The Agency of Narrative Intrigue and Mystery (A.N.I.M.)
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A team comprised of lgbt and disabled individuals trying to make it in an industry dominated by D&D5e. Authors of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy.
A Eureka android could get really pissed off and be like “WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING? MAYBE ITS YOU WHO NEEDS YOUR BRAIN REWIRED! WHEN- a uh. oh. It crashed. My anger program crashed. You’re still not off the hook, I just need a minute to troubleshoot this.” #ttrpg #robot #robotgirl #indiettrpg
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A Eureka android could get really pissed off and be like “WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING? MAYBE ITS YOU WHO NEEDS YOUR BRAIN REWIRED! WHEN- a uh. oh. It crashed. My anger program crashed. You’re still not off the hook, I just need a minute to troubleshoot this.” #ttrpg #robot #robotgirl #indiettrpg
This Black Friday all A.N.I.M. products are the cheapest they've ever been! #ttrpg #indiettrpg #funny #thisisajoke
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November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This Black Friday all A.N.I.M. products are the cheapest they've ever been! #ttrpg #indiettrpg #funny #thisisajoke
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(TTRPG vent)
Hating on "it's what my character would do" because historically it's been used to defend antisocial behavior is like hating on food because historically it's been used to deliver poison.
The delivery method was chosen specifically BECAUSE it's good and normal! What's wrong with you?
Hating on "it's what my character would do" because historically it's been used to defend antisocial behavior is like hating on food because historically it's been used to deliver poison.
The delivery method was chosen specifically BECAUSE it's good and normal! What's wrong with you?
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
(TTRPG vent)
Hating on "it's what my character would do" because historically it's been used to defend antisocial behavior is like hating on food because historically it's been used to deliver poison.
The delivery method was chosen specifically BECAUSE it's good and normal! What's wrong with you?
Hating on "it's what my character would do" because historically it's been used to defend antisocial behavior is like hating on food because historically it's been used to deliver poison.
The delivery method was chosen specifically BECAUSE it's good and normal! What's wrong with you?
We are gonna need about $600 more in sales to hit the income quota of $2,000 this month.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We are gonna need about $600 more in sales to hit the income quota of $2,000 this month.
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Eureka may be 700 pages long by page count but if you go by word count (so like, the actual time it takes to read it), it's more like 200 pages long. We use big font. #ttrpg #indiettrpg
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Eureka may be 700 pages long by page count but if you go by word count (so like, the actual time it takes to read it), it's more like 200 pages long. We use big font. #ttrpg #indiettrpg
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... remember we have a quick start video playlist
Quick Start Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy - YouTube
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November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... remember we have a quick start video playlist
Realizing a bunch of confusing criticisms of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy over the past few moths have come from people assuming that Eureka's "Ticking Clock" rules work like and serve the same function as clocks in Blades in the Dark and then just not reading the whole Ticking Clock section.
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Realizing a bunch of confusing criticisms of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy over the past few moths have come from people assuming that Eureka's "Ticking Clock" rules work like and serve the same function as clocks in Blades in the Dark and then just not reading the whole Ticking Clock section.
We could really use some sales if anyone has been on the fence anim-ttrpg.itch.io
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We could really use some sales if anyone has been on the fence anim-ttrpg.itch.io
As a TTRPG designer, you have to believe you are a better TTRPG designer than your audience, or your TTRPGs will suck. None of this "oh but you can change the rules if you know better for your group." No, by writing this document you're telling them what the ideal set of rules are for the kind of..
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
As a TTRPG designer, you have to believe you are a better TTRPG designer than your audience, or your TTRPGs will suck. None of this "oh but you can change the rules if you know better for your group." No, by writing this document you're telling them what the ideal set of rules are for the kind of..
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War Rig Car Battle, Post apoc setting staple encounter of fighting a bunch of psychos jumping between vehicles in a desert.
#dnd #ttrpg #cyberpunk #postapocalyptic
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#dnd #ttrpg #cyberpunk #postapocalyptic
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October 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
War Rig Car Battle, Post apoc setting staple encounter of fighting a bunch of psychos jumping between vehicles in a desert.
#dnd #ttrpg #cyberpunk #postapocalyptic
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#dnd #ttrpg #cyberpunk #postapocalyptic
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Night of the Living Dead, inspired by the classic zombie movie and the whole trope that followed of boarding up the windows to keep out the creatures trying to get in.
#dnd #zombies #ttrpg #halloween
Dig this map or want to check out my other spooky maps?
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#dnd #zombies #ttrpg #halloween
Dig this map or want to check out my other spooky maps?
Check them out at patreon.com/balatroart
October 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Night of the Living Dead, inspired by the classic zombie movie and the whole trope that followed of boarding up the windows to keep out the creatures trying to get in.
#dnd #zombies #ttrpg #halloween
Dig this map or want to check out my other spooky maps?
Check them out at patreon.com/balatroart
#dnd #zombies #ttrpg #halloween
Dig this map or want to check out my other spooky maps?
Check them out at patreon.com/balatroart
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The Town of Pottsfield, located somewhere in The Unknown, #OvertheGardenWall, Is thrilled to welcome all to take part in the harvest! So long as you don’t trample the crops… If you do, Enoch will be forced to sentence you to...
a few hours of manual labor.
#halloween #dnd
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a few hours of manual labor.
#halloween #dnd
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October 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Town of Pottsfield, located somewhere in The Unknown, #OvertheGardenWall, Is thrilled to welcome all to take part in the harvest! So long as you don’t trample the crops… If you do, Enoch will be forced to sentence you to...
a few hours of manual labor.
#halloween #dnd
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a few hours of manual labor.
#halloween #dnd
patreon.com/balatroart
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Three Ring Circus: Be it the Witchlight, Heckna, or Rakdos, Witchlight, the circus attracts all kinds…. including the sinister.
#dnd #ttrpg #heckna #circus #5e #witchlight
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#dnd #ttrpg #heckna #circus #5e #witchlight
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Three Ring Circus: Be it the Witchlight, Heckna, or Rakdos, Witchlight, the circus attracts all kinds…. including the sinister.
#dnd #ttrpg #heckna #circus #5e #witchlight
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#dnd #ttrpg #heckna #circus #5e #witchlight
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Finally, another quick start video is finished, only about 3 more to go I think. This one will walk you through Eureka’s two types of HP (Superficial and Penetrative), how characters get injuries at certain HP thresholds, and what happens when a player’s PC dies. #ttrpgs #indie
youtu.be/Mtb_3ZnyfmY
youtu.be/Mtb_3ZnyfmY
Life and Death in Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy in Under 20 Minutes
YouTube video by ANIM - Agency of Narrative Intrigue and Mystery
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November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Finally, another quick start video is finished, only about 3 more to go I think. This one will walk you through Eureka’s two types of HP (Superficial and Penetrative), how characters get injuries at certain HP thresholds, and what happens when a player’s PC dies. #ttrpgs #indie
youtu.be/Mtb_3ZnyfmY
youtu.be/Mtb_3ZnyfmY
This is a perpetually updating playlist of videos that I think would give some great ideas for a Eureka mystery module. Check it out! #ttrpg #indiettrpgs #rpg #eureka
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Eureka Mystery Module Inspiration - YouTube
A bunch of videos that make us think somebody could get some pretty good inspiration for a Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy mystery module out of them or ...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is a perpetually updating playlist of videos that I think would give some great ideas for a Eureka mystery module. Check it out! #ttrpg #indiettrpgs #rpg #eureka
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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I sympathise with the frustration at a certain flavour of TTRPG fans claiming it's elitist to learn the rules of the game you're playing, but I have to laugh at analogies like "you wouldn't say it's elitist to watch a TV show you claim to be a fan of"; people in TV show fandoms 100% do say that.
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I sympathise with the frustration at a certain flavour of TTRPG fans claiming it's elitist to learn the rules of the game you're playing, but I have to laugh at analogies like "you wouldn't say it's elitist to watch a TV show you claim to be a fan of"; people in TV show fandoms 100% do say that.
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If yall like Monster of the Week type of TV, def check out Kolchak the Night Stalker. Amazing foundational piece of TV that without it, we wouldn't have X-Files.
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If yall like Monster of the Week type of TV, def check out Kolchak the Night Stalker. Amazing foundational piece of TV that without it, we wouldn't have X-Files.
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I had a lovely time talking with my good pal 🥰 please go give it a listen!
Once again it is Schlockmasters Schluesday and the Eureka Investigative Urban Fantasy episode is out now! On this one me and my friend, narrative designer @hexnoblesse.bsky.social , talking a lot about ttrpgs, mysteries, and how people play them.
Schlockmasters: Episode 10 Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy
This time on Schlockmasters V.V. (they/them) is joined by narrative designer Crowe Whitney AKA Hex Noblesse to talk about the indie table top role playing game EUREKA Investigative Urban Fantasy and d...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I had a lovely time talking with my good pal 🥰 please go give it a listen!
This probably won’t be in any ANIM game in the foreseeable future, and has probably been done somewhere before, but it might be an interesting design experiment to have a tactical combat dungeon crawler that forgoes HP entirely in favor of a table of effects for each weapon.
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This probably won’t be in any ANIM game in the foreseeable future, and has probably been done somewhere before, but it might be an interesting design experiment to have a tactical combat dungeon crawler that forgoes HP entirely in favor of a table of effects for each weapon.
Financial Status Update
November Income Quota: $441.92/$2,000
Patreon Pledge Drive: $1,110 per month out of $2,000 per month.
November Income Quota: $441.92/$2,000
Patreon Pledge Drive: $1,110 per month out of $2,000 per month.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Financial Status Update
November Income Quota: $441.92/$2,000
Patreon Pledge Drive: $1,110 per month out of $2,000 per month.
November Income Quota: $441.92/$2,000
Patreon Pledge Drive: $1,110 per month out of $2,000 per month.
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youtu.be/URU0y5Hdb0M #ttrpg #indiettrpgs #rpgs
How do you play Eureka? No no, not just "what are the rules?", HOW do you play Eureka?
When sitting down to a new game, knowing exactly what the rules are is only half the understanding, because for a TTRPG, you have to apply those rules yourself.
How do you play Eureka? No no, not just "what are the rules?", HOW do you play Eureka?
When sitting down to a new game, knowing exactly what the rules are is only half the understanding, because for a TTRPG, you have to apply those rules yourself.
youtu.be
July 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
youtu.be/URU0y5Hdb0M #ttrpg #indiettrpgs #rpgs
How do you play Eureka? No no, not just "what are the rules?", HOW do you play Eureka?
When sitting down to a new game, knowing exactly what the rules are is only half the understanding, because for a TTRPG, you have to apply those rules yourself.
How do you play Eureka? No no, not just "what are the rules?", HOW do you play Eureka?
When sitting down to a new game, knowing exactly what the rules are is only half the understanding, because for a TTRPG, you have to apply those rules yourself.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuNa... #ytp #indiettrpg #ttrpgs #rpg #tabletop #undertale
They youtube pooped me..
They youtube pooped me..
Nick Morgan Commits Tax Fraud
YouTube video by B T
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July 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuNa... #ytp #indiettrpg #ttrpgs #rpg #tabletop #undertale
They youtube pooped me..
They youtube pooped me..
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Using the word count of a rule or mechanic in a TTRPG is, like, a really bad way to gauge how easy or hard it is to implement in play. #ttrpg #indiettrpg
September 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Using the word count of a rule or mechanic in a TTRPG is, like, a really bad way to gauge how easy or hard it is to implement in play. #ttrpg #indiettrpg