Gowanusaurus rex
@gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social
Playwright turned game maker.
https://gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/
https://gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/
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And she's finally ready! The full text of THE COTTONTAILS, created for @metaparadox.bsky.social's #LitformLARPJam and heavily inspired by #DavidLynch's surreal short film RABBITS, is live! gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/the-cottonta...
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CALLING ALL BLACK GMS
Hello 2026 I'm back with the GM & Producer sign up sheet for a Valentines event celebrating Black Love in TTRPGs.
Showcasing Black characters getting to be In Love, being the Love Interest, doing romantic things.
Call closes Saturday January 17th
forms.gle/ZBMWEvL6pWa6...
Hello 2026 I'm back with the GM & Producer sign up sheet for a Valentines event celebrating Black Love in TTRPGs.
Showcasing Black characters getting to be In Love, being the Love Interest, doing romantic things.
Call closes Saturday January 17th
forms.gle/ZBMWEvL6pWa6...
January 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
CALLING ALL BLACK GMS
Hello 2026 I'm back with the GM & Producer sign up sheet for a Valentines event celebrating Black Love in TTRPGs.
Showcasing Black characters getting to be In Love, being the Love Interest, doing romantic things.
Call closes Saturday January 17th
forms.gle/ZBMWEvL6pWa6...
Hello 2026 I'm back with the GM & Producer sign up sheet for a Valentines event celebrating Black Love in TTRPGs.
Showcasing Black characters getting to be In Love, being the Love Interest, doing romantic things.
Call closes Saturday January 17th
forms.gle/ZBMWEvL6pWa6...
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If anyone ever wants to play this, I'm happy to join as a player. 😁
You have gathered to revive someone recently deceased. Will the ritual be successful? What will you sacrifice? Lay the bones and find out in Come Out From Your Grave by Basil Wright, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
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January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
If anyone ever wants to play this, I'm happy to join as a player. 😁
One thing that makes games different from theater so far, that I like, is just making things and putting them out into the world for other people to experience. One thing difference between games and theaters that I like less is not knowing who experienced it or anything about their experience.
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 AM
One thing that makes games different from theater so far, that I like, is just making things and putting them out into the world for other people to experience. One thing difference between games and theaters that I like less is not knowing who experienced it or anything about their experience.
This kind of talk about NFT's really primed me for the rhetoric of the generative AI era: the aggressive, hostile insistence that they're "the future" is just desperation from guys who need it to be the future really badly because they've put all their money into it.
We don’t dance on the grave of NFTs enough. I had a year where I was repeatedly told by bozos I was going to be irrelevant and extinct for not embracing them, I should be allowed a victory lap.
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This kind of talk about NFT's really primed me for the rhetoric of the generative AI era: the aggressive, hostile insistence that they're "the future" is just desperation from guys who need it to be the future really badly because they've put all their money into it.
In discussing this game I keep coming back to the quoted image, which I find scary as hell, but also this one, which I also find very disturbing for some reason.
January 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In discussing this game I keep coming back to the quoted image, which I find scary as hell, but also this one, which I also find very disturbing for some reason.
A devlog/blog announcing the launch of THE COTTONTAILS and a little about what inspired it. gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/the-cottonta...
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A devlog/blog announcing the launch of THE COTTONTAILS and a little about what inspired it. gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/the-cottonta...
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Our game Abide is among the over 70 games available in the Solo But Not Alone bundle!
You can get it for only $10 and help support Take This, a group working to raise awareness and decrease the stigma of mental health in the gaming industry
If you've ever wanted Abide we hope you'll buy the bundle
You can get it for only $10 and help support Take This, a group working to raise awareness and decrease the stigma of mental health in the gaming industry
If you've ever wanted Abide we hope you'll buy the bundle
Solo But Not Alone
Abide is in the Solo But Not Alone 6 Bundle! If you've ever thought about getting the game, we'd love it if you instead buy the bundle to help support Take This , a group who are working to decrease t...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Our game Abide is among the over 70 games available in the Solo But Not Alone bundle!
You can get it for only $10 and help support Take This, a group working to raise awareness and decrease the stigma of mental health in the gaming industry
If you've ever wanted Abide we hope you'll buy the bundle
You can get it for only $10 and help support Take This, a group working to raise awareness and decrease the stigma of mental health in the gaming industry
If you've ever wanted Abide we hope you'll buy the bundle
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evening folk come grab your free ttrpg mechanic
If your TTRPG uses a deck of playing cards and want a nice question oracle format, I've got you covered.
The odds of that thing are super satisfying!
The odds of that thing are super satisfying!
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
evening folk come grab your free ttrpg mechanic
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Something I've discovered as the years have gone on is that David Lynch's short film Rabbits (2002) has had something of an outsized influence on my work, and this game is kind of just confronting that head on.
January 1, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Something I've discovered as the years have gone on is that David Lynch's short film Rabbits (2002) has had something of an outsized influence on my work, and this game is kind of just confronting that head on.
And she's finally ready! The full text of THE COTTONTAILS, created for @metaparadox.bsky.social's #LitformLARPJam and heavily inspired by #DavidLynch's surreal short film RABBITS, is live! gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/the-cottonta...
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
And she's finally ready! The full text of THE COTTONTAILS, created for @metaparadox.bsky.social's #LitformLARPJam and heavily inspired by #DavidLynch's surreal short film RABBITS, is live! gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/the-cottonta...
Kentucky Route -1
Slightly diminish a game:
Obscure Candle
Obscure Candle
Slightly diminish a game:
Community policing with an emphasis on restorative, rather than punitive, justice and Dragons
Community policing with an emphasis on restorative, rather than punitive, justice and Dragons
January 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Kentucky Route -1
Team Ico's classic "Shadow of the Tall Guy"
Slightly diminish a game:
Schelp Home
Schelp Home
Slightly diminish a game:
Obscure Candle
Obscure Candle
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Team Ico's classic "Shadow of the Tall Guy"
I think alternate structures of TTRPG groups is fantastic or necessary, and this makes a good point about who's attracted to this, but what's described below feels to me to have more to do with the expectations of participants to play the role of a character within a world, not create the world.
The "traditional" structure of TTRPGs puts an enormous amount of pressure on the GM to learn/refine & very little on the players.
Which is somehow seen as more reasonable than spreading the load of learning/contribution across the whole table.
Broader implications about community in there, y'all.
Which is somehow seen as more reasonable than spreading the load of learning/contribution across the whole table.
Broader implications about community in there, y'all.
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I think alternate structures of TTRPG groups is fantastic or necessary, and this makes a good point about who's attracted to this, but what's described below feels to me to have more to do with the expectations of participants to play the role of a character within a world, not create the world.
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This is SUCH a good deal, and the quality of these games always rules!
And we are LIVE! The solo gaming event of the year, Solo But Not Alone 6!
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Solo But Not Alone 6! by Peach Garden Games and 74 others
Solo But Not Alone 6!: 90 items for $10.00
itch.io
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
This is SUCH a good deal, and the quality of these games always rules!
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Solo But Not Alone charity bundle is live.
90 games for 10$
Something for everyone!!!
90 games for 10$
Something for everyone!!!
And we are LIVE! The solo gaming event of the year, Solo But Not Alone 6!
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Solo But Not Alone 6! by Peach Garden Games and 74 others
Solo But Not Alone 6!: 90 items for $10.00
itch.io
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Solo But Not Alone charity bundle is live.
90 games for 10$
Something for everyone!!!
90 games for 10$
Something for everyone!!!
I was thinking about this while on the phone with my insurance yesterday. A common refrain is that businesses want to please their customers/clients so they'll do what keeps them coming back, but in reality the way most businesses work is they do what's cheaper and you have no choice.
Dystopia is successfully navigating the AI agent to get to the live agent, but then the live agent can't do anything because they're remote and don't have access to the necessary in-house system.
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I was thinking about this while on the phone with my insurance yesterday. A common refrain is that businesses want to please their customers/clients so they'll do what keeps them coming back, but in reality the way most businesses work is they do what's cheaper and you have no choice.
Thinking of hosting a jam on itchio either in honor of World Theatre Day or of Shakespeare's Birthday. Hm.
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Thinking of hosting a jam on itchio either in honor of World Theatre Day or of Shakespeare's Birthday. Hm.
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This is one of the best bundles of the year and you need to grab it! Thank you for organizing this again, @catlinggun.bsky.social!
Solo But Not Alone 6 is live now on itch.io!
We're so grateful to @catlinggun.bsky.social for organizing this incredible bundle yet again this year. If you're looking to support us AND get your hands on 90 incredible single-player TTRPGs, look no further!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
We're so grateful to @catlinggun.bsky.social for organizing this incredible bundle yet again this year. If you're looking to support us AND get your hands on 90 incredible single-player TTRPGs, look no further!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is one of the best bundles of the year and you need to grab it! Thank you for organizing this again, @catlinggun.bsky.social!
SOLO BUT NOT ALONE 6 is looking to raise $10k by April for @takethis.org, an organization that seeks to raise and increase support for mental health in the gaming community.
$10 for access to about 90 solo games! 2 of them are mine!
$10 for access to about 90 solo games! 2 of them are mine!
And we are LIVE! The solo gaming event of the year, Solo But Not Alone 6!
