Reposted by Carl D.Peter @spezbaby.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Done and dusted. Here's my entry into the Appendix N Jam. Please have a look, rate and leave some feedback. spezbaby.itch.io/empirev1 #osr #ttrpg #AppxNJam 2346
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Finally getting a new post about the new game out of the brain and into the world. Hopefully the world, and my brain, survives 2026… #Dolmenwood #TTRPG #TimesThatFryMensSoulsgamepit.bearblog.devWeird ‘76: New Year, New CampaignUsing Dolmenwood, but not for Dolmenwood...kinda 031
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Every year I populate a wishlist with rad TTRPG stuff. Every year my family looks at it, is confused, and just buys me something else. Like a hand mixer. Except my mother-in-law. She’ll spring for the weird thing with wizards riding dinosaurs. She’s a champion. 060
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I think this is one of best “what is the OSR?” Posts. I fall on the “principles” side of things as well, and I think that perspective is definitively captured here. 010
Reposted by Carl D.Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Mr @betterlegends.bsky.social is making a zine about demons or something. It's for OSE Month. Pay attention. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...backerkit.comGet Ready for Skullboy's Illustrated Guide to DemonsFrom Better Legends - Get Ready for Skullboy's Illustrated Guide to Demons 34511
Reposted by Carl D.The Dungeon Plunger🪠 @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social · 08/12/2025If you’re dying for a DP check out the YouTube version of the podcast. Like it, share it, subscribe it! Also a guy at my work says my YouTube thumbnails are lame. Tell me what you think in the comments! youtu.be/QKDHnYDhsVE?...youtu.beChatting Solo Roleplaying with Cup of SoloYouTube video by The Dungeon Plunger 162
Reposted by Carl D.Murkdice ✒️ Inkvein @murkdice.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Turns out, there's only 12 kinds of NPC in existence: murkdice.substack.com/p/the-only-1... #ttrpg #osrmurkdice.substack.comThe only 12 NPCs you needLean and gameable NPC templates 0103
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 30/11/2025I sat down and chatted with my buddy Jason @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social about game mastering, and the games we’ve played over the last year. Topics touched on include the OSR, Mothership RPG, Cairn 2e/play by post, Free League games (YZE), and procedures. Maybe you’ll find it interestingrss.comCarl D - The Worlds Most Consistently OK Game Master | Podcast Episode on RSS.comTHIS EPISODE WILL BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF!In this episode I chat with Carl D. A man of mystery who states that “he’s on a mission to become the world’s most consistently OK Game Master”. What does that me... 163
Reposted by Carl D.Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Check out this 2 hour interview/chat I did with @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social where we talk about... pretty much everything RPG. It was a lot of fun talking as he's trying to keep up with my ADHD ass that's bouncing all over the place. youtu.be/p_F5lduKeOI?...youtu.beChatting Skilled Based RPGs and a LOT more with Seth SkorkowskyYouTube video by The Dungeon Plunger 36512
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Another Bug Hunt is awesome, but I really love Dead Planet. Partly nostalgia and partly the fact that as an intro module it teaches a slightly different way to play: by trapping you in terrifying little sandbox. #MothershipRPG #TTRPG #OSRgamepit.bearblog.devDead Planet for Mothership - A Retrospective Play Report from 2023Pulling together reports and memories of running the excellent Mothership RPG module Dead Planet! 070
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Another great podcast from @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social . I totally backed this #MothershipMonth project and the interview/discussion has some great tips for running #Mothership and RPGs. I also get a little shoutout which made my day. #TTRPG #OSR #MothershipRPG 130
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 04/10/2025It’s been available for years but I don’t think enough people give this edition credit as a very accessible version of the game. If you print on lulu you have great inexpensive copies for your table or to give away to get people excited. Don’t sell them, that would be a —— move. #OSR #MorkBorggamepit.bearblog.devBare Bones Mork Borg – Stop Complaining it’s Hard to Read or ExpensiveCheap and easy to read, all Mork Borg complaints answered. I still think you should buy the real thing though. Its glorious. 041
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Obligatory gloating about a thing I paid money for so long ago I live in a different house. #Dolmenwood #OSE #OSR #TTRPG #AncientKickstartergamepit.bearblog.devDolmenwood Unboxing (Finally!)Oh My! I’ve been waiting so long (if ya know, ya know) I almost forgot why I was so excited for this! 1170
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Play report with prep notes and whatnots for the first 3 or 4 sessions of my current Twilight:2000 campaign. Just wrapped session 7 last week. Great sandbox game with excellent referee support. #twilight2000 #ttrpg #hexcrawlgamepit.bearblog.devTwilight: 2000 (4e) Campaign UpdateI have been very remiss in any sort of play report for my campaign using Free League’s 4th edition of *Twilight:2000*. I attempt to catch up a bit. 051
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Link to the homepage for my home brewed Sword and Planet / Planetary Romance / Planetary Science Fantasy game. It’s going to be powered by the Year Zero Engine, but like Forbidden Lands will be inspired by and OSR adjacent. I’m going to link back here for WIP comments if you want to share.gamepit.bearblog.devThe Empty ReachAn Roleplaying game of Planetary Adventure (Work in Progress) 141
Reposted by Carl D.Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 08/09/2025For the appendix N blog bandwagon, I talk about smashing together disparate inspirations as a method for coming up with new ideas for your games #osr #ttrpgprismaticwasteland.comPick Two Inspirations and Combine Them — Prismatic WastelandI present a cheat code for breaking through writer’s block and coming up with a gameable idea from all the cultural detritus that has built up inside your brain. 05921
Reposted by Carl D.Cats Have No Lord @catshavenolord.itch.io · 07/09/2025Beta version of my sci-fi horror Cairn hack is up on my blog now if anyone wants to check it out. Still needs work, but my first playtest last week went well and I feel good about what I’ll be able to do with this over time. #TTRPG #OSR blog.catshavenolord.page/lucky-star-v...blog.catshavenolord.pageLucky Star (V 0.1)“You are my lucky star…” \- Ellen Ripley, Alien (1979) The following principles define this game and it’s intended playstyle. \- Lucky Star is... 175
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 06/09/2025It feels good to start writing the introduction to a RPG setting that’s been growing in my head for years. Hopefully I can follow through on the writing and design and get it to the table. #TTRPG #scifi #SwordandPlanet #worldbuildinggamepit.bearblog.devThe Empty Reach: A Sword and Planet Setting (Part 1)This is the beginning of a campaign world that has been rattling around in my brain for the last couple years. Inspired by the sword and planet and planetary... 050
Reposted by Carl D.Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Do #TTRPG s have a grimdark problem? I explore why endless bleakness isn’t always as “mature” as it looks—and how games like #PirateBorg and #Mothership show different ways to handle darkness. I’ve shared my thoughts on how #OSR play handles morality and would love to hear your take.golemproductions.substack.comDo TTRPGs Have a Grimdark Problem?#014 - Grimdark Overload vs. “Mature” Themes. And why I don't need another (grim)dark fantasy setting. 1112
Reposted by Carl D.Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 04/09/2025Between Two Cairns is back. "Into the Depths of Kreuger Castle." Podcasting! Indie D&D adventure module review! Male conversation! It's all here, folks. www.patreon.com/posts/into-d...patreon.comInto the Depths of Kreuger Castle | Between Two CairnsGet more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon 3529
Reposted by Carl D.James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Patreon backer Hex brings you this special episode all about the denizens of Patrick Stuart's nightmare underworld, The Veins of the Earth! monsterman.libsyn.com/special-epis...monsterman.libsyn.comMonster Man: Special Episode: The Veins of the EarthPatreon backer Hex brings you this special episode all about Patrick Stuart's guide to dying underground, Veins of the Earth. If you're enjoying the show, why not consider ? You'll get access to ... 161
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Random project I found languishing on my hard drive. House rules for The Black Hack intended to make running DCCRPG adventures a little more on-theme. Completely unnecessary and have not and likely never will be play-tested…beware… #OSR #TBH2e #DCCRPGgamepit.bearblog.devDangerously Untested: DCC Inspired House-rules for The Black HackSo when I finally got the nerve to start GMing a few years ago the game I decided to use was by David Black. It's super simple yet loaded with awesome vibes... 092
Reposted by Carl D.Paul Baldowski 🔜 Grogmeet, Preston (Nov. 21st) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2025With your support, we have secured the Forensics Expert Optional Class and more Random Tables for #CörkBord core. Next stretch goal: strange encounters to complicate your #NordicNoir investigations followed by Midwinter Feast, an adventure. Like, share, repost. www.kickstarter.com/projects/all... 0146
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 29/08/2025I could probably be convinced to run a campaign using D&D 2024 but I’d have to excise some (read many) of the options and tropes to really get behind it. To be honest I’d do something like this even if I were going to play with OSE or some other OSR clone.gamepit.bearblog.devAddition by Subtraction: If I ran Dungeons & Dragons 2024…Not saying I will. Not saying I won’t. If I did, there probably wouldn’t be any dragons… My first ever RPG was 3rd Edition D&D. It was probably 20... 131
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Mothership Month is starting to bear fruit…should be the first of, well, more than I care to admit…😆 #MothershipRPG 151
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Is an investigation game of Nordic noir powered by Mork Borg OSR? NSR? Noir School Revolution? Does any of it mean anything at all at this point? The don’t know, but it sounds pretty cool. Listen to Jason’s interview with Cork Bord creator, Paul Baldowski, to learn more! 131
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Tried *Blade Runner the RPG* and ran my first session of a new “secondary” campaign to keep us busy when one player couldn’t make it. They missed out. Game is a blast and hits all the right vibes. Also my first foray into designing my own investigation scenario. #TTRPG #BladeRunnerRPGgamepit.bearblog.devBlade Runner the RPG: Prep, Play, and Sorta ReviewRecently I ran my first game of Blade Runner, and y’all, I couldn’t have been more pleased with how it went. While I did pick up the starter set and its ap... 050
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Jason interviews Daniel from Bandits Keep discussing his chainmail and OD&D home game/system and other OSR adjacent stuff. Give it a listen! 020
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/07/2025On my mind recently so I wanted to send some positive waves to anyone thinking about taking the plunge to become a TTRPG game master, or to any GMs maybe stuck in a rut. The way out is to just play. Disappointing biographical details included. Be well y’all.gamepit.bearblog.devPSA: Just PlayFor a very long time I didn’t think I could be a gamemaster. I wondered, “What kind of genius must you be to create and hold a world in your head?” Not only ... 181
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Jason Bulmahn talks the birth of Pathfinder and his new game Hellfinder. Another great interview from the Dungeon Plunger! #TTRPG #HorrorRPG #Pathfinder 041
Reposted by Carl D.The Dungeon Plunger🪠 @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social · 14/07/2025rss.com/podcasts/the...rss.comPaizo"s Jason Bulmahn Talks Pathfinder, Minotaur Games and HELLFINDER!!! | Podcast Episode on RSS.comI talked to Jason Bulmahn from Paizo Publishing about his newest creation for his personal game imprint called Minotaur Games, HELLFINDER! We talk about how he got into working in the hobby, his time ... 001
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 08/07/2025My buddy Jason interviews old school D&D legend, Zeb Cook! Check it out and give him a follow! #TTRPG #OSR #D&D #AD&D 082
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 03/05/2025If you’re in the market for another great TTRPG podcast you definitely need to check out my friend Jason’s Dungeon Plunger Podcast. He’s one of the nicest and funniest dudes I know and his cast is truly insightful. Good stuff for modern D&D and OSR play. It’ll probably make you laugh too. 051
Reposted by Carl D.Somatic & Material Components @somaticmaterialcomp.itch.io · 01/03/2025And that's how I made 'em... . #digital #illustration #dwarf #dog #medieval #character #design #art #dnd #ttrpg #rpg #osr #ose #dcc #5e #shadowdark 25910
Reposted by Carl D.Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Trying a new style of play report starting with how I prepped for the game and then how it went. It was fun. #MothershipRPG #TTRPG #OSR #APoundofFleshgamepit.bearblog.devPrep and Play Report: A Pound of Flesh – Into the Choke – Mothership RPGDescribing how I prepped and ran a game of Mothership from session concept to after action report. 171
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Trying a new style of play report starting with how I prepped for the game and then how it went. It was fun. #MothershipRPG #TTRPG #OSR #APoundofFleshgamepit.bearblog.devPrep and Play Report: A Pound of Flesh – Into the Choke – Mothership RPGDescribing how I prepped and ran a game of Mothership from session concept to after action report. 171
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 04/02/2025A detailed description of smart and exciting combat with Cairn in Nightmare over Ragged Hollow. Includes juvenile humor…sorry… #OSR #TTRPG #Cairn2e #NightmareOverRaggedHollowgamepit.bearblog.devQuest of the Kobold King!: Nightmare over Ragged Hollow and CairnTwo more weeks of play by post while the real world collapses in on itself. These daily touch points to a fantastic world have been a welcome repri... 0131
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025The crew attempts a daring takeover of any enemy ship and some thoughts on combat in Mothership RPG: Mothership combat is deadly, planning is essential. #OSR #TTRPG #MothershipRPG gamepit.bearblog.dev/mothership-m...gamepit.bearblog.devMothership Mission Log - Taking the Deimos – Session 7ROSTER: • Vegas Hemmings - Marine (Jack) • Dr. Kirk Kawaguchi - Scientist (Jason) • Anders Togurtson - Teamster (Matt) Contractors A... 020
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Continuing our adventures in Nightmare over Ragged Hollow with Cairn, the party asks, "Can we eat the Doom Goat?" "Yes, yes you can..." #OSR #TTRPG #PlaybyPost gamepit.bearblog.dev/how-to-eat-a...gamepit.bearblog.devHow to Eat a Doom Goat: Nightmare over Ragged Hollow and Cairn PbPLife got busy in the new year and the play-by-post slowed down a bit, but we’ve kept up the minimum daily posts. The party managed to slip the magical sh... 060
Reposted by Carl D.Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Yochai is one of the best, most community-oriented persons in OSR-and-adjacent spaces. He'll do his work elsewhere. His departure isn't a loss to him, but to TTRPGs here on Bluesky. You fucking idiots. PS: go sign up for the Between Two Cairns patron: www.patreon.com/c/betweentwo...patreon.comGet more from Between Two Cairns on PatreonRoleplaying Game Discussion 720646
Reposted by Carl D.Bryan Smart @smartone.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Great blogpost with tips on OSR RPG play: newschoolrevolution.com/basic-osr-pr...newschoolrevolution.comBasic OSR PrinciplesOn December 29th, 2024 asked on : "This might be an overly broad question, but: does anyone have specific advice on encouraging #osr style play in a gro... 0236
Reposted by Carl D.Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · 31/12/2024Happy new year, everyone! I wrote a manifesto for 2025! In 2025, I'm doing to review as many ZUNGEONS as I can get my hands on. Let's lower the bar on making dungeons, but keep in gorgeous. Here's how to make a zungeon. playfulvoid.game.blog/2025/01/01/t... #osrplayfulvoid.game.blogThe Zungeon Manifesto: Demystifying Dungeon CreationI have a really large earring collection; I have perhaps as many earrings as I have TTRPGs, and I mainly buy them from local craft markets, not jewellers. They’re all made from resin or clay,… 1615867
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Reflections on play by post and a review of the experience using #Cairn2e to run Nightmare over Ragged Hollow. Spoiler…it’s fun. #Cairn #OSR #NSR #playbypost gamepit.bearblog.dev/cairn-2e-and...gamepit.bearblog.devCairn 2e and Nightmare over Ragged Hollow: Reflections on Play-by-PostI’m more of a sci-fi guy than a fantasy guy. I came to my nerdery by way of the Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, Doom, Alien(s), Predator, Terminator... 2150
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 28/12/2024I’m currently running Nightmare over Ragged Hollow with Cairn 2e in a PbP game, and it’s a perfect combo - we’re loving it - Looking forward to more JRL adventures stated for Cairn! 020
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/12/2024My players and I still talk about our experience playing CY_BORG so I wanted to capture some thoughts about it before my memory completely fades. Awesome session. gamepit.bearblog.dev/cy_borg-luck... #CY_BORG #TTRPG #OSR 240
Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Played through Moonbase Blues a couple nights ago and had a great time! #TTRPG #MothershipRPG #OSR gamepit.bearblog.dev/moonbase-blu...gamepit.bearblog.devMoonbase Blues: One-Shot Play Report and Mini-ReviewThe holidays always have the potential to be a gaming drought and this last weekend one of my usual Mothership players (Matt) couldn’t make the game. Rather ... 030