Chant Evans | Ex Stasis Games
@exstasisgames.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏴 Strange TTRPGs for strange people.
https://exstasisgames.com
Also the producer for DIE, Hollows, and Voidheart Symphony at Rowan Rook and Decard. All views are my own unhinged ideas, and are not RRD's fault.
https://exstasisgames.com
Also the producer for DIE, Hollows, and Voidheart Symphony at Rowan Rook and Decard. All views are my own unhinged ideas, and are not RRD's fault.
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Ex Stasis Games
Strange Games for Strange People
exstasisgames.com
Sorry folks, I have to do the gross thing and actually remind folks I sell games.
Pick up an assortment of solo, system neutral, or even -gasp- honest to god, multi-player TTRPGs on our website or through a variety of online stockists.
exstasisgames.com
Pick up an assortment of solo, system neutral, or even -gasp- honest to god, multi-player TTRPGs on our website or through a variety of online stockists.
exstasisgames.com
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Labour Delenda Est
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Labour Delenda Est
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There's a reason tumblr is still my fav place and it's things like #Goncharov. Best thing that happened on the world wide web in years imo
November 3, 2024 at 11:28 AM
There's a reason tumblr is still my fav place and it's things like #Goncharov. Best thing that happened on the world wide web in years imo
Writing TTRPGs is easy with this one genius hack!
Just... be multiple months late delivering your crowdfunder! Ride your dread, guilt, and shame to victory!
(I have written 1500 words in the last 90 minutes and I am more grateful than ever that I can throw this draft at my live-in editor)
Just... be multiple months late delivering your crowdfunder! Ride your dread, guilt, and shame to victory!
(I have written 1500 words in the last 90 minutes and I am more grateful than ever that I can throw this draft at my live-in editor)
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Writing TTRPGs is easy with this one genius hack!
Just... be multiple months late delivering your crowdfunder! Ride your dread, guilt, and shame to victory!
(I have written 1500 words in the last 90 minutes and I am more grateful than ever that I can throw this draft at my live-in editor)
Just... be multiple months late delivering your crowdfunder! Ride your dread, guilt, and shame to victory!
(I have written 1500 words in the last 90 minutes and I am more grateful than ever that I can throw this draft at my live-in editor)
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Come and listen to me babble about my favourite game
Doubles Are Rolled Again: Tunnels & Trolls, 50 Years Later
@Dragonmeet Seminar 12:30
Celebrate the legacy of Tunnels & Trolls with @voxparlour and @loottheroom and how T&T: A New Age carries the spirit of the original while embracing modern design.
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hZMaul
@Dragonmeet Seminar 12:30
Celebrate the legacy of Tunnels & Trolls with @voxparlour and @loottheroom and how T&T: A New Age carries the spirit of the original while embracing modern design.
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hZMaul
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Come and listen to me babble about my favourite game
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Want to see my recent talk on medievalism and Warhammer from the GW Research Day -- now with slides? It's up as a free post on the Monster Man Patreon; you don't need to be a subscriber to watch it.
www.patreon.com/posts/143561...
www.patreon.com/posts/143561...
GW Research Day talk: now with slides! | James Holloway
Get more from James Holloway on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Want to see my recent talk on medievalism and Warhammer from the GW Research Day -- now with slides? It's up as a free post on the Monster Man Patreon; you don't need to be a subscriber to watch it.
www.patreon.com/posts/143561...
www.patreon.com/posts/143561...
Co-signed, basically 100%. I'm not moving existing projects over, but starting new ones in Affinity Studio has let me mess around with a lot of the tools and: Chant like.
I'm by no means a professional graphic designer, but Studio (so far) has made my RPG layout workflow smoother and less annoying.
I'm by no means a professional graphic designer, but Studio (so far) has made my RPG layout workflow smoother and less annoying.
I've been playing around with the new Affinity Studio since it was released. TLDR; It's good. Very good. How long will it stay that way? It's still too early to tell.
Some background, my first impressions, and my wishlist are all here: www.explorersdesign.com/affinity-imp...
Some background, my first impressions, and my wishlist are all here: www.explorersdesign.com/affinity-imp...
Affinity Studio First Impressions
Is Affinity Studio the right software for tabletop rpg designers?
www.explorersdesign.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Co-signed, basically 100%. I'm not moving existing projects over, but starting new ones in Affinity Studio has let me mess around with a lot of the tools and: Chant like.
I'm by no means a professional graphic designer, but Studio (so far) has made my RPG layout workflow smoother and less annoying.
I'm by no means a professional graphic designer, but Studio (so far) has made my RPG layout workflow smoother and less annoying.
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Asdrubael Vect should be hot.
Will I complain about Warhammer 40k minis? Yes, everyone will. The least I can do is make my complaint unique.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Asdrubael Vect should be hot.
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Some new (?) tech to track persistent states via random tables with memory. Like Ladder Tables, but simpler in execution.
Behold, the Stepladder Table!
Behold, the Stepladder Table!
Stepladder Tables
I am not certain that I am the first to have this idea. In fact, I most certainly am not; there's nothing new under the sun (especially in R...
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Some new (?) tech to track persistent states via random tables with memory. Like Ladder Tables, but simpler in execution.
Behold, the Stepladder Table!
Behold, the Stepladder Table!
@critlore.bsky.social has pointed out I accidentally made "folk horror versions of Cuno and Cunoesse from Disco Elysium" as Meatbags NPCs, and... they're right, and this might be my proudest creation.
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@critlore.bsky.social has pointed out I accidentally made "folk horror versions of Cuno and Cunoesse from Disco Elysium" as Meatbags NPCs, and... they're right, and this might be my proudest creation.
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weathers changing. more time for gaming
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
weathers changing. more time for gaming
One of the things I really like about zombie horror is the maths of it.
Nobody ever talks about the simple, beautiful, *maths* of it.
Nobody ever talks about the simple, beautiful, *maths* of it.
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
One of the things I really like about zombie horror is the maths of it.
Nobody ever talks about the simple, beautiful, *maths* of it.
Nobody ever talks about the simple, beautiful, *maths* of it.
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MegaCorps and Vampire Gangs are bad, but a poor internet connection can be worse. This urban fantasy game uses real data to find your ideal safehouse.
Using digital dead zone data for an urban HQ "game"
We turned real UK internet dead zone data into a paranormal drama. See how Leeds became a hotspot for vampire gangs in our urban fantasy location finder.
www.geeknative.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
MegaCorps and Vampire Gangs are bad, but a poor internet connection can be worse. This urban fantasy game uses real data to find your ideal safehouse.
Good luck, New York.
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Good luck, New York.
Affinity 3 is nice, folks.
Vector manipulation is MUCH more beginner friendly, there are lots of nice QOL upgrades (typography persona! copy flattened/merged!), and in playing with it now, I've discovered workflows that would have saved me about an hour earlier today.
Vector manipulation is MUCH more beginner friendly, there are lots of nice QOL upgrades (typography persona! copy flattened/merged!), and in playing with it now, I've discovered workflows that would have saved me about an hour earlier today.
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Affinity 3 is nice, folks.
Vector manipulation is MUCH more beginner friendly, there are lots of nice QOL upgrades (typography persona! copy flattened/merged!), and in playing with it now, I've discovered workflows that would have saved me about an hour earlier today.
Vector manipulation is MUCH more beginner friendly, there are lots of nice QOL upgrades (typography persona! copy flattened/merged!), and in playing with it now, I've discovered workflows that would have saved me about an hour earlier today.
I wasn't going to say anything about the biggest TTRPG convention in the UK promoting AI slop, but then the slop makers said "everyone uses gen AI, we're just honest about it", and I fucking saw red.
Make your own art. Even if it's rancid garbage, it's still better than a machine's hallucination.
Make your own art. Even if it's rancid garbage, it's still better than a machine's hallucination.
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I wasn't going to say anything about the biggest TTRPG convention in the UK promoting AI slop, but then the slop makers said "everyone uses gen AI, we're just honest about it", and I fucking saw red.
Make your own art. Even if it's rancid garbage, it's still better than a machine's hallucination.
Make your own art. Even if it's rancid garbage, it's still better than a machine's hallucination.
Look at that, a recommendation!
You should, at the very least, go and get the Meatbags quickstart:
exstasisgames.itch.io/disposable-b...
It's free!
You should, at the very least, go and get the Meatbags quickstart:
exstasisgames.itch.io/disposable-b...
It's free!
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Look at that, a recommendation!
You should, at the very least, go and get the Meatbags quickstart:
exstasisgames.itch.io/disposable-b...
It's free!
You should, at the very least, go and get the Meatbags quickstart:
exstasisgames.itch.io/disposable-b...
It's free!
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People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Four books to get to know me.
I am composed of way more than four books. But these are the books and authors I, and @critlore.bsky.social, most often see the impact of in my writing.
I am composed of way more than four books. But these are the books and authors I, and @critlore.bsky.social, most often see the impact of in my writing.
October 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Four books to get to know me.
I am composed of way more than four books. But these are the books and authors I, and @critlore.bsky.social, most often see the impact of in my writing.
I am composed of way more than four books. But these are the books and authors I, and @critlore.bsky.social, most often see the impact of in my writing.
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Proud to announce that next month I'll be releasing Pistolheart (Vol.1), a supplement for Western themed #Daggerheart campaigns (and my first solo release)! But for now, wet your whistle on the incredible cover art by @coveofmadness.bsky.social, who I am so pleased to work with again.
October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Proud to announce that next month I'll be releasing Pistolheart (Vol.1), a supplement for Western themed #Daggerheart campaigns (and my first solo release)! But for now, wet your whistle on the incredible cover art by @coveofmadness.bsky.social, who I am so pleased to work with again.
Going to a small, local comic and nerd con tomorrow. It's not that I don't enjoy explaining what a TTRPG is to new people, but it is an 8 hour day, and not everyone wants to talk to vendors anyway... so I have made an introvert-friendly sign.
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Going to a small, local comic and nerd con tomorrow. It's not that I don't enjoy explaining what a TTRPG is to new people, but it is an 8 hour day, and not everyone wants to talk to vendors anyway... so I have made an introvert-friendly sign.
Watching Crit Role and not having a long term campaign going is killing me.
(I have a monthly Cthulhu game. It's tremendous. It's not enough.)
(I have a monthly Cthulhu game. It's tremendous. It's not enough.)
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Watching Crit Role and not having a long term campaign going is killing me.
(I have a monthly Cthulhu game. It's tremendous. It's not enough.)
(I have a monthly Cthulhu game. It's tremendous. It's not enough.)
Hey! Spooky kids, adults, and ageless beings!
There is a SINGLE COPY of Apparition, my low prep ghost hunting RPG zine, on @ipr.bsky.social.
When this is gone there will be NO MORE. It will not be restocked.
You know what to do. I hope. (Buy it.)
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Appari...
There is a SINGLE COPY of Apparition, my low prep ghost hunting RPG zine, on @ipr.bsky.social.
When this is gone there will be NO MORE. It will not be restocked.
You know what to do. I hope. (Buy it.)
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Appari...
Apparition :: Game Books :: IPR
Indie Press Revolution (IPR) is a direct sales network of quality independent publishers, dedicated to bringing you the best of small press tabletop roleplaying and storytelling games.
www.indiepressrevolution.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hey! Spooky kids, adults, and ageless beings!
There is a SINGLE COPY of Apparition, my low prep ghost hunting RPG zine, on @ipr.bsky.social.
When this is gone there will be NO MORE. It will not be restocked.
You know what to do. I hope. (Buy it.)
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Appari...
There is a SINGLE COPY of Apparition, my low prep ghost hunting RPG zine, on @ipr.bsky.social.
When this is gone there will be NO MORE. It will not be restocked.
You know what to do. I hope. (Buy it.)
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Appari...
Crowdfunding is supposed to derisk the expensive process of making new things. If it can't do that it's just a marketing channel.
Crowdfunders should break even when they fund and it sucks that companies feel that's not viable.
(Not criticising any creators, just the crowdfunding hustle)
Crowdfunders should break even when they fund and it sucks that companies feel that's not viable.
(Not criticising any creators, just the crowdfunding hustle)
A system that demands artists misrepresent the reality of creating things is just fundamentally broken, and we're poorer for allowing those assumptions to become baseline.
Bring your dog and pony show, or you can't even get on stage.
Bring your dog and pony show, or you can't even get on stage.
We’ve had a great start! Stellar, even.
As I am forever pathologically transparent: We still have around $75k to go before our actual break-even point on this project.
Making four gorgeous, info-dense books all in one go is expensive, y’all. (Not a complaint!)
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
As I am forever pathologically transparent: We still have around $75k to go before our actual break-even point on this project.
Making four gorgeous, info-dense books all in one go is expensive, y’all. (Not a complaint!)
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Crowdfunding is supposed to derisk the expensive process of making new things. If it can't do that it's just a marketing channel.
Crowdfunders should break even when they fund and it sucks that companies feel that's not viable.
(Not criticising any creators, just the crowdfunding hustle)
Crowdfunders should break even when they fund and it sucks that companies feel that's not viable.
(Not criticising any creators, just the crowdfunding hustle)
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Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
October 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.