Sign in

MeatCastle GameWare

@meatcastlegameware.com
2.5K followers 601 following 6.1K posts

Christian Sorrell - ENNIE Award-Winning TTRPG Writer & Editor meatcastlegameware.com He/They

PostsRepliesMedia
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 13h
If this happened to me, I would be hamming it up so hard in character. Fate would feel my blade for having conspired against me so! The first success I rolled would be a major turning point in the campaign. I'd love to have this problem. (Also... talk to the GM? Play a different game?)
Leaving a game because of bad luck?
Discussion
So, I've been in a game for about two months and a half, and I'm reaching my limit. I'm lucky to have a good group, and on the roleplay aspect we have a blast. But I dread the moment we start rolling dice.

In ten sessions I haven't landed a single hit, succeeded at any non-trivial exploration roll or even got the chance of using any class features. I've gotten one shot critted on the first round of combat, or been so down the initiative that combat is over before getting a turn. And I can handle having bad rolls. I like to keep things light and make failure as funny as possible to get something out of it. But it's been almost three months of it, and it's starting to wear me down. I don't wanna bring bad vibes to the table, but it would feel bad dropping off the game because of something out of the dm's control
161
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Scott | Scribbles & Dice Games @scribbles-and-dice.itch.io · 26/09/2026
A fullly-illustrated hex-map for a #Cataphract game. I was given free rein to add all sorts of weird points-of-interest throughout the map, so we've got all sorts of weird ruins, caves, giant birds, monster habitats, colossal fertility statues, and oversized vegetables.
An illustrated map of a fantasy land, designed as a "hex-crawl" map. It features a wide variety of detailed locations. The only label on the map is in the bottom right corner, reading "Zwijger."
611017
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 13h
Old Oak Games said "I'm listening..." and I've read the Quickstart which means I'm now working on a scenario pitch deck to send their way. 🩸🛤️
010
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 24/09/2026
I hated how DnD grid-n-minis combat slowed play to an absolute crawl - so I made a game that does it better. Unique attacks, no misses, set damage, a bond system, and more makes Tacticians of Ahm's combat all tactical killer, no boring filler. Get it here: meatcastlegameware.itch.io/tacticians-o...
meatcastlegameware.itch.io
Tacticians of Ahm: Tactical Roleplaying by MeatCastle GameWare
Tactical Roleplaying in a Digital Fantasy World
12411
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21h
Lots of cool/interesting answers to this one! Thanks folks!
100
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 29/09/2026
Photo zine has arrived!
Several copies of a pinkish sky photo zine called views from the edge showing a picture of pines and sunset and rock and wood mooring on the wayer
080
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu) @chaoclypse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey everyone! It's my birthday. I released some free stuff! It's covered in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDK3... Links below!
youtube.com
Hobby Vlog - it's my birthday so here's some free rpg stuff
YouTube video by Chaoclypse
186117
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 29/09/2026
What are the best (if any) TTRPGs with a big intentional power differential between players? I played in a few sessions of Star Wars: Force & Destiny a while back where one of us played a Padawan and one of us was a Master (who was leveled WAY up above the other from the start).
15176
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 29/09/2026
Big Walkin' once again - we're so close to 100% now!
A Big Walk train funeral procession
051
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Highland Paranormal Society @n8hps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just had to replace my water heater. It was a huge expensive pain. Please buy some shirts or games if you can www.bonfire.com/store/hps/
13215
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 28/09/2026
New week, new list: paid Patreon folks can see what I'm working on this week (and let me know what they're working on too)! www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
This Week in the MeatCastle: 9/28/26 | MeatCastle GameWare
Last week, I am happy to say I did two additional passes on the Tacticians of Ahm rulebook and sent the manuscript off to my editor, Jarret
000
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 28/09/2026
Wild of them to drop one of the worst mini game scenarios ever in the opening bits of Leda's Part 1 in Fire Emblem. Nothing in this game has made me want to just stop playing like this, lol. All the tactical enjoyment of the Cracker Barrel golf tee puzzle.
Cracker barrel golf tee puzzle
170
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Finished redrawing the The Golden Knight! This is 1 of 4 that will get dropped end of month to my Patrons. You can support me on patreon and have access to numerous royalty free pieces of art
27421
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 27/09/2026
Nearing the end of my first character in Fire Emblem, and it's becoming increasingly hard to envision me wanting to play 3 more of these tbh.
000
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 27/09/2026
Control Resonant rocks.
050
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 27/09/2026
These things are tough. I just don't think of stuff I enjoy in ranked lists and I tend to replace a lot of older stuff with newer experiences since me now often isn't the me that enjoyed those then, but here are some games that had a big impact on me across the years. I could easily do 4-5x this.
Outer wilds, fire emblem awakening, baldurs gate, eve online, harvest moon 64, control, dark souls, citizen sleeper, dota 2
1190
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 26/09/2026
Playing a bit of The Devil's Game tonight
Deck of Hobbit magic cards
2180
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
norgad.psd(*) 🗕 🗗 🗙 @norgad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Peep my newest module, Heartless Eternal! A pitcher-plant dungeon where you can leave whenever you want — all it costs is a lifetime. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/n...
32015
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 25/09/2026
Tacticians of Ahm rulebook manuscript is now sent off for editing! Made some good additional tweaks and add-ins on this last pass, I think. Trimmed some vestigial bits, clarified some rules, etc.
060
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 25/09/2026
Control (the first one) is a Top 5 game for me, but it's kinda wild how rose-tinted folks' glasses are when comparing it to Resonant (at least based on my experience with the game so far and listening to some reviews and such).
290
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 24/09/2026
Happy Control Resonant Day to those who celebrate!
Control Resonant title card screenshot
180
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Adam (spooky) @salsa-wits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I did whatever we’re calling pre-crowdfunding (slow-something? itchfunding?) for this a couple years ago and am delighted it’s coming to fruition. You too could be delighted, and for the lowest price you’ll see it at
111
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi, I’m Mike Meyers and there’s nothing “Shagadelic, baby!” about clinical depression
6470108
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 24/09/2026
This rocks.
030
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 24/09/2026
I hated how DnD grid-n-minis combat slowed play to an absolute crawl - so I made a game that does it better. Unique attacks, no misses, set damage, a bond system, and more makes Tacticians of Ahm's combat all tactical killer, no boring filler. Get it here: meatcastlegameware.itch.io/tacticians-o...
meatcastlegameware.itch.io
Tacticians of Ahm: Tactical Roleplaying by MeatCastle GameWare
Tactical Roleplaying in a Digital Fantasy World
12411
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 24/09/2026
For paid members over on Patreon ($3/month spots still available), I'm putting together weekly to-do lists for the TTRPG work (and play) I've got going on. This week: stuff for Tacticians of Ahm, Vaults of Vaarn, Realis, and... maybe Ink Ribbon? Read and find out! www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
This Week in the MeatCastle: 9/23/26 | MeatCastle GameWare
As a peak into what I'm toiling away at every week, I am starting a weekly MCGW To Do List post going over what's on my plate and how I'm pl
052
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 24/09/2026
For paid members over on Patreon ($3/month spots still available), I'm putting together weekly to-do lists for the TTRPG work (and play) I've got going on. This week: stuff for Tacticians of Ahm, Vaults of Vaarn, Realis, and... maybe Ink Ribbon? Read and find out! www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
This Week in the MeatCastle: 9/23/26 | MeatCastle GameWare
As a peak into what I'm toiling away at every week, I am starting a weekly MCGW To Do List post going over what's on my plate and how I'm pl
052
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 23/09/2026
A former The Meat Grinder project! I love the shape this game's taken in its final (beautiful) form.
0114
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 23/09/2026
Hey, if y'all need another stretch goal I know a guy who was born and raised in the Midwest just a short drive away from an evil pharmaceutical company who loves to write horror TTRPG adventures (the guy is me).
130
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 23/09/2026
I'm surprised we haven't seen more Wolves Upon The Coast-likes. We should! Wolves rocks and is ripe for setting hacks like this.
0243
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Haunted Table @hauntedtable.games · 22/09/2026
THE HOUSE EDGE is coming to Kickstarter on October 20th. Beat the odds and break containment in this endless dungeon crawl through a paranormal vault hidden beneath an '80s casino! FIST ruleset with a Triangle Agency story, made by the creators of both games. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hau...
The House Edge, coming to Kickstarter October 20th. The character Nobody, with blue skin and a body dissipating into sparkling smoke, holds two cards between his floating hands. He's wearing a casino dealer's outfit incorrectly, an old ratty cloak placed over it. Above the House Edge logo are three cards featuring strange people--a four-armed drummer, a crying guitarist with a guitar made of flowing water, and a powerful figure in a dancer's outfit with an icy disco ball for a head.
28542
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 22/09/2026
Rare configuration
Betty hanging cartoonishly across Andi who is bent in half and sleeping
0203
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
World Champ Game Co @worldchamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now available at worldchamp.io/store: 🔫 I AM A GUILLOTINE: a solo game of enacting political violence against a fascist figurehead. 📝 MANIFESTO: a solo journaling game of political extremism and news biases after the violence. 💀 HORROR GAMES: a compilation of 15 new terrifying tabletop games
three books propped up against a metal garage door. Left to right, the titles are Horror Games (an orange screaming face on white background), I Am A Guillotine (a dynamic drawing of a politician in crosshairs with a masked assassin on black background), and Manifesto (a wolf in black ink atop a photo of a person in a balaclava).
711244
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 22/09/2026
I'm reading Realis and now I want to play Realis.
170
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 22/09/2026
How are folks out there feeling about spiral-bound rulebooks for TTRPGs these days? I'm thinking about it for Tacticians of Ahm because the game relies for heavy on grids to show the attack patterns and such. It feels like being able to flip it open easily and have it lay flat be nice at the table.
18261
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21/09/2026
