Benton | Incunabuli
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http://Incunabuli.com — Adventure Gothic.
A pen-and-paper RPG by Benton.
Currently posting: Rumors, lies, and fairytales from the Littoral Superposition.
A pen-and-paper RPG by Benton.
Currently posting: Rumors, lies, and fairytales from the Littoral Superposition.
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Benton | Incunabuli
@incunabuli.com
· Oct 14
INCUNABULI | Adventure Gothic
A d12 gothic tabletop RPG. Come, desperado: lace your boots. Make a cutter of yourself.
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I have been asked: Is any part of your writing AI?
Incunabuli (microfiction skeets + long-form fiction and game rules on Incunabuli.com, all) is entirely human-made. 90% of my microfiction posts originally appeared on Twitter long before LLMs existed.
I am #antiAI
Incunabuli (microfiction skeets + long-form fiction and game rules on Incunabuli.com, all) is entirely human-made. 90% of my microfiction posts originally appeared on Twitter long before LLMs existed.
I am #antiAI
Saint Arturo fought a terrible Serpent on the slopes of Rubitus. A poppy grows there for every drop of steaming blood shed.
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Saint Arturo fought a terrible Serpent on the slopes of Rubitus. A poppy grows there for every drop of steaming blood shed.
Frankincense, myrrh, and grisodate—burnt aplenty in the naves of the worshipping world. A vaporous combination that uplifts, cleanses, and ensures the absence of fairies from the halls of faith.
November 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Frankincense, myrrh, and grisodate—burnt aplenty in the naves of the worshipping world. A vaporous combination that uplifts, cleanses, and ensures the absence of fairies from the halls of faith.
The Dohlen Stones glow from within. Pinpricks of starlight through granite's pores. If you put an ear close, you hear a rush and roil like the sea. Waves on a universal shore.
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Dohlen Stones glow from within. Pinpricks of starlight through granite's pores. If you put an ear close, you hear a rush and roil like the sea. Waves on a universal shore.
At night, watering holes spring from the salty Barameccan blastlands. Around them, communities spring in turn. Tents, fryshops, and bucket trains. By morning, they evaporate. Back down into the dust.
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
At night, watering holes spring from the salty Barameccan blastlands. Around them, communities spring in turn. Tents, fryshops, and bucket trains. By morning, they evaporate. Back down into the dust.
A sweet breeze plays over the Alagoran hill-lands. Cypress-stem and grape-mash; only sometimes soured by the char of a witch-burning.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A sweet breeze plays over the Alagoran hill-lands. Cypress-stem and grape-mash; only sometimes soured by the char of a witch-burning.
The stones of that keep were mortared in a substance unknown. Prone to scarlet weeping come the heavy rains of autumn. They have stained the walls blood-red.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The stones of that keep were mortared in a substance unknown. Prone to scarlet weeping come the heavy rains of autumn. They have stained the walls blood-red.
A beast haunts Mount Kholat's steppes. It doesn't hunt; it merely follows you 'til you can't walk any more. Then it eats you.
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A beast haunts Mount Kholat's steppes. It doesn't hunt; it merely follows you 'til you can't walk any more. Then it eats you.
A hundred heavy knocks at your door this week. A hundred times you knocked the codeword back.
They are not looking for you. You have betrayed your neighbors.
They are not looking for you. You have betrayed your neighbors.
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A hundred heavy knocks at your door this week. A hundred times you knocked the codeword back.
They are not looking for you. You have betrayed your neighbors.
They are not looking for you. You have betrayed your neighbors.
Treaties have been signed on Par's Bridge, which divides warring Lothrheim and Belvirine. Each agreement graven into the stone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Treaties have been signed on Par's Bridge, which divides warring Lothrheim and Belvirine. Each agreement graven into the stone.
They say Marhen Rock is the point of an ælfish tower which long ago sunk into the river. Great treasure is said to rest below it. #lore #incunabuli #ttrpg
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
They say Marhen Rock is the point of an ælfish tower which long ago sunk into the river. Great treasure is said to rest below it. #lore #incunabuli #ttrpg
They say Kardona Pond can steal your reflection. To get it back, swim to the caves beneath the pond and duel the nymph who dwells there.
