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He/him, ADHD-fueled caffeine gremlin. Half engineer, half TTRPG designer, part-time streamer, full-time chaos. Ask me about HVAC design or zombie superheroes.... same vibe, different dice.

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

🧟‍♂️ Rotted Capes: Second Bite is live on BackerKit.
Superheroes, horror, and survival..

Can your B-List super save what’s left of the world... or will you join the horde?

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#TTRPG #RottedCapes #BackerKit #Zombies #Superheroes #IndieRPG #HorrorGaming #TabletopGames

Rotted Capes: Second Bite

The World Didn't End with a Bang, but with a BITE! Rotted Capes: Second Bite is the new edition of the superhero-horror RPG where you fight to save humanity from undead hordes and ravenous Super-Zombi...

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4h

a man in a suit and tie is holding a drink and saying now you have my attention .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a drink and saying now you have my attention .

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 5h

You mean something that might fit....let's say post-apocalyptic zombie apocalypse? #RottedCapes

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 13h

Love your maps, do you do modern maps as well?

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Matt @CW 🚀 GameholeCon 2025 @chaoticanwriter.bsky.social · 8d

Its a new TTRPG round-up, my roleplaying friends! This week, we highlight WRASTLEVANIA, Shift RPG, Glatisant, and more, ... Plus some of spoooooky bundles! chaoticanwriter.substack.com/p/spooky-sea...

Spooky Season TTRPG Round-up (Dungeon Delve #38)

Frights are back!! In this weeks tabletop RPG round-up, we highlight WRASTLEVANIA, Shift RPG, Glatisant, World of Darkness deals, many RPG tables, Power Word Meal, Kickstarter United news, and more!

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The Agency of Narrative Intrigue and Mystery (A.N.I.M.) @anim-ttrpgs.bsky.social · 8d

Excerpt from Unchained Mysteries, a treaties on investigative TTRPG gameplay that shares a lot of points with Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy. #ttrpg #ttrpgtalk #indiettrpg #rpg

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The result of the above process is not the story that will be revealed to the players. It isn't even a history of events that will be explored by the players. The point of play is not to carefully and patiently dole out this information in a dramatic and entertaining manner. That is writing.

Instead, the purpose of this is to prime the game master for playing on equal footing with the players. In many ways, it is simply the backstory of all the supporting characters in the scenario. Therefore, the only thing that matters at this stage is the game master's own enthusiasm for the material. Are they excited to play with, not merely present, the situation now boiling in their hands?

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

VTTs saved game night... but they also stole the messy, human magic (and GM improv) of the home table. Pick a date, grab a seat, and I’ll see you at the next con

What We Lost in 2020: VTTs vs. Playing In Person (and Why We Need Conventions Back)

TL;DR: VTTs kept the hobby alive, but they also quietly pruned away the messy, human magic that happens when we share a table, crack jokes, roll real dice, and hang out before and after the game. The most-watched actual plays (see: Critical Role) are in-person for a reason. Let’s claw back that magic: revive home tables, rebuild weekly nights, and, ya, show up at conventions.

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

Rotted Capes: Second Bite

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

I knew him in passing, always seemed to he a great guy

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow is the big day and im a nervous wreck

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

I had a set of these gorgeous, Chinese jades, and they were tiny... I lost every single one of them.... and i've seen people spend like 800 on a set of dice... I would be terrified of losing them

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Its cool...sending DM

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

I would be terrified, I would lose that beautiful dice

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Writing a blog post about how I organize myself and run home games is making me realize that the way I won home games is basically constrained to chaos.... #ttrpg #GMs #gamemaster

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Wtf is happening? 200 or so followers in 48hr.... all of them political, bots? Wtf?

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Dude use Pepexity it gives links to sources so its easier to double check... so far its the most reliable I have seen

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

I definitely triggered a bot farm... more than 150 followers in 24hr all political.....not one commented on my pinned post.

co.me

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 5d

Damn

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 5d

Dude, I must have tripped a bot farm or something.....

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 5d

Oh...wow

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 5d

Brother follow me back so i can message you.....

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 5d

Okay, so I have no idea why. But over the last 24 hours, I've gotten an absolute flood of followers. I'm going up post 99% TTRPG shit on this account. If you don't even know what a TTRPG is you might want to unfollow, or I can always be the gateway to welcome to to a great hobby.....

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 6d

After a short delay, Rotted Capes: Second Bite is ready to rise again!

Tuesday, October 14th, 12pm EST, on Backerkit!

New cover below, your hero's face can be on that wall!

Follow the project to get notified at launch: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

#TTRPG, #Backerkit, #IndiRPG, #RottedCapes

Get Ready for Rotted Capes: Second Bite

From Paradigm Concepts Publishing, LLC - Get Ready for Rotted Capes: Second Bite

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

Rotted Capes: Second Bite's crowdfunding funding campaign is just around the corner

Use your superpowers to protect what's left against the hungry dead...

👉 Sign up to be notified:

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#TTRPG, #IndieRPG, #RottedCapes, #RPG, #Superheroes, #Zombies

StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

100% it's like "LOOK HERE" it helps especially after a long session or when your distracted.

I know thats how I prep my home games and even my official playtest notes

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StatMonkey >> Pax Unplugged @thestatmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

I love them.... they say > look at this < and catches your eye when running an adventure

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