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HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 1d

Heracross! Bug Out!

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H. Jay Watson @hjaywatson.bsky.social · 17h

LOVE these

maybe especially the spider-snail (?!)

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RossyDoesDrawings (commissions open) @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social · 1d

There are so many creatures in and around the goblin city

a page with lots of drawings of various creatures on it including a frog with a snail shell and a spiral shaped worm and a long axolotl and a bat and a horned ladybird and a long frog and a mushroom with a face and legs. At the top of the page it says "there are so many creatures in and around the goblin city"

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Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu) @chaoclypse.bsky.social · 1d

THE BEASTMEN BRAY.

Illustration for MONSTER CONDO by @tidalwavegames.com!

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High Shelf Collective 🔜 PAX Unplugged‬ ‪ @highshelfcltv.bsky.social · 19h

❤️ Don’t forget to show some love to our amazing cast: @supposed.name @xmosstarx.bsky.social @otherdoc.bsky.social @tabletoptrucker78.bsky.social @fenacinni.bsky.social

Click here to learn more about the game: www.hismajestytheworm.games

His Majesty the Worm

His Majesty the Worm is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: the classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities and small moments of daily life inside t...

www.hismajestytheworm.games

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High Shelf Collective 🔜 PAX Unplugged‬ ‪ @highshelfcltv.bsky.social · 19h

🪱 TONIGHT, 8:30PM EST - 🚨 NEW SERIES ALERT! 🚨

Meet the Reachers as they explore the City at the Center of the World and try to strike it rich in our new campaign of ‘His Majesty The Worm’, created by @riseupcomus.bsky.social, & GM’d by @supposed.name! #ttrpg #AP

#Twitch: twitch.tv/highshelfcol...

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 18h

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High Shelf Collective 🔜 PAX Unplugged‬ ‪ @highshelfcltv.bsky.social · 19h

🪱 TONIGHT, 8:30PM EST - 🚨 NEW SERIES ALERT! 🚨

Meet the Reachers as they explore the City at the Center of the World and try to strike it rich in our new campaign of ‘His Majesty The Worm’, created by @riseupcomus.bsky.social, & GM’d by @supposed.name! #ttrpg #AP

#Twitch: twitch.tv/highshelfcol...

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sam “over and under” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 18h

on Tuesday, October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 25, I'm going to launch another real-time play-by-post wargame, open to the public, called OVER/UNDER. the server will open to players on Monday the 13th, but in the meantime you can read about it here: samsorensen.blot.im/mothership-m...

Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen

Starting on October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 2025—the annual group-crowdfunding campaign and general season of celebration for

samsorensen.blot.im

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bonk! @bonkposting.online · 18h

the logistician strikes again holy shit

sam “over and under” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 18h

on Tuesday, October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 25, I'm going to launch another real-time play-by-post wargame, open to the public, called OVER/UNDER. the server will open to players on Monday the 13th, but in the meantime you can read about it here: samsorensen.blot.im/mothership-m...

Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen

Starting on October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 2025—the annual group-crowdfunding campaign and general season of celebration for

samsorensen.blot.im

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Tania Herrero @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social · 1d

Some of the stuff I made for @elrefugioeditorial.com 's Veneno en la Ciénaga (Poison in the Swamp) a Mausritter scenario by @jjmveiga.bsky.social

I love drawing old mice.

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Eryk ☭ (but make it Red Scare for Halloween) @peregrinecoast.press · 1d

Rites of Renewal: a neo-pagan folk horror sandbox for Mothership RPG - crowdfunding next week!

Featuring words by @jlcable.bsky.social and hand-made lino art from @pickledpennies.bsky.social. Will you join in the revelries?

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 1d

The Treasures tables in Beyond the Wall - Further Afield do similar work to the D&D Treasure Tables but are so much more approachable and gettable. "Uhhh, 5% chance of a Class D treasure" vs "Grave Goods Table." Perf.

A series of tables for RPGs, including Grave Goods, Magical Caches, and Faerie Treasures. Illustration of fairies in trees.

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garin 🌿 comms open @garin.bsky.social · 1d

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KOKOTÖNA Pre-launch LIVE 📌|E💀C @elchupalabras.itch.io · 1d

We close the day with more followers than those we lost, fantastic!

