Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 4hHey folks, we're looking for playtesters and reviewers for our first supplement - Toxicity. Details can be found on our itch page. #playtesters #supplement #ttrpg #dnd #5e #homebrew 111
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 7hThat is one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. Pure Bliss... 000
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 19hThis track has been living rent free in my head for a few weeks now. I want to share the beauty and intensity. Gave me insight to my core group of characters. #writingcommunity #writinginspiration #writingmusic #creativeprocess youtu.be/_TEAFMPCRGE?...youtu.be「血涙」𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 ‣ Songs from the afterlife.YouTube video by 𝚑𝚒 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝙾𝚂𝚃 010
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A simple, practical cloak or heavy coat always looks cooler on a fantasy character than elaborate, impractical high-armor plates. Give me functional design over bulk every time. #characterdesign #worldbuilding #characterconcept #OC 020
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We're putting the final touches to our first ever 5e/5.5e supplement - Toxicity. What is Toxicity? How do you get it? How do you cure it? Feats? DM Guidance? All this and more. Link in the comments. #indiegamedev #dnd #5e #5.5e #supplement 183
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026What's a tiny, non-combat habit you love giving your characters—like over-steeping their tea, fidgeting with a coin, or never sitting with their back to a door? Drop your favorite idle quirk. #CharacterDevelopment #WritingCommunity #OC #storytelling 010
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don't hide your core mechanic behind a massive rulebook chapter. Let players touch the fire, get burned, and learn through immediate feedback. How do you teach new rules? #TTRPG #DnD #GameDesign #RPG 062
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Which character motivation grabs you faster: someone fighting to restore a lost legacy, or someone desperate to escape a destiny already written for them? #WritingCommunity #CharacterDevelopment #Storytelling #creativewriting 072
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hey folks. Well, it's finally happening. We just launched our Itch page, along with a call for play testers for our first supplement - Toxicity. So, if you're interested in supporting the project, check out the pinned comment. #indiegamedev #ttrpg #5e #5.5e #supplement 143
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If a resource never runs out, it stops being a resource and becomes a character sheet tax. Real scarcity forces hard choices. What's your favorite resource loop? #gamedesign #ttrpg #dnd #pathfinder 1102
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In a high-stakes setting, what secondary effect of magic or advanced tech do you find most fascinating—its economic impact, political control, or environmental toll? #worldbuilding #creativewriting #WritingCommunity #Lore 021
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A brilliant mechanic at the wrong moment ruins its impact. Pacing is a mechanical rhythm—if a tense loop drags into a bookkeeping crawl, momentum dies. How do you keep energy up? #GameDesign #TTRPG #DnD #RPG 032
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How much does the physical landscape shape the culture in your stories? Do your factions adapt completely to their environment, or do they aggressively reshape the land to fit their needs? #worldbuilding #DarkFantasy #WritingCommunity #storytelling 072
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hey good people of Bsky. Did you know that I'm running a playtest of my very first supplement, Toxicity? I'm looking for playtesters and feebback. Check out the pinned comment for details. #5e #ttrpg #indiegamedev #playtest 1105
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A rule can look bulletproof on a GDoc and completely implode within five minutes of actual table play. The paper is a liar. Only the playtest tells the truth. What's the fastest a homebrew rule has ever blown up in your face? #GameDesign #IndieGameDev #TTRPG #DnD #GameDev 0164
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What makes a scene feel more intense to read or watch—a tense, rapid-fire argument where both sides are right, or a silent interaction where neither character says what they're actually thinking? #WritingCommunity #Storytelling #OCs 042
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If combat at level 20 takes 45 minutes just to resolve basic math and passive modifiers, the system has collapsed under its own weight. Keep your loops tight. What's the highest level you've actually played to? #Pathfinder #DnD #TTRPG #GameDesign #RPGMechanics 082
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What makes an ancient weapon or relic interesting to you? Is it the raw power it grants the wielder, or the heavy history and burden that comes with carrying it? #Worldbuilding #fantasywriting #WritingCommunity #storytelling 022
