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Matt Gomez
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Writer, TTRPGs, Regis MFA graduate, former podcast editor @ Metaphorosis Magazine.

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Matt Gomez @gomezwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4
I just wrapped up a brand-new introductory adventure for Unworthy! Kick-start your first session with The Djinni's Lair​ -- a detailed adventure full of mysterious creatures, duplicitous NPCs, and a rich, desert-themed setting.

gomezwritesgames.itch.io/unworthy

#ttrpg #ruleslite #OSR #noAI
Product mock-ups of The Djinni's Lair, an adventure for Unworthy. The mock-ups show two-renders of the tri-fold adventure. The left mock-up features sections with adventure hooks, rumors, village encounters, loot, an adventure map, and room descriptions. The right mock-up features NPCs and the cover of the adventure, showing a blue-skinned djinni. Unworthy -- a TTRPG of Living Weapons and the dipshits that wield them. gomezwritesgames.itch.io Product mock-up of The Djinni's Lair, an adventure for Unworthy. The mock-up shows a render of the tri-fold adventure. The left panel features enemies, including a fat-tailed scorpion, veiled chameleon, and a horned Viper. The center panel features NPCs. The cover of the adventure shows a blue-skinned djinni looking menacingly at the viewer. Product mock-ups of the character sheet and enemy card template for Unworthy.
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junkfoodgames.bsky.social
I heard that this deck of cards would make a great holiday gift!

My shipping partner* has told me that any orders can be dropped in mail pretty quickly!

*me
junkfoodgames.bsky.social Chris, Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · Sep 14
BIG NEWS! Moon Rings playing card decks are available now!

Edition of 100, standard 52-card deck. Can be used for playing Moon Rings or for any reason you'd use a card deck.

Get them from the game's itch page. Shipping to the U.S. only atm

Please share!

junkfoodgames.itch.io/moon-rings
Photo of a deck of cards for Moon Rings laid out in a grid. There is a yellow meeple on one of the cards and red 12-sided dice in the background. hands holding a deck of cards for Moon Rings being fanned out deck box for Moon Rings playing cards. the deck box is black with red foil that has the game title and graphics of tiny stars.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
It's already been a week since CRITcon, and I'm still buzzing from the experience. It was my first time tabling at an event, and I've been cherishing the feeling of being surrounded by a community that instantly felt like home. What a badass group of warm & welcoming people. 💖
Gomez writes games standing with his arm around the shoulders of his friend, James. They're both standing in front of a table with various adventure zines and games from GomezWritesGames.
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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manarampmatt.bsky.social
Sick haul from CritCon this morning! Dope stuff for Mothership and Liminal Horror and Cairn!!! Got to meet @gomezwrites.bsky.social and @gravy.press, super cool folks! Also ran into @bradkerr.net

Overall, good weekend!
October 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
#critcon day 2! Free entry and lots of fun TTRPGs, miniature wargames, painting classes, and more!
October 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Down at #CRITcon all weekend at the DoubleTree Hotel in Portland! Come check it out if you’re in the area! Free to get in, and lots of rad vendors & games happening 🎲
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Test print of Escape the Iron Dungeon came out great! Print shop should have 50 of them ready to go tomorrow! 🏋️‍♂️🗝️💀
October 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Getting ready to table my first convention at CRITcon in Portland, OR, 10/24 - 10/26! While gathering my wares, I realized I'd never gotten copies of Escape the Iron Dungeon made. This was the first game I made, so I gave the design a glow-up.

If you're in the PNW, come say hi at CRITcon!
October 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
I just backed Into the Dark on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
Into the Dark
A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
I haven't played Cairn yet, but I'm going to pick it up so I can run this bad boy
gravy.press BoRyan.Online @gravy.press · Sep 29
The digital version of my latest cairn joint just dropped! It's got weird little guys, spooky skeletons, and some downright deadly encounters. Stay tuned for physical versions coming soon.
boryanonline.itch.io/beneath-the-...
Beneath the Muckfort by boryan.online
A mud splattered old school dungeon delve, for Cairn 2e
boryanonline.itch.io
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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watcherdm.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

It's the last 8 hours to back out our high-level 5e heist adventure. We still have some unclaimed sharp-edged dice for physical backers. Come and get them!

#dnd5e #tier4 #heistadventure #crowdfunding #indiedev
A Privatized Little Hell
A 5e Adventure for 4 - 6 Level 16 Adventurers. Corporate hell is waiting for you...
www.kickstarter.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
zo51m05.bsky.social and I collaborated on a risograph-printed edition of Unworthy! Grab a tri-fold of the core rules and The Djinni's Lair for just $5 plus shipping.

If you live outside the US, feel free to DM for shipping options!

gomezwrites.com/product/unwo...