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
They say Kardona Pond can steal your reflection. To get it back, swim to the caves beneath the pond and duel the nymph who dwells there.
The Firlish moors are beautiful in the spring. White, fluffy flowers drift amidst the hummocks. A snowfall of blooms.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The Firlish moors are beautiful in the spring. White, fluffy flowers drift amidst the hummocks. A snowfall of blooms.
The farther Eastward one treks, the tree become more motile; as they are in the Otherworld.
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The farther Eastward one treks, the tree become more motile; as they are in the Otherworld.
Peddlers roam the Ciamese countryside. They sell you many things, some of which are not stolen.
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Peddlers roam the Ciamese countryside. They sell you many things, some of which are not stolen.
Long ago, the River Mnem ran wine-red with the blood of a thousand chevaliers.
The riverfolk observe this day, and on it flood the banks with vinegar in remembrance.
The riverfolk observe this day, and on it flood the banks with vinegar in remembrance.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Long ago, the River Mnem ran wine-red with the blood of a thousand chevaliers.
The riverfolk observe this day, and on it flood the banks with vinegar in remembrance.
The riverfolk observe this day, and on it flood the banks with vinegar in remembrance.
In Alagore, to have a ladybeetle land on your face is to foretell where you will next be kissed.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In Alagore, to have a ladybeetle land on your face is to foretell where you will next be kissed.
Eyes peer from shadowed trunks and shrubberies in the Rolvian Wood. Avoid eye-contact: It may be viewed as a social entree, and the creatures of the wood are extremely long-winded.
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Eyes peer from shadowed trunks and shrubberies in the Rolvian Wood. Avoid eye-contact: It may be viewed as a social entree, and the creatures of the wood are extremely long-winded.
Pupils are monitored for the signs:
Poor wound healing; fear of small mammals; dry eyes at night. The list goes on.
Exhibiting any two earns your expulsion. It is a mercy. The higher arts would destroy you.
Poor wound healing; fear of small mammals; dry eyes at night. The list goes on.
Exhibiting any two earns your expulsion. It is a mercy. The higher arts would destroy you.
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Pupils are monitored for the signs:
Poor wound healing; fear of small mammals; dry eyes at night. The list goes on.
Exhibiting any two earns your expulsion. It is a mercy. The higher arts would destroy you.
Poor wound healing; fear of small mammals; dry eyes at night. The list goes on.
Exhibiting any two earns your expulsion. It is a mercy. The higher arts would destroy you.
A toad seated upon a mushstool may be asked a single question. It's better the toad not answer.
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A toad seated upon a mushstool may be asked a single question. It's better the toad not answer.
With enough worms and prodding, hedgehogs may be trained to carry messages stuck to their quills. #lore #incunabuli #ttrpg
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
With enough worms and prodding, hedgehogs may be trained to carry messages stuck to their quills. #lore #incunabuli #ttrpg
To the Tojilla, the presentation of cherry blossoms is a message of war. Each bud represents the heart of an enemy to be slain.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
To the Tojilla, the presentation of cherry blossoms is a message of war. Each bud represents the heart of an enemy to be slain.
The King of Firlund once met his sworn enemy—the High Prince of Alagore—upon the bridge to Even Fane. Neither recognized the other.
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The King of Firlund once met his sworn enemy—the High Prince of Alagore—upon the bridge to Even Fane. Neither recognized the other.
The clocks of castle Neuff always run slow. Someone’s been setting them back. Sabotage. A dozen cleaning mice tortured and more, and yet they run slow. #lore #incunabuli #ttrpg
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The clocks of castle Neuff always run slow. Someone’s been setting them back. Sabotage. A dozen cleaning mice tortured and more, and yet they run slow. #lore #incunabuli #ttrpg
The bridges of the Windown Barrens never seem to stay in place. None dare swim the river, though; nothing could be more deeply cursed.
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The bridges of the Windown Barrens never seem to stay in place. None dare swim the river, though; nothing could be more deeply cursed.
Tonight's session's Miro map
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tonight's session's Miro map