Gem Room Games
@gemroomgames.bsky.social
Award-winning tabletop game design team @itsdanphipps.bsky.social & @helloitskali.bsky.social
My friend @marieanello.bsky.social recently ran 9 LIVES TO VALHALLA by @gemroomgames.bsky.social for me! Viking cats in a post-human world. You only roll dice when something (ANYTHING) needs to be killed; failure is always death. But you have 9 lives, so… gemroomgames.itch.io/9-lives-to-v...
9 Lives to Valhalla by Gem Room Games
The Age of Man is over, now dawns the Age of Beasts!
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well this is a lovely account of what it's like to run 9 Lives to Valhalla as a newish GM. What a nice thing to have started our days with.
Marie Anello@marieanello.bsky.social · 5d agoIt was so fun to run! As someone new to dm-ing, this was a great way to get used to improvising, taking big swings, and rules lawyering in fun, collaborative ways. Thank you @gemroomgames.bsky.social!
Should've done this at the height of the discourse, but if you want an RPG about fantastical ancient world journeys, SpeedRune is free, has perfect art by @adegenart.bsky.social, and there are additional adventures, player options, etc. erinking.itch.io/speedrune
SpeedRune by Aaron King
a rules-lite ancient world fantasy RPG
erinking.itch.io
Pay it forward this Friday and get a great set of TTRPGs in this special charity bundle. Your support helps offset some brutal medical bills designer Rae Nedjadi incurred after a month in the hospital. Get over $285 in games for just 25 bucks! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Kali's wrist is all full of complaints which means anyone who ordered DUKK BÖRG this week gets the rare Dan doodle, you lucky ducks you
Online friends who are Portland bound, come and say hi!!!
Plus One Exp @ 🔜 GenCon Booth 449@plusoneexp.bsky.social · last mo.Got some special sticker drops coming for Between Two Cons as part of a bit that I am 100% committed to. Show up at the Norse Hall 1p Saturday to see @itsdanphipps.bsky.social @directsun.bsky.social & Tony go ham! Pick up a zine Art @feralcharlie.bsky.social design @johnnyisorena.bsky.social
Got some special sticker drops coming for Between Two Cons as part of a bit that I am 100% committed to. Show up at the Norse Hall 1p Saturday to see @itsdanphipps.bsky.social @directsun.bsky.social & Tony go ham! Pick up a zine Art @feralcharlie.bsky.social design @johnnyisorena.bsky.social
New to the #SoloRPG List: Letters to Sandra from @gemroomgames.bsky.social Single player letter-writing game about communication, trust, and betrayal. Are you deserving of her trust? LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...
Amazing con for 9 Lives to Valhalla, we're thrilled
Indie Press Revolution@ipr.bsky.social · 2mo agoHappen Upon, A Traveling Merchant's booth at Medieval Con Halifax 2/2
Last 48 hours* for the Letters to Sandra 25% off sale happening now! shop.gemroomgames.com/product/lett... *ish, if you see the sale is still going early Monday morning before we've fully woken up we're not gonna yell about it or anything. We'll be too sleepy.
Letters to Sandra is still on sale at 25% off for (checks notes) (gets calendar to the correct month) (what day is it anyway) three more days! shop.gemroomgames.com/product/lett...
New Intro post time! We're @helloitskali.bsky.social and @itsdanphipps.bsky.social aka Gem Room Games! We make high-energy romps like DUKK BÖRG & 9 Lives to Valhalla, and emotional gut-punches like Letters to Sandra & The Weaver's Observatory! Because we contain multitudes, you see.
We talked a lot about Letters to Sandra when we interviewed Kali for RTFM: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
RTFM Interview: Kali Lawrie
Podcast Episode · RTFM · May 21, 2025 · 1h 32m
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Ken liked Letters to Sandra. Maybe you will too, especially if you pick up a copy for 25% off this week! link link: shop.gemroomgames.com/product/lett...
We wanna show Letters to Sandra some love this month, so for two weeks we're offering physical copies at 25% off. 25% off! Right here, only here: shop.gemroomgames.com/product/lett...
So acknowledging our bias, we think the whole "die and come back stronger" thing works way better with cats. 9 Lives to Valhalla!
9 Lives to Valhalla
THE AGE OF MAN IS OVER. NOW DAWNS THE AGE OF BEASTS! You are a death metal viking cat, guided personally by DEATH, earning your place in the drinking halls of Valhalla by casting a glorious wake of bl...
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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal@newmadras.bsky.social · 3mo agoit just gets sadder
One of my favorite solo games and directly inspired a mechanic in NO-TELL MOTEL. Also you get to put some scissors to the book!
Gem Room Games@gemroomgames.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe wanna show Letters to Sandra some love this month, so for two weeks we're offering physical copies at 25% off. 25% off! Right here, only here: shop.gemroomgames.com/product/lett...
Working on this game with Kali meant volunteering to write the parts that I knew would break my heart. And now it can be yours!
Gem Room Games@gemroomgames.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe wanna show Letters to Sandra some love this month, so for two weeks we're offering physical copies at 25% off. 25% off! Right here, only here: shop.gemroomgames.com/product/lett...
We wanna show Letters to Sandra some love this month, so for two weeks we're offering physical copies at 25% off. 25% off! Right here, only here: shop.gemroomgames.com/product/lett...
heyyyyyy 9 Lives to Valhalla in Canada! and we were JUST answering questions about GRG availability in Canada, how about that
Indie Press Revolution@ipr.bsky.social · 3mo agoHappen Upon, a Traveling Merchant is at Can Games Ottawa. Here are some booth pics for your enjoyment. 1/3
Woke up to find out some redditors were saying nice things about our games and damn, what a good way to start the day.
This riddle is really easy to solve if, like us, you set a news alert for every Gem Room Games title.
John Power Jr.@johnpower.bsky.social · 3mo agono shade on either the writer or the editors involved here as I totally understand how & why this is the case and they're probably doing the right thing, but I would like you to guess what TTRPG is the focus of this article and to make it easier I can tell you that it is neither D&D or Mork Borg
Brushing up a creator's kit that's been sitting in our files & I'm making one significant addition to our 3rd party license: no feeding our games to ai, no using ai to make shit with our work
Good news if you buy a Gem Room Games game at your FLGS: We're now set up with Bits & Mortar! So you have an easy way to snag the pdf & various digital goodies without needing to make a digital purchase or send an email about it. Woo!
What happens if Polygon reviews MÖRK BORG by playing DUKK BÖRG? LET'S FIND OUT 😃😃😃
Polygon@polygon.com · 3mo agoIn Mörk Borg, characters don't last long, and that's fine.
Rae is a great designer and overall lovely person who has been having A Time. Please consider showing them some support!
Open Hearth Gaming Community@openhearthrpg.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe're also working to support designer Rae Nedjadi, who has recently been released from the hospital. If you've enjoyed any of their games (like Apocalypse Keys, Once More into the Void, Our Haunt, etc.) you can support or donate at patreon.com/swordqueenga... or ko-fi.com/matthewarcilla
This shirt makes you look handsome enough for your wife to give you a kiss
Gem Room Games@gemroomgames.bsky.social · 5mo agoStill available now at a store near you (the internet is near you), still sending 100% of the proceeds to Trans Lifeline
NEW BLOG NEW BLOG We love maps around here. Gonna plaster the basement in maps that all tell different perspectives.
Dan Phipps@itsdanphipps.bsky.social · 3mo agoHeyyyy we did it: gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room...
