Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesidraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Some maps for one of my backburner projects, The Perilous Pocket Planetoid, a tiny planet sandbox for The Littlest Brown Book 3241
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesJ.D. 🤯 @ratbastardgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026rat-bastard-games.itch.io/wolves-of-th... HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS? DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS? CHECK OUT CRETE FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN THE RULES ARE FREErat-bastard-games.itch.ioWolves of the Aegean by Rat Bastard GamesMythic Bronze Age Hexcrawl 511355
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 20/09/2026Quantum thieves: octopusink.blot.im/quantum-thie...octopusink.blot.imQuantum Thieves - Octopus InkAn idea for Thief progress cobbled together from Hags’ Folks of the Guild and Nathe’s Superthief. Quantum as in discrete values, not as in the 030
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesleo 🦈 @darlingthresher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ███ ɴᴇᴇᴅʟᴇ ꜱɪx ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ███ ᴏɴ ꜱᴇᴇᴛʜᴇ ᴢᴏɴᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ, ᴇᴛᴀ ████ ᴛᴇᴘʜ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢꜱ ████, ɢᴇᴏ ꜱᴇᴍɪꜱᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ██████████ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ█████ █████████ . . . ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ɴᴇᴇᴅʟᴇ ꜱɪx ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ꜱʜɪᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ sophont.brittlestar.press 04112
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 18/09/2026Last four rulesets: - Houseruled b/x - Houseruled Mothership - Lancer 4 Gay Babies - Classic Traveller Last four adventures: - Cold Case (one I’m writing for mosh) - Wages of Sin bounty 19 - Operation: Raid of Meteor Fortress (l4gb) - Early Computing (DG in Violence) 072
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesScribble M. Horror @scribblemhorror.bsky.social · 16/09/2026for those who enjoy frustrating survey questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comScribble M. Horror's RPG Playstyle SurveyPlease try to answer the questions as accurately as possible to your actual experience. This is a shitpost joke survey 172
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamessam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026[rings bell] theoryslop! theoryslop! come get yer theoryslop while it's still hot! 4531386
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gameselmcat @elmc.at · 14/09/2026yea wolves upon the coast is cool elmc.at/rub-my-body-...elmc.atRub My Body in Goose Fat, Daddy, I Want to FlyMagic has become boring. 55020
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesRipley 🏳️⚧️ @queerwizard.co.uk · 07/09/2026Hello #TTRPG #OSR friends - my September is spoken for but I'm looking for cartography projects for October! Happy to work on personal projects or published works! My rates and contact info can be found on my website: queerwizard.co.uk 18235
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gameslolt64 @lolt64.bsky.social · 08/09/2026after almost a year, another blog post 😀↕️ this one is about: 95% a BUNCH of ideas i had for FIST, the paranormal mercenary RPG that i made War-Torn Ice Moon for (just waiting on the WTIM proof copy btw!) 5% thoughts on a future Over/Under write-up tablescrapsrpg.blogspot.com/2026/09/scra...tablescrapsrpg.blogspot.comScrap Heap 3: Oh Hell No!I've had no time to blog this year! But I do now. Here's some stuff that's been on my mind. Let's talk about... War-Torn Ice Moon Other FIS... 1145
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamessam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026good morning! are you a DEAD LETTERS listener? interested in thoughtful tabletop RPG discussion? fond of the Aughts aesthetic? then join THE MAILROOM, our forum! it's open to all and equipped with all the features a robust internet message board needs! see you there! deadletters.nyc/forum/index....deadletters.nycDead Letters 2218
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesGoodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts. 895483548
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesChaoclypse (Brandon Yu) @chaoclypse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026chaoclypse.blot.im/wayfarer Wrote a small system: Mash-up of Traveller/OD&D/Searchers of the Unknownchaoclypse.blot.imWayfarer - ChaoclypseLow fantasy by way of Traveller. 2d6 down the line for STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA. HP is average of STR and CON, rounded up. Allocate 5 rolls 1329
