Bright Bard Games - Axolotl with a Gun 2E
@brightbard.bsky.social
TTRPG publisher making games about little guys doing their best, everyday magic, and weird space wizards. Run by Jon Boyle & Bri de Danann.
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Games: https://brightbardgames.com/
PDFs: https://brightbardgames.itch.io/
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Axolotl with a Gun: An Arcade-Style Roleplaying Game
Play as armed axolotls with weaponized hobbies fighting hordes of evil robots in this arcade-style, coin-op tabletop roleplaying game.
www.kickstarter.com
We are live for Zinequest!
The horrors persist, and so must you: An adorable axolotl with cute hobbies, metal regenerating powers, and a big 'ol gun.
Fight evil robots bent on harvesting your habitat in our arcade-style RPG about endangered wetland wildlife!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
The horrors persist, and so must you: An adorable axolotl with cute hobbies, metal regenerating powers, and a big 'ol gun.
Fight evil robots bent on harvesting your habitat in our arcade-style RPG about endangered wetland wildlife!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
80% funded!! 🥳
Let's keep this momentum going and get Axolotl with a Gun 2E funded by end of week 2 😤
Let's keep this momentum going and get Axolotl with a Gun 2E funded by end of week 2 😤
February 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
80% funded!! 🥳
Let's keep this momentum going and get Axolotl with a Gun 2E funded by end of week 2 😤
Let's keep this momentum going and get Axolotl with a Gun 2E funded by end of week 2 😤
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70% funded with 13 days to go!! Let's do this 😤
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
70% funded with 13 days to go!! Let's do this 😤
70% funded with 13 days to go!! Let's do this 😤
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
70% funded with 13 days to go!! Let's do this 😤
Thank you so so much for putting this together 💕
If you hate ICE, love games, and have $10 check out the No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle supporting Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota with over 1,400 games from 651 creators!
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Thank you so so much for putting this together 💕
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Make sure this funds so my daughter gets to play it!
Axolotl with a Gun has been live for a week! If you're just now catching up on our arcade-style tabletop RPG, here's a little 🧵about it, plus everything you get on the Kickstarter campaign!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Make sure this funds so my daughter gets to play it!
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A little roundup on all the goodies you can get with Axolotl with a Gun!
Also, if we overfund to 5k, we'll print a run of the companion zine too :]
Also, if we overfund to 5k, we'll print a run of the companion zine too :]
Axolotl with a Gun has been live for a week! If you're just now catching up on our arcade-style tabletop RPG, here's a little 🧵about it, plus everything you get on the Kickstarter campaign!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
A little roundup on all the goodies you can get with Axolotl with a Gun!
Also, if we overfund to 5k, we'll print a run of the companion zine too :]
Also, if we overfund to 5k, we'll print a run of the companion zine too :]
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Mystery Snacks, a collection of easy-to-use, all-ages TTRPG mysteries by award-winning @ttrpgkids.com is funding now for #Zinetopia!
The game features drop-in scenarios that serve up cozy, silly, and twisty whodunit vibes to your table.
Follow the campaign here!
tinyurl.com/MystrySnks1
The game features drop-in scenarios that serve up cozy, silly, and twisty whodunit vibes to your table.
Follow the campaign here!
tinyurl.com/MystrySnks1
Mystery Snacks
A collection of bite sized mysteries to drop into any TTRPG system, and a system to drop onto the mysteries of your choosing!
tinyurl.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Mystery Snacks, a collection of easy-to-use, all-ages TTRPG mysteries by award-winning @ttrpgkids.com is funding now for #Zinetopia!
The game features drop-in scenarios that serve up cozy, silly, and twisty whodunit vibes to your table.
Follow the campaign here!
tinyurl.com/MystrySnks1
The game features drop-in scenarios that serve up cozy, silly, and twisty whodunit vibes to your table.
Follow the campaign here!
tinyurl.com/MystrySnks1
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If you hate ICE, love games, and have $10 check out the No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle supporting Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota with over 1,400 games from 651 creators!
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If you hate ICE, love games, and have $10 check out the No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle supporting Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota with over 1,400 games from 651 creators!
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
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Some new Axolotls for AWAG 2E!
Whose your favorite?
Whose your favorite?
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Some new Axolotls for AWAG 2E!
Whose your favorite?
Whose your favorite?
Our Zine Month Week One Roundup is Live!
Check out our mailer for this week talking about Axolotl with a Gun 2E, some of our favorite Zine Month Projects and the No Ice in MN bundle!
eepurl.com/jzeCs-/
Check out our mailer for this week talking about Axolotl with a Gun 2E, some of our favorite Zine Month Projects and the No Ice in MN bundle!
eepurl.com/jzeCs-/
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Our Zine Month Week One Roundup is Live!
Check out our mailer for this week talking about Axolotl with a Gun 2E, some of our favorite Zine Month Projects and the No Ice in MN bundle!
eepurl.com/jzeCs-/
Check out our mailer for this week talking about Axolotl with a Gun 2E, some of our favorite Zine Month Projects and the No Ice in MN bundle!
eepurl.com/jzeCs-/
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We are live for Zinequest!
The horrors persist, and so must you: An adorable axolotl with cute hobbies, metal regenerating powers, and a big 'ol gun.
Fight evil robots bent on harvesting your habitat in our arcade-style RPG about endangered wetland wildlife!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
The horrors persist, and so must you: An adorable axolotl with cute hobbies, metal regenerating powers, and a big 'ol gun.
Fight evil robots bent on harvesting your habitat in our arcade-style RPG about endangered wetland wildlife!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
Axolotl with a Gun: An Arcade-Style Roleplaying Game
Play as armed axolotls with weaponized hobbies fighting hordes of evil robots in this arcade-style, coin-op tabletop roleplaying game.
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We are live for Zinequest!
The horrors persist, and so must you: An adorable axolotl with cute hobbies, metal regenerating powers, and a big 'ol gun.
Fight evil robots bent on harvesting your habitat in our arcade-style RPG about endangered wetland wildlife!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
The horrors persist, and so must you: An adorable axolotl with cute hobbies, metal regenerating powers, and a big 'ol gun.
Fight evil robots bent on harvesting your habitat in our arcade-style RPG about endangered wetland wildlife!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
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Axolotl with a Gun was featured on MSM's Zine Month series!
Our zine month series continues as we talk about Axolotl with a Gun by @brightbard.bsky.social and Blightfall by @matthewayers.bsky.social.
These are two of our favorite games this Zine Month so I highly recommend you check them out.
open.spotify.com/episode/7nxM...
These are two of our favorite games this Zine Month so I highly recommend you check them out.
open.spotify.com/episode/7nxM...
Axolotl with a Gun & Blightfall (Zine Month #2)
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February 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Axolotl with a Gun was featured on MSM's Zine Month series!
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We are incredibly grateful to be a small part of this large No Ice in Minnesota games bundle.
Grab 1439 different games from indie creators and help support our home state and it's community ❤️
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
Grab 1439 different games from indie creators and help support our home state and it's community ❤️
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
No ICE in Minnesota by jesthehuman and 651 others
No ICE in Minnesota: 1439 items for $10.00
itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
We are incredibly grateful to be a small part of this large No Ice in Minnesota games bundle.
Grab 1439 different games from indie creators and help support our home state and it's community ❤️
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
Grab 1439 different games from indie creators and help support our home state and it's community ❤️
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
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We are so very grateful that we have hit the first funny number.
A true milestone
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
A true milestone
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
We are so very grateful that we have hit the first funny number.
A true milestone
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
A true milestone
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
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Axolotl with a Gun by @brightbard.bsky.social is a game where you play as armed axolotls with weaponized hobbies fighting hordes of evil robots in this arcade-style, coin-op tabletop roleplaying game.
Give it a gun, you cowards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
Give it a gun, you cowards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
Axolotl with a Gun: An Arcade-Style Roleplaying Game
Play as armed axolotls with weaponized hobbies fighting hordes of evil robots in this arcade-style, coin-op tabletop roleplaying game.
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Axolotl with a Gun by @brightbard.bsky.social is a game where you play as armed axolotls with weaponized hobbies fighting hordes of evil robots in this arcade-style, coin-op tabletop roleplaying game.
Give it a gun, you cowards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
Give it a gun, you cowards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
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Axolotl with a Gun is endorsed by Spencer!! Our day is made 😁
Axolotl with a Gun by @brightbard.bsky.social is a game where you play as armed axolotls with weaponized hobbies fighting hordes of evil robots in this arcade-style, coin-op tabletop roleplaying game.
Give it a gun, you cowards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
Give it a gun, you cowards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
Axolotl with a Gun: An Arcade-Style Roleplaying Game
Play as armed axolotls with weaponized hobbies fighting hordes of evil robots in this arcade-style, coin-op tabletop roleplaying game.
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Axolotl with a Gun is endorsed by Spencer!! Our day is made 😁
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For retailers, we've also got a tier that comes with 6 discounted copies of the 2nd edition, plus a .PDF!
If you're a retailer interested in different quantities, shoot us an email at [email protected], and we'll get you hooked up with some zines during fulfillment.
If you're a retailer interested in different quantities, shoot us an email at [email protected], and we'll get you hooked up with some zines during fulfillment.
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
For retailers, we've also got a tier that comes with 6 discounted copies of the 2nd edition, plus a .PDF!
If you're a retailer interested in different quantities, shoot us an email at [email protected], and we'll get you hooked up with some zines during fulfillment.
If you're a retailer interested in different quantities, shoot us an email at [email protected], and we'll get you hooked up with some zines during fulfillment.
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For our most generous Axolotl enthusiasts, we have the Thanks-A-Lotl tier!
This tier includes everything you need to play: Both zines, a set of axolotl stickers made from game art, an Axolotl with a Gun pin, plus dice and a pair of custom axolotl coins to play with!
This tier includes everything you need to play: Both zines, a set of axolotl stickers made from game art, an Axolotl with a Gun pin, plus dice and a pair of custom axolotl coins to play with!
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
For our most generous Axolotl enthusiasts, we have the Thanks-A-Lotl tier!
This tier includes everything you need to play: Both zines, a set of axolotl stickers made from game art, an Axolotl with a Gun pin, plus dice and a pair of custom axolotl coins to play with!
This tier includes everything you need to play: Both zines, a set of axolotl stickers made from game art, an Axolotl with a Gun pin, plus dice and a pair of custom axolotl coins to play with!
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Next up is the Physical Edition of Axolotl with a Gun 2e!
This 2nd edition comes with new coin-op rules, expanded GM tools, updated guns and advances, new hobbies, and generally improved rules edited by the inimitable @willjobst.bsky.social!
You also get a digital edition of the game :]
This 2nd edition comes with new coin-op rules, expanded GM tools, updated guns and advances, new hobbies, and generally improved rules edited by the inimitable @willjobst.bsky.social!
You also get a digital edition of the game :]
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Next up is the Physical Edition of Axolotl with a Gun 2e!
This 2nd edition comes with new coin-op rules, expanded GM tools, updated guns and advances, new hobbies, and generally improved rules edited by the inimitable @willjobst.bsky.social!
You also get a digital edition of the game :]
This 2nd edition comes with new coin-op rules, expanded GM tools, updated guns and advances, new hobbies, and generally improved rules edited by the inimitable @willjobst.bsky.social!
You also get a digital edition of the game :]
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On to pledge tiers!
Our first two tiers are for PDF appreciators, and include digital editions of Axolotl with a Gun.
You can also get a PDF of AwaG: Armed and Dangerous, which includes new guns, hobbies, adventures, game modes, and achievements. A&D will get a physical edition as a stretch goal!
Our first two tiers are for PDF appreciators, and include digital editions of Axolotl with a Gun.
You can also get a PDF of AwaG: Armed and Dangerous, which includes new guns, hobbies, adventures, game modes, and achievements. A&D will get a physical edition as a stretch goal!
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
On to pledge tiers!
Our first two tiers are for PDF appreciators, and include digital editions of Axolotl with a Gun.
You can also get a PDF of AwaG: Armed and Dangerous, which includes new guns, hobbies, adventures, game modes, and achievements. A&D will get a physical edition as a stretch goal!
Our first two tiers are for PDF appreciators, and include digital editions of Axolotl with a Gun.
You can also get a PDF of AwaG: Armed and Dangerous, which includes new guns, hobbies, adventures, game modes, and achievements. A&D will get a physical edition as a stretch goal!
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Your axolotl has some other skills to leverage on their adventure too!
Whatever hobbies you spend your time on can be weaponized to help your neighbors and fight the robo-horrors, from plant parenting, to mini painting, and summoning adorable eldritch beings from the murky depths of your lake.
Whatever hobbies you spend your time on can be weaponized to help your neighbors and fight the robo-horrors, from plant parenting, to mini painting, and summoning adorable eldritch beings from the murky depths of your lake.
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Your axolotl has some other skills to leverage on their adventure too!
Whatever hobbies you spend your time on can be weaponized to help your neighbors and fight the robo-horrors, from plant parenting, to mini painting, and summoning adorable eldritch beings from the murky depths of your lake.
Whatever hobbies you spend your time on can be weaponized to help your neighbors and fight the robo-horrors, from plant parenting, to mini painting, and summoning adorable eldritch beings from the murky depths of your lake.
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Axolotl with a Gun is a coin-op tabletop RPG about axolotls with guns fighting evil robots and AI bent on wrecking their habitat.
We use a d6 dice pool to swim through the action, and your gun changes how your dice pool works, so everyone gets a fun dice minigame with their chosen armament!
We use a d6 dice pool to swim through the action, and your gun changes how your dice pool works, so everyone gets a fun dice minigame with their chosen armament!
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Axolotl with a Gun is a coin-op tabletop RPG about axolotls with guns fighting evil robots and AI bent on wrecking their habitat.
We use a d6 dice pool to swim through the action, and your gun changes how your dice pool works, so everyone gets a fun dice minigame with their chosen armament!
We use a d6 dice pool to swim through the action, and your gun changes how your dice pool works, so everyone gets a fun dice minigame with their chosen armament!
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Axolotl with a Gun has been live for a week! If you're just now catching up on our arcade-style tabletop RPG, here's a little 🧵about it, plus everything you get on the Kickstarter campaign!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Axolotl with a Gun has been live for a week! If you're just now catching up on our arcade-style tabletop RPG, here's a little 🧵about it, plus everything you get on the Kickstarter campaign!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
Axolotl with a Gun 2E was featured in the first half of The Weekly Scrolls new episode!
It's among some really cool other indie games as well so watch the episode to get tth scoop!
It's among some really cool other indie games as well so watch the episode to get tth scoop!
On our most recent episode (304) we chat about a few of the projects some friends of the show have put out for the Month of Zines, which we're now forever calling Zineuary.
Watch the episode here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SwA...
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Watch the episode here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SwA...
Check out these projects
Von Hynd Manor from @evilgoblin.wedding
Von Hynd Manor
A gothic horror zine of noble predation
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Axolotl with a Gun 2E was featured in the first half of The Weekly Scrolls new episode!
It's among some really cool other indie games as well so watch the episode to get tth scoop!
It's among some really cool other indie games as well so watch the episode to get tth scoop!
Axolotl with a Gun has been live for a week! If you're just now catching up on our arcade-style tabletop RPG, here's a little 🧵about it, plus everything you get on the Kickstarter campaign!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Axolotl with a Gun has been live for a week! If you're just now catching up on our arcade-style tabletop RPG, here's a little 🧵about it, plus everything you get on the Kickstarter campaign!
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...
🔫 www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...