Nikita Lapkov
@coppershaman.com
TTRPG writer
Made OSWOR: a hopeful game about dismantling sun-powered oppressive tyranny https://laplab.itch.io/oswor
Goodies and updates: https://coppershaman.com/
Made OSWOR: a hopeful game about dismantling sun-powered oppressive tyranny https://laplab.itch.io/oswor
Goodies and updates: https://coppershaman.com/
Pinned
OSWOR is a complete fantasy RPG steeped in the Siberian and Altai culture of its designer Nikita Lapkov. It uses the Into the Odd system which also formed the basis of this year's mega hit Mythic Bastionland. leisuregames.com/products/osw...
OSWOR (zine) + complimentary PDF (via online store)
BLESSED BE THE DAY OF THE EMPEROR'S LANDING. BLESSED BE THE 300 YEARS OF HIS FAIR RULE. BLESSED BE THE RADIANT EMPIRE. Play as a subversion team in a highly organised political resistance movement. Ag...
leisuregames.com
OSWOR is available at Leisure Games!
Everybody stay cool. Nikita, that includes you, goddamn it
Everybody stay cool. Nikita, that includes you, goddamn it
Shadowdark’s white-on-black headings look cool, but it pains me to see so much ink waisted when I print them at home :(
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Shadowdark’s white-on-black headings look cool, but it pains me to see so much ink waisted when I print them at home :(
Can we replace traditional stats (STR, DEX, INT, ...) with emotions? I certainly want to try!
coppershaman.com/emotions-ins...
coppershaman.com/emotions-ins...
Emotions instead of Stats
I don't particularly like the concept of stats in role-playing games. You play a person, not a mechanical robot with a bunch of technical characteristics that describe you.
A single person is too div...
coppershaman.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Can we replace traditional stats (STR, DEX, INT, ...) with emotions? I certainly want to try!
coppershaman.com/emotions-ins...
coppershaman.com/emotions-ins...
OSWOR is available at Leisure Games!
Everybody stay cool. Nikita, that includes you, goddamn it
Everybody stay cool. Nikita, that includes you, goddamn it
OSWOR is a complete fantasy RPG steeped in the Siberian and Altai culture of its designer Nikita Lapkov. It uses the Into the Odd system which also formed the basis of this year's mega hit Mythic Bastionland. leisuregames.com/products/osw...
OSWOR (zine) + complimentary PDF (via online store)
BLESSED BE THE DAY OF THE EMPEROR'S LANDING. BLESSED BE THE 300 YEARS OF HIS FAIR RULE. BLESSED BE THE RADIANT EMPIRE. Play as a subversion team in a highly organised political resistance movement. Ag...
leisuregames.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
OSWOR is available at Leisure Games!
Everybody stay cool. Nikita, that includes you, goddamn it
Everybody stay cool. Nikita, that includes you, goddamn it
I'm running a playtest of OSWOR in two weeks at Iglootree
London-based folks, assemble!
iglootree.com/products/in-...
London-based folks, assemble!
iglootree.com/products/in-...
In-store RPG Session [Saturday 13th December, 12pm-2:30pm] Playtests w
12:00 to 14:30 in-store at Iglootree Shop, 254 Lee High Road, SE13 5PL Referee: Nikita System: Into the Odd Experience level: Vague familiarity with roleplaying games and/or Into the Odd Size: 4 playe...
iglootree.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'm running a playtest of OSWOR in two weeks at Iglootree
London-based folks, assemble!
iglootree.com/products/in-...
London-based folks, assemble!
iglootree.com/products/in-...
I highly recommend "Classic Explorer Template" by @explorersdesign.bsky.social
This grid saved my sanity. It would take me forever to layout all of this myself
Also, did you know that "Islands of Weirdhope" used this template as well? Pretty neat
explorers.itch.io/classic-expl...
This grid saved my sanity. It would take me forever to layout all of this myself
Also, did you know that "Islands of Weirdhope" used this template as well? Pretty neat
explorers.itch.io/classic-expl...
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I highly recommend "Classic Explorer Template" by @explorersdesign.bsky.social
This grid saved my sanity. It would take me forever to layout all of this myself
Also, did you know that "Islands of Weirdhope" used this template as well? Pretty neat
explorers.itch.io/classic-expl...
