HiskiH
@hiskih.fi
Designing TTRPGs and other games to solve and cause multidisciplinary problems.
See my games at https://games.hiskih.fi
Read my blog at https://blog.hiskih.fi
And all other stuff at hiskih.fi
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See my games at https://games.hiskih.fi
Read my blog at https://blog.hiskih.fi
And all other stuff at hiskih.fi
[email protected]
It's that time of the year again where Spotify tells me my top listened song and I have no idea how it sounds because my listening habits include playing a song on repeat in the background by accident and without sound.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It's that time of the year again where Spotify tells me my top listened song and I have no idea how it sounds because my listening habits include playing a song on repeat in the background by accident and without sound.
Dispatch is pretty great. But what is funny is that it really isn't about
A superheroes
B office work
Sure both are part of it but in actuality it is, like most great stories, about humans. The rest is very entertaining set dressing.
You need that set dressing. But never neglect the humans.
A superheroes
B office work
Sure both are part of it but in actuality it is, like most great stories, about humans. The rest is very entertaining set dressing.
You need that set dressing. But never neglect the humans.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dispatch is pretty great. But what is funny is that it really isn't about
A superheroes
B office work
Sure both are part of it but in actuality it is, like most great stories, about humans. The rest is very entertaining set dressing.
You need that set dressing. But never neglect the humans.
A superheroes
B office work
Sure both are part of it but in actuality it is, like most great stories, about humans. The rest is very entertaining set dressing.
You need that set dressing. But never neglect the humans.
Sometimes you are writing a thesis on OSR and the perfect source floats onto your feed. I wasn't even done reading and I'd already added this to my Zotero library.
Every RPG blogger is allowed one “What is the OSR?” post. Here’s mine:
The OSR Onion
The OSR may be best understood as a layered approach to design centered around a specific way of writing, refereeing, and playing adventures.
dododecahedron.blog
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sometimes you are writing a thesis on OSR and the perfect source floats onto your feed. I wasn't even done reading and I'd already added this to my Zotero library.
I can't stop thinking about the NWOF. The previous definition for the New Wave of Fantasy was based on measurability but that is poor for design so instead I've written down what I believe to be the design ethos behind these games: The NWOF Promise blog.hiskih.fi/the-nwof-pro...
#ttrpg #indiedev
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The NWOF Promise
This is my third post on the topic of New Wave of…
blog.hiskih.fi
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I can't stop thinking about the NWOF. The previous definition for the New Wave of Fantasy was based on measurability but that is poor for design so instead I've written down what I believe to be the design ethos behind these games: The NWOF Promise blog.hiskih.fi/the-nwof-pro...
#ttrpg #indiedev
#ttrpg #indiedev
My brain literally rewired after checking this out. I'd already been working on something that these ideas slotted well into but I'm just sitting here brain crunching now.
The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.
Oddfolk is the most fun you can have with four lines
Warning: can cause game design.
www.rascal.news
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My brain literally rewired after checking this out. I'd already been working on something that these ideas slotted well into but I'm just sitting here brain crunching now.
Even a bad story is a story people tell each other, sir.
- Young boy aged 12-15 looking to become a doctor
- Young boy aged 12-15 looking to become a doctor
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Even a bad story is a story people tell each other, sir.
- Young boy aged 12-15 looking to become a doctor
- Young boy aged 12-15 looking to become a doctor
I'm not done with NWOF yet, far from it. Read more about my thoughts on the New Wave of Fantasy here blog.hiskih.fi/more-on-the-...
#ttrpg #indiedev
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November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I'm not done with NWOF yet, far from it. Read more about my thoughts on the New Wave of Fantasy here blog.hiskih.fi/more-on-the-...
#ttrpg #indiedev
#ttrpg #indiedev
New terminology coming in hot from the NSR cauldron. We hand an interesting discussion yesterday about a phenomenon I coined the New Wave of Fantasy. Read all about it and why I dropped the Heroic from the acronym here: blog.hiskih.fi/new-wave-of-...
#ttrpg #indiedev
#ttrpg #indiedev
New Wave of Fantasy - NWOF
Thanks to the wonderful people at the NSR Cauldron I got introduced…
blog.hiskih.fi
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
New terminology coming in hot from the NSR cauldron. We hand an interesting discussion yesterday about a phenomenon I coined the New Wave of Fantasy. Read all about it and why I dropped the Heroic from the acronym here: blog.hiskih.fi/new-wave-of-...
#ttrpg #indiedev
#ttrpg #indiedev
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Look, I don’t ask for much… but I’m calling on Gondor right now. Much love to Critical Role, but Vagabond has got to take top 3 :)
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Look, I don’t ask for much… but I’m calling on Gondor right now. Much love to Critical Role, but Vagabond has got to take top 3 :)
This Wednesday I'm going on stage at Games Now! in Aalto University to talk about dungeon design! Three days of awesome talks from the local gamedev scene. #ttrpg #indiedev gamesnow.aalto.fi/gn-event-wee...
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This Wednesday I'm going on stage at Games Now! in Aalto University to talk about dungeon design! Three days of awesome talks from the local gamedev scene. #ttrpg #indiedev gamesnow.aalto.fi/gn-event-wee...
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I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
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I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
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Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
I wrote about a specific design philosophy I coined "Yes, and" Design. Come see for yourself what I mean by that.
blog.hiskih.fi/runecycle-ye...
#ttrpg #indiedev #runecycle
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Runecycle: 'Yes, and' Design
As I am wrapping up Runecycle I find myself wanting to discuss…
blog.hiskih.fi
October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I wrote about a specific design philosophy I coined "Yes, and" Design. Come see for yourself what I mean by that.
blog.hiskih.fi/runecycle-ye...
#ttrpg #indiedev #runecycle
blog.hiskih.fi/runecycle-ye...
#ttrpg #indiedev #runecycle
When you test a design you are looking for flaws and faults. Remember to pay attention to what works and enjoy the wins too. It's never perfect anyway.
#indiedev
#indiedev
October 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
When you test a design you are looking for flaws and faults. Remember to pay attention to what works and enjoy the wins too. It's never perfect anyway.
#indiedev
#indiedev
What's the probability of rolling a pair on two arbitrarily sized dice? The answer is surprisingly simple. blog.hiskih.fi/dice-math-ro...
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Dice Math: Rolling Doubles on Arbitrary Dice
As I was finalizing the mechanics on Runecycle I needed a semi-frequent…
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October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What's the probability of rolling a pair on two arbitrarily sized dice? The answer is surprisingly simple. blog.hiskih.fi/dice-math-ro...
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In a classic move I decided I'll try my hand at the final boss of Silksong and beat it in two tries because I grinded so many upgrades before trying that it was easier than most bosses in the game. Why do I do this every time...
October 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In a classic move I decided I'll try my hand at the final boss of Silksong and beat it in two tries because I grinded so many upgrades before trying that it was easier than most bosses in the game. Why do I do this every time...
The angry hands said "this slaps". No slapping was involved.
AHHHHHHHHHHH go check Deficient Master's review of Vagabond now!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFhu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFhu...
The New TTRPG Nobody's Talking About
YouTube video by Deficient Master
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October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The angry hands said "this slaps". No slapping was involved.
OSR procedures are PbtA moves? Debate coming in hot from the NSR Cauldron. Here's my thoughts featuring a surprise appearance by Mr. A from PbtA himself, Vincent Baker:
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr #pbta
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr #pbta
Feeling & Thought: OSR procedures are PbtA moves?
You read the title. After doing some heavy research into various OSR…
blog.hiskih.fi
October 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
OSR procedures are PbtA moves? Debate coming in hot from the NSR Cauldron. Here's my thoughts featuring a surprise appearance by Mr. A from PbtA himself, Vincent Baker:
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr #pbta
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr #pbta
Someone mistook their copy of Into the Odd for a historical document.
Job occupations, from an 1881 census. Every one of these sounds like something a sorely provoked Captain Haddock would should at someone in times of heavy stress.
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Someone mistook their copy of Into the Odd for a historical document.
Despite occasional marginalization or harassment, participating in RPG discourse communities holds autotelic social and intellectual gratifications: theorizing together is inherently enjoyable.
- Evan Torner, the Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies
- Evan Torner, the Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies
October 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Despite occasional marginalization or harassment, participating in RPG discourse communities holds autotelic social and intellectual gratifications: theorizing together is inherently enjoyable.
- Evan Torner, the Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies
- Evan Torner, the Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies
Small rant about noodles that say you can fry them in a wok and then proceed to disintegrate and stick to the wok immediately when done so. Feels like they expect a non-stick. There is a particular brand of Chinese noodles I've found to be good for frying. Most western noodles just can't do that.
October 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Small rant about noodles that say you can fry them in a wok and then proceed to disintegrate and stick to the wok immediately when done so. Feels like they expect a non-stick. There is a particular brand of Chinese noodles I've found to be good for frying. Most western noodles just can't do that.
I wrote about three types of indie RPG makers: Designers, Writers and Artists. Which one are you?
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr
Feeling & Thought: Designers, Writers and Artists
I believe there are three types of indie RPG makers: Designers, Writers or Artists. There probably exits many more categorizations but today I will focus on these three. Despite many indie RPG makers ...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I wrote about three types of indie RPG makers: Designers, Writers and Artists. Which one are you?
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr
blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-...
#ttrpg #osr
There is an interesting trend with food companies releasing healthy meals made of chicken and oats. Unlike every other food they make these are packaged in a way you can't see the food and there is no picture. This is because the food in these looks really awful. Some are quite tasty fortunately.
September 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
There is an interesting trend with food companies releasing healthy meals made of chicken and oats. Unlike every other food they make these are packaged in a way you can't see the food and there is no picture. This is because the food in these looks really awful. Some are quite tasty fortunately.
How does a Frieren ttrpg inspired by Ironsworn, Dungeon World, OSR-everything and Daggerheart sound like? Maybe for exactly 2 players, teacher & apprentice, and a GM. Could have GM:less potential for duo play too...
September 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
How does a Frieren ttrpg inspired by Ironsworn, Dungeon World, OSR-everything and Daggerheart sound like? Maybe for exactly 2 players, teacher & apprentice, and a GM. Could have GM:less potential for duo play too...