Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing
@norbezjones.bsky.social
XYZZY-nominated narrative designer: http://norbez.itch.io . Writes news, reviews, stories, games. Agender, Transmasc Boything. E/He. Icon by @jimikatdraws.bsky.social . https://norbezjones.carrd.co/
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I've decided to add some writing commission tiers to my Patreon! I don't usually open writing coms on this account, so if you want something special (even a lyric game!) this is your chance!
Also, please look forward to some behind-the-scenes posts on Patreon soon!
www.patreon.com/norbezjones
Also, please look forward to some behind-the-scenes posts on Patreon soon!
www.patreon.com/norbezjones
(vent thread ahead)
I don't know what to do to get people to support my Patreon or pay money for my work, and I feel just . . . defeated. It feels like no one values my work or sees it as worthy of monetary value, which makes me feel worthless and shitty and just DONE.
I don't know what to do to get people to support my Patreon or pay money for my work, and I feel just . . . defeated. It feels like no one values my work or sees it as worthy of monetary value, which makes me feel worthless and shitty and just DONE.
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
(vent thread ahead)
I don't know what to do to get people to support my Patreon or pay money for my work, and I feel just . . . defeated. It feels like no one values my work or sees it as worthy of monetary value, which makes me feel worthless and shitty and just DONE.
I don't know what to do to get people to support my Patreon or pay money for my work, and I feel just . . . defeated. It feels like no one values my work or sees it as worthy of monetary value, which makes me feel worthless and shitty and just DONE.
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becs is hosting a #gamejam!
ever wanted to write a #ttrpg but not sure where to start? this jam is for you! join coworking spaces & streams, get support to develop your ideas, and most of all, have fun.
check it out here: itch.io/jam/first-step #firststepjam
ever wanted to write a #ttrpg but not sure where to start? this jam is for you! join coworking spaces & streams, get support to develop your ideas, and most of all, have fun.
check it out here: itch.io/jam/first-step #firststepjam
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
becs is hosting a #gamejam!
ever wanted to write a #ttrpg but not sure where to start? this jam is for you! join coworking spaces & streams, get support to develop your ideas, and most of all, have fun.
check it out here: itch.io/jam/first-step #firststepjam
ever wanted to write a #ttrpg but not sure where to start? this jam is for you! join coworking spaces & streams, get support to develop your ideas, and most of all, have fun.
check it out here: itch.io/jam/first-step #firststepjam
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If you're looking for physical copies of my games - everything in my Ko-Fi shop is 20% off with the code BLACKFRIDAY and I'll include some free goodies (stickers and/or micro TTRPGs) with every purchase!
ko-fi.com/meghanlynnft...
ko-fi.com/meghanlynnft...
20% discount off Meghan(lynnFTW)'s Shop
Visit Meghan(lynnFTW) at Ko-fi for 20% discount off Shop
ko-fi.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you're looking for physical copies of my games - everything in my Ko-Fi shop is 20% off with the code BLACKFRIDAY and I'll include some free goodies (stickers and/or micro TTRPGs) with every purchase!
ko-fi.com/meghanlynnft...
ko-fi.com/meghanlynnft...
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Starting tomorrow I am going to be releasing my most ambitious, longest, most earnest shitpost TTRPG yet.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Starting tomorrow I am going to be releasing my most ambitious, longest, most earnest shitpost TTRPG yet.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
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From now through the weekend you can grab any of my games for 40% off!
AND if you purchase anything today, I get 100% of the proceeds as a part of Creator Day.
If you've been eyeing any games on itchio - today is the day to do it!
meghanlynnftw.itch.io
#ttrpgs
AND if you purchase anything today, I get 100% of the proceeds as a part of Creator Day.
If you've been eyeing any games on itchio - today is the day to do it!
meghanlynnftw.itch.io
#ttrpgs
Meghan(IynnFTW) Cross
meghanlynnftw.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
From now through the weekend you can grab any of my games for 40% off!
AND if you purchase anything today, I get 100% of the proceeds as a part of Creator Day.
If you've been eyeing any games on itchio - today is the day to do it!
meghanlynnftw.itch.io
#ttrpgs
AND if you purchase anything today, I get 100% of the proceeds as a part of Creator Day.
If you've been eyeing any games on itchio - today is the day to do it!
meghanlynnftw.itch.io
#ttrpgs
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i'm rewatching leverage redemption and it does my soul good how many queer people are in it. they jammed as many gays as they could into this show. just shoved them in there like a clown car. hell yeah.
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
i'm rewatching leverage redemption and it does my soul good how many queer people are in it. they jammed as many gays as they could into this show. just shoved them in there like a clown car. hell yeah.
We're on the homestretch for the #TADCttrpg now! AHHHHHH!
www.patreon.com/posts/144736...
#TADC #TheAmazingDigitalCircus #NaGaDeMon2025 #eternalttrpgjam
www.patreon.com/posts/144736...
#TADC #TheAmazingDigitalCircus #NaGaDeMon2025 #eternalttrpgjam
Bez's Pillowrimo Progress: November 29th, 2025 | Bez Is Always Writing
Get more from Bez Is Always Writing on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We're on the homestretch for the #TADCttrpg now! AHHHHHH!
www.patreon.com/posts/144736...
#TADC #TheAmazingDigitalCircus #NaGaDeMon2025 #eternalttrpgjam
www.patreon.com/posts/144736...
#TADC #TheAmazingDigitalCircus #NaGaDeMon2025 #eternalttrpgjam
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Best description of an OSR I've read yet.
I have written a new blog about what an OSR is. I am told there is a lot of discourse about this, but am confident that this should settle the matter once and for all.
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
What is an OSR? - The Garden Below
a post about not knowing what the OSR is.
thegardenbelow.blot.im
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Best description of an OSR I've read yet.
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Hi. I’m almost 25 with no license.
My dad is blind. My mom is unsafe to teach me. I need to get driving if I want work at all or to move. Please help.
Please note that kofi takes 5-10% of everything donated. $700 is the low estimate.
ko-fi.com/jellyfishlin...
My dad is blind. My mom is unsafe to teach me. I need to get driving if I want work at all or to move. Please help.
Please note that kofi takes 5-10% of everything donated. $700 is the low estimate.
ko-fi.com/jellyfishlin...
Support Jellyfishlines
Support Jellyfishlines
ko-fi.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Hi. I’m almost 25 with no license.
My dad is blind. My mom is unsafe to teach me. I need to get driving if I want work at all or to move. Please help.
Please note that kofi takes 5-10% of everything donated. $700 is the low estimate.
ko-fi.com/jellyfishlin...
My dad is blind. My mom is unsafe to teach me. I need to get driving if I want work at all or to move. Please help.
Please note that kofi takes 5-10% of everything donated. $700 is the low estimate.
ko-fi.com/jellyfishlin...
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Lastly, I'd like to shout out to the other two finalists: HittoPetto! by @norbezjones.bsky.social, a game of grief, dreams, and tamagotchis, and Local Glyph by Rookery Games, a game of local action and graffiti. Both were amazing and innovative, and astonishing in different ways. Hard to choose!
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Lastly, I'd like to shout out to the other two finalists: HittoPetto! by @norbezjones.bsky.social, a game of grief, dreams, and tamagotchis, and Local Glyph by Rookery Games, a game of local action and graffiti. Both were amazing and innovative, and astonishing in different ways. Hard to choose!
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Perhaps support this amazing bundle (I have four works in here, including not signs...patterns and Sitzprobe Assemblage)! This huge bundle of 74 items from 45 creators would be $293.66, but it's discounted 82% to $50.
Today only, itch doesn't take ANY cut. #CreatorDay2025
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Today only, itch doesn't take ANY cut. #CreatorDay2025
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Perhaps support this amazing bundle (I have four works in here, including not signs...patterns and Sitzprobe Assemblage)! This huge bundle of 74 items from 45 creators would be $293.66, but it's discounted 82% to $50.
Today only, itch doesn't take ANY cut. #CreatorDay2025
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Today only, itch doesn't take ANY cut. #CreatorDay2025
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
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Hey #randompromptsjam crew! It's time for me to announce the results!
