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linktr.ee/WelcomeToTheJunkyard Ttrpg design/playing, Gaslands, song writing, painting minis, baseball, wargaming Games: Sent to the Stars, Be You Bold, The Basics, and more Novels: Hard Luck on an Asteroid, The Frozen Brain, and more. No LLM/GenAI

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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 6h
baronderopp.substack.com/p/a-wild-uni...
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A Wild Union Approaches!
Far too long has Hasbro treated Magic the Gathering like a money printing machine.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Autumn Harvest New Creators TTRPG Bundle: 39 items for $10.00 itch.io/b/3943/the-a...
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The Autumn Harvest New Creators TTRPG Bundle by ElBuenTocino and 23 others
The Autumn Harvest New Creators TTRPG Bundle: 39 items for $10.00
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Halloween Hijinks TTRPG: 52 items for $15.00 #ttrpg #tabletopgames #tabletopRPG itch.io/b/3936/hallo...
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Halloween Hijinks TTRPG by kumada1 and 37 others
Halloween Hijinks TTRPG: 52 items for $15.00
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The OSR as Applied Epistemology therpggazette.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/t...
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The OSR as Applied Epistemology
We’ll start by dealing with the big scary term first, since I can assure you it’s less complicated than it looks. Epistemology is simply the field of philosophy that addresses how knowl…
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
These are just my thoughts... I really don't know. If you're inspired to try something, hey, just try and go for it! 😅
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And there's maybe concern you'd work against yourself. Unless the player piece is dramatically cheaper, people prob just buy the whole thing. But then you run the risk, people only buy the player piece because it has all the rules and they think... I'm already a GM, I don't need that other thing.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sounds a lot like the difference between a player's handbook and a GM guide. But also notoriously, the PH is all that's really needed, the GM guide often seems extra. My opinion, just make one book.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Post from Bob World Builder - YouTube
Hey, nerds! If you liked this week's video on D&D survey data, check out this beefy "RPG Playstyle Survey" by @QuestingBeast 🐲 https://docs.google.com/forms/...
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
2 days left!! Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00 itch.io/b/3856/begin...
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Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs by kumada1 and 24 others
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00
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Falconian Productions @falconianp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you want the excellent FH Guide to Cults I lead the project for, this bundle includes it and costs the same as buying the singular PDF directly! Really good deal, #TTRPG folks!
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Fight in a Box @fightinabox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There's an RPG you can play with your dog! A beginner friendly journaling RPG were you go on walks with your dog and cast spells. #dog #ttrpg #rpg
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I saw a jam or a bundle of solar punk TTRPGs quite a while back and I feel like half of them (or more) were that. Now I'm trying to recall where that collection was...
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TanisGames @tanisgames.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My #MORKBORG adventure TREASURE ISLAND is live on @rpgtrader.bsky.social but even better it's part of a bundle rpg-trader.com/dashboard/bu... Get TREASURE ISLAND by me and 14 other adventures for only 2 bucks. Less than a cup of coffee can have your #ttrpg group gaming every night for a fortnight
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Fantasy Adventures Gallore! on RPG Trader
Join the bundle to add your products.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I def get what it means but I've never seen a - used that way in a ttrpg book. I think one issue is that I'd be concerned it was a dash or typo, where a + is more distinctive. I mean, using the - that way makes logical sense I think it's just not that common so might need to be explained in rules
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Chris Hutton - TTRPG Insider @ PAX Unplugged @newsnerd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As both a journalist and a sociology major, I LOOOOOOVE data and this is an interesting example of using data to answer those sorta philosophical/design questions in TTRPGs. It's an interesting read. By no means the final word but it's a start to a conversation.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
11 more days for this bundle... Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00 itch.io/b/3856/begin...
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Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs by kumada1 and 24 others
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00 itch.io/b/3856/begin...
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Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs by kumada1 and 24 others
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00
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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 08/09/2026
I made something new for MÖRKTOBER! Tenebrous is a 44-page guide full of random tables and inspiration to make dark and weird things for MÖRK BORG. #MÖRKTOBER #MÖRKBORG #morkborg #ttrpg #rpg #october #pumpkins #dark #weird
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Tenebrous for MÖRK BORG by Exeunt Press
Make weird things for MÖRK BORG
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
substack.com/@justindesch...
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Justin Deschamps (@justindeschamps)
I haven’t heard this take before about data centers. It’s spot on.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I have friends in my game group now saying DCC and meaning dungeon crawler Carl. I am confused every single time... Yeah, it's annoying
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SprintingOwlDesigns @sprintingowl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Twenty five TTRPG designers have joined forces to bring you this bundle! Get games about dragons, investigators, knights, chefs, and more for any price you choose. itch.io/b/3856/begin...
Beginner Friendly TTRPGs bundle logo
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I have a friend who works at a local library... Also someone I think would just enjoy the book .. I finished and was like, get this book on the shelf at the library, now!
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I read Flightless. Truly an excellent book. Did you finish it?
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is a great read
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Angelique Drummond @unbirthdayangel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We've gathered 98 zines from 59 creators for our third annual Free Zine Week Bundle. Each of these can be printed and folded into actual, physical zines! You can get the bundle free through September 6th here: itch.io/b/3842/free-... Any purchases are split among the participating creators.
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Deb Fuller @bigpuffingames.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Are you or someone you know #TTRPG curious? Want to sample a bunch of fun, simple games by amazing indie creators. Then this bundle is for you! Go to clown college, create your own library, compete as dinos, or make some new friends. There's something for everyone. itch.io/b/3856/begin...
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Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs by kumada1 and 24 others
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Dungeon Crawler Carl Is a Litmus Test for Whether You Actually Pay Attention
how thousands of people read the same books and somehow miss the entire screaming thesis
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
substack.com/@jonathanedw...
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Jonathan Edward Durham (@jonathanedwarddurham)
Checks out…
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
youtu.be/L7g7LSDSVxQ?...
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D&D's New Survey is Serious
YouTube video by Bob World Builder
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
substack.com/@jonathanedw...
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Jonathan Edward Durham (@jonathanedwarddurham)
Turns out the most punk rock things you can do are support your local library, be brave enough to make bad human art, and love the bees
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Mama Newt 🦎🎲 @luckynewtgames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Are you new to indie TTRPGs? Are you struggling to figure out where to start? Are you feeling hesitant to risk a bunch of money while figuring things out? Then this PWYW bundle is for you! itch.io/b/3856/begin...
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Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs by kumada1 and 24 others
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yeah totally. I play weekly with 7 friends, we try a variety of games, although started w 5e. None of them are online participating in the TTRPG discourse. And they don't care what anybody says about ttrpgs outside of our group.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Magical Kitties Save the Day
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John Power Jr. @johnpower.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
holy shit, I just found an incredible archive of UFO zines and magazines from around the world, some dating back to the 1950s. this is like Christmas come early. though also I have got so much to do right now so this absolutely could not have come at a worse time 🥴 files.afu.se/Downloads/?d...
the cover for the 1963  Autumn issue of the BUFORA Journal
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00 itch.io/b/3856/begin...
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Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs by kumada1 and 24 others
Beginner Friendly Pay What You Want TTRPGs: 38 items for $0.00
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Seamus Conneely of Cannibal Halfling Gaming @cannibalhalfling.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Data on Million-Plus RPG Crowdfunding Campaigns Crowdfunding began to change the RPG world in 2012, when Monte Cook Games campaigned Numenera. At the time Monte Cook was best known for his work at Wizards of the Coast, and a new game with new mechanics in an unfamiliar science-fantasy setting…
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The Data on Million-Plus RPG Crowdfunding Campaigns
Crowdfunding began to change the RPG world in 2012, when Monte Cook Games campaigned Numenera. At the time Monte Cook was best known for his work at Wizards of the Coast, and a new game with new mechanics in an unfamiliar science-fantasy setting was not what one would call a sure bet. On Kickstarter, though, the project gathered more than half a million dollars and made it clear that the DIY financing opportunities presented by crowdfunding were very real and very useful.
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Kaden 🥩 Stranger Still - Out Now!🥩 @kadenramstack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Anyway, heres a reminder to go rate ONE(1) game/ comic/ project on itch that you haven't before. Rating a game puts it directly in people's feed so they can discover it! Here's a handy link to use if you are already logged in itch.io/library/thin... #ttrpg | #indiegames | #indiecomics
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Julia L @calenmir.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hey everyone! Be sure to check this out; among the 107 other d6-only #TTRPGs is my post-apocalyptic horror game Unburied! It's a rules-light system meant to encourage teamwork and ingenuity in the face of enemies that can't be killed: only outfought, outrun, or outwitted... for a while...
Unburied
You Can Die.
The Undead Can't
Product of Calenmir's RPGs

A porcelain doll with red hair and a broken face reaches out to the viewer with a blood-spattered hand. In the background, highlighted against the blood-red sky, two silhouettes shamble ahead into the ruined city.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
rpgfeed.com/how-to-avoid...
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How To Avoid AI Art – A Helpful Guide For Indie TTRPG Creators – rpgfeed.com
Hey there. Elijah here. I used a lot of AI art when Midjourney first came out. Why on earth would I do that? Two reasons: Fast forward to today: I'm ripping AI
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I've been hanging out on Substack substack.com/@welcometoth...
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Welcome to the Junkyard | Substack
I make TTRPGs and write novels, and play guitar. JunkyardTornado.itch.io
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I'm interested jacke.substack.com/p/the-best-f...
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The best fantasy world-building game I've ever played just dropped
It's time for Worldwizard, baby
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
substack.com/@odinsongame...
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Beyond the hex
5 easy steps to make a map for your solo RPG sessions
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Some entertainment, right here open.substack.com/pub/ericpier...
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We Need to Talk About the 'Danzig - Mother 93 Live' Music Video
Three minutes in heaven
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
substack.com/@ericpierce/...
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Star Wars’ Original Sin Is Buried in the First Film
Darth Vader was dropping bombs but nobody listened
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Games for Scholarships: 324 items for $10.00 itch.io/b/3847/games...
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Games for Scholarships by jesthehuman and 159 others
Games for Scholarships: 324 items for $10.00
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And they're hitting you with many, many exclamation points. Possibly waiting for just a couple more art pieces or some shipping thing, and I'm thinking.... Noooo. Nobody will ever play this with me and I sure could use that $200 about now
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Find a bunch of stuff through my itch page. TTRPG adventures and games, one-page games, other stuff. Links to novels and poetry. Free or low cost. junkyardtornado.itch.io
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Agreed. Generally true for me, too. Occasionally I long for an extended sesh, maybe once or twice a year. But seems if I'm focused on the fantasy land more than that 3.5 hr span, the world starts to crumble, people in my real world demand my attention and I must go back.
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It's tough sometimes. I hope you work on it. That game may end up becoming somebody's favorite
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JunkyardTornado @junkyardtornado.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ya I have pals that love it. I read the first 2. I thought the action was a lot of fun, the world building to be mid. The loot boxes were endlessly annoying, everything I don't like about videogames. The jokes (usually) didn't land for me. I just have other stuff I'd rather read
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