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Matthew Morris AKA ManaDawn Tabletop Games @manarampmatt.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know we have been cataloging every Mausritter official and third-party product since September of 2020? Yup thats right - and now you can follow along a see them all! Visit the Mausritter Library

http://dlvr.it/TNWJSy

#MoreMausritter

Mausritter Library

A collection of adventures and resources for your Mausritter table.

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 4d

In this week's post, I talk about an important aspect of role-playing games: sharing the spotlight.

#ttrpg #blog #dnd #osr

delvingwolf.blogspot.com/2025/10/shar...

Sharing the spotlight

This week I want to write about something I've noticed in games I've been a part of, both in person and online: sharing the spotlight. It's ...

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Murkdice @murkdice.bsky.social · 4d

We’re talking about tailored reaction tables this week in MurkMail! #osr #nsr #ttrpg

Tailored reaction tables

Levelling up statblocks

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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 5d

It’s been available for years but I don’t think enough people give this edition credit as a very accessible version of the game. If you print on lulu you have great inexpensive copies for your table or to give away to get people excited. Don’t sell them, that would be a —— move.
#OSR #MorkBorg

Bare Bones Mork Borg – Stop Complaining it’s Hard to Read or Expensive

Cheap and easy to read, all Mork Borg complaints answered. I still think you should buy the real thing though. Its glorious.

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 5d

Played Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Pepper 2 times on 2025-10-03 boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexp... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com

Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Pepper

Twelve new cards with twelve effects (1/round) to spice up your game.

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 6d

a man with a beard is smiling and says do it

ALT: a man with a beard is smiling and says do it

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Paul J @semitext.xyz · 11d

I just released a science-fantasy adventure for the tabletop RPG Vaults of Vaarn. Explore the wreckage of a spaceship deep below a toxic sinkhole. 16 page zine where I did it all: writing, art, layout, design.

semitext.itch.io/beneath-the-...

Beneath the Ikor Quag Sinkhole by semitext

A dangerous adventure for Vaults of Vaarn

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 11d

In this week's post I talk about the process I used to set up my solo Pirate Borg campaign.

#ttrpg #osr #pirateborg #sologaming #blog

delvingwolf.blogspot.com/2025/09/sett...

Setting up a Pirate Borg solo campaign

As I mentioned in last week's post , I have been eyeing Pirate Borg for a while, but I never pulled the trigger on it. Now that I have, thou...

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Leo @infrabeige.bsky.social · 16d

Missed out on pledging for the Vaults of Vaarn 2E Backerkit campaign? Now mocked by your friends and colleagues? Spouse no longer interested? Disrespected by small children and animals? ALL THIS CAN BE FIXED. Pre-order in hardback today. vaults-of-vaarn-second-edition.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Pre-order Vaults of Vaarn Second Edition on BackerKit

The second edition of Vaults of Vaarn, the acclaimed science-fantasy adventure game.

vaults-of-vaarn-second-edition.backerkit.com

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 18d

Just in time for the end of Talk Like a Pirate Week, my new character creation post, this time with Pirate Borg, is live!

#ttrpg #osr #pirateborg #charactercreation #blog

delvingwolf.blogspot.com/2025/09/lets...

Let's create a Pirate Borg character!

This week, to add to my series of character creation posts (which started a few weeks ago with a Cairn 2e character ), I'll make a Pirate Bo...

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 18d

Another fun session of my online Icespire Peak campaign yesterday!
Not much progress was made, but there was a lot of chaos, and the dice seemed to be cursed for everyone, but that led to really fun moments.
I wish I could run/play in more games.

#ttrpg #5e #online

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Limithron @limithron.bsky.social · 27d

Today we received shots from the printer of copies of Down Among the Dead, the new #PirateBorg expansion. I didn't mean for this book to take an extra year, but it was worth every minute.

And yes, that is a 5 color PANTONE print with embossing, spot gloss, and glow-in-the-dark ink!!!

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 22d

I've been eyeing Pirate Borg for a while and even almost backed Down Among the Dead, but now that I finally have it in my hands I gotta say it's even better than I thought!
It makes me want to run it as soon as possible (and hopefully that will happen soon).
Kudos, @limithron.bsky.social, great job.

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Sleepdrifter-Delving @sleepdriftermu.bsky.social · 27d

Here it is, this week's newsletter!
Substack: sleepdrifter.substack.com/p/gary-gygax...
Blogspot: sleepdrifter.blogspot.com/2025/09/gary...

