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Sotiris (he/him)

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Physicist by day, ttrpg nerd by night. Writing @evergreen-ttrpg.bsky.social — a tabletop rpg about a vengeful Nature and those who endure Her. Join the public playtest at https://evergreen-ttrpg.com/! More stuff at https://sotiris-pitelis.itch.io.

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · Nov 24

It's time ✨

Evergreen is my #ttrpg brainchild, and now I can finally share it with all of you!

Visit our website below to grab the (free) playtest document, run a game or two, and tell us how it went! We're a small indie team that depends on your feedback to make a great game ❤️

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alphallamallama.bsky.social @alphallamallama.bsky.social · 1d

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 16h

I've had great fun with Lasers & Feelings and Honey Heist.

As for larger games I have the Discworld ttrpg but I haven't played it yet (still working my way through the books), and I have my sights on Paranoia which tbh sounds like great fun.

Oh here's the review by @itsquinns.bsky.social btw!

Quinns Quest Reviews: Triangle Agency!

YouTube video by Quinns Quest

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 16h

Spurred by @itsquinns.bsky.social's recent review of Triangle Agency, I'm pondering the concept of comedic #ttrpg s once more.

It still feels that the genre shines with no-prep few-page games à la Honey Heist, and oneshots as opposed to campaigns.

Is comedy in ttrpgs your cup of tea?

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Into the Weird Blue Yonder @weirdblueyonder.bsky.social · 17h

Apologies for the self-promo but I'm running a hard times sale on all of my paid games (at very reasonable prices!!) at the moment and I'd love it if folks checked it out.
There's cavemen, pirates, promethean sky whales and-of course-giant robots!

#ttrpg

Everything half price bundle

A bundle by Into the Weird Blue Yonder, $9.50 for 4 games

itch.io

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely, and don't get me started on the playtesting, rewriting, and killing-your-darlings involved in the process.

It's loads of fun but also infuriating more often than not 😆

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 1d

These days I'm pretty exhausted and overworked, so I haven't been writing as much as I wanted.

Today I randomly came across a bunch of posts defending ai "art", and that was all the motivation I needed to keep working on my #ttrpg. Just to do something genuinely creative.

Benefits of ai I guess?

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Anthony Anderson | Back "What's My Foundation?" now! @despisedsamaritan.com · 8d

The actual success or failure of anything—an idea, a story, a business, or a product for sale—will predominantly be determined by your reach.

⛔ your immediate reach. That's within your control and limited.
⛔ the reach of friends. There's too much overlap.
👉 It's in the third sphere of influence. 🧵

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Of Gods and Gamemasters (Jack, he/him) @jackgogsbane.bsky.social · 7d

I need folks who like
Worldbuilding
Fantasy
Sci Fi
Roleplaying games
( Both ttrpg and larp)
DnD ( D&D)
History
Mythology
Philosophy
Poetry
And
Puns
To follow me for cool stuff.

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Teddog | 🥐🍵 @teddog.bsky.social · 6d

Finished another “TTRPG and Streaming Nights” #crossstitch project. This one ran January-September.

This is the largest project I’ve completed in terms of surface area, although it’s not the most complicated. This pattern is from the 90s and lacks the “confetti” of modern designs.

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Emi 🏳️‍🌈😷 @queeringsmite.bsky.social · 6d

I am once again asking TTRPG designers to Put Link In Bio. or even your pinned post. somewhere obvious. I want to know where to buy your game! you want to entrust that to google? 2025 google?? I wouldn't!

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 6d

I'm almost done with @evergreen-ttrpg.bsky.social's quickstart, I promise.

Today I worked on GM aids, including some nice random tables. This is a simple one, but still one of my favorites.

#ttrpg

A table titled "Needs" instructing people to roll 1d12 and pick results out of two columns.

The first one is titled "This person needs..." and the results are "companionship, redemption, practical help, approval, confidence, to heal, rest, wealth, respect, hope, knowledge, purpose".

The second column is titled "Do they realise what they need?" and it has only two results. 1-6 on the d12 is "No", the rest is "Yes".

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Imogen Gingell @ilgingell.bsky.social · 6d

It's #selfpromosaturday and I'm getting all my ducks in a row for the imminent launch of my JourneyMon: Monster Trainer Roleplaying #ttrpg on Kickstarter. Look out for the announcement of the launch date in the coming week!

kickstarter.journeymonrpg.com

Coming soon: JourneyMon: Monster Trainer Roleplaying

A narrative, collaborative world-building TTRPG about friendship and monster battles.

kickstarter.journeymonrpg.com

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 6d

Oh wow, we actually wrote the same thing in both our bios 😆

JourneyMon looks beautiful, great work!

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Imogen Gingell @ilgingell.bsky.social · 6d

From one physicist-by-day-ttrpg-nerd-by-night to another...

I'm preparing to launch the kickstarter for my new TTRPG JourneyMon: Monster Trainer Roleplaying imminently. Play for friendship, monster battles, and collaborative worldbuilding!
(Quick Start is out now!)

kickstarter.journeymonrpg.com

Coming soon: JourneyMon: Monster Trainer Roleplaying

A narrative, collaborative world-building TTRPG about friendship and monster battles.

kickstarter.journeymonrpg.com

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Mal Hazel @howlinggnome.bsky.social · 6d

@greedygorgonpress.bsky.social
Heavy Metal Monster Manual
A fantastic volume of a break leg bestiary
(And a cute editor too ☺️)

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CypherCA @cypherca.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for the space @sotirispitelis.bsky.social this finally cool weekend.

