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I've got a pamphlet hexcrawl and small dungeon zine coming out for WYRM next month! Get yourself by reading the rules. They are PWYW. gilarpgs.itch.io/wyrm

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WYRM by Gila RPGs

OSR style fantasy adventure game

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 14h

This is a FANTASTIC sci-fi horror ttrpg that does its job at the table really well! Simpler than Mothership, yet no less tense or horrifying.

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Lone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 22h

Bookings now open for logo / brand design, editorial layout, crowdfunding graphics, and more! Hit the CONTACT button on lonearchivist.com.

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

are the two genders of pbta and osr just social constructs????

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How it started vs How it's going:

A screenshot of a conversation between me and Karly, where I aks if she wants to get her adventure in print.

A screenshot of a successful Kickstarter campaign.

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Grimwild is, I think, the only game that fits in the centre here. A mix of a stripped down Forged in the Dark system, with D&D 3.5e inspired paths and talents, and OSR lethality and player-focused creativity. HEAVILY GM driven, yet players have the tools to shape world & narrative. It somehow works!

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

grimwild server this morning

Discord screenshot "I think everyone should read more pbtas" with the response "but they have so much 2d6 in them crying emoji"

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The coolest part of Grimwild is the free-form magic! Spells do not have a defined range, effect, or damage. The Witch, for example, knows several Words of Power. To cast a spell, they combine two Words they know, and roll Presence. If they spend more time, the spell can become more powerful.

Grimwild Community Edition's list of the Witch's Words of Power, which fuel their spellcasting.

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I think it's interesting most ttrpg players don't consider their characters as OCs. I've played ~35 characters in campaigns, and I have fond memories of all of them, but I do not care about any of them beyond the story created at the table. Almost every player I've ever played with feels the same.

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lolt64 @lolt64.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨🚨 WAR-TORN ICE MOON, our 123-page module for FIST, is now out in both print and PDF. I can't describe how it feels to say that after over a year in the ice mines. I'd be honored if you'd take a look. WF. FIST: @claymorerpgs.bsky.social Art: @finnmattfour.bsky.social lolt64.itch.io/wartornicemoon

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War-Torn Ice Moon by lolt64

The Europa Ice War campaign kit for FIST

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Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ever wanted to learn about Wizardry’s Japanese reception throughout history? Read a conversation held between Robert Woodhead and Hitoshi Yasuda as they eat soba? Read stories set in the world of Wizardry? I present the Japanese Wizardry reader: ogrerun.com/the-japanese...

An article on Busin ~ Wizardry Alternative ~ From Comptiq No. 236 (January 2002)

Hitoshi Yasuda and Robert Woodhead posing with a soba chef. From LOGiN (January 1988)

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Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Putting a call out for TTRPG artists! Doing an initial discovery for an artist to work on a new cyberpunk, body horror action game I'm designing. Please link your portfolio! NO AI.

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Matthew Arcilla, editorial mercenary @experimentego.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“Each one of us would save money all year to buy one book [...] The only condition was you had to let us photocopy the book. People would just photocopy photocopies." Bootleg RPGs in Mexico? Not entirely dissimilar to how RPGs got around here in the Philippines, a tabletop culture by way of Xerox.

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In Guadalajara, kids who once photocopied game books now design RPGs and run conventions

Gaming across the US-Mexican border.

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 22/09/2026

There's been a post going around on Reddit about the reality of using platforms like Kickstarter and BackerKit. And I think it's very important for independent creators to realize a couple of things before they get started with those platforms. So here is a free post on my patreon about those.

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The Reality of Crowdfunding | Fari RPGs ⋅ Tabletop Blueprint

There's a post on Reddit talking about the point of Kickstarter. It went pretty viral and got very popular. A lot of upvotes, a lot of comme

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My desire for ttrpg cities is limitless

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Araukana Media LTD @araukana.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Zephyr: Bonds & Baggage is up for pre-order in our Backerkit store, at a discounted price for a limited time :) It features an introductory adventure set in the Salt States, a puzzle-like rework of the Weight system, and full-color character sheets! zephyr.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Dr. Kill Everyone (Eclipse) @eclipse.gay · 21/09/2026

strong men lead to good times good times lead to weak men weak men lead to homo genius homo genius: a history of gay inventors

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I made my first real friends in elementary school overhearing them talk about Diablo 2 Those Castlevania games were 6 years of my teen life, and Dark souls is those games in 3d Bayonetta Tales of Symphonia had me reading fanfiction Nier taught me a game can be both bad and utterly incredible

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

oooo this is good huge boxes so my child-like scrawl can fit one big word in each

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our last update was "September 19th, 2026 - Adjusted Character Sheets to be foldable." WE DON'T HAVE THE ART IN THE BOOK YET. WHY ARE WE BEATING THE GAME BEATING LANCER

Grimwild Community Edition at the top of Itch.io's top physical games list sorted by popularity

