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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 22h

I was really tempted to make a consumable alcohol, but then I realized there's no traditional (undead) will-o'-the-wisp type enemy in the game — elemental motes just don't capture that spooky flavor. It's Day 8 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #spirits #willothewisp #wisps

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #8: Spirits
Will-o’-the-Wisp Minion
The entrancing flicker of the will-o’-the-wisp carries a supernaturally captivating power. Even the wariest of travelers has been known to follow these tiny floating orbs of multicolored light off the road — and, inevitably, to their doom.

Will-o'-the-Wisp (Level 2 Minion Controller)
Undead, EV 4 for four minions

4 Stamina 5 Speed 0 Stability 2 Free Strike 1T Size
Immunity: Cold 2, corruption 2, poison 2
Weakness: —
Movement: Fly, hover
Captained: +2 speed
Might 0
Agility +1
Reason -2
Intuition +1
Presence +2

Chilling Phasing: The wisp can move through creatures and objects at their usual speed, but can’t end their turn inside a creature or object. The first time in a round that any wisp moves through a creature, that creature takes 2 cold damage. The wisp doesn’t take damage from being force-moved into objects.

Detonate: When the wisp is reduced to 0 Stamina, grabbed, restrained, or knocked prone, they burst into a necromantic flare, dealing 2 corruption damage to each adjacent enemy.

Follow Me! 2d10 + 2 Signature Ability
Magic, Ranged, Strike Main action
Distance Ranged 5 Target One creature or object per minion
≤11 1 cold damage; R<0 pull 1
12–16 2 cold damage; R<1 pull 2
17+ 3 cold damage; R<2 pull 3
Effect: Each wisp adding their free strike value to this ability may increase the forced movement distance by 1 instead.

Flavor: Follow the dancing lights, and you may never return home.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 1d

Thrilled and honored! ❄️ Huge thanks to Adventure Fourth for the incredible art, and to Morwan for bringing me this far. You know what they say: behind every successful homebrewer is a 10-foot-tall frost giant who will step on you 🩵
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 1d

"Let's take a break after the solo", I said. "Let's not do anything with a lot of formatting", I said. Ah, well, at least now you can uncover some juicy secrets on Day 7 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #secrets #talent #psionics

A psionic heroic ability for the Talent class in the Draw Steel TTRPG, frightening the enemy and allowing you to learn secrets about each other.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 2d

I have a solo problem. (It's that I like designing solos too much.) Day 6 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #myths #hydra

A statblock for a solo hydra monster for the Draw Steel TTRPG.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 3d

Don the mask for Day 5 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel. Pulling from another of my favorite games this time! #promptober #drawsteel #masquerade

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #5: Masquerade
Upholding the Mystery Complication
Whether you were born into it, stumbled into it, or sought it out, you’ve found yourself in the midst of a secret world living just behind the facade of mundane society. Sworn to secrecy, membership in this masquerade provides many esoteric benefits — but if you ever let the secret slip, you’re through.
Benefit: Whenever you make a project roll in an area where your secret society is present, you can roll three dice and choose which two to use. You gain a bonus to Renown among other members of the secret society equal to your echelon.
Drawback: The secret society forbids you from allowing artisan or sage followers to work on your projects. If you do so anyway and are discovered, if you tell a non-member about the secret society, or if you expose its existence in any way, the secret society disavows you, putting a price on your head that obligates all other members to hunt you down. Other heroes can contribute to your projects without issue, but the same restriction applies to their followers as well.
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 4d

Beware the dreaded dimmerwood trees of Equinox — it's Day 4 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! (No clue how to set EV for DTOs, honestly. But the vibes are right!) #promptober #drawsteel #darkwoods

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #4: Dark Woods
Dimmerwood Trees DTO
Originally cultivated on Equinox, dimmerwood trees appear on Orden as oily, liquid shadows, like ink or charcoal drawings made real. They make for a more subtle form of protection and obscurement, favored by denizens of the wode who don’t want visitors. Dimmerwood seeds are prized magical reagents; graduates of the College of Black Ash are known to harvest them for use in their shadow magic.

Dimmerwood Grove
Level 3 Relic Hexer EV 12

These inky black trees seem to absorb light from the surrounding area, instilling nearby creatures with a constant sense of dread.
Stamina: 15 per square Size: 2

Deactivate: The grove must be completely destroyed. Each time one square of the grove is destroyed, the size of the grove’s aura decreases by 2 (to a minimum of 1).

Looming Dread: The dimmerwood grove projects a 1 aura of viscous shadow. At the start of each turn while at least one square of the grove is intact, the size of the aura increases by 1. Each creature in the area is frightened of each other creature in the area. When the size of the aura reaches 10, each creature in the area takes 10 corruption damage, and the aura resets to 1.

What Was That?! Creatures in the grove’s aura have concealment. Whenever a creature in the grove’s aura hides, they may make a % free strike before hiding and teleport to any other unoccupied space in the aura after hiding.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 6d

Add some randomness back into your adventuring life! It's Day 3 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel! #promptober #drawsteel #potions

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #3: Potions
Brew Concoction Crafting Project
Source: Texts or lore in Yllryic RI
Goal: 45 (yields 1d3 potion doses)
Item Prerequisite: Two different item prerequisites from treasure crafting projects
When you start this project, you toss the item prerequisites into a bubbling cauldron with a variety of other random ingredients, some magical, some mundane. The majority of the time spent crafting involves watching the cauldron to make sure it doesn’t boil over or burn, and occasionally stirring it.
When you complete this project, roll on the Unstable Brews table. You create 1d3 doses of a potion with the rolled effect. A creature can drink one dose as a o free maneuver.

Unstable Brews
d10 Effect
1 Take 1d6 poison damage and gain two surges.
2 Vertically slide yourself 5 squares, ignoring stability.
3 Remove all edges and banes on your next ability roll.
4 Push each adjacent creature 2 squares.
5 Gain a +3 bonus to stability until the start of your next turn.
6 Belch 1d10 fire damage in a 3 cube within 1.
7 +2 melee or +5 ranged distance bonus to your next ability.
8 Gain 10 temporary Stamina and become slowed (save ends).
9 Teleport 3 squares, ignoring line of effect.
10 Gain 1d3 of your Heroic Resource.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 7d

Day 2 of #ttrpgpromptober in Draw Steel: let's break the game! #promptober #drawsteel

Draw Steel Promptober ‘25
Day #2: SPELLS
Spell Sculptor Title
The wizard who studies magic can cast spells. The wizard who studies geometry can build manifolds.
Prerequisite (2nd Echelon): You defeat three or more non-minion enemies on a turn with one use of an Area ability.
Effect: Choose one of the following benefits:
Golden Ratio: Whenever you use an Area ability, you may spend 1 of your Heroic Resource to choose one additional target adjacent to the ability’s area.
No Straight Lines: Whenever you use a cube or line ability, you may spend 1 of your Heroic Resource to convert the distance to a wall instead. An X cube is converted to an X-squared wall, and an A x B line is converted to an A wall.
Zero Point: Whenever you use an aura or burst ability, you may spend 1 of your Heroic Resource to choose another creature in the area. The area originates from that creature instead of you.
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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for this idea @diwatamnl.bsky.social! I'm making Draw Steel homebrew for #ttrpgpromptober. In the middle of writing a supernatural mystery/folk horror novel that heavily features witches, so I thought I'd start off with an appropriately witchy item! #promptober #drawsteel

A magic item for the Draw Steel TTRPG that weakens your enemies with sympathetic magic.

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · Jul 11

@redclovercasefiles.bsky.social is back! Drop a follow on the prelaunch page to help us out and get updates when we go live!
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Coming soon: Red Clover Case Files: Séance Soirée, Part One

A supernatural mystery visual novel set in a haunted hotel, populated by psychics and spirits galore! Launching later this summer!

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · Jul 7

CHRONON CHAMBER, a solo survival horror sci-fi journaling RPG, is now live! I had a ton of fun helping build this on stream with @okayestdm.bsky.social, @sphinxakashaa.bsky.social, and @spunkytaylor.bsky.social! Look out for livestreams this week :)
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Chronon Chamber by Okayest RPG Publishing

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Screem Time, aaaaaa! @screemtime.bsky.social · Jun 21

WE'RE LIVE! twitch.tv/screemtimeproductions

Vampires killin’ fascists in support of Foundations of Iridescence! Come join us!

ft:
@ditz-akimbo.bsky.social
@tayycro.bsky.social
@dmtoddbloom.bsky.social
@tintenseher.bsky.social
GM: @durmidge.bsky.social

#ttrpg #actualplay

A social media promotional graphic that reads:
"Screem Time! presents: EAT THE REICH. Saturday June 21st, 3:30pm EST. https://twitch.tv/screemtimeproductions. In support of: Foundations of Iridescence, June & July 2025. Benefitting Decrim305 & Yaya Por Vida"

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Screem Time, aaaaaa! @screemtime.bsky.social · Jun 7

This casting call is also open til late on Friday June 13th! If you have any questions at all, shoot us a DM or join our Discord (link in bio!)

#castingcall #ttrpgcastingcall #ttrpgcharitygame #ttrpgap #actualplay

Screem Time, aaaaaa! @screemtime.bsky.social · Jun 4

Next, we have "Role Models", a #dnd5e (2014) one shot!

The local Adventurers' Guild has a problem: a group of eager young recruits just can’t seem to pass their evaluations, despite showing real promise. Will you help them find their way?

#ttrpgcastingcall #castingcall

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Casting Call: "Role Models", a D&D 5e one-shot for Foundations of Iridescence

Part of the Foundations of Iridescence Charity Event

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · Jun 21

We are LIVE (well, undead 🧛‍♀️) and EATING THE REICH for Foundations of Iridescence! 🎉
www.twitch.tv/screemtimepr...

ScreemTimeProductions - Twitch

A TTRPG Actual Play channel with a moderate amount of anxiety. Our mission is to amplify underrepresented voices and stories in the TTRPG space while creating fun, engaging content. Will you join us...

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Jonas Tintenseher @tintenseher.bsky.social · Jun 18

Pumped to be coffin-dropping this Saturday! #eathereich #vampires #screemtime

Screem Time, aaaaaa! @screemtime.bsky.social · Jun 18

Saturday, June 21st, 3:30pm EST, Screem Time! presents our premiere one-shot:

EAT THE REICH

For Foundations of Iridescence!

Featuring
@dmtoddbloom.bsky.social
@tintenseher.bsky.social
@ditz-akimbo.bsky.social
@tayycro.bsky.social

& GM @durmidge.bsky.social

twitch.tv/screemtimeproductions

A social media promotional post featuring predominately white text over a deep indigo background. The post reads: "Screem Time! Presents: 'Eat the Reich', Saturday June 21st, 3:30PM EST. twitch.tv/screemtimeproductions. In support of: 'Foundations of Iridescence' June & July 2025 - Benefitting Decrim305 & Yaya Por Vida". The post also features the logos of the Decrim305 and Yaya Por Vida organizations.

An additional social media promo post featuring a QR code linking to donations for Yaya Por Vida, one of the two organizations benefitting from the Foundations of Iridescence fundraiser.

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Team ElseWare @teamelseware.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thrilled to announce the cast of our NaNoRenO VN!
DEREK: @taylorsconfused.bsky.social
FUYIN: @sammykimvo.bsky.social
IRISA: @myaturii.bsky.social
KELL: @rebeccadanaevo.bsky.social
MARGOT: @aliyahdeanevo.bsky.social
REM: @martyvite.bsky.social
WISH: x.com/kitemdenVA
ZAGEN: @thealanon.bsky.social

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Lee Johnson | swordofdestiny @swordofdestiny.bsky.social · Feb 21

Game Jam time with @teamelseware.bsky.social Urgent casting call. Unpaid and remote. Only submit if you're available to record after 7pm EST on 02/21. This call will close at 2pm EST on 02/21. Looking for 3 male presenting voices for this game: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Reskeets appreciated

Help! My Boss Is a Moth So I Went Gamer Mode In Development Hell?!

Casting Call: Help! My Boss Is a Moth So I Went Gamer Mode In Development Hell?! Team ElseWare is currently casting for “Help! My Boss Is a Moth So I Went Gamer Mode In Development Hell?!” This is fo...

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Spunkytaylor @spunkytaylor.bsky.social · Jan 28

www.youtube.com/live/jx1JdCI... I have never designed a TTRPG before let alone a solo one! But I am around some amazing designers and writers to help with the process! Come watch and ask questions! @okayestdm.bsky.social @sphinxakashaa.bsky.social @tintenseher.bsky.social

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