my second take is that imo the osr sphere would be waaaaaay easier to understand and get into if you ignore literally all of the nonsense little phrases that osr players spout

The split between player/GM and GM'd/GMless hurts our understanding of player roles in ttrpgs, and our design. They are false binaries that we sort games into based on what "feels right," without actually being very useful terms for understanding dynamics in play beyond a base level.

Mörkticia@morkticia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Hit me with your nuanced ttrpg take.

💕💸 Good morning! Time for another #MutualAidMonday ! 🙏 Need assistance? Share your #MutualAidRequest links below. 💝 Able to help? Support those in need. 💞 Share widely to connect people with resources. ❤️‍🔥 Together, we rise. Let's support each other. #TTRPGCommunity #MutualAid

I wouldn't be mad if we got 12 more followers before tomorrow morning. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Coming soon: NOVA 2

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

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Australian friends, a new online store run by @unitsix.itch.io has opened - check it out!

Unitsix | Dark Fantasy Illustrator@unitsix.itch.io · 3w ago

Generate a whole Mork Borg region map in minutes, then fill it with the tables inside. Cursed woods, forgotten graveyards, a merry band of cannibals. Paweł Kicman writing. #MorkBorg buff.ly/iu61A9b #ttrpgart #osr #grimdark #darkfantasyart

It’s been out since 2020 but the subtitle has never ceased to be relevant.

Spite-driven software architecture can occasionally produce magnificent things💀🤣 All I'm going to say for now is: "10₂ bits are apparently enough working material to generate a ridiculous amount of interesting logic/memory/learning(*gasp*) games &| game modes"🤯 #programming #puzzle #logic #gamedev

Blessed is the ignorance that the wise choose for themselves. -Aphorisms 793 #rpg #ttrpg #warhammer #paranoia

This looks slick, it distills classic arcade game feelings into a wonderfully compact and quick playing 2-player (GM+Player) experience, and is ridiculously affordable as well! Let's get it to 150 backers for the extra lore! #ttrpg Barrow Looter, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...

Barrow Looter

One player builds the dungeon and summons mound-things, while the other tries to loot it...

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Added 13 new shaders to the FragCoord Market, available for commercial projects (starting at $25 to $100)

The problem when a math-inclined brain discovers elegant math related to puzzles it enjoys is an absolute fucking deluge of game ideas are vomited forth 🤣💀 #gamedev

Yes I'm reposting myself. Yes I really hope to get a bit of feedback 🤣 #puzzles #logic #sudoku

Slaytanic Creations@slaytaniccreations.bsky.social · 4w ago

Any of my moots (or random bsky #puzzle folks) who know enough about #Sudoku to talk about it have a moment to hear my elevator pitch for a game that is currently trying to punch its way out of my skull? I'd prefer if you like/enjoy sudoku, but understanding it is enough 😅 Thanks in advance!

Any of my moots (or random bsky #puzzle folks) who know enough about #Sudoku to talk about it have a moment to hear my elevator pitch for a game that is currently trying to punch its way out of my skull? I'd prefer if you like/enjoy sudoku, but understanding it is enough 😅 Thanks in advance!

This, people don't realize that often to get the equivalent experience in the "f2p" game you end up spending significantly more than the $20 (and you often support a crappier dev/publisher). #gaming

GameBrief@gamebrief.bsky.social · 4w ago

Free-to-play has permanently changed what players think 'fair' means for monetization. A $20 indie asking for a full upfront payment is compared to F2P games on a completely different budget and business model. It's not a fair comparison and it still happens constantly.

Not to shit on React, or the dev who did his assigned job, but this is fucking insane, whoever decided to implement things this way for the core navigation/interface to a desktop must have been having a low neural activity day when they approved this 💀

Eternal Skies TCG RPG@eternalskies.neocities.org · 4w ago

You want to know why your thing sucks now? There's a 50/50 chance it is secretly a web browser and site for no good reason instead of a real computer program. I don't know why we've turned many things that should not be web dev into web dev, but here we are.

