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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Snuck in one more One-Player One-Shot in for #SoloSeptember ! Primal Quest (+ the Feral supplement) by @diogooldskull.bsky.social ! I've had this one on my list to play forever and I'm glad I finally did. Honestly this felt like the beginning of a very cool ongoing thing so... maybe! Hope you enjoy!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Solo September rolls on! This week's one-player one-shot is Mappa Mundi by @threesailsstudios.bsky.social! Vibes? So hard up my alley. Art? Insane. I've had this one on my list since I got it and hope you enjoy my trek for the Vodyanyk!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New One-Player One-Shot out now for #SoloSeptember - Princess With A Cursed Sword by Anna Anthropy ! This game rules. Gets you up and going fast with a straightforward prompt and is playable in under an hour. Play this game, it's great!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Exciting news! The system-agnostic adventure anthology I helped edit is officially out! Wicked Good Adventures (very New England appropriate name) is a collection of 10 short TTRPG scenarios spanning genres from fantasy to horror to cute little critters! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Late on the post but my Perspective Checks interview with @superdillin.bsky.social went up earlier this week! Dillin and I just chat about all things awesome indie games, life, and not shying away from the human experience through games in all forms. Check it out, hope you like!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The finale. Iorlas stands against the winged beast of shadow beneath a wicked tree. He wields a sword named after one of the White Trees, a memory of first light, against a darkness in the heart of Eryn Vorn. I hope you enjoy. (Really channeling those 1980s book covers with this image 🤣)

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The last week of August's episode is a one-player one-shot of Tiago Junges' Ronin! As recommended by Cezar Capacle on this month's Perspective Checks, I condensed what could/should be 3+ episodes into one hour, but it got me very hyped to play more! Enjoy Benjiro's brief, traumatic journey!

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Ciera "Panda" 🔜 PAX U @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ok. Actual Play Criticism Roundtabe at PAXU. Who should I put down as potential people for it? (Obviously I have people in mind but I'm about to see a movie and wanted to put it out there for now)

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Episode 10 of my One Ring Strider Mode series is out now! Iorlas meets an Ent far removed from Fangorn in Eryn Vorn and convinces them to lead him to the heart of the forests corruption.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New Perspective Checks episode talking @capacle.bsky.social's upcoming Mausworn! Listen now wherever you catch your pods. There is so much good advice in here and things to get excited for with Mausworn. Cezar is one of my favorite designers and this was an absolute joy to chat with him.

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Many Sided Media @manysidedmedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

NEW EPISODE - Talk of the Table @brianflaherty.bsky.social & @moreblueberries.bsky.social sit down with @stickydoodler.bsky.social to discuss the ENNIE-award-winning The Bonsai Diary, the rise of solo TTRPGs, and accessibility in game design. Such a great conversation for this current moment!

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Growing Alongside The Bonsai Diary (w/ Gene Koo)

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Your point about "let D&D bring the people in, but then be the person that shows them what's out there" has stuck with me big time. I hope I inspire and show people you can pick up any game and go into it and just have fun winging it and learning at the same time. And hey, *some* people listen!

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Cezar Capacle @capacle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My submission to the One-Page TTRPG Jam is live! A dungeon crawler that takes you down the belly of a leviathan to retrieve the gold it consumed! capacle.itch.io/down-the-belly

Banner art for the game Down the Belly of the Leviathan, showing a picture of a monstrous creature and a delver about to enter it. On the top left, it reads: “A dungeon crawler by Cezar Capacle.”

Mockup for the game Down the Belly of the Leviathan

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The quest for Cirdan the Shipwright begins! Iorlas ventures southwest into the forested cape of Eryn Vorn and discovers peril after peril as he approaches his destination.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Episode 3 of my Ironsworn Legacies playtest is out now! Time has passed since Tessa & Farina let out the giant shadow wolf god, and they continue to pursue it in the wake of its destruction. In the coastal village of Fisher's Grove, negotiations go bad...

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

@capacle.bsky.social has got me 100% hooked and excited for this one! Mausworn is so up my alley it's unfair! Oh, and we may have chatted about it and that episode may be coming in August, too 😊 youtu.be/KpQ1Sj9or7o?...

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What if Mausritter but... Ironsworn?

YouTube video by Cezar Capacle

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New episode of The One Ring! Iorlas heads south on a quest from Cirdan the Shipwright to investigate the corrupted trees on the cape of Eryn Vorn... but he realizes that his actions have earned him dangerous attention. And I got to tease some First/Second Age of Middle Earth lore in this one!

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MegueyB 🔜Metatopia @megueyb.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Absolutely f’ing wild that Hgseth wants all the men in the military checked for low T & put on hormones if he thinks they need it to be at “the leading edge of lethality” but heaven forbid a trans dude get the hormones he needs to just live his life. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm very good at social media, but also the newest Perspective Checks interview with @ragepandapajamas.bsky.social is up! We talk about actual play theory in the media landscape and the things that make APs work well as a story medium! Great chat, lots of great book recs, I hope you enjoy!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New episode up of The One Ring 2e Strider Mode! Iorlas encounters something worse than orcs beneath the ruins of Fornost Erain and flees back to Bree, where he meets with Gandalf to wrap up the first of his two quests!

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Errant Adventures @errantadventurespod.com · 30/06/2026

Back with another session of my Ironsworn 2e playtest as Glain faces a new challenge or two. Hopefully my dice treat me slightly better.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Day late posting but my 2nd playtest of the early alpha Ironsworn: Legacies is up! I wrap up my experience ... or... do I keep playing as the 4th week episode going forward?

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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Going live in a touch over 30mins!!! Eggs! Swamps! Wolves! It’s all happening!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Part 1 of a quick 2 episode playtest of the upcoming Ironsworn: Legacies is up now! Very cool ideas in this new editions early days, excited to see how it continues to evolve. Tessa is part of a small group tasked with escorting the strange outcast Farina to a place she only knows through dreams.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Kickstarter is live! Go check out this wild game where the line between actor and role are blurred in a surreal Italian giallo meets Lynchian vibe!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

EVERYONE STAY CALM, IT'S HAPPENING! #Stonetop physical books are in and I cannot wait to dive into this game. Might drop everything and just start a campaign of this... please advise!

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jay Dragon is unstoppable @jdragsky.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

everyone play weird indie ttrpgs with your friends right now

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New episode of The One Ring 2e out today! Iorlas faces off against a shadow of the past who sees an echo of itself in our heroic Ranger. Fornost holds more secrets left to uncover.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

New Perspective Checks with @howdylovedarlin.bsky.social out now! Meadow is an incredible mind in the TTRPG community. We talk weird games, weird mechanics, making things your own and exploring the world of games with an adventurous spirit. Enjoy, this one's got great homework!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The newest episode of The One Ring 2e Strider Mode is up now! Iorlas takes his first steps into Fornost Erain to investigate rumors of Shadow spreading for Gandalf...

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Episode 4 of The One Ring 2e is up now! Iorlas takes time to recover in our first Fellowship Phase then sets out north along the Greenway to make a quick detour en route to Fornost Erain that yields an unexpected treasure...

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

New Perspective Checks episode with @brianflaherty.bsky.social of @manysidedmedia.bsky.social! We talk about podcasting niches within niches, how to elevate indie TTRPGs to great heights through care and craft in actual plays. It was a blast and I hope you get a lot of great advice out of this one!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Late on release, late on posting, but episode 3 of my One Ring 2e series is up now! Iorlas and Fitch Talltree, forester of Archet, search the Chetwood for the escaped servants of Saruman, but an old enemy of Fitch's finds them first. Iorlas is wounded.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Episode 2 of my The One Ring 2e Strider Mode series is out now! Iorlas brings Saruman's mercenary to Bree to face justice but his allies facilitate his escape, causing Iorlas to have to petition the Bree Wardens to help him stop their escape!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

DID I NOT POST THIS ON BLUESKY?! I'm so bad at social media. Thank you RP for sharing this!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Iorlas departs from the Grey Havens in spring and ventures through the Shire on a quest to the south, but before he leaves the Shire he meets with Gandalf who has another quest for him that will take him north...

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We snuck one last episode into March yesterday playing Dick Wizards by Wyrd Wolf Entertainment! My wife Lynn bought me the special edition zine so I had her play an apprentice wizard detective investigating Lovecraftian crime in Providence RI! It's classic Lynnsanity, hope you enjoy!

A poster showing the cover and character sheet for this episode of a one-on-one TTRPG actual play of Dick Wizards

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I have been preeeeetty bad at posting this month, things are hectic, but check out episode 0 character creation for my upcoming solo One Ring 2e series! Meet Iorlas, Dunedain Ranger of the North, inheritor and wielder of the famous blade Nimloth's Tear. I hope you're excited for some Middle Earth!

An image with a map of Middle Earth with the fellowship silhouetted across the bottom. The one ring beneath the title for the character creation episode titled "Iorlas, Ranger of the North"

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

New Perspective Checks out now! My interview with @hardyroachgames.bsky.social about his upcoming Italian cinema inspired neo-noir horror slasher Il Fantasma Del Giallo is out now! There are some classic Giallo recommendations in here to get you inspired, have you ever watched a giallo film?!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

March schedule! As Colostle ends I'm going to try and do a little bit of everything before picking up with a new solo series of The One Ring 2e next month! Lets see if I can finish Decktectives layout by the end of the month!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The series finale of Colostle Dungeons is out now. Sybil's time in the Dungeons comes to an end. She leaves for new adventures... with a friend.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Come hang out on the @dmsafterdark.bsky.social Twitch stream tonight as I'll be running a one-shot of Legends of Akeroth by @crossedpaths.co.uk! Its an homage to the golden era of SNES JRPGs I grew up on and I hope I came up with a fun one-shot to highlight the system!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Design Diaries episode 2 is out covering character creation in Gardens of Rust. I couldn't decide between two alternate history versions of me, so I made them both! Hope you're excited to think about characters you'd make for a post-catastrophe game. Tell me your concepts and let's make them!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

This bundle just hit $500k but there's a lot of time left to make it even bigger! Reason # 1,440 to get this bundle is my game MECH, do it because MN is setting the standard for how to respond to this BS and those affected will need help.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Ooh this one is exciting. MIRU was one of the first solo games I played and @hinokodo.com has SMASHED it with the physical rewards for MIIIRU. This book is beautiful, the layout is so good, and the Hex Kit is insane! I can see myself using this for LOTS of games. Do I revive the series for book 3?!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The penultimate episode of Colostle Dungeons is out today! Sybil and her companions explore the rookling forge and follow its secrets down to where the spectral chains lead.

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The annual Valentine's Day bonus episode with my wife Lynn is out now! Hope everyone has a very lovely day, at least more than Mia in this playthrough of Love You to Death from @chaosium.bsky.social's Does Love Forgive 1-on-1 scenarios for #CallofCthulhu !

An image of a calendar noting Valentine's Day with a pinned bonus episode notification for this Call of Cthulhu podcast episode

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

2nd Tuesdays are for Perspective Checks! I'm joined by Ian from @undercommontaste.bsky.social to talk about the enormous umbrella of homebrewing TTRPGs! When something isn't working, what steps should you take and how much work do you need to do? It depends, hope you find some nuggets of wisdom!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Fulfillment day from the wonderful @hatchlingdm.itch.io! BOW with the card deck came in and looks so good! BOW is a solo Carta game where you play a diver in an annual contest to bring your village the best relics you can find! You can hear me play it on my feed, and definitely check out Hatchlings!

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Rene Plays Games @reneplaysgames.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Sybil returns to the Castle Revolving major labyrinth determined to reach the center! Then, new friends lead the group to the mysterious Rookling Forge...

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