Ryan Zenith
@ryanzenith.bsky.social
Queer tabletop designer, writer, editor, and teacher. Member of Storygames Chicago.
🎲 Co-creator of Vesta Mandate 🎲
🎲 Co-creator of Vesta Mandate 🎲
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Ryan Zenith
@ryanzenith.bsky.social
· Feb 20
Vesta Mandate
Hard sci-fi, political thriller TTRPG set on the tense powderkeg of Vesta Station.
www.kickstarter.com
Come check out Vesta Mandate, a sci-fi political thriller TTRPG made with @chkurk.bsky.social and art from @tonytranrpg.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
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Incredibly excited to have Vesta Mandate on IPR!
New!
Threadcutters - elite tarot assassins
Vesta Mandate - sci-fi political thriller on a space station
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
Threadcutters - elite tarot assassins
Vesta Mandate - sci-fi political thriller on a space station
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Incredibly excited to have Vesta Mandate on IPR!
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This has been such an incredibly fun exciting project to work on. I'm excited to finally get it out into the world. Can't wait to get the print copies out!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
#VestaMandate is out now at the link below! If you backed the project, check your email for links to the PDFs.
If you missed out on the Kickstarter, jump in on the sale we have going on for the first week!
@tonytranrpg.bsky.social killed it one the art!!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
If you missed out on the Kickstarter, jump in on the sale we have going on for the first week!
@tonytranrpg.bsky.social killed it one the art!!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
October 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This has been such an incredibly fun exciting project to work on. I'm excited to finally get it out into the world. Can't wait to get the print copies out!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
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in case you missed it, you can get Uneasy on itch today! This gmless #ttrpg has you squabble and scheme as important nobles in a royal court, and it's really good adambell.itch.io/uneasy-lies-...
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
in case you missed it, you can get Uneasy on itch today! This gmless #ttrpg has you squabble and scheme as important nobles in a royal court, and it's really good adambell.itch.io/uneasy-lies-...
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GREAT NEWS EVERYONE!
The team is happy to announce that VESTA MANDATE is hot off the digital presses! (Backers gettin there updates)
-= We doin' 15% sale atm for the first week =-
Big props to the team @chkurk.bsky.social @ryanzenith.bsky.social - writing and layout made my illustrations shine.
The team is happy to announce that VESTA MANDATE is hot off the digital presses! (Backers gettin there updates)
-= We doin' 15% sale atm for the first week =-
Big props to the team @chkurk.bsky.social @ryanzenith.bsky.social - writing and layout made my illustrations shine.
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE!
The team is happy to announce that VESTA MANDATE is hot off the digital presses! (Backers gettin there updates)
-= We doin' 15% sale atm for the first week =-
Big props to the team @chkurk.bsky.social @ryanzenith.bsky.social - writing and layout made my illustrations shine.
The team is happy to announce that VESTA MANDATE is hot off the digital presses! (Backers gettin there updates)
-= We doin' 15% sale atm for the first week =-
Big props to the team @chkurk.bsky.social @ryanzenith.bsky.social - writing and layout made my illustrations shine.
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When there is sufficient backlash, I will be appointed health and human services secretary as the anti-RFK. I’ll be introducing food coloring additives they haven’t even invented yet. Hope you like your jello that can glow in the dark
September 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When there is sufficient backlash, I will be appointed health and human services secretary as the anti-RFK. I’ll be introducing food coloring additives they haven’t even invented yet. Hope you like your jello that can glow in the dark
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My very first encounter with Gender was Nermal from Garfield
September 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My very first encounter with Gender was Nermal from Garfield
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Hey everyone! A couple days late but new episode of Gamestorm out tonight.
In this episode @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social and I dive deep into Bingo Boards as a core mechanic of #TTRPG! Lots of tangents about medieval folklore in this one, hope you enjoy.
gamestorm.podbean.com/e/a-game-wit...
In this episode @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social and I dive deep into Bingo Boards as a core mechanic of #TTRPG! Lots of tangents about medieval folklore in this one, hope you enjoy.
gamestorm.podbean.com/e/a-game-wit...
A Game with a Bingo Board - Erica Bridges | Gamestorm
Join us again as we dive into building a game with bingo as a core mechanic. We'll explore medieval lore and games with freeform resolution mechanics!
As always you can find the game that accompanies...
gamestorm.podbean.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Hey everyone! A couple days late but new episode of Gamestorm out tonight.
In this episode @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social and I dive deep into Bingo Boards as a core mechanic of #TTRPG! Lots of tangents about medieval folklore in this one, hope you enjoy.
gamestorm.podbean.com/e/a-game-wit...
In this episode @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social and I dive deep into Bingo Boards as a core mechanic of #TTRPG! Lots of tangents about medieval folklore in this one, hope you enjoy.
gamestorm.podbean.com/e/a-game-wit...
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Gamestorm is out now! On all (most) your favorite podcasting apps!
Each new episode sees my guest and I spin a random mechanic and design a tabletop game from scratch.
You can find the first episode with @collinjryan.bsky.social here!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Each new episode sees my guest and I spin a random mechanic and design a tabletop game from scratch.
You can find the first episode with @collinjryan.bsky.social here!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A Game for Whoever can Make it - Collin Ryan
Podcast Episode · Gamestorm · 08/06/2025 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Gamestorm is out now! On all (most) your favorite podcasting apps!
Each new episode sees my guest and I spin a random mechanic and design a tabletop game from scratch.
You can find the first episode with @collinjryan.bsky.social here!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Each new episode sees my guest and I spin a random mechanic and design a tabletop game from scratch.
You can find the first episode with @collinjryan.bsky.social here!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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If you haven't checked it out yet, go listen to my new podcast about game creation, Gamestorm!
We have 4 of 7 episodes out in the first season and I hope to do many more seasons! Share it with a friend who might like it or check out the Itch.io for a look at the games!
gamestorm.podbean.com
We have 4 of 7 episodes out in the first season and I hope to do many more seasons! Share it with a friend who might like it or check out the Itch.io for a look at the games!
gamestorm.podbean.com
Gamestorm | Storygames Chicago
Gamestorm is a podcast all about tabletop game design! Join us for our first season as we bring on guests from here in the Chicago area, spin a random prompt and design a game based off of it over the...
gamestorm.podbean.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If you haven't checked it out yet, go listen to my new podcast about game creation, Gamestorm!
We have 4 of 7 episodes out in the first season and I hope to do many more seasons! Share it with a friend who might like it or check out the Itch.io for a look at the games!
gamestorm.podbean.com
We have 4 of 7 episodes out in the first season and I hope to do many more seasons! Share it with a friend who might like it or check out the Itch.io for a look at the games!
gamestorm.podbean.com
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NEW ARRIVAL: Exquisite Biome is a game of speculative biology. Create an ecosystem, populate it with strange and wondrous animals, and see how they interact with one another.
Works as a solo game or use it to generate creatures for other games 👇
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/exq...
Works as a solo game or use it to generate creatures for other games 👇
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/exq...
August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
NEW ARRIVAL: Exquisite Biome is a game of speculative biology. Create an ecosystem, populate it with strange and wondrous animals, and see how they interact with one another.
Works as a solo game or use it to generate creatures for other games 👇
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/exq...
Works as a solo game or use it to generate creatures for other games 👇
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/exq...
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Just noticed this on the checkout notification I get from the Chicago Public Library. I think it’s new and I love it!
August 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just noticed this on the checkout notification I get from the Chicago Public Library. I think it’s new and I love it!
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KASSANDRA KING: DEVIL'S DICE is live on Kickstarter!
A single-player neon noir occult TTRPG. You are Kassandra King. You solve cold cases, explore the supernatural underground, and you are about to make a deal with the devil.
Back the game to see the prototype!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
A single-player neon noir occult TTRPG. You are Kassandra King. You solve cold cases, explore the supernatural underground, and you are about to make a deal with the devil.
Back the game to see the prototype!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Kassandra King: Devil's Dice
A single player neon noir occult TTRPG
www.kickstarter.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
KASSANDRA KING: DEVIL'S DICE is live on Kickstarter!
A single-player neon noir occult TTRPG. You are Kassandra King. You solve cold cases, explore the supernatural underground, and you are about to make a deal with the devil.
Back the game to see the prototype!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
A single-player neon noir occult TTRPG. You are Kassandra King. You solve cold cases, explore the supernatural underground, and you are about to make a deal with the devil.
Back the game to see the prototype!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
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Great birding day with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social - more photos later.
August 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Great birding day with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social - more photos later.
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😀 Hey a new #wishlistwednesday is here:)
Let's see all those great #indiegames waiting for being wishlisted and give them some #indie❤️
1⃣Like and Retweet this thread
2⃣Add your own #indiegame
3⃣Like and Comment on your fav game
4⃣Wishlist game
#gamedev #IndieDev #indiegamedev
Let's see all those great #indiegames waiting for being wishlisted and give them some #indie❤️
1⃣Like and Retweet this thread
2⃣Add your own #indiegame
3⃣Like and Comment on your fav game
4⃣Wishlist game
#gamedev #IndieDev #indiegamedev
a penguin wearing a helmet and sunglasses is holding a megaphone with the words happy saturday below it
ALT: a penguin wearing a helmet and sunglasses is holding a megaphone with the words happy saturday below it
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April 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
😀 Hey a new #wishlistwednesday is here:)
Let's see all those great #indiegames waiting for being wishlisted and give them some #indie❤️
1⃣Like and Retweet this thread
2⃣Add your own #indiegame
3⃣Like and Comment on your fav game
4⃣Wishlist game
#gamedev #IndieDev #indiegamedev
Let's see all those great #indiegames waiting for being wishlisted and give them some #indie❤️
1⃣Like and Retweet this thread
2⃣Add your own #indiegame
3⃣Like and Comment on your fav game
4⃣Wishlist game
#gamedev #IndieDev #indiegamedev
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im watching conclave, bc there's gonna be a conclave soon
April 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
im watching conclave, bc there's gonna be a conclave soon
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After a few months of talks about how to help expand the hobby, me and some other rpg folks are opening a discord channel! We hope to create a structured initiative to lower barriers, bring in new players, and connect indie games with the right people.
discord.gg/KATCDfr6XG
discord.gg/KATCDfr6XG
April 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
After a few months of talks about how to help expand the hobby, me and some other rpg folks are opening a discord channel! We hope to create a structured initiative to lower barriers, bring in new players, and connect indie games with the right people.
discord.gg/KATCDfr6XG
discord.gg/KATCDfr6XG
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The political machinations within Andor have been a huge influence to the game @ryanzenith.bsky.social and I are currently working on and it’s so interesting to see a deep dive on a different element of it.
