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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Reading through my script I'm really considering keeping this mistake in there. Made me giggle harder than it should.

Peter Eijk @jimmyshelter.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

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Coming next year: Pine Shallows in print! Follow the pre-launch page to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

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Coming soon: Pine Shallows

Strange things keep happening in town. It's up to you meddlesome kids to get to the bottom of things.

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

That would be hella cool, but yeah, you're right, there's probably a lot who one would forget/miss.

Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I aspire to one day becoming so famous, that I'll be featured in someone's starter pack.

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Izzy.PumpkiNG | comms closed @izzydotpng.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I had so much fun with this, y'all should too 😏

Midjourney survey: what's the second most important thing we should be working on?
Response: learning to value human beings

Midjourney survey: what would get you to use our service more frequently
Response: if your service was making delicious poke bowls

Midjourney survey: what would get you to upgrade to a higher tier?
Response: if instead of stealing art, you showed vintage movies on a projector behind a bar

Midjourney survey: what's the coolest thing we could work on?
Response: making art with your own two hands instead of using an earth-burning language model to steal it

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

could've been, for now, it's just silly.

Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Hahaha, I love that! I mean in hindsight I might've done a joke game too. 😂

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Wow, what an image! Thank you for the support ❤️

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

"Every trap is non-magical unless the words spell or magic are used in the description. If in doubt use common sense or panic, undress, and run into a cornfield while yelling SABRAGOOON three times. This will often provide you with an answer, and tons of new questions." I love it, but do you? 🤔

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

That's a good example. I recently used Python to calculate proximity about the same idea: "How many times would it take before I roll a 1 if every time I roll 2-6 I add a d6 to the next roll?" It helped me realize if it was a feasible way to progress the game. So I totally see your point!

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. I guess it really isn't rocket science once it comes down to it. :D

That's super cool. Do you do that in Python? Perhaps I could do something similar to figure out a sort of balance. But I think in terms of "fun" and flow it will be difficult.

Love to read stuff like this! Using a Kan-ban software to move around sections feels super clever.

Or do you have any cool resources about it? @jimmyshelter.bsky.social I know you have a special way of playtesting specific sections of your games isolated from the whole, right? @byodinsbeardrpg.com What about you Colin? Do you just churn out great games straight onto paper?

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Through my time as an architect and designer, I've done tons of tests, models, experiments, and other quick ways to learn something new about what you're creating. So for the first time, I've created two versions of a game, and I'm going to playtest both. Have you ever prototyped a TTRPG?

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This is perhaps more for designers than for GMs needing something for tomorrow's game. Still, there's overlap and it's hardly damaging to read/listen to some of these sources.

Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

I'm working on a writeup, here's some of my inspirations: Jaquaying the dungeon: thealexandrian.net/wordpress/13... Seance (in-depth): youtu.be/kPH_sypYlbY?... GFC'S DND (instructional and old-school): youtu.be/lk_5gNe0oSs Stockholm Kartell (light and chatty): open.spotify.com/episode/4mzT...

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05. Dungeon Design: "Does every toilet need a dungeon?"

KARTELLIAN CLAMOR · Episode

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Thanks for bookmarking, reading, and replying! It's nice to hear that it's useful. :)

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Yeah, I guess the whole idea would be to try to contain your own RSS-feed-excitement. 😅 Thanks for sharing.

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I fucking love RSS. I totally forgot about it. Uh, maybe this is a weekend procrastination product to get started on. Which reader are you using?

That's kind of you! ❤️ If you subscribe to the substack It'll bookmark it straight to your inbox 😂

I appreciate it, let me know if there's a topic you would be interested in. Glad to have you "onboard" my journey. 😅

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Do you want to show your TTRPG adventure as a real book, without printing it first? I've made this small write-up to try to help you. Let me know if it's useful! I would also love to hear if you have other things that I could help write about? philipjensen.substack.com/p/i-mocked-i...

I Mocked it up

How to make pretty pictures of products that aren’t yet done

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

I made a "starter pack" of OSR folks to follow. I couldn't fit everyone on it (sorry for those I didn't get to, it's not personal!): go.bsky.app/666yWeT

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

OSR/indie RPG Starter Pack #2, just adding some more that couldn't fit in #1: go.bsky.app/J9iMkh

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Is there room for more in this version? Would love to be included. 😅 Otherwise I just have to follow for now.

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 24/04/2024

Glad to have your help on this project Peter!

Good Sleep Collective @gscollective.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

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One of the places you can visit in the Dreamlands is Marcenia, the Monarch's Realm. Itchfunding now, available soon! Find your way to the Dreamlands here: good-sleep-collective.itch.io/dreamlands

A animated gif showing the floating island of Marcenia, the Monarch's Realm.

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

What the hell?!?! This is so awesome?!

Good Sleep Collective @gscollective.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

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For ZiMo2024 the Good Sleep Collective visits the Dreamlands! A dream and nightmare themed zine for DURF. By @emielboven.bsky.social , @jimmyshelter.bsky.social , Sigmacastell, @curatrix-ribston.bsky.social , @strega-wolf.bsky.social, @jeanverne.bsky.social, @philipjensen.bsky.social, Yuri Runnel

Visit the Dreamlands

A zine for Durf by The Good Sleep Collective.

New monsters, archetypes, spells, people, strange places and lost of art!

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 13/01/2024

Wow Yochai, this looks really streamlined. What a resource. Have you, yourself done the coding work or is it based off an open source resource?

Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 01/01/2024

Roll a d6. If above 1 celebrate, you earned it!

Iko is assembling bundles @thelostbaystudio.com · 22/12/2023

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CY_BER bundles for CY_BORG have arrived - and they look fucking good Crew @emosludge.bsky.social @exeunt.press @philipjensen.bsky.social @victor-el-dm.bsky.social Nyhur -- folder cover by @johannohr.bsky.social Thanks to all the backers that made this possible! We'll be shipping those in JAN2024

CY_BER bundle folder back, opened, thingies inside

CY_BER bundle folder back opened, lots of thingies coming out of it!

CY_BER bundle contents! zine, pamphlets, cards

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

As a new designer should you design your own game system? Or are there too many systems out there? Does it teach you something important? Also, how do you learn in game design? How does one get feedback when people aren't always saying what they truly mean?

Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 17/12/2023

The awesome UK-based store Iglootree has TRAPPED WITHIN up for grabs. Get it before Fathmu ruins your Christmas. iglootree.com/trapped-with... Look at the awesome illustration by Tommy below!

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Phil @philipjensen.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Shit. I was looking for 90's pieces! :D