arisia s @arisia.work · 06/08/2026This book provides a decent overview of women's occupations in the titular milieu, substantiating this with various historical records. It's an easy, well-organized read, though the prose is rather awkward. Indulges in some editorializing toward the end, but nothing egregious. 000
arisia s @arisia.work · 05/08/2026A close look at a printing press to examine the intellectual life Spanish colonial Philippines sounded like something right up my alley. Unfortunately, this book is little more than a list of titles, authors and editors, with no serious attempt to connect it with the time's intellectual movement. 030
arisia s @arisia.work · 25/04/2026first try with Daggerheart today so far, still feels like PbtA meets 2d20 in a good way I wish the core book had more guidance for designing encounters and adversaries, but otherwise good experiences with both prep and play I think most countdowns should only go to 4 or 6 though 280
arisia s @arisia.work · 04/04/2026played a couple games of OPR Age of Fantasy: Skirmish yesterday been really enjoying its simple gameplay: can get a game in within an hour, including progressing narrative elements extremely refreshing compared to the hours-long games of Age of Sigmar 150
arisia s @arisia.work · 23/03/2026Organized another Bagong Laro game day last Saturday along with @goobernuts.itch.io ! We had tables for: - One of Us Will Die @oneofuswilldierpg.bsky.social - DIE RPG - Prologue - And a Bad Times hack by @togidemi.bsky.social 2205
arisia s @arisia.work · 03/03/2026Also, excited to note that we'll have a table for One of Us Will Die, a social deduction RPG just about to start crowdfunding--and the game will be run by none other than the game's creator! 052
arisia s @arisia.work · 03/03/2026For my Philippines-based followers: I'm hosting a casual game day for RPGs featuring betrayal, backstabbing and intrigue! Details here: forms.gle/gpzAHfKE7TdX... 1114
arisia s @arisia.work · 18/02/2026spent Chinese New Year playing Thirsty Sword Lesbians for the first time! had a lot of fun - game does what it says on the tin - and seeing another GM run a PBTA game offered some insights said GM also used to play Daughters of Khaine in AoS, how about that 030
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/02/2026Rogue Trader's third chapter does suffer from some weird pacing (due largely, I think, to the lack of a proper hub world and "time passes" events) but it does have some really fun and ~aesthetic moments. (I still believe, as "Lelith Hesperax" tells us, that yuri will save Commoragh) 010
arisia s @arisia.work · 12/02/2026Looking for tabletop RPG work! Editing: Copyediting, line editing, and proofreading. If you don't have a style guide yet, can help you come up with one. Writing: Adventures, setting, flavor text, or other game elements (characters, monsters, etc.) More about what I do at www.arisia.work 02312
arisia s @arisia.work · 08/02/2026The Thassera quest was an absolute delight. Creepy, funny, and just plain *interesting* at every turn. While I agree that thus far, Lex Imperialis hasn't been quite as stellar as Void Shadows, this specific locale and its quest are right there at the top of what Rogue Trader has to offer. 020
arisia s @arisia.work · 07/02/2026the players have rolled up a 3HP goblin fighter with a greatsword for their hireling meet Gits 4121
arisia s @arisia.work · 07/02/2026today: Shadowdark game, playing The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (part 1)! 270
arisia s @arisia.work · 26/01/2026my backer copy of Caverns of Thracia has finally reached my corner of the rest-of-world at first glance, it looks and feels great. as with most of my print pre-orders, I didn't dive into the PDF much, so I'm looking forward to delving into this later! 050
arisia s @arisia.work · 22/01/2026What four classic video games to you find yourself replaying no matter how old they are? 060
arisia s @arisia.work · 04/01/2026the princess character is also a dinosaur* nerd T_T thank you, Ys VIII, truly a masterstroke *they're called primordials here and encompass pretty much all prehistoric megafauna, it seems 110
arisia s @arisia.work · 30/12/2025got to play two 1k games of Age of Sigmar with my Sylvaneth yesterday, bringing Drycha out with no less than 30 spite revenants also my branchwych killed a varanguard. that was wild. 060
arisia s @arisia.work · 09/12/2025This is a nice touch. Some barks a GM can read aloud when a monster uses its abilities. From Sersa Victory's Tomb of the Dusk Queen sersavictory.itch.io/tomb-of-the-... 051
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/11/2025At the start of the year, I mused aloud in the RPGSEA discord that I "kind of [wanted] to arrange a game day... with other GMs". Well, turns out those "some other GMs" were interested, and last Saturday marked the fourth such game day hosted! 1404
arisia s @arisia.work · 14/11/2025Tomorrow, we'll be hosting our fourth Bagong Laro RPG day (and the last one for the year). We'll have three tables: Gubat Banwa, Reach of the Roach God (using OSE) and A Goon's Guide to the Galaxy. (And if any Manileños see this, we've still got room forms.gle/16Sgkv6SVSEG... ) 0103
arisia s @arisia.work · 07/11/2025random thoughts on KDH convictions (in the vein of Rogue Trader) with respect to demon-hunting duties, Zoey is iconoclast, Mira is dogmatic, Rumi is heretical. (they all lean iconoclast by the end ofc) 020
arisia s @arisia.work · 08/09/2025I have just learned of #SapphicSeptember and decided to put Corps à Corps on sale for the month. You know, for unrelated reasons. Anyway, if GM-optional, stat-raising sports TRPGs are your jam--enjoy! I'll be busy reading sapphic fiction. (Reposted to edit link) arisia.itch.io/corps-a-corp... 0115
arisia s @arisia.work · 20/08/202515) BLB: A Spy in the House of Eth One reason I love Best Left Buried is all the great adventures for it. From classic dungeoncrawls to wild romps like this: a factory tapping into the powers of hell to run its automaton labor force? Sign me up. 010
arisia s @arisia.work · 20/08/202514) When the Moon Hangs Low One of my favor middle-crunch games. Combines modular character builds with a compelling internal conflict mechanic (a monster to hunt a monster, basically). This is another go-to game for me that's proved popular with different groups/players. 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 20/08/202513) D&D 3.5e: Heroes of Horror Probably my favourite of the 3.5e splats I own. This one had it all: sample adventures, alternative rules, flavorful classes, power cree-- *ahem* nice book, love the art too 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 20/08/202512) The Stygian Library What a gorgeous book. The idea behind this depth crawl is amazing, too. I've mined a lot of ideas from it, but would love to run it as a whole package someday. 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 20/08/202511) D&D 3.5e: Serpent Kingdoms One of the first two RPG books I ever owned. 3.5e was the era of splatbooks and this was a pretty good one, all told. Never did get to play a yuan-ti, though... (But I have been reading the Yuan-Ti FR novels and they're pretty fun) 100
arisia s @arisia.work · 20/08/202510) Dungeons & Dragons 5e The first core book I owned, which got me back into RPGs after a mostly fallow period in college. 100
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20259) Best Left Buried My current game of choice, BLB scratches my itch for putting players through dungeons and pitting them against monsters, while providing a very intuitive, expressive ruleset. I've run part of a campaign as well as several one-shots, including public/event games. Always a blast. 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20258) Dungeon Bitches This book speaks to me I've run a few sessions of it, and enjoying it a lot even though PbtA is always a bit of a challenge for me to DM (that's Dungeon Mistress for this game) 140
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20257) Conan Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of Another core book with impeccable art that totally captures the sword-and-sorcery vibe I've run some one-shots and a short series with this--always a blast to run, even as I know I haven't fully tapped into what the game can do 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20256) Cloudbreaker Alliance The art sold me on this one Beyond that, though, it's got solid bones as an adventure game and I appreciate how user-friendly the book's layout is 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20255) Partners A two-player RPG that I haven't run because to be honest I'm kind of intimidated by the idea of RPing one-on-one love the concept here, though 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20254) Inevitable I haven't gotten this one to the table yet, but looking forward to doing so I mean look at it: Doomed Arthurian Western now there's a solid pitch 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20253) City of Mist I first played this at a 24-hour RPG event, and liked it enough to back its second Kickstarter run (making it the first RPG I got in a crowdfunding campaign) Had a long-running game of this that's sort of petered out (as I figure out where to take it) 110
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/20252)Maid the RPG I learned of this pretty early on in my RPGing days but only got it in print last year. I've used it to run a few sessions lampooning drow society in Menzoberranzan. 110
arisia s @arisia.work · 17/08/2025Okay I guess it's time for answers! 1) OVA the Anime RPG a universal points-bases game with an anime gloss this was the second RPG core book I bought, but I've only gotten it to the table once since then 130
arisia s @arisia.work · 06/08/2025Watanare had some really cute moments well-served by lively animation, but sadly barely touched on its deeper ideas. I've rarely seen the terror of romance--and the overwhelming, almost destructive force of its emotions--approached this way, and I wish the anime had gotten into it further. 110
arisia s @arisia.work · 23/07/2025Rounding out the party: Cyanus: assassin mired in gambling debt Vesper: Frederic's TA, battlesage 020
arisia s @arisia.work · 23/07/2025I still intend to write about this more properly at some point, but for now, some illustrations players made of their charas (others used stock art/picrews) Here: Adelaide, ex-Kafra acolyte Frederic, Wizard of Geffen Tower Soo-yeon, taekwon from lands beyond Rune-Midgard 120
arisia s @arisia.work · 11/06/2025For Independence Day (and the weekend that follows), I'll be putting some of my stuff on sale. This includes: Mitsa: Roleplaying in the Late 19th-Century Philippines (for obvious reasons) and Corps a Corps: An RPG of Fencers in Training (for your ilustrado escrimador needs) 12919
arisia s @arisia.work · 09/06/2025oh, to be one half of a nameless molga crew, aiming cannons at an oncoming gojulas in a doomed yet defiant show of valor I love molgas u_u 020
arisia s @arisia.work · 22/05/2025Attack and Dethrone PEMDAS (excited to start a game of Fabula Ultima set in Rune-Midgard) 2161