Abdul Rahman (He/Him)
@im-big-games.itch.io
DIY maus + elf games | Publishing for & from Indonesia
🏳️⚧️ love and solidarity | AuDHD | 1312 + 161
Dad to a BIG graphic artist
🏳️⚧️ love and solidarity | AuDHD | 1312 + 161
Dad to a BIG graphic artist
I got out of the house this evening to the FLGS and joined the fortnightly miniature painting gathering for the first time. I managed to assemble three minis after realising I had the wrong glue and then left them behind as I ran for the train.
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I got out of the house this evening to the FLGS and joined the fortnightly miniature painting gathering for the first time. I managed to assemble three minis after realising I had the wrong glue and then left them behind as I ran for the train.
One of the new arrivals from the past few weeks. I must confess that I haven't been able to read it yet but am eager with anticipation.
I just sat and read A Perfect Wife all in one sitting. It is is incredible and I highly recommend it.
Great job @zedecksiew.bsky.social @amandalee.bsky.social Scrap World and @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social.
www.copypastecoop.com/shop/p/perfe...
Great job @zedecksiew.bsky.social @amandalee.bsky.social Scrap World and @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social.
www.copypastecoop.com/shop/p/perfe...
A Perfect Wife- An urban horror TTRPG by Zedeck Siew — Copy Paste Co-op
A Perfect Wife - An urban horror TTRPG adventure zine inspired by Asian ghost films
A tabletop RPG adventure about the pontianak, a female spirit from Malaysian / Indonesian belief—her beginning in...
www.copypastecoop.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the new arrivals from the past few weeks. I must confess that I haven't been able to read it yet but am eager with anticipation.
I've just discovered that the intriguing Yeld 2E by @modestmedusa.bsky.social is available on Bundle of Holding for another 8 days. About twenty titles from this kid friendly RPG are available for $17.95, less than the regular price of the core book.
Yeld 2E Bundle
Adventurer! This new Yeld 2E Bundle presents the 2024 Second Edition of The Magical Land of Yeld, the all-ages tabletop fantasy roleplaying game from Atarashi Games about young heroes (called Friends)...
bundleofholding.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've just discovered that the intriguing Yeld 2E by @modestmedusa.bsky.social is available on Bundle of Holding for another 8 days. About twenty titles from this kid friendly RPG are available for $17.95, less than the regular price of the core book.
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Something I liked about the Chronicles of Prydain is that, at the end of the series, the cast of characters had grown so much by including old villains de-fanged and turned to heroes.
Great paradigm for roleplaying games as well. A good way to build out a stable of available PCs.
Great paradigm for roleplaying games as well. A good way to build out a stable of available PCs.
I have said before and will say again that it is such a loss that we no longer get covers of this caliber for fantasy books.
This art is by Jean-Léon Huens. These covers are for the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. They lit my imagination on fire as a kid.
This art is by Jean-Léon Huens. These covers are for the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. They lit my imagination on fire as a kid.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Something I liked about the Chronicles of Prydain is that, at the end of the series, the cast of characters had grown so much by including old villains de-fanged and turned to heroes.
Great paradigm for roleplaying games as well. A good way to build out a stable of available PCs.
Great paradigm for roleplaying games as well. A good way to build out a stable of available PCs.
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So how did law and order work in Medieval England? And can we bring that into D&D? I decided to take a look and found the first thing is that almost no one would tolerate 75% PC foolishness: icastlight.blogspot.com/2025/11/law-...
LAW, ORDER, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Gameable Suggestions from English Medieval Law
Its not *always* trial by combat... How law and order work in medieval societies can be used to enhance our pseudo-medieval fantasy games ...
icastlight.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So how did law and order work in Medieval England? And can we bring that into D&D? I decided to take a look and found the first thing is that almost no one would tolerate 75% PC foolishness: icastlight.blogspot.com/2025/11/law-...
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In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
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Check out this 2 hour interview/chat I did with @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social where we talk about... pretty much everything RPG. It was a lot of fun talking as he's trying to keep up with my ADHD ass that's bouncing all over the place. youtu.be/p_F5lduKeOI?...
Chatting Skilled Based RPGs and a LOT more with Seth Skorkowsky
YouTube video by The Dungeon Plunger
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Check out this 2 hour interview/chat I did with @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social where we talk about... pretty much everything RPG. It was a lot of fun talking as he's trying to keep up with my ADHD ass that's bouncing all over the place. youtu.be/p_F5lduKeOI?...
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A new week of #MausritterMonth begins. A huge thank you for the incredible support for Tales from Behind the Ferns!
- 5th Stretch Goal unlocked
- New Stretch Goal live!
- WIP: Ginkgo Village #sketch
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
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#Mausritter #ttrpg
- 5th Stretch Goal unlocked
- New Stretch Goal live!
