just saw this review of RPPR's actual plays of @deltagreen.bsky.social and it made my day! From throneofsalt.blogspot.com/2023/08/four... and throneofsalt.blogspot.com/2026/07/even... - thanks again @valtarra.bsky.social and @hebanongames.bsky.social for running DG on RPPR!
Trinite
@trinite.bsky.social
Librarian, RPG player, huz technicaldifficultiespod.com
@rpg-trader.bsky.social had some trouble registering for an account, but finally got through! Love your website design, now that it seems to be working :)
Exciting News! Our member Ben is active on the professional GMing service @startplaying.bsky.social! He's a great GM (as you know if you're a listener), and you can play games with him here: startplaying.games/gm/cm78i99vk...
Professional Game Master - Ben from TechDiff | StartPlaying
My name is Ben and I've been GMing TTRPGs for over a decade now. I'm a regular cast member of Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast (https://www.technicaldifficultiespod.com/). My preferred systems ar...
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My 10 TTRPGS I plan to run/play in 2026: Delta Green Red Markets 2e beta* Dungeons & Dragons 5.5e Unknown Armies Heart: The City Beneath* Reign* Pathfinder 1e* Lovecraftesque Eclipse Phase 2e *games I'm currently in
10 TTRPGS I plan to run/play in 2026: -Cairn -Vaults of Vaarn -Vaesen -Deathmatch Island -Swyvers -Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast -Land of Eem -Cataphract (does this count?) -Mothership -B/X
The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton! @rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon. Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com... Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
The rules as written for an RPG are like the sheet music as written for a song. Some musical types hew closer to the written score than others (classical vs. jazz for example), but even in the "tighter" forms, there's still a ton of interpretation in a performance beyond the written page.
lol ttrpg community not start unnecessary pedantic argument challenge: impossible. Here’s a fun hot take for you: NO ONE has EVER played a ttrpg rules as written, EVER, not even once. Human failure guarantees every session you play is deriving from every game text and session you’ve played prior.
Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title Tom Clancy's Beloved
Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title Tom Clancy's Knitting Without Tears
I don't think I really appreciated it at the time, but in retrospect, I think that for me, the best thing about being a baby was not having to go to work.
I've finally released the first full edition of Fear and Panic! This is the most focused, streamlined version of a d100 horror system I could build, based on countless hours of playtesting and experience as a horror GM. lymetime.itch.io/fear-and-panic
Fear and Panic by Lyme
Player-Friendly Horror Roleplaying
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Fun AI fact of the day: Google doesn't know how longitude works.
Slightly diminish a band: 9,999 Maniacs
Slightly diminish a band: The Lay Minister Horton Heat.
Slightly diminish a band: A Fairly Well-Drawn Circle
Slightly diminish a band: The Lay Minister Horton Heat.
Our friends are staring up a sweet new #TTRPG podcast! Our very own @tdtlc.bsky.social joins in on this intro episode! Check it out, it's a super cool concept!
Welcome to Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets a podcast examining RPG design from the lens of character creation. In our first session we have a round table discussion about writing character backstories while rolling up our first cipher character Kristina Nacar. soundcloud.com/lttn-podcast...
@pretendingpod.bsky.social is good! Or at very least, significantly better than Malort coffee.
#gencon is going great! Hanging out with @pretendingpod.bsky.social drinking coffee malort, doing a panel on Delta Green with @hebanongames.bsky.social and @kennethhite.bsky.social and dying for the emperor in laser tag
@trinite.bsky.social will be heading to Gen Con this week! He'll be running his #CallofCthulhu Civil War scenario "We Cannot Hallow This Ground" on Thursday, and hanging around at the #DeltaGreen, #RedMarkets, and #RPPR events! If you follow us, come say hi!
New One-Shot Episode! And it's a new game for us: I Have the High Ground! One-on-one dueling wits with no GM, courtesy of @jessfrom.online / @jumpgategames.itch.io !
I Have The High Ground - Conjuration Contract Conflict — Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast
Two wizards, both alike in dignity, are applying for a job. But when they see they both applied, the fight begins... Dan and Jared take I Have the High Ground for a spin! Join them as they learn how ...
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I feel I should *probably* be doing a bit more promo for Darkened Hill & Dale, especially given the ENNIE nomination, but I really don't have time to sort out a marketing plan or anything coordinated right now, so...
While I was at the doctors today, a huge bottle of Omega 3 tablets fell on my head, but I only sustained super fish oil injuries.
We're going back to our roots! We originally formed the podcast to playtest #RedMarkets 1st edition by @hebanongames.bsky.social -- and now we're playtesting RM 2nd edition! And what better way than by *also* returning to our biggest ever campaign - The 10k Lakes!
Red Markets 2 Beta - 10k Lakes The Next Generation, Episode 1 - Funeral for the Dead — Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast
The sun has risen again over 10k Lakes. With many members over the fence or off on other adventures, Freelance has laid low. But, new members have taken the name, and are once again looking for work.....
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The Bonsai Diary is now live on Kickstarter. Grow a tree with pen and ink and play to find out: What does it mean to leave a legacy? 💚 It's a meditative and tranquil drawing and journaling experience. Please consider backing it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
the Bonsai Diary
Find tranquility with this meditative draw-and-journal game.
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Why are random old posts of mine getting liked by marketing consultants, what did I do wrong
New Episode! We ran the winner of the 2024 #DeltaGreen Shotgun Scenario Contest. And boy, did it deserve its victory! Thanks to NathanKlas for writing a phenomenal one-shot!
Delta Green - Glass Hound in a Glass House for a Glass Hound... Part 1 — Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast
New Year's Day, 2025. A group of Agents are called in, and shown footage of a break in and subsequent murder spree. The culprits look familiar, but all of the Agents have alibis for New Year's Eve... ...
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"Despite everything, it's still you." Once again trusted @jpawlik.com and once again was blown away. Glad to see Blackmane and Yellowmane brought to life. Of all my OCs, it's funny, because these two actually started as a pregen. Excited to see what nightmares come up in our Heart campaign.
1. Mage: The Ascension (kinda; just character creation) 2. Pathfinder 1e 3. Probably Red Markets 4. Definitely Red Markets 5. Red Markets 6. Delta Green (this Monday) 7. D&D 5e (this Wednesday)
1. First #ttrpg you ever played? 2. First you ever ran? 3. Played the most? 4. Run the most? 5. Favorite? 6. Most recently played? 7. Most recently run?
I'm not a big fan of super-crunchy RPGs, but I do love the way complex rules systems can lead to insane situations that you would absolutely never come up with through normal narrative storytelling. Like the Strip Mall Dojo Outlaw Arsenal Full of Traitors.
Bluesky lets you post longer videos now, so here's a clip from one of my favorite episodes of RPPR After Hours, where we look at older and weirder RPG books. In this episode we talked about Palladium's Ninjas and Superspies RPG and its organization building rules, www.patreon.com/posts/56915410