Marren's Musings is thinking about Megastructures?
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I write words for TTRPGs. I think they're kinda neat. | LORDSWORN 1.0 available now! ⚔️
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Looking for a gift for a tabletop gamer?
Never Fear!
The Many Sided Media Gift Guide is here!
Check out some great game recommendations from around the Many Sided Network
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Never Fear!
The Many Sided Media Gift Guide is here!
Check out some great game recommendations from around the Many Sided Network
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/the-2025-m...
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Looking for a gift for a tabletop gamer?
Never Fear!
The Many Sided Media Gift Guide is here!
Check out some great game recommendations from around the Many Sided Network
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/the-2025-m...
Never Fear!
The Many Sided Media Gift Guide is here!
Check out some great game recommendations from around the Many Sided Network
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/the-2025-m...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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a zealot of what remains of the yellow church
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
a zealot of what remains of the yellow church
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A few people have asked about this so here, this is what I've been working on and why
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December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A few people have asked about this so here, this is what I've been working on and why
chrisb.bearblog.dev/the-mork-bor...
chrisb.bearblog.dev/the-mork-bor...
Stories told in a format only really TTRPGs lend themselves too.
That means a whole lot difference for different folks/tables/TTRPGs/traditions/etc., sure, but at its core for me it's always about a medium to tell stories we couldn't tell otherwise.
That means a whole lot difference for different folks/tables/TTRPGs/traditions/etc., sure, but at its core for me it's always about a medium to tell stories we couldn't tell otherwise.
What, in your opinion, is the actual end goal or "purpose" of playing a TTRPG?
This is for an in-progress writing project and would really love input (via replies, quotes, and/or shares).
This is for an in-progress writing project and would really love input (via replies, quotes, and/or shares).
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Stories told in a format only really TTRPGs lend themselves too.
That means a whole lot difference for different folks/tables/TTRPGs/traditions/etc., sure, but at its core for me it's always about a medium to tell stories we couldn't tell otherwise.
That means a whole lot difference for different folks/tables/TTRPGs/traditions/etc., sure, but at its core for me it's always about a medium to tell stories we couldn't tell otherwise.
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I just put a whopping 10 games up on the Micro Fiction Games Jam website.
microfictiongames.neocities.org/2025/
Please go check them out, and all the other games too. They are all so amazing!
I don't have time to run through them all tonight as I need sleep, but thank you to everyone joining in.
microfictiongames.neocities.org/2025/
Please go check them out, and all the other games too. They are all so amazing!
I don't have time to run through them all tonight as I need sleep, but thank you to everyone joining in.
Micro Fiction Games
microfictiongames.neocities.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I just put a whopping 10 games up on the Micro Fiction Games Jam website.
microfictiongames.neocities.org/2025/
Please go check them out, and all the other games too. They are all so amazing!
I don't have time to run through them all tonight as I need sleep, but thank you to everyone joining in.
microfictiongames.neocities.org/2025/
Please go check them out, and all the other games too. They are all so amazing!
I don't have time to run through them all tonight as I need sleep, but thank you to everyone joining in.
You, a smart and clever ttrpg designer: I should work on a sale for Creator Day on Itch, yes.
Me, a dunce: I should submit a Signalis inspired lyric "game" that's quasi unplayable for #MFGJ25.
I present... ALBATROSS (uhh, post below this one lol)
Me, a dunce: I should submit a Signalis inspired lyric "game" that's quasi unplayable for #MFGJ25.
I present... ALBATROSS (uhh, post below this one lol)
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You, a smart and clever ttrpg designer: I should work on a sale for Creator Day on Itch, yes.
Me, a dunce: I should submit a Signalis inspired lyric "game" that's quasi unplayable for #MFGJ25.
I present... ALBATROSS (uhh, post below this one lol)
Me, a dunce: I should submit a Signalis inspired lyric "game" that's quasi unplayable for #MFGJ25.
I present... ALBATROSS (uhh, post below this one lol)
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We know it, we hate it, but there’s a jam about the comment anyways!
Join the #BarelyATTRPG jam this December and make a game that would be considered “Not” and “Barely A TTRPG.” Inspired by @ladylike.itch.io and @jdragsky.bsky.social!
itch.io/jam/barely-a...
Join the #BarelyATTRPG jam this December and make a game that would be considered “Not” and “Barely A TTRPG.” Inspired by @ladylike.itch.io and @jdragsky.bsky.social!
itch.io/jam/barely-a...
"Barely a TTRPG" Jam - itch.io
A game jam from 2025-12-01 to 2026-01-01 hosted by Jellyfishlines & Ladylike [she/her]. THIS JAM IS FOR TTRPGS (PHYSICAL GAMES) ONLY. Anyone who is a TTRPG designer that makes more experimental, exper...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We know it, we hate it, but there’s a jam about the comment anyways!
Join the #BarelyATTRPG jam this December and make a game that would be considered “Not” and “Barely A TTRPG.” Inspired by @ladylike.itch.io and @jdragsky.bsky.social!
itch.io/jam/barely-a...
Join the #BarelyATTRPG jam this December and make a game that would be considered “Not” and “Barely A TTRPG.” Inspired by @ladylike.itch.io and @jdragsky.bsky.social!
itch.io/jam/barely-a...
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I threw together a little gift guide for some of the games we make! Check it out if you like indie TTRPG and D&D supplements! #ttrpg #dnd
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I threw together a little gift guide for some of the games we make! Check it out if you like indie TTRPG and D&D supplements! #ttrpg #dnd
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
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In the spirit of hobbit birthdays, have some free games!
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
In the spirit of hobbit birthdays, have some free games!
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New games just dropped! 📚 📚
@riseupcomus.bsky.social's tarot-driven mega-dungeon, cyberpunk rebellion from @fraggingunicorns.bsky.social, an occult medieval OSR, 2 x @forbiddenpsalm.bsky.social, @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's experimental adventure, and a cool new Tarot deck! 🐀
@riseupcomus.bsky.social's tarot-driven mega-dungeon, cyberpunk rebellion from @fraggingunicorns.bsky.social, an occult medieval OSR, 2 x @forbiddenpsalm.bsky.social, @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's experimental adventure, and a cool new Tarot deck! 🐀
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New games just dropped! 📚 📚
@riseupcomus.bsky.social's tarot-driven mega-dungeon, cyberpunk rebellion from @fraggingunicorns.bsky.social, an occult medieval OSR, 2 x @forbiddenpsalm.bsky.social, @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's experimental adventure, and a cool new Tarot deck! 🐀
@riseupcomus.bsky.social's tarot-driven mega-dungeon, cyberpunk rebellion from @fraggingunicorns.bsky.social, an occult medieval OSR, 2 x @forbiddenpsalm.bsky.social, @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's experimental adventure, and a cool new Tarot deck! 🐀
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Thirty nine ttrpgs!
Get a wide assortment of indie solo games including For Steel You Are, Don't Leave Me Yeti, Hardcore Ecologist, The Sea Calls But You Must Not Listen, and more!
itch.io/b/3361/sprin...
Get a wide assortment of indie solo games including For Steel You Are, Don't Leave Me Yeti, Hardcore Ecologist, The Sea Calls But You Must Not Listen, and more!
itch.io/b/3361/sprin...
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thirty nine ttrpgs!
Get a wide assortment of indie solo games including For Steel You Are, Don't Leave Me Yeti, Hardcore Ecologist, The Sea Calls But You Must Not Listen, and more!
itch.io/b/3361/sprin...
Get a wide assortment of indie solo games including For Steel You Are, Don't Leave Me Yeti, Hardcore Ecologist, The Sea Calls But You Must Not Listen, and more!
itch.io/b/3361/sprin...
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🩸CALPINI is officially released! If you missed the campaign you can now purchase it physically and digitally on our store. 🩸
Journey through the corrupted temple and see if you can survive long enough to uncover the mystery of the corrupted Priestess. #ttrpg #morkborg
shorturl.at/Br154
Journey through the corrupted temple and see if you can survive long enough to uncover the mystery of the corrupted Priestess. #ttrpg #morkborg
shorturl.at/Br154
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🩸CALPINI is officially released! If you missed the campaign you can now purchase it physically and digitally on our store. 🩸
Journey through the corrupted temple and see if you can survive long enough to uncover the mystery of the corrupted Priestess. #ttrpg #morkborg
shorturl.at/Br154
Journey through the corrupted temple and see if you can survive long enough to uncover the mystery of the corrupted Priestess. #ttrpg #morkborg
shorturl.at/Br154
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Why stop at F**k, Marry, Kill?
We have 17 more desires and their objects for your sci-fi rpg characters in 100 Strangers!
Or use our relationship status generator to cook up some spicy(?) connections!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
We have 17 more desires and their objects for your sci-fi rpg characters in 100 Strangers!
Or use our relationship status generator to cook up some spicy(?) connections!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Why stop at F**k, Marry, Kill?
We have 17 more desires and their objects for your sci-fi rpg characters in 100 Strangers!
Or use our relationship status generator to cook up some spicy(?) connections!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
We have 17 more desires and their objects for your sci-fi rpg characters in 100 Strangers!
Or use our relationship status generator to cook up some spicy(?) connections!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
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Want a unique art piece for your game or project? I can help with that!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at [email protected]!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at [email protected]!
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Want a unique art piece for your game or project? I can help with that!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at [email protected]!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at [email protected]!
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The mourninglory blooms only in full moonlight. Its bittersweet scent is that which was loved but lost.
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The mourninglory blooms only in full moonlight. Its bittersweet scent is that which was loved but lost.
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Tabletop rpgs
everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Tabletop rpgs
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It's my birthday 🎉 and I'd love for you to go play some of my games! I make both browser point-and-click and TTRPGS
you can find them here: k-ramstack.itch.io
you can find them here: k-ramstack.itch.io
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It's my birthday 🎉 and I'd love for you to go play some of my games! I make both browser point-and-click and TTRPGS
you can find them here: k-ramstack.itch.io
you can find them here: k-ramstack.itch.io
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Spotlight:
Farawell to Arms REDUX by @rivetheadgames.bsky.social & @astrolich.bsky.social
If you're into anti-war games that'll throw you into the mud and stomp on the myth of glorious conflicts, you can't do better than this!
There are no heroes, only tragic endings.
Farawell to Arms REDUX by @rivetheadgames.bsky.social & @astrolich.bsky.social
If you're into anti-war games that'll throw you into the mud and stomp on the myth of glorious conflicts, you can't do better than this!
There are no heroes, only tragic endings.
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Spotlight:
Farawell to Arms REDUX by @rivetheadgames.bsky.social & @astrolich.bsky.social
If you're into anti-war games that'll throw you into the mud and stomp on the myth of glorious conflicts, you can't do better than this!
There are no heroes, only tragic endings.
Farawell to Arms REDUX by @rivetheadgames.bsky.social & @astrolich.bsky.social
If you're into anti-war games that'll throw you into the mud and stomp on the myth of glorious conflicts, you can't do better than this!
There are no heroes, only tragic endings.
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Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
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Howdy folks!
I return from abroad with some good/complicated news:
After 3 years, our stock of Vast in the Dark Expanded is finally nearing the end.
We want to thank everyone who bought a copy, mention what we have planned for the next printing, and also get some feedback.
I return from abroad with some good/complicated news:
After 3 years, our stock of Vast in the Dark Expanded is finally nearing the end.
We want to thank everyone who bought a copy, mention what we have planned for the next printing, and also get some feedback.
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Howdy folks!
I return from abroad with some good/complicated news:
After 3 years, our stock of Vast in the Dark Expanded is finally nearing the end.
We want to thank everyone who bought a copy, mention what we have planned for the next printing, and also get some feedback.
I return from abroad with some good/complicated news:
After 3 years, our stock of Vast in the Dark Expanded is finally nearing the end.
We want to thank everyone who bought a copy, mention what we have planned for the next printing, and also get some feedback.
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Tiny Tome 3
Designer Diary: Coloring Inside the Lines (Ember Vaingloria)
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Designer Diary: Coloring Inside the Lines (Ember Vaingloria)
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Update 6: Designer Diary: Coloring Inside the Lines (Ember Vaingloria) · Tiny Tome 3
TTRPGs have an opinionated social scene.In some ways, this is to its detriment. Arguments that go nowhere, repeating over the course of decades... In other ways, it's nothing special. Every art form h...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Tiny Tome 3
Designer Diary: Coloring Inside the Lines (Ember Vaingloria)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Designer Diary: Coloring Inside the Lines (Ember Vaingloria)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...