- WIP: Ginkgo Village #sketch
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
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#Mausritter #ttrpg
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A new week of #MausritterMonth begins. A huge thank you for the incredible support for Tales from Behind the Ferns!
- 5th Stretch Goal unlocked
- New Stretch Goal live!
- WIP: Ginkgo Village #sketch
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
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#Mausritter #ttrpg
- 5th Stretch Goal unlocked
- New Stretch Goal live!
- WIP: Ginkgo Village #sketch
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
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#Mausritter #ttrpg
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This week in the bathtub, it’s Oubliette (n)! Is this budding megadungeon verbose or adjectival? let’s find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/11/24/b... #osr
Bathtub Review: Oubliette (n.) 0 & 1
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module de…
idlecartulary.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This week in the bathtub, it’s Oubliette (n)! Is this budding megadungeon verbose or adjectival? let’s find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/11/24/b... #osr
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By the time they come for the "apolitical" gamer, there'll be no one at their lonely table to speak up for them.
This can be nipped in the bud if you speak up now.
This can be nipped in the bud if you speak up now.
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
By the time they come for the "apolitical" gamer, there'll be no one at their lonely table to speak up for them.
This can be nipped in the bud if you speak up now.
This can be nipped in the bud if you speak up now.
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Would love recommendations for TTRPGs, modules, hacks etc. that explore femininity, misogyny, and gender roles through the lens of horror.
Think ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’ as a great example of the kind of thing I’m after.
Also open to recs from other media (books, films, etc.)
I’m researching 🤓
Think ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’ as a great example of the kind of thing I’m after.
Also open to recs from other media (books, films, etc.)
I’m researching 🤓
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Would love recommendations for TTRPGs, modules, hacks etc. that explore femininity, misogyny, and gender roles through the lens of horror.
Think ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’ as a great example of the kind of thing I’m after.
Also open to recs from other media (books, films, etc.)
I’m researching 🤓
Think ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’ as a great example of the kind of thing I’m after.
Also open to recs from other media (books, films, etc.)
I’m researching 🤓
This forest spirit by @salvaterra.bsky.social is one of my favourites. It spins webs to catch predators, however, anyone passing through who doesn't hunt the local animals or damage the trees and plants has a good chance of remaining safe.
Three more backers to reach the funding goal.
Three more backers to reach the funding goal.
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This forest spirit by @salvaterra.bsky.social is one of my favourites. It spins webs to catch predators, however, anyone passing through who doesn't hunt the local animals or damage the trees and plants has a good chance of remaining safe.
Three more backers to reach the funding goal.
Three more backers to reach the funding goal.
I hope there's something like this at #CanCon26. I've booked the train ticket but still need to sort out accommodation.
Well, I'd say the meet up was a success!!
Thank you all who came, I loved getting to meet you in person and hear what you're working on, and I cannot wait to plan another one of these!!!
Thank you all who came, I loved getting to meet you in person and hear what you're working on, and I cannot wait to plan another one of these!!!
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I hope there's something like this at #CanCon26. I've booked the train ticket but still need to sort out accommodation.
Grimdark can be cute.
A Grimlow attacks! A monster unique to ShadowDark #grimlow #shadowdark #monstermanual #shadowdarkrpg #osrart
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Grimdark can be cute.
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Cool to see more people running @munkao.bsky.social’s Kala Mandala
A local crime family, the Red Lion Triad, is demanding the money you owe. Out of time and with no one to help, your group of inexperienced debtors has one last hope: an abandoned temple near town, rumoured to hold lost riches. Be careful, as danger awaits inside!
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Cool to see more people running @munkao.bsky.social’s Kala Mandala
The all important design notes.
Spent the last two weeks working on this, missing deadlines and not answering messages---but this thing was in my mind like a psychic worm; I just had to get it out, you know?
Process notes and extra thoughts here: slowlorispress.com/post/8005714...
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Process notes and extra thoughts here: slowlorispress.com/post/8005714...
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CHAPTER SERF
CHAPTER SERF is a tabletop roleplaying game and adventure, set in Warhammer 40K, where you play those hooded peasant weirdos you sometimes spot in the backgrounds of the art.
Full PDF downloadable...
slowlorispress.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The all important design notes.
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can’t think of a better name
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
can’t think of a better name
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I think one big difference is not that wargames and similar old school boardgames are less prone to having colonialist/imperialist assumptions. (Arguably they're worse). It's that they stubbornly refuse to pretend otherwise for my comfort.
...ago about the unspoken divide between combat (ritualized violence) in wargames, and the straight up violence/massacre by which TTRPGs so often operate. Getting rid of morale has a huge semiotic load; one that speaks about the breakdown of rules of engagement and the shifting nature of violence.
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I think one big difference is not that wargames and similar old school boardgames are less prone to having colonialist/imperialist assumptions. (Arguably they're worse). It's that they stubbornly refuse to pretend otherwise for my comfort.
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I'm on the hunt for artists/illustrators that specialise in landscapes and scenery, or who love drawing nature! 🌷🏞️🌳
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm on the hunt for artists/illustrators that specialise in landscapes and scenery, or who love drawing nature! 🌷🏞️🌳
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
@pauli-kidd.bsky.social posts here occasionally as well.
Pauli make good game reviews and trans history vids (she also designed and wrote a bunch of games):
youtu.be/8aTZ8vBdtOI?...
youtu.be/8aTZ8vBdtOI?...
Transgender History 31: The Monetization of Hatred
YouTube video by Lace and Steel
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
@pauli-kidd.bsky.social posts here occasionally as well.
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#selfpromosaturday 🎲
You have 3 days left to back Shallow Graves- an adventure anthology for the artpunk #OSR game Tombpunk 💀
I had the honor of writing the titular adventure for this #TTRPG book full of new locales, lethal foes, shady AF NPCs, & neondark art 🤘
You have 3 days left to back Shallow Graves- an adventure anthology for the artpunk #OSR game Tombpunk 💀
I had the honor of writing the titular adventure for this #TTRPG book full of new locales, lethal foes, shady AF NPCs, & neondark art 🤘
Shallow Graves: Cult of the Moon Spider for Tombpunk RPG
All-new adventures, Stick Figures, and a reprint for the lo-fi, high-chaos roleplaying game TOMBPUNK!
www.kickstarter.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#selfpromosaturday 🎲
You have 3 days left to back Shallow Graves- an adventure anthology for the artpunk #OSR game Tombpunk 💀
I had the honor of writing the titular adventure for this #TTRPG book full of new locales, lethal foes, shady AF NPCs, & neondark art 🤘
You have 3 days left to back Shallow Graves- an adventure anthology for the artpunk #OSR game Tombpunk 💀
I had the honor of writing the titular adventure for this #TTRPG book full of new locales, lethal foes, shady AF NPCs, & neondark art 🤘
In Mausantara, forests are not safe places. Even village bamboo thickets have spirits that are to be feared and placated. The upshot of this is that most people only visit neighbouring villages a few times in their lives.
Only six more backers needed.
Only six more backers needed.
MZ01: Pandan Island
Welcome to Parahyangan, the mountainous regions of West Java, the literal home of the gods (hyang). This first issue features a zooming hex flower which focuses on Pandan Island and features stock art...
www.backerkit.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 AM
In Mausantara, forests are not safe places. Even village bamboo thickets have spirits that are to be feared and placated. The upshot of this is that most people only visit neighbouring villages a few times in their lives.
Only six more backers needed.
Only six more backers needed.
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The team behind Mausritter did the maths and realised it would take ten years of daily play to finish every available adventure. We discuss the sheer scale of the new Junk City collaboration and why the game is darker than it looks.
70% Beatrix Potter, 30% Heavy Metal: Inside the Mausritter Month takeover
Join the Mausritter Month celebration on BackerKit. We interview the team behind the 16-creator collaboration and the new Junk City expansion about why their RPG is 70% Beatrix Potter and 30% Heavy Metal.
www.geeknative.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The team behind Mausritter did the maths and realised it would take ten years of daily play to finish every available adventure. We discuss the sheer scale of the new Junk City collaboration and why the game is darker than it looks.
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I'm working on a small card as an extra for my stinkcity backers. There are a lot of references for the other projects of the #Mausrittermonth
This is the first prototype and there is still empty space to fill with more NSCs and details.
#ttrpg #mausritter
This is the first prototype and there is still empty space to fill with more NSCs and details.
#ttrpg #mausritter
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I'm working on a small card as an extra for my stinkcity backers. There are a lot of references for the other projects of the #Mausrittermonth
This is the first prototype and there is still empty space to fill with more NSCs and details.
#ttrpg #mausritter
This is the first prototype and there is still empty space to fill with more NSCs and details.
#ttrpg #mausritter
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We are mid-campaign and ALL miniature achievements have been unlocked: a massive set of 44 paper minis! Yes, 44, it's insane! You could practically play wargames with them.
I hope you like these minis as much as I enjoy creating them!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
#Mausritter #ttrpg
I hope you like these minis as much as I enjoy creating them!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
#Mausritter #ttrpg
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We are mid-campaign and ALL miniature achievements have been unlocked: a massive set of 44 paper minis! Yes, 44, it's insane! You could practically play wargames with them.
I hope you like these minis as much as I enjoy creating them!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
#Mausritter #ttrpg
I hope you like these minis as much as I enjoy creating them!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
#Mausritter #ttrpg