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Rugose Kohn

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Forever GM. He/him. Enjoys being of service to humanity. Churlish Scholar. Aspiring Paladin. Fart Bork aficionado. Motherfuckin' Ninja Master. Like a cool guy

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 20d

NINJA BORG is now available worldwide at www.ninjaborg.com/buy-ninja-borg

Links to itch if you like to roll with PDFs only. Physical sales direct to you from me if you prefer to have dead trees in your hand.

Buy NINJA BORG | NINJA BORG

NINJA BORG is the greatest TTRPG ever created about ninjas. Buy NINJA BORG here. BUY IT.

www.ninjaborg.com

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 6d

I’ve got other suggestions; a non-profit sculpture org that has a small space in Bucktown, a guy that owns a bunch of restaurants, and an artist that runs a coffee shop/studio and also does clothing. DM for details. I’ll try to keep thinking of places in the meantime

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 6d

I’m sorta loathe to suggest it, but my personal beefs aside, getting in contact with the Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center could work. They’re in Rogers Park. Not a fan of the founder, but he’s not like a sexpest or anything, just an asshole

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 6d

I’d start by getting in touch with Epiphany Center for the Arts on the edge of the West Loop. Depending on what Cola wants to do, that place is big enough something might be able to shoehorn in.

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 6d

Maybe. The Cola corp should DM me. Most venues I know likely are booked, but if we are talking like a one night pop-up deal that can work around d other stuff, I may be able to offer some places

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 7d

This show is legit the only one I don’t press skip on the opening intro

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 7d

That’s as far as I’ve made it on season 2. The first season was a big motivator while working on NINJA BORG

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 8d

It’s so totally worth the time.

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 20d

Buy NINJA BORG | NINJA BORG

NINJA BORG is the greatest TTRPG ever created about ninjas. Buy NINJA BORG here. BUY IT.

www.ninjaborg.com

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NINJA BORG @ninjaborg.com · 20d

Missed out on the NINJA BORG Kickstarter or Backerkit preorders? No fuckin’ problem! Check out the new NINJA BORG store at www.ninjaborg.com/buy-ninja-borg

Buy NINJA BORG | NINJA BORG

NINJA BORG is the greatest TTRPG ever created about ninjas. Buy NINJA BORG here. BUY IT.

www.ninjaborg.com

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Reilly Qyote @gendershrug.bsky.social · 22d

It's spooky season! What's scarier than spending money? Give yourself a fright by going to afterthought-committee.itch.io and making a purchase. OooOOOoooo 👻

Afterthought Committee

afterthought-committee.itch.io

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NINJA BORG @ninjaborg.com · 23d

Welcome to NINJATOBER! Here's the super-secret prompt list that we spent minutes working on because we are busy preparing for NINJEMBER next month. Go do #mörktober or something if this doesn't get your creative juices flowing.

The list of prompts for NINJATOBER. They are all ninja. Every day. Ninja. But each entry uses a different typeface, so there's that.

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 26d

I thought you were already dead. The book says so

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 27d

Some people clearly have too much fucking time on their hands. This is the dumbest timeline

NINJA BORG @ninjaborg.com · 27d

Haha. Look at this baby-tummy

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 29d

I feel that. I get pretty squirrelly when I make cross-country drives on my own for exhibitions.

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 29d

They lose their hat?

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 29d

He says, “while I got you can you mail my stuff?” Brother this KS was 4 years ago. Your stuff got sent to (city and state). What a can of worms I opened. Turns out that was his ex’s address and she likely threw it away when it showed up. No more inventory, so I sent him 3-4 keys for more stuff

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · 29d

I had one recently. Noticed I had a message on KS, check and it’s from like two years ago. Guy asking if I can send him download keys for his pledge since he lost access to his old email. I apologized profusely for missing the message and sent the keys (he was a legit pledger). Then it got weird…

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NINJA BORG @ninjaborg.com · Sep 22

Fun fact: IPR saw the preview of this and they were like “Whoa! You are for sure going to win the ENNIE for best use of boners, we are in!” And then we were like “Cool” And then they were like, “Cool. Send some over super fast!”*

* Not the actual conversation, but a dramatized version.

Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · Sep 22

New!

Eidolon: Become Your Best Self
Ninja Borg
Ninja Borg Mission Zine Missions

www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · Sep 18

One of my other hobbies is scamming scammers. I'm building quite the collection of bogus checks made out to the ridiculous names I give them. Today I have one being delivered to Jeffrey Jesk Dahmer. In some weird universe, twist of fate—the package originated in Milwaukee. WTF?

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · Sep 16

Right there with you.

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · Sep 15

The mail today does NOT disappoint! #LFG #ninjaborg #chopheads

A picture of the content of the most incredible boxed TTRPG (though you don't have to get the box, but why fucking wouldn't you!?) ever created by human hands, NINJA BORG! Pictured from top to bottom, left to right: The box, which made me pop like six boners; the special edition core rules book, because I'M special, that's why!; the bottom of the box, partially obscured so not to ruin the surprise for other lucky fucks who added it to their kickstarter pledge; a fuckin' CASSETTE TAPE of seriously crushing music to chop heads to by BONG COFFIN; a sticker, the poster, folded, again so not to spoilerize shit; the supplemental Mission Zine Missions book, including With Skull Fuckers, a Ninja Borg mission by yours truly; and finally a god damn masterwork of art woodblock print featuring, what else but a motherfuckin' NINJA! I did like a Triple Lindy style backflip kick and then impregnated your mom (consensually of course, because she's always wanted a child she could be proud of) and cut off like ten billionaires heads all before lunch!

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NINJA BORG @ninjaborg.com · Sep 12

NINJA BORG’s intro mission is literally about fucking up the plans of, thrashing the multiple home of, and ending the life of a billionaire. Fuck billionaires.

Jon Hancock @bigjackbrass.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · Sep 12

A rather telling sign of the times. Matt from Mongoose explains a tweak to the "rescue a billionaire" sample adventure in their upcoming near-future RPG.

#games #rpg #gooddog

Screenshot of ENWorld forum showing a post from Matt Sprange of game publisher Mongoose. Text:

(Quoted post)
schneeland said:
The one thing I'm wondering is what kind of adventure/mission content is planned for Pioneer? Can we expect some kind of "establish a first base on the Moon/on Mars" type of campaign?

(Reply)
The intro adventure (which we will make available for download during the Kickstarter) is an orbital rescue. A billionaire and a singer have a problem with their Low Earth Orbit capsule and the players have to get up there and bring them back safely (during playtesting, we found we also had to put a dog in the capsule to ensure players made good effort to actually enact the rescue...).

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Derek Gustafson @degustaf.catface.games · Sep 12

If you follow me, it's probably for ttrpg reasons, but today we're talking videogames. I'm participating in @roguetemple.bsky.social's fortnight jam. I'm making a horror sci-fi game, where the Fiend can track you by smell! Look forward to a release on Monday!!!

A screen shot of a traditional roguelike with a scent bar

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Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · Sep 12

You cannot imagine my joy in discovering a chain in the area offering plant based wieners. It’s been long enough that I don’t remember what the real Chicago dogs taste like, so these are quite convincing to my palette

Rugose Kohn @rugosekohn.com · Sep 11

Is your son from Chicago?