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Jay Ottersong

@jayottersong.bsky.social
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I write about RPGs at jayottersong.substack.com and also wrote a book, Diary of a Grey Witch: Spring (www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRLWMZSC/ref=sr…?) based on my playthrough of Once Upon a Thyme.

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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One Page Monday #35: Blackwood Penthouse - Night Shift. Working the graveyard shift at a creepy hotel. What could go wrong? #onepagerpg #journaling #rpg #theshining
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One Page Monday #35: Blackwood Penthouse - Night Shift
Creepy hotel rooms still need to be cleaned
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
One Page Monday #34: Spell Cell. Escaping prison with memories of musty old tomes. #onepagerpg #solo #houseofleaves #rpg
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One Page Monday #34: Spell Cell - Escaping from jail with House of Leaves
Escaping prison by manifesting spells from a book
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Solo September: A look at Tome of the Pyromancer by Kerova Archives, which uses Kal-Arath's Castle Grief system. Will Kellyan the Pyromancer meet a fiery end? #ttrpg #kalarath #solo #rpg
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Solo September: Tome of the Pyromancer by Kerova Archives
Will Kellyan the Pyromancer meet a fiery end?
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
One Page Monday #33: A Familiar Skin. Parasite Bingo gets under your skin. #onepagerpg #onepagemonday #rpg #journaling #bingo #parasite
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One Page Monday #33: A Familiar Skin
Playing Bingo with a Parasite
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One Page Monday #32: The Cursed Wandering Library. A follow up to a journaling classic. Do things get darker? #journaling #rpg #ttrpg
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One Page Monday #32: The Cursed Wandering Library
Your library is now cursed. Does it get more horrific?
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One Page Monday #31: Glyphcrawl is one of the most unique games I've come across. It's wordless, and I try to figure out how to play it. Don't think I've done a good job of it. Can you? #rpg #solo
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One Page Monday #31: Glyphcrawl, or umm what rules?
A wordless RPG. Can you figure it out?
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Ravensridge Emporium ➡️ Pax Aus @ravensridgeco.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We're running some games of One Thousand Rats Devour a City in our discord! If you wanna come and try your hand at destroying a city and running a rat colony, why not jump in? discord.com/invite/VEtVq...
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Join the The Ravens Nest Discord Server!
Check out the The Ravens Nest community on Discord - hang out with 592 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
One Page RPG Jam 2026 just ended, with 600+ entries. I tried a few of them and here are my thoughts! (And yes, I'm not going to do hyperbole like SIX GAMES YOU HAVE TO TRY etc.) #onepagerpg #solo #rpg
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One Page Monday #30: Six Games I tried from One Page RPG Jam 2026
A fragmented view of several fractured entries
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
One Page Monday #29: Lagomorpha - A Solo Journaling Adventure. You've been transformed into a hare. Document your journey back to becoming human. A One Page RPG Jam entry for 2026. #onepagerpg #solo #journaling #rpg #bunny jayottersong.substack.com/p/one-page-m...?
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One Page Monday #29: Lagomorpha - A Solo Journaling Adventure
Another medieval bunny adventure
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
One Page Monday #28: 5-min-e. A 5 minute micro-RPG when you're swamped by deadlines #solo #ttrpg #microrpg
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One Page Monday #28: 5-min-e
Got five minutes? Then play this micro-RPG and go on a quest!
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Wong Koi Hin @koihin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Starting my bsky journey with a share on art of Russ Nicholson. #fantasyart #fantasygaming www.threads.com/@koireadswri...
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Koi Reads & Writes (@koireadswrites) on Threads
Fantasy art was a big part of my love of fantasy growing up. One of my favourite artist was Russ Nicholson. His black and white illustrations were filled with details, the kind that makes you linger o...
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
One Page Monday #27: Polaroid by Myrmidont. A solo sketch and stick solo journaling game from this year's One Page RPG Jam. Can Joe find out what's going on in his town? #onepagerpg #solo #journaling #1pRPGJam
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One Page Monday #27: P.O.L.A.R.O.I.D.
Joe goes looking for spooky stuff, but the spooky stuff finds him...
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Always satisfying when you have a physical product in hand. And do you know what an Ecdysiast is? open.substack.com/pub/jayotter...? #bookmark #rpg
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The Words You Carry: House of Leaves
Trying out my bookmark oracle
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
One Page RPG Jam 2026 starts on Monday, so here's a look at my recommendations for the games I played from previous iterations of the Game Jam. #solo #ttrpg #onepagerpg
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My favourite games from the One Page RPG Jam 2020-2025
Looking back on the games I've tried and seven games I'd recommend
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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 10/07/2026
The council has spoken. The name has been chosen. The dragon has been introduced...🐉 After much deliberation, we are delighted to reveal the official RPG Trader guardian dragon: Reginald P. Goodfellow (though you, his friends, may call him Reggie) As for the "P", let your imaginations run wild!
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
One Page Monday #25: Styx. Can Eurydice escape Hades in this excellent one-page RPG from Ravensridge Press? #onepagerpg #rpg #hades #solorpg
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One Page Monday #25: Styx
Eurydice decides to go it alone
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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 29/06/2026
⚠️ IMPORTANT BUSINESS! ⚠️ Our RPG Trader dragon mascot needs a name. Hit us with your best (or most ridiculous) suggestions. 🐉👇 Props to the amazing @penflower-ink.bsky.social for this ^epic^ creation.
A green hand-drawn dragon wearing a red bow-tie and a cute grin in a square with yellow background.
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SOLOIST VENTURE (she/they) @soloistventure.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I LOVE a good game loop. I think they are ESSENTIAL for a fun solo ttrpg session! 😄 Here, I cover a couple tips: 1. You won't find the "perfect" system out there. 2. Take inspo from other games you enjoy! 3. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN. #solottrpg youtu.be/a4hanDda01A?...
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Stop Searching for the "Perfect" Solo TTRPG for a "Perfect" Session | How I build Game Loops!
YouTube video by SOLOIST VENTURE
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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 25/06/2026
🎲 Initiative rolled. The bundle is LIVE!💥 This ^EPIC^ bundle is free to claim. If you find value in the bundle and want to support the creators behind it, you can contribute any amount. Earnings shared equally amongst creators featured in the bundle.🫶 rpg-trader.com/products/102...
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Free RPG Day 2026 Bundle on RPG Trader
Over $1,000 worth of digital and print content from more than 250 creators all across the RPG Trader community.
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A great PWYW bundle for Free RPG Day. #ttrpg #rpg #solo
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
One Page Monday #23: Victory Garden. Grow plants and send them to war. Uh what? A One Page RPG that's surreal and poignant. #onepagerpg #solo #journaling
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One Page Monday #23: Victory Garden
Raise plants. Send them to war. Say what?
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Shawn Tomkin @shawntomkin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I posted the first (early) alpha playtest for Ironsworn: Legacies (Ironsworn 2e-ish). Playtests are limited to the Discord for now, but you can join us: discord.gg/8bRuZwK The lovely (but preliminary) sketches shown below are by @joshmeehanart.bsky.social. The rest is a bit of a mess. Early days!
A composite of several pages from the Ironsworn: Legacies playtest. Includes are pages from the Action Aodex (Journey and Fight), pages from the Encounter Codex (Undying), and a page of rules from the Core Reference.
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Playtesting the Alpha of Ironsworn Legacies, a followup to Ironsworn. Lots of stuff to like about the system, even at this early stage. #ironsworn #rpg #solo
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Ironsworn Legacies Alpha Playtest: A priest, a healer, and a donkey travel to a village...
Back to the Ironlands and tempting fate
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Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony @lackingceremony.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Quiet Year is now back in stock no matter where you live! The Quiet Year is an award-winning map-making game about building community after the collapse. It comes in a little box with everything you need to play. And it's back in stock in the US! store.buriedwithoutceremony.com/products/the...
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The Quiet Year (box set)
The Quiet Year is a map game. You define the struggles of a community living after the collapse of civilization, and attempt to build something good within their quiet year. Every decision and every a...
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
One Page Monday #13: Vampires & Claymores. Play a Vampire in an effective fast system while inventing your own history and lore. #ttrpg #solo #vampire #onepagerpg
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One Page Monday #13: Vampires & Claymores
Bloodsuckers and Highlander do mix
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
One Page Monday #12: Tricube Tales - Tales of the City Guard. Channeling the Pratchett and trying to arrest the wizard that put a tower right in the middle of the market! #solo #ttrpg #tricubetales #pratchett
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One Page Monday #12: Tricube Tales - Tales of the City Guard
When you can't help but bring the Pratchett
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
One Page Monday #11: 31 Floors Up. Like Dread, but another PC dies? Played this solo so can't vouch how it'll play with more players, but the rules are kind of confusing even though there's some good prompts. #ttrpg #solo
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One Page Monday #11: 31 Floors Up
Dread... but another PC dies
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Trying out my entry for the Bookmark RPG Jam with Ken Liu's novel All That We See or Seem. Lots of inspiration for a cyberpunk campaign. #ttrpg #bookmark #bookmarkrpg #scifi #oracle
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Words You Carry: All That We See or Seem
Joining the Cartographers Obscura
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
One Page Monday #10: Michigan Dogman. Hunt the infamous cryptid. Or is it hunting you?
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One Page Monday #10: Michigan Dogman
Hunting for a cryptid without falling into the Great Lakes
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
One Page Monday #9: Spindlejack - Drifting and delivering in the Citizen Sleeper Universe. #solorpg #boardgame #ttrpg #citizensleeper
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One Page Monday #9: Spindlejack
Drifting and Delivering in the world of Citizen Sleeper
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A great interview with Adrian Tchaikovsky, and how his RPG experience helps his writing. And that voice... #rpg #scifi #adriantchaikovsky
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How to Write Absurdly Well — Adrian Tchaikovsky
YouTube video by David Perell
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Fight through the tower to face a wizard, if you don't get chopped to pieces first. #ttrpg #onepage
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One Page Monday #8: Ironbound
Fight through the dungeon to face a wizard, if you don't get chopped to pieces first
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Made something for the Bookmark Jam and a Kal-Arath supplement. Then it’s off to a dungeon with my kobold princess(?) in a barrel! #rpg #ttrpg #solo
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One Page Monday #6: Princess with a Cursed Sword, TTRPG Bookmark Jam, and The Lost Archipelago
Can a kobold in a barrel find her purpose? Also a bookmark to carry words and a Kal-Arath supplement
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Made something for the #bookmarkJam this year. The Words You Carry is a bookmark where you save words or short phrases from the books you've read and use them as an oracle for future games. PWYW. davechua.itch.io/the-words-yo... #bookmark #rpg #words #books
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The Words You Carry by Chaos Drake Press
Save the words from books you read to create an oracle for future games
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Ooh this looks interesting!
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
A 100% off 11 games sale from Pandion Games. Reminds me that I need to do my writeup of Whisper in the Walls. #ttrpg #sale #solo
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Holiday Thank You Sale by Pandion Games
A sale by Pandion Games, 100% off 11 games
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
In the far future, there is only war... and trying to keep two factions from destroying the planet you've just conquered. Can Kurgan of the Ghost Bears be nice and keep the peace? A solo playthrough of Grant Howitt's Nice Marines. jayottersong.substack.com/p/one-page-m... #ttrpg #rpg #solo
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One Page Monday #5: Nice Marines
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war... and bureaucracy.
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
A web implementation of Eleventh Beast. eleventh-beast-web-implementation.onrender.com Makes me want to try it again. My playthrough of the game for Spooky Season jayottersong.substack.com/p/solo-spook... #ttrpg #solo #medieval #spookyseason
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Solo Spooky Season #9: Eleventh Beast
Here we go hunting the Black Banshee of Southwark
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Wonderfully informative video! More countries should support young people's clubs. #ttrpg #morkborg #rpg
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We need to talk about Swedish TTRPGs
YouTube video by Weird Place
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
One Page Monday #3: The Cat in a Horror Movie by The Horned Sphinx. Kitty takes on an alien and plays blackjack to protect its owner. #solorpg #rpg #blackjack #cat #alien #catvsalien
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One Page Monday #3: The Cat in a Horror Movie
Kitty takes on alien and plays poker
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Maggie 🇵🇸 @magathachristie.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This play-through really warmed my heart, and I’m so honored and pleased that @jayottersong.bsky.social chose to play it!
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
One Page Monday #2: Simple Walks by Maggie Mahoney @magathachristie.bsky.social . You've RPed as a space marine, wizard, but have you RPed as a bridge? A lovely journaling game about a day in the life of a bridge. #rpg #solo #journaling #cozy #onepagerpgs #cozyrpg #comfort
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One Page Monday #2: Simple Walks
A day in the life of a bridge
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I'm starting a new series, posting play reports of One Page RPGs every Monday. First up is a wonderful journaling game from the perspective of a Pokemon, or rather, Wildkin, called Wildkin. jayottersong.substack.com/p/one-page-m...
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One Page Monday #1: Wildkin
Pokemon journaling and guess my favourite Pokemon
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Jay Ottersong @jayottersong.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Hello! I'm Jay Ottersong, writer and player of games. I write about RPGs, mainly solo stuff, at jayottersong.substack.com
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RPG Otter | Substack
RPG Otter is a substack about TTRPGs. Mainly solo and journaling RPGs, but other systems as well. Click to read RPG Otter, a Substack publication. Launched 3 months ago.
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