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Joe Raso

@joeraso.bsky.social
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he/him. dad. husband. gamer. RPG designer. trying to squeeze money from electrons. lead producer at Ghostfire Gaming. thoughts posted herein are my own.

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Will Doyle @beholderpie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Might even finally write this one up!
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Look at this cool new book I just got, written by the masterful @themonstersknow.com! Think I'll have some fun reading over the weekend!
Cover image of "Remonstered! The Monsters Know What They're Doing" by Keith Ammann
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Jeff Stevens Games @jeffstevensgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...
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Threats of the Timescape - Scourges of Space for Draw Steel
Get notified when Threats of the Timescape - Scourges of Space for Draw Steel launches on BackerKit!
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ghostfire will soon be launching our next Kickstarter: The Seeker's Guide to Dreaded Demigods! -Twisted Taverns gave your table somewhere to drink. -Enchanting Emporiums gave them somewhere to spend. -Dreaded Demigods gives them somewhere to die! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
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Coming soon: The Seeker's Guide to Dreaded Demigods
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 10/09/2026
1,000 follows on the Pre-Launch page! See you all next Tuesday, September 15!!! 🗡️🐕 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hit...
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Coming soon: Fetch My Blade: A Solo Journaling Roleplaying Game
You are the dog of a retired legendary master, tasked to retrieve your master’s blade in time for their final duel. For 1-4 Players.
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I made the mistake of looking at a “Golden Oldie” playlist today… ☠️
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ghostfire's launched a new crowdfund for a reprint and expansion of Aberration, a fun tower-defense board game set in Grim Hollow. I've had great fun playing it with friends at recent cons. Check it out! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Aberration: Oblivion's Embrace Expansion & Reprint by Ghostfire Gaming - Gamefound
A cooperative tower defense board game of horror and survival! Can you survive the night?
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E. R. F. Jordan 🏳️‍⚧️ PROXY, available now! @erfjordan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hey, y'all—need your TTRPGs edited to be clearer, more accurate, and more consistent? I can do that for you! —check out my rates on my portfolio below, —reach out to the email in my bio for details, or —hit the rest of this thread for a few examples of books I've edited. erfjordan.carrd.co#two
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E. R. F. Jordan
E. R. F. Jordan's TTRPG portfolio
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Lyla @lyla.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My team (Cosmere RPG) is prepping for the ☁️🪙Mistborn release 🪙☁️. I want to highlight the folks who MAKE our games (designers/editors/art) and talk handbook design, adventure design, playtesting, worldbuilding, etc. If you do interviews/reviews, large or small, and want to have us on; DM or reply!
Spread showing team members, labeled "Cosmere Roleplaying Game 2026 Yearbook"

LYDIA SUEN
LEAD DESIGNER

ANDREW FISCHER
LEAD DESIGNER

LYLA FUJIWARA
PROJECT &
ADVENTURE LEAD

ROSS LEISER
SENIOR DESIGNER

MERIC MOIR
RPG DIRECTOR

IMOGEN GINGELL
DESIGNER

LAURA HIRSBRUNNER
LEAD EDITOR

ELI SCOVILL
EDITORPage with profile pictures reading "RPG Team Contributors"

BASIL WRIGHT
SENSITIVITY COORDINATOR

BROOKE WHITNEY
WRITER

MICHAEL PAYLOR
WRITER

MAX BROOKE
DESIGNER

CHRIS HOPPER
GRAPHIC DESIGNER

AL SPADER
WRITER

PAM PUNZALAN
DESIGNER

KARINGTON HESS
WRITER

MATT WIENS
WRITER

SHU QING TAN
WRITER

SHAWN TOMKIN
WRITER & DESIGNER

MATT CLICK
WRITER & DESIGNER

YVONNE HSIAO
WRITER

ACE BALDWIN
WRITER

SEBASTIAN YUE
EDITOR

AUDREY VAIL
SOCIAL MEDIA
COORDINATOR
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 13/08/2026
Eight days left on the JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED RPG campaign on Gamefound. I’m the developing editor on this project and I’d like to say a little more about it so that maybe you’ll go back it if you haven’t already. gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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DC Justice League Unlimited Roleplaying Game by D20 Culture - Gamefound
Live your ultimate superhero dream with the Justice League Unlimited RPG! Fight alongside Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman—or play as the icons themselves. Join the world's greatest superhero team a...
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
An awesome new trailer for an upcoming Aberration expansion, Ghostfire’s engaging tower defence board game set in Grim Hollow. Check it out! youtu.be/6xJafKkml18?...
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Aberration - Board Game Trailer | Grim Hollow
YouTube video by Ghostfire Gaming
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 04/08/2026
Going to Gamehole Con? If you're a POC and make TTRPG content, join @lyla.bsky.social and me at the POC Industry Dinner, sponsored by @montecookgames.com and @brotherwisegames.bsky.social! Meet creators, find mentorship, grow our industry. 🌽 Apply by 8/23: bit.ly/ghcpoc26 🌽
Gamehole Con 13 Logo, Monte Cook Games Logo, Cosmere Roleplaying Game Logo, Plotweaver Logo, with advertisement for the POC Industry Dinner Open Application that reads:


POC Industry Dinner

Gamehole Con is hosting a POC (people of color) Industry Dinner! This dinner is an opportunity to meet other amazing creators, find mentorship, and grow our diverse industry.

Seating is limited. If you are attending Gamehole Con, are a POC, and have created tabletop content of any size-including self-published work-please apply: https://bit.ly/ghcpoc26

Apply by August 23
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Lyla @lyla.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Have GenCon con crash or FOMO? Checkout Gamehole Con! If you're a POC and make TTRPG content, @glyphtide.games and I run the POC Industry Dinner, sponsored by @montecookgames.com and @brotherwisegames.bsky.social Meet creators, find mentorship, grow our industry. 🌽 Apply by 8/23: bit.ly/ghcpoc26 🌽
Gamehole Con 13 Logo, Monte Cook Games Logo, Cosmere Roleplaying Game Logo, Plotweaver Logo, with advertisement for the POC Industry Dinner Open Application that reads:


POC Industry Dinner

Gamehole Con is hosting a POC (people of color) Industry Dinner! This dinner is an opportunity to meet other amazing creators, find mentorship, and grow our diverse industry.

Seating is limited. If you are attending Gamehole Con, are a POC, and have created tabletop content of any size-including self-published work-please apply: https://bit.ly/ghcpoc26

Apply by August 23
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Andrew B. @swordcompass.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This had little to do with me, but still feels great to know that both the Devoured Labyrinth and Grim Hollow Campaign Guide completely sold (each) at both of their booths. People have my words - yay!
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Lyla @lyla.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Boosting this again! Come work with me! The Cosmere team has an open call for writers and a part time game design position. If you're interested in either, the application is open till end of day August 5th.
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Mike Underwood @mikerunderwood.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thanks so much to everyone that came by to hear about and talk all things Hope Dies Last! You can follow the project at gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Hope Dies Last by Infinite Citadel - Gamefound
A triptych of Daggerheart-compatible campaign frames where defiant heroes fight against overwhelming odds. Heroic Fantasy, Cyberpunk, and Space Opera frames bring whole new worlds, enemies, and mechan...
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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (320 pages, published by Wizards of the Coast in 2001) was $39.95. That is the equivalent in purchasing power to $75 today. If your 300-ish page print ttRPG is less than $75? You are under-charging. #RealGameIndustry
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d20play @d20play.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
We get to chat with the WotC D&D Community manager Tuesday at 7pm EDT. I hope you can join us! youtube.com/live/BHDxk5p...
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The DnD COMMUNITY with WotC's D&D Community Manager LaTia Jacquise - d20play Live 105
YouTube video by d20play
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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 03/07/2026
Heartfelt thanks to the 2026 ENnie Award judges for nominating MAKING ENEMIES in the categories of Best Aid/Accessory and Best Writing! bsky.app/profile/enni...
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Thrilled to learn that two big projects from Ghostfire that I helped produce are nominated for Ennies this year -- Monsters of Drakkenheim and Grim Hollow Campaign Guide! It's always great to see the hard work of our project teams be recognized! ennie-awards.com/2026-nominees/
Grim Hollow Campaign Guide coverMonsters of Drakkenheim cover
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Baldman Games @baldmangames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Behold! The amazing authors who wrote the adventures for the Realms of Ferrond! Thanks to all those who played in their premieres at Origins!
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 20/06/2026
Join in the (semi-)cooperative fun! itch.io/jam/chainlin...
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CHAINLINKED Game Jam
A game jam from 2026-04-02 to 2026-10-04 hosted by Glyphtide Games. What’s this? The goal of the CHAINLINKED Game Jam is to encourage players, GMs, and game designers to create their own content for t...
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
One of the exciting projects we've been busy with at Ghostfire Gaming was just announced by Wizards of the Coast! We were incredibly lucky to work with the White Wolf team to bring a little piece of their World of Darkness to D&D Beyond in July '26! www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2195-q...
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Brian F'n Patterson @d20monkey.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
And no, I have no shame on this now. If you know someone at these places, I’ll take a referral all day. Brianfnpatterson.com
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The Art of Brian Patterson
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Baldman Games @baldmangames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Hear from the author, Graham Ward himself, about the Beyond the Delven Door! Come play it at this month’s BMG Virtual D&D Weekend: baldman.link/VDDW-Tix
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Jeffrey S. Mueller @themightyjerd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Hey #Shadowdark folks, if you are looking for a new adventure to run check out my latest - "The Curse of Stoneshatter Tomb" over on DriveThruRPG. Available in PDF, Print on Demand, and for Foundry VTT. #TTRPG #OSR www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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The Curse of Stoneshatter Tomb - Jerd Productions | DriveThruRPG
When the leaders of a mysterious band of brigands are captured, rumors of their secret lair spread quickly—an abandoned dwarven tomb, deep in the mountains. Who will be the first to explore this tomb,...
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 02/05/2026
Low-stakes boothing this morning! Then running games of PREQUEL and Chain×Link this afternoon!
Humble booth setup displaying Fetch My Blade, Eststate of Play, Prequel, and Chainlink
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Brian F'n Patterson @d20monkey.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Insurance denied my claim for the BP/Heart ER visit, so I’ll be opening up commissions again and taking as much work as I can. Brianfnpatterson.com
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The Art of Brian Patterson
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 19/04/2026
Chain×Link has been nominated for 3 IGDN Groundbreaker Awards! Best Graphic Design Most Innovative Game of the Year Grateful to share space on the list of nominees with so many amazing games and creators! www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers
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Indie Groundbreakers Awards — Indie Game Developer Network
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Leon Barillaro @barilleon.com · 02/04/2026
Dig through the ditches and check out my liches and playtest the first of my drag-UAs #wotcstaff
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 02/04/2026
We have 7 participants so far! If you've ever wanted to make your own (semi-)cooperative TTRPG, consider delving into the Chain×Link system and see if anything inside inspires you!
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Great insights for tabletop rpg creators too. When the space you love to create in is not awash in cash, you need careful planning and a lot of hard work to make it a liveable career. Most overnight successes I’ve heard of required 20 years of steady work to manifest.
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SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 21/03/2026
New to the #SoloRPG List: Fetch My Blade from @glyphtide.games Retrieve your master's fabled weapon before their final duel—and you're a dog! LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...
Cover for the Solo journaling game TTRPG: Fetch My Blade. In amongst the title test are silhouettes of two swords on the horizontal, with a silhouette of a dog running across the top of one and another dog running upisode down along the underside of the second. In the background is a scratchy silhouette of a dog carrying a sword in its mouth
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Mike Underwood @mikerunderwood.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Presenting - the cover for Bastion of Hope, my campaign frame of defiant fantasy, for use with the Daggerheart rules! Cover art by @shmaba.bsky.social and cover design by @andrewbeauman.com. Pdf forthcoming in Spring 2026 on DTRPG, itch.io, and Heart of Daggers
Cover for Bastion of Hope, a campaign frame for use with the Daggerheart rules.
Against a poison green background, four heroes in red look up as they face a massive green dragon perched upon an obelisk.
Text at top: "From one of the designers of Daggerheart - Mike Underwood"
Below: Bastion of Hope (typographical logo)
At bottom: A campaign frame of defiant fantasy
with the Daggerheart-compatible wordmark and logo
Art by @shmaba.bsky.social and cover design by @andrewbeauman.com
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Mike Underwood @mikerunderwood.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Post going live in less than half an hour!
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I’ll be back at Breakout Con this year. I’m running season 1 of our Grim Hollow org play adventures, and I’m always happy to chat about RPG design and publishing! Come say hi if you’re there too!
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 21/02/2026
PREQUEL, the tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice. Glyphtide.games/prequel
Cover of PREQUEL against a background of fantasy objects.
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Ethan @glyphtide.games · 27/01/2026
Exploit tools of tyranny to support your rebellions and invoke ancient rites to escape this megadungeon with your closest rivals! Play Chain×Link, a semi-cooperating dungeon-defying RPG! Buy it here: glyphtide.games/chainxlink/
Spread of the game with the headings Goals, Special Abilities, and Opportunity. Full-page art of three breakers cooperating to fend off a monster.
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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Finished Stranger Things and Want to try D&D? How to get started, learn the rules, pick a starting adventure, find players, and become a DM. (Spoiler footage from the D&D games across the series.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-rO... #DnD #StrangerThings
The words "Stranger Things, Now Play D&D" appear In the red glowing font used in the Stranger Things TV series.
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Mike Underwood @mikerunderwood.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I'm running a charity game of Daggerheart to raise funds for Feeding America *today!* Watch live at 5pm EST/2pm PST at twitch.tv/revealingtoomuch !
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Matt DeMino @mattdemino.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
2025 was an interesting year, probably the best year I've ever had both professionally and personally. I've done a lot of art direction the past few years, but this year I finally felt all the gears lock into place and I really found my stride. Guess I don't have to wait long - Cheers to 2026 🥂
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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Having a great time exploring Ottawa. The national gallery is impressive!!!
Parliament and the eternal flameExploring the national galleryLooking out from the national gallery onto parliament hill
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Shawn Merwin @shawnmerwin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Just a day left to back Dungeons of Drakkenheim for Daggerheart. It's been a pleasure to watch one of the designers on the Daggerheart game (Mike Underwood) and the @dungeondudes.bsky.social bring an amazing setting and adventure site to this new game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dun...
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Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart
The ENNIE Award winning adventure redesigned for Daggerheart. Levels 1-10 eldritch horror Campaign where Hope dies and Fear reigns.
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Demiplane @demiplane.com · 21/11/2025
The power of Ghostfire Gaming + Dungeon Dudes + Darrington Press + Demiplane Team? Match made in Drakkenheim, tbh. 💜
Dungeons of Drakkenheim on the Daggerheart NEXUS
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Spenser Starke @spenserstarke.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
ITS HAPPENING 🔥🔥🔥
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Lyla @lyla.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Happy #PAXU for those who celebrate! I'm not there, but Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical TTRPG 🎤✨ is and the @ipr.bsky.social booth is staffed by my local gamestore, Pandemonium 🤩 Check out booth 3701
PAXU con map showing the IndiePress Revolution Booth (3701) next to Pandemonium Books and Games (3800). Near Friendly Skeleton/Creatist Games (3709)
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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The #CORE20RPG is a new approach to d20 fantasy, built on a foundation of freeform characters with no classes and no levels. It turns the aging “pass/fail” core d20 mechanic into fuel for shared storytelling — and you can play for free right now! core20rpg.blogspot.com/p/the-core20... 1/
The covers of the CORE20 playtest PDFs, with art with Xavier Beaudlet. The “Playtest Player’s Guide” features an adventurer and their white tiger companion looking out at a haunted tower. The “Playtest Magic Grimoire” features an adventurer stepping into a glowing portal in a dark forest. The “Playtest GM Guidelines” features a shadowy archway opening up into a jungle ruin. And the “Playtest Creature Package” features a red dragon awaiting an adventurer standing in the entrance to their cavern lair.
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Matt@OFP + Dungeon Delve @oddfairpress.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Greetings friends! Here are a bunch of the latest games from a handful of TTRPG publishers found at this years GameHole Con! ... Indies, biggies, zines, books, games, campaigns, supplements, and more! chaoticanwriter.com/7-new-ttrpg-...
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7 New TTRPG Experiences from GameHole Con 2025 - Chaotican Writer
Showcasing the latest tabletop roleplaying games from: Ghostfire Gaming, Splattered Ink Games, Wet Ink Games, Bright Bard Games, Storytellers Forge, Need Games, and Critical Kit Ltd!
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Shawn Merwin @shawnmerwin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The Dungeons of Drakkenheim for Daggerheart Kickstarter launches in 24 hours. If you like free minis or STL files, you still have time to follow the KS before launch. Very excited for this project! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dun...
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Coming soon: Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart
The ENNIE Award winning adventure redesigned for Daggerheart. Levels 1-10 eldritch horror Campaign where Hope dies and Fear reigns.
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