Craig aka Tezrak ➡️ Con Zero
@tezrak.bsky.social
#SFF enthusiast; #TTRPG designer, helper; He/him; of a certain 40s age. You can't take Jersey outta the boy, capisce? Peep me at tezrak on Discord for chat/DMs. http://linktr.ee/tezraktheimpslayer #ShadowlightAndPersonaeRPG
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#SFF enthusiast; #TTRPG designer; He/him; You can't take Jersey outta the boy.
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Greetings! I’m Craig (he/him); you can find me as Craig Hatler, Tezrak, or Tezrak the Impslayer. linktr.ee/tezraktheimpslayer
Shadowlight & Personae is my self-designed (currently) self-published TTRPG: PWYW, released under CC-BY.
#ShadowlightAndPersonaeRPG #TTRPG #TTRPGs #TTRPGSky #TTRPGSelfPromo
Shadowlight & Personae is my self-designed (currently) self-published TTRPG: PWYW, released under CC-BY.
#ShadowlightAndPersonaeRPG #TTRPG #TTRPGs #TTRPGSky #TTRPGSelfPromo
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I think you should buy my trans magical girl novels. They’re full of big feelings and big action and you’re directly supporting me and my work.
magicariot.com/buy
magicariot.com/buy
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I think you should buy my trans magical girl novels. They’re full of big feelings and big action and you’re directly supporting me and my work.
magicariot.com/buy
magicariot.com/buy
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Want to catch up on 11 issues of sword-and-sorcery goodness (including games by @lumpley.bsky.social, @epidiah.bsky.social and @ndpdesign.com)? We now have the full run of Worlds Without Master up on itch, as well as the Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025, and more!
unwrittenearths.itch.io
unwrittenearths.itch.io
Unwritten Earths Symposium
unwrittenearths.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Want to catch up on 11 issues of sword-and-sorcery goodness (including games by @lumpley.bsky.social, @epidiah.bsky.social and @ndpdesign.com)? We now have the full run of Worlds Without Master up on itch, as well as the Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025, and more!
unwrittenearths.itch.io
unwrittenearths.itch.io
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A commission for humanfarmer man!
This is Destir! An NPC for their Eberron campaign!
I can't wait to show you guys that finished piece!!
#commission #digitalart
This is Destir! An NPC for their Eberron campaign!
I can't wait to show you guys that finished piece!!
#commission #digitalart
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A commission for humanfarmer man!
This is Destir! An NPC for their Eberron campaign!
I can't wait to show you guys that finished piece!!
#commission #digitalart
This is Destir! An NPC for their Eberron campaign!
I can't wait to show you guys that finished piece!!
#commission #digitalart
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If you wish LotR was cozier, welcome to my world "Argenta" 🍃
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you wish LotR was cozier, welcome to my world "Argenta" 🍃
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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 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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
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pssst Friday November 28 is Creator Day at itchio—meaning itch takes 0% and all the money goes to creators—so all my books are half price feliciadavin.itch.io/creatorday2025
Creator Day 2025 by FeliciaDavin
A bundle by FeliciaDavin, $30.00 for 13 games
feliciadavin.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
pssst Friday November 28 is Creator Day at itchio—meaning itch takes 0% and all the money goes to creators—so all my books are half price feliciadavin.itch.io/creatorday2025
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Ally Claus is here and you've all been VERY NAUGHTY
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Ally Claus is here and you've all been VERY NAUGHTY
Billy Joel
Chicago/Hall & Oates
Journey/Foreigner
Huey Lewis & the News
Great Big Sea
Chicago/Hall & Oates
Journey/Foreigner
Huey Lewis & the News
Great Big Sea
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen.
S Club 7 Junior
Westlife
Steps
Ronan Keating
S Club 7 (Senior)
S Club 7 Junior
Westlife
Steps
Ronan Keating
S Club 7 (Senior)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Electric Brixton and Royal Albert Hall
Ugly - Village Underground
Alan Sparhawk - Horseshoe Tavern
Beth Gibbons - Massey Hall
Tropical Fuck Storm - Lee's Palace
Technically six. 2025 has been big for me.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Electric Brixton and Royal Albert Hall
Ugly - Village Underground
Alan Sparhawk - Horseshoe Tavern
Beth Gibbons - Massey Hall
Tropical Fuck Storm - Lee's Palace
Technically six. 2025 has been big for me.
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Billy Joel
Chicago/Hall & Oates
Journey/Foreigner
Huey Lewis & the News
Great Big Sea
Chicago/Hall & Oates
Journey/Foreigner
Huey Lewis & the News
Great Big Sea
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When the ALA recognizes one's work, that's pretty dang cool.