I'm working on a Spelljamming project, but have hundreds of species feats and dozens of rare dragonborn homebrew available. You can find a link to them all and support me at my ko-fi!

ko-fi.com/cypherca

Buy CypherCA a Coffee

Become a supporter of CypherCA today!

ko-fi.com

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Epic Tales and Critical Fails - Our GM is a Crit Award nominee @etalesandcritfails.bsky.social · 6d

Catch our #pathfinder2e #actualplaypodcast where six misfits are brought together by strange dreams & become embroiled in the schemes of a mad clockwork automaton.

Prepare for adventure, terror & the occasional use of bad language. Not to mention the dubious dice rolls.

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d'Artagnan @dartagnantt.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for the space, Sotiris!

I've been working on a 5e replacement for about two years. Where I do things like make fighters tactical, give rangers themes, and warlocks spell slots! My patrons get access to the playtest materials!
Check it out, it's awesome!
bsky.app/profile/dart...

d'Artagnan @dartagnantt.bsky.social · 22d

While playing 5e, can you never find a spell worth casting that doesn't eat at that concentration you're already holding?
In #6thDawn I've modified spellcasting where concentration is usually optional, but you might not want to give it up.

#TTRPGRising #TTRPG #DnD
www.patreon.com/posts/6th-da...

Optional Concentration

Some spells have an active component beyond yourself that you must control, but otherwise work without your intervention. If you choose to concentrate on these spells, they work just as concentration spells above. However, you can choose to not concentrate on them, this keeps the spell going with no control over it whatsoever.

Fear

3rd-rank illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a white feather or the heart of a hen)
Duration: Optional concentration, up to 1 minute

You project a phantasmal image of a creature's worst fears. Each creature in a 30-foot cone must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and become frightened of you for the duration. *While concentrating on this spell*, you can use your action to target all creatures in another 30-foot cone, but can't affect a creature again if it has succeeded on a saving throw against this casting of fear.

Invisibility
2nd-rank illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an eyelash encased in gum arabic)
Duration: Optional concentration, up to 1 hour

A creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target's person. The spell ends for a target that attacks or casts a spell.

*While concentrating on the spell* and no creatures currently benefit from the spell, you can use your action to touch another creature to turn it invisible.

Moonbeam
2nd-rank evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (several seeds of any moonseed plant and a piece of opalescent feldspar)
Duration: Optional concentration, up to 1 minute

A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-foot radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, dim light fills the cylinder.

When a creature enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 2d10 radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A shapechanger makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form and can't assume a different form until it leaves the spell's light.

*While concentrating on this spell*, you can use an action to move the beam 60 feet in any direction.

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SpiderQueenLong (She/They) @spiderqueenlong.bsky.social · 6d

Dieselshot just released our playtested #Shadowdark adventure!

Raid the Coasts! Repel the Vikings! Drink Mead from the skulls of the fallen w/ our Norse-themed East Kyrlizia campaign setting! Fight Dragons, Demons & more!

dieselshot.itch.io/east-kyrlizia

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

East Kyrlizia by DieselShot

Sandbox Shadowdark Campaign Region Module

dieselshot.itch.io

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 6d

Goddamn this looks amazing, nice job!

Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 6d

A #morkborg hack that brings all other hacks together is such a cool concept even if you set aside the frankly kickass morkborgian graphic design.

Check it out #ttrpg folks!

ilias (Lee) iovis @leeiovis.bsky.social · 6d

Hey! HELLSPAWN's prelaunch is live plus we are pre-releasing new content for it daily as part of #mörktober!
It's an infernal ttrpg that connects all the #morkborg hacks and their worlds via Hell 🔥

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...

Coming soon: HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds

OBEY. BURN. REPEAT. Welcome to Hell. A standalone MÖRK BORG game of escaped Malefactors, and the hunt to drag them back.

www.kickstarter.com

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Matthew @boutflower.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for the space!

Beyond the Mycelium is live on Kickstarter!

Play as an actual mushroom!
Explore the Mycelial Network!
Save the colony from an ancient foe!

This module is for #DnD5e and comes with maps and pre-made character sheets for the mushroom folk!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/val...

Beyond the Mycelium - A Fungi based adventure for D&D 5e.

Play as mushroom folk trying to save their home from an ancient monster... Are you brave enough to venture Beyond the Mycelium?

www.kickstarter.com

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Moon Gate Exploration Co. 💙NamaStacy➡️ Genghis Con @moongate.bsky.social · 6d

Dodge! A Role-Playing Game of Cinematic Escapes will debut with an 80s slasher flick scenario - Camp Blood Moon!
Click to be notified on launch day!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...

Coming soon: DODGE! A Role-Playing Game of Cinematic Escapes

"Dodge, duck, dip, dive… and Dodge!"

www.kickstarter.com

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KOKOTÖNA Pre-launch LIVE 📌|E💀C @elchupalabras.itch.io · 6d

Seven Lands. Seven Tribes. Seven Thousand Years of Borrowed Time.

#KOKOTÖNA, my #MÖRKBORG based #TTRPG inspired by precolonial mesoamerica now has a coming soon page over #Kickstarter!

Sign up to get notified on our impending launch and share!

#SelfPromoSaturday #RPGLatAm #LodelRol #Rolentuidioma

Coming soon: KOKOTÖNA: A Grimdark RPG inspired by precolonial Mesoamerica

A standalone, MÖRK BORG-compatible descent into a Mesoamerican-inspired apocalypse. Dark fantasy roleplaying of xokol & blood-obsidian.

www.kickstarter.com

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 6d

You'd think I would get bored of Mork Borg hacks at some point. That point still hasn't arrived, this is fucking cool!

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