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hey #randompromptsjam crew! It's time for me to announce the results!
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Hey, so it's Creator Day on itch, which means if you buy my book, I get every single cent of its sale. If you love big mechs and memorable characters trying to act normal in absurd situations, you'll love In Golden Flame!
vexwerewolf.itch.io/in-golden-fl...
vexwerewolf.itch.io/in-golden-fl...
In Golden Flame Act 1 by Vex Werewolf
vexwerewolf.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hey, so it's Creator Day on itch, which means if you buy my book, I get every single cent of its sale. If you love big mechs and memorable characters trying to act normal in absurd situations, you'll love In Golden Flame!
vexwerewolf.itch.io/in-golden-fl...
vexwerewolf.itch.io/in-golden-fl...
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It is done! I have finally finished my submission for the #GnollTTJam
Gnolls Running a Food Truck (GRaFT)
squeaksthesqueaks.itch.io/gnolls-runni...
Gnolls Running a Food Truck (GRaFT)
squeaksthesqueaks.itch.io/gnolls-runni...
Gnolls Running a Food Truck by Squeaks
An 18+ food and growth themed ttrpg
squeaksthesqueaks.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It is done! I have finally finished my submission for the #GnollTTJam
Gnolls Running a Food Truck (GRaFT)
squeaksthesqueaks.itch.io/gnolls-runni...
Gnolls Running a Food Truck (GRaFT)
squeaksthesqueaks.itch.io/gnolls-runni...
Wrote over 1000 words of the #TADCttrpg today! We're so close to release now! www.patreon.com/posts/bezs-p...
#TADC #nagademon #eternalttrpgjam
#TADC #nagademon #eternalttrpgjam
Bez's Pillowrimo Progress: November 28th, 2025 | Bez Is Always Writing
Get more from Bez Is Always Writing on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Wrote over 1000 words of the #TADCttrpg today! We're so close to release now! www.patreon.com/posts/bezs-p...
#TADC #nagademon #eternalttrpgjam
#TADC #nagademon #eternalttrpgjam
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I hit 2k followers today so I guess I'll do an intro for those that don't know me
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I hit 2k followers today so I guess I'll do an intro for those that don't know me
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Death Note trans flag profile pics Pt. 2!
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Death Note trans flag profile pics Pt. 2!
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#mörktober Day 1 - Frog
Not my best design work but i'm already late and wanted to get it finished so i can move onto Maw and Dagger. Will be redesigning the yellow text along with other tweaks before uploading this one to itch! expect the other prompts soon!
Not my best design work but i'm already late and wanted to get it finished so i can move onto Maw and Dagger. Will be redesigning the yellow text along with other tweaks before uploading this one to itch! expect the other prompts soon!
October 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
#mörktober Day 1 - Frog
Not my best design work but i'm already late and wanted to get it finished so i can move onto Maw and Dagger. Will be redesigning the yellow text along with other tweaks before uploading this one to itch! expect the other prompts soon!
Not my best design work but i'm already late and wanted to get it finished so i can move onto Maw and Dagger. Will be redesigning the yellow text along with other tweaks before uploading this one to itch! expect the other prompts soon!
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Looking for playtesters for high #fantasy #textadventure, 33K words + questionaire until Dec 5th.
Make it a Triple studio is looking for playtesters for the English-language #interactivefiction The Spirit in the Door. Testers fill a questionnaire on #Cryptpad.
Make it a Triple studio is looking for playtesters for the English-language #interactivefiction The Spirit in the Door. Testers fill a questionnaire on #Cryptpad.
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Looking for playtesters for high #fantasy #textadventure, 33K words + questionaire until Dec 5th.
Make it a Triple studio is looking for playtesters for the English-language #interactivefiction The Spirit in the Door. Testers fill a questionnaire on #Cryptpad.
Make it a Triple studio is looking for playtesters for the English-language #interactivefiction The Spirit in the Door. Testers fill a questionnaire on #Cryptpad.
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The Eternal Jam is a monthly game jam for ttrpg designers focused on small, creative games.
For December, we're looking back at the year and wrapping up some loose ends.
#ttrpg #eternalttrpgjam #indiettrpg
Come join us
For December, we're looking back at the year and wrapping up some loose ends.
#ttrpg #eternalttrpgjam #indiettrpg
Come join us
Eternal TTRPG Jam - December 2025 - Make-up Work
A game jam from 2025-12-01 to 2026-01-01 hosted by Rowan Sender. Welcome to the November Edition of the Eternal TTRPG Jam! This is a game jam for TTRPG designers to test ideas, experiment with…
itch.io
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The Eternal Jam is a monthly game jam for ttrpg designers focused on small, creative games.
For December, we're looking back at the year and wrapping up some loose ends.
#ttrpg #eternalttrpgjam #indiettrpg
Come join us
For December, we're looking back at the year and wrapping up some loose ends.
#ttrpg #eternalttrpgjam #indiettrpg
Come join us
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Oh hey! One of my games are in here :3c
The Bundle With Benefits is now LIVE!
33 items are available for $10, with an extra 18 items available at a $15 tier! Contributors include @leaftilde.bsky.social, @beedokfern.bsky.social, @grumpy-tg.bsky.social, @ela-bambust.bsky.social, @autumnwolff.bsky.social, and more!
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
33 items are available for $10, with an extra 18 items available at a $15 tier! Contributors include @leaftilde.bsky.social, @beedokfern.bsky.social, @grumpy-tg.bsky.social, @ela-bambust.bsky.social, @autumnwolff.bsky.social, and more!
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Oh hey! One of my games are in here :3c
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Tomorrow at 10:06 am EST!
A massive bundle of fiction, games, ttrpgs, and more goes live.
Almost $300 worth of art for $50
Buy it for creators day. Help out artists.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
A massive bundle of fiction, games, ttrpgs, and more goes live.
Almost $300 worth of art for $50
Buy it for creators day. Help out artists.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Creator Day Bundle by Aimee Cozza and 45 others
Creator Day Bundle: 74 items for $50.00
itch.io
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Tomorrow at 10:06 am EST!
A massive bundle of fiction, games, ttrpgs, and more goes live.
Almost $300 worth of art for $50
Buy it for creators day. Help out artists.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
A massive bundle of fiction, games, ttrpgs, and more goes live.
Almost $300 worth of art for $50
Buy it for creators day. Help out artists.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
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Welcome to The Sprawl. Everything sucks and the rich live eternal via instant reincarnation. An upset, hungry salarygnoll accidentally learned that gutslop can’t reincarnate.
For the #GnollTTJam I’m writing Vorare Eternum - a game where you must Eat The Rich.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
For the #GnollTTJam I’m writing Vorare Eternum - a game where you must Eat The Rich.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Welcome to The Sprawl. Everything sucks and the rich live eternal via instant reincarnation. An upset, hungry salarygnoll accidentally learned that gutslop can’t reincarnate.
For the #GnollTTJam I’m writing Vorare Eternum - a game where you must Eat The Rich.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
For the #GnollTTJam I’m writing Vorare Eternum - a game where you must Eat The Rich.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Theater kid.
I'd always been into games but listening/watching actual play turned the tides as I went "Wait, you can play games like that??"
I'd always been into games but listening/watching actual play turned the tides as I went "Wait, you can play games like that??"
"how did you get into ttrpgs"
The moment I was born, TTRPGs pinned my shadow to the earth with a large brass nail and tore it from me. This is my first memory, the seed of many hours of therapy to come.
The moment I was born, TTRPGs pinned my shadow to the earth with a large brass nail and tore it from me. This is my first memory, the seed of many hours of therapy to come.
"how did you get into ttrpgs"
i got hit by a truck and woke up here
i got hit by a truck and woke up here
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Theater kid.
I'd always been into games but listening/watching actual play turned the tides as I went "Wait, you can play games like that??"
I'd always been into games but listening/watching actual play turned the tides as I went "Wait, you can play games like that??"
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May 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM