We lost our first PC in our Stonetop campaign last session. Mama cave bears are no joke. RIP Oen. #stonetop
John Marron
@johnmarron.bsky.social
I'm an ex-archaeologist, history lover, RPG gamer, and hobby farmer. I should probably also mention, I'm a freelance TTRPG editor, specializing in translated games.
My buddies at Limithron have a kickstarter launching in about an hour for a huge set of cool maps and a book of roll tables and adventure seeds based on them for Pirate Borg. There are also kickstarters for Pirate Borg minis and even a skirmish miniatures game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zAO...
Limithron's Map Collection Kickstarter Trailer (Preview)
YouTube video by Limithron
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If any of my ttrpg peeps have extra copies of the Legend in the Mist free rpg day items, I am looking to get copies.
I got my kickstarter copy of Stonetop yesterday (pic is not my actual copy), and I just wanted to commend @plusoneexp.bsky.social for the excellent packaging! The books were swaddled in so many layers of protective padding. Even the corners of the box were reinforced!
We watched Backrooms last night. That was... something. Very affecting. Glad we saw it but I left the theater feeling queasy and slightly untethered from reality, both of which took a while to wear off.
I ordered some miniatures from this place called The Dungeon hobby shop, and they came with a flier for a game called Empire of the Petal Throne, which I bugged my parents to buy for me for Christmas.
What happened to you that changed the entire trajectory of your life?
My friend Jen at Savage Sparrow has a kickstarter up for cool gamer garments and pins! This time it is Starfinder themed, but she makes all kinds of stylish duds, so check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sav...
Skittering Through the Stars Remixed
Size and gender-inclusive apparel and accessories pulled from the worlds of Paizo Inc's Starfinder, designed by Savagesparrow Studios
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I posted this on reddit, but thought I'd share it here too. These are my "Portfolio Shelves". All of the games on the shelves to the right are ones that I have edited/proofread/localized. I'm looking forward to Outgunned: Superheros and Twilight Sword joining the crew.
TTRPG about me First game: Empire of the Petal Throne (1976, I was 13) Latest game: Shadowdark Longest game: WFRP 1E Favorite game: Impossible to say and varies from day to day Favorite setting: Doskvol from Blades in the Dark Favorite art: Artesia: Adventures in the Known World
On twitter (with only 3x the followers) I got 568 retweets ... here we're in the 20s! Don't let them win 😅 Also ... good odds!
I should do a giveaway here too! I'll randomly select someone who retweets this to receive a signed copy of Daughter of Crows 🙂
The list of games my in-person TTRPG crew will pick from tonight for our next campaign: Warhammer: The Old World Legend in the Mist Fabula Ultima Cloud Empress Twilight Sword Electrum Archive I think that's a pretty good spread of genres/styles/settings.
Weird GaryCon story. My friend Roger and I listened to the "When we were Wizards podcast on our 12 hour drive from Alabama up to Lake Geneva (if you are a TTRPG nerd, well worth a listen). They talk about the first TSR offices outside Gary's house, calling it the "Old Gray House". (continued)
Baby Tapirs are hands down the cutest animals on the planet.
Timeline cleanse: Baby tapir getting scritches for their itches. If you want to scritch your very own tapir & you live outside of Central or South America or SE Asia, you'll need to visit a zoo. But these little guys are (evolutionarily) from around here, in North America. Let's talk about it.
And a 10% discount? You owe yourself a treat.
A reminder of KMSHOP10 for 10% off. I am heading to bed now, am too exhausted (mostly from anxiety).
I love everything Mun Kao does, and I think Kala Mandala is an exquisite little gem of a game with a unique SE Asian flavor and very cool dungeon adventures. Check it out if you like non-euro-centric RPGs and interesting OSR-style dungeons. Highly recommended.
*Reposts appreciated” My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up! This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running. Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.
Between Two Cairns is organizing a gaming convention in Portland, OR. Please come! betweentwocons.com @betterlegends.bsky.social @yochaigal.bsky.social
Increasingly this feels like a foundational text of the 21st century.
I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People
Our disagreement is not merely political, but a fundamental divide on what it means to live in a society.
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But like how do we even fight back against trolls whose only defining ethos is a joy of making us mad and appalled, and who currently have unlimited power to carry out maddening and appalling actions?
Join the jam I'm hosting! Create a game or tool to help introduce TTRPGS to peeps. It's a great way to hit the ground at a reasonable pace come new year! And maybe we can bring some new folks into the hobby? itch.io/jam/welcome-...
Welcome To TTRPGS
A game jam from 2025-12-29 to 2026-01-11 hosted by BrambleBerryGames. During the first two weeks in January, craft a game or tool that helps to introduce TTRPGS to newer players. Bramble Berry Games i...
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10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026. 1. Twilight Sword 2. Legend in the Mist 3. Blades in the Dark 4. Walking Dead 5. Cairn 6. Daggerheart 7. Dolmenwood 8. Alien 9. Shadowdark 10. Pirate Borg
Apparently I'm not alone in feeling this way either.
I may be in the minority, but for me, chaos and shenanigans are not the goal at a #ttrpg table. I'm not against humor, but I love serious stories and games with stakes, and players and characters who take the secondary world and situations seriously. Just me?
For those who have asked about supporting Rob Wieland’s family after his passing, there’s a GoFundMe established. 💜 www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...
Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill
Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland
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What are your top 5 TTRPG settings? Here are the five I keep coming back to: 1) Doskvol, from Blades in the Dark 2) Vimary, from Tribe 8 3) Gloam, from Shadows over Driftchapel 4) Innistrad, from Magic: The Gathering 5) The Known World, from Artesia There's a definite dark/gothic theme in there.
Last hours to back this TTRPG of folklore and horror set in Depression era America using the Year Zero Engine. For me, this is basically "Sinners" the RPG. If that sounds appealing to you, check it out. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
Folklore Americana - The Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Folklore Americana is a folk horror TTRPG set in the shadows of the Great Depression, where dead crops whisper secrets, folk heroes fade into myth, and the Devil himself rides the rails. Powered by a ...
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The two "killer apps" of Daggerheart, for me, are the death moves and the lack of formal initiative.
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG version). Mythic Bastionland Daggerheart True-d6/Dolmenwood Arkham Horror RPG
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG version). Steinhardts Eldritch Hunt Triangle Agency Blood Börg Dungeons and Dragons 5e
We've launched a GoFundMe campaign so we can defend our property in the Diamond bankruptcy case. The full story is at the link but basically, Diamond is trying to take consignment inventory that they don't own and sell it to pay big creditors. TY for help and shares! www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr...
Donate to Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense, organized by Nicole Lindroos
My name is Nicole Lindroos, co-owner of Green Ronin Publishing. Diamond … Nicole Lindroos needs your support for Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense
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Had a fun session of Mythic Bastionland last night. We had our first two Knightly deaths, but the company also resolved their first Myth by defeating a stone colossus that had been rampaging through the mountains. This game continues to be so easy to run after some minimal initial prep.