This time, we speak about one of the very first solo dungeon crawler made by Gary Gygax himself! (And other stuff, as usual)

Gary Gygax’s Solo Dungeon Crawler From 1975 (OD&D) & Some Video Games

Sleepdrifter's Newsletter #16 📜 - A Solo Dungeon Crawler from the 75' by Gygax himself

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 24d

Today I went to Toplay (Italy's biggest TTRPG and board game convention) and this is my loot!

#ttrpg #osr #pirateborg #kidsonbikes #pixies

Italian versions of some TTRPGs (Kids on Bikes and Pirate Borg, plus some adventures for Pirate Borg) and the small board game Pixies, its expansion Flower Power and Sea, Salt and Pepper's expansion Extra Pepper.

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 25d

Tagging @infrabeige.bsky.social because I forgot in the main post.

Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · 25d

Another week, another entry in my series of character creation blog posts. This time: Vaults of Vaarn 1e!

#ttrpg #osr #charactercreation #vaultsofvaarn #blog

delvingwolf.blogspot.com/2025/09/lets...

Let's create a Vaults of Vaarn 1e character!

This week, to add to my series of character creation posts (which started a few weeks ago with a Cairn 2e character ), I'll make a Vaults of...

delvingwolf.blogspot.com

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Anastas2002 @anastas2002.bsky.social · 27d

If you buy from Red Box Games, here's your sign to stop. If you run a gaming convention, here's your sign to blacklist them #RPG, #TTRPG, #OSR, #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD #Wargames #Wargaming

ian.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 28d

you know what? fuck professionalism. Red Box Games here telling you they don't want your business.

right wing miniatures manufacturer in the US on a racist, bigoted rant in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death. Public post on his Facebook page. fuck you Tre Manor, you fucking nazi.

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 29d

Back blogging again, thoughts on @jdragsky.bsky.social's Expressionist Manifesto, my fragile male ego, how it all relates to my practice of running #OSR games and my evolving views on RPGs a craft, and briefly making fun of @prismaticwasteland.com... This one has it all!

Dialogues on Expressionist Games

This week Jay Dragon dropped yet another thought bomb on the RPG internet with her . If you haven't read it, you really should, in my opinion it already belo...

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Evey 💀 Swamp Hag Trainee |🏳️‍⚧️ @violentmedia.itch.io · 29d

get that good time tracking shit here, while the getting is good!
#ttrpg #osr
violentmedia.itch.io/index-cards-...

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Daniele @spaceorochi.bsky.social · Sep 9

Roll 2d6. That's rooms per dungeon. Then roll a d6 and divide by 2. That's passages per room. All of this is under ramblings about a fantasy setting based on a place I've never been to. I will use Cairn to play this.

#cairn #nsr #osr #hexcrawl #dungeon

cellarslizards.blogspot.com/2025/09/retu...

Returning to fantasy Northumbria + quick dungeon generator

Fan made tabletop roleplaying game stuff, mainly for D&D 5e.

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · Sep 8

Played Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt on 2025-09-04 boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexp... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com

Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt

Eight new cards with five new effects to spice up your game.

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · Sep 8

Played Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt on 2025-09-02 boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexp... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com

Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt

Eight new cards with five new effects to spice up your game.

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · Mar 15

Sharing with ALT text for those who aren't aware of the ongoing real world implications for trans people in the U.S.

"I'm afraid I could be arrested if I travel to that state..."

r/trans
u/RedRhodes13012⚫ 4h
Seeing people deflate when I explain simple facts of my reality bums me out.
Vent
"No, I can't go on that cruise to Italy with you, because I'm struggling to get a passport that doesn't put me in danger. I'm scared I might have trouble getting home."
"Yes, I'm looking at other job opportunities/leaving my position working at school, which I love so much. It's becoming unsafe for people like me to work with children - I got a death threat the other day."
"Will the doctor/therapist/etc. you're recommending be safe for someone like me?"
"Before I meet your parents, I need to know if they know about me. Will I be safe?"
"I'm afraid I could be arrested if I travel to that state for your wedding and need to use the restroom at the venue, I'm sorry."
Seeing it actually register on people's faces that this is my life- that these policies are real and affect real people they know and love- is a really bitter pill. On one hand, it's sad to have to break such depressing news. And on the other hand, it feels so isolating and infuriating that people who love me apparently have no clue any of this is happening unless I take the time to inform them.
Just needed to get that out. Thanks for listening.

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