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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 14/09/2026

Constantly flipping between "cool mechanic" and "the GM can adjudicate => no need for mechanics".

HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 24/08/2026

This one made some rounds, thank you all for your support! If you want to hear more about my work don't hesitate to get in touch, I'd love to chat about the process, findings etc. There are only three OSR related studies I could find and mine is one of them!

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 23/08/2026

My OSR themed Master's Thesis is now available both digital and in print on @rpgtrader.bsky.social. If you need to know which OSR monsters convert to which games easily I might have the answers for you right here. rpg-trader.com/products/713... #ttrpg #osr

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Telegraphed Dangers on RPG Trader

Enemy Intercompatibility in D20-Based Fantasy OSR Tabletop Roleplaying Games

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 16/08/2026

Man, nothing's better than high-heat cooking. Wok, bbq, tandoori, pizza oven... Food was always meant to be nuked.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 03/08/2026

Nothing brings you more misplaced feelings of superiority than fumbling a game of chess in the early game and finishing with a stalemate.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 02/08/2026

Broaden your horizons on social encounters and stop assuming introverts don't want to roleplay blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-... #ttrpg #dnd

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Feeling & Thought: Social Checks and the Strawman Introvert

Aight, time to poke this hornet's nest. This is not a post…

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 01/08/2026

Updating my bio from game design student to (government certified) game designer. Whoa. Despite already having a published game it feels weird.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 01/08/2026

Updated my internal list of inspirations on #Runecycle. What kind of game does this spell to you? #ttrpg

Runecycle was inspired by the following tabletop roleplaying games.
Ars Magica: David Chart, Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein-Hagen. Atlas Games. 2004.
City of Mist: Amít Moshe. Son of Oak Game Studio. 2017.
The Cypher System: Monte Cook and Shanna Germain. Monte Cook Games LLC. 2019.
Daggerheart: Spenser Starke, Rowan Hall, John Harper, Matthew Mercer, Alex Teplitz, Alex Uboldi, Michael Under wood. Darrington Press. 2025.
Dragonbane: Tomas Härenstam, Andreas Marklund, Krister Sundelin. Fria Ligan AB. 2023.
Eternal Ruins: The Roleplaying Game Rob Leigh and Felix Isaacs. Mythworks. Unreleased.
His Majesty the Worm: Josh McCrowell. Exalted Funeral Press. 2023.
Into the Odd Remastered: Chris McDowall. Fria Ligan AB. 2022.
Legend in the Mist: Amít Moshe. Son of Oak Game Studio. 2025.
Shadowdark: Kelsey Dionne. The Arcane Library LLC. 2023.
Slugblaster: Mikey Hamm. Wilkie’s Candy Lab. 2021.
Vagabond // Pulp Fantasy RPG: Taron Pounds. Land of the Blind LLC. 2025.
Whitehack: Christian Mehrstam. 2013.
The Wildsea: Felix Isaacs. Mythworks. 2022
Year Zero Engine: Tomas Härenstam. Fria Ligan AB. 2014.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 31/07/2026

I came up with a design term as a joke and then thought to myself: what if I used it to complain about a minor annoyance? The thumbnail is better than the post. blog.hiskih.fi/feeling-and-... #ttrpg

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Feeling & Thought: Fruitless Void

It's been a while since I've done one of these. There's this…

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 21/07/2026

You know how we sometimes package food in a "protective atmosphere" i.e. replace the air with something more protective. Would fish feel the same way about pickles in brine?