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Love this one! I talk about making success at least as interesting as failure, and following that can lead people to believe random encounters are bad design. That's not necessarily true. Things don't need importance before they're presented. Place importance in them after. Spin a narrative later

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The last 4 TTRPGs I played were: Star Trek Adventures 2e Pathfinder 2e 10,000 Swords Against Heaven Shift And the last 4 adventures: 10,000 Swords Against Heaven start adventure Slugblaster Some Mausritter stuff Triangle Agency The last 4 adventures I GM'd were DCC Lankhmar dungeons in Mythras

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If a player succeeding isn't at least as interesting as a player failing an action, you designed your #ttrpg game/campaign/session wrong. If your challenge is mostly interesting because players might fail, your challenge (very) probably sucks. Ask: Is this interesting even if players only succeed?

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"How do you encourage risky behavior in players?" This is one of the most important questions in ttrpgs, and so often answered wrong by designers. The real, true, and factual answer is: Let players succeed often. Not just automatically, but on their rolls, too. Like 75-90% success rate. Really.

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

More cool stuff we added to the new Community Edition of Grimwild: The Flavours of Fantasy section gives you optional rules and advice on how to play different fantasy genres. In a Sword & Sorcery game, magic is rare, harm clears after a scene, and XP progression is slow, but carousing earns XP.

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Grimwild CE has 90 of these stat blocks, representing all sorts of classic creatures. And there's more on the way! The Monster Menagerie is being updated for CE, which will bring us to ~250 thematic and generic monster blocks useable in any game. You can make a d666 table out of that!

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 17/09/2026

Looking for actual play podcast/channels who would be interested in checking out Boundless. Any takers ? It's a peril fantasy RPG about characters trying to be the sparks of hope the land desperately need.

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

me and pillars of eternity 2 in turn-based mode I don't even think I got 2/3rds of the way through in the 87 hours I played??

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 16/09/2026

Boundless is done. Get it today for $10 and get a discount on the final price OR if you decide to get a print copy later next year. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Modern narrative #ttrpg players have brainwashed themselves into thinking failed rolls feel good. Sure, they often result in interesting moments, but so should successful rolls A player getting to do what they wanted feels good for the player, and should result in situations just as interesting!

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One of the coolest small changes we did with Grimwild Community Edition was to remove the Story Kits (one page adventures) from the core book, and remake them in a printer-friendly style; in their own document. These are supposed to be used and marked up and written on, so we made that way easier.

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We had a lot of ideas of Grimwild Community Edition, and many of them aren't just in the book, but also with the incredible extras we've made. Here we have printer-friendly single page characters sheets, including all the necessary boxes and trackers for talents!

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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 15/09/2026

I had way too much fun creating dead mall stuff for the latest issue of Tumulus. Issue 8 is all about dead malls and abandoned arcades. It also has articles on the influence of Rogue and Dark Souls on tabletop games, all with design exercises you can try. Shipping now from the shop!

Insert coin to continue with Tumulus Issue 08 spread showing D6+D6

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I love the "Zone" multimedia franchise

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 15/09/2026

You also get to have this folks in your game. Friendly fellows.

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 15/09/2026

Alright here goes.... Boundless is being crowdfunded in February, but here's a surprise: you can get the full game and play today! I worked closely with Backerkit to offer a new way for you to "reserve" your digital copy of the game at a big discount that would count towards the total fund goal!

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We upgraded the index for Grimwild Community Edition, so it's also now a glossary that defines terms and explains rules! While this makes the glossary a bit longer, and a bit harder to look through, it makes up for it by also being a quick, alphabetical, rules reference!

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

An important piece of design separating Grimwild from some games with mixed success rolls: Grimwild's mixed success is NOT a partial success. It is a full success with full consequences. The player character succeeds totally, and the world hits back as hard as it wants. This keeps play exciting!

A chart showing Grimwild's roll results and the Reader Lens stating: "There are no partial successes in Grimwild. If it helps, think of a perfect as a full success, a grim as a full problem, and a messy as full success with a full problem."

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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

DELVE. SURVIVE. REPEAT. The team at Plus One & the crew @stillfleet.bsky.social are teaming up this fall to explore the gig economy or a world transformed in Konstantine Paradias' ULTRADELVE! Coming to @backerkit.com this November at ttrpg.link/Ultradelve 1/X

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Ultradelve

Get notified when Ultradelve launches on BackerKit!

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

my girlfriend is in the kitchen finishing up some cake that takes 2 full days to make because I once said it was the best cake I've ever had. I don't remotely remember this cake, I do not remember saying that, and I would have told her never to make a cake that takes 2 days. But I am excited for it

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Gnome Anne @annethegnome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I just really like games 🤩

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Matthew Andre @gugg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In the earliest preview of Grimwild Community Edition, I had the idea of the warlock who only cast hexes and curses, a caster only capable of debuffing; very different from the current version of CE and the OG. This was extremely unpopular, but I don't want it to disappear, so why not post it here?

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