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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 6h

Rotted Capes: Second Bite's crowdfunding funding campaign is just around the corner

Use your superpowers to protect what's left against the hungry dead...

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#TTRPG, #IndieRPG, #RottedCapes, #RPG, #Superheroes, #Zombies

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 22h

100% it's like "LOOK HERE" it helps especially after a long session or when your distracted.

I know thats how I prep my home games and even my official playtest notes

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 22h

I love them.... they say > look at this < and catches your eye when running an adventure

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Jason Bulmahn @jasonbulmahn.bsky.social · 1d

Wait.. no one is talking about tariffs anymore? That was 14 crisis ago? They are still a thing.. I promise!

Jason Bulmahn @jasonbulmahn.bsky.social · 1d

A few months back I put out a video describing the Tariff situation and how it relates to tabletop game for backers of my Patreon. Now you can see it for free!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=84xR...

Industry Musings - Tariffs

YouTube video by Jason Bulmahn

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for having me on...

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Open Hearth Gaming Community @openhearthrpg.bsky.social · 2d

Design Chat: Pedro Barrenechea & Rotted Capes 2e

Lowell chats with Pedro Barrenechea @thestatmonkey.bsky.social, lead designer for Rotted Capes 2nd Edition, a post-apocalyptic game of superheroes. They chat early game experiences, how the first edition came about, revising the rules & more.

#ttrpg

Around the Hearth | Design Chat: Pedro Barrenechea & Rotted Capes 2e

This week we present a bonus episode for both Roll for Origin & Roll for Mutation. Lowell chats with Pedro Barrenechea, lead designer for Rotted Capes 2nd Edition, a post-apocalyptic game of superh...

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

Kids, Gorillas, and the Rules We Think We Know

Players are trained by the biggest games; their schemas will try to auto-complete your rules. Kids aren’t burdened by that training and can reveal whether your loop is truly legible and generative. Use both tables. Design like you’re breaking habits…

Kids, Gorillas, and the Rules We Think We Know

Players are trained by the biggest games; their schemas will try to auto-complete your rules. Kids aren’t burdened by that training and can reveal whether your loop is truly legible and generative. Use both tables. Design like you’re breaking habits and lighting up plastic brains.

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

The gnomes in my front yard are apparently summoning an elder god... you have been warned #Halloween

StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

Wow.

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Love this

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 5d

What kind of hero will you be when the world has ended?

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#TTRPG #Zombies #Superheroes #IndieRPG #RottedCapes #Backerkit

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

kermit the frog is wearing a black hoodie and kermit the frog is wearing a black hood .

ALT: kermit the frog is wearing a black hoodie and kermit the frog is wearing a black hood .

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

Ya I just started using bluesky...had an account forever but never used it....so much nicer than...other places

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

Why swing your sword every turn when you could kick a guard with your horse, or spin your ally out of danger in a flourish of dance?

That’s what makes 7th Sea 2E brilliant!

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#TTRPG #7thSea #GameDesign #RottedCapes #RPGCommunity

Why Rules Matter: In Defense of 7th Sea’s Risk System

Most RPGs push you toward the “optimal button.” Sword in hand, best attack, repeat until combat’s done. Safe, sure…. but boring. 7th Sea 2E breaks that cycle with the Risk system, a mechanic …

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

Its kind of up in the air.... tech issues with backerkit... we have done all our stuff with Kickstarter before (the Arcanis line and Rotted Capes 1e) but backerkit offers free promotion to their email list so we wanted to give them a try.

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

HI!!! Im a ttrpg game system designer, also a engineer, and we are about to launch the crowdfunding campign for #RottedCapes: Second Bite ( zombie superhero horror kick butt TTRPG)

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

I wonder if I still gave my 7th sea CCG cards someplace

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 9d

On the day that commences my 50th year on this planet (and the 40th of playing RPGs), I start my list of my favourite 101 RPGs that I've played. It's in order.

So we begin with my least favourite RPG of all time.

Drumroll...

My 101 Favourite TTRPGS: 101 - Old Men Running The World

Earlier this year, we saw John Harper on the socials having worked out how many TTRPGs he's played. It was a big number. It made Jim and me sit back and do

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

You had my curiosity, now you have my attention...

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

Bro I love the use of color and composition... like, damn.

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

Umm why?

StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

The Elder Punkin rises once more! By the blessing of the elder ones, this gourd has been chosen as the herald of our Halloween session.
Beware it's orange glow, for it whispers of rolling math rocks and the whisper of scary games...

#ElderPunkin #HalloweenGame #TTRPG #SpookySeason

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

I was just following fellow creators, I have had a bluesky account for a bit but just started using it in Ernest.

StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 9d

Ok so you must have misremembered, I have diabetes and Graves' disease.. I have not had pneumonia in years....

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StatMonkey - Paradigm Concepts @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 9d

Well, I did the thing, Started a Blog: StatMonkey Speaks... #RottedCapes & #Arcanis dev notes, conversions, design therapy, and dipping into other game systems... lets go... Read, roast, reply: pcistatmonkey-gqyrb.wordpress.com

#TTRPG #GameDesign #IndieRPG

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