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🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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Trying to tighten up my use of Blue Sky.
If you see this post, mind replying or giving it a heart?
It's a bit of a test.
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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did you enjoy creating it? did you have fun? does it make you happy thinking about it and sharing it? then that's it. you did it. you found the secret sauce. "was that a waste of time?" of course not, fuckface. expressing yourself creatively is always worthwhile. you're doing great
March 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI!

🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄, my game of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, got a major update this week (what a long, strange road)!

Brand new. Rules-light. My #ttrpg love letter to monster stories. For fans of Hellboy, World of Darkness, etc. 🖤

bsky.app/profile/will...

#selfpromosaturday #ttrpgfamily
🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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The Last Eternal Jam of the year starts December 1st.

If you're trying to wrap up your ttrpg projects before the end of the year, join us!

#ttrpg #eternalttrpgjam #indiettrpg

Come hang out on the server too!
Join the Eternal TTRPG Jam Discord Server!
Server for the Eternal TTRPG Jam. Every month there is a new jam for TTRPG designers to come experiment! | 195 members
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November 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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It's #SelfPromoSaturday which means I want to see the #ttrpg stuff you've got available today, whether it's #dnd #pathfinder or #indierpg

As always, don't forget;

👍 Like cool stuff

🗨 Engage with folks

🔃 Repost your favorites

🚫 No A.I Though
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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I'm sick with a bug this weekend, so to distract me please share what #ttrpg and #dnd creations you've been working on for #Selfpromosaturday
November 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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#SelfPromoSaturday time once again!
Show off your artwork, TTRPG projects, sale, rpg kickstarter or anything you're proud of!

- No GenAI/Tech bro stuff (blocked if you do)
- Like and share
- NSFW = OK but hide/spoiler/etc it!
- Alt-text as much as possible please!
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November 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Every week the TTRPG Community share what they're working on with #selfpromosaturday.

Podcasts, homebrew, streams, character art.
From D&D to Kids on Bikes. Starfinder to Ironclaw. Whatever TTRPG content you're creating & proud of, share and check out In this thread!
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Let's get an indie ttrpg HYPE TRAIN going and recommend some cool games for people to buy/gift.

If you're a small #ttrpg creator (or there's an indie game you really love) drop a quick pitch and a link below.
🚅🎲🎲🎲🌟🌟
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Been reading through the play-test rules for Hexingtide, and I've got to say, its probably the most fun I've had reading through a #TTRPG all year.

Highly suggest checking this out if you're at all into horror, tabletop role playing games, or monster hero fiction!

willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
Hexingtide (Early Access) by Will Phillips
Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying
willphillips.itch.io
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I think whatever I'm trying to do here on Bluesky, it's clearly not working. Need to invest more time into learning the platform, as just posting and engaging is not working. The TTRPG keyword based lists I see don't seem to be picking up my posts. Lots to learn. Staying humble.
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Oh hey, that's cool! I released Hexingtide's big, big Playtest 4 update Monday, and look at where it sits on these charts over on Itch. 🖤

I'm trying to build a playtester community, so please reshare this! I'd appreciate it so much! 🙏

#ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ICYMI, I've released the full update for Hexingtide's Playtest 4 yesterday. If you want a rules-light #ttrpg for playing any spooky monster archetype you'd like, this may be for you. 🙏

Designed for fans of #Hellboy, #Curseborne, #WorldofDarkness / #VTM, and other monsters of folklore & pop culture.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Excited to be sharing the full Playtest 4 update for Hexingtide tomorrow morning. Been a long time coming.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I finished up the Hexingtide playtest last week. I *should* be working on the marketing plan and announcement post, yada yada yada.

What is my ADHD brain focusing on instead?

Updating the Google Sheets character keeper.

Priorities? What are those? 🤦

#ttrpg #indierpg #playtesting #gamedesign
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
𝕽𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕽𝖊𝖓𝖉 is a rules-light, miniatures-agnostic 10mm skirmish game I'm playtesting for a 16x16" board. No giant tables or rulebooks.

500 members are in the Facebook Group, where the playable Alpha rules are available!

👉 facebook.com/groups/rattleandrend

#indiegame #wargaming #skirmishgame
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Deep exhale, but I think the fully playable, publicly-sharable playtest for Hexingtide: Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying 😵

72 pages. Brand new rules. Deliberate, genre-reenforcing procedures of play. Clear examples and guidance for new players. Holy shit, I think I made it.

#ttrpg #ttprgcommunity
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Deep exhale, but I think the fully playable, publicly-sharable playtest for Hexingtide: Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying 😵

72 pages. Brand new rules. Deliberate, genre-reenforcing procedures of play. Clear examples and guidance for new players. Holy shit, I think I made it.

#ttrpg #ttprgcommunity
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I didn’t expect what began as 12-page zine RPG to turn into this.

Hexingtide's Gameplay chapter has been a grind for months - writer’s block, self-doubt, ADHD distractions - but I promised myself I’d finish a big project, and this is the biggest I’ve ever tackled.

#ttrpg #rpgdesign #gamedesign
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I'm not even a 5E/d20 guy anymore, and I support this impulse.
Saw someone saying that all the 5e dnd kickstarters they'd seen use genAI assets. I disagree.

If you are a 5e DnD person with a campaign on that's human generated only please feel free to declare it, with a link to your project, here.

(Remember alt-text is awesome!)

#5efeed #dungeonsAndDragons
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I didn’t expect what began as 12-page zine RPG to turn into this.

Hexingtide's Gameplay chapter has been a grind for months - writer’s block, self-doubt, ADHD distractions - but I promised myself I’d finish a big project, and this is the biggest I’ve ever tackled.

#ttrpg #rpgdesign #gamedesign
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I *should* be using Affinity or some other better suited layout software, but.. I can get a lot done pushing MS Word to its bleeding edges (and dropping in Photoshop art and fancy layout elements when I can't).

It's not perfect, but hey... it works.
#indierpg #indiettrpg #ttrpg
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Question for the #TTRPG hive mind.

Consider a 4pg minimalist RPG:

- Character Creation
- Gameplay / Referee Rules
- Classes
- Spells

Would you lead with - and have your branding on - the Character Creation or Gameplay page?
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM