Hendrik is reading about nuns
@napel.itch.io
I design tabletop games from my apartment in the Netherlands. (he/them)
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But that's my word for every year
January 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
But that's my word for every year
From Up On Poppy Hill is a little basic visually, and only in places, besides that it's a real 'the beauty of everyday life and the echoes of history' banger.
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
From Up On Poppy Hill is a little basic visually, and only in places, besides that it's a real 'the beauty of everyday life and the echoes of history' banger.
This is how I'd look if I'd visited your public library and tried to talk you into playing indie tabletop role-playing games, particularly gothic horror mystery game The Girls of the Genziana Hotel 🎤
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is how I'd look if I'd visited your public library and tried to talk you into playing indie tabletop role-playing games, particularly gothic horror mystery game The Girls of the Genziana Hotel 🎤
Just three gamers and their overprepared GM
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Just three gamers and their overprepared GM
Damn, y'all. I know we're having fun with the OSRs but not only does Rowan give me the clearest idea yet of what those games are interested in, they also made me think, for the first time, about where they might go next:
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Damn, y'all. I know we're having fun with the OSRs but not only does Rowan give me the clearest idea yet of what those games are interested in, they also made me think, for the first time, about where they might go next:
Great call to give the protagonist of Dispatch a panting chihuahua so fat it gets mistaken for a corgi
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Great call to give the protagonist of Dispatch a panting chihuahua so fat it gets mistaken for a corgi
I absolutely love The Warren's playbook. From it's perfect little portrait window, to the column of basic moves, and all the potential for character moves which might get written down if your rabbit manages to survive for long enough.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I absolutely love The Warren's playbook. From it's perfect little portrait window, to the column of basic moves, and all the potential for character moves which might get written down if your rabbit manages to survive for long enough.
His Girl Friday was a far more uncomfortable film than I expected!
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
His Girl Friday was a far more uncomfortable film than I expected!
You weirdos got me 400% funded and there are still 31 hours to go.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You weirdos got me 400% funded and there are still 31 hours to go.
Four more days of funding! ⏳
If you like:
- struggling against the patriarchy of 1815's Bavaria
- grieving your beautiful friend's disappearance
- chambermaids
- slacking on your job to investigate an occult mystery
Then check out The Girls of the Genziana Hotel: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
If you like:
- struggling against the patriarchy of 1815's Bavaria
- grieving your beautiful friend's disappearance
- chambermaids
- slacking on your job to investigate an occult mystery
Then check out The Girls of the Genziana Hotel: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Four more days of funding! ⏳
If you like:
- struggling against the patriarchy of 1815's Bavaria
- grieving your beautiful friend's disappearance
- chambermaids
- slacking on your job to investigate an occult mystery
Then check out The Girls of the Genziana Hotel: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
If you like:
- struggling against the patriarchy of 1815's Bavaria
- grieving your beautiful friend's disappearance
- chambermaids
- slacking on your job to investigate an occult mystery
Then check out The Girls of the Genziana Hotel: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
I find it kind of beautiful that we're seeing the next iteration of Apocalypse World's DIY art. Two of the biggest names in indie roleplaying games show, once again, that it's not about spectacle or expense. It's about using the skills you have and the skills you can develop to make it how you can.
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I find it kind of beautiful that we're seeing the next iteration of Apocalypse World's DIY art. Two of the biggest names in indie roleplaying games show, once again, that it's not about spectacle or expense. It's about using the skills you have and the skills you can develop to make it how you can.
't Is the season 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
't Is the season 🎃
During the set up for my game of @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social's Harvest, we created such a tapestry of relationships I thought it would merit a map. As in any game, we'll see which bonds will float to the top and which will slowly become irrelevant, but it's nice to have a frame of reference.
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
During the set up for my game of @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social's Harvest, we created such a tapestry of relationships I thought it would merit a map. As in any game, we'll see which bonds will float to the top and which will slowly become irrelevant, but it's nice to have a frame of reference.
One sixth of a devilishly unreachable number of backers.
October 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
One sixth of a devilishly unreachable number of backers.
Genziana's version is called: Step Out of Line. You trigger it by skirting the boundaries of proper behavior: by using your womanly wiles or by breaking character and making a scene. I kept Brindlewood's suspense prompt: before you roll, you share what you're afraid will happen if you go too far.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Genziana's version is called: Step Out of Line. You trigger it by skirting the boundaries of proper behavior: by using your womanly wiles or by breaking character and making a scene. I kept Brindlewood's suspense prompt: before you roll, you share what you're afraid will happen if you go too far.
Patriarchal norms structure every space through which Genziana's chambermaids move. Risks they take are always moves beyond those normative limits. So when I adapted Brindlewood's Day Move, I looked to Night Witches' Act Up, which is about 'stepping out of your role as a demure, obedient soldier'.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Patriarchal norms structure every space through which Genziana's chambermaids move. Risks they take are always moves beyond those normative limits. So when I adapted Brindlewood's Day Move, I looked to Night Witches' Act Up, which is about 'stepping out of your role as a demure, obedient soldier'.
The Day Move is a reflection of this. It's a move about risk, about fear, so it is by no means colorless. It's geared towards horror and suspense, especially in the way it asks players to confess their fears before the dice hit the table. But: it's not about being a woman, not explicitly at least.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Day Move is a reflection of this. It's a move about risk, about fear, so it is by no means colorless. It's geared towards horror and suspense, especially in the way it asks players to confess their fears before the dice hit the table. But: it's not about being a woman, not explicitly at least.
The chambermaids you play in The Girls of the Genziana Hotel serve at the bottom of a patriarchal hierarchy. This puts them in a vulnerable position when they try to investigate a disappearance that's being kept quiet.
Let me explain how these themes link the girls to, yes, soviet airwomen: 🧵
Let me explain how these themes link the girls to, yes, soviet airwomen: 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The chambermaids you play in The Girls of the Genziana Hotel serve at the bottom of a patriarchal hierarchy. This puts them in a vulnerable position when they try to investigate a disappearance that's being kept quiet.
Let me explain how these themes link the girls to, yes, soviet airwomen: 🧵
Let me explain how these themes link the girls to, yes, soviet airwomen: 🧵
So my gothic horror mystery game, The Girls of the Genziana Hotel, is 100% funded. It all went very fast, so I'm honestly still recovering. Anyway, if the world is still there come November, I'll be printing some zines, stickers and cards!
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
So my gothic horror mystery game, The Girls of the Genziana Hotel, is 100% funded. It all went very fast, so I'm honestly still recovering. Anyway, if the world is still there come November, I'll be printing some zines, stickers and cards!
That went fast.
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
That went fast.