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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Testing out some of true grit's new stuff, looks stellar

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Practicing my figures in the morning while the baby sleeps

Bunch of figure drawings of a lady with ink pen

Drawing of a lady in ink pen. She sits on a box, arms stretched upward.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yeah this sounds sort of right, never actually read Mencius though. Also Laozian daoism and zhuangzian daoism were close seconds

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Masks got mentioned by by there's a ttrpg for that!

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Deityofgaycrimes asked:
Do you have any suggestions for a ttrpg with low magic? Specifically where magic used to be a thing but is now only found in small places? A friend asked me for ttrpgs with this description and I have ideas but would appreciate help.

THEME: low or diminished magic

Hello friends, so if I'm understanding this ask correctly, you want a fantasy game where magic exists in traces, but isn't powerful. I tried to find low-magic settings , although your mileage may still vary with many of these!

Also, dont sleep on the short-list of recs at the end! There's a lot that might work for you

Below is the banners of Cleave and Masks of the Leviathan

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Quite possibly my favorite drawing recently, and of course it's the one I just swiftly sketched while cooking.

Sketch of a middle-aged woman, smoking a cigarette. Drawn with ink, with sketchy fine liner and some gray ink brushstrokes.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Just released my scenario Skeletons on Mars to the wider public, after 7 very successful runs at Fastaval. We're talking fast-paced action, stoned comedy, and brutal violence in this short-form scenario which takes less than two hours to run - including briefing. rakatung.itch.io/skeletons-on...

A spaceship flying towards Mars, which has a giant and poorly drawn skeleton head superimposed over it.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Drew my baby boy and uhh, it turned out some way

Grey ink painting of uhh, a baby I guess, but looks a bit more like a burgher with ambitions

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Trying to reclaim the word slop, because I kust love slopping inks onto paper

Sketchbook page with some sketches of people and shapes. Lots of dark green, some yellows and pinks

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Just doing some thumbnails without purpose

A sketchbook lying on a table, with a brush pen next to it. The page is filled with small thumbnail sketches in black ink.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Getting ever so slightly closer to a final cover for Masks of the Leviathan. Was going to ask which mask would be best, but then a playtester suggested that the ideal would be for both of them. A bit of magic in affinity designer, and voila!

Two scribbly drawn masks on a paper-textured background. The one to the left looks stern, and has a snake or something drawn on its forehead, with some symbols on the cheeks, the other looks more sad. In large letters it says "Masks of the Leviathan"

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

More figure drawing, trying to tell myself all this will eventually yield improvement.

A bunch of figure drawings, some barebones and gestural, others a bit more fleshed out

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

1 hour's worth of figure drawings

A bunch of figure drawings, digital pencil. They vary a lot in the amount of time put into them.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Also drew this creepy fella

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Did some 2 minute figure drawings. Honestly I'm seeing some kinda wild improvement, I used to be a whole lot worse!

five figure drawings in digital pencil. Female figures in various poses. The artist has obvious problems with the female breast.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

My art is rarely where I want it to be, but when I put it on a page I kinda like it.

Spread from a roleplaying game. Top left is a table that says "The Fates - Shadows", with a bunch of vague entries about remembrance and stuff. Bottom left is a portrait in a circle, with weird face paint. Right is a drawing of a figure holding a terrified mask.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Getting back into sketching from reference, instead of just noodling about. Rusty as hell, but I'm doing it!

Small Sketch of a helmed figure with a feather, and a larger sketch of a kingly figure, all in pencil

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Doing some work on the MotL cover. Not sure it's where I want it, but I think it's a functional concept.

Digital ink and colour drawing of a jester-type figure, with a mask and a headdress where a sea serpent is slithering along. Large text at the bottom says "Masks of the Leviathan"

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Love this kind of scam. Somehow my little zine, which they somehow have 11 copies of, can be bought both as clothes and as shoes, in a variety of sizes. Also it's ludicrously overpriced, buying it at my Ko-Fi only costs 10 bucks.

Screencap of some bullshit e-shop. On it you can "buy" Heirs of the Leviathan by Dithmer, at the low, low price of $60.99

It's obviously a scam.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Did some sketching over the weekend

Sketchy ink portrait. Loose brush strokes depict a bearded face with closed eyes

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

It's happening again I won't get any work done today, will I

Black cat lying on a blanket, back turned towards the camera. You can see a couple of feet jutting out from the blanket

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Troika! ( @melsonia.bsky.social) is one of those games I find difficult to get to the table, because people simply find it too zany. I love it though! Nothing beats rolling up some characters with weird backgrounds, and trying to fit it all into an adventure.

