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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · 6d

Space Gits and Sergeants (lost battalion).

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · 7d

#SpaceGits
#SkirmishGame

Working on a setup to play Space Gits at 10mm scale instead of the usual 28mm scale.

So far it’s working out well… I just need to find some tiny RPG dice for the weapon damage.

The dexterity skill base dice rolling reminds me of the old Bloodbowl game Kerrunch.

10mm scale wargame. Shows orc warbands fighting over a wasteland…

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · 13d

#HopeisfortheDead
#SpaceGits
#SkirmishGames

Two new skirmish war games just arrived. One a new take on zombie survival and the other a new take on Ork on Ork violence (using a dice stacking mechanics)!

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · 19d

Misspelling and mispronouncing names that they don’t think are American enough… is the norm for conservative media. CBS is just expressing their new politics.

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 29

Played a few turns as a learning game…

Sword wielding kunoichi Yakuza swarm across the city overwhelming the beat cops…

The cops batons are brutal in close combat if they get a critical hit.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 29

#PackingHeat

New kickstarter just arrived…

Quick playing skirmish rules that feel like a mix of Too Fat Lardies and Pulp Alley. Going to test out the system doing a heist mission with Yakuza vs Movie Cops and a few civilians thrown into the mix.

#PaintedMinis
#SkirmishGame

Packing Heat game rules ,cards, and tokens. The cover is a map of NYC with a splash of blood near the top and a pistol at the bottom.

5 movie cop miniatures face off against 5 yakuza (sword wielding kunoichi). There also 5 detention hall kids to use as civilians.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 28

Day 27 of #SoloSept #soloRPG
#1 Favorite solo TTRPG

#CyclesOfTheEye

A solo RPG set in the Citizen Sleeper universe that uses custom dice and a custom tarot deck. Playing a sleeper in this universe is extremely impactful. The only downside is that the game was an extremely limited release…

Image shows the rulebook, dice, and art book in custom case with foam insert.

Image shows the custom tarot deck showing several face cards showing NPC’s as well as normal value cards.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 23

I will wait to hear his monologue. If he’s forced to change his comedy or apologies then I’m not resubscribing. He did nothing wrong and they silenced him… Disney should apologies. Also, can’t wait for South Park’s take on all this.

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 22

Day 22 of #SoloSept #soloRPG

Honorable mention solo RPGs:

#HiddenIsleRPG - one of my favorite tarot driven RPG. Amazing Art!

#RogueAgent - excellent solo rules for Delta Green.

#BeowulfRPG - great NPC system! Great art!

#SevenMurdersTillMidnight - unique take in modern mystery genre.

Amazing cover art and tarot art shown. love how naturally stories develop and character stories evolve in this system. The art is also stand out and feels like nothing else in the industry right now!

Creepy mystery cover shown… is it showing the killer or the player detective loosing his grip on reality. The system does a great job of creating a powerful link between the hunter and hunted. The system also uses a deck of playing cards to move the story forward…

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Berndalf @berndalf.bsky.social · Sep 18

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 18

Cancelled within seconds of confirming the news. Zero regrets. Did the same thing with Paramount months ago… Streaming is dead… going back to DVDs that I can own.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 18

What about Nebula? Isn’t it creator owned. It feels like it just needs a few more big names to really take off…

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 18

Yeah I bough all my favorite Star Trek series on DVD so I would no longer need to support Paramount +. It’s sad to see companies that create shows that provide so much hope act this way. The show creators deserve support and praise but the corporate overlords are trash.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 18

I just did the same… sad I was looking forward to catching up on doctor who.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 17

Just cancelled Disney+ subscription…

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 17

Day 17 of #SoloSept #soloRPG

2nd favorite solo RPG

Koriko a Magical Year really surprised me with its use of dice stacking to create tension and its use of cards to represent relationships. I loved how NPC cards go back into the deck so they are guaranteed to return.

#KorikoMagicalYear

Koriko dice and cards. Cards represent challenges and characters. The way characters keep getting shuffled back into the deck created evolving relationships…

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 17

Day 16 of #SoloSept

What features make or break a solo RPG for you?

Break- over reliance on random tables… nothing takes me out of a game quicker. Cards don’t have the same issue because they don’t force me to flip thru a book.

Make- focus on character relationships and unraveling mysteries.

