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D&D resembles a western more than anything, a genre wherein the protagonists are defined by their lack of responsibilities.

Kira Magrann@kiraserpentine.bsky.social · 4d ago

Randomly I had this thought the other day like, that RPGs don’t often ask your characters to hold responsibility

Thank you for getting Sample to 42% on the first day 🙏 I’m so excited to share the next update

Sample

Sample is a story of an obsessive electronic dance musician, who finds a tape with a cursed song from a shady seller. It is a solo tabletop journaling game that involves cutting out musical melodies a...

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Yes and also I think *players* should hold responsibility too, not just their characters (or the GM)! Like in Band of Blades, for example, character responsibility feels much more real because you as the player are in charge of the mechanic related to that character's domain

Kira Magrann@kiraserpentine.bsky.social · 4d ago

Randomly I had this thought the other day like, that RPGs don’t often ask your characters to hold responsibility

We are in the last three days of the campaign for Lonely Timbers - Tire-toi une bûche over on Kickstarter. Now is a great time to spread the word before the campaign ends. www.kickstarter.com/projects/Jag...

Lonely Timbers - Tire-toi une bûche

A TTRPG about French-Canadian lumberjacks in the early 20th century. Un JDR des bûcherons québécois du début du XXe siècle.

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W.H. Arthur makes great games, which is reason enough to get this bundle, but they need some help with their bills too, so go check 'em out. Tell them Chubby Crow sent you. You won't get anything extra, I just think it'd be neat.

W.H. Arthur RPG@wharthur.bsky.social · 5d ago

My job application got rejected. 😔 Would be great if people check out my games and help me pay my bills. 👉👈 itch.io/s/202458/wh-...

Randomly I had this thought the other day like, that RPGs don’t often ask your characters to hold responsibility

Not only does this game generate textbook locked room murder mysteries without fail (that surprise even the players) it also has a movement mechanic where the detective bounces around the map screensaver-style, and that's just good game design. Support a great game from a local Pittsburgh designer!!

Adam Bell@adambell.games · 5d ago

The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game is live on Kickstarter now. Make your own murder mysteries with this hybrid board game + ttrpg! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...

Trans people need us. Let's show up for Austin! Last year, we helped @distributeaid.org raise $15,000 for direct trans mutual aid, funding hundreds of years of HRT supplies delivered straight to our community. Donate $20 for $400 worth of RPGs and help us do it again! itch.io/b/3971/austi...

Hideo kojima movie reviews give me life. Talk about a long time special interest since childhood

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Ok, let's talk about our sister-project; Lumberjills by @warbirds.bsky.social which is a LARP about the Women'S Timber Corps of WWII. unrulydesigns.itch.io/lumberjills

Lumberjills by Unruly Designs

Saw, dance and romance as a lumberjill in the Women's Timber Corps of WWII!

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Why is Apocalypse World designed to bring different arenas of conflict materially into play? It comes from, and takes a counterposition to, a school of rpg design that treats conflict as materially unitary, all arenas of conflict as structurally analogous.

I love garam masala so much. It’s maybe the perfect spice blend. Its lingering scent after I’ve made my usual lentils on this crisp autumn night is just divine.

this is a great story and one of you editors should buy it.

Louis@louisevans.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m gonna celebrate by shooting my shot with my MEAN GIRLS x BLADE RUNNER-inspired story

Running a Kickstarter and ALSO running this cool bundle with a lot of TTRPGS because I am not good at planning. Capitalize on my flaws and snag 50+ autumnal TTRPGS for bountiful harvest prices. itch.io/b/3936/hallo...

New Irish Folklore inspired one page story game. Made for the 2026 Folklore Jam. Play as a group of ald fella's in the pub, pick a weird thing in your town, and spin a yarn about how Fionn did that. Tis great craic so tis hi. Ach surely ba. sotreknomad.itch.io/how-did-fion...

How did Fionn mac Cumhaill do that? by SOTrekNomad

A game of ald fellas spinning yarns about Fionn mac Cumhaill

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An elder lady at the zoo was telling us hyena facts and she casually dropped “they’re highly intelligent, even the male with the highest pack status is lower than the females” we both laughed then she said “the world would be a different place”

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Great thread.

Authenticity Trip | 200-Proof Games@200proofgames.bsky.social · 4w ago

People think that dice are the engine for RPGs, because they’re so visible. The d20 is so iconic. We think apocalypse world “runs on 2d6.” It doesn’t. It runs on moves. *Moves* are the resolution engine - the dice are *only* the randomizing agent, which is an important piece but not the heart!

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Games Not (Only) By Cis-Dudes 🧵 (list in progress I keep on my phone & pasting here) * Apocalypse World * For the queen * The quiet year * Yazeba’s bed and breakfast * Seven part pact * Kagematsu & A single man * Tales of the Fisherman’s Wife * Steal Away Jordan * A Mending * Field guide to memory

Julia Kartes-Jagolkowska@juliakartes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This year I wanna play more RPGs written or created by women or mostly women teams, indies and self-promo extremely welcome. Please drop your recs below, I need help to find hidden gems 🙏 Also looking for one-shot games 👀

NOVA 2 is live on Kickstarter! Pilot powerful mechs on a sunless world in this action packed scifi TTRPG. This new edition of NOVA improves on, and adds a ton to the original. Let's get ready to go NOVA! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

NOVA 2

Pilot mechs in a sunless world in this exciting second edition of the NOVA TTRPG!

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Happy more BIPOC Vamp Day - make sure to tune in today or one more offering from Find Out Productions!

Find Out Productions@findoutproductions.bsky.social · last mo.

Tomorrow! Join our amazing cast of @sirenmademodules.bsky.social @akinomiiart.bsky.social @prince-infidel.bsky.social @yuriandthebeast.bsky.social and Natasha B for Blood & Tears: A Death Well Lived as part of #BIPOCVampDay Live on twitch.tv/findoutproductions at 11:30am PT, 2:30pm ET. #ttrpg

I will be launching the kickstarter for Lonely Timbers - Tire-toi une bûche on thursday and i hope folks will join me in this journey.

Coming soon: Lonely Timbers - Tire-toi une bûche

A TTRPG about french-canadian lumberjacks in the early 20th century. Un JDR des bûcherons québecoises du début du XXe siècle.

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Backrooms is very similar to Something is Wrong Here!

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A Couple of Drakes@acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hack. Churn. Survive. Repeat. Dead Net, our solo game of high-tech lowlifes pulling paydata from dead megacorps, is coming to Kickstarter. Sign up or miss out, Reggie.

Just a gay little elf at the renn faire

Closing out my books x TTRPGs highlights for the month is... Kittens & Dragons by @vanrydergames.bsky.social! I cannot recommend it enough for kicking off RPGs with young kids! Find my review on TTRPGkids for more details: https://loom.ly/qRoU7j4

Almost all gray on the top layer now 🥰