The cover of Troika! Numinous Edition. It's like an acid-trip of three figures walking, one mechanical with a hat, another with a long sword, and one with a weird wand.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I haven't gotten Incarnis on the table as much as I'd like, but the times I've played it didn't disappoint. It is a wonderful little game I backed on kickstarter, where you play mythological dramas. I kind of want to play a campaign at some point.

The cover of the roleplaying game Incarnis. Features five god-like figures surrounding a world, glowing with their essence.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I've had a wonderful time with @jdragsky.bsky.social's Wanderhome. I think it strikes an incredibly fine balance, with being incredibly engaging and riddled with conflicts of character, while eschewing external conflict (I hope that makes sense)

Part of the cover for Wanderhome. Features three anthropomorphic animals travelling. First is a mole, holding a map. Next is a frog, cane in hand. And last is a rabbit, smiling, with a blue shirt and puffy trousers.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Earthdawn is the first roleplaying game I ever played, and it holds a very dear place in my heart. I remember getting the book for christmas, and delving into the history of Barsaive. It's a lot more trad than what I usually play nowadays, but I love it nonetheless

The cover of Earthdawn second edition. Features an array of fantasy characters, in classic pulpy style. There's a rockman with a huge sword, there's a troll, there's a scantily clad woman, there's a wizard casting a spell, there's a lizardman holding out an arrow for some reason, oh my, oh my

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Bluebeard's Bride is sublime. It's another one of those games that reimagine what you can do with the PbtA framework, this time making a truly gruesome horror game.

The cover of Bluebeard's bride. Features the eponymous bluebeard, embracing a female figure.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

This is a double feature - I love combining World of Dungeons (@johnharper.bsky.social) and The Perilous Wilds by Jason Lutes, for making a world and journeying through it.

A wonderfully stitched together picture combining the cover art of World of Dungeons, featuring an old-school map and some goblins, with the cover of Perilous Wilds, featuring a big monster looming over the forest

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Trophy Dark is one of my favourite one-shot games for dark winter nights. I've never really gotten into Gold, but Dark works perfectly, and with a group of players buying into the play-to-lose aspects, it never misses.

The cover of Trophy Dark. Features two small figures walking in a mystical dark forest.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I think Mothership by @seanmccoy.bsky.social is worth all the hype and support that it is getting. I'm not the first to pronounce the Warden's booklet to be one of the finest GM guides out there. And the modules are amazing too!

The cover of Mothership. It features a black and white illustration with a sketchy dead astronaut, something having evidently bursted out of their chest.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

What can I say about Ironsworn by @shawntomkin.bsky.social except that it's a great game that superbly reinvents the PbtA framework. I've played it a bunch solo, and am currently guiding a 1-on-1 game which is turning out great.

The cover of ironsworn. Features a female warrior on her knees, clutching a sword. Glowing orange energy slithers along the ground towards the viewer

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Stars Without Number is much in the same category as Traveller for me, but is included here because of a great series of campaigns I was a player in. We went through space trucking, civil war and espionage drama during the time it lasted.

The cover of Stars Without Number. It's like a picture of a shimmering galaxy

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

What I love about Mars Colony is the way that I can get to talk politics with my friends without really talking about politics. I'm really looking forward to trying out the sequel, 39 Dark, as it seems a little less... cynical? Anyway, a great, sometimes intense, time.

The cover of Mars Colony. It is red, with the circular silhouette of a planet, partially mirrored. On the bottom is a quote from Ron Edwards: 'Mars Colony is a political science fiction with a great core of humanity and personal player input'

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I think Bleak Spirit (by @potatocubed.bsky.social) is a really great GM-less roleplaying game. The way everyone writes down their own theories about what is going on both speeds up gameplay, and allows for amazing post-game discussions.

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Today I'm playtesting When Hunger Struck, which is essentially a kind of Dread scenario about a city of mad anarchists, pushed to the brink by starvation. The first playtest was a complete dud, so hopefully it works this time!

A table with papers and a jenga tower in the middle

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

I have very fond memories of the Agon campaign I've run. It was a glorious romp from isle to isle, the epic deeds were many and the gods were intermittently pleased and very angry.

The cover of the roleplaying game Agon. The motif is that of a greek helmet

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H. Dithmer @hdithmer.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

I love Traveller - I've only played the Mongoose first edition, but own a bunch of books in it. It is probably the roleplaying game I've spent the most time on not playing, just by sitting down and creating characters and mapping sectors.

The cover of the Traveller roleplaying game.

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