Once again, I have forgotten to remind folks for multiple weeks that Violent Delights is in prelaunch on Kickstarter.
It's a chess-based RPG about Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, and apparently it's quite good!
I was on @skiesoffortune.bsky.social's podcast with @eerieseymour.bsky.social a while ago. Unfortunately they had audio issues with the episode and the bitrate was set too low. It's a pity because I think Errol had some very interesting things to say about the editing process.
youtu.be/_nCGt0YitQ4
This week's #mintrecommends is: Cartoonish Violence! Inspired by someone who asked me if there were any games that felt similar to TF2.
So excited to listen to this!! ✒️🔪
It's a good one if I say so myself!
Huge congrats!!!
This post was quite popular, so sharing it again in case you missed it.
What is a degenerate game state?
Exploring the concept of degenerate strategies and degenerate game states in board games and TTRPGs: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/degenerate...
May we take pictures of our empty plates afterward?
Hi all! I'm Hodag RPG. Some of you may know me from such works as Evils of Illmire, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast, Errant, His Majesty The Worm, Conquest of Chaos, The White Box Cyclopedia, Barkeep On The Borderlands, Flames of Orion, or The BX Advanced Bestiary. Others may know me from things like Above The Stolen Crown (Lancer) or Heavy Metal: Mechs for Traveller, Hell on Rev-X, Smacked Down, Nuked!, GCW!, Bastardized Classics, Advanced Fantasy Dungeons, Demesnes and Domination, Barrow of the Bear-King, Fantastic Medieval Campaigns, Bullets and Bourbon, Beyond! The Hypertrench!, Into the Oddish!, The Unseen Spire for Cloud Empress, Down To The Wire, and MotherFlip (In space,*almost* No One can hear you cuss)!, Space Truckers for Traveller,The Wicked King Forever Hungers, Scream! Into the Void!, Hyperspace D6 or Harper's Quest 1. If you don't know me, know this: I'm a traditional black and white, pen and ink illustrator who hates jabronis, and loves rolling bones with cool people of every kind as long as they don't suck, and take the game seriously in character! I also love almost every kind of Star Wars, almost every kind of Action Figure, and almost every Era of Superhero Comics. Hit me up if you need any artwork (Fast! Cheap!) Or just wanna talk turkey about classic fantasy rpg art from the primordial era (Bell to Brom)!
A Re/Introduction:
Reminder this is happening tomorrow!
The Post Mortem Episode came out last week, and this week Tiny Table will be releasing a talk-back episode featuring me! I'm so excited!
Hearing feedback about Protect the Child feeds my soul, even if the system doesn't totally hit.
tinytablebusiness.podbean.com/e/post-prote...
Good morning Bluesky! ☀️
The #LyricalLudology Season 2 crowdfund is sitting at $1,002/$1,200 - that's 80% funded! 🎉🎉
We're looking at less than 10 banners to kick us over the line. Will you be the one to get us there? 👀
Deepest thanks to all supporters so far 💚🐦
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💥💥TWO TIME, COUNT EM, TWO GAME NOMINEE @smolghost.bsky.social 💥💥
Thank you!
Thanks, seb! And it is very cool to see TWO of your games nominated this year! Congrats!
Thank you!
Thanks, Basil!
Thanks, Emma! I really appreciate it.
Thanks, Aaron! And congrats to you too!
Check out SPINE if you haven't, it's both a really interesting game and a really interesting piece of writing.
Thanks so much! Congrats on your nomination too! I am excited to get my hands on Digital Angel.
The nomination
UMMM???? ((It's an honor for Digital Angel to be nominated for an IGDN Award for Best Writing (?!?), especially in the company of some of the most memorable games I read last year))
The cover of a black and white zine on a green textured paper background. In the background are carabiners, a headlamp, a journal, rope, and a map. The cover of the zine has the title Underneath and a large etching style illustration of a narrow cave chamber. A natural fountain springs up from the rock floor. Statues of dragons and lions and weird dogs all spit water across the chamber into each other's mouths intersecting with the single stream of water erupting from the natural fountain.
The cover of the game zine We Shall Be Monsters. The title is in an embellished black letter font in white over a black background with a low contrast image of a doctor standing over a dead body on a slab. The zine is displayed on textured paper with a silk handkerchief and a small saw next to it.
I am beyond thrilled to announce that TWO of my games have been nominated for Indie Groundbreaker Awards!
Underneath for Best Rules
&
We Shall Be Monsters for Best Writing
Honoured to be nominated alongside so many great games and peers!
www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers
This year's Indie Groundbreakers Awards feature so many talented nominees. It's shocking to see my name among them.
SPINE is nominated for 3 categories:
• Game of the Year
• Most Innovative
• Best Writing
Fellow SPINE nominees include @furtsburrow.bsky.social, @naladraws.com, and Holly Freiberg.
Uneasy Lies the Head received Indie Groundbreaker nominations in two categories!
☛ Best Writing
☛ Most Innovative
Check out this award-nominated GMless royal court roleplaying game here: shop.adambell.games
What kills me is that some make it seem like you have to pick a seat and pay for it in advance.
I worked with Izzy recently, and it was great!
Painting of an armored woman, with flowing long hair, and a flaming sword, her green robe has a floral print
Painting of an elden ring character in Drake armor with a dragon wing cape
Painting of a bat helmed knight in green armor, holding a Lance with a banner in front of a burning field
Painting of a tall statue-esque elf with straight blonde hair carrying an olive branch and a candle
I need work. You need art. Comms open. 🖤🗡️🌻
The storybook Three Little Rocks, the game book A Perfect Rock, the Rock Oracle Deck, and the Star Map all lay side-by-side on a wooden table.
My contributor copy for A Perfect Rock and the Rock Oracle Deck by @deepdark.games!
I had a fantastic time editing these and I'm really impressed by the final product. The game book has a nice lay-flat spine and Nick's art is stunning. Great game for planet exploration and creation.
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