#ttrpg #1pRPGjam
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
I just added copies of my Liminal Horror adventure, These Waters Run Black, to my website! The zine includes the full eight-page adventure and adds two dotted-grid pages for facilitator notes. Really happy with how these came out! gomezwrites.com/product/thes...

#ttrpg #liminalhorror
September 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Oof, this is so tough. I'm torn between Portishead's "Dummy," My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless," Air's "Moon Safari," and NIN's "The Fragile." All of these were so important to shaping my musical taste!
rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · Sep 8
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
September 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
I just wrapped up a brand-new introductory adventure for Unworthy! Kick-start your first session with The Djinni's Lair​ -- a detailed adventure full of mysterious creatures, duplicitous NPCs, and a rich, desert-themed setting.

gomezwritesgames.itch.io/unworthy

#ttrpg #ruleslite #OSR #noAI
Product mock-ups of The Djinni's Lair, an adventure for Unworthy. The mock-ups show two-renders of the tri-fold adventure. The left mock-up features sections with adventure hooks, rumors, village encounters, loot, an adventure map, and room descriptions. The right mock-up features NPCs and the cover of the adventure, showing a blue-skinned djinni. Unworthy -- a TTRPG of Living Weapons and the dipshits that wield them. gomezwritesgames.itch.io Product mock-up of The Djinni's Lair, an adventure for Unworthy. The mock-up shows a render of the tri-fold adventure. The left panel features enemies, including a fat-tailed scorpion, veiled chameleon, and a horned Viper. The center panel features NPCs. The cover of the adventure shows a blue-skinned djinni looking menacingly at the viewer. Product mock-ups of the character sheet and enemy card template for Unworthy.
September 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Look what just arrived! Can’t wait to dig into this. Congrats on the book release, @thomasha.bsky.social !
August 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
You are a Living Weapon. Your goal: find someone worthy of wielding you--someone that's strong, agile, intelligent. The challenge: you'll need to suffer at the hands of innumerable dipshits along the way.

Available now! Link in bio!

#ttrpg #ruleslite #onepagerpgjam25 #humanmade
Unworthy by GomezWritesGames
A TTRPG of living weapons and the dipshits that wield them.
gomezwritesgames.itch.io
August 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
DNGN CLUB's games and supplements are gorgeous, evocative, and worth every penny.
dngnclub.itch.io DNGN CLUB | Jack Panic @dngnclub.itch.io · Jun 27
Only a few days left!
3 days left DNGN DAZE SUMMER SALE 10 PDFS FOR $10 DNGN CLUB GAMES
June 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Do yourself a favor and check out The Explorateur if you haven't already! Tons of great design advice, resources, and links to other cool products/events in the tabletop game space.
explorersdesign.bsky.social Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · May 1
The Explorateur is a newsletter crammed, like Beetle from Breath of the Wild's backpack, full of links and tools for rpg designers. Reviews, mechanics, theory, and more.

I'm slowly getting over that 1000-subscriber hump without Substack, Twitter, or Facebook.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #7
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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adambell.games
THE FINAL 48 HOURS HAS BEGUN!

Uneasy Lies the Head is 80% funded and has 2 days left to meet its goal! Back now so I can bring the plots and schemes of royal advisors to your table.

Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...
screenshot of the kickstarter for Uneasy Lies the Head 2e $8050 pledged of $10000 goal. 180 backers. 47 hours to go.
April 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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adambell.games
There's less than a week left on Uneasy Lies the Head and we still got quite a ways to go to fund this thing! Thursday's the last day for you to get this GMless royal court roleplaying game!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...
April 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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panthermouth.bsky.social
U ever get those days
#adhd #executivedysfunction
April 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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binarystar.games
28 hours left!

binarystar.games/celestial
Celestial Bodies
Pilot your mech to claim the bodies of dead gods in deep space in the complete edition of this GMless mecha TTRPG.
binarystar.games
April 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Just finished my play through of Thousand Empty Light by @alfredvalley.bsky.social -- what an awesome experience. The module had a tight gameplay loop that was easy to break into smaller play sessions, and the Combined Systems Semiotic Standard oracle was pure genius.
March 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
gomezwrites.bsky.social
Cryptobiosis, a Mothership® 1E module, pits your players against a vicious parasite 🦠 , an unrelenting storm 🌨️ , and a rescue mission that risks becoming a bloodbath 🩸. Physical & PDF copies are now available on the Tuesday Knight Games website!
www.tuesdayknightgames.com/collections/...
Cryptobiosis
Cryptobiosis is a 22-page module for Mothership® 1E that pits your players against a vicious parasite hungry for new hosts, an unrelenting storm, and a rescue mission that risks becoming a bloodbath. ...
www.tuesdayknightgames.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM