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Underground Oracle Publishing @undergroundoracle.com · 19h

Glimpse from The Underground: Terrorborn and Nightmare is live in stores!

Embody terror itself in your Black Flag games with this horror-themed lineage and heritage combo. #BlackFlag #TTRPG

Monthly members get this PDF for free! 🎃🕷️

Store: undergroundoracle.co...
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...

Cover of Glimpse from The Underground: Terrorborn and Nightmare. Art by Konstantin G

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satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 1d

been thinking a lot abt cool ttrpg coverage i can do & facilitate & i think i'm just gonna.... try one.......?

please write ~250-500 words about A SPECIFIC DEATH MECHANIC IN A TTRPG for me to compile into a little webzine! you have until november 13th! that's in a month!

unnamed ttrpg zine project volume one - DEATH MECHANICS

tell me about death mechanics for volume one of an as-of-yet-unnamed ttrpg zine project i'm looking for: 250-500 words (feel free to go under but please don't go over) about a single mechanic or syst...

docs.google.com

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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 19h

They are available as stock art: 600DPI transparent background PNG files in black-and-white, line-art-only and sepia options.

The post can be purchased without subscription:

www.patreon.com/posts/stock-...

#stockart #ttrpg

sepia tone drawings of different light sources like candelabra, candles, torches, lanterns and lamps. a pen rests upon the page.

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Jess Pendley, Werewolf Wrassler 💪🐺 @jesspendley.com · 21h

This only ends with The Beast’s death or yours.

You do not know which you fear more.

No Mercy For Monsters is a solo #ttrpg of familial oaths, dark obsessions, and toxic bonds perfect for fans of gothic romances, monstrous tragedies, and fantasy horror experiences.

Check it out below! 🐺🪓💜

Underground Oracle Publishing @undergroundoracle.com · 21h

You have done terrible things to find them.
Would gladly do more to draw them close enough to touch.
One way or another, the monster will fall.

Grab No Mercy For Monsters, a solo #ttrpg of dark obsession & the bond between mortal rivals.

Site: undergroundoracle.co...
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...

Art from No Mercy For Monsters by Unplaytested Presents. It features a huntress, kneeling on the ground with her axe in hand while screaming. The visage of a werewolf floats in the ether above her. Art by Tasca Skelton.

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Domille (She/Her) @domille.bsky.social · 1d

Free Foundry VTT Map Modules?! 🙀🎊

For a limited time, you can hit the link below and get 3 of my Foundry map modules completely free! #battlemap #ttrpg #FVTT

www.patreon.com/post...

Foundry VTT screenshot by Domille's Wondrous Works.

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Patricia Moj 🎨 || freelance illustrator / concept artist @pbmoj.bsky.social · 1d

It's #Portfolioday and I don't want to miss your posts!! 🥰
So please:

💖 share your art 🙏
💖 enjoy the wonderful works of the artists joining 💪
💖 support each other 🫶
💖 have fun 🙌

So looking forward to see all your beautiful art! 💕
#artshare

Digital painting of a mage wielding water magic, the text "#Portfolioday Artshare!" written on the image

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Hurmly (he/him) 🧙‍♀️Character art comms open!🤟 @hurmly.bsky.social · 2d

Monday, October 20th 10 am us central

twitch.tv/hurmly
Drrawing for Gamer's Outreach #SS2025

They get gaming carts to hospitals for sick kids. It's a great cause!

I'm going to be doing a silly street fighter type scene.

One character is Ferdinand! The other? That's might be up to you!

twitch.tv/hurmly on Monday Oct 20th at 10 am US Central!
Drawing some silly characters (kid friendly) having a lil street fighter action. One is Ferdinand the pumpkin guy. The other can be chosen with a donation :)

donate and get things!

$5 - Name on a promo pumpkin - lil pumpkin on the overlay
$5 - change a health bar by 10%
$15 - add a minor background piece
$30 - add a major background piece
$50 - choose the other fighter (only once)

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Rayne Grimm ➡️Furpocalypse @raynegrimm.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the day! We will be streaming over on twitch at 8pm edt! I'd love to see yall there if ya can be and if ya can't don't worry the video will be uploaded to starmetals youtube channel after it is edited

What sort of wacky shenanigans will the group getup to!

twitch.tv/StarmetalProductions

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The Agency of Narrative Intrigue and Mystery (A.N.I.M.) @anim-ttrpgs.bsky.social · 1d

Excerpt from Unchained Mysteries, a treaties on investigative TTRPG gameplay that shares a lot of points with Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy, and a similar excerpt from Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy side-by-side. #rpgs

anim-ttrpg.itch.io/eureka-urban...

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concerns of the characters involved. The entire point of building richer player characters is to allow the players to express those characters fully and not just exist as a set of skills for acquiring information and a quirky personality to vocalize. Placing a character into scenes of immediate dramatic relevance is to look the player in the eyes and ask, "Okay, show me who this character you've built really is, for real."

Players are encouraged to create Investigators that are not simply representations of themselves, but instead fully realized characters with distinct personalities and feelings separate from their own. Investigators are not merely an alternate identity that their Players take on for the duration of the session. An Investigator is more like a character in a novel, distinctly separate from the author of the book. Often an Investigator's decisions in the story as it plays out will surprise even their own Player! It's the Player's job to answer the question, "what would this Investigator I created most likely do in this situation," and roll the dice for them.

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 1d

#kiwirpg is bringing you a Halloween bundle! 13 spooky works for #dnd , Mausritter, FATE, MotW and more for just $10.

Get your halloween game sorted and support your friendly kiwi creatives while you're at it!
#ttrpg #bundle

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

Trick or TTRPG! by Kelly Whyte and 7 others

Trick or TTRPG!: 13 items for $9.99

itch.io

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Underground Oracle Publishing @undergroundoracle.com · 2d

This only ends with The Beast’s death or yours.

You do not know which you fear more.

No Mercy For Monsters is a towerless Wretched & Alone hack perfect for fans of gothic romances, monstrous tragedies, and fantasy horror. #ttrpg

Site: undergroundoracle.co...
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...

No Mercy For Monsters title card from Unplaytested Presents.

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Jess Pendley, Werewolf Wrassler 💪🐺 @jesspendley.com · 1d

#ttrpg creating folks, does anyone know if there's a canva template out there that can be used for Drivethru card creation?

(Boosts for reach appreciated 💜)

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 2d

For tons of folks, there was that -one- game that blew the doors open and showed what #TTRPGs could be. The one that started the #IndieGame rabbit hole.

What was YOUR "gateway" indie #TTRPG? The first one that made you realize a whole other world was out there?

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SeroRPG @serorpg.com · 4d

We have 491 titles on the #SoloRPG List and it's only been one week, baby! Go and check them out!

SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 4d

It's our 2nd week in existence! Big thanks if you submitted Solo and Duet #TTRPGs, joined the mailing list or spread the word.
Did you notice the themed showcase on the front page of our site? It changes weekly and is Halloween flavoured! Check it out solorpglist.com

#soloTTRPG #TTRPGsky #GMless

Solo RPG List - Find Solo and Duet TTRPGs

Discover amazing solo and duet tabletop role-playing games that can be played with—or without—dice, tarot cards, playing cards, pen and paper, etc.

solorpglist.com

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The Agency of Narrative Intrigue and Mystery (A.N.I.M.) @anim-ttrpgs.bsky.social · 4d

it's always like

>TTRPG creators complain that TTRPG journalists don't cover small games

>TTRPG journalists say their job is to report the news not be advertisers

>”the news” is always at least two headlines for every D&D book or whatever movie-budget D&D actual play podcast is coming out next

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dairykillsme @dairykillsme.bsky.social · 3d

Thieves of the Tome is officially digitally released! v1.0 looks and plays awesome and I'm so excited to get it out in the world.

The book is 70 pages of dripping acidpunk goodness featuring mechanics to run and play games using real books!

dairykillsme.itch.io/thieves-of-t...

#TTRPG #books

A page from a book. This chapter title has a large illustration of 3 brightly colored wizards. One is red and holding his hand up and casting some sort of spell, dressed in the robes of a priest and face blurring as it shakes in many directions. One is blue and dressed in a suit, radiating an air of posh. One is purple, partially replaced with electromechanical parts, and poring over a tome.

A page from thieves of the tome. It has an illustration of NayZar, a phony prophet, as well as a stat block for them. NayZar looks like a bird wearing dirty blue robes. They wield an ocular staff and a tome with pages falling out.

A page from thieves of the tome titled casting spells. It lists the steps of spell casting as 1. Speak the name 2. Hear the choice 3. Make a choice 4. Hear the effect 5. The consequences 6. Spell consumed. It also shows a colorful illustration of a bug man desperately trying to cast spells.

A page from Thieves of the Tome titled Doom and Destiny. It shows a large illustration of a wizard with a scraggly beard and green goo flowing out of his head. His name is slime and he is a doomed thief.

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Shewstone Publishing @shewstone.bsky.social · 2d

The Fair Folk (faeries) beguile travelers into their hollow hills. Ghosts haunt the moors and castles. Foreign spies plot the downfall of the Tudor Dynasty. 101 #TTRPG adventure plots inspired by the history and folklore of Renaissance England. 88.5% funded!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

Cover image of the book 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery with illustration showing three adventurers confronting an elf lord within his hollow hill. Green graphic reading "Nearly Funded [on] Kickstarter. Caption: TTRPG Plots inspired by the history and folklore of Renaissance England.

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Ava's Adventures @avasadventures.bsky.social · 1d

In the beginning of the outbreak, zombies were-on average- slower than their prey. Contagion required physical contact, therefore the virus mutated.

Runners are zombies with remarkable speed & maneuverability. They are also one of the Undead Classes in my #ttrpg Undead Paradise.
Art by Cindy Lindy

A Runner-class Zombie from the Undead Paradise TTRPG. The strength of their leg muscles have been enhanced. Mould-like ligaments extended outside the body, wrapping around the quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles. The soles of their feet peeled away the skin, letting hard bone contact the earth. The skin around their eyes rotted away, erasing their eyelids.

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TTRPG Rising Tide @risingtide.bsky.social · 3d

Trying to launch yourself into the TTRPG space?

Join the Rising Tide discord! 🌊🙌

We have monthly AMAs with industry pros, weekly support meetings, tailored channels, and more!

No matter your niche, this is the place for you!

discord.com/invite/n...

#ttrpg

A figure holding a surfboard on the edge of the ocean. Art by Tithi Luadthong.

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TTRPG Rising Tide @risingtide.bsky.social · 3d

Looking for collaborators for your next TTRPG project?

Join the Rising Tide discord server and source your dream team from peers in the community!

discord.com/invite/n...

#ttrpg

A photo of someone's hands holding a tablet pen and laying on a booklet filled with symbols. A tablet screen shows a game in front of them.

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TTRPG Rising Tide @risingtide.bsky.social · 3d

You've designed a great mechanic for your TTRPG and now you'd like extra eyes to check it out?

Join the Rising Tide discord community and get feedback and support from your peers! 🌊🙌

discord.com/invite/n...

#ttrpg

A photo of a watch sitting on playing cards next to dice.

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Jess Pendley, Werewolf Wrassler 💪🐺 @jesspendley.com · 3d

If you're playing any 5e-adjacent games this Halloween, we've got a killer lineage/heritage combo you can use to shake thing up! #dnd #ToV

Underground Oracle Publishing @undergroundoracle.com · 4d

Glimpse from The Underground: Terrorborn and Nightmare is live in stores!

Embody terror itself in your Black Flag games with this horror-themed lineage and heritage combo. #BlackFlag #TTRPG

Monthly members get this PDF for free! 🎃🕷️

Store: undergroundoracle.co...
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 4d

Absolutely delighted to talk about MAKING ENEMIES and other topics with @thetreavor.bsky.social, @erinmevans.bsky.social and @bdavewalters.bsky.social on Writing About Dragons and Sh*t, out today. #TTRPG

Ep. 173: Monster Behavior with Keith Ammann — Writing About Dragons and Shit

This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis are joined by Keith Ammann! Together they talk about how monsters could behave and what narrative you can tell in D&D with combat.Join our ...

overcast.fm

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 4d

The last article in my Awards Debrief is up. What even is the point of an award show? Should anyone care?

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-4/

Where do rpg awards go next?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part four. What's the point of an award show? And what do we want to see in the future?

www.explorersdesign.com

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Superdillin (Mirror your pronouns) @superdillin.bsky.social · 4d

Making a remotely recorded podcast means that unfortunately you don't get to have a real studio BUT you get to have an imaginary one and that's cooler.

We have:

toxic tentacle boyfriends
rambunctious saplings
a toad bathroom attendant
a snake butler
and more, now caught on camera

Superdillin (Mirror your pronouns) @superdillin.bsky.social · 4d

Since taking over as host, I IMMEDIATELY started mythologizing the One Shot Studio

Each recording, during intros, guests riff with me about what the studio is like. EVERYTHING becomes canon.

As we upload episodes to YouTube, @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social has brought TONS of these anomalies to life

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