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Gowanusaurus rex
@gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social
Playwright turned game maker.
https://gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/
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It's here! A free demo version of MERELY PLAYERS, highlighting the core gameplay elements.

Mechanics for creating characters for campaigns/seasons and creating travelng companies, as well as lists of magical items and special skills, will come later.
Merely Players by Gowanusaurus Rex
A multiplayer TTRPG for theater nerds
gowanusaurusrex.itch.io
It's really cool to hear @maddyisabstract.bsky.social play Pirouette by @innocentgoblin.bsky.social. I can only hope that the more people find out about this game the more games it will inspire with its system.
If you enjoyed listening to the amazing @maddyisabstract.bsky.social play my ballet horror game Pirouette, then you can come buy your very own physical copy from me at Dragonmeet!

There may also be a Pirouette based competition 👀🩰
NEW EPISODE! In this AP of @innocentgoblin.bsky.social's solo horror game Pirouette, @maddyisabstract.bsky.social must guide their protagonist Sylvie through the performance of her life.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I just received 4 whole pages of incredible, thorough notes from @boxen.bsky.social and I'm excited to go back to the document and make tweaks.

If you've checked out the demo or given it a playthough, let me know what you think!
I have yet to playtest this, but based on an initial read, it looks fantastic! I very much want to play this game someday. Really compelling mechanics, tone, and layout
It's here! A free demo version of MERELY PLAYERS, highlighting the core gameplay elements.

Mechanics for creating characters for campaigns/seasons and creating travelng companies, as well as lists of magical items and special skills, will come later.
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
(telemundo voice) intrigante… muy, pero muy intrigante…
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wait, am I, like, into visual design now?
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Out of curiosity, who are some of the best TTRPG publishers in and around the UK and Europe that accept submissions for games?
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I've started work on the #LitFormLARPJam...
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
No, keep daylight time.
🎵 “We need to abolish DST. Keep Standard Time! It’s a practice so harmful and obsolete. Keep Standard Time! No more debating. Keep Standard Time!” 🎶
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
*pinning
It's here! A free demo version of MERELY PLAYERS, highlighting the core gameplay elements.

Mechanics for creating characters for campaigns/seasons and creating travelng companies, as well as lists of magical items and special skills, will come later.
Merely Players by Gowanusaurus Rex
A multiplayer TTRPG for theater nerds
gowanusaurusrex.itch.io
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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I have yet to playtest this, but based on an initial read, it looks fantastic! I very much want to play this game someday. Really compelling mechanics, tone, and layout
It's here! A free demo version of MERELY PLAYERS, highlighting the core gameplay elements.

Mechanics for creating characters for campaigns/seasons and creating travelng companies, as well as lists of magical items and special skills, will come later.
Merely Players by Gowanusaurus Rex
A multiplayer TTRPG for theater nerds
gowanusaurusrex.itch.io
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It's here! A free demo version of MERELY PLAYERS, highlighting the core gameplay elements.

Mechanics for creating characters for campaigns/seasons and creating travelng companies, as well as lists of magical items and special skills, will come later.
Merely Players by Gowanusaurus Rex
A multiplayer TTRPG for theater nerds
gowanusaurusrex.itch.io
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Who are your favorite indie animators on YouTube?
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thanks for doing the Lord's work, @solorpglist.com!
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Honored and excited that my game HEART THROUGH STOMACH is featured on this list!
Don’t read this Lone Toad post on an empty stomach! It's all about food in solo RPGs. So get out your apron and frying pan and get to cooking, and playing solo rpgs.
open.substack.com/pub/croakerr...
Solo RPGs that will make your mouth water
Don't read this post when your hungry | The Lone Toad
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
They may have just discovered a new portrait of Shakespeare, the week before Chloe Zhao's Hamnet is released. And I've been thinking of releasing a demo of Merely Players... www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Not sure if I'm going to jump from Canva, yet, but this is a good read.
I've been playing around with the new Affinity Studio since it was released. TLDR; It's good. Very good. How long will it stay that way? It's still too early to tell.

Some background, my first impressions, and my wishlist are all here: www.explorersdesign.com/affinity-imp...
Affinity Studio First Impressions
Is Affinity Studio the right software for tabletop rpg designers?
www.explorersdesign.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Are there any other people making/playing #TTRPG who also come from a #theater/ #theatre background?
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
lol
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I'm curious what folks think about approaching rules as expressive of theme. It seems like one needn't necessarily come first - perhaps you're creating rules to support theme, sometimes you're building a story to contain a rule - but it does feel important to me that thought is put into uniting them
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
There has never been any continuity between these depictions!
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”

Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:

“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."

radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A conversation with @200proofgames.bsky.social is responsible for this Devlog. I'm genuinely interested in your feedback here, though!
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM