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Variant Berry @variantberry.bsky.social · Jan 22

🍓 Berry of Variant Ventures

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Variant Berry @variantberry.bsky.social · 3h

Omg the little paw!!! 💕

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 1d

Latest character illustration for Why We Fight! Tasked our wonderful Rob Ingle with drawing a future-tech engineer, and wow did he deliver 🤩
Naturally they have the perfect apprentice too, little Betty the Chihuahua 🐕🐾 #ttrpgcommunity #WhyWeFight

An orange background with black and yellow "under construction" tape strewn across it. In the foreground thwre is a masculine-presenting character soth brown hair, a red long sleeve top and blue jeans, they are sitting in a future-tech style wheelchair with robot arms and screens. The character is wearing goggles, smiling and holding a little chihuahua in their lap.

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The Homebakery 🍰 Fun TTRPG Content @thehomebakery.bsky.social · 1d

The wards have broken, the library has been revealed. What danger lies inside?

Try this spooky #dnd adventure with your players + guide them through the mysteries of an abandoned library 🧐

This one shot is perfect for Halloween, check it out below! 👇
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12 page spread of the adventure What Lurks Beneath the Library for dnd 5e

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Atikin Games @atikingames.bsky.social · 2d

I've been crocheting these jewelled dragon egg dice bags, would you help me name them ahead of listing them online for sale?

On the second image I've included numbers to make it easy to reference and some ideas of the kind of thing I want...

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The Homebakery 🍰 Fun TTRPG Content @thehomebakery.bsky.social · 2d

Shopping Sessions can be an amazing time in #dnd, but also a massive headache! 🧠

Working out what stock to offer your players, the prices, and, most importantly, who runs the place?

The Homebakery offers premade shops with all that info and more with amazing human-made art 👇
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Need a place for your party to shop? Something that can be used at a moment's notice? Try a Drag n' Drop Magic Shop!

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AdamMakesTTRPG @adammakesttrpg.bsky.social · 2d

I'd be lucky to have just one of these talented folks on the Twelve Realms team, but having all 12 is a dream come true!

TT: www.tiktok.com/@adammakestt...

YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyxl...

Follow the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gno...

#ttrpg #fantasy #TwelveRealms #TwelveRealmsRPG

Headshots of Twelve Realms writers Rue Dickey, VJ Harris, ERF Jordan, LegalKimchi, Saga Mackenzie, Jessica Marcrum, Gwen Marshall, Collette Quach, Friday Strout, Shu Qing Tan, Sebastian Yue, and Basil Wright

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Elliot Davis | TTWH Out 10/14! @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 3d

What if I told you that you can see pics of the first ever copy of A Land Once Magic by @vidityavoleti.bsky.social in this update??

We have made a really special little book for the sickos

Check it out!

A Land Once Magic - Pocket-sized Worldbuilding TTRPG Project Update: The First Ever Copy of ALOM

A BEAUTIFUL Little Book! We are so thrilled to share photos of the first ever copies of A Land Once Magic! We've received the first copies of the book and the notebook and t...

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DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 3d

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#ttrpgs #DealoftheDay

Spiders from Outer Space: A Solitaire Sci-Fi Game

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 4d

Official cover reveal!
Lorne Colt did an outstanding job with all four volumes of Designers & Dragons: Origins.
We launch this mammoth collection of roleplaying history two weeks from today! Sign up here to get notified on launch: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

The four covers for Designers & Dragons: Origins. Volume 1 shows an illustration of a scaly dragon egg surrounded by jewels. Volume 2 shows a young hatchling clutching a crystal. Volume 3 shows a young dragon frolicking as it breathes wisps of fire. Volume 4 shows and adult dragon stalking directly toward the viewer in a menacing prowl.

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🎃 Xero Reynolds 🎃 @artificerind.bsky.social · 3d

If you'd like to do me a birthday solid this week, join my Patreon or Ko-fi!

