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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 13/10/2026

Very excited by issue of @playtestmaterial.bsky.social has arrived! Can't wait to get into this later.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 27/08/2026

Today's beach reading. A proper read through of Cloud Empress by @worldsbywatt.bsky.social

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 04/08/2026

I realised that if I make a Pinterest board it counts as research.

A screenshot from a Pinterest board full of 70s and 80s sci-fi and fantasy novel covers, most of which depict landscapes and locations from the worlds featured in the books.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 04/07/2026

Once again, Best Online Content award is absolutely stacked!

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 03/07/2026

Trap design in D&D 5e. Based on a genuine conversation about a trap in a friend's game of Curse of Strahd.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 02/07/2026

New shelfie to celebrate filling three shelves on my TTRPG and gamebook shelves. Just don't ask me how many I've actually played...

Three shelves filled with TTRPG books, box sets, and zines.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 28/06/2026

I started looking at 70s/80s sci-fi novel covers for the vibes, but now I want to read every last one of them.

A photo of someone from Reddit's book collection with an array of cool sci-fi books.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 17/06/2026

For any sickos out there, here is the over-engineered timeline of the final cut of this video. All 16 tracks of it.

A screenshot of the edited timeline from Adobe Premiere containing hundreds of clips across 13 video and 3 audio tracks

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 03/06/2026

My haul from UKGE. Big thanks to @loottheroom.bsky.social for signing Down in Yongardy - do I put with my Troika! stuff or my gamebooks? Also excited to see more Laboratory of Death - an English language jubensha.

A collection of books. Dungeon Crawl Classics, Down in Yongardy, Barkeep on the Borderlands, Exile and Crescent 2e by Em Acosta, Break Point (a Break and Animon crossover), and Laboratory of Death (an Engligh language Jubensha).

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 15/05/2026

Brad, where do you stand on Bovril? Hot or not?

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 01/05/2026

Made this handy map for the players in my depth crawl.

The 'This Is the Only Correct Game Design' diagram from the Diabolo design doc, and meme, with the frame extended far down, with 'You are here' written in the whitespace.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 07/02/2026

Another thing to do with cards is linked cards, for example something that shrinks or gets used up.

Four item cards selecting different amounts of supply. The large mounts of supply have larger tetronimos.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 06/02/2026

Mocking up some ways the inventory system might work. The card-based version works a lot better, allows for actual rules info, and makes moving gear and rearranging your backpack a bit quicker. However having the image on the tetrominoes feels more tactile, like putting stuff in your bag.

A Tetris-like inventory system with item cards on grids.

Another Tetris-like inventory system, this time with items on cards and plain coloured shapes on the grids.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 04/02/2026

Trying a new art style for this new project - Dungeons etc. - an inventory-first NSR game about exploring fantastical locations.

Cover art for Dungeons etc. A red and green landscape featuring a wonky castle, giant mushrooms, a distant viaduct, and a blue door in a red stone doorway in the foreground. The text reads "A new-school adventure game about travelling the wilderness, and exploring forests, cities, ruins, Dungeons etc.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 09/12/2025

Describe your Game Mastering style in one saved image. (www.samandfuzzy.com)

Three characters sit in silhouette. One is shouting "Anything that seems like a mistake is actually world building!"

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 08/11/2025

Discussing with some friends that there should be an Ancient Greek-inspired Mörk Borg game, so decided to put together a proof of concept - HADESBORG

Digital mockup of a Hadesborg book, with a draft front cover and two example spreads.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 28/08/2025

Same. This would've been super useful to have like a week ago 🙄

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 24/04/2025

Introducing 1400 Witchcraft and Wizardry! Play as a student at a magical school. The game takes a freeform approach to magic, and includes tables creating a student, the school and NPCs, and introduce events to keep the school year entertaining. 🧙 unknowndungeon.itch.io/1400-witchcr...

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 21/04/2025

My parents bought the girls a book of dungeon maps. They just need keying. This one is full of mimics.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 07/04/2025

Amazing delivery today. Very excited to dig through this as I haven't read the PDFs yet either. Production quality is top notch.

The contents of the Cairn 2e box set laid out, with the GM screen set up behind.

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James @ Unknown Dungeon @unknowndungeon.itch.io · 25/12/2024

Asked my Nan for the new D&D Monster Manual. She said the guy in the store told her this was what all the kids were asking for this Christmas.

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