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‪📰Watch Well Games newsletter #71 📰

- @wazza70.bsky.social reviews the Sentience Core Rulebook,
- Whiskey, Blood & Dust creator shares how playing #ttrpg helps with wintertime blues, and
- I'm looking forward to GMing more again in 2026. How 'bout you?

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Watch Well Games #71
Sentience RPG Review. TTRPGs and Wintertime Blues.
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December 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Our latest #ttrpg newsletter is out: open.substack.com/pub/watchwel...

Join us as @wazza70.bsky.social reviews @chaosium.bsky.social's The Sutra of Pale Leaves Carcosa Manifest.
Watch Well Games #70
The Sutra of Pale Leaves Carcosa Manifest review. Also: What if all you had to do...was sing?
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December 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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This holiday season, give your favorite creators the perfect gift: attention. A 5-star rating, a product review on Exalted, or even a share on Reddit.

www.explorersdesign.com/critmas-2025/
Critmas Gift Guide 2025
The 3 gifts every game designer wants (and a holiday party idea).
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December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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📌Wanted: Folks to chat with for newsletter article. Does playing #ttrpg during the cold, dark wintertime help you?

DM or email kj [at] watchwellgames [dot] com if you’d like to share a positive story of how playing tabletop RPGs help folks like you (and me!) get through this season. Thanks! 😊
December 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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🕰️Gentle reminder🕰️ The introductory 40% off our first #ttrpg zine The Quintessential Curios ends Dec. 7th (tomorrow) at 10 pm CST US.

🏰 Free 30-page preview on DTRPG product page bit.ly/4a2eHxc

⚔️ Grab up a copy & begin planning your next game session with these keen system-agnostic adventures.
The Quintessential Curios: Zine #1 - Watch Well Games | DriveThruRPG
This zine is for Gamemasters looking for timeless system-agnostic adventures to run for their players. Whether you're a veteran GM or new to tabletop RPGs, this indie zine was created with you in mind...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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CJ began his advent(ure) dungeon-making challenge late last night. If you'd like to join in for any or all 25 days, let him know. Make your own prompts if you prefer!

Let us know what you think of his one-page entries as they drop. Test-drive 'em in your next #ttrpg game sesh & give feedback 😊
dusky-creative.bsky.social DuskyCreative @dusky-creative.bsky.social · 26d
Rough start to the challenge, but I finished my first one-page Advent(ure)! Fun little witch's hollow... the mistletoe connection was entirely unintended.

You should absolutely follow @watchwellgames.com. I'll occasionally drop a note on Substack as I write these.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Our freshest #ttrpg newsletter: available now & free as always watchwellgames.substack.com/p/watch-well...

Highlights:
- Limited-time discounts & a bundle for our new indie zine on @drivethrurpg.com
- @wazza70.bsky.social reviews @chaosium.bsky.social's The Sutra of Pale Leaves Twin Suns Rising
Watch Well Games #69
Special discounts. CJ's Advent(ure) Time. Wazza Reviews Chaosium's The Sutra of Pale Leaves Twin Suns Rising.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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We'll be following our very own creators coalition member @dusky-creative.bsky.social as he goes through this Advent(ure) Challenge ☺️ Cheering you on, CJ!
dusky-creative.bsky.social DuskyCreative @dusky-creative.bsky.social · Nov 9
For the Advent(ure) Challenge, I'll write one dungeon each day, on theme (listed in the pic), in a single 6x9 spread.

I struggle a lot with art, so maps are going to be minimalist; balancing encounters is time-consuming, so everything is system-neutral.

Can I do it? Who knows! I have a toddler!
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Looking for timeless system-agnostic adventures to run for your players?

We've just released our first #ttrpg adventure-filled zine, The Quintessential Curios!

