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Lost in the Glow

@lostintheglow.bsky.social

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A Post-climate-apocalypse ttrpg

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Oct 22

Well, this was unexpected and welcomed! Thanks for the follow!

Lost in the Glow is a post-climate-apocalypse ttrpg based around community and base building. We're built on the Forged in the Dark system and our next con is the Midwinter Gaming Convention in Pewaukee Jan 9-12th!

#ttrpg #fitd

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · 13d

Oh that rules! Great job, bud!

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'll be demoing/playtesting Lost in the Glow at @leveleater.bsky.social's Demo Expo this coming Saturday (the 13th) at the Co-Prosperity Sphere at 3221 S Morgan here in Chicago!

We'll be testing out the newest (and hopefully final) mechanic to be added to the game!

#ttrpg #postapocalypse #fitd

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Sep 7

A hugely successful playtest exploring a new mechanic but now my brain is mush.

I am so lucky to have so many friends who are willing to spend precious hours of their weekend playing half-finished mechanics with me.

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm reaching maximum screen saturation in my playtest setup. Finally getting to try out the map mechanics thanks to my lovely playtesters!

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 31

@conjette.art made this graphic, whatcha think about how it relates to game design?

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 30

I feel like scope creep is a necessary part of creative design. The straight path from "make it" to "make it good" can work for forms or very cut-and-dry tasks, but it usually doesn't work for creative projects or systems design and that's fine!

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Sam | Comms & Prints Available! @conjette.art · Aug 29

“Just make it exist!” Isn’t that simple, and neither is “making it good.”

I know the left hand graphic has been making the rounds and is meant as motivation, but as a frequent victim of Scope Creep, please learn from my mistakes 😂🥲

A cartoon about scope creep and creative process, using shapes as metaphor for projects

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 30

Oh hey, this is exactly what I've been struggling with lately!

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 17

Huddle around this ol' nuclear reactor and join the rest of the group!

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 17

That's a shame. If nothing else (if I remember right), those stories still feel like good horror or at least dark fables.

The book has definitely aged, but it's interesting to observe where and when it came from.

(Just in case there's something really wild towards the end, I didn't finish it.)

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 17

Do iiiittt

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 6

Haha! The artist curse runs deep. I have to purposefully keep other projects buried, so Godspeed to you for balancing them

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 6

A question for all my party people in the ttrpg space: What systems do you know of where travel and traversal are a mechanic? What ones do you think do this well?

Normally this is a part of a game gets glossed over as though the conquering heroes are taking the 409 bus to and from a mission

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 6

Give me a shout if you want to chat about it with someone! That sounds like a really fun project

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's a neat idea to tie the resource directly to plot consequences. I could see something fun where characters in a piece of media are trying to break out of the story they're stuck in

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · May 28

My next playtest start either tonight or Sunday and I am excited to try again. And hopefully be done. I'd quite like to not have to keep getting the game and rewriting dozens of pages.

We'll see!

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · May 28

It's painful to use your free time and evenings developing the new coolest idea you have only to figure out that this was a dead end. Sometimes cool things don't fit right now.

I'm not sharing this to be "boo hoo, I had to work hard", but I hate the perception that design is linear.

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · May 28

It's been quite a while!

Ever since Midwinter 2025, I've been sitting with the game and making the choice to rebuild some systems that I had spent months working on previously. It. Sucked.

It's also part of game design! Which I am having to come to terms with as a first time designer.

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Mar 22

You have my undivided attention.

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Mar 19

OOOH, sassy! I love that

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Mar 17

If you haven't already added them, @lastpinepress.com and also hey, I'd appreciate the add!

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Jan 10

Just finished my first playtest at Midwinter Gaming Convention! We already have our first major damage to a settlement. I can't wait to see how this keeps changing in my marathon three sessions tomorrow!

Shout-out to Carley and Patrick for stopping by to play.
#gamedev #ttrpg #fitd #postapocalypse

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Dec 31

(Also, even with the most cursory glances so far, phenomenal work!!)

Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Dec 31

Thanks for the reminder post! Looking forward to checking them out

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Lost in the Glow @lostintheglow.bsky.social · Dec 29

Hey, thanks for the boost!