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3x Ennie-winning TTRPG designer My blog: https://www.prismaticwasteland.com My games in print: https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/shop My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PrismaticWasteland

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · Dec 3

I’m W.F. Smith, tabletop RPG designer and blogger at Prismatic Wasteland, best known for Barkeep on the Borderlands, a pubcrawl fantasy adventure.

⬇️ for my top blogposts, my published adventures, and where you can find me other than my blog, prismaticwasteland.com

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norn noszka @nornnoszka.bsky.social · 11h

first truly cold weekend means it's time to tap the sign

Under the Hood of the Garden Wall

Deconstructing Over the Garden Wall to help with RPG adventure design.

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HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 12h

🎶HODAG'WEEN COMES ONCE A YEAR!
NOW IT'S HERE!
NOW IT'S HERE!

HODAG MAG-TIME! 🎶

Are you ready Hodag MAG 4 is here
And it brought friends
The h'ween mega-zine
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Don't miss out
Send me an email to HODAGMAG at GMAIL dot COM
With the subject line "get spooky!"

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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 19h

I wrote about the huge number of languages in AD&D, how every demihuman & humanoid is a linguist, capturing monsters to learn their languages, all the ways to speak languages you don't know, & whether any of this is fun game design:

Speak with Monsters: The Languages of AD&D and the Adventurous Linguist

Language is a hot topic in D&D. You can refer back to my post from early last year , which also serves as a sort of bibliography of the many...

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directsungames.com @directsungames.com · 20h

We need more puzzle dungeons! This is my siren call to creators. Make a dungeon with help thus November. itch.io/jam/puzzle-d...

Puzzle Dungeon Jam

A game jam from 2025-11-03 to 2026-01-10 hosted by Directsun Games. We're talking adventure game dungeons filled with OSR-style puzzles and challenges . At the end of the jam, I'll highlight some of m...

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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 2d

Literally a table for everything... life imitates @ktrey.bsky.social

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 2d

Not to freak you out but you got a snake wrapped round your ankle

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Serket :3c @serket08.bsky.social · 3d

Fabula Ultima is my favorite fantasy game. I got to experience it for the first time with folks from Paper Cult, and I wrote my thoughts on it after our campaign's finale.

www.fluoriteguillotine.com/blog/2025/10...

fabula ultima was made for me

Last night, the Paper Cult crew wrapped up our Fabula Ultima game. Out of every game I’ve played with them, this is the game I regretted saying farewell the most. I’ve decided it’s my favorite fantasy...

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 3d

In this instance, this was inspired more by an inconsolable toddler at 2 in the AM

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Cats Have No Lord @catshavenolord.itch.io · 3d

You + kitschy rural Romanian hotel + snowstorm + Dracula = perfection

catshavenolord.itch.io/hotel-dracula

#TTRPG
#OSR

Hotel Dracula by Cats Have No Lord

A Vampiric One-Shot Adventure for Liminal Horror

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 3d

If I started blogging stuff like “elves are real and I can PROVE IT”, not a one of you would blink an eye. Some would even praise me for it

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 3d

The last article in my Awards Debrief is up. What even is the point of an award show? Should anyone care?

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-4/

Where do rpg awards go next?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part four. What's the point of an award show? And what do we want to see in the future?

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 3d

For the Flatline on the Blocks pre-launch, all followers can nab a free digital copy of the postcard adventure, Sabotage on Sater's Redemption.

Not only that, we're running a raffle to win physical copies!

Follow the campaign to fill out the survey: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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"Free Digital Postcard Adventure. Follow on BackerKit for the PDF link! And Enter a Raffle to Win a Postcard from the Author" (of the postcard, me, Chris Airiau). A postcard mock-up in magneta, black, white and grey is set against a concrete background with a teal+white splash of paint across it. The quoted text is set on top of this, too.

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Zak H. | Bommyknocker Press @bommyknocker.bsky.social · 4d

New gameable blogpost: summon one of 3d6 good dogs with this holy relic.

#osr #blogpost #dogpost
bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/dog-dagger/

Dog Dagger

3d6 magical dogs and a means to summon them (apart from a juicy steak).

bommyknocker.bearblog.dev

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Valeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 4d

My first system review, after a year's experience at the table!

Come gawk at my Big Complex Feelings™.

www.valerialoves.com/why-dont-i-h...

Why Don't I Hate Fabula Ultima?

Theoryslop shadowboxing an omnigender Italian

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Stuart Watkinson @largshire.press · 8d

Newslettering #ttrpg #writingcommunity
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The Octobering

I'm Australian, and I don't do Halloween. I appologise for how not scary this newsletter is.

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Space Penguin Ink @spacepenguinink.bsky.social · 6d

@danielharila.bsky.social 's newest OSE book DUGINTHROAT DIVIDED is now live on Kickstarter! This "dungeon on your doorstep" will take your characters from level 1 to 4 and is a love letter to Weird Fiction, 1980s fantasy, and the classic age of dungeoncrawling.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...

Duginthroat Divided

Weird fiction meets fairytale whimsy in this dungeon on your doorstep! For Old School Essentials and other roleplaying games.

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 6d

Playtesting a new TOP SECRET project starting this week. The rules are up on my Patreon. #osr #ttrpg
www.patreon.com/posts/projec...

"Project Wayward" Playtest Document | Prismatic Wasteland

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 5d

Broke: Werewolves
Bespoke: Weregild
#ttrpg #osr (new blogpost)

Moonlight Glitters upon Weregild — Prismatic Wasteland

Lycanthropy is played out. Instead of using another werewolf in your game, try some weregilt.

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Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · 5d

Today, I read Harvest, the game of creeping folk horror. Is this island a place you want to visit, or should you stay well away? Find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/10/09/i...

I Read Harvest

I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game without playing it, usually…

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Joshy McFoul @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 5d

Damn, this book deserved every award it ever won. It's so hilarious and inventive.

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 5d

Aw shucks, thank you!

Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 5d

Finally, someone is talking about the sweet baby rays problem with the ennies!

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 5d

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

How are the Ennies designed?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?

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Binary @binarystar.games · 5d

binary-star-games.itch.io/death-has-co...

Death Has Come to This Town by Binary Star Games

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 5d

Broke: Werewolves
Bespoke: Weregild
#ttrpg #osr (new blogpost)

Moonlight Glitters upon Weregild — Prismatic Wasteland

Lycanthropy is played out. Instead of using another werewolf in your game, try some weregilt.

www.prismaticwasteland.com

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