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026When creating a fallen empire in fantasy or sci-fi, what caused its downfall? Was it a sudden catastrophic event from the outside, or a slow internal decay that took centuries to catch up with them? #worldbuilding #DarkFantasy #WritingCommunity #Lore 010
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A mechanic that works in a video game backend will grind a tabletop session to a halt. Computers handle micro-tracking; physical tables need momentum. Ever adapted a video game mechanic and watched it burn? #5e #TTRPG #GameDesign #dnd 033
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026When introducing a major character, do you prefer a quiet, subtle entrance that lets their depth reveal itself slowly, or a high-impact arrival that immediately shows the audience who they are? #CharacterDevelopment #WritingCommunity #Storytelling #OCs 175
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hey folks, I am still looking for play testers to break my first upcoming supplement - Toxicity. Drop a comment if you're interested. We can go over the details then. #gamedesign #ttrpg #playtest #dnd #homebrew 162
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I am looking for stress / play testers for my first upcoming 5e supplement - Toxicity. If this piques your interest comment here and I'll fill you in on the details. #gamedesign #playtest #5e #ttrpg 142
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Do you prefer stories where environmental storytelling does most of the heavy lifting, or do you like a strong narrator steering you directly through the plot? #Storytelling #Worldbuilding #WritingCommunit 042
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026When world-building, what is a tiny, everyday detail—like food, waste management, currency, or local slang—that instantly makes a fictional city feel real and lived-in to you? #worldbuilding #WritingCommunity #fantasywriting #scifiwriting 251
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026What is an artistic or narrative trope you will NEVER get tired of, no matter how overused people claim it is? The kind of trope that instantly sells you on a piece of art or fiction every single time. #WritingCommunity #Storytelling #FantasyWriting #ScifiWriting 210
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026What makes a "necessary evil" in fiction actually feel necessary to the reader, rather than just an excuse for a character to make a bad decision? #WritingCommunity #FantasyWriting #CharacterDevelopment #Lore 120
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Let's talk about character flaws. What is a 'fatal flaw' that makes you instantly love a protagonist, even if you know it's going to ruin their life eventually? #WritingCommmunity #characterdesign #FantasyWriting #ScifiWriting 250
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 21/08/2026When building a dark fantasy or sci-fi setting, do you prefer your monsters to be biological terrors of nature, or human-made consequences that came back to bite civilization? #Worldbuilding #FantasyWriting #WritingCommunity #SciFiWriting 150
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Designing mechanics is 10% inspiration and 90% realizing players will optimize the fun out of your brilliant system. 😅 Building tight loops means asking: Does this choice actually matter, or is it just noise? #GameDesign #IndieGameDev #TTRPG #RPG #GameDev 092
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Writers/Creators: If you had to strip your main character of their signature weapon, magic, or power source in the middle of a crisis, what core personality trait do they have left to carry them through? #Worldbuilding #WritingCommunity #fantasy #scifi 030
Reposted by Cryptic Raven✨ Star @ LBX ✨ @thestarfishface.bsky.social · 15/08/2026San Japan's coming up in a few weeks and I will be tabling again!! Huzzah!! I will be at booth R-17 all weekend, come find me if you wish to yell at me for my webcomic crimes~ 611112
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026What is a law or taboo in your world's society that sounds completely absurd on the surface, but makes total sense once you understand the history behind it? #Worldbuilding #Lore #WritingCommunity #SciFiWriting 030
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 10/08/2026What is a character trope that people claim is "overused," but you will fall for EVERY single time if the atmosphere is right? For me, it’s the immortal wanderer carrying a heavy secret. #Storytelling #WritingCommunity #Comics #CrypticRaven 030
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026HA! The ultimate defense against the glare bear - SPF 100. 000
Cryptic Raven @crypticravenart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I like stories where the world feels older than the protagonist. Not because the lore is dumped on you, but because every ruin, weapon, ritual, and scar implies someone else already fought their apocalypse and lost. #worldbuilding #darkfantasy #storytelling #CrypticRaven 150
Reposted by Cryptic RavenLiminal Borne @liminalborne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Quick design question: Do you prefer a campaign world where magic is common, commercialized, and part of everyday life, or one where magic is rare, mysterious, and dangerous? #DnD #Worldbuilding #TTRPG #FantasyWriting 151