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesLone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026New Transmission from the Archive just went out. Mostly for people that probably don't see what I've been up to on here but talks about what's new and what's coming up for Lone Archivist. news.lonearchivist.comnews.lonearchivist.comHome | Transmissions from the ArchiveA Newsletter by Lone Archivist 171
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 04/09/2026The Dead Lands of Pel: octopusink.blot.im/the-dead-landsoctopusink.blot.imThe Dead Lands - Octopus InkWhen the people of the Pellish Isles die, their souls go to the dead lands in the underworld. It is impossible for a person to travel to these lands 051
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesbea @frogappreciator.bsky.social · 02/09/2026in my opinion FIST is a modern classic 0337
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 02/09/2026Some hacks for the micro-wargame Best Case Scenario: octopusink.blot.im/hacks-for-be...octopusink.blot.imHacks for Best Case Scenario - Octopus InkI recently discovered Best Case Scenario, a punchy micro wargame for modern supernatural horror scenarios. In fact, when I run modern horror games 000
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesSean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 01/09/2026Applications for the Mothership #Jump-9 Writers Grant are now open. Deadline is September 30. www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mother... 815279
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesSean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 31/08/2026Applications for the Jump-9 Grant go live tomorrow. We have 250+ new writers signed up already to be notified. If you're having issues with the form let me know, for some reason Klaviyo built a landing page that does not work for most people! 16327
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesblark @blarkblarkblark.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dungeons & Dragons isn't about tactical combat or storytelling or found-family or whatever, it's about opening different kinds of doors. 68918
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesExeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 26/08/2026Free art. Make something with this. exeuntpress.itch.io/rabbits-and-...exeuntpress.itch.ioRabbits & Demons (Art Assets) by Exeunt PressTraced public domain woodcut prints for use in your games 511165
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesidraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Reflecting on my first brief Classic Traveller campaign idraluna-archives.bearblog.dev/odradeks-dri...idraluna-archives.bearblog.devOdradek's Drift ReflectionsI wrapped up my first brief Classic Traveller campaign this week. I had a huge amount of fun running it and am extremely grateful to everyone who showed up t... 6327
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 26/08/2026Panic Effects in Violence: octopusink.blot.im/panic-in-vio...octopusink.blot.imPanic in Violence - Octopus InkPanic effects for Violence Riffing off Hawkeye’s Panic in Classic Traveller. When something warrants panicking roll 1d20. Add +2 for every injury 061
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesSean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 26/08/2026Mothership Month is back this year, with one big caveat: no crowdfunding, no new releases. Instead we're investing back in the community: For starters: the Jump-9 Writers Grant will invest $9k in 3 new writers to help them each create a Mothership zine. www.failuretolerated.com/mothership-m...failuretolerated.comMothership Month 2026<p><strong>Mothership Month is coming November 1 - November 30,</strong> back to our regularly scheduled timeslot. With one big caveat: <strong>No crowdfunding this year.</strong></p> <p>I don’t know ... 9376156
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesThrift @thriftomancer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Get ready! Hexcrawloween 2 will be here before you know it itch.io/jam/hexcrawl...itch.ioHexcrawloween 2A game jam from 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-03 hosted by Thriftomancer. It's fall once again, so let's make more Halloween hexcrawls! In the next month create a 1-ring system-agnostic hexflower that can be ... 1114
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 24/08/2026Pellish names: octopusink.blot.im/pellish-namesoctopusink.blot.imPellish Names - Octopus InkIn the isles of Pel the people have three names: Their child name, given by a guardian and discarded when they come of age, their use name chosen 020
