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Luka │ Psychhound Games

@psychhound.bsky.social
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Luka Brave. he/they. #indiettrpg designer and academic studying therapeutic applications for analog games working on #spiritkeepttrpg - a multiplayer campaign #ttrpg designed to help players heal from complex trauma psychhound.com

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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Join us tonight at 8p et for Now You've Zine It w/ @drlemons.itch.io & @oddsandents.bsky.social + @lucaszellers.bsky.social of @graftbound.bsky.social as they look for a moment of resonance & dissonance in each other's work in this 3-way interview! youtube.com/plusoneexp 1/3
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Now You've Zine it

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w/J Evan Parks
Emily Entner
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Wednesday
September 30th at 8p ET

The text is flanked by skulls that are smoking something and have smoke coming out of their eyes and the cover for Ritual Deck and Werewolf Android.
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😟 i'm gonna spend too long filling this out. aren't i. is there some sort of help line someone can call. "my local academic just found some theoryslop" poison control equivalent
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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WE ARE LIVE!!! On lucky post #13. Storm the heavens, shuffle your decks, stop the apocalypse (or not), it's time to DUEL!!!!!! The Kingdom Carved Collab is live on @backerkit.com! Zine Club members don't forget that you will get discount pledge codes shortly! ttrpg.link/KCC
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Kingdoms Carved Combo
Kingdoms Will Rise & Fall! In The 7th Order become rentacops trying to stop the apocalypse as the Four Horsemen draw near. In Ritual Deck it's time to duel! Take on the ancient king of games as studen...
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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Since art is the topic, let's dive into it For Ritual Deck, @andrewbeauman.com & @thepressbetwixt.itch.io crew are eating up the Y2K Illuminated manuscript vibes on each spread of the core book. I can't think of a better team to pick up what @drlemons.itch.io was putting down ttrpg.link/kcc 10/x
A WIP spread for The Law Playbook:

Title text in a think serif script blends with video game style pop ups for start power words, aspects & wounds on the left hand side while the abilities, homework and advancements for the playbook are on the right. In the background "the Shadow of The Law" looms as a dark figure with pink and purple accents. It stares at the Gyaru that it currently in habits. Spiked pink balls float around the page while and iridescent rainbow of cool colors make up the background.
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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I can't wait any longer! Time to reveal the covers for the Kingdoms Carved Combo! @robbiaburns.bsky.social manifesting a malicious modern Renaissance vibe for The 7th Order! @andrewbeauman.com & @thepressbetwixt.itch.io giving us a Y2K Illuminated manuscript for Ritual Deck! ttrpg.link/KCC 9/x
Two covers side by side. The 1st is "The 7th order" dripping in red in front of a leaning cathedral with harsh read light casting long shadows over a neighborhood. Three unaware security guards sit on a beat up patrol card taking a break in the foreground. 

The second is "Ritual Deck: King of Games to the top right infront of light blues and whites clashing against the yellow aura of a dark shadow. The shadow stands behind a a smaller yellow and black figure holding a dueling sword with cards coming off of it and a crown motif behind them. In the foreground a purple haired student holds a green dueling staff of their own with a purple hair and masked shadow behind it.  It's Time To DUEL!!!
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
one day left!!!
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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
wouldn't it be fun if we can get to 100 by the time we go to print?
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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...
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Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive
Playtest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you.
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There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#mintrecommends: Bringing back a recommendation post I did on Tumblr 2 years ago: Solo Journaling Games! I was asked to recommend some journalling games for an inquirer who loves to wrtie. ^_^
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
oh hey 👋😊
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There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Finally, The Narrator Paradox, by @psychhound.bsky.social, is a one-page game in which you're an author... and the story you're writing is fighting back. You'll need a tarot deck, a coin, and 2d6 for this one.
"The Narrator Paradox" is in brown chunky letters, with the subtitle "All you've ever been is a storyteller... now the story is fighting against you." Behind the "x" in Paradox is a pair of red and blue coloured squares, overlapping against each-other.
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
anyone celebrating solo september? itch.io/s/201933/sol...
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solo september!! by PsychHound
A bundle by PsychHound, $10.00 for 7 games
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Sahoni, Official Re(a)d Wolf @sahoni.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Writing up archetypes for mythical creature player characters for Protect The Sacred, and that last one feels very Cherokee in mindset.
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Jay 🏞️🔜 Howloween @telekitnetic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
THE KICKSTARTER HAS HIT THE 10K$ STRETCH GOAL!!! 🎇 The next goal is 15K$... if you've been eyeing this pin design for a bit now, consider giving the kickstarter a lookover- this pin is a limited edition one for the MoE artbook only, and there's currently 16 days left for the campaign!! #transart
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
calvinball frame-narrative larp of a group of apocalypse survivors playing their favorite indie ttrpg from memory and arguing about who remembers the rules correctly
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
oh yeah, btw 😊
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
oh yeah, btw 😊
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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our next look into Issue One is a piece by Luka Brave ( @psychhound.bsky.social ) He writes about Apocalypse Keys' monstrous PCs, disability, and dignity. Apocalypse Keys is written by Rae Nedjadi and published by Evil Hat ( @evilhat.bsky.social ).
A screenshot of an article featuring an illustration of three human-looking figures, each with a different mutation. Caption: 

Disablity, Dignity and Hope in Apocalypse Keys
Luka Brave writes about Apocalypse Keys' monstrous PCs as a metaphor for the disability community, and hones in on Robert Perske's concept of "dignity of risk," which states that vulnerable groups, should be allowed the freedom to weigh the potential risks of a choice for themselves.
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
calvinball frame-narrative larp of a group of apocalypse survivors playing their favorite indie ttrpg from memory and arguing about who remembers the rules correctly
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
i can't believe higher tiers get you a complimentary chihuahua are yall planning for any variation in size for that add-on or just the one model for now? he's very cute, just may have problems fetching heavier swords (congrats on the follower milestone!)
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
MY KIDS 😫
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Sam Robson @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Have you been waiting for news of Seasons of Magic? This is your sign! In 2027 I’ll run a crowdfunding campaign for a full length, hardcover edition of my kind witchy #ttrpg. How far will you go to save others? Just don’t neglect your own needs in the process! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Seasons of Magic: a tabletop game of kind witches
Get notified when Seasons of Magic: a tabletop game of kind witches launches on BackerKit!
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Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Oh uh, I should probably starting planning for CIGS this Sunday. If you're around Chicago, you should come! This is the first year that TTRPGs and tabletop stuff will be present. www.indiecitygames.org/calendar/cig...
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CIGS 2026 | Indie City Games
Chicago Indie Games Showcase! September 13th, 2026 @ Ravenswood Event Center. Tickets available now!
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
really enjoying reading ryne so far and very excited to get it to the table. but this example of play made me laugh so much. im not sure if it was intentional or not, but ... congrats to bris on her transition. get that bread, girl
a screenshot from the TTRPG Ryne, showing a short example of play including a female character named Bris and another character named Challa
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Not Writing Games @notwritinggames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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An old woodcut depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden but instead it’s me as the angel, trans, throwing dice and lighting at my haters. Text around the image advertises the details of the sale, which you can see at the link in the post.
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🎲 #spiritkeep is a campaign #ttrpg for a gm & 3-5 players. PCs come from diverse magical lineages and embody storybook tropes to gain abilities, with over 500 potential combos. a bespoke dice system has PCs balance effort spent with potential burnout & conditions more ➡️ psychhound.com/spiritkeep/
a sunfolk knight and naturefolk wisp shepherd by faun w 

digital art depicting two characters in the world of spiritkeep. one character is a thinner woman with medium brown skin, short, tightly curly orange hair with a light streak in it, and yellow eyes. she has a scar on her cheek and is wearing golden armor. the other character is fat and has pale, greyish skin, pink hair pulled up into a short ponytail, and antlers. they have a large, wooden-looking scar on one shoulder and are wearing dark pants, brown boots, a red bandana, and a white, off the shoulder blouse. the two characters are sitting close together by a small fire and are looking at each other fondly. by their feet is a green, translucent plant-like cat spirit, who is rolling over a little to show its belly. the background is made of simple green shapesa dreamfolk wayfarer by skye m 

a colored digital drawing of a man sitting on a tree stump. he is thin, with tan skin and long, shiny white hair that is pulled back in a messy ponytail with several small braids. there are light purple patterns on his face and wrists. he is wearing traveler's clothes, including a large scarf and an oversized coat with several patches. he is waving to someone off screen with one hand, and holding two forearm crutches with his other. the crutches are made of wood and have intricate designs carved into them. the background is a light purple swirlan animalfolk scholar by bons 

a digital drawing depicting a Black person holding a woven basket with jarred supplies on their head. they have waist-length locs that are brown, red, orange, and blond, with multicolor chunky beads in their bangs. they have large ears, a bushy tail, and paws for feet like a red fox. they're wearing a light green wrap that crosses over their chest and has one sleeve as well as a decorated green loincloth. with one arm, they're keeping the basket balanced, and have several items hanging from their bicep, including a small bag, a forked stick, a glass jar, and a bell. the other arm, which is amputated above the elbow, is at their side. their amputated arm and their chest on that side have large scars. the background is a tan oval
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
💖 made a gfm to help cover developmental costs of #spiritkeep, an #indiettrpg that helps players grapple with complex trauma! 3-5 players complete missions to help a struggling community in diverse animist worlds in this #ttrpg inspired by #ghibli #sdv #spiritfarer www.gofundme.com/f/spiritkeep...
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Donate to Spiritkeep: A Therapeutic RPG - Development Funding, organized by Luka Brave
I'm Luka Brave of Psychhound Games, raising funds for the development o… Luka Brave needs your support for Spiritkeep: A Therapeutic RPG - Development Funding
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
💖 made a gfm to help cover developmental costs of #spiritkeep, an #indiettrpg that helps players grapple with complex trauma! 3-5 players complete missions to help a struggling community in diverse animist worlds in this #ttrpg inspired by #ghibli #sdv #spiritfarer www.gofundme.com/f/spiritkeep...
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Donate to Spiritkeep: A Therapeutic RPG - Development Funding, organized by Luka Brave
I'm Luka Brave of Psychhound Games, raising funds for the development o… Luka Brave needs your support for Spiritkeep: A Therapeutic RPG - Development Funding
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Story (Modest Medusa & the magical land of Yeld) @modestmedusa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If you haven't been listening to Roll Fourth's Yeld series... why??? Treat yourself!
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Roll Fourth: A TTRPG Podcast @rollfourthpod.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The dead are still restless after the friends were victorious in battle…And what’s wrong with Ruthie? Find out more in the fourth and final part of Ghost in the Armor. Now streaming! 🎲 @modestmedusa.bsky.social 🎨 kijame.illustration 🔗 rollfourthpod.com #podcast #ttrpg #ActualPlay #OCArt
Roll Fourth episode graphic for The Magical Land of Yeld campaign, Ghost in the Armor: Part Four. It features TJ,  a 10 year old white boy wearing his Freelancer Job Costume and holding a tube of Vanilla Frosting Lip Smackers Gloss.
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Roll Fourth: A TTRPG Podcast @rollfourthpod.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thanks for the love! 😭❤️ New episode of Yeld is less than an hour away!
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
love @partyofonepodcast.bsky.social! so many different systems, something there for everyone! i really enjoy the tiny table arcs i've listened to, especially the rules breakdowns and postmortems! i'm also now caught up on @rollfourthpod.bsky.social's yeld game! i binged it and now i gotta WAIT 😭
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
love @partyofonepodcast.bsky.social! so many different systems, something there for everyone! i really enjoy the tiny table arcs i've listened to, especially the rules breakdowns and postmortems! i'm also now caught up on @rollfourthpod.bsky.social's yeld game! i binged it and now i gotta WAIT 😭
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Sam Robson @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Took me a few days but I’m finally getting into the swing of Solo September! First up, I’m playing @psychhound.bsky.social’s The Graveyard Game. The ghosts don’t like my girl Ari much as of the end of day 2, but she’s made a talking fox friend so that’s cool! psychhound.itch.io/the-graveyar...
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the graveyard game by PsychHound
write an ethnography of a haunted graveyard
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Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If you are in the vicinity of Wesleyan University, @jmstar.bsky.social is presenting a talk that you won't want to miss: Designing Games for Empathy and Resistance on Wed, Sept 23 at noon. RLL Common Room on 300 High Street. #TTRPGs #RPGs #gaming #larp
Promotional flyer for an event. The text reads: (in red) Jason Morningstar (in black) DESIGNING GAMES FOR EMPATHY AND RESISTANCE
Jason Morningstar is a game designer who lives and works in Durham, NC. He creates tabletop and live action role-playing games for his label "Bully Pulpit Games" and for clients like Google and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jason and his games have been featured at Indiecade, in the Gen Con 50th anniversary museum, and at a variety of events, including Ropecon, Gen Con, PLAY Bologna, Pyrkon, Lucca Comics and Games, and Dragon Con. He was keynote speaker at the 2016 Living Games conference and his articles have appeared in Analog Game Studies, Knutpunkt annuals, States of Play, and Unframed. Jason also consults on the use of games for teaching and learning, most recently with UNICEF, the University of California, the University of Michigan, Kaiser-Permanente Health Care, and the Innovation Learning Network. On the upper right hand side of the image, there is an inset photograph of Jason Morningstar in a black jacket and a white buttoned down shirt. Beneath his photo the text reads (in red) Wed, September 23 at 12:00 pm (in black) RLL Common Room 300 High Street
Lunch included. There are several of his games shown in the bottom half: Zhenya's Wonder Tales, Fiasco, Grey Ranks, Carolina Death Crawl, Night Witches, and WINTERHORN. Final footer of text reads: (in black) Co-sponsored by the College of Education Studies, the College of Design and Engineering Studies, and the Theater Department
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Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The #StarCrossedRPG photo is most appreciated and @jmstar.bsky.social’s talk will be recorded!
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Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org · 02/09/2026
Dropping the FULL CIGS LINEUP FOR INDIE GAMES, TTRPGs, VIP SPEAKERS, and more! Stop by for CIGS on 9/13 at Ravenswood Event Center! Tickets are already going about 3x as fast as last year, so make sure to grab yours showfloor or VIP tickets soon!!! 💚 www.tickettailor.com/events/indie...
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
in case yall missed it, its on youtube!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=kP1G...
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Now You've Zine It w/Alyssa & Luka Let's Duet
YouTube video by Plus One Exp
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Binary @binarystar.games · 01/09/2026
Today!
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
RIGHT NOW!!!
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
2 hours!!
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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
On a special Thursday edition of Now You've Zine It! Tony sits down with @psychhound.bsky.social @ @adisasterqueer.bsky.social about two 2-player games of discovery! Discover friendship & power &/Or sapphic love with Shadow/Giant & UST! Youtube.com/PlusOneExp
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Now You've Zine It! w/Alyssa and Luka Brave!

Thursday August 27th at 8p ET

Twitch.tv/tonyplus one

Smoking skulls and two zine flank the text. 

UST has two women rendered in pink halftones staring longingly at each other.

Shadow/Giant 2e has a small child swirling fire in front of a larger man watching over them. Segmented backgrounds show different worlds in each segment.
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
tonight at 8pm est (7 hours from now) i'm gonna be chatting with @plusoneexp.bsky.social and @adisasterqueer.bsky.social about our relationship-focused 2 player #indieTTRPGs!! come join if you can 👀 plusoneexp.com/products/sha... plusoneexp.com/collections/... twitch.tv/TonyPlusOne
a promo image for Now You've Zine It with Alyssa, the creator of UST, and Luka Brave, the creator of Shadow / Giant 2nd edition, at 8pm est on August 27th at twitch.tv/TonyPlusOne
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Sam Robson @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hi new followers! Many of you have found me through the vampire creatives starter pack- here’s a 🧵 to help you make the most of my vampy offerings...
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Sam Robson @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bad Blood is a one-shot system about a coven of vampires locked in conflict with a human village. It makes for a moody, frequently tragic one-shot for 2-5 players and a GM. samrobsondmg.itch.io/bad-blood
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Bad Blood by Sam Robson
A one-shot game of vampires locked in conflict with a human village.
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
yeld mention 🎉 i gotta watch this
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dragonkid11 @11dragonkid11.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Magical Land of Yeld, 2nd Edition, by Yeldstuff, is the 2nd edition of an all ages fantasy ttrpg about adventure, hero building, and shared storytelling, a tale of a group of kids who find a mystery door to another world, only to be trapped within and has to find the 7 keys to go back home.
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Intro to Magical Land of Yeld 2nd Edition, Even Story can Transform
YouTube video by 11dragonkid
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The Copper Compendium @thecoppercompendium.co.uk · 15/08/2026
Did you know that 3 Shining Motes, my solo TTRPG about the fates of 3 settlements is currently in a bundle with 2 other great solo games? And that those games are by 2 great designers (@psychhound.bsky.social and @crackerjackalope.bsky.social)? And that there's only a day left to grab the bundle?
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Dead and Alone Bundle by Crackerjackalope Games, PsychHound, The Copper Compendium
Dead and Alone Bundle: a heart starts beating, A Witch's Pilgrimage, 3 Shining Motes for $8.00
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
👀 i did the layout for this game!!! it's so delightful
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Luka │ Psychhound Games @psychhound.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
my game DEVIL x CROSSROAD, a 2 player game about beating the devil at poker to win the ability to magically trans your gender, is up for CRiT's 2026 1 page ttrpg of the year!! i put community copies up for anyone who wants to check that out 👇 psychhound.itch.io/devil-x-cros...
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