We're almost three quarters to our 200 followers goal before the #Kickstarter for #KOKOTÖNA goes live on Oct. 12th

Thanks #TTRPG folks for all your help, more surprises coming soon!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/elc...

#RPGLatAm

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Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 1d

Check out KOKOTÖNA. Those vibes mixed with Mork Borg, it is going to be intense! Such a good mix. The art looks really neat from what I have seen.🤘

Give it a follow.

KOKOTÖNA Pre-launch LIVE 📌|E💀C @elchupalabras.itch.io · 1d

We close the day with more followers than those we lost, fantastic!

We're almost three quarters to our 200 followers goal before the #Kickstarter for #KOKOTÖNA goes live on Oct. 12th

Thanks #TTRPG folks for all your help, more surprises coming soon!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/elc...

#RPGLatAm

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 3d

Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.

Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/

How do the Ennies work?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part two. What is the award process like behind closed doors, and how do the judges select nominees?

www.explorersdesign.com

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HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 2d

Look Out! He's using THUNDERPUNCH!

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 2d

Broke: Werewolves
Bespoke: Weregild
#ttrpg #osr (new blogpost)

Moonlight Glitters upon Weregild — Prismatic Wasteland

Lycanthropy is played out. Instead of using another werewolf in your game, try some weregilt.

www.prismaticwasteland.com

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Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · 1d

Today, I read Harvest, the game of creeping folk horror. Is this island a place you want to visit, or should you stay well away? Find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/10/09/i...

I Read Harvest

I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game without playing it, usually…

idlecartulary.com

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 1d

🚨ENNIE POSTMORTEM ALERT🚨

Some critical analysis about TTRPGs' biggest awards. @explorersdesign.bsky.social 's locus standi for this commentary is impeccable; he served as judge in the most recent Ennies!

Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 1d

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

How are the Ennies designed?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?

www.explorersdesign.com

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 1d

hinokodo.itch.io/miru-ii-an-a...

updating an itch page is quite the effort. So many things. You can even adjust the image that shows up when folks post to social media.

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Chris Bissette 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 1d

#MÖRKTOBER DAY 8: WIZARD

"His distended body bulges with swallowed starlight. He has not spoken in over a year. When he opens his mouth it is blinding. He could leave if he wanted to. He doesn’t want to."

Words by me. Art by @nohr.se

WIZARD
Album: Troye Sivan - Something To Give Each Other (2023)

MELVUNG THE STARVED has been bound to the monolith for three years. The runes carved into the stone mirror the scars he carved into his own flesh in younger, more lucid days.

Every night the stars fall. He catches them in his mouth, swallows them, lets them burn channels through his organs. Each contains a fragment of something vast that would force its way into the world. Each one he consumes is one less breach in the fragile flesh of reality.

His distended body bulges with swallowed starlight. He has not spoken in over a year. When he opens his mouth it is blinding.

He could leave if he wanted to. He doesn’t want to.

If freed against his will he screams silently, and the stars begin to fall faster.

MELVUNG THE STARVED
HP 14 No Armour
Defence DR 16 (reality bends around him)
Cannot attack while his hands are bound.
Once per day: Vomit starlight in a 20’ cone (ignores armour, d10 damage, Test Presence DR14 or become obsessed with the voices behind the falling stars)

Art shows an illustration of a wizard bound to a monolith as stars fall around him.

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 1d

Progress

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Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 2d

It's TIME!!! For part 3 and the finale of our adventures in Duginthroat w/ @iknowadamseats.bsky.social Ivy, Tony & @danielharila.bsky.social!

We are live and so is the game.

Fine us at twitch.tv/tonyplusone and the game at ttrpg.link/duginthroat !

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 2d

One week 'til we're live! Come celebrate Mothership Month - we have such delights to show you...

therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hey all, I am ecstatic to announce No Gods, No Masters, a heightcrawl through a corporate tower on Prospero’s Dream!

Break in.

Climb for your life.

Face the monsters at the apex.

Burn it all down.

Going live as part of Mothership Month ’25.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Get Ready for No Gods, No Masters

From Therewolf! Games - Get Ready for No Gods, No Masters

www.backerkit.com

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