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Ian Johnson

@redshiftedgame.bsky.social

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Male/33. Creator and owner of Redshifted, a sci-fi TTRPG about survival in a dystopian, overindustrialized galaxy. Dark/Mature themes. MINORS DNI! Check out my stuff at https://redshiftedgame.carrd.co/

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 9d

My #TTRPG VIBE CHECK, featuring the "impossible" combination of streamlined systems AND deep character customization, will release on Black Friday for $5.00 on DriveThruRPG!

Two extra themes will be available as DLC, plus a FREE VERSION of the game for anyone looking to try before they buy!

DO YOU FALL ASLEEP WAITING FOR YOUR TURN?
VIBE CHECK PLAYERS DON’T HAVE THAT ISSUE!

You deserve better than clunky mechanics, complex dice rolls, and character restrictions slowing things down at the table. That’s why
Vibe Check is optimized for maximum fun with minimum effort right out of the gate.

Learning the rules?? Takes all of ten minutes.

Character builds?? 525 combinations at level 1, and the only reason it takes more than one minute to make a character is because
they all look so cool!

Rolling dice?? We only do that once per fight.

Initiative order?? Your team chooses their own.

If you want a game where you can grab your friends and jump right into the action, Vibe Check is the perfect game for you!

REASONS WHY YOU NEED THIS GAME INCLUDE:

• No stats to memorize; no excessive dice rolls! Make the RPG protagonist you’ve dreamed of or your favorite OC in minutes!
• 5 roles, 15 themes, and over 150 abilities let you make character builds ranging from standard RPG fare to unhinged nonsense that no other game will allow!
• Make your own strategy and combos! Work with your friends and defeat enemies using guns, swords, magic spells, telekinetic trash compactors, pools of acid, good old rock and roll, angry squirrels, supernovas…
• A fully-developed cooking system because my friend Alice made me add one to the game.
• Countless hours of fun filled with awesome teamwork, exciting battles, and hilarious interactions.
• The best $5.00 you’ve ever spent on a game.

VIBE CHECK

November 28, 2025

Mark your calendars!

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Kay F. Atkinson - Unlimited Combat Dolls out Feb. 10 @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io · 3h

deleted my post about the review because I realized I didn't know for sure if the book was pirated or if some other method was used to read for free, I'm making uncharitable assumptions

regardless: if you wanna read my stuff and you can't afford it for any reason, get in touch, I'll send you a copy

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Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · 3h

Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;

Who (or what) lives in* the oceans of your setting?

#TTRPG

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 3h

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Rattleboneses 🎲💀 @rattleboneses.bsky.social · 4h

Hey y'all, the grim medical news I have gotten has kinda lit a fire under my butt to release creative projects.

Here's my Mad-Max Death-Race TTRPG

rattleboneses.itch.io/crash-out

Crash Out by Rattleboneses

An Additive TTRPG of Messy Death-Race Murder-Car Driver Drama

rattleboneses.itch.io

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 4h

Because the fire within you burned brighter than the fire around you.

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Tris~~ @trishusband.itch.io · 10h

Its really something to me, as someone who *was* raised in a cult and right wing in my late teens, how rarely I find other tgirls who had the same experience.

Cirice Gray (Temporary Odin Slayer) @ciricegray.itch.io · 10h

The narrative that most white trans women were right wing femboys before they realized themselves is so tiresome when you were basically a femboy in everything but name for 20 years while using your time and money for local and national politics when you weren't drowning yourself in escapism

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 4h

I'm glad you survived that.

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Canuckuma (かなくま）| Commissions Closed Temporarily @canuckuma.bsky.social · 1d

#portfolioday #artshare #selfpromo

I know I said this would be a normal week but… it’s portfolio day~! 🥳🥰🙏🏻

Post your favourites~! All art is welcome! Invite other creatives you feel deserve the exposure~! Share your comms~ boost yourself~! Celebrate each other~! You know the drill!! 🥰🫂💕🙏🏻🤪

Portfolio Day Artshare:

Guidelines:

-Post your original, human made art!
-Like and Reshare this post for visibility!
-Post your commission links/info and advertise yourself however you’d like toN
-Tag your amigos!
-Engage with other artists, make friends, encourage each other!
-No AI, No NFT’s, Constructive criticism only!

Keep in mind I just finished my last art share, but in the spirit of boosting and supporting artistic initiatives like portfolio day, I wanted to celebrate. I will rely on my wonderful community to help me spread love and support, and will comment as I best as I can~💕

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 4h

Tagging
@nagiszi.bsky.social
@majornasya.bsky.social
@nsfwtael.bsky.social

Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 5h

My OCs wish yours a happy anniversary (whenever that is)

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Major_Nasya 🇺🇦 @majornasya.bsky.social · 1d

I finally finished my beloved demon x vampire couple ❤️🖤
Hlinn and Askold are two of my oldest OCs and I can’t describe how happy I am to return to them ˙꒳˙

#art #oc #ocart #ocsky #demon #vampire

It's an illustration of two characters holding hands and facing three-quarters to us. There’s a demoness named Hlinn wearing a dark brown veil and a dress of the same color with puffy sleeves. She has one green horn on her left side and dark red hair. Her right eye is covered by a vintage black fabric. The veil is decorated with a halo on its back and two crescent moons on its sides.
Hlinn holds the hand of her vampire husband, Askold. He has short white hair and scars all over his face. He wears a white vest, a shirt, and thigh-high boots. They are both smiling and looking into the camera

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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 11h

wildly misunderstood the meaning of the word 'SponCon', for a second my brain was going like ... your girl looks deep into your eyes and says "knowing what kitten wants can be difficult, which is why I use our sponsor, Pound News"

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Hannah Comstock @hannahorca.bsky.social · 21h

Creature I started drawing on the airplane

Work in progress illustration of a creature. It has a long curved neck and its mouth is open with three different jaws coming out

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 10h

I really want to see a youtuber say this now.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 1d

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 10h

Time to leave the workplace. 🙂

Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 11h

I'm now picturing fascists screaming with rage at their inability to control you and it makes me happy.

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Null convention @nullconvention.bsky.social · 14h

One reason fascists hate trans people and - because of their blatant misogyny, often trans women specifically - is because transness is not exceptional to us but is a prototype for everyone.
Fascism demands to relegate you to the poverty of form and circumstance of birth. We show you make yourself.

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Cozy Witch Roe ➡️ Getting His Life Together @monroeroe.bsky.social · 21h

Hey, #ttrpg folks! I’m Monroe, a queer Latine game designer who has a lot to offer ☺️. I’ve written several journaling games, a few multiplayer games, and even a short story. I value my ability to be whimsical and knowing others enjoy what I’ve made. Consider checking out my work!

monroeroe.itch.io

Monroeroe

monroeroe.itch.io

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Red Scorpion @vermilionsun.bsky.social · 1d

Fast drawing of Cyan lizard. Beautiful, fast, and dangerous, it's not hated by players, especially those playing as Hunter. But if you earn the respect and loyalty of this lizard, it will will become a devoted and courageous companion.
#rainworld #rainworldarts #creatureart #gameart #digitalart

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 1d

#Portfolioday

Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hello #Portfolioday 🌼
I'm an oil painter inspired by nature, and I especially like painting animals and plants. I have a wildlife biology degree and enjoy detailed work. I sell originals and prints and am interested in illustration!
lostthicket.etsy.com
ko-fi.com/doedryadart
[email protected]

An 11x14" oil painting of a mossy forest, viewed from the shadow of a large tree.

Painting of a bighorn sheep perched at the edge of a cliff overlooking a vast canyon landscape.

Painted turtle sunning itself on a worn branch in the middle of a swamp.

Hare hiding in the undergrowth surrounded by detailed foliage.

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Ian Johnson @redshiftedgame.bsky.social · 14h

Your art is beautiful.

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bio 🌙 comms open @bioluminosity.bsky.social · 14h

Happy day being bio working hard to pay to fix their glass bones and paper skin...i have a lot to share this and next week though >:)

Cropped dragon adopt for a Kofi member >:)

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Dan Arndt Is Budgeting For PAXU @danarndtwrites.bsky.social · 17h

Ambition is more than just the game's title. There's so many interesting ideas happening here it's hard to tell how they kept it to just two books.

The Fandomentals @thefandomentals.bsky.social · 17h

Ambition, designed by @theurbanavian.bsky.social and featuring a starkly beautiful art from Annelise Cranston, Will Grossman, and @rory-f.bsky.social, hopes to “satiate a need for introspective journeys, where the story within shapes the story without.”

www.thefandomentals.com/ambition-ttr...

New TTRPG Ambition Uses Daoism And Tarot To Weave Tales Of Fate - The Fandomentals

Now on GameFound, Ambition blends three modes of play with storytelling at once mystical and psychological

www.thefandomentals.com

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 17h

ICYMI, we've got a bundle of 13 Halloween ttrpgs on @itch.io right now. Support kiwi creators and get games for dnd, FATE, Mausritter and standalone games!

Haunted hotels, bog bodies, gay ghouls, and so much more await you!

itch.io/b/3326/trick...

#ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity #kiwirpg #halloween

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