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@ostrichmonkey.bsky.social

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31, he/him. #ttrpg designer - of the sort of spooky and sort of strange variety 🔗 ostrichmonkey.itch.io 🔗 patreon.com/OstrichmonkeyGames 📧 [email protected]

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internet hermit josh @ostrichmonkey.bsky.social · Nov 1

I'm Josh aka Ostrichmonkey Games ~

- Check out my #ttrpg work over on itch
- Contact me about writing for your game & dev editing

ostrichmonkey.itch.io

Ostrichmonkey Games

ostrichmonkey.itch.io

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Montro @montro.bsky.social · 1d

A TTRPG specialty bookstore "CCFOLIA BOOKS" opened in Tokyo.
You can find many kinds of Japanese TTRPGs there. You should go there when you come to Japan.

books.ccfolia.com

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Aaron King @aaronmfking.bsky.social · 17h

Find me at Game Hole Con next week and get:
- free worksheet printings of SpeedRune with all the adventures
- free Reading the Apocalypse/ Game Genie Apocalypse flipbooks
- the last two copies of Handbaskets/In a Mirror Brightly
- whatever else I print between now and then

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 1d

My latest essay is on @olddog.games's "Deathmatch Island!" I talk about how the game designs its climax around the Prisoner's Dilemma, and how, despite the fact that the game wants you to break that cycle, that initial tension is the best part of the text.

Deathmatch Island, Squid Game, and the Tension of the Prisoner's Dilemma [TTRPG Video Essay]

YouTube video by A.A. Voigt

youtu.be

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World Champ 🔜 Gamehole @worldchamp.bsky.social · 21h

Do you wanna traverse an infinite afterlife universe & discover new planets in service of the god Death? Good news, STELLAR REMNANTS 2, the second compendium of Necronautilus expansion content, is up for download on itch now.

You can get the print book too at Worldchamp.io/store

Stellar Remnants 2 by World Champ Game Co.

More adventures and adversaries for NECRONAUTILUS

worldchampgameco.itch.io

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 1d

New video up tomorrow on Deathmatch Island! Patrons have access to it now, along with 1. the first draft of the essay which is more of a review and 2. a book report I did on Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083-- real ones from the Scholastic Book Fair know what I'm talking about.

Surviving Antarctica Book Report | Aaron Voigt

Get more from Aaron Voigt on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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🪼Jellyfishlines is Haunting You🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 1d

OooOooOo you wanna back Absurdia to 25k to get cool folks like @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social, @goblinmixtape.bsky.social, and @moreblueberries.bsky.social and I to be stretch goal writers oooOOoOoo!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/q...

Absurdia: The (Meta)Physical Edition

An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.

www.backerkit.com

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Smagma @smagma.bsky.social · Jul 7

desire

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internet hermit josh @ostrichmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

I loooooove some goofy melodrama

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World Champ 🔜 Gamehole @worldchamp.bsky.social · 1d

Get my zines here you gameholes

SpicyTunaRPG @spicytunarpg.bsky.social · 1d

We're going to be at Gamehole Con next week!
Find us at Booth 21 with @goosepoopgames.com
We'll have everything Spicy Tuna + solo games from our friends at @worldchamp.bsky.social, @dngnclub.itch.io, and @spacepenguinink.bsky.social

Also hoping to play some Blackthorn and Cryo Drakus!

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Requinoesis✨ @requinoesis.bsky.social · 3d

This animation test was more laborious...

When his friends are going through difficult times, Roberto shares his favorite dance music to cheer them up! 📻🎶

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RA Creedon(She/her)🏳️‍⚧️ @raccomputing.bsky.social · 1d

This one's gonna be a banger. Promise

RA Creedon(She/her)🏳️‍⚧️ @raccomputing.bsky.social · 20d

Hey folks! Follow this here project of ours and get a dope discount on @ghosttropic.org 's stuff on Itch. You may know them as the creator of Hekate Cassette Archive, Radio Free Hekate, and Analog Survey #1!

Sunlit Path for Mothership RPG

From RAC Computing and Joshua Justice - Sunlit Path for Mothership RPG

www.backerkit.com

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 1d

Husk, Day 6, #Mörktober
I have been posting these pages over at my patreon!

Hop on over! You can sign up as a free follower, just to see what I'm up to. Liking the images you see is a cool way to show support for my work; perhaps consider a subscription to see more
www.patreon.com/perplexingru...

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internet hermit josh @ostrichmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

you should check out my games because i want to buy digimon time stranger

internet hermit josh @ostrichmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

I've put a curated selection of my #ttrpgs on sale for the autumnal season! Check out a mix of mysterious, frightful, and/or slightly chilling games!
itch.io/s/161344/omi...

An image with text that reads "Oct 6- Nov 6. Ominous Autumnal Sale. ostrichmonkey.itch.io". The background behind the text is a half-tone image of a bunch of itch.io game thumbnails with a grotesque face overlaid on top.

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scragend @scragend.bsky.social · 2d

Bits from my first solo journaling ttrpg, The Sleeping Deaths.

Four pages from a ttrpg, one of text and three photo collages.

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 2d

Progress

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Lone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 2d

October schedule is filling up but if you have a project in the coming months I'd be glad to hear about it!

LoneArchivist.com

Lone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 4d

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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Felix "Wildsea" Isaacs (is finishing Tigers on the Wire) @felixisaacs.bsky.social · 2d

IT'S TIME FOR MORE #WILDSEA!

The new adventure, Tigers on the Wire, launches on #gamefound on October 14th. Thank you to them for a push on #TRPG visibility, and if you've ever wanted a whisper-fuelled radio broadcaster post, well, your dreams are about to come true!

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

The Wildsea: Tigers on the Wire by Mythworks - Gamefound

The Wildsea: Tigers on the Wire is the latest scenario from the award-winning TTRPG the Wildsea by Felix Isaacs. Nobody sails the waves for long without realizing what a vast and terrible power even t...

gamefound.com

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Anni Jyn @annijyn.com · 2d

laura palmer / everybody scream

a black abstract line art illustration of Laura palmer from David lynch’s twin peaks, screaming. she has white eyes and inside her eyeballs the words “fire walk with me” are written. the background is bright red.

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Ridwan Chandra | MeganeRid @meganerid.bsky.social · 3d

More early year art repost!
Some kind of explorer airship 😬 Also did a sketch for the internal layout
#illust #イラスト #scifi

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A Mech A Day @dailymecha.bsky.social · 3d

Model: Nanmo
Debut: Dirty Pair
Year: 1985
Designer: Yasushi Ishizu

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 3d

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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Alfred Valley @alfredvalley.bsky.social · 3d

#MÖRKTOBER day 8: WIZARD

I made a video of the making of this one vm.tiktok.com/ZNdnPGJMd/

Pulpy poster of wizard with their face behind an technicolour orb. Words read: THE WORLD IS YOUR ORB

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 3d

New playtest is in the Gila Lab!

My in-universe NOVA card game is here for open playtesting. Settle the score of which Spark is best in this card battler. Each Spark has a deck of 18 cards. Eliminate your opponents or generate enough fuel to secure the win!

gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-lab

GILA LAB by Gila RPGs

Ongoing collection of games in development, for others to try.

gilarpgs.itch.io

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internet hermit josh @ostrichmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

exhuma mention!! loved that one

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World Champ 🔜 Gamehole @worldchamp.bsky.social · 3d

SPIN THE BOTTLE
The pdf version is part of my Halloween sale it’s only $2 itch.io/s/161155/hal...
Eu/uk can get print zines from peregrine coast press in the quoted post, US and elsewhere grab it from worldchamp.io/store. For fans of Talk To Me, Channel Zero, I Know What You Did Last Summer

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