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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games

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Ignem Mittere in Cerebrum TTRPG Game Designer and Writer patreon.com/flamingbraingames WIP: Adirondark: The Weird Wilderness Beyond the Blue Line A turn of the twentieth century wilderness horror game!

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · Feb 24

#SelfPromoSunday

Check out our small (but growing!) selection of TTRPG things for sale and join our Patreon to help support us in our designing and publishing endeavors!

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 5h

First character:
Gnome warlock
High Cha and Int, low Str

Artisan background: jeweler (gem cutter) or cook (comfort food), then woodcarver (making pipes), tinker, leatherworker.

Uses his pipe as an arcane focus and has an unseen servant.

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 7h

Making some 2025 D&D characters for vibes, plus a chance to get to know the system (I played Pathfinder 1E for more than a decade).

Posting here and hopefully it inspires you to create something interesting as well!

#TTRPG
#D&D
#DungeonsandDragons
#CharacterCreation

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 7h

A great idea! And what better way to create the dishes and comfort foods of your characters than with our 4d12 Menu generator! It's more of a random table to farm thing...

#FlamingBrainGames
#TTRPGFood

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 7h

For me, after years of playing D&D, it was Battlelords of the 23rd Century.

Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 10h

For tons of folks, there was that -one- game that blew the doors open and showed what #TTRPGs could be. The one that started the #IndieGame rabbit hole.

What was YOUR "gateway" indie #TTRPG? The first one that made you realize a whole other world was out there?

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 8h

Added bonus, if y'all meet in person: cook comfort food for everyone, and if possible, try and make what your characters are having.

Stew, bread, and cheese are one of my favorites.

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Sol's Roles (He/They) {Accepting New Clients} @solsroles.bsky.social · 9h

That project that "failed"? Someone out there needed exactly that thing and found it meaningful, even if the numbers don't show it. Impact isn't always measurable in downloads or engagement. Sometimes it's just one person saying "this helped."

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 9h

RPG tip from the archive: You can always steal NPC ideas from your favorite book, movie, or TV characters.

#dnd #ttrpg

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 9h

I've always imagined putting my stuff together in little zines but have yet to get to the spreadsheet cost analysis phase. I'm interested to hear your ideas re: the various zines you get.

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 13h

The Green is the power of plants and fungi... what might happen when The Green grows too powerful?

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 13h

October so here's the Omen of the Green table for Adirondark, a turn-of-the-20th-century wilderness horror survival game in development.

People enter the wilderness for mundane reasons. But then something catches their eye, something... not quite right.

#TTRPGDesign
#FlamingBrainGames
#Adirondark

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 16h

It's finally chilly where I live and that means... chili.

So one of my favorite labors of love: make a giant pot of chili to share with family and friends.

What are your labors of love? Are they food related? If so, recipes?

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 18h

I love seeing all these TTRPG creators going to cons and I would love to get to one eventually — either as a fan or a creator. The latter seems much more scary...

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

I enjoyed Doctor Sleep the book but have yet to watch the movie. I will have to remedy that soon!

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

Just had an epiphany: Kool-aid liquid... Ecto Cooler.

It's October.

It's nostalgic.

I bet soooo many people of my generation would buy it.

And it would be DELICIOUS!

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

What a beautiful image. This photo is saturated with noir vibes...

Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 2d

The Third Avenue elevated train in the New York rain, 1951, by Esther Bubley.

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

the dice opened a world of chaos where everything was available, no guardrails to the creativity except for those we imposed on each other.

But then...

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, and...

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

This looks interesting and sharing this for y'all and myself later.

Hack Shack Games @hackshackgames.bsky.social · 1d

Another great designer breakdown from @sam-pearson.bsky.social of thoughts behind their approach.

Great points about the tradeoffs between 'tokenized' language, relying on things like defined rule names and keywords, and using natural language instead.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOBc...

How I Designed Warhammer's Warcry Game

YouTube video by SPGD

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

This looks gorgeous! And great inspiration for TTRPG's looking for melancholy...

Tania Herrero @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social · 1d

So glad to see Menagerie copies getting to your hands!

Menagerie of Unbearable Things is now available at my store if you want to grab your portion of tragedy: thebreadwyrm.com/products/men...

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like quite a deal. You slay?

Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 1d

Let's make a deal.

You give me $50.

I give you Slayers, the Almanac, two zine supplements, and two bonus pamphlets.

Everything you need to go all in on Slayers.

gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/sla...

Slayers Bundle

Time to Hunt! Ready to dive all-in on Slayers? This bundle includes the Slayers core rulebook and all available printed supplements for the game. The bundle includes: Slayers: The core rules you need...

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 3d

Favorite Thanksgiving dish?

Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 3d

Looking forward to Episode 2. But it starts sooooo late.

#CriticalRole
#Campaign4

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 3d

"Making Enemies is a powerful resource that will kickstart the imagination of any game master. Even if you're not in the business of designing monsters for your game, the insight, knowledge, and examples provided here will help you become a better GM and improve basically any campaign."

Polygon @polygon.com · 3d

Keith Ammann returns with another invaluable resource for game masters and designers

You’ll never see D&D monsters the same way again after reading this essential TTRPG book

Keith Ammann returns with another invaluable resource for game masters and designers

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Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games @flamingbraingames.bsky.social · 3d

Currently watching Loyola Chicago rugby. Go Rugby Ramblers!