Glyph
@glyph0s.bsky.social
Writer, Designer, Gamer
Find me on Substack writing for the Glyph and Grok: https://glyphngrok.substack.com/
Find me on Substack writing for the Glyph and Grok: https://glyphngrok.substack.com/
Diary of Rupert Kerrington - Log #4
One Thousand Year Old Vampire Actual Play Record
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December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What I expect to be the last regular weekly Post of the year is live at thr Glyph and Grok. Wishing all good times spent pushing your imagination with people you enjoy!
#ttrpg #blog #gamedesign
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#ttrpg #blog #gamedesign
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Reflection and Progress: December 2025
Consistent movement, however slow, adds up...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What I expect to be the last regular weekly Post of the year is live at thr Glyph and Grok. Wishing all good times spent pushing your imagination with people you enjoy!
#ttrpg #blog #gamedesign
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#ttrpg #blog #gamedesign
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Solo rpg play record for One Thousand Year Old Vampire #3 is live! #ttrpg #solo #gameplay
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Diary of Rupert Kerrington - Log #3
One Thousand Year Old Vampire Actual Play Record
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November 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Solo rpg play record for One Thousand Year Old Vampire #3 is live! #ttrpg #solo #gameplay
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Log #2 of my solo actual play report of One Thousand Year Old Vampire is live!
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#ttrpg #vampire #thousandyearoldvampire #writing #blog
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#ttrpg #vampire #thousandyearoldvampire #writing #blog
Diary of Rupert Kerrington - Log #2
One Thousand Year Old Vampire Actual Play Record
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November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Log #2 of my solo actual play report of One Thousand Year Old Vampire is live!
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#ttrpg #vampire #thousandyearoldvampire #writing #blog
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#ttrpg #vampire #thousandyearoldvampire #writing #blog
This weeks Glyph and Grok post is musing on efforts towards running regular club play: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
#ttrpg #dnd #osr
#ttrpg #dnd #osr
Club Play Research
Planting seeds, looking for shade...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This weeks Glyph and Grok post is musing on efforts towards running regular club play: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
#ttrpg #dnd #osr
#ttrpg #dnd #osr
One Thousand Year Old Vampire Actual play here: #ttrpg #solo #actualplay open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
Diary of Rupert Kerrington - Log #1
One Thousand Year Old Vampire Actual Play Record
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November 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
One Thousand Year Old Vampire Actual play here: #ttrpg #solo #actualplay open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
Hey solo #ttrpg players, this week im looking at Thousand Year Old Vampire at the Glyph and Grok!
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Review: Thousand Year Old Vampire
A fitting melancholic Halloween season practice...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hey solo #ttrpg players, this week im looking at Thousand Year Old Vampire at the Glyph and Grok!
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This weeks Glyph and Grok post is a dev log for a game idea im designing currently labeled "Extraction Command": #ttrpg #wargame #boardgame #design #gamedesign
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Dev Diary: Tactical Map Feature Populating
Working on systems for Extraction Command zine game design...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This weeks Glyph and Grok post is a dev log for a game idea im designing currently labeled "Extraction Command": #ttrpg #wargame #boardgame #design #gamedesign
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This week's post is reviewing Dragontown and the Darkness below and discussing running for my kiddos: #ttrpg #osr #shadowdark #dragontown #gmadvice
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Review: Dragontown and the Darkness Below
Using it as a gateway into the hobby for my kids: A whimsical, system-neutral TTRPG campaign-scale adventure with a Saturday-morning cartoon vibe that is broken down into chapters!
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October 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This week's post is reviewing Dragontown and the Darkness below and discussing running for my kiddos: #ttrpg #osr #shadowdark #dragontown #gmadvice
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#ttrpg #dnd #podcast Goof and Grump episode 2 - Hexflowers - is live now everywhere you get your podcasts!
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Goof and Grump
A tabletop roleplaying discussion podcast about our experiences running, playing, and designing for all manner of modern and old-school games. Hosted by Alexander Tzakis and James Ekdahl, we delve our...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#ttrpg #dnd #podcast Goof and Grump episode 2 - Hexflowers - is live now everywhere you get your podcasts!
www.buzzsprout.com/2539844
www.buzzsprout.com/2539844
Developing an analog "zoomable" hex grid for regional mapping : open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
#ttrpg #dnd #osr #gamedev #zine
#ttrpg #dnd #osr #gamedev #zine
Hex Grid Map Systemization
Developing The "Nixy" Grid System!
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October 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Exploring one page rpg design this week at #glyphngrok. #ttrpg #osr #dnd
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One-Page TTRPG Musings
Thoughts after reading "Make Your Own One-Page Roleplaying Game" by Skeleton Code Machine...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Exploring one page rpg design this week at #glyphngrok. #ttrpg #osr #dnd
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Last yeads submission to #pirateborg game jam Cabin Fever is still available for free on Itch: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
The Glowing Gunpowder Spot
Pirate Borg Game Jam: Cabin Fever - Hitting the submit button
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October 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Last yeads submission to #pirateborg game jam Cabin Fever is still available for free on Itch: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
Grab a free OD&D Module at the Glyph N Grok this week:
#dnd #osr #odnd #ttrpg #module #pwyw #itch.io
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#dnd #osr #odnd #ttrpg #module #pwyw #itch.io
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The Site of The Megalo Released
OD&D adventure site hopefully compatible with The Wight Box!
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October 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Discussion at the Glyph and Grok this week is regarding building out a big map and thinking about abstracting populations. #gamemaster #gamedesign #ttrpg #dnd #shadowdark #osr
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Fantasy Populace and Hex Math
Abstracting sizes of cities and farm land for practical use. What the hectare?
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September 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Discussion at the Glyph and Grok this week is regarding building out a big map and thinking about abstracting populations. #gamemaster #gamedesign #ttrpg #dnd #shadowdark #osr
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If you love you some #ttrpg #shadowdark #dnd discussion, come listen to us on our Goof and Grump podcast talk about running a massive 2 table, 16 person game:
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September 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If you love you some #ttrpg #shadowdark #dnd discussion, come listen to us on our Goof and Grump podcast talk about running a massive 2 table, 16 person game:
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feeds.buzzsprout.com/2539844.rss
Previewing a Shadowdark Adventure Module, check it out here:
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#shadowdark #osr #ttrpg #module #substack
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#shadowdark #osr #ttrpg #module #substack
Pyramid Of The Death Shaper
A Shadowdark Adventure Site Preview
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September 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Previewing a Shadowdark Adventure Module, check it out here:
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#shadowdark #osr #ttrpg #module #substack
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#shadowdark #osr #ttrpg #module #substack
#ttrpg #writes #substack - VIDOEO: Use Obsidian to put tables into your writing quick and easy. Great for Solo TTRPG play, notes, or to bypass the missing feature when putting your stuff out there on Substack:
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Using Obsidian to Make Tables For Your TTRPG Writing
Writers, make tables quickly and easily and insert them as images
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September 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#ttrpg #writes #substack - VIDOEO: Use Obsidian to put tables into your writing quick and easy. Great for Solo TTRPG play, notes, or to bypass the missing feature when putting your stuff out there on Substack:
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This week we are talking about table culture:
#ttrpg #osr #glyphngrok #newsletter #writing
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#ttrpg #osr #glyphngrok #newsletter #writing
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Thoughts On TTRPG Table Culture
At the intersection of design, incentive, and setting.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This week we are talking about table culture:
#ttrpg #osr #glyphngrok #newsletter #writing
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#ttrpg #osr #glyphngrok #newsletter #writing
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Latest piece is upnon the Glyph and Grok, Metagaming and tabletalk thoughts between trad and osr games: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
#ttrpg #osr #dnd
#ttrpg #osr #dnd
Metagaming and Tabletalk
Differences in traditional versus OSR metagame
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September 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Latest piece is upnon the Glyph and Grok, Metagaming and tabletalk thoughts between trad and osr games: open.substack.com/pub/glyphngr...
#ttrpg #osr #dnd
#ttrpg #osr #dnd
Today's Glyph N Grok piece is up. Thoughts on utilizing the structure of "Myths" from Mythic Bastionland in a broad sense feels like a paradigm shift for me.
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Make Your Quests "Mythic"
Elevate your prep by using ideas from the Myths of Mythic Bastionland...
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August 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today's Glyph N Grok piece is up. Thoughts on utilizing the structure of "Myths" from Mythic Bastionland in a broad sense feels like a paradigm shift for me.
glyphngrok.substack.com/p/make-your-...
glyphngrok.substack.com/p/make-your-...
This week's blogletter is a review of Bunny Borg! Check it out here:
#ttrpg #osr #borg #review
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#ttrpg #osr #borg #review
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Review: Bunny Borg
Do you have a moment to discuss our patron saint of the sun, Fyrthe?
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August 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This week's blogletter is a review of Bunny Borg! Check it out here:
#ttrpg #osr #borg #review
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#ttrpg #osr #borg #review
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I got the amazing privilege to hang out with some awesome creators at Gencon this year. Fans of the #ttrpg #osr check it out:
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Gencon 2025: Something Else
One for the books!
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August 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I got the amazing privilege to hang out with some awesome creators at Gencon this year. Fans of the #ttrpg #osr check it out:
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Why your government is about to raise YOUR taxes
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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August 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM