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Open Hearth Gaming Community @openhearthrpg.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Fireside Chat with Agatha: Ep 1 Lowell Francis In the inaugural episode of Fireside Chat with Agatha, Agatha Cheng (Asians Represent, Deadly Society) is joined by Lowell Francis, Community Manager for the Open Hearth and designer of Hearts of Wulin, to talk game design. #ttrpg

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Around the Hearth | Fireside Chat with Agatha: Ep 1 Lowell Francis

In the inaugural episode of Fireside Chat with Agatha, Agatha is joined by Lowell Francis, Community Manager for the Open Hearth and designer of Hearts of Wulin, to talk game design. Listen as Agat...

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queenregnant.bsky.social @queenregnant.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I realized I was affected by the itch deindexing and decided to shoot my details to @lincodega.com since they asked for people to reach out. In checking my analytics I turned up something interesting that might be a hint as to exactly how projects were selected to be deindexed. 🧵

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folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🏰🤰📜 FINAL EPISODE of TO HONOUR & OBEY with HB & @smallstoriesgames.bsky.social 📜🤰🏰 called to the court, to scandals of men-at-arms, to grandmother's visions... you need more than wits. you need your flame-lit truthsense, your curse-sharpened teeth, your memories of a jilted lover's ancient tomes

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[link to the episode transcript]the game is to honour and obey by laurie o'connel https://laurieoconnel.itch.io/to-honour-and-obeythe guests arehappy birthday | gm36.itch.iochloe sobel | smallstories....

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Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

For today only, as part of Free RPG Day, Slayers is totally free! Grab the PDF off itch and go hunt some monsters. gilarpgs.itch.io/slayers

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Slayers by Gila RPGs

Monster hunting in a cursed city.

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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Juneteenth would be a pretty good time to give the Griot Anthology your attention! Today is the last day it's free/pwyw thoughtcrimegames.itch.io/griot-anthol... I'd love to see some of the games in the Anthology get played on APs, but I am not connected enough to that scene to make it happen...

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Griot Anthology (Ashcan) by Thoughtcrime Games

a zine of microTTRPGs and micro-settings from black TTRPG designers.

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folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

well isn't that something

two 2025 crit award nominees: folio, for best upcoming podcast, & satah, for best tech/producer

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jex thomas @lastpinepress.com · 02/06/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who nominated Bump in the Dark for the 2025 @critawards.bsky.social! I am so excited to announce that the game is a finalist for Best Indie TTRPG! Bump is, above all else, a game about community and this community we've made means so much to me.

image of a cityscape, the words BUMP IN THE DARK emblazoned across the deep red sky. Superimposed on top of this is an image of the hardcover version of the book, along with a laurel made of polyhedral dice that reads 2025 CRIT AWARD NOMINEE.

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Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

We are experiencing a huge end of campaign push for Wandering Blades! We're now less than $1.5K away from our $35K stretch goal! We have added a new $40K stretch goal: a Wandering Blades mini series on the @oneshotnetwork.bsky.social with an Asian cast! Let's go!!!! wanderingblades.com

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Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Less than $1,000 away from hitting our next stretch goal for Wandering Blades - a brand new adventure by @pixelgrotto.bsky.social! We're going to be adding some seriously cool adventure content to the core rulebook with cool art! Check out this early draft for the core adventure! wanderingblades.com

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Andrea (CuriousCat) @curiouscat.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

If you want to know some of the reasons why I love @temporalhiccup.bsky.social 's Apocalypse Keys so much, give this a listen! 💖 Also, my guests @mightyshrimp.bsky.social and @wyllora.bsky.social were amazing, smart, and a complete joy to talk to! I want to play all these games now! 😍 #pnpde #TTRPG

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Scare-on Lim 林家丰 @ PAX Aus @ehronlime.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

(Ba)guetter ready for Playtest Zero next week! For our US-friendly session, join us next Thursday, 15 May from 6 pm (PST) / 9 pm (EST) to late over at the Session Zero Discord server to do some 1-hour playtests of TTRPGs/game bits and chat with other designers! (Image unrelated)

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Scare-on Lim 林家丰 @ PAX Aus @ehronlime.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Found another notebook:

Wayfinder Report, 12 Mar

Hey Kam, I found another one! At the dead mall. SV2. That’s 2 in one month!

I think it might connect to the Underdamansara. It feels similar and some of the passthrough is like the U-D pattern, but I can’t tell for sure.

No signs of halos, and language deviation is about the same as U-D, but I’m taking level 3 precautions and isolating with a mirror pack this week. Please cover for me until then.

Leaving a full solo passthrough report for records, and I’m sure Ken’s team will want to know about this and plan a full expedition once my quarantine is up since it might be Damansara related.

Method was basically a seam finder and variation of a gateway replacement and toll jump like the U-D pattern, plus a focus restriction like the libraries.

(Oh btw I burned 3 wishcandles to figure out the focus, please put in an order with Shern for replacements. He still owes me for the cat tunnels so don’t let him get away asking for full price!)

Passthrough #1
(Pending quarantine)

Focus - I used a canvas bag with an upside-down print on it. The set I received all had text on them so it was clear they were upside down, but not sure if strictly needed. (Test!)
Went to Level 3 of SV2 Mall, investigating typical soft spot tells. Went to the corridor to the toilet area next to the office lift bank (opposite end of the mall from Grand Treasure Restaurant).
(Have you eaten there btw? It still looked quite busy, even though all the other shops on this level are now shut)

There’s a short corridor that goes right and hooks back left before the turn into the toilets. Ends in a roller shutter door (locked ofc) right next to a maintenance closet.
Opened up the closet door until it blocked the entire corridor and the shutter. Felt warm air blowing through the gap between the door hinges. Passthrough only works if warm air is blowing. I closed and opened the door a few times, but not 100% sure how to get the air. Suspect it’s how much the door covers the shutter. (Test!)

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Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Wandering Blades launches in less than 24 hours! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't extremely anxious about this. Working with @plusoneexp.bsky.social and @rrookstudio.bsky.social has been a blast and I know we have something special with this game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ton...

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Coming soon: Wandering Blades

Lethal melodrama in an old school tabletop RPG package!

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Scare-on Lim 林家丰 @ PAX Aus @ehronlime.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Went to KLIF today and found an Indonesian group selling their TTRPG system and setting! It uses coins tossed onto a target mat for resolution! How cool is that. Look them up at lokamantra.com/arkaloka

Photo of a game demo setup for Arkaloka featuring a target mat, coins, character portraits, and a character sheet.

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kavita poduri @yrgirlkv.leafside.studio · 28/02/2025

swallow the sun. defeat the dawn. SONGS FOR THE DUSK: DAYBREAK, the first expansion for my sci-fantasy FITD TTRPG, is now available for pay-what-you want at yrgirlkv.itch.io/daybreak. new playbooks, a new crew, new locations, & new foes with unique mechanics—daybreak's rich with material to explore

cover of SONGS FOR THE DUSK: DAYBREAK. three protagonists silhouetted in black and purple fight off a legion of glowing foes under an orange sky filled with falling meteorites. the title text sits between two abstract lotus glyphs. the byline is "by kavita poduri"

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There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Announcing: The Maple Jam, a game jam celebrating Canadian art & culture! Starting May 1st and ending July 1st, participants can design and submit works inspired by Canadian game designers, or centring Canadian art & culture. You can check it out here: itch.io/jam/the-mapl...

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The Maple Jam

A game jam from 2025-05-01 to 2025-07-02 hosted by Mint-Rabbit. Welcome to The Maple Jam! The Maple Jam is an indie TTRPG game jam celebrating Canadian creators, and is also a place to spotlight Canad...

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Agatha (she/they) @mightyshrimp.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE LESBIAN ZINE ABOUT A HOT SCARY GAL???? Based on my Monsterhearts skin???? 😱🥺😭

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folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🍭🃏🎸 MY TURN! DRAW! with STEPH NOVAK 🎸🃏🍭 teen babysitters rising up against the systematic presence of candyland (the board game). a battle of the bands to the death with a record exec. oh my god... do my eyes deceive me or are they coming from the top rope with... THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP?!!

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024 - my turn! draw! - with steph novak | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

[link to the episode transcript]the game is my turn! draw! by jacky leung https://deathbymage.itch.io/my-turn-drawthe guest is steph novakthe (g)host is satah | gaygothvibes.online | @posatahchips [ b...

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

#Writing ttrpgs is a weird hobby. You want crystal clear sentences. Clear, unambiguous rules. But you also want to fill your copy with evocative language, that transports and transforms the reader. Ooze nuance, vibes, and setting from those few, slim pages.

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Agatha (she/they) @mightyshrimp.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

@ehronlime.bsky.social hey thanks for cursing me with your zine I can't stop neighing 😑🐴

A hand holding a piece of paper that says "Bonus Cursed Game: Horse and. If you read this you are now CURSED!!!" Some text is cut off and the next line says "the zine and put your hand through it". Below the text on the paper are illustrations on how to handle the zine, mostly cut off in the picture

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Banana Chan 🔜 Portland Retro Gaming Expo @bananachangames.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Knockoff launches in 23 days 💀 if you’re interested in a body horror solo journaling game about NY Fashion Week, give it a follow and share it around! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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Knockoff Launch Party

Get excited about Knockoff on BackerKit - come join!

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satahshanks the kale gay cat 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 12/03/2025

hello mutuals acquaintances friends & lovers: i'm currently vibrating at Guest Acquisition Frequency for the next lil batch of @foliopod.bsky.social recordings. please DM me here or on discord (username is just my name) if you want the info doc!! i post it a couple places but always miss people

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Agatha (she/they) @mightyshrimp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Such a good time at @breakoutcon.bsky.social this weekend! Got to meet so many new friends, caught up with old friends, played @ehronlime.bsky.social's Ithaca in the Cards (KICKSTARTING RN) and @austinramsaygames.bsky.social's Beam Saber, AND playtested Deadly Society. Exhausted but so happy 😌💜✨

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W.H. Arthur RPG @wharthur.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Last week for the Kanaky Solidarity Bundle! This TTRPG bundle raises money for food, legal fees and medicine for the Kanak people. itch.io/b/2897/kanak...

Kanaky Solidarity Fundraising Bundle
All these games and more for $10 bucks!!!
Graphics showing the Kanak flag and cover images of the games.

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Agatha (she/they) @mightyshrimp.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Can't wait to see friends old and new at Breakout! And yess come playtest Deadly Society with me 😈

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Elliot Davis | Pre-Save To Feel Your Warmth @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

A Land Once Magic by @vidityavoleti.bsky.social is now LIVE on BackerKit for Pocketopia!! A Land Once Magic is a conversational post-fantasy worldbuilding Grab the bag bundle at our earlybird discount and be sure to support our cross-collab partner @pubgob.bsky.social to get exclusive rewards!

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Get Ready for A Land Once Magic - A Pocket-Sized Worldbuilding TTRPG

From Viditya Voleti - Get Ready for A Land Once Magic - A Pocket-Sized Worldbuilding TTRPG

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Charu "Ru" Chandni Patel (Azil in O/U) @cherrydrop.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Hey y'all! I wrote a game!! I am REALLY proud of this very cool, parallel worlds spy game with asynchronous play! I had a blast coming up with weird mechanics that tied back into the theme of the game. PLEASE let me know if you get this and play it! Only available thru One Shot Podcast patreon!

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Quigley @quigjam.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Just released! Project Crown - a faction-first political fantasy game about the dynamics of family and power Inspired by Legacy: Life Amongst the Ruins, Band of Blades, and Game of Thrones Game is fully playable and I'll be playtesting at upcoming conventions. quigjam.itch.io/crown

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Project Crown Ashcan by quigjam

a faction-first political fantasy ttprg

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Natalie Pudim @luckoftheharbor.com · 17/02/2025

Speaking of cool Consent Mechanics, I'm experimenting with some positive consent models in Can You Host? Giving players a way to ask for what they want, and a way to signal something isn't for them without bringing things to a hard stop, but rather redirecting the narrative.

Setting the Tone
Before you start playing, talk about what tone you want the game to have, one by one (including the Bartender), say two adjectives that describe the story you want to tell like _____ & _____. Some examples are: fun & flirty, sad & tragic, sexy & sticky, silly & unserious, tender & romantic, and kinky & erotic. You can mix and match as you like. Just be honest, and nonjudgemental of other players. Then discuss as a group and decide how you can come to a common ground between what you want. If you can't, maybe you can take turns playing a game with each tone. It’s alright if you can’t come to a middle ground and decide playing together isn’t the best fit!

Ritual Phrases
In order to help facilitate communication, we have a few phrases we can use in play to make sure we are on the same page.

I’d much rather…: If another character invites you to do something you don’t want to do, either in character or out, this phrase allows you to suggest another option. For example, if of one character says zie wants to find a dark corner and slide zier hand between your legs, you can reply “I’d much rather take you out on the dance floor.” If you don’t have another idea, you can also say “I’d much rather do something else.” and let them present another option.

What are you into?: When another player asks “What are you into?” This is your invitation to tell them what you want to happen without shame and have that received without judgment. Then, the other player can make that happen, or answer with the phrase “I’d much rather…” For example, if one character has yours in a corner, and she whispers in your ear “What are you into?” You could answer “I want you to tell me how you are going to degrade me when we get somewhere private, particularly how you are going to spit in my mouth”

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Tanya Floaker @floaker.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Mum Chums, my slice of life #ttRPG about the people who care for kids, is now live on Kickstarter. If you like your gaming with a strong emotional core, back it today!

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Mum Chums

A slice of life RPG about the people who care for kids

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Brotherwise Games @brotherwisegames.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Interested in writing, editing, or sensitivity consulting for the Cosmere RPG? We are looking for freelancers! 📝 If you'd like your application to be considered, please submit it by end of day (EST) on Sunday, January 26th. Reposts are appreciated! Apply using this form: forms.gle/EjFpaVRGGXho...

