Paul VX2
@letsdamage.bsky.social
Creator of GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition. Half of VX2, purveyors of tabletop roleplaying games - now including Terminal State. https://linktr.ee/vx2games
Please understand that I have hardly played video games in the last 15-20 years because I'm terrible at them. I cannot be expected to know what "soulslike" is supposed to mean in a TTRPG context. See also "roguelike." It's actually violence to use those terms around me and I won't stand for it
I thought this was closing yesterday, but it turns out that when you shut down a campaign, Kickstarter automatically gives people 48 hours to late back it. So, you still have a little bit of time to preorder it. Terminal State closes at 10:00 PM Wednesday, August 5.
Paul VX2@letsdamage.bsky.social · 4w agoTerminal State is going to print and is now open for late pledges/preorders. Terminal State is a cyberpunk TTRPG powered by the Year Zero Engine - used in Free League games like Alien, Coriolis, and Blade Runner. A new vision of the genre rooted in our present, rather than an 80s retro-future.
The GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition game design research stack, AKA the steal pile
You've got 2 hours and change to back Terminal State. It's good and you're not going to find it on Amazon later.
Paul VX2@letsdamage.bsky.social · 4w agoTerminal State is going to print and is now open for late pledges/preorders. Terminal State is a cyberpunk TTRPG powered by the Year Zero Engine - used in Free League games like Alien, Coriolis, and Blade Runner. A new vision of the genre rooted in our present, rather than an 80s retro-future.
This is the final day to back Terminal State. After 10:00 PM EST, that's it.
Paul VX2@letsdamage.bsky.social · 4w agoTerminal State is going to print and is now open for late pledges/preorders. Terminal State is a cyberpunk TTRPG powered by the Year Zero Engine - used in Free League games like Alien, Coriolis, and Blade Runner. A new vision of the genre rooted in our present, rather than an 80s retro-future.
Hey FLGS... 🎉 BREAK!! sold out at GenCon on the first day! 🤑 You should be stocking it, right? You can sign up for wholesale discount here... breakrpg.com/pages/wholes...
Grey Wizard - KICKSTARTING NOW!@greywizard.bsky.social · 5d agoGenconsters! Now is the time to grab a copy!
We're wrapping up preorders/late pledges for Terminal State on Monday, August 3!
Paul VX2@letsdamage.bsky.social · 4w agoTerminal State is going to print and is now open for late pledges/preorders. Terminal State is a cyberpunk TTRPG powered by the Year Zero Engine - used in Free League games like Alien, Coriolis, and Blade Runner. A new vision of the genre rooted in our present, rather than an 80s retro-future.
The GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition game design research stack, AKA the steal pile
Seems like convention season sneaks up on me every year and as usual, I have the urge to just... not go, even though I said I would
We're wrapping up preorders/late pledges for Terminal State on Monday, August 3!
Paul VX2@letsdamage.bsky.social · 4w agoTerminal State is going to print and is now open for late pledges/preorders. Terminal State is a cyberpunk TTRPG powered by the Year Zero Engine - used in Free League games like Alien, Coriolis, and Blade Runner. A new vision of the genre rooted in our present, rather than an 80s retro-future.
Mortal Kombat II looks like Spirit Halloween: The Movie (complimentary?)
I've just released the Pilgrim's Path Creator Kit, a toolset to help TTRPG designers looking to make a game using my new solo RPG system. Check it out! crackerjackalope-games.itch.io/pilgrims-path
The Pilgrim's Path Creator Kit by Crackerjackalope Games
A Journey-building SRD
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Talking about GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition. Featured artwork by @greywizard.bsky.social
The man who was responsible for synthwave, a microgenre that came along right when I needed it, has passed away at 51. Rest in peace. youtu.be/DX9Yk_B3cwY?...
Kavinsky - ProtoVision (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Record Makers
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In the mid-90s, industrial was either trying to rock out, be sexy, and get on MTV, or to be gothier than goth. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY was doing it like Haujobb. When that funk break kicks in around 3:30 I start moving real spasmodic like youtu.be/Jytux6nbuh4?...
Analysis
YouTube video by Haujobb - Topic
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GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition is coming soon. A new, standalone TTRPG of superpowered resistance on the run, powered by Free League Publishing's acclaimed Year Zero Engine. Follow our preview page to be alerted when it launches! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition by Paul Vermeren | VX2 - Gamefound
You are a new breed of heroes, fighting to restore hope to a warped world in the grip of villainy. A new, standalone tabletop roleplaying game of superpowered resistance on the run, powered by the Yea...
gamefound.com
GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition is coming soon. A new, standalone TTRPG of superpowered resistance on the run, powered by Free League Publishing's acclaimed Year Zero Engine. Follow our preview page to be alerted when it launches! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition by Paul Vermeren | VX2 - Gamefound
You are a new breed of heroes, fighting to restore hope to a warped world in the grip of villainy. A new, standalone tabletop roleplaying game of superpowered resistance on the run, powered by the Yea...
gamefound.com
The preview page for GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition has been revamped. It looks pretty slick, honestly. gamefound.com/en/projects/...
GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition by Paul Vermeren | VX2 - Gamefound
You are a new breed of heroes, fighting to restore hope to a warped world in the grip of villainy. A new, standalone tabletop roleplaying game of superpowered resistance on the run, powered by the Yea...
gamefound.com
First: Nine Inch Nails Last: Nuovo Testamento Next: Dustbowlchampion (tomorrow) Seen Most: Front Line Assembly Haven't Seen But Want To: Silent EM
K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë@keithpille.bsky.social · 2w agowhat’s your concert history? first concert: 311* ** last concert: the Beths next concert: Pavement (tonight, in fact) seen most: probably still Wilco haven't seen but want to: among the living? Ween If you see this, do it 🫶🏻
This, not the album version, is the definitive version of the song. Yes, it's the first version I heard, but it also happens to be better in every possible way. If I hear the album version in someone's mix I'm always like "what are you trying to prove here" youtu.be/kSeSSMXhAZc?...
Assimilate (R:23 Remix)
YouTube video by Skinny Puppy - Topic
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My thoughts on fantasy superheroes, something I'd to see more of in rpgs. sorcerersskull.blogspot.com/2026/07/fant...
Fantasy Superheroes
A common criticism of later editions of D&D from fans of older editions is that they produce "fantasy superheroes." I don't agree with that ...
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Just did an interview where I explained that my game's not about superheroes, but you might be able to channel a dead Power Ranger or have a Dial H for Hero gadget that lets you do magic, but no, I wouldn't say it's superheroes, exactly. 🥴 Anyway, please buy GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition when it comes out
@exaltedfuneral.bsky.social put GRIDSHOCK 20XX in a Blood Tournament of Death!! on Instagram and Facebook. If you're on one of those go check it out and play, it's fun and you can win free TTRPG stuff
My brother and I are indie TTRPG creators, in that we have day jobs and self-publish our games, but I guess it's arguable that we create "indie TTRPGs." Probably not, in the sense that that term seems to be used currently. (Yes, this moment of reflection was prompted by today's discourse on Reddit)
Terminal State is going to print and is now open for late pledges/preorders. Terminal State is a cyberpunk TTRPG powered by the Year Zero Engine - used in Free League games like Alien, Coriolis, and Blade Runner. A new vision of the genre rooted in our present, rather than an 80s retro-future.