Helping me do what I love is an amazing gift. 💙🤘💙

patreon.com/artificerind

Artificer Industries | Patreon

Streaming, and Maker YouTube videos

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Variant Berry @variantberry.bsky.social · 3d

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Sticky Doodler ▶️ PAXU @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 3d

In The Bonsai Diary, you grow a tree and tell its story over the course of decades and then centuries. The Kickstarter for this journaling game exceeded my hopes, and the first print sold out on @ipr.bsky.social last month. Luckily, it's back in stock in time for our upcoming event:
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The Homebakery 🍰 Fun TTRPG Content @thehomebakery.bsky.social · 3d

Drag n' Drop Shops are quality (human made) tools to save your time by:

💜 Giving you access to a wealth of flavourful magic items
💜 Creating memorable locations and NPCs for your players to revisit
💜 Prices and trade rules to keep the game flowing

Check them out in the link below 👇
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A road sign that says main plot straight on, shopping session right

A car, titled the party, turns right

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Grant’s Game Recs @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social · 4d

Excited to announce the next date for our Green Team Wins Live show at The Comedy Store!!

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SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 8d

Looking for an amazing solo or duet #TTRPG?
We have over 400 titles listed in our index over at solorpglist.com

#SoloRPG #DuetRPG #TTRPGfolks #GMless #Worldbuilding #Journaling #DungeonCrawl #TabletopRPG

Solo RPG List - Find Solo and Duet TTRPGs

Discover amazing solo and duet tabletop role-playing games that can be played with—or without—dice, tarot cards, playing cards, pen and paper, etc.

solorpglist.com

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🎃 Xero Reynolds 🎃 @artificerind.bsky.social · 4d

New design? New design of an old favorite. Bask in its wonder.

artificerind.threadless.com/designs/good...

A vintage 70s inspired design in dark brown, gold, and teal. The text reads "Good Vibes" while flanked by stars on a teal rounded rectangle. The circle above the text contains a simple graphic element featuring a 13th century plague doctor.

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Atikin Games @atikingames.bsky.social · 4d

Take a look at the fantastic new Ministry of Lost Things game from PostCurious and join me in welcoming Grazing Bear Games, Mistzone Games and Spielworxx to The Indie Tabletop Newsletter family.

atikingames.com/newsletter/o...

October 2025

Welcome to the Indie Tabletop Newsletter, hear from independent tabletop games designers about their current and upcoming projects. Take a look at the games we've already self-published and our upcomi...

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R. Talsorian Games @rtalsoriangames.bsky.social · 5d

Still can't get your friends together for a game, but still want to play Cyberpunk?

Don't forget the new book Single Player Mode for Cyberpunk RED is available now over on @drivethrurpg.com to make that easier on you!

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

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Hatchlings Games: UNDERISLES late pledges now available! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 5d

If you fancy streaming a one-shot of Cryptid Creeks this Halloween, we can provide you with the pdf, handouts, an overlay, and a soundtrack!

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Variant Berry @variantberry.bsky.social · 5d

This is Earle. He joins me every morning for meditation time.

A gray cat laying down with front paws stretched out

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Grant’s Game Recs @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social · 5d

Forcing my platonic male roommate to play The 5 Love Languages Card Game made me laugh harder than anything in a while. #cardgames #boardgames #lovelanguages

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 6d

Reminder that if you order a copy of Good Old Fashioned Korean Spirit through us you'll get free bonus No Rules Tonight original art from Kim Hyun Sook and @ryanestrada.com :D shop.outsidercomics.com/products/978...

Good Old Fashioned Korean Spirit (Preorder)

Acclaimed creators Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada are back with a lightly creepy yet hilarious young adult graphic novel about first love and friendship—perfect for fans of Huda F Cares and…

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Ginny Di 🎀 @ginnydi.com · 7d

Don't forget: You can always create more challenges. Let players take their Ws!

By the way, the guide I'm talking about here is the Mothership GM's guide. This is a clip from a full-length video about Mothership's systems for horror! 🛸 You can watch the whole thing on my YT.

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Blair the AuDHD Mess @blairingmysoul.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you for the space~! 👏

Hello friends~! Does your Monk feel lackluster? Expecting a martial powerhouse and instead stuck with a dud?

Then you need FIGHTING SPIRITS!
Packed with new abilities, powers, and feats to make any Monk shine, no matter the level! ko-fi.com/s/1a1f448357

Fighting Spirits: A Guide to Physical & Spiritual Maneuvers - BlairAuDHDMess's Ko-fi Shop

A supplement for D&D 5e that expands upon the close combat options for Monks, and other Unarmed or close-combat focused classes and Player Characters!...

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