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Matthew Bradford

@mathewbradford.bsky.social
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Lead and sole designer of Clutch TTRPG and Coven TTRPG. Allergic to peanuts. Probably insane. Tumblr hypothetical-karma.tumblr.com Itch.io matthew-bradford.itch.io

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
this is the most video game villain coded shot I think I've ever seen irl
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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"How did you get into TTRPGs" My dad ran me in "Keep on the Borderlands" converted into Pathfinder First Edition when I was eleven. The next game I played I believe was Fate Core around three years later.
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Dr. Z's Tomb of Terror @zigmenthotep.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes, Gary Gygax was a horrible person, but playing or otherwise supporting D&D doesn't automatically mean you support his terribly views and actions. It means you support the terrible views and action of Hasbro.
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I still owe nearly 700 dollars for rent. it is 7pm, I don't have long to pay it
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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The title art for my upcoming rpg Coven. A game about playing Witches of the modern day inspired World of Darkness. Art done by @nerdywhispers.bsky.social
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I spent three months making a TTRPG: What was it like? www.patreon.com/Nerdywhisper...
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My first three months making a TTRPG | Nerdywhispers
making money is freaking hard, man. before we begin hi! im paisley/nerdywhispers, game designer and author of the blog post youre about to r
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're at 25/750! Anything helps <3 #carvedfrombrindlewood #ttrpg
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
even more illustrations for under hollow hills characters! #illustrations #ttrpg #underhollowhills (I'm still trying to make rent, if you can support me, anything helps)
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The split between player/GM and GM'd/GMless hurts our understanding of player roles in ttrpgs, and our design. They are false binaries that we sort games into based on what "feels right," without actually being very useful terms for understanding dynamics in play beyond a base level.
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NOW PLAYING DUNGEON TOUR TRAILER - "Everything matters."
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
look at some of these cool illustrations i did! they were commissions for an Under Hollow Hills campaign! #illustration #commission #ttrpg
Burning Jack, a kind-eyed older gentleman dressed in fancy red clothes.Willow Briar, a performer in grandiose purple and gold clothing and large antlers.
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ko-fi.com/nerdywhisper... Hi! I'm still a very big chunk of money away from making rent, which is due on the 30th. I make TTRPGs, but I continue to be unemployed after having to leave my day job back in July. If you can, helping by donating would be massively appreciated. #mutualaid
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Become a supporter of Nerdywhispers today!
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"My veins are wires, my eyes are burned in. It hurts." Now Playing Dungeon Tour is a hostile, depressed roleplaying game that follows a group of twenty year olds investigating a haunted game which follows them home. Find the playtest materials here: nerdywhispers.itch.io/now-playing-...
A girl sits beside a pure-red mirror copy of herself, with various papers and technology scattered on the ground. One of these reads "MISSING: Our Son Is Missing" The words "Now Playing Dungeon Tour" are in the center.
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hello! I still don't have a job! And rent is due in 5 days! If you want to help out a native american transfem artist, please consider tipping or donating at ko-fi.com/nerdywhisper... to help me afford rent, or buying my games at nerdywhispers.itch.io. #ttrpg #mutualaid #art
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
outta my way gaygirl i'm boutta liberate my physical self from this digital shell! hopital #nowplayingdungeontour #carvedfrombrindlewood nerdywhispers.itch.io/now-playing-dungeon-tour/devlog/1676522/v06-the-hopital-update
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V0.6 - The Hopital Update
Added 4th Mystery, The Coughing Game [TW: Illness] Added the 4th Layer of Dungeon Tour, In Raining Hospice. Added a 5th Hero Playbook, The Merchant. Added 3 new Bughunter Moves. Rework of The Sleeples...
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hi, once again, the end of the month comes near: I still remain unemployed, with no steady source of income. If you want to support me, and help me keep on living, please consider commissioning me, donating to my ko-fi, or signing up for my patreon. ko-fi.com/nerdywhisper... #mutualaid
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hi! As the later half of the month rolls around, I continue to be unemployed. If you want to support me and help me make rent, you can commission me over at my Ko-Fi I'm an illustrator and game designer with a passion for texture and fantasy #commissions #selfpromo ko-fi.com/nerdywhispers
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paisley ghostlywhispers @nerdywhispers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I did some concept cover art for @geckopirate.bsky.social's Eat the Reich supplement, ReVamped! #illustration #conceptart #ttrpg #eatthereich
Back cover: A containment pod spilling out neon green liquid, grungy and rusted.

Front cover: A glowing skeletal figure, Ashcroft, reaches out from the opened containment pod.
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026
The international chess Federation banned trans women from playing women's chess. CHESS. It's not about fairness. The fairness argument is intended to radicalize people into more violent forms of transphobia.
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mariowritesforyou.bsky.social @mariowritesforyou.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sneak Peek of the Full Version of CMT. A Lucha Libre RPG. Try the Free Quickstart! mariowritesforyou.itch.io/cmt-quickstart www.drivethrurpg.com//product/575... rpg-trader.com/products/752... #rpg #ttrpg #indierpg #indiettrpg #luchalibre #wrestling
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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I have updated my game Clutch. Read about the changes in this dev post on itch.io #ttrpg matthew-bradford.itch.io/clutch/devlo...
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Clutch Beta Release!
For the past few months I've been hammering out this new update, honing in on rule changes and balancing. But also, converting the document into Affinity from Google Docs. This has allowed me to put i...
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Properly have a name for my urban fantasy FitD thing
What happened to the Girls?
Dropout. Queer. Druggie transsexual slut. This is what they called you. Dead-end job, dead-end life, go to the bar and have a drink, get roofied, wake up in the bathroom bruised to shit without your wallet, cry a bit, go home and sleep.
Until She came into your life.
Adula Koskem Navire. A dream-beast, star-thing, She Who Puts Her Fingers In Your Eyes. She landed in a seedy bar on Hastings Street and she wanted you for herself. 
she got in your head. Pulled everything out except what she needed, twisted you until you broke, kissed you all over and set you down and gave you a knife. 
Someone brought Her here. She calls them Wizards. Fucking Wizards. Insomniac scavengers, oil-slick vagabonds of the dreamlands, men intent on harvesting what is rightfully hers.
Adula filled you up with herself. Hideaway girls, keeping Her secrets, a locked coffin for a brain, a safe with no key or code. But she’s diminished. A broken creature, a puddle that should be an ocean. The Wizards took so much from Her.
Get out there. Love, fuck, die, hate, cry. Take Her back.
What is This?
Alley Girls is a tabletop roleplaying game about a messy lesbian polycule living in a run-down flat somewhere downtown in The City, their brains infected by a dream-god who wants them to kill Wizards for her.
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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If I were in charge of Dark Sun 5.5E, I'd remove slavery, too. More precisely: I'd remove the word "slavery". I'd have every city-state call it by a different name, under a different legal framework: Indentured servants; Prison work gangs; Bondspeople; No-rights contract workers; etc. 1/
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EUphoria Actual Play @euphoriaap.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our! Pitch form! Is! OPEN! tally.so/r/gDzBLD
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EUphoria Pitch Form 2026-27
Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is once again the game I've been most excited for for several years. It's worth grabbing
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I read this feedback a few days ago and was giggling for a good 10 minutes about it
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Five Points Games @fivepointsgames.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This is a fantastic reddit thread, now go tell people how awesome Blasting Off Again! and The Road is the Enemy are! #TTRPG #Indie #Itch.io www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...
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Jordan @gm-jordan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
If you buy a ttrpg book from the big name game, you help an executive increase profitability for shareholders. If you buy a ttrpg from a small indie designer, you help them pay their rent or feed their kid, etc.
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Jane @jane.meangirls.online · 28/07/2026
it turns out the reddit atheist was an important predator in the ecosystem
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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
hi we're comparatively pretty close to the next stretch goal for seven-part pact, which will see all the fantastic artists and editors who helped make seven-part pact a reality get a bonus! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
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Seven-Part Pact
A fantastical, ornate TTRPG from Possum Creek about the might and folly of powerful wizards bound by a venerable Pact.
