Kati, A Certified Yapper
@bakenshake.bsky.social
Creator of: Godot Wild Jam | The Play Reports
Game Developer and TTRPG Designer (She/They)
Game Developer and TTRPG Designer (She/They)
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app.mural.co
If you're having #over/under fomo, want a recap, or left mid-game, you can read about what happened on my public timeline here: app.mural.co/t/oneshots51...
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Every time I think about the Dreamcast, I remember what it felt like when gaming still surprised me.
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Every time I think about the Dreamcast, I remember what it felt like when gaming still surprised me.
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
Big swings. Weird ideas. Pure soul.
It was lightning in a box.
It gave us arcades in our living rooms and a glow we’re still chasing.
The Dreamcast didn’t live long…
but the memories did 💙💙
So many cool ideas ahhhhhh
🍇The Midnight Muscadines Jam is here! 🍇
Submissions open December 15th and runs until the spring equinox on March 20th.
The jam supports not just writing adventures and supplements, but ✨crafting projects✨ as well!
Come join in the fun on itchio: itch.io/jam/midnight...
Submissions open December 15th and runs until the spring equinox on March 20th.
The jam supports not just writing adventures and supplements, but ✨crafting projects✨ as well!
Come join in the fun on itchio: itch.io/jam/midnight...
Midnight Muscadines Jam
A game jam from 2025-12-15 to 2026-03-20 hosted by Pandion Games. The goal of the Midnight Muscadines Jam is to support our community, players and GMs in creating their own content for Midnight Muscad...
itch.io
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So many cool ideas ahhhhhh
Some systems are better for new GMs, and some aren't! I said what I said.
#ttrpg #blog #pbta
theplayreports.com/posts/pbta-b...
#ttrpg #blog #pbta
theplayreports.com/posts/pbta-b...
The Play Reports
PbtA is Bad for new GMs
theplayreports.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Some systems are better for new GMs, and some aren't! I said what I said.
#ttrpg #blog #pbta
theplayreports.com/posts/pbta-b...
#ttrpg #blog #pbta
theplayreports.com/posts/pbta-b...
I backed Vengeance California's Kickstarter and have been reminded that I need to run a one-shot of it ASAP!
Happy Critique Navidad everyone! Today I take a look at Vengeance California, a bloody violent romp through a crime filled city! idlecartulary.com/2025/12/03/c...
Critique Navidad: Vengeance California
Each holiday season, I review different modules, games or supplements as a thank you to the wider tabletop roleplaying game community. All of the work I review during Critique Navidad is either giv…
idlecartulary.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I backed Vengeance California's Kickstarter and have been reminded that I need to run a one-shot of it ASAP!
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Had a blast playing a food snob and getting drunk with friends during one of these sessions. I'll let you guess which, hahaha.
I had fun at PAX Unplugged! I played over 20 hours worth of games and went out to the local taverns every night. How did I do it all? That’s proprietary, but you can instead read all about the games I played
#osr #ttrpg
#osr #ttrpg
PAXU: Cram a Month of Gaming into One Weekend — Prismatic Wasteland
I Played Seven Games at PAX Unplugged and Lived To Tell You the Tales Thereof
www.prismaticwasteland.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Had a blast playing a food snob and getting drunk with friends during one of these sessions. I'll let you guess which, hahaha.
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I just published my first Mothership module: Twinkle Twinkle little star
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Personable
A sunny module for Mothership
personable.itch.io
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I just published my first Mothership module: Twinkle Twinkle little star
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
The module will have your crew investigating a solar research ship orbiting a dying star, can you figure out what happened, and will you complete their mission?
Available now on itch!
personable.itch.io/twinkle-twin...
Carouse, Carouse!
A raucous revel of RPG writing and ideas.
www.carouse.blog
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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I discussed some thoughts and feelings i have about @rrookstudio.bsky.social's excellent Sherwood. It's a game of pseudo-historical banditry that borrows a lot from Classic Traveller and takes some delightful and innovative departures. I don't discuss those here.
Some Sherwood Odds and Ends
I bought Sherwood by R.Rook Studio about a month ago, and the only thing that got it off my mind was Pax Unplugged. I had intended to blog about Sherwoo...
billhook.bearblog.dev
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I discussed some thoughts and feelings i have about @rrookstudio.bsky.social's excellent Sherwood. It's a game of pseudo-historical banditry that borrows a lot from Classic Traveller and takes some delightful and innovative departures. I don't discuss those here.
Thrifted this crazy dramatic frame for one of @amandalee.bsky.social's print from last year 😂 what do you think of it, Amanda?
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Thrifted this crazy dramatic frame for one of @amandalee.bsky.social's print from last year 😂 what do you think of it, Amanda?
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Here’s my recap of PAX Unplugged 2025 weirdwonder.net/pax-unplugge...
PAX Unplugged 2025 Recap
This past weekend I attended PAX Unplugged for the third time, a con that I highly recommend as it is a very fun mix of board games and roleplaying games.
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weirdwonder.net
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Here’s my recap of PAX Unplugged 2025 weirdwonder.net/pax-unplugge...
Really enjoyed reading this and chuckled quite a bit, especially the Luke Gearing bit. Who even is that guy?
I have written a new blog about what an OSR is. I am told there is a lot of discourse about this, but am confident that this should settle the matter once and for all.
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
What is an OSR? - The Garden Below
a post about not knowing what the OSR is.
thegardenbelow.blot.im
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Really enjoyed reading this and chuckled quite a bit, especially the Luke Gearing bit. Who even is that guy?
This project is so cool, and I can't wat for my setting, The Blogosphere, to use this as a map. 😆
Spent the last month mapping the blogosphere by its links. The graph is finally ready
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Mapping the Blogosphere
An interactive graph of TTRPG blogs, showing who links to whom, how communities change over time, plus stats and how it all works.
elmc.at
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This project is so cool, and I can't wat for my setting, The Blogosphere, to use this as a map. 😆
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I went to PAX Unplugged 2025, played in/ran a lot of OSR game sessions, and had a lot of fun chatting with other bloggers, designers, and other very cool people within our little hobby.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/pax-unplugge...
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/pax-unplugge...
PAX Unplugged 2025 Convention Report
A blog post talking about the events of PAX Unplugged 2025, specifically focused on several playtest sessions of OSR games.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I went to PAX Unplugged 2025, played in/ran a lot of OSR game sessions, and had a lot of fun chatting with other bloggers, designers, and other very cool people within our little hobby.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/pax-unplugge...
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/pax-unplugge...
Finally got around to writing my play report for @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's Orbital Megastructure! It makes sci-fi rpg a dense, sprawling, and procedurally-based space.
#blog #ttrpg #playtest #rpg
theplayreports.com/posts/orbita...
#blog #ttrpg #playtest #rpg
theplayreports.com/posts/orbita...
The Play Reports
Orbital Megastructure - Playtest
theplayreports.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Finally got around to writing my play report for @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's Orbital Megastructure! It makes sci-fi rpg a dense, sprawling, and procedurally-based space.
#blog #ttrpg #playtest #rpg
theplayreports.com/posts/orbita...
#blog #ttrpg #playtest #rpg
theplayreports.com/posts/orbita...
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Jokes on you, tidal wave of increasingly desperate advertisements trying to recoup a years worth of sales with the holiday season, I've almost literally never had less money to spend! Nothing you say will be convincing enough! We are both scorpion and frog and shall die as one!
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Jokes on you, tidal wave of increasingly desperate advertisements trying to recoup a years worth of sales with the holiday season, I've almost literally never had less money to spend! Nothing you say will be convincing enough! We are both scorpion and frog and shall die as one!
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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@directsun.bsky.social Invited me onto his podcast talking about Puzzle Dungeons and it was real fun. Give it a listen.
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
The Tomb of Eight Gates: Puzzle Dungeon Workshop
YouTube video by Direct Sun
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@directsun.bsky.social Invited me onto his podcast talking about Puzzle Dungeons and it was real fun. Give it a listen.
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
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Happy Final PAX everyone remember to take a nap at the end and pamper yourself after the high wears off, drink some water
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy Final PAX everyone remember to take a nap at the end and pamper yourself after the high wears off, drink some water
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Navigating the Philly Convention Center during Pax Unplugged is like playing Blue Prince
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Navigating the Philly Convention Center during Pax Unplugged is like playing Blue Prince
So cool to meet IRL and put real faces to fake names!!! #over/under
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So cool to meet IRL and put real faces to fake names!!! #over/under
New post on how Viv, the Mirror Knight, fared in the realm of Fosk!
theplayreports.com/posts/realm-...
#blog #ttrpg #mythicbastionland
theplayreports.com/posts/realm-...
#blog #ttrpg #mythicbastionland
The Play Reports
Mythic Bastionland - Fosk
theplayreports.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
New post on how Viv, the Mirror Knight, fared in the realm of Fosk!
theplayreports.com/posts/realm-...
#blog #ttrpg #mythicbastionland
theplayreports.com/posts/realm-...
#blog #ttrpg #mythicbastionland
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I blogged my musings about making little micro scenarios, check it out:
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
Pocket-Sized Powder Kegs
A framework for building powder keg scenarios.
www.mindstormpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I blogged my musings about making little micro scenarios, check it out:
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
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designers who release projects on itch, please include the credits on your main project page!! not only is it virtuous to emphasize that nearly all projects are team efforts, but also I want to know who worked on something without needing to squint at some screenshot
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
designers who release projects on itch, please include the credits on your main project page!! not only is it virtuous to emphasize that nearly all projects are team efforts, but also I want to know who worked on something without needing to squint at some screenshot