This grid saved my sanity. It would take me forever to layout all of this myself
Also, did you know that "Islands of Weirdhope" used this template as well? Pretty neat
explorers.itch.io/classic-expl...
Reposted by Nikita Lapkov
Stockholm Kartell's discord server has a channel called, roughly translated, Desirable Lifestyles. Here are some posts, and some lifestyles to aspire to.
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Stockholm Kartell's discord server has a channel called, roughly translated, Desirable Lifestyles. Here are some posts, and some lifestyles to aspire to.
Reposted by Nikita Lapkov
Tbh I'm pretty screwed financially right now so if you wanted to buy or tell people about our stuff it would be very appreciated!
Hi I'm Ferne Milton, Cobblesprite. I'm one half of CobblePath Games and its lead designer.
My main purview is Game Design, but I also write and do art and layout.
CobblePath Games has released a few games, available primarily on our Itch store.
cobblepath-games.itch.io
My main purview is Game Design, but I also write and do art and layout.
CobblePath Games has released a few games, available primarily on our Itch store.
cobblepath-games.itch.io
CobblePath Games
cobblepath-games.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Tbh I'm pretty screwed financially right now so if you wanted to buy or tell people about our stuff it would be very appreciated!
Huge thanks to @fistful.ink for doing my first ever print run!
Logan was very helpful and answered all my newbie questions. In a world full of corporations it was nice speaking to a caring human
Logan was very helpful and answered all my newbie questions. In a world full of corporations it was nice speaking to a caring human
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Huge thanks to @fistful.ink for doing my first ever print run!
Logan was very helpful and answered all my newbie questions. In a world full of corporations it was nice speaking to a caring human
Logan was very helpful and answered all my newbie questions. In a world full of corporations it was nice speaking to a caring human
First print of OSWOR is here!
Grab it at @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io's table at Dragonmeet
I also have a limited amount of copies to give away. Send me a DM with an address and I will post it to you 📯
Grab it at @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io's table at Dragonmeet
I also have a limited amount of copies to give away. Send me a DM with an address and I will post it to you 📯
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
First print of OSWOR is here!
Grab it at @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io's table at Dragonmeet
I also have a limited amount of copies to give away. Send me a DM with an address and I will post it to you 📯
Grab it at @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io's table at Dragonmeet
I also have a limited amount of copies to give away. Send me a DM with an address and I will post it to you 📯
Friends in Striped Clothes and Shiny Armours by Torthevic
6 Troika! Backgrounds
torthevic.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
DC Stow (of Maze Rats fame) did an amazing job on the cover of OSWOR
Before starting the work, they made a couple of concept arts to capture the feel of Osworians. Here is lovely concept of a Cani airship pilot, looking dashing and feisty!
Before starting the work, they made a couple of concept arts to capture the feel of Osworians. Here is lovely concept of a Cani airship pilot, looking dashing and feisty!
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
DC Stow (of Maze Rats fame) did an amazing job on the cover of OSWOR
Before starting the work, they made a couple of concept arts to capture the feel of Osworians. Here is lovely concept of a Cani airship pilot, looking dashing and feisty!
Before starting the work, they made a couple of concept arts to capture the feel of Osworians. Here is lovely concept of a Cani airship pilot, looking dashing and feisty!
Somebody bought my thing 🥹 I didn’t even promote it anywhere yet. They just read the itch page and took the plunge
I don’t know who you are friend, but you made my day
I don’t know who you are friend, but you made my day
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Somebody bought my thing 🥹 I didn’t even promote it anywhere yet. They just read the itch page and took the plunge
I don’t know who you are friend, but you made my day
I don’t know who you are friend, but you made my day
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Seeing all the pax stuff
a little boy in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a sign that says congrats
ALT: a little boy in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a sign that says congrats
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Seeing all the pax stuff
Reposted by Nikita Lapkov
designing a mech for a religious cult whose devotees venerate the syncing of their pulses was very very exciting for me. fingers for feet, nail motifs abundant. angels are just demons that shine.