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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Fallout with wizards
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mariowritesforyou.bsky.social @mariowritesforyou.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
mariowritesforyou.itch.io/cmt-quickstart Play my new wrestling roleplaying game! CMT. A Lucha Libre RPG. It's free, its fast, it's ferocious. Que vivan los Rudos! #TTRPG #indierpg #luchalibre #wrestling
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CMT. A Lucha Libre RPG. Quickstart. by Mario Writes for You
Wrestle Monsters, the Media and the Masses.
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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
i'm doing an AMA with @rubylavin.bsky.social over on r/rpg (with mod permission so it shouldnt violate the self-promo rules...), so come ask us questions about seven-part pact www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...
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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I want to eat these dice
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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
SEVEN-PART PACT, my fantastical ornate TTRPG about powerful wizards, asymmetrical board games, and the pressures of masculinity is now launching on kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
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Seven-Part Pact
A fantastical, ornate TTRPG from Possum Creek about the might and folly of powerful wizards bound by a venerable Pact.
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Seraphina Garcia Ramirez 🔜 PaxU @seraphina.diceexploder.com · 10/07/2026
Voting for the 2026 ENNIE Awards is live! I’m one of the candidates to be a judge next year, and I’m asking for your vote! In this thread I’ll explain what that means, why you should vote for me, and where you can read more of my thoughts on tabletop games. vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ 1/
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
There's something really grimly hilarious that in the artwork commission for my next game there's a "safe for work" version cover (for the web page) and an NSFW cover (for the uncensored pdf) The only difference between them of them is that in the SFW version there's extra blood covering the tits
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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My game didn't have enough mechanics related to preserving meat. I only have one mechanic, making jerky.
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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 04/07/2026
The ENNIEs are interesting because they are an aggressively fan/amateur award treated like an industry award. A reminder judges must not “have any professional relationship with any RPG publisher during the period for the six month prior & 12 months post becoming a judge”
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Been looking forward to this 👀 #GirlFrame #mechsploitation
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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Holy shit, this is so cool. I especially like that d20.
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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Rae is an amazing soul and a brilliant designer who has kept me sane through the worst moments of the past several years. he's my best friend in RPGs and i've been worried sick about him. please check out his games and support him in his recovery! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
From Open Media: What should Canada's modernized Privacy Act look like? We've been asking Canadians and on June 29, we're sharing what we heard. Join us live for expert insights, survey findings, and an open discussion. 👉 Sign up: openmedia.org/riff-raff-ju... @openmedia.org
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What do Canadians want from a modernized Privacy Act?
What should Canada's modernized Privacy Act look like? We've been asking Canadians and on June 29, we're sharing what we heard. Join us live for expert insights, survey findings, and an open discussio...
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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 28/06/2026
🎉 We're closing in on 4,000 downloads for the Free RPG Day Bundle! If you haven't grabbed it yet, there's still time - but only 2 days left. Pick it up for FREE, or choose PWYW to support the incredible creators behind the bundle. Don't miss out! 🎲👇 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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Matthew Bradford @mathewbradford.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hey everyone, this is a great bundle. It has a bunch of great stuff in it from a lot of creators. The best part is any money given to this is split amongst the designers who are featured.
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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 21/06/2026
🚨 The numbers are in... 🎲 252 creators 📚 261 products 💰 $1,100+ USD in value Hundreds of creators have come together to share their work, support the community, and celebrate Free RPG Day in style. 🌟 Recommend and add to your wishlist. This is going to be epic. ❤️ 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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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Oh damn there's a new expansion on the way for Wildsea. @mythworks.bsky.social amazing madly inventive TTRPG www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
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Coming soon: The Wildsea: Sourdown
Venture into the waves of the Wildsea again, this time to the fabled home of the tzelicrae: Sourdown.
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