RJ Lackie
@rjlackie.com
Writer @ Epic Games. Screenwriter. Emerging tabletop RPG designer. Gay as hell, broken in a fundamental but amusing way, and trying his best to make you laugh and/or cry.
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RJ Lackie
@rjlackie.com
· Sep 4
RJ Lackie's Into the Portal
Thoughts, stories and ideas from a budding TTRPG designer.
www.rjlackie.com
Heyo! I’m RJ, a game writer, screenwriter and burgeoning self-taught TTRPG designer who’s three years into a grand adventure at Epic Games. I’m gay as fuck, very friendly, and a barely-functioning human being with a general addiction to yearning.
You can find my TTRPG ramblings at Into the Portal.
You can find my TTRPG ramblings at Into the Portal.
My nightstand stack is very pretty rn. I like it.
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 AM
My nightstand stack is very pretty rn. I like it.
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We're not much longer for this Earth, but before the Grimoire is tossed into the River Styx, we're awarding 6x $50 USD micro grants to ttrpg designers or content creators that could use a small boost. 🖤
If this is you, apply using the form below. Open until Jan 31!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If this is you, apply using the form below. Open until Jan 31!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
gothHoblin's Grimoire - TTRPG Micro Grant Application
Thanks for your interest in receiving a micro grant! Please fill out the form below to let us know who you are and what you would use the grant for in the event you are successful.
Grants are availab...
docs.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We're not much longer for this Earth, but before the Grimoire is tossed into the River Styx, we're awarding 6x $50 USD micro grants to ttrpg designers or content creators that could use a small boost. 🖤
If this is you, apply using the form below. Open until Jan 31!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If this is you, apply using the form below. Open until Jan 31!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I submitted to this for the first time, and it was a lot of fun! Give it a shot
Less than a week left to submit your entry to #48WordRPGJam! ⌛
There are already 166 games submitted to the jam, go check them out! ✨
itch.io/jam/48wordrp...
There are already 166 games submitted to the jam, go check them out! ✨
itch.io/jam/48wordrp...
48-word RPG Jam
A game jam from 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 hosted by W.H. Arthur, Steffie de Vaan & Rook and Role. An analogue game jam in 48 words This game jam is for 48-words RPGs, open to game designers of all expe...
itch.io
January 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I submitted to this for the first time, and it was a lot of fun! Give it a shot
I enjoyed Elliot so much in My First Dungeon’s Slugblaster AP that I purchased ROM COM DRAMA BOMB. I liked playing RCDB so much I got my hands on the rest of his games. I heartily recommend y’all do the same, and right now seems like a good time to do it.
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I enjoyed Elliot so much in My First Dungeon’s Slugblaster AP that I purchased ROM COM DRAMA BOMB. I liked playing RCDB so much I got my hands on the rest of his games. I heartily recommend y’all do the same, and right now seems like a good time to do it.
This, but for literally every task necessary to take care of this burdensome, needy body.
How can I justify time for making and consuming lunch when I have so many incomplete creative projects?
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This, but for literally every task necessary to take care of this burdensome, needy body.
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Is 48-words enough for the text of a journaling game that'll stick with you if you play it? I think so.
Check out my entry to the #48wordRPGjam:
paulczege.itch.io/you-said-what
🖊️📓
Check out my entry to the #48wordRPGjam:
paulczege.itch.io/you-said-what
🖊️📓
![My hand holding a home-printed copy of You Said What? A Journaling Game by Paul Czege. There's art by Giorgio Kienerk of a woman with her hands over her mouth, and you can pretty much read the full text of the game, which is:
Write your stream-of-consciousness rant. It's a [1][2] political [3][4] spiritual [5][6] corporate heresy you deliver to shocked listeners at a [1] family dinner [2] award presentation [3] hot tub threesome [4] hookah lounge [5] bus stop [6] IKEA. Write then how you are [1][2] physically attacked and flee [3][4] lose your job as a result [5][6] connect meaningfully with someone.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sjlaq5xhpohw4r6g7gubjhzf/bafkreidyye3ltihmijicgwfhvzogbdrxlb23tly6rt7xcn444sryxprwjy@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Is 48-words enough for the text of a journaling game that'll stick with you if you play it? I think so.
Check out my entry to the #48wordRPGjam:
paulczege.itch.io/you-said-what
🖊️📓
Check out my entry to the #48wordRPGjam:
paulczege.itch.io/you-said-what
🖊️📓
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A new INTO THE PORTAL, as we look back at our goals from '25 and look ahead to setting our goals for 2026!
Into the Portal #3: The State of the Portal
Last year was a big one for Portalier Press. So, what are we looking ahead to?
www.rjlackie.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
A new INTO THE PORTAL, as we look back at our goals from '25 and look ahead to setting our goals for 2026!
if sisyphus and the omelas kid traded shifts every few days do you think they’d be more happy or less happy
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 AM
if sisyphus and the omelas kid traded shifts every few days do you think they’d be more happy or less happy
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I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
rcjohnso / scripts
Free screenplays for Brick, Brothers Bloom and Looper.
www.rian-johnson.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
This sounds VERY fun.
Band-Aids & Bullet Holes, my John Wick-inspired bloody revenge opera deckbuilder RPG named after a Taylor Swift lyric, is coming to Kickstarter in May.
Look good, feel bad, do violence, cry about it, repeat. Just like your day job.
