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"Sharing tea with a fascinating stranger is one of life's true delights" -- Iroh Nap enthusiast. I make games at https://dmrawlings.itch.io/

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MegueyB @megueyb.bsky.social · 11d

T minus 11. An #ApocalypseWorldBurnedOver thread. In case you were wondering what we're cooking up in #AW3rd edition.

This is the stack of playbooks we're preparing for the AWBO kickstarter coming up on Nov. 3. All four sheets have the short-form descriptions, like:
THE HARRIER
We are the fire in the ashes of the world. We are the claws that rake the earth. We are the screaming machines that tear the roads to ruts and shake the ruined buildings. We are the furious horde of the not yet dead.

When you play the Harrier, you have a dangerous and skilled, but chaotic, combat gang.

The full text shown is in the thread.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · 26d

Dog Soldiers! Heck yes!

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Hendrik ten Napel checked into the Genziana Hotel @napel.itch.io · Oct 3

I'm biased. I played these games during the playtest and I had an amazing time. Ema Acosta tinkered until only the smoothest running role-playing machine remained, a blend of osr freedom and storygame richness. A real vision.

So, my advice? Pre-order them right now: www.myth.works/pages/cresce...

A digital mock up of Crescent 2e. The cover has been done in a cartoonish, painterly style: centered around a large T-rex is a cast of pre-teens involved in various anticts. One has caught the other with a fishing pole. There's a boomerang flying around. Another is diving into the water, their feet turned into a fish's tail. And while the dinosaur roars, another child is deeply immersed in the ancient tome they're reading at the monster's feet.

A digital mock up of EXILE. The cover has been done in a dark, high contrast, painterly style: an older teen, their eyes glowing red, stands atop the head of a dragon, sprouting their own bat-like wings, holding a sword dripping with blood and charging magical energy with their other hand.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Oct 3

If no one else has called it yet, I'd like to dub Taliesin's #criticalrole #campaign4 character "The Fresh Prince of Bolaire".

Been a slow burn, but enjoying things so far.

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · Sep 26

I've never seen a perfect double page spread before, but

(from the upcoming Slugblaster expansion)

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 28

I've heard of Fight With Spirit. Was really hoping to get it randomly in an itch bundle at some point because it's _intriguing_.

I wonder if we could slip in some World Wide Wrestling in there, for the dramas?

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 28

Seems like a near-perfect fit for #slugblaster's FitD-adjacent system. It's already got racing and chasing locked in mechanically with fun, customizable tech.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 28

Strange. I had to cancel my Skip because of incidents just like that with a refusal to offer comp.

I was hangry, and it's not even owned by Canadians anymore so I took the most extreme option possible.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 28

You know... after some thought the best example for a D&D Warlock from movie or TV is Galvatron from Transformers 1984.

Made a deal with a cosmic entity. Regretted it. Fought to regain his own agency afterwards.

Any other good examples out there?

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 28

Let me guess... Skip the Dishəs?

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 20

If you can swing it, I'd love to see Dinosaur Polo Club.

A bit out of the way, though.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 15

My second #slugblaster supplement is now on DriveThruRPG.

Hacker's Guide to the Multiverse contains new signature items, new monsters to chomp your face, new factions to help or hinder your crew, and new dimensions to film some sick stunts in.

Get it here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Hacker's Guide to the Multiverse - DMRawlings | DriveThruRPG

The Hacker's Guide to the Multiverse is the ultimate supplement to Mikey Hamm's award winning Slugblaster; a game about bored, hoverboarding teenagers who sneak into other dimensions, get into trouble...

www.drivethrurpg.com

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 15

Probably in the same party as Mark Mercer...

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cosplay in the snow. Uphill. Both ways!

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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · Sep 1

A black button on which white letters spell out "Despite everything, create."

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Aug 26

@jamesjhaeck.bsky.social Just watching the VOD of the EL today and thought I'd mention that My First Dungeon did a Wildsea AP: open.spotify.com/episode/44HM...

Haven't listened to it yet, but I loved their Slugblaster run.

The Wildsea: Episode 1 - Of Whispers and Song

open.spotify.com

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Aug 24

Or if those don't appeal to you, I just released the Shredder's Codex of Competitions which is all about racing and competing in the highly competitive, punk-rock world of interdimensional action sports #slugblaster. Zine-length slimy fun for the whole family.

dmrawlings.itch.io/shredders-co...

Shredders Codex of Competitions by DMRawlings

Slugblaster's supplement for try-hard shredders

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DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Aug 24

Heya, it's the last week of my #slugblaster Codex Catch Up sale. Get 3 zine-length supplements for @mythworks.bsky.social's hit game for the low price of $13.37.

Expanded content for Ultranaut, Hacker & Couriers, with new monsters, dimensions, and signature devices here: itch.io/s/156254/the...

The Codex Catch Up Bundle by DMRawlings

A bundle by DMRawlings, $13.37 for Tales From The Ultraverse! Remastered, Hacker's Guide to the Multiverse, Courier's Manual to the Planes

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Aug 22

You know, I'm really looking forward to someone hopefully making a game for Blue Prince that's similar to how The Looker is for The Witness.

There's ripe ground for some fun parody.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Aug 4

Different ttrpgs and what they taught you about ttrpg game design, perhaps?

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Aug 4

My preliminary conclusion is that tag teams are an opportunity for lower damage characters to either team up to be more effective together, or for a lower damage character to tag along with a high damage character to help them reliably get over a threshold. A let down for max damage, but consistent.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Aug 1

Heck yeah!

Tim @olddog.games · Aug 1

Blades '68: Player Principles handout.

A letter-sized handout titled "How to Play Hard and Have Fun in '68". The principles are:
1. Go in boots and all. The campaign will be shorter than you think. Make stuff happen now. Don’t wait, pull the trigger.
2. Dig the other characters. Dial in on the other player characters, pay attention to their narrative, and get your own character involved. Be their fan, or be their foil.
3. Make the GM sweat. Think of the game like a physics toy, and push the levers you have as hard as you can, just to see what happens. Rattle the cage, jump out the window, don’t look down. Move so fast the GM can’t keep up.
4. Sell the punches. Always choose the bigger reaction. Let your character be changed by the world and by the other characters. Let them be upset, emotional, irrational.
5. Fuck around and find out. If your character dies, they can come back as an echo. If they have to retire, you can always make a new character. The crew cannot be stopped. Act first and think later, make bad decisions, let the chips fall where they may.
6: Learn to stop worrying and love consequences. Most rolls are going to have consequences. Wouldn’t it be boring to succeed all the time? Embrace consequences, and create consequences, then roll them up in a giant ball of chaos and surf on top.

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Jul 31

Or CARRY-ON And On And On...

DMRawlings @dmrawlings.bsky.social · Jul 29

One might say that _all_ of my games are stealth games...

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · Jul 23

To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend

But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...

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