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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Appeared on @thesakurasoc.bsky.social to discuss This Word Summons Too Many Heroes!! (with character creation!) and the anime world of 2008 podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...

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A Certain Magical Index

Podcast Episode · Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast · 20/01/2026 · 1h 20m

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Mr Drinking a Beer @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com · 08/07/2024

You alright man? I keep seeing small damage numbers coming off you

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Ideas for people looking to join the isekai TTPRG wave: - players can only take terrible gimmick RPG classes and have to figure out what combo of upgrades makes them good actually - you’re all monsters in a dungeon that the overpowered hero has been grinding nonstop - slow life farming sim (horny)

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Thanks for your help! Here’s what I’ve found: - Girl Underground - This World Keeps Summoning Heroes - Many classes, few systems And: - DIE is not an Isekai - DCCarl is not an Isekai - Any TTRPG could be an Isekai, why bother - All TTRPGs are obviously Isekai already and I am a stultifying buffoon

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Great opportunity to invest early in wildly high concept RPG themed sci-fi but also in retail hell moments like this

At least 50% of that turnover was the break room door. Our manager Jerry agreed to trial a gadget that was supposed to improve staff morale, so now there was a high-tech scanner mounted over the frame. If it didn't detect a nice big smile, it wouldn't open.

Bzzt! "Come on, show us that customer smile!" it chirped as I approached.

Jerry had sent the staff a selfie of the kind of smile the door wanted to see. Several people quit immediately. Those that didn't saved it to their phone and held it up to the camera, like I was doing.

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Six sessions into running this Adventure Path and I’m having a great time! We’ve done gladiatoral combat, feasting contests, fought off a sea serpent, and acted out the final moments of a hero’s life with their ghost to send them to the afterlife. Great sword and sandals vibes.

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Deval 『CEO of Girl Kissing』🔞 @deval.gay · 31/10/2025

OOPS I FORGOR TO POST THE TEXT VERSION OF THE REVIEW. Anyway Here's This World Summons Too Many Heroes, by @duffo.bsky.social The Text version! #TTRPG #Review ko-fi.com/post/System-...

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Vaxatious Litigant 💉 @exposingnv.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Court overturns QLD ban on gender affirming care for transgender patients

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 26/10/2025

If you're running an RPG campaign, a great thing to do is to maintain some kind of journal of characters the PCs meet but also to give them star rankings like they were gacha game characters

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Deval 『CEO of Girl Kissing』🔞 @deval.gay · 24/10/2025

OwO a new System Check just dropped!? That's right! This week we're diving into This World Summons Too Many Heroes! by: @duffo.bsky.social If you're a fan of anime nonsense, this might just be a game for you! youtu.be/UY8cFMkwS84 #TTRPG #Youtube #review

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This World Summons too Many Heroes | A TTRPG Review

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Erika Chappell 🏳️‍⚧️ Stop Asking For STLs @opensketchbook.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

SURPRISE! I had an idea on Tuesday for how to do the Perfect Space Marine RPG, so I wrote the Perfect Space Marine RPG. It's both a shitpost and a dead serious game. And it's, uh... 34,000 words long? Anyway enjoy!!! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Oath of Moment

【OATH OF MOMENT】 An Astartes Roleplaying Game They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be...

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

"If you’re amused by the concept of several hapless doofuses from 21st century Earth bumbling around in a medieval fantasy world with cheat powers, this might be the diversion you didn’t know you were looking for." Thanks to Chris Casey for the review! ccxp.info/game-review-...

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RPG Review: This World Summons Too Many Heroes!!: Definitive Edition | This World Summons Too Many Heroes!!

This World Summons Too Many Heroes!!: Definitive Edition (TWSTMH from now on, because I value my fingers) is a 2025 Kickstarter-funded compendium of the 2023 second edition of a 2021 RPG by Nick “Duff...

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

SomethingAwful’s FATAL & Friends forum thread has a pretty good write-up on This World Summons Too Many Heroes!! right now, including my new favourite summary of the archetypes in the game:

It’s Heroing Time!
And then he heroed all over those guys

To build your very own isekai hero, start by choosing an Archetype.
The Bystander: Whoops! You weren’t even supposed to be here today, but you were standing too close to someone else being summoned or were hit by Truck-Kun and got sucked into another world by accident.
The Demon Lord: Evil cultists summoned you here to rule the world, but you didn’t care for their vibe and you look terrible in black leather, so you dipped.
The Hero: You were brought to Ceria to defeat an ancient evil. You blew through that quest easily, of course, so now you’re just looking for something interesting to occupy your time.
The Myth: You’re never alone; there’s the spirit of a great Cerian hero or magic beast in your body. Once per adventure you can flip them in so they can wipe up the bad guys for you.
The Noble: You occupy the body of a previously existing high mucky-muck, who by all accounts was kind of a snot. Now you have to navigate their life and maybe make things better for the people around you.
The Reader: Ceria was the subject of your favorite book or video game in your past life, and you know more about it than even the people who live here.
The Reincarnated: Only your spirit arrived, without a body. Unfortunately the summoning spell doesn’t do “making a human body” very well, and you now have the form of something completely different.
Tragedeigh The Tragedy: You were summoned by someone very bad, who used you for very bad purposes. You managed to escape but now you have terrible scars and trust issues.
Each Archetype includes a choice between two special background-style benefits. For instance, the Noble can choose either Disowned Heir (get better starting equipment) or Villainess (any attempt to bully people always uses your best Attribute).

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 15/10/2025

Less than a day to go on this. We're already funded so this is basically a victory lap now, but here's your last chance to get a fun story for cheap:

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CRINGE WIZARD: A TTRPG Isekai Light Novel

A light novel about a guy forced to live through the terrible TTRPG campaign he ran when he was a teenager.

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Fun fact - these notes from Chiaki pretty much directly led to the Goddesses and Season of the Sage expansions. SotS especially answers these questions about Muto while bringing back that “yearning for home” theme to reflect that he’s an old-gen 00s hero in contrast to the modern player protags

Chiaki Hirai - I feel like the whole “other churches” thing could be a bit more fleshed out, like you did on “where you can find scrolls”? Maybe a few quick examples on former churches that may have fallen out of favor, or even other gods or goddesses that think Launrith sucks.

Chiaki Hirai - And this also piques my interest in Muto, is he just really irresponsible? What drove him to think it’s cool to summon a bunch of people from other worlds in like he was done, to sow so many opportunities for chaos?

Older isekai stories used to focus on the fact it kinda sucks you get isekai’d. Part of the journey was about finding a way back. Some modern ones have this emphasis too, even if the stories these days might emphasize more on setting up maid cafes, registering at adventure guilds and saving princesses.

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Brakka Quilltusk @brakkaquilltusk.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Y'all, I'm so excited for this book! Like, I was already looking forward to playing it some time, but now I learn one of the sample PCs is a fellow trans woman?! 😍 I NEED TO PLAY! LET'S FUCKING GO!💖🏳️‍🌈💖🏳️‍🌈💖🏳️‍🌈💖🏳️‍🌈 #TTRPGs #ttrpgcommunity #isekai #LGBTQIA2 #fantasy #ThisWorldSummonsTooManyHeroes #Vtuber

The image has the header, "SAMPLE PCS," with the character in particular bearing the title of "Megan the Finder." She is depicted as a brunette woman with a bob haircut, wearing hoop earings, circular glasses, a denim jacket, a floral blouse, & a pair of black pants. She's carrying a stack of 14 books. The text reads as follows:

Class: Mage
Archetype: The Reader (Star Stream).
Attributes: Might 2, Mastery 3, Mischief 2.
Abilities: Mana Bolt, Grimoire User, Dual Cast.
Weapon: The Finder's Index (Tome, Force).
Gift: Catalogue Search - if you know the name of a book, you can detect where the nearest copy is.

Megan had two big things to adjust to after being reincarnated into Ceria - being in a woman's body and having magic spellcasting powers. She's found tha both things suit her fine, and has even made a career for herself in the mage world tracking down rare texts and grimoires for clients by using her Gift. She's in the process of making a personal library for herself, keeping the more unusual and dangerous books somewhere she can look after them personally.

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★ Satra ★ @satrathai.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Look! The cuties! >w<

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Some isekai heroes from today’s PAX TTRPG sessions: - a healer with white girl dreads who realigns chakras so bad it hurts - a snake with rune fangs - a mum who learned karate from VHS tapes - a Sword in the Stone that has not been pulled out and just gets carried around half inside of a boulder

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The Definitive Edition of isekai fantasy TTRPG This World Summons Too Many Heroes!! is now available! Play with ridiculous powers in a world where heroes have become way too common and are causing chaos in the fantasy world of Ceria. duffhounds.itch.io/this-world-s...

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This World Summons Too Many Heroes!! Definitive Edition by Nick Duff

The ultimate version of the isekai fantasy TTRPG

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PAX Aus @paxaus.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

It is here! The PAX Aus World map is now available! Check it out now on our website, or interact with it live in the PAX Aus App aus.paxsite.com/en-us/expo-h...

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Need Games! Late Pledge live on BackerKit @need.games · 30/09/2025

MORE THAN 100K IN 10MINS! Fabula Ultima TTJRPG Celebration Edition + Bestiary Vol . I is now live on #Kickstarter! 💎 Back within the first 48 hours to get an exclusive bonus cloth patch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndg...

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Fabula Ultima TTJRPG Celebration Edition + Bestiary Vol. I

The ENNIE-winning JRPG-inspired tabletop role-playing game levels up with hardback and collector's editions, and the new Bestiary Vol.I

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 16/09/2025

My next campaign is live! CRINGE WIZARD is an isekai light novel about a guy who gets reborn in the bad TTRPG campaign he ran as a teenager, and it can be yours for only Ten God-Blessed American Dollars:

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CRINGE WIZARD: A TTRPG Isekai Light Novel

A light novel about a guy forced to live through the terrible TTRPG campaign he ran when he was a teenager.

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neonshambles @neonshambles.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Hornet is now an unlockable character in mario golf 🏌️‍♀️

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 12/09/2025

My next TTRPG is out! WETRUNNER is a cyberpunk TTRPG about elite criminals stealing fish in a post-climate-change, eternal-summer world where they're status symbols for the rich:

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Wetrunner by Weird Age Games

A cyberpunk TTRPG about stealing fish from the rich.

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I had the chance to read this a while back and it’s so funny - every hero is the most undercooked character your friends made when you first started D&D, the dungeons are filled with terrible ideas, and poor Zavier is having to try and rewrite it all on the fly. Really great stuff

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Hi all! Here's my latest update for the game, with the announcement that I will be running sessions of the game at @paxaus.bsky.social! I had a great time running Bloodclotte there a few years ago so I'm looking forward to visiting Melbourne again. www.kickstarter.com/projects/160...

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Update 16: August Update + PAX Melbourne Announcement · This World Summons Too Many Heroes!!

Hello everyone!Thanks for your patience between updates - I'm an arts and music festival organiser at my day job and it's been a massive crunch period for me putting a two-week festival on. My calenda...

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Just backed this! Very excited, looks like a lot of fun

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Lime @limelemons27.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Just a quick drawing because it has been a long time since I have drawn something for myself-- But hey, guess I can still draw normal-sized human--

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 11/05/2025

Twelve hours left! Last chance to get a book for yourself, your loved ones, the talking animal mascot that has forced you and twelve strangers to play a killing game,

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 09/05/2025

9 backers to go. It's the "homed stretch"

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Played this at a convention a few years ago and had a lot of fun! The dice resolution mechanic is cool - it doesn’t just matter what you roll, but where those dice land on your character sheet as well. I’m also a long time Zoids fan so a big hit for me

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Sam Leigh ➡️ PAX U @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

There's 32 hrs left to raise the last $1k for this project!

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 18/04/2025

A few backers away from 50% funded, and more importantly, 25 backers away from 169

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Hard Wired Island: Reprint

A second printing of the retrofuture cyberpunk tabletop RPG.

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Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

It's LUMEN's 4th birthday! I'm celebrating the system that put me on the map, and that still captures my attention today. Check out this thread for a reminiscent blog, shoutouts to favorite LUMEN games, and videos. Happy birthday LUMEN! gilarpgs.itch.io/lumen

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Great opportunity for people to get one of my favourite print TTRPG books in my collection! So much beautiful art and sharp funny satire writing

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Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Your favourite game designer’s (me) favourite game designer (adam e bell) is making a new banger game.

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 07/04/2025

perhaps I'm getting nervous about launching a kickstarter during all this, but it's coming tomorrow 🥴😅😩🙃🫠🫣🫥🫨😮‍💨🫩😵‍💫😟😨😩😰😶‍🌫️😒 uneasy-ks.adambell.games

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Coming soon: Uneasy Lies the Head 2e

Embroil yourself in royal court intrigue in this competitive GMless tabletop roleplaying game.

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The April Update is here for This World Summons Too Many Heroes!! and it's got the first look at the amazing new cover from @limelemons27.bsky.social. Also an update on the Backerkit surveys (80% complete) and the new pre-order store for print copies! www.kickstarter.com/projects/160...

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Update 13: April Update · This World Summons Too Many Heroes!!

Hello everyone!Hope you've all been well. I'm starting off this update with a major milestone: the book cover art is now complete! Please have a look at the amazing work that Lime has done on this:The...

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Duffo @duffo.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Endless 08 is back in business! Big fan of the art for this one.

A poster for the anime Hero Tales with the subheading "Seven stars will shatter the empire". Several characters wielding swords, bows and staffs are lined up in action poses.

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 05/04/2025

Tomorrow I'll be streaming the isekai TTRPG This World Summons Too Many Heroes!! with @arraxis.bsky.social @duffo.bsky.social @freyjavalentine.bsky.social & @melanie.melbell.uk! I promised I'd finish the arc I started so it's finale time! AEST: Sunday 7PM GMT: Sunday 9AM

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Foucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Hey if you haven't checked out Panic at the Dojo yet, you should do so. People interested in tactics games and tactics game design owe it to themselves to look at the tech it's using, particularly if you're a "I hate rolling a d20 and whiffing" person

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