I think that my most widely known and used contribution to the GURPS corpus after writing for the game for close to 30 years now (first published contribution was a Pyramid article in 1997) is the phrase "TL Olden Tymes" to describe the technological milieu of the Dungeon Fantasy series.

I've made an updated version of an existing cheat sheet for the Gardens of Ynn depthcrawl adventure. Very useful at the table. polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/08/04/g... #TTRPG #OSR #GardensOfYnn

Gardens of Ynn: An updated Cheat Sheet

One of the absolute best OSR adventures ever published is Emmy Allen’s Garden’s of Ynn. It’s the original depthcrawl adventure. A depthcrawl is an adventure in which the environme…

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Here's a thread on tabletop roleplaying games #ttrpgs that I would love to see get a new edition. Let's start with the game I most desperately wish would get a new edition: Chaosium's Superworld. I love superhero rpgs, and while Champions is my first love, I'm too old for that much math now. 1/

TTRPG peeps, I'm begging you. If you release TTRPGs digitally, make sure your document file names contain the game's title (at minimum). It makes it really hard to keep track of the games I have and find the ones I'm looking for when the documents are called stuff like GAME DRAFT.pdf

I stopped by at NYC's oldest gaming store over the weekend, The Compleat Stratgeist. After decades, it looks like they've updated the floor layout a bit. (1/4)

The Appendix N 2026 Game Jam started today. Each participant is assigned a book title of a fake fantasy novel, and they have to make an adventure based on it. Mine is "The Toadstone Fens at Last Light", which is a pretty cool one. #TTRPG #gameJam #OSR #appxnjam

I've put together some notes for my entry for the Vaults of Vaarn Summer Jam. I'm creating a decadent, dying arcology: #TTRPG #VaultsofVaarn

The Dying Arcology of Ariael – some notes for a Vaults of Vaarn setting.

I’ve been working on an entry for the Vaults of Vaarn Summer Jam 2026. My idea is to detail a decadent, dying arcology, called Ariael. if you’re not familiar with Vaults of Vaarn, it&#8…

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Yet another game jam I shouldn't join, The Black Hack 10th Anniversary Jam, starts in August: itch.io/jam/the-blac... #TBH10th #TTRPG #OST #BlackHack

The Black Hack 10th Anniversary Jam

A game jam from 2026-08-01 to 2026-09-01 hosted by pikliz. Ten years ago David Black caved our heads in when he released The Black Hack into the world. Providing a hyper-streamlined ruleset, TBH is a ...

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Don't need to join another game jam, and yet... In the Appx. N Jam 2026, you're given the name of a fictional fantasy book at random and you have to make a RPG adventure based on it. itch.io/jam/appx-n-j... #TTRPG #gamejam #appxnjam

Appx. N Jam 2026

A game jam from 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-01 hosted by Dank Dungeons. A list of fantasy and science fiction literature that inspired Dungeons & Dragons. Featuring authors such as Robert E Howard, Fritz Li...

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Signed up with RPG Trader, the new online gaming store, sort of a itch specifically designed for RPGs. So far, I'm liking it lot. It's got a lot of RPG-specific tags and categories. #TTRPG #RPGTrader

I finished my second entry for the You Cannot Play This TTRPG Jam - a full 3-page character sheet for a fictional grimdark cyberpunk game. ng76.itch.io/cybergrim-ch... #TTRPG #FakeTTRPGJam

I enjoyed making my entry for the You Cannot Play This TTRPG Jam, so I thought I'd also make a character sheet for my fictional grimdark cyberpunk game: #TTRPG #FakeTTRPGJam

I couldn't sleep last night, so I threw together an entry for the You Cannot Play This TTRPG Jam, in which you produce material for a fake RPG. My submission is an Errata sheet for a fictional grimdark cyberpunk game. It's really dumb. ng76.itch.io/errata-for-c... #FakeTTRPGJam #TTRPG

Errata for CyberGrim by Norton Glover

Fixes for a nonexistent RPG

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Wish I knew about this game jam before it started. It's the *You Cannot Play This TTRPG Jam*, where you create material for a nonexistent RPG itch.io/jam/you-cann... #FakeTTRPGJam #TTRPG

You Cannot Play This TTRPG Jam

A game jam from 2026-04-12 to 2026-06-21 hosted by Michelle Jones. This is a game jam for games that do not exist. They won't ever exist. They will never be playable. They will suggest a game, create ...

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Just got my POD copy of Sprawl Goons, the cyberpunk hack of Tunnel Goons #TTRPG #gamehaul #SprawlGoons

The TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam is nearing completion, so I've posted some rambling thoughts on the games I chose to include in my entry: polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/06/04/s... #TTRPG #GameJam #charactercreationjam

Some Thoughts on 31 RPG systems

So I joined in on the 2026 TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam over on itch. The idea is that throughout the month of May, you post a single TTRPG character. I decided, as a few participants did…

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With the release of Umdaar, we might be at the end of Fate www.rascal.news/with-the-rel...

Finished up the TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam where I created an unique RPG character for every day in May. It was exhausting. ng76.itch.io/31-guys-in-3... #TTRPG #gamejam #charactercreationjam

31 Guys in 31 Days by Norton Glover

31 Pregen RPG Characters for 31 Different Systems

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For those of you who might try play the sadly out-of-print Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai RPG, based on the 1999 Jim Jarmusch movie. I've taken the official character sheet and made it fillable. "power, equality." polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/05/31/g... #TTRPG #CharSheet #GhostDog

Ghost Dog: A fillable character sheet for a one-player arthouse gangster RPG

There a lot of RPGs based on media properties. There are a few based on obscure media properties. I’m not sure there’s a RPG based on something odder or more obscure than Ghost Dog: The…

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My plan was to avoid joining any more time-consuming #TTRPG game jams this summer. Then this Vaults of Vaarn game jam was announced, and those plans went straight out the goddamn window. itch.io/jam/vaarn-su... #VaultsofVaarn #gamejam

VAARN SUMMER JAM '26

A game jam from 2026-06-01 to 2026-09-30 hosted by graculusdroog. Vaults of Vaarn is a science-fantasy tabletop RPG. It draws inspiration from novels like Dune , Hyperion , The Book of the New Sun, an...

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Here's a fan restoration of the 1938 adventure serial "The Spider's Web", based on the pulp character The Spider. It's been cleaned, restored, and looks lovely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvAS... #Movies #Pulp #MovieSerials

The Spider - Master of Men! (1938) The original Noir Spider

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I've taken two of the old character sheets for the RPG #Fringeworthy and made them fillable. polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/05/23/f... #TTRPG

Completed my third week of the TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam. This week, I did Dicey Tales, Vaults of Vaarn, Cepheus Deluxe, Tiny Supers: Fallen Justice, Traveller: Mercator, Numenera, and Fringeworthy ng76.itch.io/31-guys-in-3... #TTRPG #gamejam #charactercreationjam

31 Guys in 31 Days by Norton Glover

31 Pregen RPG Characters for 31 Different Systems

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Playing around with making a custom character sheet for the underrated #TTRPG Summerland Still a WIP #Summerland

I've had a fillable version of the character sheet for Dicey Tales, the 2d6 based pulp adventure #TTRPG for a while, but forgot to post it. I've rectified that. Free to download here: https:// polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/05/18/a-fillable-character-sheet-for-dicey-tales/ #EveryWhen #DiceyTales

A fillable character sheet for Dicey Tales

Dicey Tales is a pulp adventure RPG using the same system as Barbarians of Lemuria and Everywhen Everything is a 2d6 roll where you add a attribute and career. If you get a 9 or higher, you succeed…

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I made fillable versions of all of the official character sheets for Sprawl Goons, the cyberpunk hack of Tunnel Goons. polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/05/15/s... #TTRPG #SprawlGoons #Charsheet

Sprawl Goons: Fillable Character Sheets for a cyberpunk RPG

A few years ago, Nate Treme put out a RPG called Tunnel Goons. It’s a simple, light 2D6 system. You roll a 2d6 and add the value of an attribute to beat a Difficulty Score (DS). It’s a …

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I'm two weeks in on the 2026 TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam. I've gotten to revisit some old games in my collection (Over The Edge, Mechanoid Invasion), and get to some unread games on my shelf (Night of the Ninja, The Terror Beneath) ng76.itch.io/31-guys-in-3... #charactercreationjam

31 Guys in 31 Days by Norton Glover

31 Pregen RPG Characters for 31 Different Systems

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I made through the first week of the TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam. It's a bit more time-consuming than I thought, but it's been nice revisiting some older games I haven't looked at in while. My stuff is all at ng76.itch.io/31-guys-in-3... #gamejam #TTRPG #charactercreationjam

31 Guys in 31 Days by Norton Glover

31 Pregen RPG Characters for 31 Different Systems

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For the TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam, I needed a fillable character sheet for Dark Conspiracy, the 1991 GDW horror RPG. It didn't exist, so I've made one. Free to download. polyhedralnonsense.com/2026/05/05/c... #TTRPG #charactercreationjam #DarkConspiracy #charsheet

Character Sheet for Dark Conspiracy

I’ve been keeping up with the TTRPG Character Creation Challenge Jam over on itch. The idea is that for each day in May, one creates a RPG character. My project is called 31 Guys in 31 Days. …

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