Look good, feel bad, do violence, cry about it, repeat. Just like your day job.
Coming soon: Band-Aids & Bullet Holes
Get your bloody revenge. A deckbuilder tabletop rpg about assassins and their vendettas.
www.kickstarter.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This sounds VERY fun.
A new INTO THE PORTAL, as we look back at our goals from '25 and look ahead to setting our goals for 2026!
Into the Portal #3: The State of the Portal
Last year was a big one for Portalier Press. So, what are we looking ahead to?
www.rjlackie.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
A new INTO THE PORTAL, as we look back at our goals from '25 and look ahead to setting our goals for 2026!
I’ve been waiting for a successor to Coming Out on Top.
It’s time, yall.
It’s time, yall.
So who's going to make a video game inspired by Heated Rivalry
January 19, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I’ve been waiting for a successor to Coming Out on Top.
It’s time, yall.
It’s time, yall.
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Rage and whimsy are not mutually exclusive.
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Rage and whimsy are not mutually exclusive.
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Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Battle over Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast contracts leaves the book, relationships, torn apart
Creative collaborators clash with Jay Dragon and Steve Jackson Games over unfair treatment.
www.rascal.news
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Someone cast John Clarence Stewart as one of the leads of a gay musical romantic drama please. We need this. As a species.
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [HD Full Performance]
YouTube video by zoey song
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Someone cast John Clarence Stewart as one of the leads of a gay musical romantic drama please. We need this. As a species.
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If you are an Actual Play producer (or otherwise the copyright holder) and you are interested in uploading your show to the Internet Archive, please let me know and I can help you through the whole process!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
I updated my guide to digital preservation of Actual Play to make it easier to navigate & added a little diagram to explain the relationship between backups, digital preservation & digital archives
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/digitalpres
Also, now it has a glitter cursor.
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/digitalpres
Also, now it has a glitter cursor.
Digital Preservation of Actual Play
All My Friends Are Stories is a project designed to help people tell collaborative stories through Table Top Roleplaying Games (TTRPG). There are so many ways to play TTRPGs: you can play them for the...
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If you are an Actual Play producer (or otherwise the copyright holder) and you are interested in uploading your show to the Internet Archive, please let me know and I can help you through the whole process!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
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The audio visualizer in Fortnite (on by default for all players) is an innovative UI element that genuinely improves and enhances the game, in addition to creating a fairer play experience.
So, why haven't more games implemented it? I think there are several reasons:
#gamedev #ui #ux
So, why haven't more games implemented it? I think there are several reasons:
#gamedev #ui #ux
January 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Today was a good day, alternating between working on revisions on a pilot script I love that's developed some unexpected life, and starting in on a proper playtest document for Devil's Hollow so that I can see the bones and the meat in motion after years of simply imagining it.
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Today was a good day, alternating between working on revisions on a pilot script I love that's developed some unexpected life, and starting in on a proper playtest document for Devil's Hollow so that I can see the bones and the meat in motion after years of simply imagining it.
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💫COSMIC COLLECTION HAS LAUNCHED
You can now back this project on Kickstarter!
Check out the early bird tiers and see more photos on the page. We are so excited to finally share this, thank you so much for the support!
Fly safe explorers🛸🚀🌌 link ⬇️
You can now back this project on Kickstarter!
Check out the early bird tiers and see more photos on the page. We are so excited to finally share this, thank you so much for the support!
Fly safe explorers🛸🚀🌌 link ⬇️
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
💫COSMIC COLLECTION HAS LAUNCHED
You can now back this project on Kickstarter!
Check out the early bird tiers and see more photos on the page. We are so excited to finally share this, thank you so much for the support!
Fly safe explorers🛸🚀🌌 link ⬇️
You can now back this project on Kickstarter!
Check out the early bird tiers and see more photos on the page. We are so excited to finally share this, thank you so much for the support!
Fly safe explorers🛸🚀🌌 link ⬇️
I know there’s been a lot of discussion of board game and ttrpg mechanics influencing each other. Is there such thing as a Role-Playing Board Game (RPBG)? Should there be?
January 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I know there’s been a lot of discussion of board game and ttrpg mechanics influencing each other. Is there such thing as a Role-Playing Board Game (RPBG)? Should there be?
i will never finish reading all of this poetry if i keep buying more poetry
January 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
i will never finish reading all of this poetry if i keep buying more poetry
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In 2025 we raised ~$300 to fund a new website which remains unspent. As our final act upon this material plane, we will be using that money to award 6x $50 USD micro grants to ttrpg designers or content creators that could use a small boost.
APPLY HERE before Jan 31: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
APPLY HERE before Jan 31: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
In 2025 we raised ~$300 to fund a new website which remains unspent. As our final act upon this material plane, we will be using that money to award 6x $50 USD micro grants to ttrpg designers or content creators that could use a small boost.
APPLY HERE before Jan 31: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
APPLY HERE before Jan 31: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Songs making me feel things this morning:
January 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Songs making me feel things this morning:
Early signs are that this is indeed extremely dangerous. I’ve played at least a little almost every night after work this week. Fuck, this game feels good to play.
A very dangerous personal development: I got Gears Tactics working on my Steam Deck.
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Early signs are that this is indeed extremely dangerous. I’ve played at least a little almost every night after work this week. Fuck, this game feels good to play.