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ItchioBundles

Ronove (aka S. Jean)@earlronove.bsky.social · 8mo ago

When I wrote WHEREVER THE STARS CALL, my main focus was the friendship between Laurel & Juniper. At the time, it felt like there wasn't enough friendship stories, & I wanted to change that. But now they're in a bundle with a bunch of friendship stories! 🚀 37 books for $35! itch.io/b/3486/frien...

a graphic for Wherever the Stars Call. The main focus is the two leads, Laurel and Juniper, as they stand back to back looking skyward against a backdrop of stars. The short description of the book beside them reads: Sometimes, you have to go on a space adventure with your BFF in a stolen cruiser, befriend a revenge seeking vampire on the way, and become an absolute problem for the federation... That's what best friends do, right?" Below the text is a small graphic of the book in paperback form and in ebook form on a small phone. Below that is a URL where to find your copy: books.earlronove.com/whereverthestarscall

Ronove (aka S. Jean)@earlronove.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This is art from 2023 of Morgan from Hymn of Memory, but I have it as a little pin stuck to my bulletin board at work and it always makes me smile. I'm still really proud of Hymn of Memory in general as my first self published work! You should check it out! 🌻 books.earlronove.com/hymnofmemory

Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 8mo ago

was no one going to tell me it's #goblinweek??

illustration of a creepy bedroom. A person is curled up under the covers asleep, and yellow-eyed goblins and a shadow entity emerge from under the bed.

self portrait of the artist with her head resting on a kitchen table. Two curious goblins approach cautiously

illustration of witches and demons attending a small banquet. Goblins and a tentacle monster emerge from under the table

illustration of ghouls and goblins surrounding a ghost in a graveyard

NATE @nateoldrin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

for Valentine's day do YOU want to gift someone art of your OCs kissing ? do you want to see YOURSELF kissing your fav? or YOUR SHIP? 💖 just for v-day YCH commissions! 3 slots per design for the moment :) 💖 vgen.co/nateoldrin/s... OR DM me <3 ! #commission #ych #ocxcanon #canonxcanon #art