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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 17/09/2026

Dabbling with another playset for my modern domestic ghost story #pbta #ttrpg docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Exterior of a derelict Edwardian factory constructed of redbrick; the image is graded from transparent light red at the top to opaque black at the bottom. The words "The Human Remains" appear in white in the centre of the image.

groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 18/08/2026

Redoing the playsheets for a sample of a game I've almost completed; I ran this sample at a convention in 2024 but wasn't happy with the layout of the information for the players. It's much cleaner now. #ttrpg #PbtA

Playsheet for Captain Jeremiah Fleet, a passenger on a coach in 18th century England, for a folk horror game. The Captain is a survivor who feels less pain, can discreetly assess potential targets and is always ready to back-up a failed plan with violence.

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 05/07/2026

I've been running some #MonsterheartsGothic online and have been inspired to create a new playbook! Introducing "The Ripper" #ttrpg #pbta

Playbook for "The Ripper", a Slayer-inspired playbook: "It is your duty to hunt down unnatural things & end their existence, but do not get too close to the darkness: its embrace is seductive."

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 29/03/2026

As my process mostly works backwards, the playbooks are readier than the rules.

Sample playbook for "The Fae Touched," a character-type inspired largely by the protagonist from Renegade Nell

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 08/03/2026

I attended #ConcreteCow yesterday on the 20th Anniversary; a great day out as always, one of the foundational events in my annual gaming schedule. #ttrpg

Table of players for a game of One Last Fight, with character sheets, game cards and coloured dice in use.

Showing off character sheets midway through a game of Puppetland, with an ornamental hourglass timing the story.

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 18/08/2025

#RPGaDay2025 Day 18 - Sign I have a whole repository of sign-up sheets on my hard drive; I prefer making my own because it helps them to stand out on a board or table full of similar sheets when attending a convention. 1/2 #ttrpg

d20 in outline, capped with a hard hat, surrounded by the words "Safety Tools Included." all withing a dotted outline circle. Used under CC-BY 4.0 licence

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 28/07/2025

I was at #Continuum2025 this weekend enjoying some #ttrpg goodness; a great little weekend convention being held in a very friendly venue. Enough small side rooms to cope with all the games, free tea, coffee and fruit juice, a buffet-style lunch for a reasonable price and lots of easy going gaming!

Four players mid-way through a game of Heckin' Good Doggos, with character sheets and special dog-themed playing cards.

Three players and a GM on the right of the table, pasuing in a game of Liminal to smile for the camera

A dramatic moment in a game of Rest In Pieces, as a player prepares to draw a block from the black & white Jenga tower

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 17/06/2025

I made Hot Honey Muffins, using habanero chilli honey; love that sweet+heat combo.

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 01/05/2025

Made a little trip back to Phantom Peak yesterday, just went as I was.

Older gentleman with short white beard looking stunning in blue-green top hat, long blue tail coat, shiny blue shirt, black trousers and sparkly blue boots.

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 08/04/2025

I bought myself a new Tarot deck to add to the dust-gathering collection; this one is RPG themed though! #Tarot #ttrpg

The Fool, Tarot major arcana, depicted as a first-level adventurer leaving a bar, with a dog at their heels and 10' pole over their shoulder.

The Lovers, Taror major arcana, depcited as two bearded men united by their love of playing the game and system mastery.

Wheel of Fortune, Tarot major arcane, depicted as a giant d20 accompanied by a selection of mythological creatures.

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 25/02/2025

This isn't a mug's game, it's a game mug! Thanks to @floaker.bsky.social for this little lunchtime gift that arrived today.

"Mum Chums" mug, with phote mosaic side displayed

"Mum Chums" mug, with 'Cuppa Scene' side displayed

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 10/02/2025

Draft text for#NeverToDieRPG looks passable, still not sure the game is playable these days, but whatevs #ttrpg

Cover for "Never to Die" parodying old style cigarette cartons, with a warning message that says "Roleplaying causes player characters to die"

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/02/2025

Yeah, go on, let's have some of this; bring it on.

White on black text, saying "Post this and let your mutuals decide what you're most known for"

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/02/2025

My final game of the convention was Wizards Aren't Gentleman, an even sillier card-based #ttrpg than the last one! That completed ny Dodecathlon of gaming for this year. 7/7

Four players at the lodge table for Wizards Aren't Gentlemen

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/02/2025

On Saturday afternoon, I ran Down the Witches' Road, a special playset for my #BloodAndWaterRPG inspired by Agatha All Along. 6/7

Four players having difficulties keeping a straight face around the coffee table

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/02/2025

Saturday started with Foretold: The Mayor of Elphame, where the embodiment of blood sacrifice became the centrist candidate. 5/7

Four players at the lodge table for Foretold: The Mayor of Elphame

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/02/2025

I ended Friday with What Ho, World! This is a silly card-based #ttrpg in a Jeeves & Wooster vein, where I achieved my goal by marrying beneath me and then dying in a freak portrait accident. 4/7

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/02/2025

Friday afternoon was time for Fellow Travellers, my PbtA folk horror game using a homebrew hack I've been polishing for a while. Half the passengers on the coach did *not* arrive safely. 3/7

Six players at the lodge table for Fellow Travellers

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/02/2025

Started Friday with Foretold: From Earth and we got caught in a timeloop of our own creation. 2/7

Four players at the lodge table playing Foretold: From Earth

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 31/01/2025

I ended the second day with Fiasco, using the Home Invasion playset, but with added goose! 4/4

Four players at the table for Fiasco 2nd Edition

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 31/01/2025

The horror sets in on Thursday afternoon 3/4

Six players at the table enjoying Dead of Night: Tithe Barn

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 29/01/2025

1st game of #Contingency2025 , playing Foretold: In Its Shadow in our lodge with four friends. We all betrayed each other than destroyed the planet. #ttrpg

Four players at a kitchen table for a game of Foretold: In Its Shadow

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 21/01/2025

Complete first draft of a character sheet for the #DiscworldTTRPG I'm going to pitch at the local #ttrpg club

Character sheet entitled "Alternative Medicine", subtitle "Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork", with the Ankh-Morpork coat of arms top left and room for character creation on the rest of the sheet.

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 03/01/2025

I also got my hardcopy of Guillotine: Crown of Blood over the holiday period, so now I have another #PbtA game in the library

Cover of PbtA book Guillotine: Crown of Blood

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 02/01/2025

Got my Enigma books from Atlas Games!

Three books sice by side: Cryptid Hunt, A Guide to Dream Travel and Unhappy Birthday at Castle Slogar

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groundhoggoth.itch.io @groundhoggoth.itch.io · 11/12/2024

I'm working on convention prep for #Contingency2025 by finalising a couple of scenarios. One for Dead of Night, inspired by the TV series Teacup and the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter; the other is a sample for a #PbtA ghost story game I've been working on for a while.

Two pre-made characters for a PbtA folk horror ghost story scenario

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