#SoloSept prompts by Himeutsugi, artwork by Fernando Salvaterra (from his Patreon)

Talk prompts: answer a question.
Tell prompts: rank your top 5 solo TTRPGs.
Read prompts: share something specific from a rulebook.
Play prompts: actually play a solo TTRPG.
Give prompts: create something for solo TTRPGs.

1 - TALK: What was your first solo TTRPG?
2 - TELL: Your 5th favorite solo TTRPG
3 - READ: A game setting that you like
4 - PLAY: A new solo TTRPG
5 - GIVE: A monster description and/or stat block
6 - TALK: What solo TTRPG would you recommend to beginners?
7 - TELL: Your 4th favorite solo TTRPG
8 - READ: A pre-made/lore NPC that's stuck with you
9 - PLAY: A sci-fi solo TTRPG
10 - GIVE: A dungeon or lair
11 - TALK: Who are your favorite solo TTRPG creators?
12 - TELL: Your 3rd favorite solo TTRPG
13 - READ: A spell, quirk, or ability that you find interesting
14 - PLAY: A solo TTRPG where you control more than 1 character
15 - GIVE: A village, hamlet, thorp, or town
16 - TALK: What features make or break a solo TTRPG for you?
17 - TELL: Your 2nd favorite solo TTRPG
18 - READ: A piece of artwork that stands out
19 - PLAY: A solo TTRPG with crunchy rules
20 - GIVE: An oracle table
21 - TALK: What game do you feel is underrated?
22 - TELL: Your honorable mention favorite solo TTRPG
23 - READ: A unique game mechanic
24 - PLAY: A journaling solo TTRPG
25 - GIVE: A magical item with a story
26 - TALK: What sort of solo TTRPG do you wish existed?
27 - TELL: Your 1st favorite solo TTRPG
28 - READ: An oracle, fate, or insight table that works really well
29 - PLAY: A solo TTRPG you've played before
30 - GIVE: A spooky location, character, creature, or piece of lore

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 16

I’m an independent because I refuse to have anything to do with the red and blue parties that demand that I hate, look down on, and seek to silence half of America… but at the same time one party is actively robbing us of our rights and unraveling all checks and balances.

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 16

Conservatives want to censor hate speech… I know where they should start. Everything that spews from his mouth is motivated by hate and the desire to hurt and divide.

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 12

Day 12 of #SoloSept #soloRPG

My 3rd favorite solo TTRPG is Twilight 2000. While not exclusively a solo game I find the way it uses cards/hex maps to dynamically create the story preferable to flipping thru books and rolling on charts. The survivalist vibes also focus the roleplay.

#Twilight2000

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 12

#DCsuperheroesUnited

I finally picked up a playmat for DC Superheroes United. I got tired of trying to keep track of that crazy line of cards. I’m mixing Marvel and DC characters because there is so little DC content available (just Batman Hush) at the moment…

DC United game with Superman, Electra, and Storm fighting Red Skull.

MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 8

Day 8 of #SoloSept #soloRPG
Memorable premade NPC:

Hans Anderson
Boisterous. Drunk. Prone to telling tall tales.

‘I’m an expert at this weird shit. My great, great, great, great, great grandfather was Hans Christian Anderson. Spooky fairies and shit? It’s in my blood.’

#BrindlewoodBay

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 7

Day 7 of #SoloSept #soloRPG

My 4th favorite solo TTRPG is Solo Martial Blues. It focuses on the heart and struggle of achieving greatness in martial arts. It ask the question… how much suffering and sacrifice can you endure for your dream?

#SoloMartialBlues

A few of my favorite martial arts RPGs. Urban decay, fight to survive, and solo martial blues. Solo martial blues is the stand alone solo version of fight to survive.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 7

I’ve had purchases from Etsy, Ebay, and BGG cancelled and refunded in the last week because there are so few carriers willing to ship to the US.

This should wake Americans up to what is going on but most Americans only shop at Walmart or Amazon so they are oblivious.

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MerMuse @mermuse.bsky.social · Sep 7

Day 6 of #SoloSept #soloRPG

For a beginner I recommend Koriko - a magical year. It focuses on relationships and never feels like a bunch of random events you need to contextualize… also the dice stacking is a brilliant way to create tension without adding complex rules or systems to track tension.

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