Dice Goblin Games
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DM/Warden. I made #BlockDodgeParry and am always working on more cool new stuff! He/him.
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Β· Feb 21
After 3 years, I'm actually HOLDING a full TTRPG that I WROTE!
Written by @edmocat.itch.io , not Elmcat π
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Cool article by @elmc.at about (level) progression in Cairn! It'd click into BDP's approach on advancement as well, I think: blockdodgeparry.com/character-im...
Cool article by @elmc.at about (level) progression in Cairn! It'd click into BDP's approach on advancement as well, I think: blockdodgeparry.com/character-im...
Compromising Cairn
I love the / "Oddlike" / "Mark of the Odd" design space, these games feel natural to referee, they are "rules light" but the rules are highly impactful on p...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Written by @edmocat.itch.io , not Elmcat π
*Reads again*
Well fuck.
Well fuck.
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
*Reads again*
Well fuck.
Well fuck.
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Cool article by @elmc.at about (level) progression in Cairn! It'd click into BDP's approach on advancement as well, I think: blockdodgeparry.com/character-im...
Cool article by @elmc.at about (level) progression in Cairn! It'd click into BDP's approach on advancement as well, I think: blockdodgeparry.com/character-im...
Compromising Cairn
I love the / "Oddlike" / "Mark of the Odd" design space, these games feel natural to referee, they are "rules light" but the rules are highly impactful on p...
edmocat.bearblog.dev
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Cool article by @elmc.at about (level) progression in Cairn! It'd click into BDP's approach on advancement as well, I think: blockdodgeparry.com/character-im...
Cool article by @elmc.at about (level) progression in Cairn! It'd click into BDP's approach on advancement as well, I think: blockdodgeparry.com/character-im...
Try out the full rules for free!
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January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Try out the full rules for free!
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dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
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Here's the format I use for overworld encounters, personalising the specifics for each region:
Roll a d12* on each table.
If any die is a 1 or a 2, the encounter is a surprise.
If any die is a 12, the party spots the encounter from afar.
Doubles determine how many NPCs/enemies are encountered.
Roll a d12* on each table.
If any die is a 1 or a 2, the encounter is a surprise.
If any die is a 12, the party spots the encounter from afar.
Doubles determine how many NPCs/enemies are encountered.
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Here's the format I use for overworld encounters, personalising the specifics for each region:
Roll a d12* on each table.
If any die is a 1 or a 2, the encounter is a surprise.
If any die is a 12, the party spots the encounter from afar.
Doubles determine how many NPCs/enemies are encountered.
Roll a d12* on each table.
If any die is a 1 or a 2, the encounter is a surprise.
If any die is a 12, the party spots the encounter from afar.
Doubles determine how many NPCs/enemies are encountered.
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participants from Benin's Vodun Day Festival, celebrated every January 10th.
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
participants from Benin's Vodun Day Festival, celebrated every January 10th.
The free core rules of DANGER CLOSE are updated to version 0.9, and the Commander's Toolkit will be updated alongside it soon, as well! Get it now for β¬3 - and get all future updates!
dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
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January 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
The free core rules of DANGER CLOSE are updated to version 0.9, and the Commander's Toolkit will be updated alongside it soon, as well! Get it now for β¬3 - and get all future updates!
dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
Are those blue/white-ish lines rivers too?
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Are those blue/white-ish lines rivers too?
The free core rules of DANGER CLOSE are updated to version 0.9, and the Commander's Toolkit will be updated alongside it soon, as well! Get it now for β¬3
dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The free core rules of DANGER CLOSE are updated to version 0.9, and the Commander's Toolkit will be updated alongside it soon, as well! Get it now for β¬3
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dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
Y'all don't understand how FUCKING SICK the final cover of DANGER CLOSE turned out:
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January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Y'all don't understand how FUCKING SICK the final cover of DANGER CLOSE turned out:
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Adding an additional and mathematically impossible result to a typical d66 roll in order to relate to the Youth
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Adding an additional and mathematically impossible result to a typical d66 roll in order to relate to the Youth
DANGER CLOSE is like Band of Blades but with squads of grunts in ruined cities
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DANGER CLOSE - v0.5 by Dice Goblin Games
Tactical Military Skirmish (Solo) TTRPG - Tense tactical decisions & battlefield heroics
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January 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
DANGER CLOSE is like Band of Blades but with squads of grunts in ruined cities
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Been rewatching Golden Girls. Grew up with the dub, it's crazy how different the sub is.
January 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Been rewatching Golden Girls. Grew up with the dub, it's crazy how different the sub is.
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Jumping to hexcrawls (sort of): @dicegoblin.blog had an excellent idea -> adding natural campsites to your map. it's such a great, obvious tweak that I'm surprised it isn't more common
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Add This To Your Hexcrawl Map: Natural Campsites
Iβm working on a hexcrawl, and I figured a fun and useful addition to the map would be natural campsites; spots that are known (to rangers and the like) to offer good shelter. The basic idea β¦
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January 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Jumping to hexcrawls (sort of): @dicegoblin.blog had an excellent idea -> adding natural campsites to your map. it's such a great, obvious tweak that I'm surprised it isn't more common
dicegoblin.blog/add-this-to-...
dicegoblin.blog/add-this-to-...
Errant was one of the games that, when first reading it, ALMOST killed my whole drive to make Block, Dodge, Parry, because it does SO many things SO well and I was like, "fuck, what's the point".
I forgot I wrote a whole post in 2024 about GMing Errant.
"Youβre not here to protect a plot, or a story, youβre here to protect player agency.... Your role is making sure the actions theyβre doing to survive are recognized and counted for."
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"Youβre not here to protect a plot, or a story, youβre here to protect player agency.... Your role is making sure the actions theyβre doing to survive are recognized and counted for."
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Start Running Errant
Letβs talk GMing Errant and how to get started.The Big PictureThereβs a lot of rules in Errant, but hereβs the important part β this is a game about dungeoncrawling foremostβ¦
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January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Errant was one of the games that, when first reading it, ALMOST killed my whole drive to make Block, Dodge, Parry, because it does SO many things SO well and I was like, "fuck, what's the point".
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Dr. Kelvin and an Ice Planet Astronaut (2020)
August 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Dr. Kelvin and an Ice Planet Astronaut (2020)
Yeah, I played with the idea before (dicegoblin.blog/campaign-hoo...) but this video really laying out that you can use Time as a Cost really appeals to me. Yes, you can train, or heal, or travel, but the CLOCK IS TICKING
Campaign Hook: Out in the Cold
This campaign hook suddenly came to me, and Iβll probably never run it, though I might, but mostly I think itβs cool so I figured Iβd share. Maybe it inspires someone else! Image:β¦
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January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Yeah, I played with the idea before (dicegoblin.blog/campaign-hoo...) but this video really laying out that you can use Time as a Cost really appeals to me. Yes, you can train, or heal, or travel, but the CLOCK IS TICKING
I kinda want to do a TTRPG with a persistent dramatic countdown now - yes, you can heal, but it costs TIME
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Fallout's Cut Invasion: Deconstructing the Time Limit
YouTube video by TriangleCity
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January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I kinda want to do a TTRPG with a persistent dramatic countdown now - yes, you can heal, but it costs TIME
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youtu.be/czId3-ZYGaU?...
Early 2026 will see the full release of DANGER CLOSE!
I think it's time for 10 cool things about DANGER CLOSE, my tactical military skirmish ttrpg!
Rules available for freeee on itch: dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
Rules available for freeee on itch: dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Early 2026 will see the full release of DANGER CLOSE!
Hoping you get well soon!
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Hoping you get well soon!
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An incredibly useful backbone for diverse random encounter prep.
The naturalistic NSR equivalent of the NPC combat roles in games like Fabula, Draw Steel, and Lancer.
dicegoblin.blog/just-use-bea...
An incredibly useful backbone for diverse random encounter prep.
The naturalistic NSR equivalent of the NPC combat roles in games like Fabula, Draw Steel, and Lancer.
dicegoblin.blog/just-use-bea...
Just Use Bears⦠Or Wolves, Dragons or Spiders
I was thinking about the classic principle of Just Use Bears. I think this can be expanded a bit, by looking at other animal archetypes. This might be useful to flesh out encounter tables, or creatβ¦
dicegoblin.blog
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
@dicegoblin.blog
An incredibly useful backbone for diverse random encounter prep.
The naturalistic NSR equivalent of the NPC combat roles in games like Fabula, Draw Steel, and Lancer.
dicegoblin.blog/just-use-bea...
An incredibly useful backbone for diverse random encounter prep.
The naturalistic NSR equivalent of the NPC combat roles in games like Fabula, Draw Steel, and Lancer.
dicegoblin.blog/just-use-bea...
I was looking for a way to, occasionally, zoom in on individual duels/clashes/fights in DANGER CLOSE, so I expanded upon @lukegearing.bsky.social's Violence. a bit:
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dicegoblin.blog/wasteland-wa...
Wasteland & Warzones: Expanding upon Violence. by Luke Gearing
In DANGER CLOSE, firefights and combat take place on a squad level. I can imagine, however, wanting to βzoom inβ for particular moments; room breaches, duels or personal confrontations,β¦
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December 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I was looking for a way to, occasionally, zoom in on individual duels/clashes/fights in DANGER CLOSE, so I expanded upon @lukegearing.bsky.social's Violence. a bit:
dicegoblin.blog/wasteland-wa...
dicegoblin.blog/wasteland-wa...