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meatcastlegameware.com
My name is Christian. I make #TTRPG things.
Website: meatcastlegameware.com
Webstore: shop.meatcastlegameware.com
Newsletter: meatcastle.substack.com
Itch: meatcastlegameware.itch.io
DTRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Website: meatcastlegameware.com
Webstore: shop.meatcastlegameware.com
Newsletter: meatcastle.substack.com
Itch: meatcastlegameware.itch.io
DTRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
You know what? I love that Tolkien was just like "it was now July" and "Legolas got to Mirkwood in late September" or whatever. It's good to me. Communicates time without confusing me. You know how long it took me to remember the order of months as a kid? Too long to do it again in a dang book!
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
You know what? I love that Tolkien was just like "it was now July" and "Legolas got to Mirkwood in late September" or whatever. It's good to me. Communicates time without confusing me. You know how long it took me to remember the order of months as a kid? Too long to do it again in a dang book!
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Next month I will launch Cairn Press.
I tried to make a publishing agreement that is fair, free, and mutually beneficial. Once the lawyer approves final contract I'll release it as CC-BY-SA, if possible. I've also written up a "plain English" version that you can read here:
cairnpress.ink#terms
I tried to make a publishing agreement that is fair, free, and mutually beneficial. Once the lawyer approves final contract I'll release it as CC-BY-SA, if possible. I've also written up a "plain English" version that you can read here:
cairnpress.ink#terms
Cairn Press
The official website for the Cairn Press imprint.
cairnpress.ink
January 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Next month I will launch Cairn Press.
I tried to make a publishing agreement that is fair, free, and mutually beneficial. Once the lawyer approves final contract I'll release it as CC-BY-SA, if possible. I've also written up a "plain English" version that you can read here:
cairnpress.ink#terms
I tried to make a publishing agreement that is fair, free, and mutually beneficial. Once the lawyer approves final contract I'll release it as CC-BY-SA, if possible. I've also written up a "plain English" version that you can read here:
cairnpress.ink#terms
Hoping to toss together a blog post about THE MEAT GRINDER this weekend if I can find the time. A bit of a look back at how to ran originally and how I'm looking to change it up to support more folks more sustainably this time.
January 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Hoping to toss together a blog post about THE MEAT GRINDER this weekend if I can find the time. A bit of a look back at how to ran originally and how I'm looking to change it up to support more folks more sustainably this time.
Mail Day: International Player's Review #1-4 by @golden-achiever.bsky.social from @magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io's recent crowdfund. Stoked to sit down with these this weekend.
January 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Mail Day: International Player's Review #1-4 by @golden-achiever.bsky.social from @magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io's recent crowdfund. Stoked to sit down with these this weekend.
Scheduling my first office TTRPG session! Lots of new people are interested in playing, and I'm excited to get another in person group going. We are likely playing Cairn 2e with some traditional fantasy house rules tossed on top (since a lot of folks want to be a bit more DnD-ish with it).
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Scheduling my first office TTRPG session! Lots of new people are interested in playing, and I'm excited to get another in person group going. We are likely playing Cairn 2e with some traditional fantasy house rules tossed on top (since a lot of folks want to be a bit more DnD-ish with it).
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Here's a texture pack for you to do whatever you want with alfredvalley.itch.io/everywhere-u...
EVERYWHERE UNSEEN by Alfred Valley
A lo-fi texture pack
alfredvalley.itch.io
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Here's a texture pack for you to do whatever you want with alfredvalley.itch.io/everywhere-u...
I am, once again, working on some fiction. Pray for me that I actually finish it. Trying to really keep the style and scope top of mind for this one.
January 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I am, once again, working on some fiction. Pray for me that I actually finish it. Trying to really keep the style and scope top of mind for this one.
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This is an awesome campaign premise and, as always, Chao makes such great videos (and art). Check it out!
Just made the first video covering an intro to the worldbuilding of my current weekly RPG campaign - Think OD&D meets Roadside Picnic!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvPf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvPf...
Bear Witness - Ep 0: Introduction to the World
YouTube video by Chaoclypse
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:10 AM
This is an awesome campaign premise and, as always, Chao makes such great videos (and art). Check it out!
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I've been digging into the factions and worlds of Stranger Stars a bit. Here's where I talk a bit through my thought process and what I'm hoping to achieve with building a more explicit setting for a Mothership-like universe: meatcastlegameware.com/blog/2026/1/...
Stranger Stars #03: Building Factions & Creating Planets — MEATCASTLE GAMEWARE
A key part of any setting-focused roleplaying game is… well… actually building that setting. For Stranger Stars, I’m hoping to strike my preferred balance of in-text worldbuilding which is enough to u...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I've been digging into the factions and worlds of Stranger Stars a bit. Here's where I talk a bit through my thought process and what I'm hoping to achieve with building a more explicit setting for a Mothership-like universe: meatcastlegameware.com/blog/2026/1/...
For your consideration
January 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
For your consideration
Here are some of my favorite photos I took in 2025 📸🧵
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Here are some of my favorite photos I took in 2025 📸🧵
Uh oh (complimentary)
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Uh oh (complimentary)
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Oh yeah, Twisting Unseen: A Sleeper Crew Adventure launches in less than a month for Mothership RPG!
Check it out:
Check it out:
January 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Oh yeah, Twisting Unseen: A Sleeper Crew Adventure launches in less than a month for Mothership RPG!
Check it out:
Check it out:
I've been digging into the factions and worlds of Stranger Stars a bit. Here's where I talk a bit through my thought process and what I'm hoping to achieve with building a more explicit setting for a Mothership-like universe: meatcastlegameware.com/blog/2026/1/...
Stranger Stars #03: Building Factions & Creating Planets — MEATCASTLE GAMEWARE
A key part of any setting-focused roleplaying game is… well… actually building that setting. For Stranger Stars, I’m hoping to strike my preferred balance of in-text worldbuilding which is enough to u...
meatcastlegameware.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I've been digging into the factions and worlds of Stranger Stars a bit. Here's where I talk a bit through my thought process and what I'm hoping to achieve with building a more explicit setting for a Mothership-like universe: meatcastlegameware.com/blog/2026/1/...
Very excited for this one.
Our next crowdfunder!
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Very excited for this one.
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if you work for a library (public or school), you can now get triangle agency to circulate through libby or sora 🥰 if you use libby, you might be able to request that your library get copies!! i'm really excited about this & about getting more TTRPGs in libraries generally
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
if you work for a library (public or school), you can now get triangle agency to circulate through libby or sora 🥰 if you use libby, you might be able to request that your library get copies!! i'm really excited about this & about getting more TTRPGs in libraries generally
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writer's groups are incredible. check this one out and if it's not your alley, start your own! it's 2026 form a cohort already
I'm relaunching THE MEAT GRINDER, my TTRPG writer's group, and structuring things to let us support 16-20 total members. For more info on how it all works and to let me know if you're interested, check out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
THE MEAT GRINDER - Interest Form
Hello! THE MEAT GRINDER is a designer/writer's group for TTRPG and TTRPG-ish games organized by Christian Sorrell of MeatCastle GameWare (that's me!). The group is intended to give TTRPG creators in t...
docs.google.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
writer's groups are incredible. check this one out and if it's not your alley, start your own! it's 2026 form a cohort already
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The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
I'm relaunching THE MEAT GRINDER, my TTRPG writer's group, and structuring things to let us support 16-20 total members. For more info on how it all works and to let me know if you're interested, check out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
THE MEAT GRINDER - Interest Form
Hello! THE MEAT GRINDER is a designer/writer's group for TTRPG and TTRPG-ish games organized by Christian Sorrell of MeatCastle GameWare (that's me!). The group is intended to give TTRPG creators in t...
docs.google.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I'm relaunching THE MEAT GRINDER, my TTRPG writer's group, and structuring things to let us support 16-20 total members. For more info on how it all works and to let me know if you're interested, check out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Interesting in joining THE MEAT GRINDER when it spins back up? Fill out this form to let me know! I'll be re-organizing things a bit to give us the potential for several groups that shuffle over time, if demand allows/requires! Here's the form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Interesting in joining THE MEAT GRINDER when it spins back up? Fill out this form to let me know! I'll be re-organizing things a bit to give us the potential for several groups that shuffle over time, if demand allows/requires! Here's the form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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New episode!
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
EP 300 | 2025 YEAR END REVIEW
YouTube video by The Weekly Scroll
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January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
New episode!
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
It's great to see FIREDROP getting some love from @theweeklyscroll.com in their 2025 Review episode! Thanks for the review, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Maybe I should do more with this game this year...
January 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
It's great to see FIREDROP getting some love from @theweeklyscroll.com in their 2025 Review episode! Thanks for the review, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Maybe I should do more with this game this year...
Thinking of bringing back THE MEAT GRINDER, the designer's group I ran for a bit back in 2023. In 6 months or so, we gave feedback on Mothership modules from Max Lander and Josh Domanski, my Tacticians of Ahm rulebook, David Bandy's ECO MOFOS, SpicyTuna's GREENHORNS, and Chris Air's Twisting Unseen.
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Thinking of bringing back THE MEAT GRINDER, the designer's group I ran for a bit back in 2023. In 6 months or so, we gave feedback on Mothership modules from Max Lander and Josh Domanski, my Tacticians of Ahm rulebook, David Bandy's ECO MOFOS, SpicyTuna's GREENHORNS, and Chris Air's Twisting Unseen.
My road trip game (tentatively titled 1,000 Miles from Home) is pretty much in a playtest-ready state! Now to organize a playtest... Here are a few little bits of the WIP rules thus far.
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
My road trip game (tentatively titled 1,000 Miles from Home) is pretty much in a playtest-ready state! Now to organize a playtest... Here are a few little bits of the WIP rules thus far.