Tacticians of Ahm is back with a way-too-late update. Rulebook is near final and going to editing next week with more art and final layout coming thereafter. Starter adventure is going to editing shortly thereafter (manuscript is very near complete). meatcastlegameware.itch.io/tacticians-o...
meatcastlegameware.itch.io
Update #4 - Road to 1.0
Greetings Tacticians, It has been far, far too long since the last update, and I truly apologize for that . Today, I bring you a small cleanup-style update to the rulebook as I work to get it into its...
1136
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21/09/2026
Last week, Missives from the MeatCastle came back - on Patreon (instead of Substack)! It's got house rules and advice from my summer of Stonetop, a new major arcana for Stonetop, a free photo zine, and more cool stuff. Join as a FREE member to get future issues ASAP: www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
Missive: Stonetop Advice & House Rules | MeatCastle GameWare
The Missives from the MeatCastle are back in a big way with a massive issue to kick off the jump to Patreon and launching of my first paid m
153
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21/09/2026
Last week, Missives from the MeatCastle came back - on Patreon (instead of Substack)! It's got house rules and advice from my summer of Stonetop, a new major arcana for Stonetop, a free photo zine, and more cool stuff. Join as a FREE member to get future issues ASAP: www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
Missive: Stonetop Advice & House Rules | MeatCastle GameWare
The Missives from the MeatCastle are back in a big way with a massive issue to kick off the jump to Patreon and launching of my first paid m
153
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21/09/2026
Tacticians of Ahm is back with a way-too-late update. Rulebook is near final and going to editing next week with more art and final layout coming thereafter. Starter adventure is going to editing shortly thereafter (manuscript is very near complete). meatcastlegameware.itch.io/tacticians-o...
meatcastlegameware.itch.io
Update #4 - Road to 1.0
Greetings Tacticians, It has been far, far too long since the last update, and I truly apologize for that . Today, I bring you a small cleanup-style update to the rulebook as I work to get it into its...
1136
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Melsonian Arts Council @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io · 21/09/2026
Don't forget: only £220,735 away from securing the TTRPG rights for Columbo
1335
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21/09/2026
Some folks really disliking Control Resonant and other people really liking it is only making me more excited.
180
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21/09/2026
Wanna see something wild? A third-party Mothership KS estimated to ship in Sept '24 just dropped an update that it's still not done, won't be Mothership anymore, will be riddled with AI now, and no they won't be refunding anyone. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bit...
kickstarter.com
Update 17: Alright, We're Off to the Races - Scrap Räts! · To Insanity and Beyond
I appreciate everyone's patience as we have been working through an immense backlog.  You can expect weekly updates (but likely no more than that) as we bear down to get this project down the pat...
2418572
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 21/09/2026
Incredible deal. Must back.
082
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 20/09/2026
Finally, the real Fire Emblem can begin (I recruited a goth).
051
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
I wish ill on ___ @monicarooney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Some photos of Lake Ontario. It’s nice living a quick walk from the beach. #LakeOntario #TOPhoto #Toronto
A calm lake and a sky full of wispy clouds. There is no real distinction between the lake and the skyA foggy day at the beach. A driftwood log is on the beach. There is a halo around the sun. The photo has a purple hue. A calm lake and linear clouds. The photo is very blue but the horizon is vaguely pinkThe lake at sunset. The sky goes from blue to pink. There is a sailboat on the right.
211225
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 19/09/2026
Friday Night Reviews: - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave = FUN - Resident Evil (2026) = FUN
040
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 18/09/2026
ICYMI - I dropped the latest Missive from the MeatCastle, my FREE #TTRPG newsletter over on Patreon (instead of Substack)! This issue has advice/house rules from my #Stonetop summer, a new Major Arcana themed around freedom fighting and rebellion, and lots more. www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
Missive: Stonetop Advice & House Rules | MeatCastle GameWare
The Missives from the MeatCastle are back in a big way with a massive issue to kick off the jump to Patreon and launching of my first paid m
141
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 18/09/2026
ICYMI - I dropped the latest Missive from the MeatCastle, my FREE #TTRPG newsletter over on Patreon (instead of Substack)! This issue has advice/house rules from my #Stonetop summer, a new Major Arcana themed around freedom fighting and rebellion, and lots more. www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
Missive: Stonetop Advice & House Rules | MeatCastle GameWare
The Missives from the MeatCastle are back in a big way with a massive issue to kick off the jump to Patreon and launching of my first paid m
141
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 17/09/2026
The first Missive from the MeatCastle in months is here - and it's now on Patreon! I've had a Stonetop-filled summer so I dug into some house rules and play advice, created a FREE Major Arcana for freedom fighters, and tons more cool stuff (a FREE photo zine)! #TTRPG www.patreon.com/MeatCastleGa...
patreon.com
Missive: Stonetop Advice & House Rules | MeatCastle GameWare
The Missives from the MeatCastle are back in a big way with a massive issue to kick off the jump to Patreon and launching of my first paid m
2147
Reposted by MeatCastle GameWare
Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You want The Chainbreaker in your world.
041