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
designing a mech for a religious cult whose devotees venerate the syncing of their pulses was very very exciting for me. fingers for feet, nail motifs abundant. angels are just demons that shine.
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Spent the last two weeks working on this, missing deadlines and not answering messages---but this thing was in my mind like a psychic worm; I just had to get it out, you know?
Process notes and extra thoughts here: slowlorispress.com/post/8005714...
2/
Process notes and extra thoughts here: slowlorispress.com/post/8005714...
2/
CHAPTER SERF
CHAPTER SERF is a tabletop roleplaying game and adventure, set in Warhammer 40K, where you play those hooded peasant weirdos you sometimes spot in the backgrounds of the art.
Full PDF downloadable...
slowlorispress.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Spent the last two weeks working on this, missing deadlines and not answering messages---but this thing was in my mind like a psychic worm; I just had to get it out, you know?
Process notes and extra thoughts here: slowlorispress.com/post/8005714...
2/
Process notes and extra thoughts here: slowlorispress.com/post/8005714...
2/
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Also, makers of really nice notebooks Mossery is collaborating with artists to make special notebooks for Kuala Lumpur Artbook Fest. I'm one of artists.
You can preorder them here if interested. (Malaysia only, I think?)
mossery.my
You can preorder them here if interested. (Malaysia only, I think?)
mossery.my
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Also, makers of really nice notebooks Mossery is collaborating with artists to make special notebooks for Kuala Lumpur Artbook Fest. I'm one of artists.
You can preorder them here if interested. (Malaysia only, I think?)
mossery.my
You can preorder them here if interested. (Malaysia only, I think?)
mossery.my
Sending a game for printing feels similar to sending a kid on a first day of school
“Are they alright? Did I forget to put anything in the backpack?”
“Are they alright? Did I forget to put anything in the backpack?”
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Sending a game for printing feels similar to sending a kid on a first day of school
“Are they alright? Did I forget to put anything in the backpack?”
“Are they alright? Did I forget to put anything in the backpack?”
I got immediately excited to introduce this into some campaign in the future :)
dicegoblin.blog/diy-ancient-...
dicegoblin.blog/diy-ancient-...
DIY Ancient Prophecies, Symbols & Lost Languages to Guide Your Campaign
This is a campaign hook I came up with centered around mystery, an ancient language, prophecy, and solving the puzzle of words from the past. Image: Spellbook by Fionn Hand Making The Scrypt The Pr…
dicegoblin.blog
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I got immediately excited to introduce this into some campaign in the future :)
dicegoblin.blog/diy-ancient-...
dicegoblin.blog/diy-ancient-...
I think this replacement of Inspiration mechanic is pretty cool
noisesanssignal.blogspot.com/2025/10/reso...
noisesanssignal.blogspot.com/2025/10/reso...
Resonance mechanic
This is an homerule which became in in-world phenomenon. The homerule was initially for Inspiration, a mechanic from DnD 5th (2014) edition,...
noisesanssignal.blogspot.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I think this replacement of Inspiration mechanic is pretty cool
noisesanssignal.blogspot.com/2025/10/reso...
noisesanssignal.blogspot.com/2025/10/reso...
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I came up with a new hobby: watch long cancelled series from 2000s and then be sad they are cancelled
This time it’s the #Firefly. Send help, I don’t want my space cowboys to ever end
This time it’s the #Firefly. Send help, I don’t want my space cowboys to ever end
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I came up with a new hobby: watch long cancelled series from 2000s and then be sad they are cancelled
This time it’s the #Firefly. Send help, I don’t want my space cowboys to ever end
This time it’s the #Firefly. Send help, I don’t want my space cowboys to ever end
Preparing to run a small test print run of Oswor RPG in a week
Editing last bits, working with the artist on the cover — the good stuff. A bit nervous 😅
DM me and I will post you a copy 📩
Editing last bits, working with the artist on the cover — the good stuff. A bit nervous 😅
DM me and I will post you a copy 📩
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Preparing to run a small test print run of Oswor RPG in a week
Editing last bits, working with the artist on the cover — the good stuff. A bit nervous 😅
DM me and I will post you a copy 📩
Editing last bits, working with the artist on the cover — the good stuff. A bit nervous 😅
DM me and I will post you a copy 📩