Random ENNIEs thoughts to follow: I think that Mappa Mundi certainly deserved an award or two - it's a great concept and a beautiful game. Cheers to @threesailsstudios.bsky.social
The RPG Librarian!
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I am a librarian and 40+ year RPG veteran. I have run RPGs as teen programming for over 20 years, with a Judges' Spotlight ENNIE under my belt and a love for bringing new players into the fold.
One of my favorite subgenres is Action Horror - Monster Hunter. Hellboy rules that roost, but Netflix has been putting out some quality shows that deserve bigger audiences, including:
Appreciating Layout Despite academic training, four decades plus of TTRPG gaming, and being a lifelong reader and librarian, I have only recently become aware of how much layout and graphic design affect both my reading experience and my willingness to even try running any given RPG.
Check out Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...
Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu
Something ancient is stirring. The Lovecraft Investigations brings H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu into the modern world — a new season of cosmic horror from the hit independent audio fiction sho...
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I’ve got a few choice ideas about where Chris Cocks can migrate, given that he neither understands nor appreciates the hobby he’s desperately trying to enshittify. www.belloflostsouls.net/2026/05/hasb...
Hasbro's CEO Thinks You Should "Migrate Your Thinking" To View D&D As A Live Service
In a recent interview, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks outlined a future where D&D works around a "live service" model of releases.
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Just earned Bronze badge for the Midnight in Jubilation - A Solo Horror RPG on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Midnight in Jubilation - A Solo Horror RPG
Broadcast strange signals, take twisted calls, and question how much longer you can stay alive in this solo journalling game. Midnight in Jubilation is an urban horror game, perfect for those who pref...
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@cullenbunn.bsky.social I started playing "Write Through the Fear" yesterday, and am really enjoying it. That said, my Adversary showed up on the first Horror roll, so my character may not be long for this fictional world ... 😳
Absolutely loving “Write Through the Fear” by Cullen Bunn, writrr of, among other things, the comic “Harrow County.”
Not sure if any other solo RPG players/designers will see these words, but if you're experienced with solo RPGs, and if you read this post, I'd welcome some friendly and constructive comments/pointers. Moving on ... I've discovered something I didn't expect, and it was an abrupt realization.
Colostle, part 2 - further reflection Weirdly, I think the aspect of Colostle that might prevent me from continuing long term is ... ... all the page flipping required.
Just played my second round of "Colostle." www.colostle.com I'm enjoying the game - it's got a weird fantasy-tech setting and a touch of Ghibliesque tone. It was fun. But it's also a lot more rules intensive than I expected.
Colostle - A Solo RPG Adventure
An exciting solo RPG where you explore a castle so huge it has mountains, valleys and oceans within its rooms!
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Black Powder and Brimstone: a magnificent mash-up of the Thirty Years War, grimdark fantasy (without the Tolkienesque vestiges), and folk horror, given uncanny and blasphemous dynamism by the Mörk Borg game system. freeleaguepublishing.com/games/black-...
Black Powder & Brimstone - Free League Publishing
Explore a grim-dark fantasy world of swashbuckling adventure and Gothic folk horror. Embark on a dark and daring adventure where death and destruction lurks around every corner. The gunpowder and witc...
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Just played my first game of Colostle (my third solo RPG experience), and had quite a lot of fun. I am absolutely enchanted by the art style, which (in my utterly inexpert and very personal opinion) has a Ghibliesque mechanical fantasy vibe. I will definitely return to this world! www.colostle.com
Colostle - A Solo RPG Adventure
An exciting solo RPG where you explore a castle so huge it has mountains, valleys and oceans within its rooms!
colostle.com
Quick Review: Rivers and Lakes, by wym lawson wym-lawson.itch.io/rivers-and-l... Rivers and Lakes is an adaptation of the system from Thousand Year Old Vampire, modified for a wuxia narrative experience, with the player's xiake having adventures in the jianghu. More below.
Rivers and Lakes by wym_lawson
A Thousand Year Old Vampire Inspired Wuxia Game
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Just finished a solo play-through of the horror-noir game "The Hollow Queen" by Felix G. Rios. I am a 40+ year RPG veteran, and I was BLOWN AWAY by this wonderful game. Simple, easily understood mechanics, and prompts that perfectly evoked the tone. 5 Stars! iamfelixrios.itch.io/the-hollow-q...
The Hollow Queen by Felix G. Rios
A horror-noir storytelling experience for 1 to 3 players
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