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

We’re offering a special introductory 40% discount valid now until 10 pm CST Sun., Dec. 7th.
I promotional image featuring the front cover of a zine called The Quintessential Curios #1 - a Watch Well Games creators coalition zine. A mockup of a book with the pages open to the start of an adventure called The Megaliths of London by Warren Davidson is featured. A few highlights listed about the zine: -Multiple DTRPG bestselling contributors -200+ pages - Six system-agnostic adventures - Custom maps and bespoke artwork - Easy navigation includes hyperlinks and bookmarks for your comfort - Ample margins for note-taking - A5 size
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Sharing our space for #SelfPromoSaturday time for all #ttrpg - whether #indierpg or small publishers 💖

Mingle with others & celebrate our hobby🎲

🎊 Show us art, writing, previews, or something else
🚀 Boost projects you're excited about and/or supporting
✅ SFW only
🙅‍♀️ NO AI/NFT/Crypto
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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FINAL sneak peek! 👀 Schlau of Light in Darkness Gaming created this trippy map for @dusky-creative.bsky.social's system-agnostic adventure "The Black Bell" - one of six featured in The Quintessential Curios, a Watch Well Games creators coalition #ttrpg zine coming MONDAY!
Text read: FINAL sneak peek! Cartography by Light in Darkness Gaming. The Quintessential Curios: #1 A Watch Well Games creators coalition zine. Coming Monday, November 24th! A map of an underground area below a castle. The halls twist and turn in various directions. Some paths lead to dead ends. Others lead to key locations for the adventure.
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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🗺️ Sneak peek #10 🗺️ What lurks about in the halls of a great museum? Find out when you play @randomflashbang.bsky.social's adventure. He wrote, illustrated & created maps for this scenario, one that'll be exclusively featured in The Quintessential Curios, our *very* soon-to-be-released #ttrpg zine.
Text reads: "Sneak peek from 'DROP-IN LOCATION #01 - A Regional Museum' by Joe Fox. Coming VERY soon!" Image is of an black and white illustration for a map. The top-down view shows the layout to the upper floor of a national history museum.
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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🗺️ Sneak peek #9 🗺️ Cartography here by @zelliotthatton.bsky.social for his adventure "Battle for the Chronoscape" - one of six system-agnostic adventures selected to be featured in The Quintessential Curios, our *very* soon-to-be-released #ttrpg zine.
Text reads: "Sneak peek from 'Battle for the Chronoscape' by Zachary Elliott-Hatton. Coming VERY soon!" Image of a town map with small icons laid out in isometric format. This black and white line art map is from our upcoming indie tabletop RPG The Quintessential Curios.
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Fun questions posed here, and the thread is filled with some good #ttrpg suggestions 💫
tabcreations.com Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · Nov 15
Hey #ttrpgCommunity!

What #ttrpg genres do you think are grossly underserved? High fantasy has #dnd and its many offspring, plus others. Most sci-fi games break down by sub-genre. What genre would you want to play with few games in that space?

#rpg #ttrpgsky
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Chatting with my good buddy and fellow reviewer at Watch Well Games @wazza70.bsky.social on a special newsletter segment. We'd like to hear from YOU: What non-D&D #ttRPGs from ye olden days would you like us to retro-review?

We've got a list started. Help us add to it 🤠
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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🚨12 Hours to Heal 🚨
@frontlinefiction.bsky.social charity stream TODAY for Roll2Heal, supporting veterans, first responders & healthcare workers.

📺 twitch.tv/frontlinefiction
💛 zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/12-hours-to-heal

We're giving away games & maps to every confirmed donor. See comments⬇️
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12 Hours to Heal - Charity Stream for Roll2Heal
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November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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🌠 Sharing our space for #selfpromoSaturday: human-made #indie #ttrpg creators welcome here 🌠
Text reads: "#selfpromoSaturday Show us what you got, indie tabletop RPG creators! Whether it's still in beta/playtest, freshly dropped, or a classic, we're sharing space here to celebrate human-made games."
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Special 5th Friday newsletter!
- Our first-ever (and maybe only!) WWG Non-Awards
- New Dawn, a fresh Delta Green AP by @blackcreekpodcasts.bsky.social
- @wazza70.bsky.social's review of ChangedStars by @dieselshot.bsky.social
- Sneak peek: select maps from our zine
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And Now: The First-Ever WWG Non-Awards
Better than un-birthdays from Alice's world, we share some cool tabletop RPG stuff.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I'm excited to announce the release of “The Belle of the Bog”, an old-school adventure site.

