Ben M | Periapt Games
@periaptgames.bsky.social
🦆 New Zealand indie TTRPG maker, art enjoyer, he/him, tags #devlog posts
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🦆 Blog! bit.ly/periaptb
🦆 Weird wizard/wikipedia zine! bit.ly/weirdwiz
🦆 Cartoon cultists game! bit.ly/ovze
🦆 Dungeon archaeology! bit.ly/dundig
🦆 Other games! bit.ly/periaptg
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I'm writing about graphic design books I've read throughout #febreviewary!
Here's three: periaptgames.blogspot.com/2026/02/mode...
Here's three: periaptgames.blogspot.com/2026/02/mode...
Modern graphic design: Three book reviews
It's febreviewary ! During my 2026 design / layout / typography challenge , I picked up a bunch of books around the subject. I've previousl...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
I'm writing about graphic design books I've read throughout #febreviewary!
Here's three: periaptgames.blogspot.com/2026/02/mode...
Here's three: periaptgames.blogspot.com/2026/02/mode...
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A pothos plant I painted to relax between work, work and book two :))
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A pothos plant I painted to relax between work, work and book two :))
Of the six graphic design primers I've read in the last couple of months, five of them were riddled with textual errors on the level of "we misspelled our own book title" and "this example doesn't demonstrate what we claim it does". Really stark contrast to their high production value visuals
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Of the six graphic design primers I've read in the last couple of months, five of them were riddled with textual errors on the level of "we misspelled our own book title" and "this example doesn't demonstrate what we claim it does". Really stark contrast to their high production value visuals
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As for stand-outs, I'm picking these four posters as my favourites of the 31 I made. (See the original posts in the #fantasticaluniquities tag for art credits and font choices!)
February 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
As for stand-outs, I'm picking these four posters as my favourites of the 31 I made. (See the original posts in the #fantasticaluniquities tag for art credits and font choices!)
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Rough beast waiting for its hour to come round, checking watch, rustling magazine, staring off into the distance towards general direction of Bethlehem, clearing throat, checking watch again, crossing and uncrossing legs in chair, checking watch,
February 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Rough beast waiting for its hour to come round, checking watch, rustling magazine, staring off into the distance towards general direction of Bethlehem, clearing throat, checking watch again, crossing and uncrossing legs in chair, checking watch,
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"On the highest steeps of Space he will have his dwelling-place,
In those far, terrific regions where the cold comes down like Death
Gleams the red glint of his pinions, smokes the vapor of his breath."
-Stephen St. Vincent Benet
View of 'The Sword of The Sky' at dawn, PLATFORM 01, Elysium.
In those far, terrific regions where the cold comes down like Death
Gleams the red glint of his pinions, smokes the vapor of his breath."
-Stephen St. Vincent Benet
View of 'The Sword of The Sky' at dawn, PLATFORM 01, Elysium.
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 AM
"On the highest steeps of Space he will have his dwelling-place,
In those far, terrific regions where the cold comes down like Death
Gleams the red glint of his pinions, smokes the vapor of his breath."
-Stephen St. Vincent Benet
View of 'The Sword of The Sky' at dawn, PLATFORM 01, Elysium.
In those far, terrific regions where the cold comes down like Death
Gleams the red glint of his pinions, smokes the vapor of his breath."
-Stephen St. Vincent Benet
View of 'The Sword of The Sky' at dawn, PLATFORM 01, Elysium.
I don't know what a 'superbowl' is and at this point I'm afraid to ask. I'm envisaging this though
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tit...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tit...
The Titan's Goblet - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I don't know what a 'superbowl' is and at this point I'm afraid to ask. I'm envisaging this though
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tit...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tit...
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It's been less than an hour and we're already more than 10% funded! Help us get the rest of the way there: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sma...
Pilot Episode - Rebooted
A musical, GMless ttrpg about being trapped in a 1950s sitcom.
www.kickstarter.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
It's been less than an hour and we're already more than 10% funded! Help us get the rest of the way there: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sma...
Rough beast waiting for its hour to come round, checking watch, rustling magazine, staring off into the distance towards general direction of Bethlehem, clearing throat, checking watch again, crossing and uncrossing legs in chair, checking watch,
February 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Rough beast waiting for its hour to come round, checking watch, rustling magazine, staring off into the distance towards general direction of Bethlehem, clearing throat, checking watch again, crossing and uncrossing legs in chair, checking watch,
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Sitting at The Computer and inadvertently hunching my shoulders so hard that my spine starts retracting into my neck and my legs into my spine
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Sitting at The Computer and inadvertently hunching my shoulders so hard that my spine starts retracting into my neck and my legs into my spine
I saw a pair of quail with a whole wagonload of baby quail chicks a few weeks ago and was hoping to come back with photo evidence but they've proven very wily
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I saw a pair of quail with a whole wagonload of baby quail chicks a few weeks ago and was hoping to come back with photo evidence but they've proven very wily
Pixelated ham is to dancing skeleton gif as actual historical round black bomb with lit fuse is to memento mori
February 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Pixelated ham is to dancing skeleton gif as actual historical round black bomb with lit fuse is to memento mori
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It's #SelfPromoSaturday which means I want to see the #ttrpg stuff you've got available today, whether it's #dnd #pathfinder or #indierpg
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It's #SelfPromoSaturday which means I want to see the #ttrpg stuff you've got available today, whether it's #dnd #pathfinder or #indierpg
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
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Reposted by Ben M | Periapt Games
Salted Heart adventurers ... from 6 years ago?!
February 7, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Salted Heart adventurers ... from 6 years ago?!
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[right before losing my job at the conjuration obelisk] ok but technically regular Coral *is* a Coral Elemental
October 6, 2024 at 6:32 PM](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzh3zzjcbamllzjadsmfooxq/bafkreibd72uv2q56kkr6jeuwkbxzqh5kccg4kvq224c2lv632bgamy5mie@jpeg)
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All bloggers are hereby cordially invited to participate in a new blog bandwagon on the topic of MAPS, featuring art (which you can use, remix, distort as you see fit) from @amandalee.bsky.social (Garbage Barge, Vampire Cruise, et al)
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
Bandwagon: The Map is Not the Territory But It is the Topic — Prismatic Wasteland
Announcing a new blog bandwagon! This time you have 80 days in which to write something on your blog about maps and/or to annotate/remix/expand a map drawn by the esteemed Amanda Lee Franck!
www.prismaticwasteland.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
All bloggers are hereby cordially invited to participate in a new blog bandwagon on the topic of MAPS, featuring art (which you can use, remix, distort as you see fit) from @amandalee.bsky.social (Garbage Barge, Vampire Cruise, et al)
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
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Let Me Make The Neopets TTRPG I Can Be Trusted With It
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Let Me Make The Neopets TTRPG I Can Be Trusted With It
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EVERYBODY CAN MAKE ART IT CAME FREE WITH YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
EVERYBODY CAN MAKE ART IT CAME FREE WITH YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT
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have taken to addressing the two cats collectively as “chat” in a dual language pun they do not appreciate
September 8, 2024 at 1:57 AM
have taken to addressing the two cats collectively as “chat” in a dual language pun they do not appreciate
Finally got some good copyediting done today, having previously put it off in favour of wilting in the summer heat.
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Finally got some good copyediting done today, having previously put it off in favour of wilting in the summer heat.