Will Munn @ Adept Icarus
@adepticarus.com
Tabletop game creator/publisher at adepticarus.com
• Arium: The Worldbuilding RPG
• cyanstarlight
• Rue From Ruin
• Arium: Evolve (2026)
• Obelisk: Realms In Peril (2026)
• Cleats in the Endzone (2027?)
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• Arium: The Worldbuilding RPG
• cyanstarlight
• Rue From Ruin
• Arium: Evolve (2026)
• Obelisk: Realms In Peril (2026)
• Cleats in the Endzone (2027?)
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#worldbuilding
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Time to update! Hi! I’m the game design and publishing part of Adept Icarus.
—Published Game Lines—
- Arium: The Worldbuilding RPG
- cyanstarlight: lonely sci-fi roleplaying by alan bahr
- Rue From Ruin: Lone Werewolf Roleplaying
—In Dev—
- Obelisk: Realms In Peril
- Cleats In The Endzone
—Published Game Lines—
- Arium: The Worldbuilding RPG
- cyanstarlight: lonely sci-fi roleplaying by alan bahr
- Rue From Ruin: Lone Werewolf Roleplaying
—In Dev—
- Obelisk: Realms In Peril
- Cleats In The Endzone
I’ve been wary of vending at non-gaming conventions, and I’m not saying that’s bad. It’s smart to be cautious. However, given the opportunity to have a low cost table at two separate events for anime and writers, both turned out very well.
So I guess the lesson is, context matters?
So I guess the lesson is, context matters?
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I’ve been wary of vending at non-gaming conventions, and I’m not saying that’s bad. It’s smart to be cautious. However, given the opportunity to have a low cost table at two separate events for anime and writers, both turned out very well.
So I guess the lesson is, context matters?
So I guess the lesson is, context matters?
Boothing at Holiday Matsuri this weekend. Big shout out to QuestCon Side Quests for helping us get a spot and supporting indie games!!!
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Boothing at Holiday Matsuri this weekend. Big shout out to QuestCon Side Quests for helping us get a spot and supporting indie games!!!
Why do I always leave con prep to the last minute? Heading to Holiday Matsuri in the morning, and we’re gonna build anime/manga worlds with folks and maybe isekai to the space between realms to see the Obelisk.
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Why do I always leave con prep to the last minute? Heading to Holiday Matsuri in the morning, and we’re gonna build anime/manga worlds with folks and maybe isekai to the space between realms to see the Obelisk.
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
Why just reprint when you can make a boxed set? I don’t know because WE’RE MAKING A BOXED SET.
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Why just reprint when you can make a boxed set? I don’t know because WE’RE MAKING A BOXED SET.
Oh, and we do have a pledge option for folks who backed the original so they can get everything new!
Arium: The Worldbuilding RPG is coming to Kickstarter!
Reserve a spot for $1 so you don't miss your chance for a bonus story flash bookmark for this special boxed edition of our Ennie-nominated #ttrpg including the all new Arium: Evolve!
store.adepticarus.com/products/ari...
Reserve a spot for $1 so you don't miss your chance for a bonus story flash bookmark for this special boxed edition of our Ennie-nominated #ttrpg including the all new Arium: Evolve!
store.adepticarus.com/products/ari...
Arium: Complete 1st Ed $1 Prelaunch
Crowdfunding Prelaunch Reservation Arium Complete 1st Edition is coming soon to... Physical Pledge Options The Complete Box Everything Arium, if you're new to the game (details below).All physical st...
store.adepticarus.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Oh, and we do have a pledge option for folks who backed the original so they can get everything new!
Arium: The Worldbuilding RPG is coming to Kickstarter!
Reserve a spot for $1 so you don't miss your chance for a bonus story flash bookmark for this special boxed edition of our Ennie-nominated #ttrpg including the all new Arium: Evolve!
store.adepticarus.com/products/ari...
Reserve a spot for $1 so you don't miss your chance for a bonus story flash bookmark for this special boxed edition of our Ennie-nominated #ttrpg including the all new Arium: Evolve!
store.adepticarus.com/products/ari...
Arium: Complete 1st Ed $1 Prelaunch
Crowdfunding Prelaunch Reservation Arium Complete 1st Edition is coming soon to... Physical Pledge Options The Complete Box Everything Arium, if you're new to the game (details below).All physical st...
store.adepticarus.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Arium: The Worldbuilding RPG is coming to Kickstarter!
Reserve a spot for $1 so you don't miss your chance for a bonus story flash bookmark for this special boxed edition of our Ennie-nominated #ttrpg including the all new Arium: Evolve!
store.adepticarus.com/products/ari...
Reserve a spot for $1 so you don't miss your chance for a bonus story flash bookmark for this special boxed edition of our Ennie-nominated #ttrpg including the all new Arium: Evolve!
store.adepticarus.com/products/ari...
I played a one-shot with the local adventurers guild titled “Christmas in Camelot” using the Monty Python system.
On a mission from God we proceeded to animate the skeleton of Saint Nicholas (to help him), built a midsized army of zombies named Jeff to pull the sleigh, and created Krampus.
On a mission from God we proceeded to animate the skeleton of Saint Nicholas (to help him), built a midsized army of zombies named Jeff to pull the sleigh, and created Krampus.
December 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I played a one-shot with the local adventurers guild titled “Christmas in Camelot” using the Monty Python system.
On a mission from God we proceeded to animate the skeleton of Saint Nicholas (to help him), built a midsized army of zombies named Jeff to pull the sleigh, and created Krampus.
On a mission from God we proceeded to animate the skeleton of Saint Nicholas (to help him), built a midsized army of zombies named Jeff to pull the sleigh, and created Krampus.
Reposted by Will Munn @ Adept Icarus
What meta roles do y'all have at your table? (Or, maybe, should/ could have at your table.) I mean things like Chronicler (someone who takes notes), Cartographer (someone who keeps and expands the map), and Quartermaster (the one who tracks loot).
a close up of a white cat 's face with a pink nose .
Alt: a close up of a white cat 's face with a pink nose . The cat blinks.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What meta roles do y'all have at your table? (Or, maybe, should/ could have at your table.) I mean things like Chronicler (someone who takes notes), Cartographer (someone who keeps and expands the map), and Quartermaster (the one who tracks loot).
When did coconut become an S-tier flavor for me?
Who AM I?
Who AM I?
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
When did coconut become an S-tier flavor for me?
Who AM I?
Who AM I?
Meeetoooooo
I look forward to being able to order my copy. I'm still disappointed we didn't hit it as a stretch goal on the first Kickstarter.
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Meeetoooooo
We’re running two independent longer playtests of ***Arium: Evolve***!
Ask me how it’s going. Go on!
Ok, I’ll tell you anyway!
It’s going absolutely fabulous! I love playtesting, adjusting, and finding all the rough edges and smoothing them. It might be my favorite part of game design.
Ask me how it’s going. Go on!
Ok, I’ll tell you anyway!
It’s going absolutely fabulous! I love playtesting, adjusting, and finding all the rough edges and smoothing them. It might be my favorite part of game design.
December 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
We’re running two independent longer playtests of ***Arium: Evolve***!
Ask me how it’s going. Go on!
Ok, I’ll tell you anyway!
It’s going absolutely fabulous! I love playtesting, adjusting, and finding all the rough edges and smoothing them. It might be my favorite part of game design.
Ask me how it’s going. Go on!
Ok, I’ll tell you anyway!
It’s going absolutely fabulous! I love playtesting, adjusting, and finding all the rough edges and smoothing them. It might be my favorite part of game design.
😳🤩
"Well, I'm back" he said.
Over the last three months, I've keyed every hex in the bounds of the Shire, including rumors, nested random encounters, and five embedded mini-dungeons. I've collated them into a document, linked on the blog:
Over the last three months, I've keyed every hex in the bounds of the Shire, including rumors, nested random encounters, and five embedded mini-dungeons. I've collated them into a document, linked on the blog:
Middle-earth Hexcrawl Project: The Shire (Complete)
Back in September of this year , I began a daily writing prompt inspired by this year's reread of The Lord of the Rings and Idraluna Archiv...
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December 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
😳🤩
Falling into 2026:
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Falling into 2026:
Why is it I used to type just fine with my thumbs but now may words erlwayz come lot werng?
Can I get an edit option, Bluesky?
Can I get an edit option, Bluesky?
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Why is it I used to type just fine with my thumbs but now may words erlwayz come lot werng?
Can I get an edit option, Bluesky?
Can I get an edit option, Bluesky?
My stomach is already rumbling and I haven’t even eaten a Royal Dansk cookie yet…
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My stomach is already rumbling and I haven’t even eaten a Royal Dansk cookie yet…
Oh no, we have the good stuff. Guess I have a plan for breakfast, lunch, and dinner now.
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Oh no, we have the good stuff. Guess I have a plan for breakfast, lunch, and dinner now.
Very soon I’ll be running a holiday-themed Pendesgon one-shot. It’ll be A Very Arthurian Christmas ™️ indeed!
What games are you running this month?
What games are you running this month?
December 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Very soon I’ll be running a holiday-themed Pendesgon one-shot. It’ll be A Very Arthurian Christmas ™️ indeed!
What games are you running this month?
What games are you running this month?
Look what @sadgiffin.bsky.social made! Space Jeffwyn even has the little Adept Icarus logo patch!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Look what @sadgiffin.bsky.social made! Space Jeffwyn even has the little Adept Icarus logo patch!!
I built extensive online tools for our solo game cyanstarlight… and it was fun, but also a good bit of work.
What are folks general impressions of online tools for solo games? Worth it? Should I make similar tools for Rue From Ruin?
What are folks general impressions of online tools for solo games? Worth it? Should I make similar tools for Rue From Ruin?
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I built extensive online tools for our solo game cyanstarlight… and it was fun, but also a good bit of work.
What are folks general impressions of online tools for solo games? Worth it? Should I make similar tools for Rue From Ruin?
What are folks general impressions of online tools for solo games? Worth it? Should I make similar tools for Rue From Ruin?
Tons of good and important stuff to do, so of course I futzed around with the website instead. 🫠
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Tons of good and important stuff to do, so of course I futzed around with the website instead. 🫠
Reposted by Will Munn @ Adept Icarus
The 2025 Indie Groundbreaker Awards are nearly here and we need Judges! Do you know tabletop games? TTRPGs? Card games? Resource collection? We need your expertise. Join us on a panel of Judges to declare 2025’s best indie tabletop games.
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Indie Groundbreaker Awards Judge Application
Use this form to apply to be a judge for the Indie Groundbreaker Awards.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The 2025 Indie Groundbreaker Awards are nearly here and we need Judges! Do you know tabletop games? TTRPGs? Card games? Resource collection? We need your expertise. Join us on a panel of Judges to declare 2025’s best indie tabletop games.
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Reposted by Will Munn @ Adept Icarus
This holiday season, give your favorite creators the perfect gift: attention. A 5-star rating, a product review on Exalted, or even a share on Reddit.
www.explorersdesign.com/critmas-2025/
www.explorersdesign.com/critmas-2025/
Critmas Gift Guide 2025
The 3 gifts every game designer wants (and a holiday party idea).
www.explorersdesign.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This holiday season, give your favorite creators the perfect gift: attention. A 5-star rating, a product review on Exalted, or even a share on Reddit.
www.explorersdesign.com/critmas-2025/
www.explorersdesign.com/critmas-2025/
Reposted by Will Munn @ Adept Icarus
But yeah I'll write a review soon for this. It's like scrum meetings meets creative writing with a splash of improv comedy. As a developer I detest scrum with a passion, but it was too strangely familiar getting into it with this system so here we are unable to escape this cycle. Link in bio
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
But yeah I'll write a review soon for this. It's like scrum meetings meets creative writing with a splash of improv comedy. As a developer I detest scrum with a passion, but it was too strangely familiar getting into it with this system so here we are unable to escape this cycle. Link in bio
Hey, I recognize those games!
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hey, I recognize those games!
Reposted by Will Munn @ Adept Icarus
Additionally I'll have a weekly Featured Creator to spotlight one creator for that week. For our VERY first creator I have chosen @adepticarus.com . I was looking for worldbuilding resources, then I stumbled upon Arium: Create and I was like wait I talk to this guy, who else has a pig with wings.
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Additionally I'll have a weekly Featured Creator to spotlight one creator for that week. For our VERY first creator I have chosen @adepticarus.com . I was looking for worldbuilding resources, then I stumbled upon Arium: Create and I was like wait I talk to this guy, who else has a pig with wings.