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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · 1d

The cheap copies are here!

Still working on the handmade ones 😬

Pile of 25 black and white booklets "Cyphernoided2600 A cyberpunk game of paranoia and cybernetics. Conspiracy theory and desperation"

Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · 2d

A bunch of us at Asheville High played ratscrew this way in the late 1900s. You'd join by figuring out the rules and slapping your way in.

lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, there's this genre of games that should have a name but I don't know what to call it. Do you have a name for it?

They're casual social/party games. You can play them easily in a dorm room or on a train.

At the start, one or two people know the trick. The object is to figure it out —

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · 3d

Apollo 47 Technical Handbook coming in clutch gluing the Cyphernoided2600 covers

#ttrpg #bookbinding #maker

Bookbinding supplies scattered on a table in front of a copy of Apollo 47 Technical Handbook.

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · 8d

And if you appreciate the rediculous at all you really do want the book.

It's a favorite of my collection

Tim Hutchings @timhutchings.bsky.social · 8d

The Apollo 47 print book is only available at drivethrurpg.com/en/product/246241

I share because the article links to the PDF which ain't the same at all.

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · 9d

Making nine copies of my small and brutal cyberpunk game Cyphernoided2600 by hand.

Hopefully they'll be ready in time for Game Hole Con.

Check in with Storygames Chicago (@storygameschicago.bsky.social) at the con to see if I finished in time!

A spread of handwritten pages and two fountain pens

A grid of nine bright orange, black, white, and red unique handmade covers

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · 10d

People who disagree have different goals or different assumptions

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James D'Amato @ NYCC @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · Sep 3

I am not interested in art that isn't made by perverts.

I applaud Steve Jackson Games for making art worth my attention.

jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · Sep 3

heavens no, surely this cannot be

trans leftist is now lead game designer of steve jackson games! steve jackson games has hired a self-admitted pervert as their lead game designer

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Sep 1

Chess, but queens, rooks, and bishops can be taken en passant.

Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 31

I had a great time on Game Storm. I'm excited for where the show is going!

Chase -> Gamehole Con @chkurk.bsky.social · Aug 29

We've had @collinjryan.bsky.social, @jessebmiller.bsky.social, @scenefour.bsky.social and @clockquark9.bsky.social on so far!

In the next episodes we have @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social, Kat Hannigan, and Charles Huth!

I'm excited to wrap up the games for the next episodes and get them out!!

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · Aug 18

just got a payout from itch that i requested a week ago. there's a lot of misinformation going around about itch, so i want to be clear that itch is currently allowing me to:

- sell my porn work
- display it on my profile page
- receive money for it

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 17

This looks fantastic! Thanks @jesseross.com

Jesse Ross @jesseross.com · Aug 17

Before you make your next #TTRPG, check out my free font Polymath, which lets you create a bunch of different dice types in an accessible way:
hedgemazepress.itch.io/polymath-dic...

Polymath by Hedgemaze Press

Polyhedral dice font

hedgemazepress.itch.io

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is unfortunately more important than it seems.

Sacramento Radical Education @sac-rad-edu.bsky.social · Aug 14

Clean up your links before you share them with others. It's a small and simple piece of operational security that anyone can integrate into their practice.

Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 14

And here's the game we designed (after a little refinement) can you guess what board game is based on?

storygameschicago.itch.io/playing-the-...

Playing the Landlord's Game by Storygames Chicago

A short storygaming focusing the realities of capital and a rent economy.

storygameschicago.itch.io

Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hey I'm on a podcast where we designed a game #ttrpg in about an hour based on a random prompt.

This was a fun challenge

Chase -> Gamehole Con @chkurk.bsky.social · Aug 13

The second episode of Gamestorm is out now!

Check it out if you liked the first or haven't taken a listen yet. Share it with a friend if you know someone who might like it!

gamestorm.podbean.com/e/co-opt-exi...

Co-opt Existing Board Game Pieces - Jesse B. Miller | Gamestorm

In our second episode Jesse and I tackle the idea of co-opting the pieces of existing games to build an RPG, similar to games like Dread and its iconic use of a Jenga tower. Join us as we talk about e...

gamestorm.podbean.com

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 10

Now from "science of storytelling"

Every story is "something has changed"

Brains are built to notice and ad meaning to unexpected change

#oldnotes #ttrpg #gamedesign

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 10

I'm gonna start going through old notebooks and post interesting ideas for #ttrpg #gamedesign that I want to remember and talk about.

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 9

We've been having a similar conversation at @storygameschicago.bsky.social

I generally like this approach

Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · Aug 9

Generally speaking, let your game cost what it costs.

I’ve rarely paid more than a game was worth. I’ve never needed a discount for a game I was excited about.

Protect your title from folks who think it needs to cost less.

Be generous with free copies for accessibility.

Support creative teams

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · Jul 31

itch is reindexing FREE adult content (i.e. downloads that don't have to go through payment processors)

itch.io @itch.io · Jul 31

itch.io/t/5149036/re...

Reindexing adult NSFW content - Developer Updates

Today, we are re-indexing free adult NSFW content . We are still in ongoing discussions with payment processors and will be re-introducing paid content slowly to ensure we can confidently support the

itch.io

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Aug 1

I was in on the first play test of this. It was a simple idea but just sparked and caught fire at the table immediately.

Showed me that games are ready for a play test way earlier than you might think

#ttrpg #gamedesign

Chase -> Gamehole Con @chkurk.bsky.social · Jul 30

Check out Diabolic Dialect now on Itch!

A game about weird, frail wizards and freeform spellcasting!
Take a look if you're into playing around with words and getting creative with our shared languages!

storygameschicago.itch.io/diabolic-dia...

Diabolic Dialect by Storygames Chicago

A game of frail wizards, over-reliant on their magic, twisting langauge to cast freeform spells.

storygameschicago.itch.io

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Jul 27

We complaining to visa and MasterCard too?

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Tim Hutchings @timhutchings.bsky.social · Jul 26

I just wrote an email to itch.io voicing my concerns about their recent announcements. I sell enough there that I hope they pay at least a little attention.

Write 'em at [email protected]

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Jul 25

This is a feeling I want my fantasy games to produce.

How do we do this with a conversation?

#ttrpg #fantasy

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · Jul 24

time for a hard pivot to print i guess

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Jul 24

Interesting article considering how #literary techniques relate to #ttrpgs

I'm looking forward to more on this. Literary Epic Fantasy is a primary design goal of my game Treacherous Winds and I could use the help thinking that through!

Mids Meinberg @meinberg.bsky.social · Jul 7

My latest blog is out!

It's mostly about TTRPGs as a transitional medium, but also there is focus on the way that literature has inspired TTRPGs and will continue to do so.

goatsongrpg.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/t...

The Literary TTRPG

Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are an transitional medium. They stand between a large number of other media, which they borrow from and interact with in varying ways depending on the specific…

goatsongrpg.wordpress.com

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Jesse B. Miller @jessebmiller.bsky.social · Jun 2

I wrote another post for the Chicago Storygames newsletter!

Hope you like it

Storygames Chicago -> Gamehole Con @storygameschicago.bsky.social · Jun 1

Check out our newest post on our substack from @jessebmiller.bsky.social about how games - at their core - are a conversation!

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