A thaylen scholar looking at a fabrial - she is dressed in a green dress while wearing an apron with different tools

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Aki's Perspectives @akisperspectives.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Rising Action, the first ttrpg I've ever completed, is out now! It's a duet game where you play a pair of rivals having an ever-escalating battle where their past and passions collide. Inspired by action anime/games and uses a deck of playing cards! akis-perspectives.itch.io/rising-action

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Rising Action by aki's perspectives

A duet game of escalating battles between rivals where pasts and passions collide

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John Lee Brougher @johnbrougher.com · 13/12/2024

Hey #TTRPG folks! I didn't see one already, so I created an Asian American / Pacific Islander (AAPI) in tabletop roleplaying games starter pack to build community, and added the minimum to get started. If you'd like to be added (or removed), just let me know! go.bsky.app/AP6Shtn

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Agatha (she/they) @mightyshrimp.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

It was so fun getting to play Game Over at #PAXUnplugged with KMS Games. #jubensha are just such a good time, especially if you're into feeling like a real detective and solving mysteries. It was lovely chatting with Caleb to learn more about their process for creating original English jubenshas!

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folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🧙‍♀️ FINAL EPISODE of VILLAGE WITCH with @mightyshrimp.bsky.social & @eversionimpulse.bsky.social 🧙‍♀️ at the end of their travelling year, the mages connect with 🌿 the village elder & further calls to adventure 🧵 a lighthouse keeper & the death realm 🌱 how to finally stay still rss.com/podcasts/fol...

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folio - 011 - village witch 05 - with agatha c & rhiannon daly | RSS.com

link to the episode transcriptcontent notes for this series: death of a loved one, risky pregnancythe game is village witch by eliot crow https://eliotcrow.itch.io/village-witchthe guests areagatha c ...

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W.H. Arthur RPG @wharthur.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Yesterday, I released an update to B'town Beak-tectives, a seagull noir TTRPG. Please check it out!

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Becky Annison @beckyannison.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

10 things scripted reality tv teaches us about role-playing. This is about games which foreground character drama (Monsterhearts) and those times you want a bit of character drama in your dungeon. 10 ways to create more drama and story in your messy relationship games. Enjoy! 1/11

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folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

🧙‍♀️ EPISODE FOUR of VILLAGE WITCH with @mightyshrimp.bsky.social & @eversionimpulse.bsky.social 🧙‍♀️ the landscape's palette shifts & our mages deal with 🌿 deer migration & opinionated ghosts 🧵 eldritch visions & a date with the jeweller 🌱 the mortifying ordeal of being known rss.com/podcasts/fol...

three cat-themed tarot cards. the first is flipped up, showing the devil. the image is two cats with rabbit ears & impressive fangs chained to a pentacle

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Scare-on Lim 林家丰 @ PAX Aus @ehronlime.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Round 2 of Band or Horses, U-S-A Edition. They're either horses that have raced in the Kentucky Derby, or bands that have appeared on Pitchfork's 100 Best Songs of the Year. 1. Horse Lords 2. Solomini 3. Overmono 4. Lone Sailor 5. Pale Blue

Composite image of the band Band of Horses over horses on a racetrack, with the title Band or Horses using the Band of Horses album title font.

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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

There's a thing that happens in Wolfspell that I want to put into my current game design. It happens in that moment between character creation and playing the game (however you wish to define either of those and the space between).

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

The retrospection continues! I tempt Quinns back onto Yes Indie'd to talk about the year that was. Fun twist: We are now both full-time in RPGs. Not true at the start of the year! Less fun twist: We can't tell if it was a good year for games or not! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/yes...

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2024 in Review (feat. Quinns) by Yes Indie'd Pod

You can support this show on Patreon⁠⁠! On this episode, I’m joined by Quinns from Quinns Quest as we look back on the last year together. Show Notes: Rascal News Indie RPG Newsletter Quinns mentio...

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Tonight, I'm streaming The Final Girl with @diversitysaves.bsky.social! Join me, @madnessdiamond.bsky.social, @tallhalflingrpg.bsky.social, Batman, and GM @xyxyrslaad.bsky.social, for a holiday office party that goes VERY WRONG at 8:00 pm ET! www.twitch.tv/divers...

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Agatha (she/they) @mightyshrimp.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Played Wolfspell by @epidiah.bsky.social at PAX Unplugged and omg? It's so fun??? We got turned into wolves by a sorcerer tyrant for their menagerie and spent the whole game enacting prison break

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folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🧙‍♀️ EPISODE THREE of VILLAGE WITCH with @mightyshrimp.bsky.social & @eversionimpulse.bsky.social 🧙‍♀️ 🌿 the herbalist gets closer to the village elder's daughter 🧵 the seamstress moves in with higher-powered roommates 🌱 the gardener flees to the mountains 🐐 rss.com/podcasts/fol...

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W.H. Arthur RPG @wharthur.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Go subscribe to the Indie RPG Newsletter if you haven't already done so!

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