Explore an enchanted steamboat. Gamble. Fish. Dance. Win big, if you've got the guts.

Available now on Itch.io & @drivethrurpg.com

tomlagier.itch.io/the-belle-of...

#ttrpg #osr #fantasy #adventure #art
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The first zine from Watch Weel Games provides drop-in locations for any campaign. One scenario is a dungeon where players must shift between different "Temporal Anchors" on a two-hour time limit.
A review of The Quintessential Curios: the first zine from Watch Weel Games
A review of The Quintessential Curios, a zine anthology for tabletop roleplaying games. We explore six adventures bound by temporal mechanics and colliding timelines.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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🕵️‍♀️ Today's curious question. Let us know how you play as a character in your favorite #ttrpg.
Text reads: "Curious question: Do you bring real life parts of who you are into the tabletop RPG characters you play? Or do you use RPGs as a way to explore what you can't/don't do IRL? For me, I've a character who's great at gardening, something I still haven't figured out IRL." A green background with a hedgehog for a watermark. In the upper left corner, the red, purple, and green Montgomery clan tartan. In the bottom right corner, a set of seven polyhedral dice.
October 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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⚔️ Sneak peek #8 ⚔️ System-agnostic adventure "Battle for the Chronoscape" from our creators coalition, writer & artist @zelliotthatton.bsky.social, will be featured in our upcoming indie #ttrpg zine The Quintessential Curios. All in good time (as in next month!)🕰️
Text reads "Special sneak peak from 'Battle for the Chronoscape' by Zachary Elliott-Hatton. 'I will bring the Mechanomancer's Castle to you,' he states, offering very little explanation of exactly what moving an entire castle entails. 'You may be familiar with the ruins. What's less well known is how they came to be. They are the remains of a town that does not yet exist. As a time-traveller myself, I cannot set foot inside without... consequences. But I will take you as far as I am able.' Coming soon! A Watch Well Games creators coalition zine."
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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💫 Sneak peek #7 💫 writer @dusky-creative.bsky.social, artist @zelliotthatton.bsky.social & cartographer Schlau (patreon.com/LiDGaming) bring an exciting time-shifting adventure with this dandy (read: terrible) eyeball just...staring at you in our upcoming indie #ttrpg zine. Keep an eye out for it 😉
Text reads: Special sneak peek from 'The Black Bell' by CJ Weigel. 'An armored figure leans heavily against the altar, clutching their side as if in pain and staring into the Catacombs. They only have time for a couple of short breaths before something reaches out from the water and drags them into the depths. Your vision of the entity is blurred, and you can only see one terrible violet eye, staring directly at you as it retreats into the water.' Coming soon! A Watch Well Games creators coalition zine." The front cover of the zine is black, with a miserable-looking skeleton sitting in a slouchy posture, chin in hand, as he sulks. At his feet are a variety of life-ending elixirs and potions and a book.
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Questions for the #ttrpg community. We're curious to know your answer(s). Name the #ttrpgs sitting on your shelves waiting to be finally played (or enjoyed once again!). Perhaps we have some of them on our lists too.
Text reads: "What tabletop RPGs are on your shelf waiting to be played? What's keeping you from playing them?" Visuals are as follows. Top left corner: the Montgomery clan tartan. Bottom right corner: A set of seven polyhedral dice. The background is a soft green with the outline of a hedgehog facing forward.
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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🪨 Sneak peek #6 🪨 writer @wazza70.bsky.social and cartographer Schlau (www.patreon.com/LiDGaming) bring an action-packed system-agnostic adventure involving Stonehenge in our upcoming indie #ttrpg zine The Quintessential Curios. Lucky you will get this map and loads more when you pick up your copy.
A top-down view of Stonehenge with all stones in order and neatly arranged to make a completed circle with a pattern of additional stones placed in its center.
October 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM