mike j
banner
noseatbelts.bsky.social
mike j
@noseatbelts.bsky.social
Western Mid-West storyteller, father, husband, soccer fan, and muppet of a man.

Design and play primarily with Cairn 2e. He/him https://noseatbelts.itch.io/
latest development
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A Lord of the Rings band called Galadrielton John
A Lord of the Rings band called The Pippin and Merry Chain
A Lord of the Rings band called Tom Bombadil and the Barrow-wights.
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A Lord of the Rings band called The Pippin and Merry Chain
A Lord of the Rings band called Tom Bombadil and the Barrow-wights.
A Lord of the Rings band called Ent Wives.
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Just something I've been playing around with.
December 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by mike j
To get ready for the holidays, I've got a handful of my games on sale!

Check them out here:
itch.io/s/172847/win...

I hope you find a game you'll love AND what I make here will go towards pre-launch art for the Feb Mystery Snacks zine (so there's a mix of holiday and food-themed games)!
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Reposted by mike j
The growing image library available to patrons. Available to use in commercial publications...to make money with...And if you're not a maker, but a lover of art and are able to show $ appreciation, you can do that to. At $1/mo just to say, "keep it up PR, I dig it!"
www.patreon.com/perplexingru...
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by mike j
Redrew and cleaned up last night’s ink piece!
Some kind of desert fire
NPC
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I can do so many of these.
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey! It’s my game in print! Thanks @long-tail-games.bsky.social for the opportunity.
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Reposted by mike j
Was in the mood to make a dungeon synth album cover.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Reposted by mike j
Okay I have one more.
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reposted by mike j
I have love in my heart for the RPG scene but there's nothing less interesting to me personally than thinking about definitions. I would never define anything and I would never argue about it. I reject definitions like Marcel Duchamp. I'm quite brave, actually, and a visionary as well.
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reposted by mike j
an #osr is when the dungeon is about how much you hate your dad
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Reposted by mike j
In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press.

If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.

My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I don't know why I've waited so long to publish this, but in doing so I edited it down drastically. I think it's the best one I've done so far.
Art (mostly) by the amazing @perplexingruins.bsky.social and designed with @cairnrpg.com
noseatbelts.itch.io/knotwood
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by mike j
Lair Entrance. A drawing for the BreeYarc project by @thirdkingdom.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Cut it from 22 pages down to 10. Whew!
You know how you spend months writing an adventure, tinkering away at it, editing, re-editing, tweaking the graphic design, and you finally get to a point where you're ready to publish and you decide to start from scratch on the layout and design? Well.... I did that.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You know how you spend months writing an adventure, tinkering away at it, editing, re-editing, tweaking the graphic design, and you finally get to a point where you're ready to publish and you decide to start from scratch on the layout and design? Well.... I did that.
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Reposted by mike j
"UGLY Helmet"
No Nazis In Valhalla
(Playtest available now!)
2024
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Reposted by mike j
It was this time last year that I was wholly distracted from pressing project deadlines by making this ragtag troupe. Currently resisting the pull to add new recruites...
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Alright, fine! I’ll do it.
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 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Just posted my latest Dungeon, a submission for @directsungames.com 's Puzzle Dungeon Jam and featuring @perplexingruins.bsky.social 's amazing art. For @cairnrpg.com or your favorite system. This one was a lot of fun to figure out. noseatbelts.itch.io/the-tomb-of-...
The Tomb of Eight Gates - Puzzle Dungeon by Noseatbelts
Enter a tomb designed to test your mind and bear witness to the end of time and space itself.
noseatbelts.itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As promised, I've released the full versions of all of my #Mörktober 2025 offerings on Itch. I even cut them down into different categories, individual PDFs for some, and a Plain Text version for ease of use. noseatbelts.itch.io/morktober-2025 Thanks again @exeunt.press for everything.
Knight Knight - Mörktober 2025 by Noseatbelts
31 Mörkborg related offerings
noseatbelts.itch.io
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM