Luke Boniecki
@lukeboniecki.bsky.social
RPGs, boardgames 🎲
Proud trade unionist ✊ 🟥
Non-binary from Gdańsk, now soaking up Sopot's vibes 🇵🇱
Just call me by my name 🏳️⚧️ (but any/all is fine)
Bit of a snob
https://appendix-g.itch.io/
Proud trade unionist ✊ 🟥
Non-binary from Gdańsk, now soaking up Sopot's vibes 🇵🇱
Just call me by my name 🏳️⚧️ (but any/all is fine)
Bit of a snob
https://appendix-g.itch.io/
Great thread
Shout out your favorite resources for creating #ttrpg art and imagery that are *not* gen AI!
Whether it's artists who provide stock art, a repository of CC-BY images, or a directory of public domain works, drop your faves in the replies!
We'll start: Smithsonian Open Access
www.si.edu/openaccess
Whether it's artists who provide stock art, a repository of CC-BY images, or a directory of public domain works, drop your faves in the replies!
We'll start: Smithsonian Open Access
www.si.edu/openaccess
Smithsonian Open Access | Smithsonian Institution
Learn more about Smithsonian Open Access
www.si.edu
May 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Great thread
Reposted by Luke Boniecki
a reminder that @rascalnews.bsky.social runs the announcement section as a totally free public service for the ttrpg ecosystem -- free to post, free to access, free to browse. we also publish a free weekly newsletter highlighting every announcement.
www.rascal.news/tag/announce...
www.rascal.news/tag/announce...
announcements - Rascal News
Community-submitted press releases and updates from across the TTRPG industry.
www.rascal.news
February 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
a reminder that @rascalnews.bsky.social runs the announcement section as a totally free public service for the ttrpg ecosystem -- free to post, free to access, free to browse. we also publish a free weekly newsletter highlighting every announcement.
www.rascal.news/tag/announce...
www.rascal.news/tag/announce...
For someone (like me) still holding on to some concepts from The Forge in the 00s, that's a very refreshing take
This article (by @lumpley.bsky.social) on Conflict Resolution & Task Resolution (and other kinds!) is SO GOOD.
I just read it and have to share!
If you're a #gamemaster or #gamedesigner in the #ttrpg space, do not miss out on this concept:
lumpley.games/2024/05/12/r...
I just read it and have to share!
If you're a #gamemaster or #gamedesigner in the #ttrpg space, do not miss out on this concept:
lumpley.games/2024/05/12/r...
Revisiting Task & Conflict Resolution – lumpley games
lumpley.games
December 9, 2024 at 10:50 PM
For someone (like me) still holding on to some concepts from The Forge in the 00s, that's a very refreshing take
Reposted by Luke Boniecki
RuneQuest and the world of Glorantha have had many highs and lows. After flying high in the 1970s, it looked like the 1980s might be even better thanks to a business deal. But in some ways, the game would never recover.
Sun County & The RuneQuest Renaissance: 1992-1994 – Designers & Dragons
www.designers-and-dragons.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:53 PM
RuneQuest and the world of Glorantha have had many highs and lows. After flying high in the 1970s, it looked like the 1980s might be even better thanks to a business deal. But in some ways, the game would never recover.
Reposted by Luke Boniecki
Explorateur #2 is live and in your inbox. It's a curation of links for #ttrpg designers. November was packed with sharp writing, ideas, and theory, so it was hard to leave anything out.
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #2
Monthly discoveries for tabletop roleplaying game designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Explorateur #2 is live and in your inbox. It's a curation of links for #ttrpg designers. November was packed with sharp writing, ideas, and theory, so it was hard to leave anything out.
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
For ages I've been trying to come up with a bulk transport/trading rules. I did try to build on Traveller/Mercator rules, and on UVG and I'm still unhappy with the results
December 1, 2024 at 10:50 AM
For ages I've been trying to come up with a bulk transport/trading rules. I did try to build on Traveller/Mercator rules, and on UVG and I'm still unhappy with the results
What's a general idea for that city Hex Flowers?
I do love Hex Flowers for things that I expect to change gradually, so I'm wondering what you are cooking up :D
I do love Hex Flowers for things that I expect to change gradually, so I'm wondering what you are cooking up :D
December 1, 2024 at 10:46 AM
What's a general idea for that city Hex Flowers?
I do love Hex Flowers for things that I expect to change gradually, so I'm wondering what you are cooking up :D
I do love Hex Flowers for things that I expect to change gradually, so I'm wondering what you are cooking up :D
I think my disagreement stems from the idea that it’s not a single playstyle anymore. I’m not sure it ever was, because there have always been different understandings of its core tenets, pillars, or principles. But those interpretations were definitely much closer to each other than they are now
December 1, 2024 at 1:07 AM
I think my disagreement stems from the idea that it’s not a single playstyle anymore. I’m not sure it ever was, because there have always been different understandings of its core tenets, pillars, or principles. But those interpretations were definitely much closer to each other than they are now
I might need to start a blog just to explain that one thing :D
December 1, 2024 at 12:50 AM
I might need to start a blog just to explain that one thing :D
To clarify: When I hear or see OSR, I more and more often don’t know what someone means. I usually figure it out from context, but not always. If it’s someone I know and follow (game materials, blogs, or podcasts), it’s clear. But from a random person on Reddit, socials, or a convention? Much harder
December 1, 2024 at 12:43 AM
To clarify: When I hear or see OSR, I more and more often don’t know what someone means. I usually figure it out from context, but not always. If it’s someone I know and follow (game materials, blogs, or podcasts), it’s clear. But from a random person on Reddit, socials, or a convention? Much harder
I got into OSR shortly after one of the releases of Swords & Wizardry (I think around 2008), and the space has changed a lot since then—especially post-G+. To me, the term has lost much of its meaning (if it was ever more than marketing) as an umbrella for everything it now tries to encompass
December 1, 2024 at 12:38 AM
I got into OSR shortly after one of the releases of Swords & Wizardry (I think around 2008), and the space has changed a lot since then—especially post-G+. To me, the term has lost much of its meaning (if it was ever more than marketing) as an umbrella for everything it now tries to encompass
Oh, cool. I never thought about it, but it’s really handy to have a term for grouping games like Liminal Horror, Cthulhu Hack, and Cthulhu Dark (which I don’t think anyone would even call NSR, but DIY CoC fits)
December 1, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Oh, cool. I never thought about it, but it’s really handy to have a term for grouping games like Liminal Horror, Cthulhu Hack, and Cthulhu Dark (which I don’t think anyone would even call NSR, but DIY CoC fits)
A great post, worth reading for anyone who missed it, just like I did - even though I don’t really agree with the conclusion
In case folks missed it the first time around, here is @idlecartulary.itch.io's excellent breakdown of the current state of the OSR.
playfulvoid.game.blog/2024/11/09/w...
playfulvoid.game.blog/2024/11/09/w...
What’s an OSR game?
People keep asking me what an OSR game is. They want a clear mechanical difference, like the one they think exists between Forged in the Dark and Powered By The Apocalypse, for example. You’r…
playfulvoid.game.blog
November 30, 2024 at 11:53 PM
A great post, worth reading for anyone who missed it, just like I did - even though I don’t really agree with the conclusion
Na szczęście to zin, więc łatwa robota!
November 30, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Na szczęście to zin, więc łatwa robota!
It's a very beautiful book!
November 30, 2024 at 11:03 PM
It's a very beautiful book!
I rarely go for limited covers because I usually prefer the standard ones. But I did choose a limited cover for Into the Cess & Citadel. It’s really eye-catching!
November 30, 2024 at 11:03 PM
I rarely go for limited covers because I usually prefer the standard ones. But I did choose a limited cover for Into the Cess & Citadel. It’s really eye-catching!
Is the cover brighter than the previous print, or is it just the lighting?
November 30, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Is the cover brighter than the previous print, or is it just the lighting?
Chyba z EF z paroma innymi rzeczami, których nie mogłem dostać gdzie indziej
November 30, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Chyba z EF z paroma innymi rzeczami, których nie mogłem dostać gdzie indziej
To setting i zbiór narzędzi inspirowany m.in. podhalańskim folklorem i ogólnie legendami polskich gór.
Autorem jest @coorac.bsky.social
Autorem jest @coorac.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 1:08 PM
To setting i zbiór narzędzi inspirowany m.in. podhalańskim folklorem i ogólnie legendami polskich gór.
Autorem jest @coorac.bsky.social
Autorem jest @coorac.bsky.social
I didn’t have time lately to look through the stuff I’ve go, but here are some new(ish) #TTRPG releases that arrived for me in the last few weeks.
Not sure when I’ll have time to read them, though!
Not sure when I’ll have time to read them, though!
November 30, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I didn’t have time lately to look through the stuff I’ve go, but here are some new(ish) #TTRPG releases that arrived for me in the last few weeks.
Not sure when I’ll have time to read them, though!
Not sure when I’ll have time to read them, though!
Reposted by Luke Boniecki
How Jennell Jacquays rocked the dungeon design world, continued from part 1. In part 1 we talked about some major premade dungeons that predate Thracia and what each added to the craft. Let's now move to how Thracia both combined and completely evolved these concepts.
November 27, 2024 at 8:55 PM
How Jennell Jacquays rocked the dungeon design world, continued from part 1. In part 1 we talked about some major premade dungeons that predate Thracia and what each added to the craft. Let's now move to how Thracia both combined and completely evolved these concepts.
Great thread on early dungeon design
November 28, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Great thread on early dungeon design
Reposted by Luke Boniecki
A 25% tarif? That will increase the price of approximately 85% of all TTRPGs, and that's accounting for people switching to US printers.
November 26, 2024 at 2:05 AM
A 25% tarif? That will increase the price of approximately 85% of all TTRPGs, and that's accounting for people switching to US printers.
Reposted by Luke Boniecki
The Wizard of Oz had the ideal D&D party composition:
• character whose entire personality is having a pet (human ranger)
• character that makes more sense in another setting (warforged fighter)
• a furry (tabaxi bard)
• character who wanted to play as a monster (scarecrow)
• character whose entire personality is having a pet (human ranger)
• character that makes more sense in another setting (warforged fighter)
• a furry (tabaxi bard)
• character who wanted to play as a monster (scarecrow)
November 26, 2024 at 1:48 PM
The Wizard of Oz had the ideal D&D party composition:
• character whose entire personality is having a pet (human ranger)
• character that makes more sense in another setting (warforged fighter)
• a furry (tabaxi bard)
• character who wanted to play as a monster (scarecrow)
• character whose entire personality is having a pet (human ranger)
• character that makes more sense in another setting (warforged fighter)
• a furry (tabaxi bard)
• character who wanted to play as a monster (scarecrow)
Reposted by Luke Boniecki
A new 100+ page WIP version of DURF Expanded is now up on my Patreon!
This version includes:
- New art
- Reworked travel procedure and magic
- Rules for converting other OSR creatures
www.patreon.com/emielboven
This version includes:
- New art
- Reworked travel procedure and magic
- Rules for converting other OSR creatures
www.patreon.com/emielboven
November 26, 2024 at 1:45 PM
A new 100+ page WIP version of DURF Expanded is now up on my Patreon!
This version includes:
- New art
- Reworked travel procedure and magic
- Rules for converting other OSR creatures
www.patreon.com/emielboven
This version includes:
- New art
- Reworked travel procedure and magic
- Rules for converting other OSR creatures
www.patreon.com/emielboven