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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We're celebrating the TTRPG Collective's 3rd anniversary with a showcase bundle of 40+ projects that could only be made with the support of a community. The creativity and skill of these folks is mind-blowing! itch.io/b/3934/ttrpg... #ttrpgs #rpg #indiedev #dnd #ttrpgcommunity #selfpromosaturday

Title image that says "Find my work in the TTRPG Collective 3rd Anniversary Bundle. A community-powered bundle by the creatives of the TTRPG Collective." The background has illustrations of notebook papers. The foreground has illustrations of pencils, dice, book, swords, webcams, and microphones.

Similar to the title image, this image lists details of the bundle: contains over 40 projects made by members of the TTRPG Collective Discord Server. TTRPGs, artwork, supplements, and more! Equal profit share between all creators in the bundle means if you support one of us, you support all of us. 100% human-made projects! $20 USD. Ends October 31st.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That's so sweet that you remembered this game! I think it's been updated at least once, but I'd love to give it some TLC once day. I hope your move goes well and that your new place has just the right amount of fairies and sprites.

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Leigh @leigheldridge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The second one is my first published Brindlewood Bay mystery, based on the Clue boardgame. I wrote it for the Board Games Reimagined Jam hosted by @whimsymachine.bsky.social. Several collective members helped hone the themes and provided helpful feedback. leigheldridge.itch.io/board-to-dea...

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BOARD TO DEATH: A Brindlewood Bay Mystery by Leigh

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Laughing Lark Games @laughinglarkgames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hi! The 3rd Anni of the #TTRPG Collective is upon us & we're celebrating w/ a bundle! This server has literally changed, & possibly saved, my life, so go check it & support a bunch of indie designers if you can. You can find 2 of my games amongst 46 other amazing titles 😱 itch.io/b/3934/ttrpg...

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Joie Yong 🔜 PAX AUS @joieyong.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New day, new bundle!! It's TTRPG Collective's 3rd anniversary and I have three things in this bundle! itch.io/b/3934/ttrpg... #ttrpg #tabletop #rpg

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Kasey Wildgrove @applefordhearth.itch.io · 02/10/2026

Awakened Applewood is part of a bundle for the TTRPG Collective for the month of October! The bundle contains 40+ amazing, human-made projects for ONLY $20. itch.io/b/3934/ttrpg...

The TTRPG Collective 3rd Anniversary Bundle is a community-driven digital package of tabletop roleplaying games and related content, available for $20 USD until October 31st.

A wooden dragon statue steps out of a shrine on the cover for Awakened Applewood.

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DRAKE TTRPG @drakettrpg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The #TTRPG Collective 3rd anniversary bundle is live! itch.io/b/3934/ttrpg...

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Leigh @leigheldridge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have two things in this bundle of awesome stuff from the creatives of the TTRPG Collective: itch.io/b/3934/ttrpg...

Find my work in the TTRPG Collective 3rd Anniversary Bundle
A Community-Powered Bundle by the Creatives of the TTRPG Collective

-Contains over 40 projects made by members of the TTRPG Collective Discord server.
-TTRPGs, artwork, supplements, and more!
-Equal profit share between all creators in the bundle means if you support one of us, you support all of us.
-100% human-made projects

$20 USD - ends October 31st

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Mariah Currey @mariahcurrey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Can I interest you in some Hallo-worms? 🎃 You can pre-order it in my shop for $8. The sheet will be 4x5 with a holo finish. This is my first sticker sheet, I'm excited to see how they turn out! If you want to grab some of my other stickers, they're all 25% off until 10/10 🍬 ko-fi.com/s/c713e9ad0c

Mock up of hallo-worm sticker sheet. Four digitally drawn Halloween design worms-off-the-string including a franken-worm, skeleton worm, sour gummy worm, and jack-o-worm.

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Mariah Currey @mariahcurrey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I got my jam entry in with like an hour to spare ✌️ Impractical Magic is a small zine collecting my sketches and wips of Faith kissing a nerdy, wizard love interest. It's currently free to download but won't be forever so grab it while you can! rainydaymariah.itch.io/impractical-... #aoba #comicoop

A pen sketch comic of Faith and Metcalf making out.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@extinct-fear.bsky.social Hi there! I'm the organizer of the Charity Cat Jam & Bundle. Please approve your project as soon as possible. Here's the link: itch.io/b/3869/chari... Click on the top left corner that says review bundle and scroll to the bottom to approve your entry. Thanks!

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@slinkiestyew.bsky.social Hi! I'm the host of the Cat Jam for Charity. I reached out via comment and email too, but just in case: please approve your project as soon as possible by heading to this link, click "pending", and then approve. itch.io/b/3869/chari...

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@kinayla-neypala.bsky.social Hi there! I'm the organizer of the Charity Cat Jam & Bundle. Please approve your project as soon as possible. Here's the link: itch.io/b/3869/chari... Click on the top left corner that says review bundle and scroll to the bottom to approve your entry. Thanks!

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Look, I don't like seeing the onslaught of self promotion that is modern social media, but we're all here to grind some bones to make our bread. Anyway, a little over five days to get this awesome ttrpg horror bundle I'm in. itch.io/b/3705/-my-l... #horror #ttrpgs #indiegames #bundle #shamelesspromo

Cover image for the bundle with text "solo/duets, my lone summer (bundle)" with a leather notebook looking thing in the background, a star drawn with rough brushstrokes, and a moody cursed cursive vibe all around.

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Inbal Breda @greyannis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Might as well post it here! A magical girl animation I've been slowly chipping at over the weekends for ages.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I think it's time to dust off the blog again.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thanks! I think it does some pretty cool things.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It's incredible to see there's already SIX games submitted! Honestly, I'm just excited to see what everyone's made all in one spot.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I plan to have a playtest copy for my upcoming solo game The Crown and The Crow in this! I've been picking away at it for a long while and I'm very excited. You play as a line of 13 rulers of a nation, forward and back through time, leaving legacies both amazing and terrible. Also there's a crow.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Launching a new game jam all about the amazing ttrpg community I'm proud to be a member of! The TTRPG Collective is an incredible place full of excellent and supportive folks, plus cool resources readily shared. I'd love to have you (YOU!) join up! #ttrpgs #indiedev itch.io/jam/ttrpg-co...

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TTRPG Collective 3rd Anniversary Jam

A game jam from 2026-08-01 to 2026-09-17 hosted by Whimsy Machine. The TTRPG Collective was founded in October 2023, and it is full of awesome people. For three years, we've been supporting each other...

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying Spell! The day job and parenthood leaves me with very little time for big projects, so I haven't had much to report. I appreciate you asking about the blog! This feels as good an opportunity as any to dust it off and rekindle some progress.

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Matt@OFP + Dungeon Delve @oddfairpress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Enjoy this list of yearly TTRPG events, community rituals, and celebrations that are known to generate a buzz on social... Cover photo by Nika Benedictova Greetings, friends! Emerging into this glorious new space, I've stocked...

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Enjoy this list of yearly TTRPG events, community rituals, and celebrations that are known to...

Cover photo by Nika Benedictova Greetings, friends! Emerging into this glorious new space, I've stocked the shelves of this kitchen with all sorts of resources for the tabletop RPG and...

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Mariah Currey @mariahcurrey.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

There's 2 weeks left to grab the Summer of Mermaids Bundle! 📦📚 Reel in these 32 projects, including my 5 page full color, traditionally painted comic, the Cutest Squid, for $30 while you can 🎣 itch.io/b/3728/summe... #comicoop

Summer of Mermaids Bundle template image with a panel from the Cutest Squid placed. The panel shows a blue tentacled mermaid and a human floating together, holding hands and looking at an underwater mural.

Collage image of several of the projects found in the Summer of Mermaids bundle.

Pages 1 of the Cutest Squid. A watercolor page of comic. Tristin runs off to explore tide pools where she is spied by a curious Tua.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I know functionally nothing about artfight but what a treat it is to see so many cool ocs and art.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Looking for @itch.io charity bundle advice. I've sent a few emails and discord messages since May to get the bundle set up. I might have the charity account add a dummy project so I can finish it myself. The only response I've gotten is to not do that, though. Anyone else with charity bundle exp.?

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Tintin @tintinteal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Happy Monday! 🧁 #Art #Comic

Panel 1:
Me: "Wow... It's so scary..."
It's a computer with the text "WORK" on the screen. The graphics tablet has Photoshop open

Panel 2: Top down shot of me with a scared expression.
Me: I don't think I can beat it... I'm not strong enough..."

Panel 3: A hand from off screen pats my shoulder "Don't worry..."

Panel 4: It's a faceless man with a T-Shirt labelled "A Sweet Treat." He's holding a blood bathed baseball bat with embedded crooked nails on the tip.

Sweet Treat: "Leave it to me..."

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is very funny to me because my 3yo loves Catboy but I definitely would not consider it a children's book recommendation. Anyway, buy Catboy!

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maru @koyamori.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

💭💭💭 💭 ✏️ 🧶 💭 💭 💭 💭 💭 🦐 Shrimp dreams of creating.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Cool tech hack! You can easily "cartoonify" your photos with this awesome trick!! No skill required, just write a description of what you want and then HIRE AN ARTIST.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Congrats on getting your goal! I hope the momentum stays strong!

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taiga @dawnbreak.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Doing one more push to get over the finish line for Taiga's Eviction Bundle (fun fact, I'm getting evicted at the end of August)! itch.io/b/3745/taiga... Help a queer disabled creative out and pick up 30 projects for only $12 #ttrpg #mutualaid

A banner image that reads "Taiga's Eviction Bundle: help a queer disabled creative with moving" with apartment blocks on a pink and purple background.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I'm still very excited to eventually launch this bundle! We're waiting on support approval from itchio before we can go live. While we wait, we're still accepting cat-themed games, comics, and projects to manually add to the bundle. Just reply with your link and be ready to approve when we launch.

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Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony @lackingceremony.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The process of moving into a new place this month and rebuilding my life as a person living solo for the first time in over a decade has been expensive and hard. If you've been thinking about picking up any of my games, this would be a great time to go for it. store.buriedwithoutceremony.com

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Buried Without Ceremony

My name is Avery Alder, and for the past eighteen years I’ve been designing tabletop roleplaying games. These are games about community, relationships, doubt, queerness, and the collapse of civilizati...

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Mariah Currey @mariahcurrey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Wake up babe, the perfect #drawyouroc shirt just dropped 👕 #aoba #ocsky #comicoop

A digital sketch of Faith wearing a yellow polo shirt who's pocket is another, smaller polo shirt. A tiny Hank is wearing the polo pocket shirt. Inside his tiny polo pocket is an even tinier Rangoon. A big ol' shadowy Jehudiel claw is grabbing Faith by the sleeve as she frowns in their direction.

A photo of a yellow polo shirt who's pocket is a smaller matching yellow polo as a pocket on a thrift store rack.

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emma 🌙✨ gothHoblin @gothhoblin.me · 15/06/2026

🪓 Cry for the Slaughter by @whimsymachine.bsky.social In this compelling solo rpg you play a cursed forester driven to chop down trees when faces appear in them, which causes that person to die. How will you be free of this curse? Available in the My Lone Summer bundle! itch.io/b/3705/-my-l...

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⛥ My Lone Summer - Solo/Duet TTRPG Bundle ⛥ by gothHoblin and 21 others

⛥ My Lone Summer - Solo/Duet TTRPG Bundle ⛥: 28 items for $10.00

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World Beyond Zine // Downtime @worldbeyondzine.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

🪄 hellooooo fantasy lovers! 🪄 the World Beyond the Wand #transmasc #fantasy #zine is officially open for preorders--and boy, have we got a lot to share this time around! here's the order form: forms.gle/zCRXc6riTLaL... ...and read on in the thread for a little more detail! 🧵

Ad graphic with small thumbnails of the zine cover for the World Beyond the Wand, plus a sampling of some of the merch and the side zine. Text reads: "From the World Beyond... get the 90+ page zine for $12+ or zine and merch for $17+. Or bonus zine and everything for $25+ donations!"

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Vinegar Zines @vinegarzines.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Introducing writer @whimsymachine.bsky.social! Taylor is writing the story of one of our suspects: Squire Tidwell, an American veteran war doctor, who wants to play at solving mysteries and is pushing himself into the case.

Spotlight image for writer 'Taylor Currey' for the Dead Ducks in a Row zine.

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Kelly - Back Sage Council, ending soon! @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Thank you everyone who's recommended my work on @rpg-trader.bsky.social ! I really appreciate you taking the time to do so 💜 The 60% off everything sale is running for a few more days so if there's anything you want, now's the time: rpg-trader.com/creator/16/k... #ttrpg

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Kelly Whyte on RPG Trader

A solo TTRPG dev from Aotearoa New Zealand, best known for Lineages of the Long White Cloud .

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emma 🌙✨ gothHoblin @gothhoblin.me · 11/06/2026

🫀 Found Parts by @whimsymachine.bsky.social A beautifully illustrated solo horror rpg which explores themes of body horror, mortality, and ability. Look critically at yourself and the parts you’re made of; explore your fears. Get this and more in the My Lone Summer bundle: itch.io/b/3705/-my-l...

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⛥ My Lone Summer - Solo/Duet TTRPG Bundle ⛥ by gothHoblin and 21 others

⛥ My Lone Summer - Solo/Duet TTRPG Bundle ⛥: 28 items for $10.00

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I think examples would be good for clarity, especially for a smaller sized document.

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Jaye The Editor Available for Hire @jayeeis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Mulling over some things I wish I'd had early in my indie TTRPG design career. Would you rather download: 1. A short guide (trifold size) on little things to improve your game's readability with examples of do/don't? or 2. A one-page checklist of things with no examples? or 3. Neither, you're good.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It needs to be legible, esp. as a long title. Probably tiered? (Everyone Roll a) looks one way and Perception Check looks another, so the latter can be punched up without cluttering the whole thing. It's B&W and shares the cover with B&W art, so clarity is key. Ideally cool on its own too though.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Just for the art at this time, but I could definitely put one together for the title/logo.

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I’d like the logo first, so I have it for the campaign. I'd pay out of pocket for it. Full layout design is for after (and contingent on) a successful campaign. I’m not going to invest in that level of production without established interest. I’d be happy to see your portfolio. Thank you!

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Whimsy Machine @whimsymachine.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I'm planning the crowdfunding launch in late summer/early fall to give me enough time to finish revisions and anticipate promotion. I’m anticipating a page count of 32+cover, black and white, 5.”x8.5”, print and digital.

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