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."
#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."
#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
GameRT Announces 2025 Platinum Play Award Recipients
www.ala.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
When the ALA recognizes one's work, that's pretty dang cool.
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."
#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."
#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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Rabbit on watch. Cold, hungry and tired just like me right now. Work continues on third Gwelf book. More soon.
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Rabbit on watch. Cold, hungry and tired just like me right now. Work continues on third Gwelf book. More soon.
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MAGIC OF INVENTORYING: Maybe, the real adventure was the loot we carried along the way?
Join me at #DRAGONMEET's Indie Games on the Hour area at 3pm Sat Nov 29th, for an 8 PLAYERS session of my soon-on-Kickstarter new edition.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol... #TTRPG #London
Join me at #DRAGONMEET's Indie Games on the Hour area at 3pm Sat Nov 29th, for an 8 PLAYERS session of my soon-on-Kickstarter new edition.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol... #TTRPG #London
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
MAGIC OF INVENTORYING: Maybe, the real adventure was the loot we carried along the way?
Join me at #DRAGONMEET's Indie Games on the Hour area at 3pm Sat Nov 29th, for an 8 PLAYERS session of my soon-on-Kickstarter new edition.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol... #TTRPG #London
Join me at #DRAGONMEET's Indie Games on the Hour area at 3pm Sat Nov 29th, for an 8 PLAYERS session of my soon-on-Kickstarter new edition.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol... #TTRPG #London
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EP solo bundle back in stock and 25% off: www.exeunt.press/shop/p/ep-so...
EP Solo Game Bundle — Exeunt Press
Love solo games or know someone who does? Get all 5 games at 25% off! Get five (5) Exeunt Press solo games including: Exclusion Zone Botanist: Inspired by The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecra...
www.exeunt.press
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
EP solo bundle back in stock and 25% off: www.exeunt.press/shop/p/ep-so...
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Hey.
Hey.
Go back my game.
Hey.
Go back my game.
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hey.
Hey.
Go back my game.
Hey.
Go back my game.
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
Woo hoo, I wrote a book about people selling information about sex competing with/hating on other people selling information about sex!
www.cambridge.org/ca/universit...
Woo hoo, I wrote a book about people selling information about sex competing with/hating on other people selling information about sex!
www.cambridge.org/ca/universit...
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
Woo hoo, I wrote a book about people selling information about sex competing with/hating on other people selling information about sex!
www.cambridge.org/ca/universit...
Woo hoo, I wrote a book about people selling information about sex competing with/hating on other people selling information about sex!
www.cambridge.org/ca/universit...
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Science has yet to properly explain why two goblins are measurably stupider than one goblin
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Science has yet to properly explain why two goblins are measurably stupider than one goblin
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All my Magnus Archives fanart is free to download here:
pastellich.itch.io/the-magnus-a...
#tma #fanart #magnusarchives #darkart #art #illustration #drawing #horror #イラスト
pastellich.itch.io/the-magnus-a...
#tma #fanart #magnusarchives #darkart #art #illustration #drawing #horror #イラスト
July 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
All my Magnus Archives fanart is free to download here:
pastellich.itch.io/the-magnus-a...
#tma #fanart #magnusarchives #darkart #art #illustration #drawing #horror #イラスト
pastellich.itch.io/the-magnus-a...
#tma #fanart #magnusarchives #darkart #art #illustration #drawing #horror #イラスト
Hey @greenroninpub.bsky.social does this have the most current state of the Freeport timeline or are there any other products that have moved the timeline forward from this? www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
Freeport: The City of Adventure for the Pathfinder RPG - Green Ronin Publishing | Freeport | Pathfinder | Cosmic Horror | DriveThruRPG
Freeport is one of the classic city settings of fantasy roleplaying and it’s back—bigger and better—in this monstrous new sourcebook for The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
Clocking in at a massive 544 ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hey @greenroninpub.bsky.social does this have the most current state of the Freeport timeline or are there any other products that have moved the timeline forward from this? www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
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I'm thinking about SRDs, but meanwhile...
I want to preview another Warriors of the World Ablaze playbook on the kickstarter!
We've already previewed the Harrow Queen and the Hunting Kite. Which one would you like to see next?
Most likes wins! How about...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
I want to preview another Warriors of the World Ablaze playbook on the kickstarter!
We've already previewed the Harrow Queen and the Hunting Kite. Which one would you like to see next?
Most likes wins! How about...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm thinking about SRDs, but meanwhile...
I want to preview another Warriors of the World Ablaze playbook on the kickstarter!
We've already previewed the Harrow Queen and the Hunting Kite. Which one would you like to see next?
Most likes wins! How about...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
I want to preview another Warriors of the World Ablaze playbook on the kickstarter!
We've already previewed the Harrow Queen and the Hunting Kite. Which one would you like to see next?
Most likes wins! How about...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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More #AW3rd things to think about! Warriors of the World Ablaze is our in-progress fantasy apocalypse game, and you can find out more in the kickstarter for Apocalypse World Burned Over! #ttrpg #pbta
I'm thinking about SRDs, but meanwhile...
I want to preview another Warriors of the World Ablaze playbook on the kickstarter!
We've already previewed the Harrow Queen and the Hunting Kite. Which one would you like to see next?
Most likes wins! How about...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
I want to preview another Warriors of the World Ablaze playbook on the kickstarter!
We've already previewed the Harrow Queen and the Hunting Kite. Which one would you like to see next?
Most likes wins! How about...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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There is now less then a week to support the Codex of Celestials to bring proper Celestials to DnD 5e.
Let's make Celestials Great Again!
...
...
Wait, no.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/170...
Let's make Celestials Great Again!
...
...
Wait, no.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/170...
Codex of Celestials - a Celestial Pantheon for 5E D&D
A Dungeons & Dragons 5E/5.5E compatible supplement that adds in a Celestial pantheon, their lore, and additional worldbuilding.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
There is now less then a week to support the Codex of Celestials to bring proper Celestials to DnD 5e.
Let's make Celestials Great Again!
...
...
Wait, no.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/170...
Let's make Celestials Great Again!
...
...
Wait, no.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/170...
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Newer people in the TTRPG space:
What do y’all think so far?
I’d love to hear thoughts about the community. How are you feeling?
What do y’all think so far?
I’d love to hear thoughts about the community. How are you feeling?
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Newer people in the TTRPG space:
What do y’all think so far?
I’d love to hear thoughts about the community. How are you feeling?
What do y’all think so far?
I’d love to hear thoughts about the community. How are you feeling?
Zork: Nemesis, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Zork: Nemesis, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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🎶ra ra Rakshasa
🎶lover of political intrigue
🎶There was a cat that really was gone
🎶ra ra Raven Queen
🎶The divines fate machine
🎶it was a shame how she carried on
🎶lover of political intrigue
🎶There was a cat that really was gone
🎶ra ra Raven Queen
🎶The divines fate machine
🎶it was a shame how she carried on
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🎶ra ra Rakshasa
🎶lover of political intrigue
🎶There was a cat that really was gone
🎶ra ra Raven Queen
🎶The divines fate machine
🎶it was a shame how she carried on
🎶lover of political intrigue
🎶There was a cat that really was gone
🎶ra ra Raven Queen
🎶The divines fate machine
🎶it was a shame how she carried on
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A new SRD Talk is live!
I take a look at Moxie, the system that Grimwild by @odditypress.com is built around. It uses pools in an interesting way and tracks harms to characters in an unexpectedly detailed way for a narratively focused system.
youtu.be/dlA706Kgrxw?...
I take a look at Moxie, the system that Grimwild by @odditypress.com is built around. It uses pools in an interesting way and tracks harms to characters in an unexpectedly detailed way for a narratively focused system.
youtu.be/dlA706Kgrxw?...
SRD Talk - Moxie Toolkit
YouTube video by Hessan's County
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A new SRD Talk is live!
I take a look at Moxie, the system that Grimwild by @odditypress.com is built around. It uses pools in an interesting way and tracks harms to characters in an unexpectedly detailed way for a narratively focused system.
youtu.be/dlA706Kgrxw?...
I take a look at Moxie, the system that Grimwild by @odditypress.com is built around. It uses pools in an interesting way and tracks harms to characters in an unexpectedly detailed way for a narratively focused system.
youtu.be/dlA706Kgrxw?...
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It started for me playing ZORK (well COLOSSAL CAVE ADVENTURE) by teletype. Later, I learned how to write my own adventures in BASIC.
Then in 1985, I discovered D&D.
"What do you want to do with your life?" the age old school refrain went.
"Make RPG games," was my answer.
And I still do, today.
Then in 1985, I discovered D&D.
"What do you want to do with your life?" the age old school refrain went.
"Make RPG games," was my answer.
And I still do, today.
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It started for me playing ZORK (well COLOSSAL CAVE ADVENTURE) by teletype. Later, I learned how to write my own adventures in BASIC.
Then in 1985, I discovered D&D.
"What do you want to do with your life?" the age old school refrain went.
"Make RPG games," was my answer.
And I still do, today.
Then in 1985, I discovered D&D.
"What do you want to do with your life?" the age old school refrain went.
"Make RPG games," was my answer.
And I still do, today.