Josh Fox 🔜 Kickstarting Black Armada's Advent Adventures
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Game designer, Black Armada Games. I like thinking about and talking about game design. Creator of Ex Tenebris, Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet, Flotsam: Adrift Amongst The Stars. Performer and editor, Black Armada Tales actual play podcast.
New post up where I start my thoughts on which game designers get to be named: www.patreon.com/sarahdoom/po...
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So I'm curious after reading Sen-Foong Lim's interview about the importance of naming designers. You can read it here: https://www.ttrpginsi
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I expect anyone seeing this already knows that Black Armada (me and @armadajosh.bsky.social ) won't use AI in our work... But in case there was any doubt. Black Armada games are human made.
jess m. ☕🍂@jametc.bsky.social · last wk.Please be vocal about not using AI. We have to normalize it. No "I'm not going to say that because it should be assumed. I'm not going to give them this". We don't have time for that shit ideological shit right now. NOW is the time to capitalize on waning favorability. Ppl want human made
During Black Armada's holiday to Scarborough we opened the print proofs of Advent of Adventure and Advent of Abomination! Bonus picture of @armadajosh.bsky.social testing paper samples for the advent colouring sheets. #solojournalinggames #advent2026 #Christmas #ttrpg #rpg
Seen on hols in Scarborough. A hot dog so tasty it wants to eat itself - and so dim it puts the ketchup on its own forehead.
If you're looking for an incredible list of solo (journaling) TTRPGs, take a look at this developing thread! An send along your own recommendations. ✍️
Jonaya Kemper@violetriotgames.bsky.social · 2w agoThis Winter I'll be teaching an Experimental TTRPG course and I'll be focusing on solo journaling games. If you have a game you think I should read, or you have a game you really love, please plug it and tell me about it. ✨ Also please share widely. I want some non US perspectives.
Come dice with us!
Becky Annison@beckyannison.bsky.social · 3w agoYou are rolling that wrong! Navigating the different ways we change the roll with bonuses, assists, modifiers and many many more. Lunchtime is Dicetime with me, @armadajosh.bsky.social and @ickbat.bsky.social. Going live tomorrow at 12.30pm BST. #ttrpg #rpg #dnd #roleplayinggames #playertips
PS boycott Amazon* * and now, Temu et al. Johnnies come lately.
Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 3w agoGiven the state of things re books, predatory corporations, etc... it is more imperative than ever to buy your books from indie bookstores and their online sites. Exclusively.
Given the state of things re books, predatory corporations, etc... it is more imperative than ever to buy your books from indie bookstores and their online sites. Exclusively.
I hate it when my players waste time interacting in character. How am I supposed to progress my plot?
AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E@abyssalbrews.com · 3w ago🤔
Severe alert We are getting reports of out of control discourse. We are putting a temporary ban on shitposts. Please refrain from reposting anything spicy. Even a minor bit of snark could be trending tomorrow.
Er, excuse me. Could you not have reported this before I wrote Ex Tenebris, Ian Sample? (Suspiciously on-the-nose name for a science journalist, BTW.)
Last 24 hours for our cute advent calendar solo ttrpg!
Josh Fox 🔜 Kickstarting Black Armada's Advent Adventures@armadajosh.bsky.social · 2mo agoBlack Armada's Advent Adventures is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Two solo journaling games, each wrapped in an advent calendar, delivered in time for advent season. Early birds also get a free digital copy of our festive game 'Sleigh with me'! More in thread 👇 #ChristmasinJuly #Advent2026 #ttrpg
Last 24 hours for our cute advent calendar solo ttrpg!
Josh Fox 🔜 Kickstarting Black Armada's Advent Adventures@armadajosh.bsky.social · 2mo agoBlack Armada's Advent Adventures is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Two solo journaling games, each wrapped in an advent calendar, delivered in time for advent season. Early birds also get a free digital copy of our festive game 'Sleigh with me'! More in thread 👇 #ChristmasinJuly #Advent2026 #ttrpg
It's the final 48 hours! If you have questions ask 'em now!
Josh Fox 🔜 Kickstarting Black Armada's Advent Adventures@armadajosh.bsky.social · 2mo agoBlack Armada's Advent Adventures is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Two solo journaling games, each wrapped in an advent calendar, delivered in time for advent season. Early birds also get a free digital copy of our festive game 'Sleigh with me'! More in thread 👇 #ChristmasinJuly #Advent2026 #ttrpg
I've been a strong supporter of the EU and I wish we (UK) hadn't left, but recently it has felt like they do not give a crap about designing policy that can work for smaller businesses.
arnaerr 🦭⭑｡@arnaerr.bsky.social · last mo.Please sign and share this petition if you care about small artists and their businesses! c.org/R8MBNwbJMY This regulation is very harmful and caused many people to shut down their stores/sales in Europe
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arnaerr 🦭⭑｡@arnaerr.bsky.social · last mo.Please sign and share this petition if you care about small artists and their businesses! c.org/R8MBNwbJMY This regulation is very harmful and caused many people to shut down their stores/sales in Europe
It's the final 48 hours! If you have questions ask 'em now!
