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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 21h

This #wipwednesday I'm sketching some new linocuts for Ephemeris!

We're exactly 2 weeks away from launching Ephemeris on Kickstarter – check our our pre-launch page for a glimpse at the terrific adventure in store! 😈✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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Sticky Doodler @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 1d

Be a pioneer of joy.

You can fight over the scraps of a developed market, or create a new one. The second isn't easier than the first -- it strikes me as much, much harder -- but the rewards can be so much greater.

I think of it as discovering new ways to bring joy to more people.

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 3d

If you are a tabletop game creator feeling discouraged about how many games are coming out each year, some perspective:
🎲✂️🎲

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Montford Tales: Asher's Ridge LIVE on Kickstarter @montfordtales.com · 1d

Tonight is both the Harvest Moon and a supermoon.

What better night to let your inner wolf run free and play The Almanac of Sanguine Paths 🐺🌕

(That's my evening plan, anyway!)

The Almanac of Sanguine Paths

Discover your inner (were)wolf in this 1-2 player epistolary and journaling game.

www.montfordtales.com

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Chris, Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · 1d

Check out these tiny, hand-assembled zine games over at Knave of Cups on Friday!!

This is the first time physical copies of these have been available online

Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 1d

Arriving Friday - two new @junkfoodgames.bsky.social zines
🍃Wither & Grow - a tiny solo game following the life of a sentient being made of growing plants
🐍🕷️The Serpent & The Spider - a duet for a necromancer + a sword-wielder to team up, combatting corporate corruption in a fantasy techno-future

The cover of Wither & Grow, a solo journaling game by Junk Food Games. Dark green ink on light green paper. The title is all lower-case whimsical serif font with an elaborate ampersand. The central image is a hulking being made of shaggy plants. Its face is partially covered by vines, flowers bloom from its back, and its willowy arms drag on the ground

The cover of The Serpent and The Spider, a ttrpg for 2 players by Junk Food Games. Yellow paper with black ink, calligraphy font for the text, and, in the center, a hand-drawn vampire skull with a sword through it, accented by a snake

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 1d

Immensely grateful to the folks at @rascal.news for giving indie TTRPG makers a chance to share their work!

Here's a quick peek at the gothic vampire adventure in store for y'all with Ephemeris, launching 2 weeks from tomorrow!

www.rascal.news/divining-ome...

Divining Omens of the Blood Comet

A risograph-printed retrofuturist gothic horror RPG coming to Kickstarter October 22.

www.rascal.news

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H. Jay Watson @hjaywatson.bsky.social · 1d

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO

been eagerly awaiting @danielharila.bsky.social's DUGINTHROAT DIVIDED since it was announced

give it a look

this definitely a book you don't want to miss

(Also, if you back the KS early, the original hand-drawn art is available as add-ons. And it is *jawdroppingly* cool)

👇

Space Penguin Ink @spacepenguinink.bsky.social · 1d

@danielharila.bsky.social 's newest OSE book DUGINTHROAT DIVIDED is now live on Kickstarter! This "dungeon on your doorstep" will take your characters from level 1 to 4 and is a love letter to Weird Fiction, 1980s fantasy, and the classic age of dungeoncrawling.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...

Duginthroat Divided

Weird fiction meets fairytale whimsy in this dungeon on your doorstep! For Old School Essentials and other roleplaying games.

www.kickstarter.com

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Andrew Beauman 🔜 GameHole @andrewbeauman.com · 1d

This game is so damn cool. I got to play it with Jordan a few weeks ago, and I'm hella proud to be the 7th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Black Flies! Go check it out and back it. @goosepoopgames.com
#ttrpgs #horrorrpgs #ttrpgcommunity

Black Flies

A horror TTRPG where YOU'RE the villain! Join a cult, gather Followers, and turn townsfolk into flies in this rules-lite GM-less TTRPG. Will you seek your Fortune? Great for fans of Hot Fuzz, The Fly,...

www.backerkit.com

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 3d

The Cyborg, a new monoprint illustration for Ephemeris

#printmaking

The Cyborg – a monoprint illustration of a cyborg, much of their flesh replaced with steel and synthetic sinew. They wear an inscrutable expression – pained, curious, full of questions.

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Sotiris (he/him) @sotirispitelis.bsky.social · 4d

Check out this cool retrofuturistic gothic horror #ttrpg!

Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there!

I'm getting some new linocuts ready for my gothic vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

I just wrote a new blog post talking about Ephemeris' inspirations too:

libraryofzosimos.com/2025/10/03/s...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 4d

Hell yeah, thank you!!

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!!

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! I totally agree, something about the texture just makes a ton of sense for mystical/occult/spooky stuff

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there!

I'm getting some new linocuts ready for my gothic vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

I just wrote a new blog post talking about Ephemeris' inspirations too:

libraryofzosimos.com/2025/10/03/s...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 5d

It's good every time

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there! Thanks for hosting :)

I'm getting some new linocuts ready for my gothic vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

I just wrote a new blog post talking about Ephemeris' inspirations too:

libraryofzosimos.com/2025/10/03/s...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 5d

🔮 Hark! The prophesized #SelfPromoSaturday is here!
🤺 Your quest is to appease the all-powerful Queen Daddy.
🙏 Only offerings of hype, promos, & links can appease her!
🎲 Let's see your #TTRPG, #Queer, #Punk, & weird stuff!
💞 Remember to repost each other and be supportive!

Lamb Beanie Baby sitting on a red hardcover book in from of a television with an aquarium on the screen. She is wearing a bright yellow wig, multiple charm necklaces, a fake fur stole or hood, and a fancy doll dress with a blue purple and white top and a big multi-layer frilly pink bottom.

Top text: OBEY Your Queen Daddy Lambie Pie
Bottom text: Show her all your wonderful geek & gaming goodness #TTRPG #SelfPromoSaturday

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Binary @binarystar.games · 5d

Reminder that it's out!

Binary @binarystar.games · 9d

VOID_SHIFT is out (digitally)! It's a solo deckbuilder that takes like, I don't know, half an hourish to roll through a job. 30 cards to assemble a 15 card deck, 6 job cards that comprise what you're doing.

binary-star-games.itch.io/void-shift

VOID_SHIFT by Binary Star Games

Assemble your deck and don't get fired.

binary-star-games.itch.io

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there! Thanks for hosting :)

I'm getting some new linocuts ready for my gothic vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

I just wrote a new blog post talking about Ephemeris' inspirations too:

libraryofzosimos.com/2025/10/03/s...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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d'Artagnan @dartagnantt.bsky.social · 5d

It's #SelfPromoSaturday, so it's time for the #ttrpgfamily to show me what you got.
Remember:
🔥Repost (not quote RP) this post and another of mine to increase their reach
🔥Post your goods
🔥Interact if you've got the spoons for it
🔥If you post AI stuff here, I will find you and skin you 🙃

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there! Thanks for hosting :)

I'm getting some new linocuts ready for my gothic vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

I just wrote a new blog post talking about Ephemeris' inspirations too:

libraryofzosimos.com/2025/10/03/s...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 5d

It's been a while since I did #selfpromosaturday in the #ttrpgcommunity.

You know what to do - comment with your #ttrpg project or release, repost and like what you like. Interaction is welcome but linkdumps are fine; we're all busy!

I'm always excited to learn about new games. Hit me.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 12d

Every one of my D12-based #TTRPG releases are now Pay What You Want over at #DrivethruRPG - from space to horror to post-apocalypse to fantasy to mystery to cybersynthywave, every one of my games is now free if you want it.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

#rpg #dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying

DriveThruRPG

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there! Thanks for hosting :)

I'm getting some new linocuts ready for my gothic vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

I just wrote a new blog post talking about Ephemeris' inspirations too:

libraryofzosimos.com/2025/10/03/s...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there, thanks for hosting!

I'm getting some new linocut illustrations ready for my gothic horror vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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🎃 Viktor Oktobar 🎃 @fangandtentacle.bsky.social · 5d

Hi, and thank you for the promo 🖤

This spooky season, I bring Carnage on Cape Cod.

If you wish to grab an appropriately weird and dark read, the 50 page demo/prologue is free to download:
fangandtentacle.itch.io/carnage-on-c...

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Zosimos @zo51m05.bsky.social · 5d

Hey there, thanks for hosting!

I'm getting some new linocut illustrations ready for my gothic horror vampire hunting RPG Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

Coming soon: Ephemeris: Omens of the Blood Comet

A retrofuturist gothic horror TTRPG of vampire hunting, cosmic secrets, and bloody fates

www.kickstarter.com

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