Hack Shack Games
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Halflight Halls: Campaign & Setting Starter - Hack Shack Games | DriveThruRPG
Halflight Halls
Campaign & Setting Starter
An Off-Beat Campaign Setting, designed to reward clever teamwork, bold heroics, and spectacularly bad ideas.
Inside you'll find:
The Halflight Halls camp...
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HALFLIGHT HALLS: Campaign & Setting Starter
Now available as Pay-What-You-Want on DTRPG!
An Off-Beat Campaign Setting, designed to reward clever teamwork, bold heroics, and spectacularly bad ideas.
Compatible with Daggerheart.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Now available as Pay-What-You-Want on DTRPG!
An Off-Beat Campaign Setting, designed to reward clever teamwork, bold heroics, and spectacularly bad ideas.
Compatible with Daggerheart.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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New mount just dropped!
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
New mount just dropped!
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Everyone, I’ve played this module in 5e and KNOW it will be excellent for Daggerheart 🗡️♥️ if you love all things cosy and cat-related, this one’s for you!
On a personal note - Steph is a dear friend, incredible writer, and may have asked for a little something from me for this too…👀👀
On a personal note - Steph is a dear friend, incredible writer, and may have asked for a little something from me for this too…👀👀
Toe Beans is now live for sign up on Kickstarter! ☕🐾
Our 5e module returns in this magical cat café supplement for Daggerheart with cozy quests, enchanted drinks, magical items, real recipes, brand new art and an exclusive new story to play! #Daggerheart #TTRPG
Launching Feb 2nd!
shorturl.at/8pN1A
Our 5e module returns in this magical cat café supplement for Daggerheart with cozy quests, enchanted drinks, magical items, real recipes, brand new art and an exclusive new story to play! #Daggerheart #TTRPG
Launching Feb 2nd!
shorturl.at/8pN1A
Coming soon: Toe Beans Magical Cat Cafe: A Supplement for Daggerheart
Welcome to Toe Beans, a magical cat cafe purrfect to drop in to your Daggerheart game, by Fistful of Crits.
shorturl.at
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Everyone, I’ve played this module in 5e and KNOW it will be excellent for Daggerheart 🗡️♥️ if you love all things cosy and cat-related, this one’s for you!
On a personal note - Steph is a dear friend, incredible writer, and may have asked for a little something from me for this too…👀👀
On a personal note - Steph is a dear friend, incredible writer, and may have asked for a little something from me for this too…👀👀
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Happy New Year, folks! Let's look back at #Daggerheart through 2025 with @thewelshdm.bsky.social !
What did #Daggerheart achieve in its first year? @itsnicodegallo.bsky.social and I sat down to talk Community, Collaborative Storytelling, and Creative Design
youtu.be/C5UwsYAWbuM
youtu.be/C5UwsYAWbuM
Was Daggerheart's 1st Year a Success? w/ @NicodeGallo
YouTube video by The Welsh DM
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Happy New Year, folks! Let's look back at #Daggerheart through 2025 with @thewelshdm.bsky.social !
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Made a much needed motivational monkey for my first drawing of 2026 ⭐👍
January 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Made a much needed motivational monkey for my first drawing of 2026 ⭐👍
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How much of the #daggerheart community can we get to show up for our charity stream for Feeding America on January 19th? There WILL BE incentives for your donations. 👀
By the way did you know my good friends over at @thenaturolls.com podcast are partnering with a bunch of other really awesome people to run a One-Shot Daggerheart game for CHARITY??
I’m gonna be annoying about it because AAAA HOW COOL AND EXCITING!
I hope to see you there! Let’s feed some people!!
I’m gonna be annoying about it because AAAA HOW COOL AND EXCITING!
I hope to see you there! Let’s feed some people!!
January 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM
How much of the #daggerheart community can we get to show up for our charity stream for Feeding America on January 19th? There WILL BE incentives for your donations. 👀
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If you’re a content creator covering #Daggerheart, Please post below with a link to your Twitch, YouTube or podcast.
Designing, interviewing or hosting an Actual Play - We don’t mind! Just show us what you’re passionate about!
Designing, interviewing or hosting an Actual Play - We don’t mind! Just show us what you’re passionate about!
January 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
If you’re a content creator covering #Daggerheart, Please post below with a link to your Twitch, YouTube or podcast.
Designing, interviewing or hosting an Actual Play - We don’t mind! Just show us what you’re passionate about!
Designing, interviewing or hosting an Actual Play - We don’t mind! Just show us what you’re passionate about!
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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 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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.
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This is such an awesome design for the mixed ancestry in Daggerheart. The mixture of a Clank and Dracona is so perfect!
If someone knows who drew this I would love to credit them. Can’t find it in the book! #ttrpg #daggerheart
If someone knows who drew this I would love to credit them. Can’t find it in the book! #ttrpg #daggerheart
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is such an awesome design for the mixed ancestry in Daggerheart. The mixture of a Clank and Dracona is so perfect!
If someone knows who drew this I would love to credit them. Can’t find it in the book! #ttrpg #daggerheart
If someone knows who drew this I would love to credit them. Can’t find it in the book! #ttrpg #daggerheart
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Thanks @heartofdaggers.bsky.social for the shouting out THE INFINITY TRAIN JOB in your newsletter!
Daggerheart Character Creator beta is released — and 3 great supplements to check out
Start 2026 with three standout supplements from the community, plus a few Heart of Daggers updates and an invite to the Discord.
eomail5.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Thanks @heartofdaggers.bsky.social for the shouting out THE INFINITY TRAIN JOB in your newsletter!
As someone who's been in AAA game dev for my 'day job' for over 25 years, this advice is honestly for ALL devs, regardless of size or market.
In a hit driven business, planning for sustainability will help you be ready to catch that lighting in a bottle a helluva lot more often..
In a hit driven business, planning for sustainability will help you be ready to catch that lighting in a bottle a helluva lot more often..
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
As someone who's been in AAA game dev for my 'day job' for over 25 years, this advice is honestly for ALL devs, regardless of size or market.
In a hit driven business, planning for sustainability will help you be ready to catch that lighting in a bottle a helluva lot more often..
In a hit driven business, planning for sustainability will help you be ready to catch that lighting in a bottle a helluva lot more often..
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Goblin Ancestry for Draw Steel!!
Congratz to the whole MCDM team on another *beyond-successful* crowdfunding campaign❤️🔥
What a start of the year!
#goblins #goblinpack #ttrpg #DrawSteel #MCDM #rpg #fantasy #fantasyart #illustration #bookillustration #painting #traditionalart #acrylicpainting
Congratz to the whole MCDM team on another *beyond-successful* crowdfunding campaign❤️🔥
What a start of the year!
#goblins #goblinpack #ttrpg #DrawSteel #MCDM #rpg #fantasy #fantasyart #illustration #bookillustration #painting #traditionalart #acrylicpainting
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Goblin Ancestry for Draw Steel!!
Congratz to the whole MCDM team on another *beyond-successful* crowdfunding campaign❤️🔥
What a start of the year!
#goblins #goblinpack #ttrpg #DrawSteel #MCDM #rpg #fantasy #fantasyart #illustration #bookillustration #painting #traditionalart #acrylicpainting
Congratz to the whole MCDM team on another *beyond-successful* crowdfunding campaign❤️🔥
What a start of the year!
#goblins #goblinpack #ttrpg #DrawSteel #MCDM #rpg #fantasy #fantasyart #illustration #bookillustration #painting #traditionalart #acrylicpainting
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Live now! Grab a seat, grab a beverage, and get comfy. Or grab a notebook and pen to take notes. Let's talk building modular encounters!
This afternoon I am streaming to talk about and show my process for designing modular encounters, building out from a core environment in a way that is easier to slot in where you need it for your campaign!
1pm EST at twitch.tv/turbotango
1pm EST at twitch.tv/turbotango
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Live now! Grab a seat, grab a beverage, and get comfy. Or grab a notebook and pen to take notes. Let's talk building modular encounters!
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Yesterday, I walked through all 14 stories in the April 2025 Unwinnable Monthly so you could see what goes into (and comes out of) the magazine EVERY month. This is what subscription dollars pay for.
Sign up now, you get all twelve 2025 issues for the price of one: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
Sign up now, you get all twelve 2025 issues for the price of one: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Yesterday, I walked through all 14 stories in the April 2025 Unwinnable Monthly so you could see what goes into (and comes out of) the magazine EVERY month. This is what subscription dollars pay for.
Sign up now, you get all twelve 2025 issues for the price of one: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
Sign up now, you get all twelve 2025 issues for the price of one: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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#TTRPG Designers, players, & related nerds:
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
#TTRPG Designers, players, & related nerds:
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
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The Future of RPGs in 2026?
Teos and Shawn look at 2025’s huge impacts on RPGs and what 2026 might hold for our hobby!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWzC...
#DnD #TTRPG
Teos and Shawn look at 2025’s huge impacts on RPGs and what 2026 might hold for our hobby!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWzC...
#DnD #TTRPG
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Future of RPGs in 2026?
Teos and Shawn look at 2025’s huge impacts on RPGs and what 2026 might hold for our hobby!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWzC...
#DnD #TTRPG
Teos and Shawn look at 2025’s huge impacts on RPGs and what 2026 might hold for our hobby!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWzC...
#DnD #TTRPG
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For the morning crowd!
New adventure for the BUREAU of CHRONOLOGICAL AFFAIRS — THE INFINITY TRAIN JOB.
-Perfect as one shot or starter adventure.
-Includes a mechanics for collaboratively building endless train cars for exploration.
