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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 7h

Oops! I accidentally sent this essay a day early, the second in my series about books in ttrpgs and how we play with them.

When and why do we call our games "books"? What terms do we use for our books and why?

How do we talk about TTRPG Books?

An essay on how we talk about ttrpg books, plus how book design invites bookplay.

www.backwardstabletop.com

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Dan Arndt Is Budgeting For PAXU @danarndtwrites.bsky.social · 11h

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 · 12h

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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Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ | Follow BOOM Goes the Bride on Backerkit! @valwrites.ca · 6d

OK team we fought hard yesterday & helped Aimee get uh... 17 more followers. That was the plan, i think. To increase her lead. Yayy!

Ok now let's get serious i need you to plaster this across your city. Wallpaper your house w it. Tattoo it on your forehead. Whatever it takes to WIN!!

#bookbazaar25

A square ad for my book. The cover is on the left, with a woman on a jetbike flying upsidedown reaching out to a very stoic looking woman below. Neon letters spell out BOOM GOES THE BRIDE. On the right big blue text spells out A GENRE BENDING DUOLOGY WITH FULL BORE ROMANCE. PULP SEX ACTION ANGST. A CYBER FANTASY DYSTOPIA IN SPACE. a QR below code leads to https://www.backerkit.com/c/admin/projects/boom-goes-the-bride/teaser_page/share.

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M. Allen Hall @mallenhall.com · 18h

New newsletter out today, in which I give some tips that I've learned after 5 ttrpg crowdfunding campaigns in the last 2 years.
inkanddice.substack.com/p/take-aways...

Take-aways from my time in crowdfunding

plus some cool stuff happened

inkanddice.substack.com

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Angus Abranson @angusabranson.bsky.social · 15h

(RPG PDF Spotlight) What Was Left To Rot, Mothership Scenario by Terry Herc

A sandbox survival horror adventure for Mothership RPG

Can you uncover the Company’s buried secrets and escape before you’re consumed?

angusabranson.com/2025/10/14/r...

(RPG PDF Spotlight) What Was Left To Rot

What Was Left To Rot Mothership Scenario by Terry Herc A sandbox survival horror adventure for Mothership RPG As hardened criminals, you were bound for a life sentence in the galaxy’s deadliest pen…

angusabranson.com

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Adam Brown (Bright Sun Games/CircleofNoms) @adambsg.bsky.social · 15h

Support this game! If there's any indie game you are thinking about backing, it should be this game. You will not regret it.

The Press Betwixt @thepressbetwixt.itch.io · 21h

💜 AND WE’RE LIIIIIIIVE 💜

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

#AmbitionTTRPG #TTRPG #TTRPGs #TTRPGSky #Crowdfunding

Ambition by The Press Betwixt - Gamefound

Ambition is a tales & tactics TTRPG for 2-4 Ambitious and a River by Yanni Panagiotopoulos. Reach for Heaven from underneath, Strive for whats beyond it, and Shape the continents into the image of you...

gamefound.com

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🍁 Wendigo Workshop 🍁 @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social · 7d

A new update for Last Hope, our dark Magical Girls TTRPG is live!

We corrected some typos, added new things, and integrated some useful QOL with a table of content and page numbers (which were forgotten for some reason 😅)

wendigoworkshop.itch.io/last-hope-tt...

A banner with a young woman seemingly falling down with a glitch effect on her. She has white hairs with red ribbons, and wears a white dress with long sleeves.

You can see a yellow band written New Update!

In the background, a blue and pale orange color, with a looming figure.

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Jess Pendley, Werewolf Wrassler 💪🐺 @jesspendley.com · 19h

Kayla is beyond amazing. The best decision we ever made was bringing her in as the third member of the Underground Oracle crew.

Anyone who can work with her on a #ttrpg in any capacity is a lucky duck.

Kayla, DM Dalliance @justkay.bsky.social · 19h

Have I done a lot of #ttrpg projects? Yes
Do I want to do more? Yes
Do I ever sleep? Eh~ only when my fiance makes me

#portfolioday

linktr.ee/justgaykay

Kayla, DM Dalliance | Twitter, TikTok | Linktree

Linktree. Make your link do more.

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Jason Cordova @jasoncordova.bsky.social · 1d

Big announcement: Public Access is now Pay What You Want on @drivethrurpg.com! Public Access is our hit game about analog horror and childhood trauma, Carved from Brindlewood. Pick up a copy today!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Public Access - The Gauntlet | DriveThruRPG

A roleplaying game of analog horror, based on the Brindlewood Bay mystery system! Public Access is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of people in 2004—the Deep Lake Latchkeys—who find themselv...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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𝙒𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 is Dead. @carrion-comfort.com · 21h

Seize Ambition.

Yanni 🧿 AMBITION HAS LAUNCHED @theurbanavian.bsky.social · 21h

WE'VE REACHED LAUNCH FROM UNDERNEATH

It has been 4 sleepless nights getting the page ready for today. There's still work to be done but we made it. I'm nervous, exhausted, and unfathomably excited.

Come get your copy of Ambition, lets see how far these wax wings can fly.

#AmbitionTTRPG

Ambition by The Press Betwixt - Gamefound

Ambition is a tales & tactics TTRPG for 2-4 Ambitious and a River by Yanni Panagiotopoulos. Reach for Heaven from underneath, Strive for whats beyond it, and Shape the continents into the image of you...

gamefound.com

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Emberwick (Carson Daniel) @emberwickart.bsky.social · 16h

Reminder!

Emberwick (Carson Daniel) @emberwickart.bsky.social · 13d

ITS OCTOBER and that means you're thinking about running a horror #TTRPG one shot -

Thankfully, I made one of those! A full, FREE how-to-horror + super basic system to get your scaries out.

Prep your props and get ready, because spoilers: You Die At The End

emberwickart.itch.io/you-die-at-t...

You Die At The End - Horror One-shot TTRPG by Carson Daniel

Free one-shot horror ttrpg guide!

emberwickart.itch.io

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alex ⚔️ @aldermancy.bsky.social · 19h

this is your favorite game designer's next favorite game and i told yanni he can quote me on that.

accidentally loved a game so much i somehow found myself as a stretch goal on it?? please check out ambition, it's so god damn beautiful

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Ambition by The Press Betwixt - Gamefound

Ambition is a tales & tactics TTRPG for 2-4 Ambitious and a River by Yanni Panagiotopoulos. Reach for Heaven from underneath, Strive for whats beyond it, and Shape the continents into the image of you...

gamefound.com

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🍁 Wendigo Workshop 🍁 @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social · 16h

Ohhh our raspberry bush had actual raspberries growing! It’s so big now lol it started summer being like 20 cm!

A picture of a raspberry bush with raspberries held in a hand with a dog in the background

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Zach Hazard Vaupen @emo-sludge.com · 19h

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I’m Zach and I’m available for work starting in December (so get in touch now).

TTRPGs, Video Games, Books, Comics, Albums, Whatever!

🕸️https://emo-sludge.com/ for full portfolio and contact info

Djinn coming out of broken vase with 3 characters looking up at it

Sunflower with teeth and a bite taken out of it

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🍁 Wendigo Workshop 🍁 @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social · 18h

Woop a nice surprise in the mail today! It looks so cool!

A picture of a Hellwhalers book and Book of Leviathan ttrpg book. The covers are lithographs of a giant whale.

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Questie @thefarhorizon.bsky.social · 20h

If you're wondering what this is and why I'm so hyped for it, you should read @strigarosa.bsky.social's essay.

splitparty.substack.com/p/you-will-d...

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Lhuzie Mummified Phoenix @strigarosa.bsky.social · 20h

The best artpiece of TTRPGs and narrative games is now crowdfunding.

You will never forgive yourself if you miss it.

Elizabeth Little @liz-shrikestudio.bsky.social · 1d

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Oh, right, this goes live today. I should probably say something.

You Will Die In This Place by Shrike Studio - Gamefound

You Will Die In This Place is a nihilistic survival-horror dungeon crawl TTRPG about exile, decay, and the inevitability of death.

gamefound.com

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🍁 Wendigo Workshop 🍁 @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social · 1d

Support this! This is an amazing project!

Elizabeth Little @liz-shrikestudio.bsky.social · 1d

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Oh, right, this goes live today. I should probably say something.

You Will Die In This Place by Shrike Studio - Gamefound

You Will Die In This Place is a nihilistic survival-horror dungeon crawl TTRPG about exile, decay, and the inevitability of death.

gamefound.com

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🍁 Wendigo Workshop 🍁 @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social · 1d

Support this! This is an amazing project!

Elizabeth Little @liz-shrikestudio.bsky.social · 1d

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Oh, right, this goes live today. I should probably say something.

You Will Die In This Place by Shrike Studio - Gamefound

You Will Die In This Place is a nihilistic survival-horror dungeon crawl TTRPG about exile, decay, and the inevitability of death.

gamefound.com

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 1d

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! Indigenous #Tabletop creators, drop your intros and promos! Tell us about your and your stuff.

Or if not you, tell us all about your favorite Indigenous #TTRPG and #Tabletop creators and games.

Starter parks welcome too! Let's celebrate the day in our space. 🎲💖

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Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · 1d

Come see the Exeunt Press Head Skeleton In Charge (me) in person at the People's Book Indie & Local Tabletop Games Fair this weekend in Takoma Park, MD.

Details here: omnes.exeunt.press/p/peoples-bo...

#boardgames #ttrpg #solorpg #gamedesign 🎲✂️

Indie & Local Tabletop Games Fair 2025

Rain or shine at People's Book in Takoma Park, MD this weekend (10/18). Featuring Angela Bell, Dave Chalker, and Andy Looney of Looney Labs (Fluxx). And Exeunt Press too!

omnes.exeunt.press

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PVincent (Table Cat Games) @tablecatgames.com · 1d

You should get this because it's cool and a pal of mine did some work on it.

Jason Cordova @jasoncordova.bsky.social · 1d

Big announcement: Public Access is now Pay What You Want on @drivethrurpg.com! Public Access is our hit game about analog horror and childhood trauma, Carved from Brindlewood. Pick up a copy today!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Public Access - The Gauntlet | DriveThruRPG

A roleplaying game of analog horror, based on the Brindlewood Bay mystery system! Public Access is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of people in 2004—the Deep Lake Latchkeys—who find themselv...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Anto | Icarus Games @icarus-games.co.uk · 1d

If you're an indie #TTRPG publisher looking to layout your own books, my series on using the Affinity suite is for you!

In this episode I'm talking all about Master Pages and how to use them to set yourself up for success!

Check it out

Mastering Master Pages | Affinity Publisher For #TTRPGs

Master pages are the foundation of your projects in Affinity Publisher and in this video we're going to go through how to set up some basic master pages which you can use to build your TTRPG products. Check out today's sponsor, Legenkeeper, the Worldbuilding and Campaign Management tool: https://w

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Transplanar RPG 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @transplanarrpg.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

Today and always, we celebrate indigenous communities across the globe and stand in solidarity with those continuing the fight for liberation. Our freedoms are interconnected.

LAND BACK
ABOLISH ICE
FREE PALESTINE

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