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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · 8h

Hey solo #ttrpg players, this week im looking at Thousand Year Old Vampire at the Glyph and Grok!

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Review: Thousand Year Old Vampire

A fitting melancholic Halloween season practice...

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · 7d

This weeks Glyph and Grok post is a dev log for a game idea im designing currently labeled "Extraction Command": #ttrpg #wargame #boardgame #design #gamedesign

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Dev Diary: Tactical Map Feature Populating

Working on systems for Extraction Command zine game design...

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · 14d

5 and 7, its slow but great teaching them the ropes!

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · 14d

This week's post is reviewing Dragontown and the Darkness below and discussing running for my kiddos: #ttrpg #osr #shadowdark #dragontown #gmadvice

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Review: Dragontown and the Darkness Below

Using it as a gateway into the hobby for my kids: A whimsical, system-neutral TTRPG campaign-scale adventure with a Saturday-morning cartoon vibe that is broken down into chapters!

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · 17d

#ttrpg #dnd #podcast Goof and Grump episode 2 - Hexflowers - is live now everywhere you get your podcasts!

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Goof and Grump

A tabletop roleplaying discussion podcast about our experiences running, playing, and designing for all manner of modern and old-school games. Hosted by Alexander Tzakis and James Ekdahl, we delve our...

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · 21d

Developing an analog "zoomable" hex grid for regional mapping : open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...

#ttrpg #dnd #osr #gamedev #zine

Hex Grid Map Systemization

Developing The "Nixy" Grid System!

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · 28d

Exploring one page rpg design this week at #glyphngrok. #ttrpg #osr #dnd
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One-Page TTRPG Musings

Thoughts after reading "Make Your Own One-Page Roleplaying Game" by Skeleton Code Machine...

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Oct 3

Last yeads submission to #pirateborg game jam Cabin Fever is still available for free on Itch: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...

The Glowing Gunpowder Spot

Pirate Borg Game Jam: Cabin Fever - Hitting the submit button

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Oct 1

Grab a free OD&D Module at the Glyph N Grok this week:

#dnd #osr #odnd #ttrpg #module #pwyw #itch.io

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The Site of The Megalo Released

OD&D adventure site hopefully compatible with The Wight Box!

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Sep 24

Discussion at the Glyph and Grok this week is regarding building out a big map and thinking about abstracting populations. #gamemaster #gamedesign #ttrpg #dnd #shadowdark #osr

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Fantasy Populace and Hex Math

Abstracting sizes of cities and farm land for practical use. What the hectare?

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Sep 22

If you love you some #ttrpg #shadowdark #dnd discussion, come listen to us on our Goof and Grump podcast talk about running a massive 2 table, 16 person game:

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Sep 12

Previewing a Shadowdark Adventure Module, check it out here:

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#shadowdark #osr #ttrpg #module #substack

Pyramid Of The Death Shaper

A Shadowdark Adventure Site Preview

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Sep 12

#ttrpg #writes #substack - VIDOEO: Use Obsidian to put tables into your writing quick and easy. Great for Solo TTRPG play, notes, or to bypass the missing feature when putting your stuff out there on Substack:
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Using Obsidian to Make Tables For Your TTRPG Writing

Writers, make tables quickly and easily and insert them as images

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Sep 10

This week we are talking about table culture:

#ttrpg #osr #glyphngrok #newsletter #writing

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Thoughts On TTRPG Table Culture

At the intersection of design, incentive, and setting.

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Sep 2

Latest piece is upnon the Glyph and Grok, Metagaming and tabletalk thoughts between trad and osr games: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...

#ttrpg #osr #dnd

Metagaming and Tabletalk

Differences in traditional versus OSR metagame

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today's Glyph N Grok piece is up. Thoughts on utilizing the structure of "Myths" from Mythic Bastionland in a broad sense feels like a paradigm shift for me.

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Make Your Quests "Mythic"

Elevate your prep by using ideas from the Myths of Mythic Bastionland...

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Aug 21

Review up for #ttrpg Mythic Bastionland:

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Review: Mythic Bastionland

O'er the mountain or through it, we will earn glory and quest toward the city...

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Aug 12

This week's blogletter is a review of Bunny Borg! Check it out here:
#ttrpg #osr #borg #review

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Review: Bunny Borg

Do you have a moment to discuss our patron saint of the sun, Fyrthe?

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Aug 6

I got the amazing privilege to hang out with some awesome creators at Gencon this year. Fans of the #ttrpg #osr check it out:

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Gencon 2025: Something Else

One for the books!

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Aug 5

Tax #wealth not #work
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Why your government is about to raise YOUR taxes

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Jul 22

This week at the Glyph and Grok we are looking at hexflowers and creating one for weather that is free to download: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...

Hexflower Exploration

Building a hex flower! Weather hexflower for download at the bottom!

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Jul 15

This weeks post at the Glyph and Grok is a review of KNOCK!, check it out here! open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...

#ttrpg #osr #dnd #ose #gamemaster

Review: Knock!

A high-density OSR ideascape...

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Jul 12

What's a set of dual land go for?

Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Jul 12

#ttrpg #dnd #review
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Alex Tzakis on Substack

Restacking a piece of mine from Jan 2024 echoing my sentiments that TTRPGs are in a golden era, not set to suffer because WoTC has dropped the ball.

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Glyph @glyph0s.bsky.social · Jul 8

This weeks post on the Glyph n' Grok is up. My thoughts on running high player-count games at the table:
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#ttrpg #dm #gm #gmadvice #dnd #osr #shadowdark

Running High Player-Count Shadowdark

Big Game Hunting...

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