Nights and Knights Games
@nightsandknights.bsky.social
https://www.nightsandknights.games/
Nights & Knights Games is the joint effort of two eccentric nerds living in central Massachusetts. When we’re not designing or playing games, we’re tending our pollinator garden or watching TV with our talkative cat.
Nights & Knights Games is the joint effort of two eccentric nerds living in central Massachusetts. When we’re not designing or playing games, we’re tending our pollinator garden or watching TV with our talkative cat.
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Nights & Knights Games is a new independent gaming studio working on a number of projects. TTRPGs across multiple genres and game systems, here is what we've got upcoming. Many irons in the fire, some still biding their time.
Our horror game is out! A lightweight, teamwork-focused board game with optional roleplay, This Clawing Darkness can be a gory 20 minutes or an evening of terror. Everything you need can be downloaded here:
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#bsnm #indiegame #gaming #boardgames #nightmarket
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#bsnm #indiegame #gaming #boardgames #nightmarket
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Our horror game is out! A lightweight, teamwork-focused board game with optional roleplay, This Clawing Darkness can be a gory 20 minutes or an evening of terror. Everything you need can be downloaded here:
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#bsnm #indiegame #gaming #boardgames #nightmarket
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#bsnm #indiegame #gaming #boardgames #nightmarket
Our new horror game is only $1 on this, the spookiest day! A lightweight, teamwork-focused board game with optional roleplay, This Clawing Darkness can be a gory 15 minutes or an evening of terror.
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Our new horror game is only $1 on this, the spookiest day! A lightweight, teamwork-focused board game with optional roleplay, This Clawing Darkness can be a gory 15 minutes or an evening of terror.
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
www.nightsandknights.games/gamesandprod...
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
"They crawled out of the world's guts, and every night ate any flesh they could find. They fled from armies, hid from light. We could only beat them by facing them in darkness."
-Lord Wulfgar of His Majesty's 17th Elite Dragoon Brigade
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
-Lord Wulfgar of His Majesty's 17th Elite Dragoon Brigade
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"They crawled out of the world's guts, and every night ate any flesh they could find. They fled from armies, hid from light. We could only beat them by facing them in darkness."
-Lord Wulfgar of His Majesty's 17th Elite Dragoon Brigade
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
-Lord Wulfgar of His Majesty's 17th Elite Dragoon Brigade
#gaming #boardgames #indiegame #bsnm #nightmarket #horror
Our first release is a free download!
Lessons From The Dark is a #Shadowdark supplement offering an alternative to XP. Instead of using abstract numbers, characters' own decisions in-game organically guide their growth.
www.nightsandknights.games/freedownload...
#indiegames #ttrpg #gaming
Lessons From The Dark is a #Shadowdark supplement offering an alternative to XP. Instead of using abstract numbers, characters' own decisions in-game organically guide their growth.
www.nightsandknights.games/freedownload...
#indiegames #ttrpg #gaming
Lessons from the Dark — Nights & Knights
This free, lightweight add-on to Shadowdark RPG reimagines the way characters learn, gain experience and level up. It replaces abstract experience points with concrete benefits based on what character...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Our first release is a free download!
Lessons From The Dark is a #Shadowdark supplement offering an alternative to XP. Instead of using abstract numbers, characters' own decisions in-game organically guide their growth.
www.nightsandknights.games/freedownload...
#indiegames #ttrpg #gaming
Lessons From The Dark is a #Shadowdark supplement offering an alternative to XP. Instead of using abstract numbers, characters' own decisions in-game organically guide their growth.
www.nightsandknights.games/freedownload...
#indiegames #ttrpg #gaming
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Worldbuildy shower thoughts: What if Baba Yaga's chicken-legged walking house is a special domesticated breed of mimic?
#dnd #worldbuilding #ttrpg #gaming
#dnd #worldbuilding #ttrpg #gaming
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Worldbuildy shower thoughts: What if Baba Yaga's chicken-legged walking house is a special domesticated breed of mimic?
#dnd #worldbuilding #ttrpg #gaming
#dnd #worldbuilding #ttrpg #gaming
Worldbuiding ideas, practice round!
I like to watch 90s infomercials to come up with game items. Super absorbent microfiber towels? How about a cloth embroidered with sigils of sympathetic magic and elemental water that can absorb 1d4 liters of water a round for 1d6 rounds?
I like to watch 90s infomercials to come up with game items. Super absorbent microfiber towels? How about a cloth embroidered with sigils of sympathetic magic and elemental water that can absorb 1d4 liters of water a round for 1d6 rounds?
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Worldbuiding ideas, practice round!
I like to watch 90s infomercials to come up with game items. Super absorbent microfiber towels? How about a cloth embroidered with sigils of sympathetic magic and elemental water that can absorb 1d4 liters of water a round for 1d6 rounds?
I like to watch 90s infomercials to come up with game items. Super absorbent microfiber towels? How about a cloth embroidered with sigils of sympathetic magic and elemental water that can absorb 1d4 liters of water a round for 1d6 rounds?
Worldbuilding idea, artifact edition:
A sentient "intro" grimoire that's full of completely legitimate spells, but one of the first spells is a well-written ritual to summon a very powerful old demon.
Its purpose is to find and weed out any stupid/overconfident mages early on.
#ttrpg #gaming
A sentient "intro" grimoire that's full of completely legitimate spells, but one of the first spells is a well-written ritual to summon a very powerful old demon.
Its purpose is to find and weed out any stupid/overconfident mages early on.
#ttrpg #gaming
September 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Ways not to start a campaign:
"In the magical realm of New Jersey."
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a newly annointed Paladin must be in want of a nemesis."
"Everyone *else* is three kobolds in a trenchcoat."
"You can be any alignment as long as it's not lawful."
#ttrpg #gamemaster
"In the magical realm of New Jersey."
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a newly annointed Paladin must be in want of a nemesis."
"Everyone *else* is three kobolds in a trenchcoat."
"You can be any alignment as long as it's not lawful."
#ttrpg #gamemaster
September 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Ways not to start a campaign:
"In the magical realm of New Jersey."
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a newly annointed Paladin must be in want of a nemesis."
"Everyone *else* is three kobolds in a trenchcoat."
"You can be any alignment as long as it's not lawful."
#ttrpg #gamemaster
"In the magical realm of New Jersey."
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a newly annointed Paladin must be in want of a nemesis."
"Everyone *else* is three kobolds in a trenchcoat."
"You can be any alignment as long as it's not lawful."
#ttrpg #gamemaster
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#indieauthors Most books about How to Write are little more than exhortations to "sit your ass down and just write". This is valuable advice, but sometimes you need/want something a bit more "nuts and bolts". Try "The Elements of Eloquence" by the always entertaining & informative Mark Forsyth
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#indieauthors Most books about How to Write are little more than exhortations to "sit your ass down and just write". This is valuable advice, but sometimes you need/want something a bit more "nuts and bolts". Try "The Elements of Eloquence" by the always entertaining & informative Mark Forsyth
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Bad TTRPG PC Idea
Ex-retail worker, now turned adventurer.
No matter how tough the work seems to get, they just don't seem all that bothered, and even seem HAPPY to fight dragons instead of argue with Karens.
Ex-retail worker, now turned adventurer.
No matter how tough the work seems to get, they just don't seem all that bothered, and even seem HAPPY to fight dragons instead of argue with Karens.
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bad TTRPG PC Idea
Ex-retail worker, now turned adventurer.
No matter how tough the work seems to get, they just don't seem all that bothered, and even seem HAPPY to fight dragons instead of argue with Karens.
Ex-retail worker, now turned adventurer.
No matter how tough the work seems to get, they just don't seem all that bothered, and even seem HAPPY to fight dragons instead of argue with Karens.
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Real talk, has nobody ever considered that if magic "knows" what 300 gold worth of diamonds is, you basically have a perfect appraisal tool for certain industries?
Gone are the days of hyper expensive wedding rings! I can't even cast Revivify with this rock, I know it's worth!
#TTRPG
Gone are the days of hyper expensive wedding rings! I can't even cast Revivify with this rock, I know it's worth!
#TTRPG
If you spent six hours a day arguing over the difference between "1000 Gold worth of diamonds at market value" and "1000 Gold worth of diamonds at discounted value" you'd want to fight dragons too.
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Real talk, has nobody ever considered that if magic "knows" what 300 gold worth of diamonds is, you basically have a perfect appraisal tool for certain industries?
Gone are the days of hyper expensive wedding rings! I can't even cast Revivify with this rock, I know it's worth!
#TTRPG
Gone are the days of hyper expensive wedding rings! I can't even cast Revivify with this rock, I know it's worth!
#TTRPG
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The Bay Area is going to do two things to me, and I cannot fight it.
1. Make me a clown. Everyone is a clown. It's all CLOWNS.
2. Make me start a YouTube channel where I just explain game design terms. No frills. No production value.
Okay maybe I will use one puppet.
1. Make me a clown. Everyone is a clown. It's all CLOWNS.
2. Make me start a YouTube channel where I just explain game design terms. No frills. No production value.
Okay maybe I will use one puppet.
September 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Bay Area is going to do two things to me, and I cannot fight it.
1. Make me a clown. Everyone is a clown. It's all CLOWNS.
2. Make me start a YouTube channel where I just explain game design terms. No frills. No production value.
Okay maybe I will use one puppet.
1. Make me a clown. Everyone is a clown. It's all CLOWNS.
2. Make me start a YouTube channel where I just explain game design terms. No frills. No production value.
Okay maybe I will use one puppet.
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My greatest DnD moment: BBEG a thread
Clanger: 7’4” tall warforged cleric, constructed of faded pink rosewood and black iron bindings.
Me: On a scale of zero to max HP, how sturdy is that lifeboat she’s on?
DM: What are you casting?
Me: Call Lightning (3d10)
DM: 25 to destroy the motor
1/4
Clanger: 7’4” tall warforged cleric, constructed of faded pink rosewood and black iron bindings.
Me: On a scale of zero to max HP, how sturdy is that lifeboat she’s on?
DM: What are you casting?
Me: Call Lightning (3d10)
DM: 25 to destroy the motor
1/4
September 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
My greatest DnD moment: BBEG a thread
Clanger: 7’4” tall warforged cleric, constructed of faded pink rosewood and black iron bindings.
Me: On a scale of zero to max HP, how sturdy is that lifeboat she’s on?
DM: What are you casting?
Me: Call Lightning (3d10)
DM: 25 to destroy the motor
1/4
Clanger: 7’4” tall warforged cleric, constructed of faded pink rosewood and black iron bindings.
Me: On a scale of zero to max HP, how sturdy is that lifeboat she’s on?
DM: What are you casting?
Me: Call Lightning (3d10)
DM: 25 to destroy the motor
1/4
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Need more of this happening in TTRPGs.
September 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Need more of this happening in TTRPGs.
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For the TTRPG designers out there, I just read a game today that tells me something obvious - the designer plays. They run games. Please run other people’s games and your games. A. Lot. It will show up in your work. (Says the guy who designed no games 😆)
September 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
For the TTRPG designers out there, I just read a game today that tells me something obvious - the designer plays. They run games. Please run other people’s games and your games. A. Lot. It will show up in your work. (Says the guy who designed no games 😆)
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It’s ok to put the phone down.
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It’s ok to put the phone down.
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Take this with a grain of salt but in my experience the most vocal online do not mean they are right
In ttrpgs the players do not always need to win, though the situations do need to be WINABLE, the distinction being that the win condition may not always be the same as what the players expect
In ttrpgs the players do not always need to win, though the situations do need to be WINABLE, the distinction being that the win condition may not always be the same as what the players expect
I see a lot of DM content that is all about putting obstacles in your party’s way that can be seen as combative. But then I hear people say, “the players always have to win! You’re just there to tell the story!” Granted, when I first started DMing, I didn’t think I would enjoy sessions.
September 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Take this with a grain of salt but in my experience the most vocal online do not mean they are right
In ttrpgs the players do not always need to win, though the situations do need to be WINABLE, the distinction being that the win condition may not always be the same as what the players expect
In ttrpgs the players do not always need to win, though the situations do need to be WINABLE, the distinction being that the win condition may not always be the same as what the players expect
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Unconventional #TTRPG #DM tip
Make this prop. Use this roll table. Try this trick. Write it like this. RP your NPC like this. Every DM should know this. The Secret to this.
I feel like Ive become a worse DM over time listening to all this online "advice"
Run YOUR game, people. Not someone else's.
Make this prop. Use this roll table. Try this trick. Write it like this. RP your NPC like this. Every DM should know this. The Secret to this.
I feel like Ive become a worse DM over time listening to all this online "advice"
Run YOUR game, people. Not someone else's.
September 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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We need to get past this idea that TTRPG as a term is a measurement of quality when it is merely a descriptor.
It seems many folks justify "playing pretend" in the same way folks justify hobbies by them being productive or enlightening.
Fun for fun's sake is reason enough! Be a dinosaur!
It seems many folks justify "playing pretend" in the same way folks justify hobbies by them being productive or enlightening.
Fun for fun's sake is reason enough! Be a dinosaur!
September 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We need to get past this idea that TTRPG as a term is a measurement of quality when it is merely a descriptor.
It seems many folks justify "playing pretend" in the same way folks justify hobbies by them being productive or enlightening.
Fun for fun's sake is reason enough! Be a dinosaur!
It seems many folks justify "playing pretend" in the same way folks justify hobbies by them being productive or enlightening.
Fun for fun's sake is reason enough! Be a dinosaur!
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You recently told us your best Car Wars strategy, so now we want to know your favorite way to claim victory in Munchkin! We have a HUGE collection of Munchkin core sets and expansions in our online store, Warehouse 23.
bit.ly/w23munchkin
#munchkin #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
bit.ly/w23munchkin
#munchkin #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
You recently told us your best Car Wars strategy, so now we want to know your favorite way to claim victory in Munchkin! We have a HUGE collection of Munchkin core sets and expansions in our online store, Warehouse 23.
bit.ly/w23munchkin
#munchkin #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
bit.ly/w23munchkin
#munchkin #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
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Well… I did it… I just emailed Team Cherry, the creators of Hollow Knight explaining who I am and asking them if they want to chat. Maybe nothing will come of it, but hey. Gotta try, right?
I would love to design the Hollow Knight TTRPG. It would be a dream come true.
I would love to design the Hollow Knight TTRPG. It would be a dream come true.
a pixel art of a knight sitting on a bench in a forest
ALT: a pixel art of a knight sitting on a bench in a forest
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September 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Well… I did it… I just emailed Team Cherry, the creators of Hollow Knight explaining who I am and asking them if they want to chat. Maybe nothing will come of it, but hey. Gotta try, right?
I would love to design the Hollow Knight TTRPG. It would be a dream come true.
I would love to design the Hollow Knight TTRPG. It would be a dream come true.