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 17/07/2026

Small #Runecycle update, I ran a playtest and I think after years of digging I've struck something magical. Or maybe it's the blood of a cosmic phoenix, up to you.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 17/07/2026

It's criminal we share this planet with so many wonderful creatures and you can't even say hi to most of them.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 17/07/2026

Absolutely loving the fact that my online bank tries to automatically log me out for inactivity while I'm literally in the chat queue for customer service.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 16/07/2026

The times we live in have brought my attention to an emotion most curious: joy born out of righteous anger. Happiness made from spite. Because it seems that's the one thing they don't want you to have.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 08/07/2026

I am happy to announce I have graduated with honors as Master of Science (Technology) majoring in Game Design and Development. You can read my thesis Telegraphed Dangers — Enemy Intercompatibility in D20-Based Fantasy OSR Tabletop Roleplaying Games at urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:a.... #ttrpg #osr

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Telegraphed Dangers — Enemy Intercompatibility in D20-Based Fantasy OSR Tabletop Roleplaying Games

The OSR (Old-School Revival, Renaissance or Revolution) is a movement within the tabletop roleplaying community, focused on playing and creating games that recreate or build upon early editions of Dun...

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 02/07/2026

People need to stop looking at the plot and start engaging with the story. I don't care if it is stupid or inconsistent, if it makes me feel something it is good.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 01/07/2026

#Runecycle is back! Here's a lengthy video of me going though the core rules of the game youtu.be/6asZtWsZzuY including the hybrid dice system (which I will not call the 69-engine) and glyph-physics magic. As always you can get the playtest doc on my itch games.hiskih.fi/runecycle #ttrpg #indiedev

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Runecycle V1 - Core Rules (NEW TTRPG)

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 30/06/2026

I believe the value of a house should increase over time not due to market conditionds but because a well kept old house has more fairies and gnomes.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 25/06/2026

#Runecycle is back! I decided to go through the playtest manuscript on video. Here are my thoughts on the inspirations and concept: youtu.be/pF4pjCXSeeQ?... As always you can get the playtest doc on my itch games.hiskih.fi/runecycle #ttrpg #indiedev

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Runecycle V1 - Introduction (NEW TTRPG)

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 11/06/2026

Bro I just discovered my year old Runecycle playtest doc is on Scribd. An honor perhaps. Should I advertise with this or something? Game cool enough that someone wanted to pirate the free playtest? #ttrpg #indiedev

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 10/06/2026

What lovely spam I got in my inbox today. Anyone interested in losing?

Text that reads: Join 100,000+ people already losing with DirectMeds

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 04/05/2026

The fact that you can't plug a cable to a TV upside down to get an upside down picture says a lot about society.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 23/04/2026

To the tune of that one Portal song: 🎶 I'm making a mess here, huge sucess. I can hardly overstate my satisfaction. 🎵

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 23/04/2026

Unpant yourself, you fiend!

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 21/04/2026

The unfortunate side effect of becoming educated is that I now have opinions and occasional misplaced confidence in them.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 19/04/2026

Isn't this how the Tales from the Loop timeline starts in the 60s? We might just be half a century late. Keep your eyes on the magnetrine effect.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 11/04/2026

So I've just wishlisted a game on steam based on the composer of the soundtrack. And the gameplay might turn out ok too I guess but that's not what got me to see the trailer. Idk what that says about me or the industry or the artist.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 03/04/2026

The 2nd Mario movie is a self-referential overindulgent needlessly incoherent 1h and 38 minutes. And I would take it no other way. Don't take your kids into the movie, it's actually kinda harmful to children. Take me instead, it gave me great joy.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 23/03/2026

I spoke about dungeon design at Games Now! @gamesnowaaltofi.bsky.social in Aalto University. We've been designing dungeons for 50+ years in the tabletop world, time to bring those learnings to video games too! youtu.be/9zHH_KnY3XA #ttrpg #osr #dnd

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Hiski Huovila: Digital Dungeon Design - Learning from the Tabletop Tradition

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 07/03/2026

Do you think tea tastes like water and grass? Do you find yourself completely indifferent to the concept of leaf-flavored water? That was me, and if that is you, let me tell you how I figured out tea over the past year. blog.hiskih.fi/i-used-to-di.... The blog is not just for ttrpg stuff after all.

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I Used to Dislike Tea

Do you think tea tastes like water and grass? Do you find…

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 27/02/2026

Pokemon Windwaker

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 27/02/2026

Second playtest down for Mobile Dungeon TaskForce. Spec-ops soldiers vs OSR dungeons created by the god of stories. Into the Odd + Vagabond // Pulp Fantasy RPG. Compatible with OSR adventures. Playtest notes here: blog.hiskih.fi/mobile-dunge... Public version coming soon (ish) #ttrpg #osr

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Mobile Dungeon TaskForce - Playtest Report 2

Aight second playtest down. For those new here, MDTF is a game…

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 18/02/2026

How big are realistic towns and cities in fantasy? It's not a fun task to figure out so I made a quick reference with real-life example locations to compare to: blog.hiskih.fi/cities-quick... #ttrpg #osr #dnd

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Cities: Quick Size Reference

We know fantasy worlds have villages, towns and cities. But how big…

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 10/01/2026

I followed the instructions perfectly and misunderstood the request and did not press OK and was confused why nothing was happening. Am I smart or stupid?

Load tray 1. Plain, A4. Then press the [OK] button on printer control panel to start cleaning. Do not understand the request

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 06/01/2026

I keep forgetting I have a license for Fork. I start initializing a git repo and then remember why I hate command line and get sad and then I remember I paid for this awesome indie developed GUI and get happy again. Why do I keep forgetting I paid for Fork? Is it the name??? It's such a good tool.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 20/12/2025

is the future of OSR that we fax each other dungeons on our personal receipt printers

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 20/12/2025

Workin' on a new game about shooty bois vs goblins combining ideas from Into the Odd, Vagabond and Nimble. First playtest report right here: blog.hiskih.fi/mobile-dunge... #ttrpg #indiedev #osr

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Mobile Dungeon TaskForce - Playtest Report 1

I've been working on a game I call Mobile Dungeon TaskForce. Storywise…

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 17/12/2025

Should you design a ttrpg system assuming people will get rules wrong? At least don't make a complex system that breaks if a crucial rule is overlooked perhaps. Or should a game be a perfect clockwork? #ttrpg #indiedev

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 16/12/2025

Did you know? Tome of the Founders is available print-at-cost on Drivethrurpg containing 40+ pages of completely untested homebrew for Vagabond // Pulp Fantasy RPG combining the creations of many community members. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Tome of the Founders - HiskiH | DriveThruRPG

Homebrew Supplement for Vagabond Pulp Fantasy RPG This tome is a collection of creations by the Founders - the people who pledged their allegiance to a grand brand-new roleplaying game: Vagabond. The ...

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 12/12/2025

Congratulations Expedition 33 for winning The Game Awards

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 05/12/2025

It's that time of the year again where Spotify tells me my top listened song and I have no idea how it sounds because my listening habits include playing a song on repeat in the background by accident and without sound.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 02/12/2025

Dispatch is pretty great. But what is funny is that it really isn't about A superheroes B office work Sure both are part of it but in actuality it is, like most great stories, about humans. The rest is very entertaining set dressing. You need that set dressing. But never neglect the humans.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 29/11/2025

Sometimes you are writing a thesis on OSR and the perfect source floats onto your feed. I wasn't even done reading and I'd already added this to my Zotero library.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 28/11/2025

I can't stop thinking about the NWOF. The previous definition for the New Wave of Fantasy was based on measurability but that is poor for design so instead I've written down what I believe to be the design ethos behind these games: The NWOF Promise blog.hiskih.fi/the-nwof-pro... #ttrpg #indiedev

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The NWOF Promise

This is my third post on the topic of New Wave of…

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 26/11/2025

My brain literally rewired after checking this out. I'd already been working on something that these ideas slotted well into but I'm just sitting here brain crunching now.

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 26/11/2025

Even a bad story is a story people tell each other, sir. - Young boy aged 12-15 looking to become a doctor

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HiskiH @hiskih.fi · 19/11/2025

I'm not done with NWOF yet, far from it. Read more about my thoughts on the New Wave of Fantasy here blog.hiskih.fi/more-on-the-... #ttrpg #indiedev

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