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TTRPG Traveller

@ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social
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I’ve been playing ttrpg’s since 1992 when I was introduced to WEG Star Wars. Now I create (primarily for 5e) while working on my own ttrpg. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TTRPGTraveller Reddit: www.reddit.com/u/TTRPG_Traveller/s/…

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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today I officially submitted my resignation to the school I’ve worked at for the past 6 years. There’s many feelings involved, with both anxiety and excitement at the forefront. Anxiety because I’m leaving relative security of my teaching position and of course I worry about supporting my family.
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Latest Devblog is finally up. Only a couple days late because as I was writing the blog I ended up entirely reworking the Culture section I had originally wrote because I didn't like it once I had to start explaining it. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Culture and Social Class Design in Threshold TTRPG—Community and Formation — TTRPG Traveller
How Threshold separates community formation from social standing, why D&D Background falls short, and how a four-axis compositional system replaced a fixed culture list. TTRPG design diary.
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Okay, this DevBlog is pretty late (I usually post Friday at 8pm), but it does give some insight into how the different heritages in Threshold were chosen, as well as a general overview of what race/species/ancestry/heritage tells us. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Heritage Design in Threshold TTRPG — Race, Ancestry, and Biology — TTRPG Traveller
Why Threshold separates biology from culture, how a philosophy grid generated ten heritages, and the design inspirations behind each—from Dune to Twilight Zone folklore. TTRPG design diary.
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The Menu Zine @the-menu-zine.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Menu #10 features a brand new #SoloRPG As an ooze, awaken to your surroundings, and find out who killed the body you just consumed in The Gelatinous Detective
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
New devblog up going over character creation. I discuss inspirations and how I employ character creation in Theshold. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Character Creation Design in Threshold TTRPG — Fiction First — TTRPG Traveller
How Threshold's classless TTRPG approaches character creation: a fiction-first sequence, social class over background packages, Kit as combat identity, and why personality traits got cut. Design diary...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hey all! New devblog release as I continue discussing magic in Threshold. This time I talk about magical defense, casting traditions, and how I handle the "martial-caster divide." www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Magic Defense and Traditions in Threshold TTRPG — TTRPG Traveller
Designing magic combat for a classless TTRPG: bypassing armor DR, triage-only healing, four defense options, and social consequences for casting. Threshold design diary.
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Reynaldo @naldodrinan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Just a few more hours! I promise to try and write some good blog posts to make up for all the "buy my book!" I have been doing for the last month 😂
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Haven’t posted any 5e subs for awhile. Was able to finish this one last month for patrons. Been wanting to do a Gildarts/Sukuna mash for awhile. Full design notes are on my Patreon post. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Wizard | School of Deconstruction: A Precision Destruction Wizard Inspired by Sukuna & Gildarts (and maybe a little Shigaraki). 5e/5.5e versions available...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Latest devblog release. Finally talking about magic. In fact, I talked about it a lot. So much so that I decided to split it into two posts. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Freeform Magic Design: Construction, Cost, and Consequence — TTRPG Traveller
How Threshold builds compositional magic through Technique/Function/Form/Geometry, balances resource scarcity with environmental consequences, and uses skill ranks to reduce magical drain. TTRPG magic system design.
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Heya folks! I just released my latest devblog. Continuing from my previous post’s discussion on combat, I talk about weapons, tags, techniques, and kits. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Weapons, Techniques & Fighting Styles in Threshold TTRPG — TTRPG Traveller
Weapon design for Threshold TTRPG: why Blunt/Penetrating over traditional damage types, fiction-forward tags, technique trees with horizontal progression, and kit-based character creation. TTRPG desig...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New devblog post is up: Combat in Threshold—Resolution and Consequence. I discuss combat resolution mechanics, stress, wounds, strain, conditions, and touch on tags. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Combat Resolution in Threshold: Attacks, Defense & Consequences — TTRPG Traveller
How combat resolves in Threshold TTRPG: single-roll attacks with margin-based damage, player-facing defense with four approaches, and the Stress/Wounds pressure system. Design blog.
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
New Design Blog post is up: Combat in Threshold—Structure and Flow www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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How Combat Works in Threshold: Initiative, Turns & Flow — TTRPG Traveller
How combat runs at the table in Threshold: coordinated initiative, three-category turn structure, zone-based movement, and the Strain resource system. TTRPG design blog.
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New Design Blog post is up: Combat—The Meaning of Violence in Threshold. Before diving into the combat mechanics the next couple of posts, I wanted to explain the basic role I see combat playing and how I approached it. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Combat — The Meaning of Violence in Threshold — TTRPG Traveller
Combat is one of the most visible parts of a tabletop RPG. It's also one of the easiest places for a system to drift away from its own goals. Before getting into initiative, actions, or mechanics, I...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
New blog post is live. This time diving into the resolution mechanics. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Resolution Mechanics — The Engine Room of the Game — TTRPG Traveller
A quick note before we start. Resolution mechanics sit at the center of almost every tabletop RPG. They determine how uncertainty is handled, how often players roll dice, and what success or failure...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
New Design blog up. This time I discuss skills. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Skills as the Interface Between Character and World — TTRPG Traveller
When I first planned this series, I assumed I would move directly from ability scores into resolution mechanics. Once I started outlining the dice system, it became clear I was skipping something fou...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
End of the week begins Tểt (Lunar New Year) holiday and needed to get some day job stuff done first—but finally finished the design post for the weekend. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Ability Scores: Deciding What a Character Is — TTRPG Traveller
I originally planned for this post to be about dice resolution. Once I started outlining it, though, I kept running into the same issue: the resolution system only makes sense if you understand what t...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
New blog post is up. I discuss a lot about the environment in *Threshold* (the new working name for my ttrpg project). I go over a bit of my environmental philosophy which has also been informing work on an environment supplement for 5e. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Making Environment More Than Scenery — TTRPG Traveller
Most fantasy games treat magic as something that happens to the world, then disappears. A fireball explodes. A portal opens. Reality bends for a moment, and then everything snaps back into place. T...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Newest Design Blogis now up. I go over my Vision & Goals for my system. And of course as soon as I finished I thought of some more stuff. Probably will just add it to the beginning of next post in a couple weeks. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
I have a new design blog up on my website. Come join me on my journey as I work on an original trrpg. www.ttrpgtraveller.com/ttrpg-design...
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Blog 1 — TTRPG Traveller
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Newest Patreon subclass public release. Arcane Tradition: Librarian. Somewhat of an alternate Scribes without a lot of the power issues. Here’s the Reddit release with every version; full design notes are on the Patreon. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Arcane Tradition: Librarian | 5e14 and 5e24 options available
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Circle of Thorns | Guard the wilds with brambles and blood with this new Druid subclass (5e14 & 5e24 versions) Also available on the Patreon post are the design notes. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA... www.patreon.com/posts/139477...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Circle of Thorns | Guard the wilds with brambles and blood with this new Druid subclass (5e14 and 5e24 versions available)
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Oath of the RYSE; a Paladin subclass dedicated to ScottyKFitness I just posted a new subclass on Reddit that is a dedication to Scotty, a fitness influencer whose message is very welcome. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Oath of the RYSE | A paladin subclass dedicated to ScottyKFitness
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Latest Patreon release: Way of the Hidden Pulse. Based this one on pressure points and pop media like *Fist of the Northstar* or *Kiss of the Dragon.* www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Way of the Hidden Pulse | Balance energy, shatter defenses, and heal with a touch with this Monk class based on pressure points.
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Latest Patreon release: The Bruiser rogue. Use whatever you can get your hands on and strike at every opportunity. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Roguish Archetype: The Bruiser | A strength-based rogue who looks to exploit any opening they can find. Including a special "Cockney" version for those lo...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This was an extra subclass I did for 5e14 for those who wanted a bit more dance in their College of Dance. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: College of Dance Bard | For those who've felt uninspired by WotC's interpretation of "dance"
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The winner from the previous player poll is finally here: Bulwark Fighter. My concept for this was a defensive specialist using shields, like a defensive battlemaster. Then to make it a little more dynamic I added stances, and a new 3-tier shield system. homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/bVwVGl...
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Martial Archetype: Bulwark
Fighter dedicated to philosophy of
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somanyrobots @somanyrobots.com · 04/04/2025
I'm not saying anything others haven't already said - but the administration's new tariffs are completely insane, as policy, and will wreak absolute havoc on the tabletop gaming industry. Get angry and contact your representatives. www.patreon.com/post...
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Latest release: Otherworldly Patron: The Doll Maker + Pact of the Doll. Had a lot of fun with this one. I wanted it to pose the question of whether you are just a doll as well. Pact is for living all those terrifying doll movies as a kid. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: (Update) Otherworldly Patron: The Doll Maker + Pact of the Doll v1.1 | New Warlock Options for 5e14 & SwEcky's Omega Warlock
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Looks like I forgot to share my post last month. 😅 The winner of the previous Patreon poll, I present the Titan Barbarian. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Path of the Titan Weapon (5e14 & 5e24): A Barbarian subclass for when “Great-“ weapons aren’t enough
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Newest Patreon poll winner subclass released: Oath the Four Horesemen. Tried just posting content here but limited characters means I have to share Reddit link, since the links alone were over the limit. 😔 www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Oath of the Four Horsemen | An apocalyptic Paladin subclass for 5e14 & 5e24
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Just released my latest subclass. Not as polished as I would prefer, but work has been a bit hectic preparing for end of semester exams. www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedA...
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From the UnearthedArcana community on Reddit: Wizard School of Familiar Mastery v1.0
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TTRPG Traveller @ttrpg-traveller.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I guess it's finally time for my first post. I (try) to do one member voted content every month. Paid members get to choose the theme and then all members get to vote on the specific content. December content poll is up (though a bit late), and I'd love your input.
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