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Shandy
@sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
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Nerding out on TTRPGs, Mythology, Game Design, Mathematics, Magical Ceremonies, Hero's Journeys
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Re-writing the GM Guide Intro for A Thousand Faces of Adventure
open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/r...

#ttrpg #gamedesign #1kFA
July 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/t...

Musings on creativity, inspiration, disappointment, and hope
July 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/t...

The Cost of Knowing: trying to design a board game using the Prisoner's Dilemma

#boardgames #gamedesign
June 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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1kfa.com/table/deckah...

I'm pretty excited about the progress of my digital version of the 20-card "Deckahedron" needed to play A Thousand Faces of Adventure. Still in alpha, but it's neat!

#ttrpg #gamedesign
June 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Ludic Listening: A Tool for Deepening the TTRPG Experience

open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/l...

#ttrpg #gamedesign
June 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Reimplementing the UI for Togetherness Table. This effort is concentrating on making it more useful on mobile devices.

1kfa.com/table

github.com/sjbrown/toge...

#ttrpg #vtt #opensource
June 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
Been really enjoying this new content from @itsquinns.bsky.social - especially the recent reviews of Vaesen and Slugblaster
June 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
I took some time to diagram the CRM for #daggerheart

open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/f...

#ttrpg #gamedesign
June 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
#Daggerheart looks interesting - I think I'll read the SRD today (maybe with the help of #notebooklm)
June 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
My Earthborne Rangers review

#ttrpg #gamedesign #earthbornerangers #kublacon

open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/e...
May 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Designer's Pitch vs GM's Pitch

open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/t...

#ttrpg #gamedesign
The TTRPG Pitch: Designer's "Sales Pitch" vs GM's "Play Pitch"
You design a TTRPG, and you have a little darling baby you want the whole world to see.
open.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Deciding to use AI / LLM tools for TTRPG writing

open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/d...

#ttrpg #gamedesign
April 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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agamemnonpress.bsky.social
#DnD #TTRPG #DungeonsandDragons #D&D This applies to all tabletop RPGs honestly.
April 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
I will repost the shit out of all pangolin content
#pangolin
#everypangolindeservesadulation
striderlaus.bsky.social striderlaus @striderlaus.bsky.social · Apr 29
i got to play keir as a wild magic sorcerer/artificer alchemist the first time last week!! i'm having a ton of fun with all his little bits and baubles #oc #ttrpg
A half body portrait of a copper skinned half elf examining a gleaming red gem with his mechanical pangolin homunculus sitting on his shoulder. He is wearing a dark blue lab coat with the sleeves tied back with orange bands and leather gloves, both with several stains. He also has one streaky stain on his cheek. He has half long brown hair with parts in a bun, freckles and golden eyes. He also has a scar on his right cheek and nose.
April 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
Humans arguing over whether we can make a machine that's as smart as us is like transistors arguing over whether they can transmit an electron that's as smart as them.

humans: corporations::transistors:computers

#AGI
April 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
Silence At The Table: How RPGs Handle Pauses

open.substack.com/pub/1kfa/p/s...

#ttrpg #gamedesign
Silence at the Table
How RPGs Handle Pauses
open.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
Product Design Reinforcing the Game's Goals

Now it's split into 3 books:
* Table Guide (for everyone)
* GM Guide
* Player Guide

1kfa.substack.com/p/product-de...

#ttrpg #gamedesign
April 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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1kfa.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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aspenceart.bsky.social
the hart of the forest #art
A green stag stands atop a hill, his antlers fill the top of the page and are filled with plants and birds. In the hill he stands on, a doe leaps over her fawn. Below them two foxes chase a rabbit who waits at the opening of a warren.
April 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
sjbrownbsky.bsky.social
Back to playtesting this after a loooong hiatus #1kFA
April 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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taradublinrocks.bsky.social
True facts are true
April 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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New Post:

Making some significant changes to 1kFA, and I wanted to share my reasoning. Initially, like many TTRPGs, I had a separate, hefty "GM's Guide" filled with advice. However, as development has been progressing, I’ve had a design epiphany...

1kfa.substack.com/p/dear-abby-...
Dear Abby: Quit the "Advice Column", Provide "Tools"
I've been making some significant changes to the structure of 1kFA's rulebook, and I wanted to share my reasoning behind them.
1kfa.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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rockytravels.bsky.social
There's no excuse.. there's 1000s of protests in big and small towns across the country. April 5, we #protest! Find your local protests! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?ut...

#dumptrump
April 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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kevinhelpus.bsky.social
What in the Silent Hill is this icon, @asana?
February 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM