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Sarah Doom

@scorchadoom.bsky.social
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Sarah Doom (she/her) is a tabletop role-playing game designer, writer, layout artist, and visual artist. www.scorcha.net www.patreon.com/sarahdoom

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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 16h
I have 1 cat asleep on me and the other one just jumped up. Today will not be productive.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 18h
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The Teeth
curb stomp: When you wreck shit by performing an act of astonishing violence and cruelty, you can choose 2 targets instead of 1. On a miss, something or someone you care about gets wrecked instead.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 19h
Working on my panel for Metatopia.
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The Pussy

When you use the goods to get what you want, tell the MC what you want from someone and roll +pussy. On a 10+, you have them wrapped around your finger. On a 7–9, you can get by on promises alone, or you can give them a taste if you want to up their enthusiasm. On a miss, be prepared for the worst.
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Marnie Galloway @marniegalloway.bsky.social · 20h
Tomorrow is @chicagozinefest.bsky.social at the Harold Washington Library! I’ll be there supporting my 8 & 10 year old kids, who are selling zines and comics and art at Table 2 in the Youth Exhibition Hall, “Ada and Ilan Comics, Inc.” See you there!
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
well fuck me I have to do the panels I submitted for Metatopia.
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H.B. Tyson @hbtyson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Weird art is always needed.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think my cats are mad at me because I didn’t share my guacamole.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Thing is great.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yes, it is. Also lol at the upstairs bedroom.
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The first 100-page draft of Rebuild of #Girlframe is out on my patreon. A full set of rolled basic Handler plays, reworked basic mechanics and combat, 5 frames, 5 girls, 2 handlers, and a bunch of threats www.patreon.com/isabellerueb...
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Rebuild of Girlframe Draft 1 | Isabelle Ruebsaat
Hi all! This is the first "full" draft of what will eventually become Girlframe physical edition. Some major changes from the itch version:
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Working on my game Mother.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oof
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It is extremely hard! Good luck with it.
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shel kahn @portablecity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Happy spooky season! I saved up some spooky art just for you! Here, the Ankhou: www.portablecity.net/full-colour-...
A skeleton in late victorian garb with long red hair in the spotlight of a streetlamp, holding a scythe.
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Jennifer Adcock @jenkatwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I won't pretend it was perfect by any means, but I do think my years of doing nanowrimo did two big things for me in setting up my long-term creative habits, which is that 1) I get In the Zone really easily, and 2) when I am In the Zone, I am both focused and decisive
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luc @freakphone.net · 17/11/2024
replies felt weirdly discouraged on twitter (at least to me) but I really recommend getting back into the habit of telling artists directly when you like their stuff. not even in an engagement farming way, it just feels nice. nobody's day is going to be worse hearing that you like their work
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
oh gods do I have to write another sad/angry post
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
(Stares longingly in American)
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That's a nice cover.
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MegueyB 🔜Metatopia @megueyb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm excited to be part of the @alagamert.bsky.social Specatacular!
Poster text: Games and Gaming Round Table Presents: Apocalypse World: Burned Over. Friday October 16, 2026. 2:15-4:30pm CT. GameRT will play a one-shot session of the Platinum Play winning TTRPG Apocalypse World, led by one of the game’s designers Meguey Baker. This session will use the recently revamped third edition of the game, Apocalypse World: Burned Over, set 50 years after everything burned: “the furnace roared and the world’s psychic maelstrom howled.” Watch our rag-tag group as we navigate the aftermath! No registration necessary. Tune in live on YouTube and Twitch @ALAGameRT
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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Five Small RPGs, the zine i created for CIGS 2026, is now available in pdf format! it collects five of my previously (and still!) available ttrpgs in a neat little four-column booklet format. the physical zines will almost certainly make a return at some future event!
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Five Small RPGs by Anna Anthropy
A printable zine
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New post up on the MC section of PBtA: www.patreon.com/sarahdoom/po...
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Work Tools Part 5 | sarahdoom
Back in late 2025- early 26 I had been pulling apart the SRD I use to make games as an example for new designers. PBtA is complicated and ha
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you are too scared to play girlframe or PtHK or any of those other games like that you should just do it anyways
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“How did you get into ttrpgs” I was summoned.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm listening to the next Muses of Play, and wow but Misha B (@bggameworks.bsky.social ) is amazing. It's specifically the part where she talks about intentionality, and her thoughtfulness just blows me away.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've submitted Velvet Glove and A Woman's Madness, so they're in the queue. I have some kinks for Mother I'm working on. But I'm so looking forward to it! Metatopia is such a delight! And so many cool people are going this year.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Play as a Mother, and investigate if your child was responsible for a disaster, conceal it if your child was, punish the child responsible, and offer restitution to the community after the event. You may also require restitution if you feels the community has harmed you. PBtA, at least for now.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
3rd-Mother I hope to bring it. It's...a very complicated game. You are a mother, and not entirely the monster the stories of men painted you as. You counted toes and cuddled and burped and agonized over every hurt. But you can no longer ignore the fact that your baby has grown into a monster.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm curious what happens if a woman doesn't have to fear death. Based on stuff like Frankenstein's Bride, The Bride!, Florence & the Machine, & feminine rage. Really living in your woman’s skin is what this game is about. She may do terrible things, she may destroy others, but she is always yours.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
2nd-A Woman's Madness A TYOV hack, A Woman’s Madness is a solo role-playing game in which you chronicle your life as a woman reborn from death. You can not die, and so your journal stretches over the many centuries of your existence, focusing on the people you meet along the way.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There will be a Patreon post about Metatopia, but I thought I'd talk about some of the things I'm bringing. 1st-Velvet Glove! All new playbook moves & revised basic moves. Some changes have been giant, some subtle, but it's a better game for it. This will be its last time at Metatopia.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I truly appreciate all the love yesterday. In the Pines is off to a great start!
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For the evening crowd
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thank you!
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes! That part got added after the book was done. Players get the dark playbook when their decay track fills. They’re now on the dark forest’s side.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ahhhh! I so very much appreciate this. Thank you so much!
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can get the play materials on my website: scorcha.net/work/in-the-...
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In the Pines
A '90s survival-horror bonding trip gone wrong.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's LIVE! Get In the Pines either on my Patreon or Itch. I really appreciate it. www.patreon.com/sarahdoom/po... sarahdoom.itch.io/in-the-pines
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In the Pines | sarahdoom
In the Pines by sarahdoom on Patreon. Join sarahdoom's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You’re so good to play them with!
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yay!
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Love it.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sapphic horror chewiness
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’ll share links tomorrow. 🎃🏕️🪓🚣‍♀️
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s my first PBtA game of my own since Velvet Glove, which will have its on news next year. I’m excited to share it with you all, and to hear what you think. In the Pines is a glorious night skinny dipping under the stars, right before things go bad. And you’re here for the bad, right?
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s a bit of a love letter to female friendships and spooky movies, set in the 90’s. It’s like the Descent made out with the Witch at Lilith Fair. It’s tightly focused on what female friendships are like under pressure, with beautiful and horrifying nature in the background.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow tomorrow is October 1st. I’ll be releasing the pdf of In the Pines, my survival horror PBtA game where a group of women go camping to bond, and find…something is there with them. It’s the ashcan, so play it and tell me what you think! I’d like to make it a better game.
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My latest list is up to 138. Any other female game designers I missed? www.patreon.com/sarahdoom/po...
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Who Gets to be Named, Part 1 | sarahdoom
So I'm curious after reading Sen-Foong Lim's interview about the importance of naming designers. You can read it here: https://www.ttrpginsi
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Sarah Doom @scorchadoom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
tomorrow!
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