Really enjoyed this, definitely gonna have to check out Going Rogue.
Really enjoyed this, definitely gonna have to check out Going Rogue.
April 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The political machinations within Andor have been a huge influence to the game @ryanzenith.bsky.social and I are currently working on and it’s so interesting to see a deep dive on a different element of it.
Really enjoyed this, definitely gonna have to check out Going Rogue.
Really enjoyed this, definitely gonna have to check out Going Rogue.
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This looks like the cover to a scandalous romance novel. "Why, Mr. Namor! You've caught me in a state of undress!"
April 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This looks like the cover to a scandalous romance novel. "Why, Mr. Namor! You've caught me in a state of undress!"
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hey, thanks for the pic. due to unsettling developments preceding the total economic collapse i need to zoom in and check the hands before i form an opinion.
April 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
hey, thanks for the pic. due to unsettling developments preceding the total economic collapse i need to zoom in and check the hands before i form an opinion.
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Ursula K. Le Guin on the true pain of being a writer
March 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin on the true pain of being a writer
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March 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🟢 L͉̱̹ͪ̈́͆̏͗͞i̷̵̢̧̡̛͎̥͉̘̳̺̦͈̠͋ͬ͛ͩͬ͊̍ͩ͊ͤ͋͂̉̆ͫ̏̅͑̅́̈́̃̚͠͝ͅn̸̗͟͟k̵̷̡̻͇̩̞̬͊̔ͬ̊ͭ̉ͫ̈́͝_̷̨͍̟̾ Ȩ̸̶̼̩̟̩͈͉̖̻͓ͩͬ̾̂̿̈̉́̏ͪ̍͘͢͝s̶̛̛̤͈̖̼̱̥̬ͩ̍̈͂̎͛͒t͞á̡͚̖͇̫͇͓̓ͧb͙̬̺̪ͥ̀̂ͦͣ_̶̛͚͕̳̰͎͚̤̺̫̺͖͍͙ͥ͆̋͐̎͋ͬͯ̈́̈́̀̑͒̽̾̈́ͨ̋̚͞͠ļ̩̮ͦ͐̒ͩ̃i̸͖͉̘̠̳͔̝͔̳ͤ͒̔ͤ̌ͯ̎̂̆́ͮ̆͘͜͢͠s̭̟̼̹̮ͭ̀ͣ̑̿̾̚h̠̙̠̲̖̠̏͋̎͗ͫ̇̀̍ë̡͈̠͈͍̪͕̺̜̣́́ͤͩͮ̓̓̉̆͂̏̔ͧ̀̂ͮ̈͐̀ͭͧ́̋ͮ́̕͡͠ḑ̷̵̶̴̵̡̛̺͖͎͈̺̠̘̳̭̇ͩ̋ͣ̃̀͑͗͌͂ͣͫ̂̇͐ͥ̑͠͝ͅ
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👀!
We reached 3k goal - congrats to the team at @storygameschicago.bsky.social 🥳- now at the 72 hour mark.⌛
We've got something cool coming up as a bonus for folks - stay tun̡̫̥̣̝͇̳̬͖̲̯̗̳̗̓ͤ͊ͨͤ̿͢e𝐝⃥⃒̸
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
We reached 3k goal - congrats to the team at @storygameschicago.bsky.social 🥳- now at the 72 hour mark.⌛
We've got something cool coming up as a bonus for folks - stay tun̡̫̥̣̝͇̳̬͖̲̯̗̳̗̓ͤ͊ͨͤ̿͢e𝐝⃥⃒̸
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
![Figure observing a dock ship - people boarding - has multiple screens surrounding - 72 hours left in bold letters to the right, and scrambled letters with [Protocol] below it](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nqheoqptjt4gol6dsig5dpkr/bafkreicum5iwlm3cgte5omdxuqxrhtc2s6bjhyfabaorpktalz5crfa74e@jpeg)
March 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
👀!
We reached 3k goal - congrats to the team at @storygameschicago.bsky.social 🥳- now at the 72 hour mark.⌛
We've got something cool coming up as a bonus for folks - stay tun̡̫̥̣̝͇̳̬͖̲̯̗̳̗̓ͤ͊ͨͤ̿͢e𝐝⃥⃒̸
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
We reached 3k goal - congrats to the team at @storygameschicago.bsky.social 🥳- now at the 72 hour mark.⌛
We've got something cool coming up as a bonus for folks - stay tun̡̫̥̣̝͇̳̬͖̲̯̗̳̗̓ͤ͊ͨͤ̿͢e𝐝⃥⃒̸
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...