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 23/08/2026Inspired to write up an Earthsea-style hexcrawl. Rules and first isle are up: octopusink.blot.im/the-isles-of... octopusink.blot.im/the-eastern-...octopusink.blot.imThe Eastern Reach - The Isle of Nont and Surrounding Isles - Octopus Ink Games(Note: Hex key numbers are temporary while I figure out how to fit this into a larger map. Icons denote points of interest, but there are many 2293
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesJon Davis @sivads-sanctum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026D&D is a folk game that grew out of a tradition of war games in the midwest Hasbro can not own your table's game 3477
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesbarenuckelavee.bsky.social @barenuckelavee.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Wow the response to my first post was so nice, thank you all! I doubt I'll top that manifesto, but for my sophomore slump, here are some rules for playing elves and dwarves and shit, adapted from my best recollections of that campaign barenuckelavee.bearblog.dev/elves-and-ot...barenuckelavee.bearblog.devPRETENDING TO BE AN ELF AND OTHER INHUMANSPlayed a game inside. The rules were scraped together from a fading memory of B/X and scratched onto the back of commissary receipts. The dice were made of f... 107210
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesbarenuckelavee.bsky.social @barenuckelavee.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I have a blog now and wrote about playing a bastardized version of OD&D in prison and how the DIY spirit of the OSR is most alive when you don't buy anything at all barenuckelavee.bearblog.dev/no-one-can-t...barenuckelavee.bearblog.devNO ONE CAN TAKE YOUR GAME FROM YOUThere is a sickness in the modern tabletop hobby, a kind of creeping, insidious consumerism that tries to convince you that you need things to play. We get c... 34303143
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesDreamboat Branny 🦢 @bransonreese.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Only read about dragons in books. The information online is accurate but the goverment will monitor how much of it you access and if they decide you're getting too close to the truth they'll send a real dragon to kill you 131158
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 20/08/2026I ran Lair of the Lamb for players brand new to ttrpgs, and it is probably the best introductory dungeon I've ever run. Write up here: octopusink.blot.im/lair-of-the-...octopusink.blot.imLair of the Lamb Report - Octopus Ink GamesI just finished up running Lair of the Lamb for a group brand new to D&D (or any RPGs). We ran it over the course of two 6-ish hour sessions. This 020
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesregularbird @regularbird.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Want to get out on the water with your friends this summer? Want to rip off a big score? Need a fishing mini game too? RAIN CITY: RUMRUNNERS has all that and more! regularbird.itch.io/rain-city-ru... A smuggling boondoggle for #FlimflamJam!regularbird.itch.ioRAIN CITY: RUMRUNNERS by regularbirdA CRIME WAVE scenario 042
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesJoshua Justice Games // Ghost Tropic Radio @ghosttropic.org · 13/08/2026Sunlit Path is now available digitally via itch.io and RPG Trader! Made for use with *A Pound of Flesh*, but able to be dropped into most any Mothership campaign. joshua-justice.itch.io/sunlit-path rpg-trader.com/products/840...joshua-justice.itch.ioSunlit Path by Joshua JusticeA toolkit and mission for the Mothership RPG 22410
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesValeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 13/08/2026You have been misled. It's a setting, and it rules. valerialoves.com/wages-of-sin...valerialoves.comWages of Sin Gave Me a Midlife CrisisShould I just run Mothership for the rest of my life? 1020656
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesSean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 12/08/2026If you haven't heard, yesterday we released Wages of Sin for Mothership. This one is a big swing for us. Our first hardcover book, it's 300+ pages long. It's more of a toolkit than a straight adventure. I think you should check it out, lemme go over why. www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/wag...tuesdayknightgames.comWages of SinWages of Sin is the ultimate bounty hunting resource for your sci-fi horror roleplaying campaign. A catalog of 100 bounties, each is a self-contained scenario running the gamut from simple criminals t... 89019
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesRobin M. Rondel @sadslut.club · 08/08/2026new violence trip up the child of some very awful people thank you to my partner for suffering on the Eurostar home rmrondel.itch.io/euroboltrmrondel.itch.ioEUROBOLT by Robin M. RondelA Violence scenario for one to three unfortunate train passengers. 0107
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamescannibal princess @yyakamo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Doll Weaver's Affluence: A free dungeon crawl presented by The Baying Hog Pit Explore a 35 room mansion haunted by The Doll Weaver and her possessed dolls. Uncover the mansion's treasures before the Doll Weaver turns you into one of her creations? baying-hog-pit.itch.io/doll-weavers...baying-hog-pit.itch.ioDoll Weaver's Affluence by Baying Hog PitAn OSR dungeon crawl through a twisted mansion. 23924
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesThursday Garreau @keftiu.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I recently hit 1000 followers on Itch, so my entire catalog is on sale for 50% off until August ends! Come grab HARDCASE (and its TRUTHSEEKER expansion), my stuff for Mothership and Songbirds, or some of my microgames 💛 Everything available separately or in a $30 bundle. itch.io/s/197553/100...itch.io1000 Followers Sale by Thursday GarreauA bundle by Thursday Garreau, $30.00 for 14 games 15447
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesDMiurge @inplacesdeep.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Over at our patreon we have a gross monster based on a hex I had in my game as redone by Huth. Ewwwwwwww www.patreon.com/InPlacesDeep... 095
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gamesaggie (gourd dwarf) ✨🪓 @gourddwarf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Working on an update for STAR MARAUDERS: Peril & Plunder on the Stellar Sea. Plus, an adventure. btw: There's a Space Dungeon available on my blog! gourd-dwarf.bearblog.dev/cosmic-castle/gourd-dwarf.bearblog.devCOSMIC CASTLE - Star Marauders DungeonMysteriously, The Cosmic Castle Appeared A dungeon for use with Star Marauders: Peril and Plunder on the Stellar Sea One month ago, to the day, Princes... 043
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesChris P. Wolf 🛸 Mostly Offline @chrispwolf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026About a month ago, before Between Two Cons, I updated Night Tripper for the first time since 2022, to version Ansible 1.0, but didn't really push it out publicly. I made some tweaks and pushed Ansible 1.1 just now! 3268
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesGolden Achiever @golden-achiever.bsky.social · 29/07/2026New issue of The International Player's Review is out. This time it's all about monsters. Featuring an interview with @chaoclypse.bsky.social @nickoten.bsky.social and @gromb.bsky.social! golden-achiever.itch.io/the-internat...golden-achiever.itch.ioThe International Player's Review #5 by Golden AchieverAll new issue!!! 11811
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesLuke Gearing @lukegearing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026violence jam entry is up. get it on the blog. get it on itch. lukegearing.itch.io/plastic-venus lukegearing.blot.im/plastic-venuslukegearing.itch.ioPlastic Venus by lukegearinga nightmare 1198
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 25/07/2026Ran @bradkerr.net ‘s Weird Little Freaks in tournament mode for some friends, they got a score of 19. Had a fun, weird, wet time! 040
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink Gameselmcat @elmc.at · 24/07/2026glog posting for glaugust elmc.at/medusa-class/elmc.atMedusa ClassMedusa as a playable GLOG class. 3268
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesJay Hawking @jayhawking.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Just released Pills., a break-in for @lukegearing.bsky.social's Violence. If you're looking for a little wholesome adventure, this is the scenario for you jayhawking.itch.io/pillsjayhawking.itch.ioPills. by Jay Hawking - Fiction Writer, HistorianA break-in for Violence, stealing someone else's estrogen 02013
teuthida // Octopus Ink Games @octopusink.games · 20/07/2026Violence jam submission 1/? For @lukegearing.bsky.social 's Violence octopusink.itch.io/waffle-houseoctopusink.itch.ioWaffle House by Octopus Ink Gamesa scenario for violence 0114
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesGromb @gromb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Another one for the Violence jam: gromb54-46.itch.io/cargo-cruisegromb54-46.itch.ioCargo Cruise by gromb54-46a vacation 196
Reposted by teuthida // Octopus Ink GamesGolden Achiever @golden-achiever.bsky.social · 04/07/2026You want to save a dollar? I’m hosting a sale on itch to raise some funds after pretty much everything I own got stolen. Get International Players Review and zine with two short scenarios for the trending Violence system. itch.io/s/194864/pot... #rpg #osritch.ioPots and pans. by Golden AchieverA bundle by Golden Achiever, $20.00 for 5 games 097