Josh Fox 🔜 Kickstarting Black Armada's Advent Adventures@armadajosh.bsky.social · 2mo agoBlack Armada's Advent Adventures is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Two solo journaling games, each wrapped in an advent calendar, delivered in time for advent season. Early birds also get a free digital copy of our festive game 'Sleigh with me'! More in thread 👇 #ChristmasinJuly #Advent2026 #ttrpg
From rescuing Santa to surviving an isolated cabin, these tabletop advent calendar games offer daily creative journaling.
Advent Adventures: Black Armada turns traditional advent calendars into solo roleplaying games
Black Armada Games launches Advent Adventures on Kickstarter, bringing solo roleplaying games to daily physical advent calendars.
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There's just over 4 days left to back Advent Adventures! Grab it while you can!
Josh Fox 🔜 Kickstarting Black Armada's Advent Adventures@armadajosh.bsky.social · 2mo agoBlack Armada's Advent Adventures is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Two solo journaling games, each wrapped in an advent calendar, delivered in time for advent season. Early birds also get a free digital copy of our festive game 'Sleigh with me'! More in thread 👇 #ChristmasinJuly #Advent2026 #ttrpg
Seeing talk about phone use at the gaming table. It is rude! End of story. Don't pick your nose on a date, don't doomscroll at the table. It can be bad for the game, too. IDK if all games, but it's bad for games where you're meant to be interested in each others' plot. Like the ones I run.
Trying that again: check out @skyshark.itch.io's playthrough of Advent of Abomination, the horror advent calendar game currently on Kickstarter!
Becky Annison@beckyannison.bsky.social · last mo.The new Advent of Abomination has great artwork by Harrie Leith. If you want to know more though, check out this blog playthrough of the original hand cut version here: #solojournalinggame #advent #rpg #ttrpg
I found this video energizing, as someone very interested in mini-games and pre-gen characters. I loved hearing their thoughts on some particular points of interest for me: (1) game structures w/ mini-games (2) similarity of mini-games & solo games (3) the importance of the game text for mini-games.
Becky Annison@beckyannison.bsky.social · last mo.We have a Lunctime is Dicetime lined up tomorrow at 12.30pm BST. Talking about 'Painting inside the lines: games heavy on creative constraint.' What do we think about them and where are they inspiring us in our own design. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWww...
Amazing post up on IGN about our Advent calendar kickstarter! Thank you @mattthr.bsky.social #solojournalinggame #rpg #ttprg #christmas2026
This Unique 'Solo Journaling RPG' Has a Kickstarter Campaign that's Ending Soon
This unique 'solo journaling RPG' comes in the form of an advent calendar, and the Kickstarter campaign is ending soon.
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Google seems to be training its AI on private Google Drive content. Google drive might not be safe for confidential data anymore.
Sascha Stronach🏳️⚧️, The Sunforge out now@understatesmen.bsky.social · last mo.This needs to be a bigger story. Google Docs is no longer safe for copyrighted material. Any writer on contract needs to stop using it *immediately*.
Damn, these look very good.
Saga Mackenzie@sagamack.bsky.social · last mo.Did you know, I ALSO do character sheets? It's true! (and also badges/crests, page elements and some layout as well). I am VERY open to commissions right now, so if anyone needs anything along those lines, drop me a message to saga.mackenzie.art@gmail.com or sagamack on discord!
Did you know I stream lunchtime game design chats with my clever friends @beckyannison.bsky.social and @armadajosh.bsky.social? Lunchtime is Dicetime is on again, 12:30 BST today. We're going to talk about games that are heavy on creative constraints. It'll be fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWww...
Lunchtime is Dicetime! Episode 5
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One week left to back Black Armada's Advent Adventures! If you think August is a bit early for Christmas shopping you're right, but that's just how long it takes to print and ship an advent calendar. Back now, get a delightful creative solo TTRPG Christmas in 3 months' time.
Black Armada's Advent Adventures
Give the gift of a whimsical, creative, solo journaling game this festive season, all wrapped up in an advent calendar.
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ICYMI, Becky did a list of solo journaling tips over on Geek Native - worth a look! You won't believe number 6! 😜 www.geeknative.com/239978/solo-...
Solo roleplaying games offer design gateway according to Black Armada's Becky Annison
Poole-based Black Armada Games introduces a pair of prompt-driven calendars for solo players, alongside an exclusive game design tip from Becky Annison.
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Listening to @doctorow.pluralistic.net talk about AI is an amazing mix of informative, horrifying and inspiring. Our regulators need to be learning this stuff. One day someone might even do something about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAI...
AI and the Enshittification Era w/ Cory Doctorow | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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