Marco
@ceison.bsky.social
Translator, TTRPG enthusiast, card slinger, newbie Game Master, aspiring game designer.
I swear watching LSV draft is:
Extreme sports
Fine arts
ASMR
All rolled into one.
#mtg #draft #vintagecube
Extreme sports
Fine arts
ASMR
All rolled into one.
#mtg #draft #vintagecube
October 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I swear watching LSV draft is:
Extreme sports
Fine arts
ASMR
All rolled into one.
#mtg #draft #vintagecube
Extreme sports
Fine arts
ASMR
All rolled into one.
#mtg #draft #vintagecube
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I've always wondered if the discussion around these games reflects the quality of the work or the fact that I happened to write lot about them. It's really a core insecurity I have the games that I've worked on. Would they speak without this critical framing (the designer diaries, etc)? 🧵
the fact that we dont talk about games like arcs and root when talking about artistic/thematic/political expression in tabletop games points to a fundamental weakness of rpg-centered games discourse
August 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've always wondered if the discussion around these games reflects the quality of the work or the fact that I happened to write lot about them. It's really a core insecurity I have the games that I've worked on. Would they speak without this critical framing (the designer diaries, etc)? 🧵
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🎨 Here's a colorful #scryfalltip: You can search for illustrations that closely match a color hex code of your choice using @scryfall.com Tagger!
August 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🎨 Here's a colorful #scryfalltip: You can search for illustrations that closely match a color hex code of your choice using @scryfall.com Tagger!
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1 like = 1 unhinged ttrpg opinion. im going to sleep so you get the first one free because i like myself: dice are terrible no one should ever have or use dice ever
July 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1 like = 1 unhinged ttrpg opinion. im going to sleep so you get the first one free because i like myself: dice are terrible no one should ever have or use dice ever
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And they fired him over a bribe.
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
July 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
And they fired him over a bribe.
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The series is a million books long and there are many sub-series that follow different groups of characters (as you can tell by the commander decks mocked up). I would read Small Gods. It stands alone, and gives you a peek into the world.
March 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The series is a million books long and there are many sub-series that follow different groups of characters (as you can tell by the commander decks mocked up). I would read Small Gods. It stands alone, and gives you a peek into the world.
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game design thoughts: writing tactics role playing games is hard. if i were writing a wargame, it would be easier. i'll post a little thread here
June 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
game design thoughts: writing tactics role playing games is hard. if i were writing a wargame, it would be easier. i'll post a little thread here
Blind prediction before #EdgeofEternities #mtg previews start: the mechanical focus will be the exile zone (space/void/unknown), Robot/Mutant/Alien (featured in FIN & DFT) typal & artifacts (Robots, gizmos and Vehicle spaceships), sinergizing with DFT.
June 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Blind prediction before #EdgeofEternities #mtg previews start: the mechanical focus will be the exile zone (space/void/unknown), Robot/Mutant/Alien (featured in FIN & DFT) typal & artifacts (Robots, gizmos and Vehicle spaceships), sinergizing with DFT.
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Bats with tinnitus hallucinate monsters, sonic cities, howling gods. They are revered as shamans, and in chiropteran hieroglyphs they are drawn with their ears full of stars
June 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Bats with tinnitus hallucinate monsters, sonic cities, howling gods. They are revered as shamans, and in chiropteran hieroglyphs they are drawn with their ears full of stars
#rpgtheory
It might be tempting for us as game designers to think that games' rules "constrain" gameplay, or that gameplay "enacts" the game's rules, but I really think it's the opposite.
A game's rules wait inert for you to reach out, in the moment of gameplay, and choose to bring them to bear.
It might be tempting for us as game designers to think that games' rules "constrain" gameplay, or that gameplay "enacts" the game's rules, but I really think it's the opposite.
A game's rules wait inert for you to reach out, in the moment of gameplay, and choose to bring them to bear.
May 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The Ziggurat of Barad-dûr
May 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The Ziggurat of Barad-dûr
Mechanics of 5e don't reinforce its heroic fantasy, one of the issues Draw Steel aims to solve. So I ask thee @mattcolville.bsky.social : what if a TTRPG was built bottom-up from those same D&D 5e mechanics?
What would that look like? Is that even a productive exercise?
What would that look like? Is that even a productive exercise?
May 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Mechanics of 5e don't reinforce its heroic fantasy, one of the issues Draw Steel aims to solve. So I ask thee @mattcolville.bsky.social : what if a TTRPG was built bottom-up from those same D&D 5e mechanics?
What would that look like? Is that even a productive exercise?
What would that look like? Is that even a productive exercise?
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The apprentice is now the master.
March 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The apprentice is now the master.
#dantedì caron dimonio occhi di bragia
Greek Mythology
Charon, Ferryman of the Underworld
Art by Anton Vitus Westerlund
#fantasyart #ttrpginspo #greekmythology
Charon, Ferryman of the Underworld
Art by Anton Vitus Westerlund
#fantasyart #ttrpginspo #greekmythology
March 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#dantedì caron dimonio occhi di bragia
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mmm ok real thoughts here, bc still in field. Farming simulator *without* colonialism. No Taming The Wilds nonsense. No Vikings (sorry Actual Norse, y'all cool, but your fans...).
Nature isn't an adversary, but the cold indifference is antagonistic still. So how do you gamify that?
Nature isn't an adversary, but the cold indifference is antagonistic still. So how do you gamify that?
January 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
mmm ok real thoughts here, bc still in field. Farming simulator *without* colonialism. No Taming The Wilds nonsense. No Vikings (sorry Actual Norse, y'all cool, but your fans...).
Nature isn't an adversary, but the cold indifference is antagonistic still. So how do you gamify that?
Nature isn't an adversary, but the cold indifference is antagonistic still. So how do you gamify that?
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A couple weekends back we locked @improphilo.bsky.social in our studio and recorded five episodes with him! The first is out today, the others will be forthcoming, but broken up by normal episodes. luckypaper.co/podcast/231-...
Episode 231: The Barash Files 001 — The Principles of Game Design — Lucky Paper Radio
Zach Barash joins Andy and Anthony for the first episode in a series sharing his game design expertise, starting with the basic principles of game design.
luckypaper.co
December 23, 2024 at 4:49 PM
A couple weekends back we locked @improphilo.bsky.social in our studio and recorded five episodes with him! The first is out today, the others will be forthcoming, but broken up by normal episodes. luckypaper.co/podcast/231-...
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Vagabond Basic Hero’s Handbook zines!!!
December 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Vagabond Basic Hero’s Handbook zines!!!
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How to filter out AI Images in Google Image Search.
Sharing this with my students so I figured I'd also share it with everyone here.
Hopefully this image is still relevant given Google's changes. Save this on your computer or phone and refer to it as needed.
Sharing this with my students so I figured I'd also share it with everyone here.
Hopefully this image is still relevant given Google's changes. Save this on your computer or phone and refer to it as needed.
March 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM
How to filter out AI Images in Google Image Search.
Sharing this with my students so I figured I'd also share it with everyone here.
Hopefully this image is still relevant given Google's changes. Save this on your computer or phone and refer to it as needed.
Sharing this with my students so I figured I'd also share it with everyone here.
Hopefully this image is still relevant given Google's changes. Save this on your computer or phone and refer to it as needed.
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Caves of Cowardice is a system-neutral dungeon by Undelved that has a really cool aesthetic and nice art
December 12, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Caves of Cowardice is a system-neutral dungeon by Undelved that has a really cool aesthetic and nice art
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Here's a fun idea: make your own Pawn!
What's a Pawn? Little guys I made up for my fantasy setting of Narcoscir. They're puppets powered by spirit-bound weapons.
How to make one:
-Metal head
-Puppet body
-Spirit-bound weapon (doesn't have to be a sword)
-Big cloak (optional)
-Have fun!
What's a Pawn? Little guys I made up for my fantasy setting of Narcoscir. They're puppets powered by spirit-bound weapons.
How to make one:
-Metal head
-Puppet body
-Spirit-bound weapon (doesn't have to be a sword)
-Big cloak (optional)
-Have fun!
December 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Here's a fun idea: make your own Pawn!
What's a Pawn? Little guys I made up for my fantasy setting of Narcoscir. They're puppets powered by spirit-bound weapons.
How to make one:
-Metal head
-Puppet body
-Spirit-bound weapon (doesn't have to be a sword)
-Big cloak (optional)
-Have fun!
What's a Pawn? Little guys I made up for my fantasy setting of Narcoscir. They're puppets powered by spirit-bound weapons.
How to make one:
-Metal head
-Puppet body
-Spirit-bound weapon (doesn't have to be a sword)
-Big cloak (optional)
-Have fun!
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These were the RPG books and accessories GMs used most at their table:
- Worlds Without Number
- Flee Mortals
- Monstrous Menagerie
- Trials and Treasure
- Knave 2
- Maze Rats
- Forge of Foes
- Lazy DM's Companion
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
- Ironsworn
- Chessex Battle Mat
- Worlds Without Number
- Flee Mortals
- Monstrous Menagerie
- Trials and Treasure
- Knave 2
- Maze Rats
- Forge of Foes
- Lazy DM's Companion
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
- Ironsworn
- Chessex Battle Mat
December 6, 2024 at 2:31 AM
These were the RPG books and accessories GMs used most at their table:
- Worlds Without Number
- Flee Mortals
- Monstrous Menagerie
- Trials and Treasure
- Knave 2
- Maze Rats
- Forge of Foes
- Lazy DM's Companion
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
- Ironsworn
- Chessex Battle Mat
- Worlds Without Number
- Flee Mortals
- Monstrous Menagerie
- Trials and Treasure
- Knave 2
- Maze Rats
- Forge of Foes
- Lazy DM's Companion
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
- Ironsworn
- Chessex Battle Mat
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Okay here's my "one like" thread:
One like = one ttrpg design opnion
(coherence not guaranteed, see in store for details)
One like = one ttrpg design opnion
(coherence not guaranteed, see in store for details)
November 26, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Okay here's my "one like" thread:
One like = one ttrpg design opnion
(coherence not guaranteed, see in store for details)
One like = one ttrpg design opnion
(coherence not guaranteed, see in store for details)
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Frontier Fantasy thread 🦋 🧵 #frontierfantasy
November 19, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Frontier Fantasy thread 🦋 🧵 #frontierfantasy