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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Benjamin is a very serious investigator thank you very much 🐦‍⬛ Explore more of the city this week as the crew take their downtime in Mist Connections, a City of Mist AP! Premiering Mondays at 4PM pst

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Another sleeper has awoken in the city an his Tale may be a little less like a fairytale… Good morning Aston Mueller and welcome to the /real/ city of Grandmarch full of magic and mayhem. Catch tonight’s episode, Intuition & Instincts, now live on Youtube!

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 03/03/2026

More than just a collection of tools and advice, How to GM Romance tackles the perennial (and often taboo) issue of flirting, dating, and sex at the RPG table.

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Fifty Ways To Love Your (Roleplay) Lover

"How to GM Romance" is rules, advice, and some stuff in between.

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Like all good stories, ours begins with 𝒪𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓊𝓅𝑜𝓃 𝒶 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 ✨ Catch the first episode of Mist Connections now! Meet the crew as they take their first step into the mystery around them #actualplay #ttrpg #podcast

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Benjamin Blackthorn knows the streets of Grandmarch like the back of his hand. He lives & breathes this city and he’s going to get to the bottom of this whole case one way or another See Benjamin in action in Mist Connections, a City of Mist AP series premiering 2/23 on Caltrop Chronicles!

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Meet Aston Mueller! A talented musician on the rise of the Grandmarch scene. Would be a shame to suddenly discover a whole secret magical side to your hometown that changes your life forever 👀 See Aston in action in Mist Connections, a City of Mist AP series premiering 2/23 on Caltrop Chronicles!

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

it’s been so exciting getting to plug back into the community. accidentally took a long break and it’s a little scary jumping back in but I’ve really missed seeing so much creativity and fun day to day!

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

In 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 follow three Grimm’s fairytales doubles lives in the city of Grandmarch - seeking the truth behind a missing child while burying the lead on their own secrets. Follow along for updates as we gear up for the 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 premier on Monday 2/23 at 4PM pacific!

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AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E @abyssalbrews.com · 07/04/2025

Make them think they're getting a big prize when they suddenly find themselves locked away. We make cinematic magic items that are all about cool moments. Get them all on our Patreon. patreon.com/abyssalbrews

Bait & Switch
Wondrous Item, Rare

What may seem like two unrelated items are actually a pair bonded by an inseparable magical connection. Bait is a cloth bag with a drawstring at the top. It is seemingly filled with glimmering gold coins that are actually simple pieces of wood enchanted with illusory magics to resemble gold. Switch is a tiny flying construct that constantly tries to return to Bait when they are separated.

You can use an action to place Bait in a location. It will naturally settle into position and shed a few illusory coins around it to sell the ruse. Creatures that are unaware of the nature of Bait can attempt to ascertain its nature with a DC 17 Arcana skill check. On a success, they know that the coins are illusory, but do not understand the nature of the other magics at play on this item.

Once per day, when a creature that is unaware of the true nature of Bait touches the pouch, Bait and the creature are instantly teleported up to 100 feet away into the space that Switch currently occupies. Simultaneously, Switch is teleported to the same space that Bait previously occupied and begins trying to make its way back to Bait. Switch has a fly speed of 30 feet, 5 Hit Points, and an AC of 15. If Switch is destroyed, a new one can be built at a cost of 50 GP. If Switch is further away than 100 feet when a creature touches Bait, the magic fails and the creature is not teleported. A creature that is aware of Bait’s nature can harmlessly pick it up after speaking a chosen command word. This ability resets at dawn.

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RoBOOgoblin 👻 @ttrpgifs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Public Libraries are COOL. Get yourself a library card (IT'S FREE) and get all the books you can (IT'S ALSO FREE)!

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Very proud to announce our very own @haelleyanne.bsky.social has written an article for the first edition of @thehearthmag.bsky.social! 👏 In their article, “Not Your Cleric”, they discuss the effects of new TTRPG media on women and fem-presenting people in the TTRPG space. Check it out now!

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The Hearth Magazine (@thehearthmag.bsky.social)

A new bi-monthly TTRPG Magazine from Prairie Dragon Press! Issue One February 2025! E-in-C: Brent Jans (@dorklordcanada.bsky.social) Business Contact: thehearthmagazine@gmail.com

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Game MONSTER Monday 🍉 @gamemastermonday.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

T H E V O I C E S

meme of the artist minding his own business but that damn skeleton with the fiddle is WHISPERING THOUGHTS TO HIM

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Sam Comerford @samcomerford.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Paladin: Wait...so why are you evil? BBEG: My parents were senselessly murdered in front of me. I decided that the world deserved to burn. Paladin: Dude the same shit happened to me. BBEG:...Really? Paladin: Yeah, and I’m not evil. You’re just a little bitch. #DnD

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

we had a blast! The game gives such good atmosphere and guides to crafting a story, it was like having the walls of the house built so we could decorate it with tragedy and vibes 🩸✨ plus! the PDF is /gorgeous/ 👏🏻

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

New! @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social have just released the DIE RPG Quickstart, a pay-what-you-want 52 page PDF which includes everything you need to get playing DIE, including a new scenario ("The Dreams We Had As Children"). We think this is neat. Have fun. #rpg #ttrpg #indierpg #dierpg

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DIE RPG Quickstart - Rowan, Rook and Decard

Find everything you need to enter, and maybe even return from, a fantasy world twisted out of your friends’ imaginations in this quickstart edition of DIE: The Roleplaying Game.

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Did you miss it? Our first installment of the 🍴Insatiable Cravings🍴 anthology, Fangs & Hunger, is available now! Insatiable Cravings is a “two-player roleplaying game about meal-making, courting, and bluffing” by J Strautman on Itch.io

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Fangs & Hunger | Insatiable Cravings E1

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Coming this Friday! 🍴Insatiable Cravings🍴 Meet your Monster, @haelleyanne.bsky.social, a vampire seeking a new thrill, and your Admirer, @makarirm.bsky.social, a starving artist with an interest for new not-so-divine inspiration

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Tomorrow! You’re invited to join us for dinner at 6PM pst for a special Valentine’s one shot of 🍴Insatiable Cravings🍴 A two player game of bluffing, hunger and trust. See you there!

An image that reads from top to bottom “Caltrop Chronicles presents Insatiable Cravings, Your heart on a platter”. Beneath the text is an artistic rendition of an anatomical heart on a white plate

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AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E @abyssalbrews.com · 05/02/2025

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, what better to give your sweetheart than a new magic items for your #DnD campaign. Couples that game together stay together...Mostly because you don't split the party.

Lover’s Vow
Wondrous item, very rare

They say that the bonds of love are stronger than any hand-crafted material, but the bonds of this shared locket might be even stronger. This trinket is formed from two metals, forged into interlocked hands and an ornamented braid that displays the shape of a heart. It comes with two chains that hang from the top of each of the braided portions of the locket.

When two creatures place the chains of this locket around their neck simultaneously, a mutual connection is formed. The locket bursts with a crackling spark of red tinged magic and both parties can smell the distinct scent of a rose for a few moments. After this, the interlocked hands separate and the locket splits into two halves, one worn by each party. The lockets cannot be removed after placing it around your neck by any means other than a wish spell.

As long as we both shall live. When one creature wearing a half of the locket dies by any means including failed death saves, massive damage, or a spell both halves of the locket burst in a flash of crackling magics resembling a small firework. The smell of roses hangs thick in the air as the creature that died suddenly vanishes and reappears in the safest empty space next to the creature wearing the other half of the locket. They reappear with half of their hit points, rounded down, and cleansed of any conditions they had when they died. Both halves of the locket are destroyed when this happens.

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🍴Insatiable Cravings🍴 You are cordially invited to dine with us Friday 2/14 at 6PM pst for a one shot, two player role playing game “meal-making, courting, and bluffing”

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haelleyanne @haelleyanne.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I am so very proud and honored to be a part of this project and look forward to you all seeing my contribution to this 💚

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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 24/01/2025

Good morning to all the Dungeon Masters who weave their player characters backstories into the campaign they run, giving their players emotional attachment to the story they tell together, and to them only.

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Gnome Anne @annethegnome.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

1-page TTRPG about the indie TTRPG scene. Playbooks are: - game designer - artist - podcaster - journalist - micro influencer Everyone is broke. You share $20. Your goal is to make an innovative, exciting game & sell enough of it to end the session with $21 and/or creative fulfillment.

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Sam Leigh ➡️ PAX U @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is my 1-2 player TTRPG about a character and their author fighting for narrative control. You can find it on itchio, along with info on where to get the physical version!

The cover art of Death of the Author, which depicts a character climbing out of a typewriter and reaching towards the sky.

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AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E @abyssalbrews.com · 31/12/2024

Probably the most pragmatic tip I can offer to #TTRPG folks is to just create what you love. Everyone can spot a phony. You come across those all the time in the space. Everyone just notices and moves on. The folks who create content derived from passion tend to stick around and be noticed.

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Sam Comerford @samcomerford.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Shitty Item Idea: Kazooka: This kazoo allows you to cast Fireball once per long rest without expending a spell slot. #DnD

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Titanomachy RPG (they/them) | Super Saiyan Hayley Williams @titanomachyrpg.com · 18/12/2024

one reason i'm compelled by the (tabletop) RPG as an art form is how close the creator is to the intended audience. we have players rather than a viewer. in fiction/movies, the auteur displays someone else's choices to make a point. in a RPG, I can set up a place for you to grapple w that choice..

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Ginny Di @ginnydi.com · 17/12/2024

good morning! it's a bright new day and we can do anything we want with it! let's be thoughtful and kind and cool about what we choose 🥰

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The Bearded Halfling @thebeardedhalfling.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Remember, even if you can't financial support a creator, Sharing, commenting and reviewing are all incredible ways of helping out smaller creators which go so far.

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A Couple of Drakes @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Wardens and Wardens to be, HEDGE has officially unlocked all 12 of the Courts of the Fey, and we still have 48 hours to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aco...

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HEDGE - The Fey Are Coming, Only You Can Save the Last of Us

The power fantasy tabletop roleplaying game of nature's post-apocalyptic magical warriors versus hordes of scary faeries.

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Sam Comerford @samcomerford.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Shitty Subclass Idea: Bard: College of Procrastination. You can choose to skip your turns in order to get a stacking bonus when you release them all at once in a frantic spree. Pairs well with caffeine. #DnD #TTRPG

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Elliot Davis | Pre-Save To Feel Your Warmth @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

What is The Time We Have? 💜🚪💜 A tragic two player ttrpg about brothers in the zombie apocalypse and the final days after one of them is infected. A card-powered game played on opposite sides of a closed door. Learn more ⬇️

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AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E @abyssalbrews.com · 25/11/2024

Every once in awhile I take a scroll through our magic item catalogue and I'm reminded that we've made A LOT of freaking magic items 🤣 Also lots of cool art!

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Caltrop Chronicles @caltropchronicles.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Welcome to Caltrop Chronicles! We’re creating diverse & compelling stories through TTRPGs, come meet our team - @haelleyanne.bsky.social - Creative Director @makarirm.bsky.social - Director of Development @thesingingsam.bsky.social - Executive Producer @atlasholds.bsky.social - Technical Director

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