Zines from Below
@zinesfrombelow.bsky.social
Jamie Douglas - illustrating, making zines and stuff for ttrpgs https://www.jamie-douglas.com/ https://jamie-douglas.itch.io/ https://www.patreon.com/c/ZinesfromBelow
Market at Toy Lair last weekend. Richmond Zine Fest tomorrow!!
Fresh copies of SKETCH BOOKERS incoming for Richmond Zine Fest, this Saturday at Studio Two Three, 12-6. Free pdf available on my itch page. Advice for keeping a sketchbook, drawing, and making art a part of your life.
After two years of writing adventure modules, I'm jumping back into journaling games! Wizard Mind Palace is a game about preparing for an epic quest, meant to capture the vibe of Gandalf sipping tea while poring over dusty tomes and scrolls. Coming to Kickstarter next month.
Coming soon: Wizard Mind Palace: Solo Journaling Roleplaying Game
You are a wizard that must repair their corrupted memories in order to complete an epic quest.
kickstarter.com
And some more sketchbook crumbs, inventions in progress , drawing club
Album of the Day: Green Lung, "Necropolitan." The British doom band go full occult-rock on their third LP, living deliciously-and sounding damn good.
Green Lung, “Necropolitan”
The British doom band go full occult-rock on their third LP, living deliciously—and sounding damn good.
daily.bandcamp.com
Coming Soon from Cairn Press! A Sliver of Evidence by @karlyanddd.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
Coming soon: A Sliver of Evidence
A werewolf-inspired adventure for Cairn 2e, written & illustrated by Karly Andersen.
kickstarter.com
Clayton makes a great point here that I think a lot of people dont realize. People pay attention when all you have to say is negative. You are digging yourself a grave made of your own discontent- the internet isn't actually a good place to complain.
Clayton@explorersdesign.bsky.social · last mo.Musings about the industry. Talks about the town. Caning my shins. Playing the bagpipes. It's a new issue of the Explorateur; a newsletter of design links by game designers for game designers. www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
My buddy and co-worker Bran drew this and gave it to me today, because we all Did A Good Job
Been doing some more Appendix N Jam rating tonight, here's one I thought was really fun (and gross): itch.io/jam/appx-n-j...
Rate The Lizard's Kiss by Christopher Lawson for Appx. N Jam 2026
An adventure for Mork Borg made for the APPENDIX N 2026 jam!
itch.io
Everytime I decide to illustrate anything I end up respecting illustrators more. It's great to have a nice map for my hexcrawl solo game, but, boy, it takes time to make it look good even in an amateur way.
107. The Tapping From the Ink-Stained Coffin by @zinesfrombelow.bsky.social A lightweight solo dungeon crawl for Cairn 2e ⚰ Very stylish & apparently fully made in under 24 hours! Light on material, but there's more than enough flavorful marrow on these bones to base your own hearty stew off of
The Tapping at the Ink-Stained Coffin by Jamie Douglas
Solo Dungeon Crawl for Appendix N Jam
jamie-douglas.itch.io
Read and reviewed a few more Appendix N. Jam entries tonight. Good stuff! I have now rated 20 out of 332 =\. The poor judges...
Monster Drawing Rally at 1708 Gallery today!! You don’t have to actually, literally draw monsters… but that’s what I do anyway 😊.
My wife and I have been playing Dune: Imperium/Uprising/all the expansions CONSTANTLY. We have a game going most of the time 😅. I made some custom sand worm pieces!!
Poster explorations for a CY_BORG project. Coming soon-ish. Why would your players go to Eledine Space Port? To find a missing person? To raid the warehouse of used cybertech? Or to steal Eledine Exolife Launch Vehicle 3 for...something?
Some thoughts on running the Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming.
Save vs. Total Party Kill - Some Thoughts on My Awards
I’m back from Victoria! While away I had the idea to reflect a little bit on my awards. If I was more organized I would have written my thoughts down on their 10th anniversary. That said, writing this...
save.vs.totalpartykill.ca
This morning I went to a comics reading event, part of ‘Lit Crawl,’ and it was sick.
An Appendix N Jam highlight: Lovely map, super interactive--a very complete adventure packed into the small space. I love the little snippets of dialogue included with some NPCs. Body horror! System-wise, I'd pair this with VYRMHACK by @feralcharlie.bsky.social ! undelved.itch.io/the-prismati...
The Prismatic Palace by Undelved
A dungeon crawl in a palace turned prismatic. Don't gaze too much at the stars..
undelved.itch.io
OK. After going back to annotate my GenCon Haul post so people can go support the same folks I did, I'm gonna start going through the Appx N Jam entries. If you see this and you submitted to the jam, drop a link here so I can find it! There's a bunch to go through, I don't want to miss my friends!
March of the Eld Kin by theomninerd
Belated Appendix N Jam 2026 Entry Due To Itch Dying At The Last Moment
theomninerd.itch.io
Any folks in the US wanna do a zine trade via snail mail?? I've got the games in the quote below and some mini zines too. I'm down to trade for game zines and non-game zines alike!
Chris | Junk Food Games@junkfoodgames.bsky.social · 5mo agoMy quarter-page zine game collection! I'd like to make one or two more in this series at some point. Wither & Grow - solo and green The Serpent and The Spider - duet and yellow The Frog Squad - 3P and blue ???? - 4P and ???? ???? - 5P and ????
I played through my solo adventure yesterday in about 30-40 minutes. It was really fun!! Even though I wrote it, I was surprised and delighted. I used dice, pencils, and Cairn Barebones Editions (at the park). Play report: I died, but the captive I was trying to rescue escaped!!
And my SECOND Appendix N Jam project, I made on my own, analog style with ink on paper, and very little planning before I started. Oh, and I made it all in like the last 24ish hours before the Jam ended =D. THE TAPPING AT THE INK-STAINED COFFIN jamie-douglas.itch.io/ink-stained-...
The Tapping at the Ink-Stained Coffin by Jamie Douglas
Solo Dungeon Crawl for Appendix N Jam
jamie-douglas.itch.io
Due to some specifics on player prep, FOUL is exactly a perfect fit (3 PCs per player funnel for MB)! I'll report back with how it goes. 8-9 players including a few kids! Should be chaotic fun, if nothing else. m-allen-hall.itch.io/foul
Foul by M. Allen Hall
A funnel for MÖRK BORG
m-allen-hall.itch.io
MeatCastle GameWare@meatcastlegameware.com · 2mo agoAnyone have any good recommendations for funnels or high player count adventures for Mork Borg?!