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Welcome to the file cabinet organized by color shirt you wore while depositing the file Welcome to Gnomestones Indie TTRPGs Bloggies 6th place 🥔 The Potato Game launches 2025 📬 Get updates: gnomestones.substack.com 🌐 Explore more: gnomestones.fun

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hello! #introduction We're the Gnomestones writing team.

www.gnomestones.fun #fantasy

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · 5h

Excellent spooky gnomes! Gnomes are omnivorous in the world of things under the bed

#gnomes #spooky #Halloween #holiday #art

kimo957.bsky.social @kimo957.bsky.social · 8h

Pic from my office today, thought you might like it.

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · 12h

The gnome fortress of Gnorsh. They elect leaders with a voting system known as 'Gnomestones'

#ttrpg #osr #worldbuilding #dnd #gnomes #politics

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · 3d

Turns out the bar was lower than I thought, but people still get mad when the gnomes duck.

#limbo #gnomes

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · 3d

What do you think this is!? What's the big idea bub? Gnomeskulls and gnomerods! Gnomecompoops! Gnuckleheads! Anyway here's a new blogstones post.

substack.com/@gnomestones...

#ttrpg #dnd #writing #osr #gaming #worldbuilding #fantasy #jam #stones

What are Gnomestones?

In Celebration of the Blog Carnival on Magic Rocks

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · 10d

Yes I’m in the process of launching my first one, let’s talk!

Reposted by Gnomestones

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 24

Half a human, half a gnome, all halfling. Throws his rock. Rocky Bilboa.

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#osr #ttrpg #halfling #fighter #d&d

I’m not sure if Rocky Bilboa is a hobbit, but he’s definitely a halfling.

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Sep 14

We made it to the Crystal Island in @bradkerr.net ‘s The Singing Stones by Session 10. It’s abundantly clear that the adventure hinges on the magical axe’s role as the leader of an all-crystal barbershop quartet.

The players also loved the woolly cave pigs.

#ttrpg #dnd #osr #ose #barbershop

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Sep 7

Listen if you share an unnuanced opinion, don’t be mad if I categorize it within the overarching framework.

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Sep 5

incremental progress is hard let’s just play tower defense games from 2010 until this all blows over

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Sep 5

My apologies to @bradkerr.net but Bitzinia from the adorable gnome couple in The Singing Stones was hit by a blood demon’s NAT20 and the crit table said her stomach ruptured and she failed to save and died in front of Belga and Michael the panther. Belga’s on an edgy vengeance arc now.

#osr #ttrpg

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Sep 2

Magic rocks!? Did someone say gnomestone? Good idea @wobblerocket.com

www.wobblerocket.com/2025/09/01/s...

#ttrpg #rpg #rpgblogcarnival #dnd #gaming #osr #nsr

September RPG Blog Carnival – Magic Rocks – WobbleRocket

This month I'm hosting the RPG Blog Carnival. Each month, a TTRPG blogger hosts the carnival, picks a topic, and collects writings from other bloggers about the topic. It's a chance for bloggers to co...

www.wobblerocket.com

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 28

Previously on Gnomestones plays @bradkerr.net’s The Singing Stones, our heroes encounter Otto at The Pale Ship. This time on Gnomestones, our heroes blaze a trail, evade the wyvern, and drink mountain berry wine. Next time on Gnomestones, blood bags attack the camp.

#ttrpg #ose #osr #dnd #gaming

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 27

that's basically all I need! I'm going to add in some turkish folklore too

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 27

I haven't heard of this one, but it looks promising!

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 27

That's a good idea, Dream Shrine is already at the top of my list

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ah my Valley of the Singing Stones game is about to grow past the original module arc into a regional homebrew campaign. Stress. Any brights ideas to put in the sandbox? We have rival sword orders and a city ruled by four and twenty guildmasters.

#osr #ose #ttrpg #wyvernsongs #d&d #gaming

The wilds of central Zenobia in hexmap form

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 24

Half a human, half a gnome, all halfling. Throws his rock. Rocky Bilboa.

open.substack.com/pub/gnomesto...

#osr #ttrpg #halfling #fighter #d&d

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 23

Yes I think interconnected mini games would have to be part of it, since there isn’t a sole method of sustainability, or even a singular goal.

It would also need to recognize the role of non-supportive and oppositional actors, like you say.

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 23

Still pondering how to gamify global sustainability

#gaming #sustainability #ttrpg #environment

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 19

We got our first purchase on itch! Did not see that coming. It's a Quickstart guide so you're welcome to download for free, but if you name a price it will be used to support our kickstarter fund. Thank you!!!

gnomestones.itch.io/the-potato-g...

#ose #ttrpg #diy #dnd #gaming #adventure #art #oc

The Potato Game - Quickstart Guide by Gnomestones

Quickstart guide for Gnomestones flagship adventure, includes six gnomes, four locations, and Heist and Potato rules.

gnomestones.itch.io

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Potato Game Quickstart Guide was featured in the OSR Newsroll!! The gnomes have hit the big time.

www.reddit.com/r/osr/commen...

#osr #ttrpg #gaming #dnd #reddit #art

From the osr community on Reddit: OSR News Roundup for August 18th, 2025

Explore this post and more from the osr community

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 17

agreed!

Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 17

A great one for the shelf, Dudinack's is a sleeper hit and hilarious and Yaksha's brings in a whole different perspective

Tim_Eagon @tim-eagon.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · Aug 16

Went to the game store to buy a puzzle for my wife’s birthday and saw that this was in stock. I had to buy it, right?

#ttrpg #ose #osr

The image shows the cover of "Old-School Essentials: Adventure Anthology 2." It features an illustrated scene with a giant creature sitting on a throne, surrounded by various characters, including adventurers and a knight.

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 16

The Mythic Bastionland Jam has just started their voting period! We don’t know how long it goes, gnome votes are performed by tossing stones into rings after many days of gruff deliberations. This could be similar.

itch.io/jam/mythic-b...

#osr #ttrpg #gaming #jam #indie

Submissions to Mythic Bastionland TTRPG Jam #1

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Gnomestones @gnomestones.bsky.social · Aug 15

Things we added to Ranger Otto from @bradkerr.net's The Singing Stones
- call him Åtto (same pronunciation)
- soft spot for the wyvern
- Him and Pig Gristle go way back
- sleeps with one eye open, eats midnight sausage
Quotes: "The destination is what counts, the journey sucks"

#ttrpg #osr #gaming

The Singing Stones (probably). Definitely not a picture of Death Valley taken by National Geographic

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