Almost Bedtime Theater
@almostbedtime.bsky.social
🎲Dad & creator of all-ages TTRPGs
📚CRIT Award winner: The Librarian's Apprentice solo RPG
🎙️Family-friendly podcast of kids playing and reviewing role-playing games
🔗 http://bio.link/AlmostBedtimeTheater
📚CRIT Award winner: The Librarian's Apprentice solo RPG
🎙️Family-friendly podcast of kids playing and reviewing role-playing games
🔗 http://bio.link/AlmostBedtimeTheater
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If you are a #TTRPG creator/designer/publisher with interest in working with or contributing to libraries, the Games & Gaming Round Table of the American Library Association would love to hear from you!
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Walls are going up for our physical shop, opening this January in Milwaukee!
(Also, follow us I TikTok 😉)
(Also, follow us I TikTok 😉)
A little update on progress for the shop's physical location
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrY7DvWm/
Tabletop Bookshelf Physical Shop Update - Walls! Founder Tom G walks through the new space for the physical shop for Tabletop Bookshelf in Milwaukee as the walls go up and discusses the plan for the d...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Walls are going up for our physical shop, opening this January in Milwaukee!
(Also, follow us I TikTok 😉)
(Also, follow us I TikTok 😉)
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Coming soon to IPR, after all the backer copies ship.
A few of us designers have been privileged to follow along while @stoutstoat.co.uk chipped away at this project for the last few years.
It's something new. An interactive history book like the kind you'd maybe read as a kid, but with the combined powers of archaeology and game design.
It's something new. An interactive history book like the kind you'd maybe read as a kid, but with the combined powers of archaeology and game design.
Game designers bring to life to Scotland's mysterious Picts
Writers and archaeologists also worked on a new guide to a lost early medieval Scottish society.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Coming soon to IPR, after all the backer copies ship.
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You can forward your #PaxUnplugged2025 #Booth3071 Square receipt to [email protected] and we'll send you download links for the games you bought that come with PDFs. We've cleared most of the queue so now is a fine time.
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
You can forward your #PaxUnplugged2025 #Booth3071 Square receipt to [email protected] and we'll send you download links for the games you bought that come with PDFs. We've cleared most of the queue so now is a fine time.
If you are a #TTRPG creator/designer/publisher with interest in working with or contributing to libraries, the Games & Gaming Round Table of the American Library Association would love to hear from you!
If you are a games publisher, developer or designer, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about what you are looking for in a partnership. bit.ly/GameRT2025Pu...
Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you are a #TTRPG creator/designer/publisher with interest in working with or contributing to libraries, the Games & Gaming Round Table of the American Library Association would love to hear from you!
Fun(?) Fact: This game exists because I was handed the phrase “cocaine bear grandma” with no context and thought “That sounds like an RPG title.” I figured I’d throw together a character sheet for fun using Hints & Hijinx and made a whole game in under 24 hours because H&H makes it so easy!
Today in Solo TTRPG Club I gave @almostbedtime.bsky.social's not for kids Hints and Hijinx game, COCAINE BEAR GRANDMA, a spin! Rivals, rooftop chases, exploding buildings, and drama with my ex? All as a retired CIA Bear agent? Yes. More of this. #solo #ttrpg #rpg
Cocaine Bear Grandma by Almost Bedtime Theater
A solo journaling RPG about missing bees... and cocaine.
almostbedtimetheater.itch.io
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Fun(?) Fact: This game exists because I was handed the phrase “cocaine bear grandma” with no context and thought “That sounds like an RPG title.” I figured I’d throw together a character sheet for fun using Hints & Hijinx and made a whole game in under 24 hours because H&H makes it so easy!
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Happy Sunday everyone! And as they say on Sundays:
Strange Vocations is a 203 page expansion to Daggerheart that lets you play as a cactus or a snail, gives you the tools for becoming a vegetarian werewolf, and includes a whole beachcombing starter scenario.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
Strange Vocations is a 203 page expansion to Daggerheart that lets you play as a cactus or a snail, gives you the tools for becoming a vegetarian werewolf, and includes a whole beachcombing starter scenario.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
Strange Vocations - For Daggerheart by kumada1
200+ pages of Daggerheart stuff
kumada1.itch.io
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Happy Sunday everyone! And as they say on Sundays:
Strange Vocations is a 203 page expansion to Daggerheart that lets you play as a cactus or a snail, gives you the tools for becoming a vegetarian werewolf, and includes a whole beachcombing starter scenario.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
Strange Vocations is a 203 page expansion to Daggerheart that lets you play as a cactus or a snail, gives you the tools for becoming a vegetarian werewolf, and includes a whole beachcombing starter scenario.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
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Remember, authors and publishers love to see photos of their games at conventions, stores, or spread out carefully next to your other purchases on any convenient flat surface. #KnollingIsCaring
We're in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025 for another 6 hours!
We're in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025 for another 6 hours!
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Remember, authors and publishers love to see photos of their games at conventions, stores, or spread out carefully next to your other purchases on any convenient flat surface. #KnollingIsCaring
We're in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025 for another 6 hours!
We're in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025 for another 6 hours!
I have most of the games in this list, but I clearly need more of them…
It's day 3 of PAX Unplugged and your last chance to swing by @ipr.bsky.social. I want to highlight a few special games for your consideration:
If you have a young person in your gaming life, get a copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for Your Particular Kid by @ttrpgkids.com...
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If you have a young person in your gaming life, get a copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for Your Particular Kid by @ttrpgkids.com...
1/▶️
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I have most of the games in this list, but I clearly need more of them…
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Go visit the PAX Together room!
And while there check out the games at the @sidequestbooks.bsky.social table. They have copies of You are a Muffin and Make Your Own One-Page RPG by Exeunt Press for sale! #PAXU
And while there check out the games at the @sidequestbooks.bsky.social table. They have copies of You are a Muffin and Make Your Own One-Page RPG by Exeunt Press for sale! #PAXU
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Go visit the PAX Together room!
And while there check out the games at the @sidequestbooks.bsky.social table. They have copies of You are a Muffin and Make Your Own One-Page RPG by Exeunt Press for sale! #PAXU
And while there check out the games at the @sidequestbooks.bsky.social table. They have copies of You are a Muffin and Make Your Own One-Page RPG by Exeunt Press for sale! #PAXU
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Folks have been using this guide for making home games, self-publishing, and starting programs at libraries and schools.
Check it out, and I hope it helps you create something amazing!
Find physical copies on @ipr.bsky.social:
https://loom.ly/wlk1Eis
Check it out, and I hope it helps you create something amazing!
Find physical copies on @ipr.bsky.social:
https://loom.ly/wlk1Eis
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Folks have been using this guide for making home games, self-publishing, and starting programs at libraries and schools.
Check it out, and I hope it helps you create something amazing!
Find physical copies on @ipr.bsky.social:
https://loom.ly/wlk1Eis
Check it out, and I hope it helps you create something amazing!
Find physical copies on @ipr.bsky.social:
https://loom.ly/wlk1Eis
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Added more links and indie RPG booths of interest to our #PaxUnplugged2025 page at www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/PAX-Un...
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Added more links and indie RPG booths of interest to our #PaxUnplugged2025 page at www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/PAX-Un...
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The Bonsai Diary is available in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025, alongside 237 other games.
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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If you want a hardcover copy of Substratum Protocol, you need to go grab it now!
We only have 29 left in stock and will NOT be reprinting the hardcover version!
Grab it here: pandiongames.com/products/sub...
We only have 29 left in stock and will NOT be reprinting the hardcover version!
Grab it here: pandiongames.com/products/sub...
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you want a hardcover copy of Substratum Protocol, you need to go grab it now!
We only have 29 left in stock and will NOT be reprinting the hardcover version!
Grab it here: pandiongames.com/products/sub...
We only have 29 left in stock and will NOT be reprinting the hardcover version!
Grab it here: pandiongames.com/products/sub...
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I published 200 pages of Daggerheart stuff yesterday.
It's free if you click the button that makes it free.
Play as a cactus, snail, person in a long term relationship with a crossbow, and more.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
It's free if you click the button that makes it free.
Play as a cactus, snail, person in a long term relationship with a crossbow, and more.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
Strange Vocations - For Daggerheart by kumada1
200+ pages of Daggerheart stuff
kumada1.itch.io
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I published 200 pages of Daggerheart stuff yesterday.
It's free if you click the button that makes it free.
Play as a cactus, snail, person in a long term relationship with a crossbow, and more.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
It's free if you click the button that makes it free.
Play as a cactus, snail, person in a long term relationship with a crossbow, and more.
kumada1.itch.io/strange-voca...
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We're a week and a bit away from December so I thought I'll give a little rundown as to how my advent calendar is gonna work 🎁
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We're a week and a bit away from December so I thought I'll give a little rundown as to how my advent calendar is gonna work 🎁
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The "How to run a tabletop game design workshop at your library" webinar recording is now online thanks to the Indiana State Library! Get some specific tips on how to make your next program a success. Link below. ⬇️🎲⬇️
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The "How to run a tabletop game design workshop at your library" webinar recording is now online thanks to the Indiana State Library! Get some specific tips on how to make your next program a success. Link below. ⬇️🎲⬇️
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
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If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, be sure to check out the @ipr.bsky.social booth (3701) where you can grab a copy of The Cunning Folk and a bunch of other awesome indie games! See you there!
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, be sure to check out the @ipr.bsky.social booth (3701) where you can grab a copy of The Cunning Folk and a bunch of other awesome indie games! See you there!
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GameRT is looking for presenters for its one day mini conference to be held on March 20th, 2026. The conference will be virtual and free. This year's theme is "Gaming outside the box" Proposals are due on January 12, 2026. games.ala.org/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: March Mini-con 2026 – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
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November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
GameRT is looking for presenters for its one day mini conference to be held on March 20th, 2026. The conference will be virtual and free. This year's theme is "Gaming outside the box" Proposals are due on January 12, 2026. games.ala.org/call-for-pro...
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If you are going to PAX Unplugged, stop by Critical Kit's booth (# 3504), say hi, and see some of my books in physical format there!
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If you are going to PAX Unplugged, stop by Critical Kit's booth (# 3504), say hi, and see some of my books in physical format there!
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We're pretty in pink for PAX Unplugged! We have Food & Evil demo versions ready for you. Everything you need to start playing as demons running a food truck!
You can use Food & Evil as a sidequest in your D&D campaign, and includes the starting story Diners, Demons, Endives!
Find it at Booth 4156
You can use Food & Evil as a sidequest in your D&D campaign, and includes the starting story Diners, Demons, Endives!
Find it at Booth 4156
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We're pretty in pink for PAX Unplugged! We have Food & Evil demo versions ready for you. Everything you need to start playing as demons running a food truck!
You can use Food & Evil as a sidequest in your D&D campaign, and includes the starting story Diners, Demons, Endives!
Find it at Booth 4156
You can use Food & Evil as a sidequest in your D&D campaign, and includes the starting story Diners, Demons, Endives!
Find it at Booth 4156
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The Loc Yes Monster only says yes to everything they're asked, but... there's always a twist!
Join me in the #PaxU Access Forward Gaming Lounge on Sunday morning to see if the group can outwit or win over the master of malicious compliance in this lighthearted TTRPG made for kids!
Join me in the #PaxU Access Forward Gaming Lounge on Sunday morning to see if the group can outwit or win over the master of malicious compliance in this lighthearted TTRPG made for kids!
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Loc Yes Monster only says yes to everything they're asked, but... there's always a twist!
Join me in the #PaxU Access Forward Gaming Lounge on Sunday morning to see if the group can outwit or win over the master of malicious compliance in this lighthearted TTRPG made for kids!
Join me in the #PaxU Access Forward Gaming Lounge on Sunday morning to see if the group can outwit or win over the master of malicious compliance in this lighthearted TTRPG made for kids!
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One of the events I'll be on at PAX U is a workshop on Making a TTRPG for YOUR Particular Classroom!
Come see how to structure TTRPGs for educational purposes while still keeping things fun!
#TTRPGkids #PaxU
Come see how to structure TTRPGs for educational purposes while still keeping things fun!
#TTRPGkids #PaxU
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One of the events I'll be on at PAX U is a workshop on Making a TTRPG for YOUR Particular Classroom!
Come see how to structure TTRPGs for educational purposes while still keeping things fun!
#TTRPGkids #PaxU
Come see how to structure TTRPGs for educational purposes while still keeping things fun!
#TTRPGkids #PaxU
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I'm really excited to play games with everyone at PAX Unplugged this week (this week?! 😯)
Here's all the ways you can find me and my games:
1. You'll likely find me in the Unpub hall up on the top level of the Convention Center
▶️
Here's all the ways you can find me and my games:
1. You'll likely find me in the Unpub hall up on the top level of the Convention Center
▶️
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'm really excited to play games with everyone at PAX Unplugged this week (this week?! 😯)
Here's all the ways you can find me and my games:
1. You'll likely find me in the Unpub hall up on the top level of the Convention Center
▶️
Here's all the ways you can find me and my games:
1. You'll likely find me in the Unpub hall up on the top level of the Convention Center
▶️
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Today's TTRPGkids post is a bit different... this one goes over my experiences with PPD and how D&D helped me through.
My hope is that you use this to find connection to your own story and not feel so alone or to better understand someone else’s story for when they need help.
loom.ly/a1SZAdw
My hope is that you use this to find connection to your own story and not feel so alone or to better understand someone else’s story for when they need help.
loom.ly/a1SZAdw
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Today's TTRPGkids post is a bit different... this one goes over my experiences with PPD and how D&D helped me through.
My hope is that you use this to find connection to your own story and not feel so alone or to better understand someone else’s story for when they need help.
loom.ly/a1SZAdw
My hope is that you use this to find connection to your own story and not feel so alone or to better understand someone else’s story for when they need help.
loom.ly/a1SZAdw
There are going to be so many excellent games at this booth! And if you’ve been thinking about picking up copies of The Librarian’s Apprentice or Song of the Scryptwyrm, they’ll have it covered.📚
We'll be in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025 this weekend in Philadelphia.
Here's a list of the 238 games from 119 member-publishers we'll have:
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/PAX-Un...
Here's a list of the 238 games from 119 member-publishers we'll have:
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/PAX-Un...
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
There are going to be so many excellent games at this booth! And if you’ve been thinking about picking up copies of The Librarian’s Apprentice or Song of the Scryptwyrm, they’ll have it covered.📚