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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff

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SF&F writer, Ennie-nominated TTRPG designer, composer | THE LAST CARAVAN, a cars-and-aliens RPG, published by Mythworks | fiction in @BCSmagazine @metaphorosis

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 21d

Wasn't planning on this but it appears we've bashed through our funding goal and first stretch goal in less than 8 hours! We're so delighted to get this game out to all of you.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

The Last Caravan: Westward Bound

The next installment of "The Last Caravan," a tabletop roleplaying game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 7m

Good finds!

Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 12m

Check out our new alien character playbook: the VERDANT!

Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 21h

Ooh I wanna hear your thoughts. I really wanted a final arc that wasn't so deferential to Rogue One, but I don't think that was ever going to be possible

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 22h

Love this

Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 1d

Dragon Slayers looks unreasonably good, thanks to @twopancakes.com

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so glad you made it in time, Rob!

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Nightmare on Rob Street @robstaeger.bsky.social · 1d

I just backed this expansion to an absolutely fantastic RPG. Feel like a road trip after an alien invasion? This is your jam.

Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 1d

48 hours left for our cars and aliens roleplaying game! If you wanna play as a dog, play as an alien, or help us knock out a few stretch goals, come check us out!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

The Last Caravan: Westward Bound

The next installment of "The Last Caravan," a tabletop roleplaying game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 1d

48 hours left for our cars and aliens roleplaying game! If you wanna play as a dog, play as an alien, or help us knock out a few stretch goals, come check us out!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

The Last Caravan: Westward Bound

The next installment of "The Last Caravan," a tabletop roleplaying game about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's super rare! There are plenty of walking sims too, but I'm specifically thinking about games with lots of systems that STILL aren't focused on killing

Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 1d

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is helping me realize my favorite genre, which I didn't know existed:

low-to-no-violence immersive open worlds

They're real. They're narrative. You can make potions, and fighting is weird and de-emphasized. I want to play a hundred thanks

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 2d

I think I played this guy as a Last Caravan character once

Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 @andreasor.bsky.social · 2d

Graham Platner for Senate: Demand more Maine!!

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 2d

Why winter road trips are the best

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 2d

Rob was a delightful and friendly person who immediately treated me like a peer despite his experience and thoughtfulness.

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 2d

Rob Wieland was the tabletop community's Man At Forbes who did a lot to promote us all in the public eye. His last post was on the Last Caravan Kickstarter, which he probably did not anticipate would be his last.

May we all attain the level of kindness and geekery that Rob did.

Banana Chan @bananachangames.bsky.social · 2d

Extremely sad to hear the passing of Rob Wieland. He was a beloved figure in tabletop and a friend.

Will miss our post-con chats, Rob.

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 5d

My latest essay is on @olddog.games's "Deathmatch Island!" I talk about how the game designs its climax around the Prisoner's Dilemma, and how, despite the fact that the game wants you to break that cycle, that initial tension is the best part of the text.

Deathmatch Island, Squid Game, and the Tension of the Prisoner's Dilemma [TTRPG Video Essay]

YouTube video by A.A. Voigt

youtu.be

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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 5d

I'm creating a Google Sheets character keeper for The Last Caravan #TTRPG, and this is looking pretty slick.

a FitD-style Google Sheets character sheet for The Last Caravan.

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 6d

In the new Last Caravan expansions we're diving more deeply into our weird world, fleshing out the aliens and their culture. Nothing is more emblematic of that than THE VERDANT, our new alien biologist playbook! Be an alien! Have a backpack with a lil guy in it!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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John Harper @johnharper.bsky.social · 8d

Forged in the Dark, you say?

DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 8d

The Ghost In The Shell TTRPG - Quickstart is available now from Mana Project Studio!

Get it here: tinyurl.com/ycyfk8kd

Built on a customized Forged in the Dark system, this game lets you create elite Public Security Section agents and dive into high-stakes missions. #TTRPGs

The Ghost In The Shell TTRPG - Quickstart is available now at DriveThruRPG.com

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Jesse Jacobi @greenheronart.bsky.social · 8d

Mother, 10” x 10” acrylic on canvas

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 9d

Cars, aliens, dogs -- and a road trip that will change the world. Get on the road.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 14d

I really, really want to get the Last Caravan #TTRPG running again. Playing in a game would be perfectly acceptable, too.

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NPR @npr.org · 14d

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Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff @tedbushman.bsky.social · 14d

Loved chatting with @robowieland.bsky.social about Last Caravan's new expansions and our Kickstarter!

Rob Wieland 🔜 GameHole Con!!! @robowieland.bsky.social · 14d

Over on @forbes.com I spoke with @tedbushman.bsky.social about the Kickstarter for new expansions to The Last Caravan

www.forbes.com/sites/robwie...

The Last Caravan Gears Up For Another Journey On Kickstarter

The Last Caravan expands with two new books on Kickstarter. We spoke with creator Ted Bushman about what he's most excited to make for fans with these expansions.

www.forbes.com

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Galen Pejeau @nightjargames.bsky.social · 14d

Huzzah! You all get to see the composition that took soo long to figure out. You can't really find a good model photo for "giant crab man getting danger kisses from a dog" on the old interwebs.