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Solo But Not Alone 6! by Peach Garden Games and 74 others
Solo But Not Alone 6!: 90 items for $10.00
itch.io
January 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
SOLO BUT NOT ALONE 6 is looking to raise $10k by April for @takethis.org, an organization that seeks to raise and increase support for mental health in the gaming community.
$10 for access to about 90 solo games! 2 of them are mine!
$10 for access to about 90 solo games! 2 of them are mine!
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If you make anything innovative, you can't open source it anymore, or even keep it on a public git host because it'll just be stolen by AI scrapers and put in the public domain by them.
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
If you make anything innovative, you can't open source it anymore, or even keep it on a public git host because it'll just be stolen by AI scrapers and put in the public domain by them.
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Hoy toca mi primer lanzamiento de #lodelrol de 2026: ¡Dadómones! un minijuego de rol parodia de Pokemon para dar salida a los montones de dados que nunca usas.
El arte es de @roqueromero.bsky.social y es espectacular.
dadomon.gwannon.com
#rolgratis
El arte es de @roqueromero.bsky.social y es espectacular.
dadomon.gwannon.com
#rolgratis
¡Dadómones! - Ver. 1.1
¡Dadómones! es una juego de rol en una sola hoja donde llevas a una entrenadora de dadómones, unos simpáticos animales de tu mundo de formas y habilidades graciosas que entrenas para hacer combates co...
dadomon.gwannon.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Hoy toca mi primer lanzamiento de #lodelrol de 2026: ¡Dadómones! un minijuego de rol parodia de Pokemon para dar salida a los montones de dados que nunca usas.
El arte es de @roqueromero.bsky.social y es espectacular.
dadomon.gwannon.com
#rolgratis
El arte es de @roqueromero.bsky.social y es espectacular.
dadomon.gwannon.com
#rolgratis
I'm not really one for New Years resolutions, but I do like to think about intentions, and I think if my foray into making games has shown me anything I think 2026 is the year for just Making Stuff and putting it into the world.
January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I'm not really one for New Years resolutions, but I do like to think about intentions, and I think if my foray into making games has shown me anything I think 2026 is the year for just Making Stuff and putting it into the world.
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Sed el sacrificio. Entregaos al dios del bosque.
#lodelrol #weird #juegonarrativo #improvisación
Tengo que plantearme recopilar todos mis juegos breves en un fanzine.
#siempredándolevueltasaideaslocas
eximeno.itch.io/sacrificio
#lodelrol #weird #juegonarrativo #improvisación
Tengo que plantearme recopilar todos mis juegos breves en un fanzine.
#siempredándolevueltasaideaslocas
eximeno.itch.io/sacrificio
Sacrificio by Santiago Eximeno
Texto lúdico improvisado sobre folclore y horror
eximeno.itch.io
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Sed el sacrificio. Entregaos al dios del bosque.
#lodelrol #weird #juegonarrativo #improvisación
Tengo que plantearme recopilar todos mis juegos breves en un fanzine.
#siempredándolevueltasaideaslocas
eximeno.itch.io/sacrificio
#lodelrol #weird #juegonarrativo #improvisación
Tengo que plantearme recopilar todos mis juegos breves en un fanzine.
#siempredándolevueltasaideaslocas
eximeno.itch.io/sacrificio
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I wanted to try something different in the new year. I wrote a guide/master post on Introducing New People to TTRPGs. This contains information on:
1. What is a TTRPG
2. Finding a Game
3. Playing a Game and Safety
4. TTRPG Resources
blerdydisposition.itch.io/how-do-you-g...
1. What is a TTRPG
2. Finding a Game
3. Playing a Game and Safety
4. TTRPG Resources
blerdydisposition.itch.io/how-do-you-g...
How Do You Get into TTRPGs? by Blerdy Disposition
A somewhat personal essay and guide on getting into TTRPGs.
blerdydisposition.itch.io
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I wanted to try something different in the new year. I wrote a guide/master post on Introducing New People to TTRPGs. This contains information on:
1. What is a TTRPG
2. Finding a Game
3. Playing a Game and Safety
4. TTRPG Resources
blerdydisposition.itch.io/how-do-you-g...
1. What is a TTRPG
2. Finding a Game
3. Playing a Game and Safety
4. TTRPG Resources
blerdydisposition.itch.io/how-do-you-g...
Very proud to have a couple of pieces in this collection!
And we are LIVE! The solo gaming event of the year, Solo But Not Alone 6!
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Solo But Not Alone 6! by Peach Garden Games and 74 others
Solo But Not Alone 6!: 90 items for $10.00
itch.io
January 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Very proud to have a couple of pieces in this collection!