-4 New Baddies — such as the rent-a-fascist CYBERCOP, or the time traveling QUANTUM OGRE
-Perfect as one shot or starter adventure.
-Includes a mechanics for collaboratively building endless train cars for exploration.
-4 New Baddies — such as the rent-a-fascist CYBERCOP, or the time traveling QUANTUM OGRE
BCA: THE INFINITY TRAIN JOB by DNGNCLUB
A starter adventure for the BUREAU of CHRONOLOGICAL AFFAIRS
dngnclub.itch.io
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
For the morning crowd!
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That's it folks! The kickstarter for Hope Springs Eternal, my 120-page supplement for @darringtonpress.bsky.social's Daggerheart TTRPG, ends in less than 48 hours! Now is the time to help me spread the word and/or to back so we can unlock some stretch goals!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
Hope Springs Eternal
A 120-page supplement for Daggerheart. Five campaign frames, each with a location (factions, NPCs, environments, advers. , loot, etc.).
www.kickstarter.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
That's it folks! The kickstarter for Hope Springs Eternal, my 120-page supplement for @darringtonpress.bsky.social's Daggerheart TTRPG, ends in less than 48 hours! Now is the time to help me spread the word and/or to back so we can unlock some stretch goals!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
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Did I miss anything while I was taking a Long Rest?
I wrote about using pretzels, animal crackers, etc. on a battle map. Now, when a PC delivers the killing blow, you too can ask (cracker in hand):
"How do you want to eat this?"
blog.delvewithhope.com/a-real-beast...
#daggerheart #ttrpg
I wrote about using pretzels, animal crackers, etc. on a battle map. Now, when a PC delivers the killing blow, you too can ask (cracker in hand):
"How do you want to eat this?"
blog.delvewithhope.com/a-real-beast...
#daggerheart #ttrpg
A Real Beast Feast: How to Use Snacks for Terrain and Minis - Delve With Hope
When I was planning my Gen Con setup, I knew I wanted to pack light. Ideally, I would show up with an empty suitcase and go home fully encumbered. Unfortunately, I also needed to GM several Daggerhear...
blog.delvewithhope.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Did I miss anything while I was taking a Long Rest?
I wrote about using pretzels, animal crackers, etc. on a battle map. Now, when a PC delivers the killing blow, you too can ask (cracker in hand):
"How do you want to eat this?"
blog.delvewithhope.com/a-real-beast...
#daggerheart #ttrpg
I wrote about using pretzels, animal crackers, etc. on a battle map. Now, when a PC delivers the killing blow, you too can ask (cracker in hand):
"How do you want to eat this?"
blog.delvewithhope.com/a-real-beast...
#daggerheart #ttrpg
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Let’s take a look at ways we can measure a year and what might help us achieve a healthy and productive 2026.
alphastream.org/index.php/20...
alphastream.org/index.php/20...
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Let’s take a look at ways we can measure a year and what might help us achieve a healthy and productive 2026.
alphastream.org/index.php/20...
alphastream.org/index.php/20...
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@haclif.bsky.social strikes again! Receiving this piece is a great way to get motivated for the final 48-hour push!
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
@haclif.bsky.social strikes again! Receiving this piece is a great way to get motivated for the final 48-hour push!
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CMYK vs. RGB got you confused?
If you use Affinity, this CMYK-safe color swatch palette might make your life a little easier. Based on colors recommended by Mixam. Free community copies available: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#affinity #affinitypublisher #color #palette #swatch #cmyk
If you use Affinity, this CMYK-safe color swatch palette might make your life a little easier. Based on colors recommended by Mixam. Free community copies available: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#affinity #affinitypublisher #color #palette #swatch #cmyk
CMYK Color Palette by Exeunt Press
CMYK color palettes for Affinity Publisher
exeuntpress.itch.io
January 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
CMYK vs. RGB got you confused?
If you use Affinity, this CMYK-safe color swatch palette might make your life a little easier. Based on colors recommended by Mixam. Free community copies available: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#affinity #affinitypublisher #color #palette #swatch #cmyk
If you use Affinity, this CMYK-safe color swatch palette might make your life a little easier. Based on colors recommended by Mixam. Free community copies available: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#affinity #affinitypublisher #color #palette #swatch #cmyk
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My newest game, Beach Blanket Body Bag, is now available on @drivethrurpg.com! Blood-drenched summertime fun, Carved from Brindlewood! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
My newest game, Beach Blanket Body Bag, is now available on @drivethrurpg.com! Blood-drenched summertime fun, Carved from Brindlewood! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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The Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition Kickstarter page has over 800 followers! Can we get it to 900? To 1,000? We've got some exciting playable previews coming before the crowd-funder launches later this month!
Coming soon: Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition
A new edition with updated and streamlined game systems, new options, and an all-new look!
www.kickstarter.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition Kickstarter page has over 800 followers! Can we get it to 900? To 1,000? We've got some exciting playable previews coming before the crowd-funder launches later this month!