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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 4d

While writing my TTRPGs, I’ve found that I sometimes write up an idea, decide it’s bad, and just delete it. Instead of throwing those ideas away, I have started dumping them in a doc so that one day they might end up being useful.
#ttrpgdev #ttrpg

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 7d

While playtesting my 1700s TTRPG tonight, I finally got the combat system to feel like more than just “take turns punching until something dies.”
The next step is to think about/fix the million small things I found during the session.

#TTRPG #IndieRPG #GameDesign #TTRPGdev

A game jam from 2025-09-30 to 2025-10-31 hosted by W.H. Arthur, Lari Assmuth, Lucky Newt Games & unseeliejess. Analogue game jam on folklore (including myths, urban legends, etc.) from your own cultur...

Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 8d

To celebrate this most spooky of months, I am planning on doing (and hopefully finishing) 2 TTRPG game jams.
Folklore Jam 2025 - itch.io/jam/folklore...
Random Prompts TTRPG Jam - itch.io/jam/the-rand...

#ttrpg #folklore #ttrpgDev #gameJam #tabletopGames #IndieTTRPG

Folklore Jam 2025

itch.io

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 9d

My rework of Fast Food Fascists was featured in the latest OSR News Roundup. Thanks to @thirdkingdom.bsky.social for including it. You can read the full newsletter here: www.sabregamesandcards.com/post/osr-new...
#TTRPG #IndieRPG #IndieTTRPG

OSR News Roundup for September 22nd, 2025

We're heading into the tail end of September, and staring down towards the end of 2025. First, I'd like to apologize to Ron Sparks of BoredtoBoardGames. He reached out to me over the summer and asked ...

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 19d

I’ve remastered my free, 3-page TTRPG Fast Food Fascists.
I hope you enjoy this remastered version and hopefully you'll tear the tyrants down.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/fast-food-fa...

#indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #indiegames #tabletop

Fast Food Fascists by Rat In A Suit

A three-page TTRPG about creating chaotic tales about rebellion and resistance.

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 13d

As part of todays TTRPG writing I created a Latin prayer for the players to discover while exploring a library in a gothic castle.
#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgdev #gothic #worldbuilding

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 14d

I ran the second round of playtests for my 1700s horror TTRPG last night. It was a joy to spook my players with humanoid shadows and very clear Dracula / Nosferatu influence.

#Playtest #IndieTTRPG #TTRPGDesign #TTRPGCommunity

Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 15d

As part of my current 1700s TTRPG playtests, I needed some painted tablets for a church, so I created these pieces as visual aids.

#Gothic #TTRPG #TTRPGdev #indieTTRPG

Depicts a village surrounded by a vast humanoid shadow looming around it. Above the figure is a row of hanging bodies.

A lone villager leaving the village and walking towards a castle. Before them on the road looms a large humanoid shadow, arms outstretched about to embrace.

Simmerson Lies About His Cowardice | Sharpe

Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 15d

Been working again today on my 1700s TTRPG and decided to treat myself by listening to the Sharpe soundtrack. If you haven’t seen Sharpe, it’s well worth a watch, especially if you enjoy those cheap yet charming TV shows.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQh...

#sharpe #ttrpgdev

YouTube video by Sharpe

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 16d

Like my previous works, Fast Food Fascists features the manipulation of historic art. This time I used "The Milky Way" by Maximilian Wolf.

Remember, if you suck at drawing like I do, you can always edit royalty-free art instead of resorting to AI-generated wank.

#ttrpgdev ##ttrpg

Fast Food Fascists by Rat In A Suit

Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 17d

I have added to my remaster of my TTRPG "Fast Food Fascists" a printer-friendly version of the PDF. So now you don't have to burn through ink to print it out.

Get "Fast Food Fascists" for free here - rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/fast-food-fa...

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #tabletoprpg

A three-page TTRPG about creating chaotic tales about rebellion and resistance.

We Are The Land by Rat In A Suit

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Jobclassttrpg @forthesect.bsky.social · 18d

We Are the Land is the 62nd free rpg bookclub book!
rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/we-are-the-l...

"This one-page TTRPG is perfect for the spooky season, with rules that can be learnt in under five minutes. Remember, this is your land, and it will not be disturbed"

Learn about the club at r/myrpg!

A 1 page ttrpg where you play as a folklore monster driving off those that have disturbed your land.

Fast Food Fascists by Rat In A Suit

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 19d

I’ve remastered my free, 3-page TTRPG Fast Food Fascists.
I hope you enjoy this remastered version and hopefully you'll tear the tyrants down.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/fast-food-fa...

#indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #indiegames #tabletop

A three-page TTRPG about creating chaotic tales about rebellion and resistance.

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 20d

So I have recently started reworking one of my older small TTRPGs. It’s been nice to step away from gothic horror for a while and work on a project with different themes.
#TTRPG #TTRPGDev #IndieTTRPG

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Anto | Icarus Games @icarus-games.co.uk · 20d

It's #TTRPGRising which means it's time to help those smaller accounts find a wider audience and rise up!

If you're under 1000 Followers:
🧡 Like/retweet
💬 Post your stuff below

More than 1000 Followers:
🧡 Like/retweet
📣 Shoutout those below

🚫 No AI though!

A screenshot of nosferatu rising from his coffin with the caption "waking up to shout out fellow creators for #TTRPG Rising".

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 20d

I make weird little TTRPGs about Soviet trains, Arctic exploration, and folk horror. I am yet to make something that does all those at the same time.
Check out what I make here: rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 21d

I've been pondering a ttrpg idea this evening. A game where a medieval pope declares on their deathbed that the world is ending and the players are factions in the world trying to prevent or ignoring that it is happening. I was thinking it'd have an Arthurian / Crusaders / 28 years later vibe.

Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 22d

I’ve finally finished drafting all the symbols I’ll need for a upcoming TTRPG session. This is a note the group will find while exploring.

#ttrpgdev #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpgdesign

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 25d

Hey that me

Check my projects out here rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

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Dimension 20: On a Bus (Extended Cut)

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 28d

If you ever wonder what most TTRPGs feel like to non-TTRPGers. This video captures that mood perfectly:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plGN...

#TTRPG #Dimension20 #OnABus

YouTube video by Dimension 20

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 28d

Currently designing a set of symbols similar in function to those found in the game Chants of Sennaar for my latest TTRPG project. There’s something fascinating about codes and hidden messages, especially when they can’t be cracked with simple letter analysis.

#codes #ttrpgdev #puzzles

Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 29d

I finally finished the first round of playtesting for my next TTRPG project, and it's been super useful. It really helped me see which parts of the game felt wrong, though it was nice to see that the core of the TTRPG worked and was fun to play.

#playtest #indieTTRPG #ttrpgcommunity