Today is international #Sudoku day! Never a bad time to start exercising your brain with one of the most available numerical puzzles ever invented. sudoku.coach Has very gentle on-boarding and an incredible variety of variant puzzles. sudokudb.com Has even more variants for the daring! #puzzles

#puzzle and #sudoku fans: If you aren't already using sudoku.coach & sudokudb.com Why not? 🤣 They are both fantastic resources and have reasonable apps available if you don't want to stick to your browser. (I'm not affiliated with either, just a fan of strong solid communities)

Great marketing… #BookSky

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kenofseattle@kenofseattle.bsky.social · last mo.

Fellow #puzzle fiends: What do you think of #Kropki (I know some #sudoku variants use the symbol logic too) 🤔 These rules are a bit better fleshed out than what this webpage to play has: playpuzzles.co/kropki Here is an android version: play.google.com/store/apps/d... #logic #deduction #game

I've been siking some free time into Doom mods and I've just played THE DARKEST DUNGEON. A very moody and atmospheric experience, It has combat, but only at moments when it's set up and distributed intelligently. It's only one map but it was a cool 30 minutes experience that I would like to revisit.

Today's reminder is you cannot keep everyone happy so focus on yourself, focus on those who hold you up when you're drowning and focus on your own peace and cultivating a life that fulfills you. 🖤✨

People need to remember you don't owe them time or energy when they're extremely passive aggressive towards you and you're going through a difficult time and can't be arsed with drama with people who can't look themselves in the mirror and see their own shitty behaviours.

Early point and click adventure games—like many early video games—had end states with death. Save often because one wrong click and your character would die! 1/3

I apologize for the continued lack of 💥 #DoomShooting 💥 Apparently my 🧠 has decided to become obsessed with Mutually Orthogonal Latin Squares in the context of #logic game design, I promise it isn't a useless side-quest 💀 #mathematics #gamedev See (its deeper than you think): suirodoku.com/articles

Suirodoku Articles - Complete Guide Collection

Comprehensive Suirodoku articles collection: solving techniques, training plans, ecosystem analysis, and advanced strategies.

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Sorry we haven't posted much about this here joys and benefits of 💥 #DoomShooting 💥 lately. This week has been quite topsy-turvy but we hope to be back to our regularly scheduled fragging and gibbing starting soon™️ (No doomscrolling was consumed during this time) #fps #gaming

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sam raimi's DRAG ME TOO KELL@kellygoround.bsky.social · last mo.

how's the proofreading industry doing

Okay, so on September 30th my Steam page for Logistik will be 1 year old. How about by this date I push a new demo update with some interesting content, put a trailer online, and you help me reach the 500 wishlists? 😁 (I'm a 435, it's not a huge step!) #indiegame #gamdev #indiedev #solodev #trains

Elanis@elanis.eu · last yr.

Here we are! I teased it for weeks, I'm proud to announce my next game Steam Page is now live! 🚂Logistik is a train and railway management game: store.steampowered.com/app/3928180/... Demo and playtests are coming soon! #solodev #indiegamedev #majorupdate #trains #indiedev

alright folks have fun www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...

Update 18: Download the Breathless Frightmare Edition preview files · BREATHLESS: FRIGHTMARE EDITION

Hey, everyone. RP here from Fari RPGs! This update will be brief. I'm mostly here to give you something you've been asking us for for a while now 😁While we're hard at work on the Breathless Frightmare Edition, most of the game’s text is ready, even though it hasn't been edited or proofread yet. We're currently working on that, as well as putting all of that text into layout, which will take some time.But I wanted you all to be able to access the game, especially since spooky season is right around the corner. I think you should be able to play the game in its current form if you want, even though it isn't completely finished yet...!So, here’s a preview of the text for the Breathless Frightmare Edition. It includes all the core rules, the Haven and Journey rules, and four adventures: Burning Bridge Loot The Mall Castle of the Sun Relvir Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical We still have more work to do. We're working on a solo-focused pamphlet for the game, and, as I said, there is still more work needed for editing, proofreading, and layout.We’ll share more of what all of that will look like in the near future, so be sure to keep an eye on this Kickstarter update page. ¹► Breathless Frightmare Edition (Backer Preview).pdf ²Cheers.—1. If you have any feedback, please do not hesitate to leave a comment here, join the Mythworks Discord, or even join the Fari RPGs Discord if you want to ping me directly.2. The files are hosted on the farirpgs store, add them to your cart (they are free) and proceed to checkout to download then. You will also be notified when I update the files.

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