Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop
@backwardsttrpg.bsky.social
He/him. Designing indie ttrpgs
In beta: SPINE - A dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book
https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine
https://www.backwardstabletop.com/
In beta: SPINE - A dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book
https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine
https://www.backwardstabletop.com/
Pinned
NEW (FREE) GAME FORTHCOMING:
SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.
In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…
SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.
In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…
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Another bound SPINE, this time by Calum (stampyourfoot).
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Another bound SPINE, this time by Calum (stampyourfoot).
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
Any recommendations for journaling-lite or journaling-adjacent solo ttrpgs?
Soliciting suggestions for solo journaling TTRPGs for someone who isn’t fully sold on the idea of journaling! They do enjoy strategy games and puzzles, so I’m looking for similar gateway games.
I’ve already recommended SPINE by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social & Dead Belt by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
I’ve already recommended SPINE by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social & Dead Belt by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Any recommendations for journaling-lite or journaling-adjacent solo ttrpgs?
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What do you get the tabletop gamer in your life?
A gift subscription to Tumulus! Four beautiful print-only issues and no pesky auto-renewal to remember.
Order here: www.exeunt.press/shop/p/scm-t...
A gift subscription to Tumulus! Four beautiful print-only issues and no pesky auto-renewal to remember.
Order here: www.exeunt.press/shop/p/scm-t...
Tumulus Subscription — Exeunt Press
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November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
What do you get the tabletop gamer in your life?
A gift subscription to Tumulus! Four beautiful print-only issues and no pesky auto-renewal to remember.
Order here: www.exeunt.press/shop/p/scm-t...
A gift subscription to Tumulus! Four beautiful print-only issues and no pesky auto-renewal to remember.
Order here: www.exeunt.press/shop/p/scm-t...
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Soliciting suggestions for solo journaling TTRPGs for someone who isn’t fully sold on the idea of journaling! They do enjoy strategy games and puzzles, so I’m looking for similar gateway games.
I’ve already recommended SPINE by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social & Dead Belt by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
I’ve already recommended SPINE by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social & Dead Belt by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Soliciting suggestions for solo journaling TTRPGs for someone who isn’t fully sold on the idea of journaling! They do enjoy strategy games and puzzles, so I’m looking for similar gateway games.
I’ve already recommended SPINE by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social & Dead Belt by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
I’ve already recommended SPINE by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social & Dead Belt by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
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>// SEASON FINALE EPISODE DROP INCOMING
We're coming home.
🧵 below!
Character 🎨 by
@akinomiiart.bsky.social
Cover 🎨 by
@dustehill.bsky.social
Listen to the latest episode here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TBo...
#LancerRPG #actualplay
We're coming home.
🧵 below!
Character 🎨 by
@akinomiiart.bsky.social
Cover 🎨 by
@dustehill.bsky.social
Listen to the latest episode here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TBo...
#LancerRPG #actualplay
Spotify – Web Player
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November 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
>// SEASON FINALE EPISODE DROP INCOMING
We're coming home.
🧵 below!
Character 🎨 by
@akinomiiart.bsky.social
Cover 🎨 by
@dustehill.bsky.social
Listen to the latest episode here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TBo...
#LancerRPG #actualplay
We're coming home.
🧵 below!
Character 🎨 by
@akinomiiart.bsky.social
Cover 🎨 by
@dustehill.bsky.social
Listen to the latest episode here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TBo...
#LancerRPG #actualplay
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If you purchased something at the IPR booth during PAXU, don't forget to grab your PDFs! #PAXUnplugged
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 8:58 PM
If you purchased something at the IPR booth during PAXU, don't forget to grab your PDFs! #PAXUnplugged
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Working on NOVA 2 today, and relistened to @aavoigt.bsky.social lore theory, nodding my head like a sicko
youtu.be/R82-9rjFtb8?...
youtu.be/R82-9rjFtb8?...
Fan Conspiracies about the Novaverse [TTRPG Lore Video]
YouTube video by A.A. Voigt
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Working on NOVA 2 today, and relistened to @aavoigt.bsky.social lore theory, nodding my head like a sicko
youtu.be/R82-9rjFtb8?...
youtu.be/R82-9rjFtb8?...
Another bound SPINE, this time by Calum (stampyourfoot).
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Another bound SPINE, this time by Calum (stampyourfoot).
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
SPINE creates an art object through play, but I am blown away by what people are doing with the print-at-home version. They are taking this game to another level.
And the first prompt that this player took? Burning their beautiful creation.
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Last week of the month! That means last chance for you to submit community content to the mecha ttrpg newsletter:
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
You are about to discover that mecha ttrpgs are legion. Or more likely you already know, and that's why you're signing up. It seems as if a new mech game is coming out every month, and so many of these games are worth reading, if not playing. How do you
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November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Last week of the month! That means last chance for you to submit community content to the mecha ttrpg newsletter:
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Oh hey, I have a game coming out this week! In IronFrame, players are mech pilots taking on a variety of jobs, from megacorporations to freedom fighters, and the game is designed with short campaigns and one shots in mind!
It's also rules light and meant to get you going in minutes! Releasing 11/29
It's also rules light and meant to get you going in minutes! Releasing 11/29
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Oh hey, I have a game coming out this week! In IronFrame, players are mech pilots taking on a variety of jobs, from megacorporations to freedom fighters, and the game is designed with short campaigns and one shots in mind!
It's also rules light and meant to get you going in minutes! Releasing 11/29
It's also rules light and meant to get you going in minutes! Releasing 11/29
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Two-Hand Path Review: Getting a Grip on Luck and Magic
"After the locusts and pits and boiling seas. After the war in heaven and feasting on earth. After the seven years of blood and forty years of night. There is magic. Magic and bone. Where streets grow weeds and skyscrapers stand hollow. Where…
"After the locusts and pits and boiling seas. After the war in heaven and feasting on earth. After the seven years of blood and forty years of night. There is magic. Magic and bone. Where streets grow weeds and skyscrapers stand hollow. Where…
Two-Hand Path Review: Getting a Grip on Luck and Magic
"After the locusts and pits and boiling seas. After the war in heaven and feasting on earth. After the seven years of blood and forty years of night. There is magic. Magic and bone. Where streets grow weeds and skyscrapers stand hollow. Where old gods wake and new gods form in the hearts of the wayward. Where cult and banner flourish.
cannibalhalflinggaming.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Two-Hand Path Review: Getting a Grip on Luck and Magic
"After the locusts and pits and boiling seas. After the war in heaven and feasting on earth. After the seven years of blood and forty years of night. There is magic. Magic and bone. Where streets grow weeds and skyscrapers stand hollow. Where…
"After the locusts and pits and boiling seas. After the war in heaven and feasting on earth. After the seven years of blood and forty years of night. There is magic. Magic and bone. Where streets grow weeds and skyscrapers stand hollow. Where…
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This week in the bathtub, it’s Oubliette (n)! Is this budding megadungeon verbose or adjectival? let’s find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/11/24/b... #osr
Bathtub Review: Oubliette (n.) 0 & 1
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module de…
idlecartulary.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This week in the bathtub, it’s Oubliette (n)! Is this budding megadungeon verbose or adjectival? let’s find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/11/24/b... #osr
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VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
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In case you missed it!
PREQUEL backer shipments are going to the post office today!
If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, you can now get your copy of PREQUEL through IPR!
PREQUEL backer shipments are going to the post office today!
If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, you can now get your copy of PREQUEL through IPR!
New!
Prequel is a tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice for 3-5 players.
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Preque...
Prequel is a tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice for 3-5 players.
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Preque...
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In case you missed it!
PREQUEL backer shipments are going to the post office today!
If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, you can now get your copy of PREQUEL through IPR!
PREQUEL backer shipments are going to the post office today!
If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, you can now get your copy of PREQUEL through IPR!
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Five Fires, my love letter TTRPG to 80s/90s hip-hop, is launching in February. Join us! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Five Fires
From Thoughtcrime Games LLC - Get Ready for Five Fires
www.backerkit.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Five Fires, my love letter TTRPG to 80s/90s hip-hop, is launching in February. Join us! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Last week of the month! That means last chance for you to submit community content to the mecha ttrpg newsletter:
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
You are about to discover that mecha ttrpgs are legion. Or more likely you already know, and that's why you're signing up. It seems as if a new mech game is coming out every month, and so many of these games are worth reading, if not playing. How do you
www.backwardstabletop.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Last week of the month! That means last chance for you to submit community content to the mecha ttrpg newsletter:
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#mintrecommends: Chaos Gremlins.
Sometimes you just want to play a little guy, right? Here's a few games that do just that.
Sometimes you just want to play a little guy, right? Here's a few games that do just that.
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#mintrecommends: Chaos Gremlins.
Sometimes you just want to play a little guy, right? Here's a few games that do just that.
Sometimes you just want to play a little guy, right? Here's a few games that do just that.
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cool post about a cool demo for a cool game! If you're in the theatre/ttrpg venn diagram then you GOTTA check this out!
A conversation with @200proofgames.bsky.social is responsible for this Devlog. I'm genuinely interested in your feedback here, though!
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
cool post about a cool demo for a cool game! If you're in the theatre/ttrpg venn diagram then you GOTTA check this out!
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I'm on the hunt for artists/illustrators that specialise in landscapes and scenery, or who love drawing nature! 🌷🏞️🌳
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm on the hunt for artists/illustrators that specialise in landscapes and scenery, or who love drawing nature! 🌷🏞️🌳
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
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Hey do you need character designs, cover art illustrations, interior art illustrations?
Let's talk! I'm available!
sonybaloneyart.com
[email protected]
Let's talk! I'm available!
sonybaloneyart.com
[email protected]
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hey do you need character designs, cover art illustrations, interior art illustrations?
Let's talk! I'm available!
sonybaloneyart.com
[email protected]
Let's talk! I'm available!
sonybaloneyart.com
[email protected]
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This was a great episode. @ehronlime.bsky.social has such insight and experience at making a great, functional RPG playtesting community. And also such a purposeful sense of making games.
Also, "More Matts than women" 😮
Also, "More Matts than women" 😮
Starting the day listening to @newmadras.bsky.social in conversation with @ehronlime.bsky.social about TTRPG & communities in Yes Indie’d — only fitting given that today is our final fall conversation at Auburn about play & communities with @itsquinns.bsky.social this afternoon.
Games Need Communities (w/ Aaron Lim)
Podcast Episode · Yes Indie'd Pod · 11/17/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This was a great episode. @ehronlime.bsky.social has such insight and experience at making a great, functional RPG playtesting community. And also such a purposeful sense of making games.
Also, "More Matts than women" 😮
Also, "More Matts than women" 😮
I am so in
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I am so in
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I've had a spike in views and purchases for SPINE this morning, and no amount of googling or analytics has been able to tell me why.
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I've had a spike in views and purchases for SPINE this morning, and no amount of googling or analytics has been able to tell me why.