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Daniel, The Copper Compendium @thecoppercompendium.co.uk · 14h

Hello UK #TTRPG folks! I need your knowledge!

What TTRPG stores do you know in the UK?

I decided to create (the start of) a compilation of stores that stock TTRPGs. Have a look, and if you know one I've not found yet, please submit it through the form linked on the doc!

UK TTRPG Stores

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 1d

Today I’ve been working on my jam entry for the folklore jam this year. I’m thinking of creating a solo TTRPG about a lance of Arthurian knights going on a quest to defeat some terror. So watch this space for that.

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #RPGDesign

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 2d

Today I’ve been working on a handout for a home game of my 1700s TTRPG, and I thought I’d share it with you all.
#indieTTRPG #ttrpgdev

text that reads

February 15th, 1794
Today Monsieur Gaumont and I set off from Yarmouth to Hamburg; from there we are to continue on to Paris. It is hardly a favourable time for my first trip to the city. I fear my French is not as good as it ought to be, and it is rumoured that the Revolution has grown increasingly violent. I can only hope that Fabien completes his business swiftly, and we find ourselves aboard a ship back to England within the month. 
March 2nd, 1794
We arrived in Paris 2 days ago, and the city is in chaos. I scarcely dare venture beyond the apartment, for my accent would surely betray me as an Englishman, and I have no wish to become the next victim of the guillotine. We have been unable to secure a servant for our lodgings, and so I have been reduced to little more than a maid. To make matters worse there is only one bedroom, meaning I must sleep upon the sofa.
 March 10th, 1794
Fabien invited a Monsieur De Gaule to the apartment today so that he could collect some rocks Fabien has stored in the warehouse. The man showed Fabien some pieces of metal while I was obliged to serve them both tea. I felt more like a household servant than his assistant. It was all so humiliating. In any case, they soon left together to go …. Well, I’ve no idea where, as my French is hardly good enough to follow their conversation. So I have taken some wine from the kitchen and am presently drinking it as I write this entry.
 April 2nd, 1794
Today has been most peculiar – very peculiar indeed. Fabien made the oddest of requests: he wished to take some of my blood. I dared not refuse him, for without him I would be trapped here in Paris. He filled a small flask with it and carried it up to the attic. He has been working up in that attic now for several days and has forbidden me from entering it. I am too frightened to disobey. I worry he has gone quite mad, for I can hear him pacing above, muttering to himself.

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 8d

Last year, I ran a poll to get an idea of the state of the TTRPG community. This year, instead of doing a bunch of separate posts, I’m creating a Google Form to collect responses in one place.

I’m currently coming up with questions to ask. What do you think I should ask?

#ttrpgs #ttrpgdev

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 8d

Last year, I ran a poll to get an idea of the state of the TTRPG community. This year, instead of doing a bunch of separate posts, I’m creating a Google Form to collect responses in one place.

I’m currently coming up with questions to ask. What do you think I should ask?

#ttrpgs #ttrpgdev

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 11d

Just so you know, you can now store PNGs on birds.

youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo?...

I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird

YouTube video by Benn Jordan

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 12d

While writing my TTRPGs, I’ve found that I sometimes write up an idea, decide it’s bad, and just delete it. Instead of throwing those ideas away, I have started dumping them in a doc so that one day they might end up being useful.
#ttrpgdev #ttrpg

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 14d

While playtesting my 1700s TTRPG tonight, I finally got the combat system to feel like more than just “take turns punching until something dies.”
The next step is to think about/fix the million small things I found during the session.

#TTRPG #IndieRPG #GameDesign #TTRPGdev

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 15d

To celebrate this most spooky of months, I am planning on doing (and hopefully finishing) 2 TTRPG game jams.
Folklore Jam 2025 - itch.io/jam/folklore...
Random Prompts TTRPG Jam - itch.io/jam/the-rand...

#ttrpg #folklore #ttrpgDev #gameJam #tabletopGames #IndieTTRPG

Folklore Jam 2025

A game jam from 2025-09-30 to 2025-10-31 hosted by W.H. Arthur, Lari Assmuth, Lucky Newt Games & unseeliejess. Analogue game jam on folklore (including myths, urban legends, etc.) from your own cultur...

itch.io

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 16d

My rework of Fast Food Fascists was featured in the latest OSR News Roundup. Thanks to @thirdkingdom.bsky.social for including it. You can read the full newsletter here: www.sabregamesandcards.com/post/osr-new...
#TTRPG #IndieRPG #IndieTTRPG

OSR News Roundup for September 22nd, 2025

We're heading into the tail end of September, and staring down towards the end of 2025. First, I'd like to apologize to Ron Sparks of BoredtoBoardGames. He reached out to me over the summer and asked ...

www.sabregamesandcards.com

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve remastered my free, 3-page TTRPG Fast Food Fascists.
I hope you enjoy this remastered version and hopefully you'll tear the tyrants down.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/fast-food-fa...

#indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #indiegames #tabletop

Fast Food Fascists by Rat In A Suit

A three-page TTRPG about creating chaotic tales about rebellion and resistance.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 20d

As part of todays TTRPG writing I created a Latin prayer for the players to discover while exploring a library in a gothic castle.
#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgdev #gothic #worldbuilding

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 21d

I ran the second round of playtests for my 1700s horror TTRPG last night. It was a joy to spook my players with humanoid shadows and very clear Dracula / Nosferatu influence.

#Playtest #IndieTTRPG #TTRPGDesign #TTRPGCommunity

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 22d

As part of my current 1700s TTRPG playtests, I needed some painted tablets for a church, so I created these pieces as visual aids.

#Gothic #TTRPG #TTRPGdev #indieTTRPG

Depicts a village surrounded by a vast humanoid shadow looming around it. Above the figure is a row of hanging bodies.

A lone villager leaving the village and walking towards a castle. Before them on the road looms a large humanoid shadow, arms outstretched about to embrace.

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 22d

Been working again today on my 1700s TTRPG and decided to treat myself by listening to the Sharpe soundtrack. If you haven’t seen Sharpe, it’s well worth a watch, especially if you enjoy those cheap yet charming TV shows.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQh...

#sharpe #ttrpgdev

Simmerson Lies About His Cowardice | Sharpe

YouTube video by Sharpe

www.youtube.com

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 23d

Like my previous works, Fast Food Fascists features the manipulation of historic art. This time I used "The Milky Way" by Maximilian Wolf.

Remember, if you suck at drawing like I do, you can always edit royalty-free art instead of resorting to AI-generated wank.

#ttrpgdev ##ttrpg

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 24d

I have added to my remaster of my TTRPG "Fast Food Fascists" a printer-friendly version of the PDF. So now you don't have to burn through ink to print it out.

Get "Fast Food Fascists" for free here - rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/fast-food-fa...

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #tabletoprpg

Fast Food Fascists by Rat In A Suit

A three-page TTRPG about creating chaotic tales about rebellion and resistance.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

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Jobclassttrpg @forthesect.bsky.social · 25d

We Are the Land is the 62nd free rpg bookclub book!
rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/we-are-the-l...

"This one-page TTRPG is perfect for the spooky season, with rules that can be learnt in under five minutes. Remember, this is your land, and it will not be disturbed"

Learn about the club at r/myrpg!

We Are The Land by Rat In A Suit

A 1 page ttrpg where you play as a folklore monster driving off those that have disturbed your land.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve remastered my free, 3-page TTRPG Fast Food Fascists.
I hope you enjoy this remastered version and hopefully you'll tear the tyrants down.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io/fast-food-fa...

#indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #indiegames #tabletop

Fast Food Fascists by Rat In A Suit

A three-page TTRPG about creating chaotic tales about rebellion and resistance.

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 27d

So I have recently started reworking one of my older small TTRPGs. It’s been nice to step away from gothic horror for a while and work on a project with different themes.
#TTRPG #TTRPGDev #IndieTTRPG

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Anto | Icarus Games @icarus-games.co.uk · 27d

It's #TTRPGRising which means it's time to help those smaller accounts find a wider audience and rise up!

If you're under 1000 Followers:
🧡 Like/retweet
💬 Post your stuff below

More than 1000 Followers:
🧡 Like/retweet
📣 Shoutout those below

🚫 No AI though!

A screenshot of nosferatu rising from his coffin with the caption "waking up to shout out fellow creators for #TTRPG Rising".

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 27d

I make weird little TTRPGs about Soviet trains, Arctic exploration, and folk horror. I am yet to make something that does all those at the same time.
Check out what I make here: rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

Rat In A Suit

rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 28d

I've been pondering a ttrpg idea this evening. A game where a medieval pope declares on their deathbed that the world is ending and the players are factions in the world trying to prevent or ignoring that it is happening. I was thinking it'd have an Arthurian / Crusaders / 28 years later vibe.

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · 29d

I’ve finally finished drafting all the symbols I’ll need for a upcoming TTRPG session. This is a note the group will find while exploring.

#ttrpgdev #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpgdesign

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Rat In A Suit Productions @ratinasuit.bsky.social · Sep 13

Hey that me

Check my projects out here rat-in-a-suit.itch.io

Rat In A Suit

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