Yanahn
@yanahn.bsky.social
Hi there! I am Yanahn (or Kristen) - Malaysian RPG designer & artist in the UK - the whalefall dungeon (or whungeon) zine is PUBLISHED - see new pinned post (system adaptation doc is pending) My tabletop work can be found at https://yanahn.itch.io/
Worked so hard on PTM that I kimd of forgot to make any money in rpgs this month so if any of you want to.... www.patreon.com/TwelvePinsPr...
Laurie O'Connel — slow-release storygames
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a solo memory game I initially made for an exhibition about medieval life. It never made it into the actual exhibition due to practical concerns (a custom card deck just wasn't going to work) but at least I can share it here. www.patreon.com/posts/170660...
The Herbalist's Garden: A Repurposed Game for Historic Learning | Laurie O'Connel
Many months ago, I worked on an exhibition at the Bonington Gallery in Nottingham entitled "Weird Hope Engines." The exhibition was about r
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“If we interpret a 'traditional' GM’s authority over storytelling as being similar to that of a Rakugoka to their 'banashi', then perhaps we can consider the traditional Rakugoka’s structured training in empathy to be a useful lens through which to understand safety in TTRPGs.”
Playtest Material Magazine@playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 2w agonew on the site: what can 300-year-old Japanese sit-down comedy teach us about running better TTRPGs? playtestmaterial.org/rakugo-and-t...
Even before tori emailed offering to produce a piece for the magazine, I had already envisioned their art on the cover. I just knew it would be perfect for the magazine. If I could have only them do the covers forever, I would. They have a project on at the moment so take a look at their profile.
tor, mud skeleton@toothandshore.bsky.social · 3w agopretty cool cover art too (i did it)
New article by @nsorvis.bsky.social Theatre is an art of re-presentation, of displaying a world... for a spectator; RPGs are about inhabiting one. By disentangling the way the two forms are like and unlike, we can expand the horizons of possibility for both." playtestmaterial.org/spectating-p...
Spectating Play: Theatre, RPGs, and Critical Spectatorship
Nicholas Orvis discusses the links between theatre and role-playing; what it means to perform and to watch others performing.
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Woke up today and thought that more people should know about Hamlet: A one-letter RPG. 🅱️ aryl-ether.itch.io/hamlet
Hamlet: A one-letter RPG by W.H. Arthur
One-letter Business Card RPG
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Thank you all so much for such an impressive subscription drive so far! We are at 49/75 subs: Nearly two thirds of the way to what we need, and we've more than quadrupled our original subcriber base in less than 24 hours.
Playtest Material Magazine@playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 3w agoA serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...
A serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...
Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive
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I spent a long time thinking through the best way to write this editorial. I think that what I landed on *is* worth your reading time, at least, and would be grateful to hear if anything resonated with you.
Playtest Material Magazine@playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 3w agoNew on the site: "From itchio to Paizo, you can feel cultures of play changing, people poking at the edges of things, tuning engines, hacking codes, patching broken hardware and seeing what this baby can do" @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social @laurieoc.bsky.social playtestmaterial.org/role-playing...
Love the art style in Metronomik's games. I'm happy they're still going with this Double Fine-esque look.
Southeast Asian Games Showcase (SEAGS)@seagshowcase.bsky.social · last mo.A huge congrats to our friends at Metronomik & Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia for the announcement trailer of 🇲🇾 Malaysia-made Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale at this week's Nintendo Direct! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiA4...
It's Solo September, and Play Play Asia is running a Solo Journaling Game Workshop this weekend, using What Should We Have Tomorrow? Unfortunately I won't be there this weekend, but you should give it a try and come check out the store too :) Sign ups here: forms.gle/xa8J9T4WHjzA...
Today, we played CONVICT-ION at The Arcanist's Tavern. 🦋 Our characters investigated a cult in the prison, got into a cage fight, and had a group therapy session with a creepy therapist. 🧑🏻⚕️ The photo also depicts a working Chinese translation of the game. 👀 #belongingoutsidebelonging
Our next first look into the pages of Playtest Material 1 is from Benjamin Klug ( @silkandstone.itch.io ). Mimesis and diegesis may be fairly trod ground, but Klug takes us back to their classical routes and argues for the pursuite of a linguistic turn in RPGs. playtestmaterial.org/polyhedral-d...
Polyhedral Diegesis: Mimicry, Narration, and the Linguistic Turn in TTRPGs
Benjamin Klug writes about classical concepts of mimesis and diegesis, applying them to analyse the language games played during a TTRPG.
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hello proofreaders, early readers and artists. We are putting the final touches on issue one in the next two weeks. If anybody would like to spare some time to proofread or early read a few articles, or provide an editorial illustration, we are looking for volunteers. Please get in touch!
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I can't believe the bear Ozempic epidemic hit the Eight Immortals and now Zhongli Quan is a twunk. #八仙 #allwishescometrue #宾权 #钟离权 #watercolour
YOUR COUNTRY CAN ONLY BE 69 YEARS OLD ONCE HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY MALAYSIA I LOVE YOU...
#KadenPlayed 158 Tower of Art #SoloTTRPG by @yanahn.bsky.social You are an artist, lost within the Tower, a place between places, an ever changing, ever moving, surrealist landscape of Dreams and Art. Find out why you are here and find out how you can escape. yanahn.itch.io/tower-of-art
I'll be at the Rose Tinted Spectacular Zine Fair in Newhaven this Sunday (30th August)! ✨✨✨ Come visit us at the Sidings if you're in the area! 📚
new design log on tumblr! talking about how and why i designed a card-driven mudlarking simulation system, and the concept of getting your eye in www.tumblr.com/toothandshor...
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 1 · Kraldum design log: how do you make a tabletop mudlarking simulator? · Hello! This is the second instalment of my design notes as I work on Kraldum, my solo mudlarking RPG. You can…
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Asher's Ridge has made it into IPR's "What's Hot!" List 🔥 It's making its first convention debut in the United States at PAX West next weekend. Go find it at IPR's booth (4104, Summit Hall) and take a pic for me! 😄 Channel some Twin Peaks vibes for me while you're there, too 📺
Full Send is a game about mountaineering for three-to-five players. Part freeform slice-of-life and part tactical sports RPG, play to find out if make your name as a climbing legend, or die trying. peregrinecoast.press/products/ful...
Sammy had to take another trip to the vet today (he should be ok soon, he's on antibiotics now after a potential fight w/ a stray) and I'm DEEP in the red on bills. If anyone could spare a few $$ or a 🔄 we'd both be grateful. PP: tickyhead(at)gmail.com ven: @tickyhead Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/tickyhead