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M. Allen Hall
@mallenhall.com
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writer of TTRPGs and fantasy, lover of emo music, games and such at: www.mallenhall.com
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Almost Bedtime Theater 🔜Gamehole Con @almostbedtime.bsky.social · 4d
I spy, with my little eye, so many excellent games at the Imagining Games / @ipr.bsky.social booth at Gamehole Con!

@mallenhall.com
@pandiongames.com
@exeunt.press
@goblinmixtape.bsky.social
@deepdark.games
@montfordtales.com
A booth set up with multiple displays of TTRPGs.
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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 4d
Atopia Represent babbyyyyyy
@mallenhall.com @exeunt.press @deepdark.games @pandiongames.com
tablecatgames.com PVincent (Table Cat Games) @tablecatgames.com · 4d
@tabletopbookshelf.com has games by some cool creators I know at Gamehole con
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Goblin Archives @goblinarchives.itch.io · 5d
To celebrate the Halloween season and the Liminal Horror Monster Jam we’re doing a sale over on itch that‘s to die for (50% off or a low bundle price for the whole group)

itch.io/s/161879/lim...
Liminal Horror Halloween Sale by Goblin Archives
A bundle by Goblin Archives, $25.00 for 6 games
itch.io
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exeunt.press
Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · 6d
If you plan to run a crowdfunding campaign in the next 6-12 months, check out this advice from @mallenhall.com. It’s blunt, true, and very helpful.

#crowdfunding #kickstarter #ttrpg
mallenhall.com M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · 6d
New newsletter out today, in which I give some tips that I've learned after 5 ttrpg crowdfunding campaigns in the last 2 years.
inkanddice.substack.com/p/take-aways...
Take-aways from my time in crowdfunding
plus some cool stuff happened
inkanddice.substack.com
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exeunt.press
Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · 7d
Every choice in this game is painful!

Exploring a "subversion of the point salad paradigm" game that makes every decision feel like a bad one: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/painful-ch...

#boardgames #ttrpg #gamedesign 🎲✂️
Every choice in this game is painful
Exploring a "subversion of the point salad paradigm" game that makes every decision seem like a bad one. How The Field of the Cloth of Gold creates it's own kind of fun out of gift giving.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
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M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · 6d
New newsletter out today, in which I give some tips that I've learned after 5 ttrpg crowdfunding campaigns in the last 2 years.
inkanddice.substack.com/p/take-aways...
Take-aways from my time in crowdfunding
plus some cool stuff happened
inkanddice.substack.com
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Red Scareryk @peregrinecoast.press · 11d
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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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole @tabletopbookshelf.com · 12d
A Gamehole Con Approaches!

This year we're excited to a be vendor at and sponsor of Gamehole Con 12 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Gamehole Con is one of the largest conventions dedicated to TTRPGs in the US, and we're happy to add our collection of indie RPGs and solo games to the mix!
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M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · 14d
You hear rapid footsteps approaching the door behind you. What are you doing?
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Lone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 14d
Hey! I'm Lone Archivist. A games and graphic designer.

Looking for help on your next project? My commissions are open for all of the following services and more!

Logo Design
Brand/Visual Identity Design
Manuscript/Editorial Layout
Sci-Fi Cartography
Crowdfunding Graphics
Interface/Terminal Design
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M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · 14d
Look at it.
It calls to you.
goblinarchives.itch.io Goblin Archives @goblinarchives.itch.io · 14d
The Liminal Grimoire boxset by @mallenhall.com is beyond amazing. There is so much here. You won’t want to miss out.

liminal-grimoire.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
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M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · 15d
So I have time for another project?
Of course not…
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Adam STATION @adamstation.bsky.social · 21d
Oh hey if you like spaceships we got some spaceships.
And by "some" we mean "an infinity"

72stations.com/products/an-...
An Infinity of Ships
An Infinity of Ships is an expansive toolkit for creating truly unique spaceships for your sci-fi tabletop roleplaying games. Featuring dozens of ships illustrated by Rob Turpin (aka thisnorthernboy) ...
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exeunt.press
Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · 21d
MÖRKTOBER Creator Kit!

Free community copies available: exeuntpress.itch.io/morktober-kit

#morkborg #morktober #MÖRKTOBER
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Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · 27d
This is one of the most interesting games from @mallenhall.com and worth checking out.

Plus the art is great!
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pandiongames.com
Andy | Pandion Games @pandiongames.com · 28d
A huge thanks to everyone who contributed to Midnight Muscadines! I appreciate all the work and passion you brought to the game. Give them a follow:

@nightjargames.bsky.social, @ericlazure.bsky.social, @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com, @mallenhall.com, @the-soloist.itch.io, & @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social
pandiongames.com Andy | Pandion Games @pandiongames.com · 28d
PDFs have been sent out to backers!

If you backed Midnight Muscadines and don't receive an email in the next couple of hours, please reach out.

See the latest update about the project here!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...
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M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · Sep 19
Was not expecting this!
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Andy | Pandion Games @pandiongames.com · Sep 10
The final two pieces of art from @nightjargames.bsky.social arrived yesterday, and HOT DAMN do they look great!

This means Midnight Muscadines is basically done. We're just collecting feedback and polishing now.

This map is for the Cloudlight Celler adventure, written by @mallenhall.com.
A page from Midnight Muscadines for the adventure "The Cloudlight Cellar". It displays a map of the City of Cloudlight and it's University, along with a legend, and keyed notable locations, which players will visit on their adventure. Written by M. Allen Hall and art by Galen Pejeau.
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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · Sep 10
Solo games of every flavor arrive FRIDAY. Classic, like...
🏰In Ruins - @mallenhall.com, a solo+ dungeon crawl beginning in a new castle, continuing as the castle weathers and crumbles, and ending as a skirmish for power
🧙🏽Auspex - @smolghost.bsky.social, tarot-reading practice at end of the world
The cover of In Ruins, a dungeon building game by M. Allen Hall. Whimsical and colorful, like a book illustration or a graphic novel. A skeleton holding a mace swings down on a chain into a banquet hall. A red demon with a spear looks alarmed by this, while a glowing orange goo creature waves its tentacles in the background. The cover of Auspex by Seb Pines. Gold image on a dark blue background. An art nouveau-style illustration of a robed figure (the seer) looking out into the distance.
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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
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Adam STATION @adamstation.bsky.social · Sep 7
Our spaceship jam got its first submission, from @mallenhall.com

Expand your faith aboard A Surprising Concordance of Opinion!

m-allen-hall.itch.io/the-surprising

Happy #shiptember
Happy #getyourshiptogether
The Surprising by M. Allen Hall
A spaceship for #getyourshiptogether
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M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · Sep 6
I recognize a couple of games in here 👀
knaveofcups.com Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · Sep 5
SOLO SEPTEMBER DROP ARRIVES IN ONE WEEK! Next Friday, welcome a boatload of solo games in EVERY FLAVOR, from low-stakes and chill to unsettling and weird to, uhh... historically-accurate WWII roleplaying? And one with a breakfast cereal mechanic? Hey, we really tried to check all the boxes this year
A smorgasbord of games arriving soon, including Tail-End Charlie, Endling, I Crave The Loop, Auspex, The Balsam Lake Unmurders, Catcrawl, and Well Made, all interspersed with cards from Better Strangers
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exeunt.press
Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · Sep 4
Thorough overview and some very kind words for Caveat Emptor from @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social. I couldn't have done a better explanation of this game myself!

This made my day! 😊😊😊
beyondsolitaire.bsky.social Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · Sep 4
I picked up a bunch of solo journaling RPGs at GenCon and have started to play through them! Here is a short video about Caveat Emptor from @exeunt.press youtu.be/sh3va0LzO5U
How to Solo: Caveat Emptor
YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire
youtu.be
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Matt Gomez @gomezwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4
I just wrapped up a brand-new introductory adventure for Unworthy! Kick-start your first session with The Djinni's Lair​ -- a detailed adventure full of mysterious creatures, duplicitous NPCs, and a rich, desert-themed setting.

gomezwritesgames.itch.io/unworthy

#ttrpg #ruleslite #OSR #noAI
Product mock-ups of The Djinni's Lair, an adventure for Unworthy. The mock-ups show two-renders of the tri-fold adventure. The left mock-up features sections with adventure hooks, rumors, village encounters, loot, an adventure map, and room descriptions. The right mock-up features NPCs and the cover of the adventure, showing a blue-skinned djinni. Unworthy -- a TTRPG of Living Weapons and the dipshits that wield them. gomezwritesgames.itch.io Product mock-up of The Djinni's Lair, an adventure for Unworthy. The mock-up shows a render of the tri-fold adventure. The left panel features enemies, including a fat-tailed scorpion, veiled chameleon, and a horned Viper. The center panel features NPCs. The cover of the adventure shows a blue-skinned djinni looking menacingly at the viewer. Product mock-ups of the character sheet and enemy card template for Unworthy.
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Iko is assembling bundles @thelostbaystudio.com · Sep 2
Diesel Service, eerie, haunting trip across liminal gas stations and cursed highways, and suburban 199X dark module by @mallenhall.com for The Lost Bay has just been adapted to the Reborn ruleset.
Do yourself a favor, give it a read, no play it!

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Diesel Service by M. Allen Hall
A module for The Lost Bay RPG
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