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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium

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Game designer, independent publisher and graphic artist. I make World Wide Wrestling 💪 Imp of the Perverse 😈 Annalise 🥀 and more good games for interesting people. he/him | ndpdesign.com | unwrittenearths.com

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · Nov 23

Here’s a thread to talk a little more about my games! I’ve been making and self-publishing ttrpgs since 2004. My design approach is to use rules that matter to drive play that satisfies the promise of the game. You can find all of these at www.ndpdesign.com

ndpdesign

ndpdesign is the home of game designer, independent publisher and graphic artist Nathan D. Paoletta. Find the World Wide Wrestling RPG as well as many other good games for interesting people!

www.ndpdesign.com

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The Aleks (they/them) @thealeks.bsky.social · 1h

I've got a couple of weeks left on this #ttrpg #kickstarter.

If you want to support a queer, nonbinary, human artist, writer, and designer, you can do that by backing this and/or sharing it around. Word of mouth is the only honest marketing I can afford.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Shores Of Night

The hot, new, rules-medium take on weird, surreal, and cosmic horror roleplaying (no gods, no kings, no sanity mechanics, all cubes)!

www.kickstarter.com

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Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 2h

Hey, folks, this is the GoFundMe that Rob Wieland's family set up to help cover his final expenses. Please give if you can.

gofund.me/de4a5b81e

Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill

Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland

gofund.me

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Nathan Black @nathanblack.com · 7h

From ancient mouldering periodicals a colossus arises. Long has it been whispered that Swords Without Master would emerge from its surrounding texts like a death moth tearing free of its cocoon. And now those Dread days are upon us.

The prophecy is upon us and we are called to support!

TO ARMS!

Unwritten Earths Symposium @unwrittenearths.bsky.social · 4d

⚔️ The Season of Swords is upon us! Swords Without Master is coming out of the pages of Worlds Without Master Issue 3 into a full, stand-alone release!

🔮 Follow the Kickstarter page to get notified on launch in early 2026

www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

Coming soon: Swords Without Master

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

www.kickstarter.com

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Hawk Tuah'Dib @memorioustulpa.bsky.social · 3d

Folks, Swords Without Master is the most fantastic ttrpg

Unwritten Earths Symposium @unwrittenearths.bsky.social · 4d

Coming soon: Swords Without Master

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

www.kickstarter.com

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Unwritten Earths Symposium @unwrittenearths.bsky.social · 7h

The Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 is now available on @drivethrurpg.com!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 - Unwritten Earths Symposium | DriveThruRPG

The Adventure & Hobbyist Annual is a collection of system-adventurous scenarios, maps and more for use with your favorite tabletop roleplaying games. Caught Between Worlds This inaugural compila...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Jennifer Adcock @jenkatwrites.bsky.social · 8h

OHO did you think I only had ONE spooky Halloween treat for you? The TRICK is that I have TWO, and the second is some HALLOWEEN DOLLHOUSE GIRLIES to add some frightful new fashions to your Dollhouse Drama games! jen-adcock15.itch.io/magic-monsters

Magic & Monsters: Dollhouse Drama Playset Pack 9 by Owl Knight Games, by Jennifer Adcock

Tricks and treats as monster girls, a coven of witches, and unicorn riders!

jen-adcock15.itch.io

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 8h

Thanks so much, wrestling fans! World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged beat the time limit and pulled out a solid victory in the squared circle. 💪

The campaign is over, but Late Pledges are available to preorder a copy of the upcoming print run, if you missed it.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

Promo image with orange text on tan background THANK YOU!, next to illustrations of two male wrestlers. (top) Luminary character with sunglasses and purple-and-gold gear, smiling and signing an autograph (bottom) Waist-up Monster "nerd" character with pink glasses, ripped yellow buttonup, pocket protector and huge muscles. Bottom banner reads "World Wide Wrestling - Only Wrestling Is Real"

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 20h

Ah, thanks!

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sylvia @sylvibullet.bsky.social · 1d

what the fuck kazu

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Epidiah Ravachol of the Unwritten Earths Symposium @epidiah.bsky.social · 1d

I very much enjoy watching this number go up, too.

Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

Final Day! Campaign ends this evening. Thanks so much for keeping World Wide Wrestling... world wide!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

www.kickstarter.com

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

Thank you!

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Huckleberry RPG ➡️ BackerKit is ALIVE! @huckleberryrpg.com · 1d

Congrats to Nathan + Team for another awesome WWW campaign! Honestly one of the best PBTA games ever created. Something about the PBTA playstyle and Pro Wrestling fits so perfectly together.

Grab your copy before the timer runs out!

Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

Final Day! Campaign ends this evening. Thanks so much for keeping World Wide Wrestling... world wide!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

www.kickstarter.com

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Jesse Burneko @jburneko.itch.io · 1d

Haunted is entering its last week of crowdfunding. It's admittedly struggling a bit. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbu...

Haunted

A Game About Murder And What Comes After

www.kickstarter.com

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

I've run 5 Kickstarter campaigns (!) in the last calendar year and I support @kickstarterunited.org! Here's a form for creators to add their signatures to a petition in support of their strike action towards a fair contract.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Creator Petition In Support of Kickstarter United Workers on Strike

If you are a creator on the Kickstarter platform - you are probably aware that we, Kickstarter United (OPEIU Local 153), are on strike. For more information about us and why we are striking, please vi...

docs.google.com

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Huckleberry RPG ➡️ BackerKit is ALIVE! @huckleberryrpg.com · 1d

If you're looking to give back on #IndigenousPeople'sDay, consider the Amah Mutsun Land Trust. I live in a wetlands with a vibrant but fragile ecosystem in the heart of Popeloutchum, the Amah Mutsun homeland. The AMLT continues to protect their lands through conservation and activism to this day.

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

Innovating play experience is hard as hell. The 2000s were a wild outlier, I think. Plus, all the best concepts get diffused into everything, so the floor for novelty is higher. I know you know this, but yeah, once you include market forces, innovation gets even harder and riskier.

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

Final Day! Campaign ends this evening. Thanks so much for keeping World Wide Wrestling... world wide!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

www.kickstarter.com

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

It’s a real blow to see the news of Rob Wieland’s passing. A true original who has supported small indie designers for years, including me and my games. Love and peace to his family and everyone else grieving today.

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Shannon @shannonmcmaster.bsky.social · 1d

It is silly how much time I give to fictional Jim Rockford's timeline. But sometimes episodes deal with it. Anyway, called "Guilt" hinged on a 20-years ago relationship. This has adjusted my opinion of when Jim was in prison, which we know was 7 years & for armed robbery & probably means...

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

Document damaged. Try recovery?

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 4d

My art packs are 10%OFF for a few days:

👉 www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

👉 salvaterra.itch.io

#bsnm #stockart #ttrpg

a collage with several black and white item drawings like books, chests, maps, scrolls, treasures, idols etc.

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 3d

FWIW I did a monthly zine for a year and it burned me out hard. Not to say you shouldn’t, but give yourself some grace on being committed to a monthly schedule IMO!

Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 3d

ok you know about big dumper but are you ready for humpy the salmon?

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 6d

Heyyyy! Wanna do something awesome for trans creators today?

Galaxy 2: As the World Falls Down is available for preorder. It's the sequel to Galaxy the Prettiest Star by @planetx.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social and it's gonna be BEAUTIFUL.

LINK:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799756...

Galaxy 2: As The World Falls Down by Jadzia Axelrod: 9781799503446 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The highly anticipated sequel to the YA trans coming-out graphic novel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star brings more romance, more action, and more queer joy as Taylor faces her biggest fear: the Vane. Tayl...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 4d

Just posted some work-in-progress to WWW2E: Repackaged, including links to the first Training Ring walk-through for new players, and more of @elkowalczuk.bsky.social's artwork.

The campaign ends on Monday, Oct 13th, and every pledge really helps! Thanks!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

www.kickstarter.com

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