Ksandra
@ksandrarpg.bsky.social
Creator and player of ttrpgs. Author of Wise Women. Ennie-nominated.
Folklore. Writing. Photography. Middle-earth. Star Trek.
ST for The Ruins of Warsaw (VtM AP chronicle)
Bi. Ace. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/ksandra_rpg
Folklore. Writing. Photography. Middle-earth. Star Trek.
ST for The Ruins of Warsaw (VtM AP chronicle)
Bi. Ace. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/ksandra_rpg
March 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I finally recorded a new #vtm clan video last night!
It took way longer than I expected all the way through and even yesterday I finished after 2 am, but I'm very happy with the script.
Editing still left to do but hope people will enjoy it once it's ready!
It took way longer than I expected all the way through and even yesterday I finished after 2 am, but I'm very happy with the script.
Editing still left to do but hope people will enjoy it once it's ready!
January 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I finally recorded a new #vtm clan video last night!
It took way longer than I expected all the way through and even yesterday I finished after 2 am, but I'm very happy with the script.
Editing still left to do but hope people will enjoy it once it's ready!
It took way longer than I expected all the way through and even yesterday I finished after 2 am, but I'm very happy with the script.
Editing still left to do but hope people will enjoy it once it's ready!
In Polish #folklore clover was seen as an effective protection against magic. Blessed clover crowns hung on the outside of the house were also said to protect it from storms, lightening and hail.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
January 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
In Polish #folklore clover was seen as an effective protection against magic. Blessed clover crowns hung on the outside of the house were also said to protect it from storms, lightening and hail.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
In Polish folklore mezereon was a component for love magic.
Its root needed to be cooked at the first cockcrow, left for 8 days and then spilt on the road. The decoction would make the person who stepped on the spot where it was spilt fall madly in love.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
Its root needed to be cooked at the first cockcrow, left for 8 days and then spilt on the road. The decoction would make the person who stepped on the spot where it was spilt fall madly in love.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
December 30, 2024 at 5:27 PM
In Polish folklore mezereon was a component for love magic.
Its root needed to be cooked at the first cockcrow, left for 8 days and then spilt on the road. The decoction would make the person who stepped on the spot where it was spilt fall madly in love.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
Its root needed to be cooked at the first cockcrow, left for 8 days and then spilt on the road. The decoction would make the person who stepped on the spot where it was spilt fall madly in love.
Wise Women illustration by Maria Danielak.
I want to get back to posting about folklore that inspires me, so let's start with plants that I included in Wise Women.
In south-eastern Poland, an abundant flowering of daisies was seen as a portent of good harvest but could also indicate a coming death of a child.
(Artist info below)
In south-eastern Poland, an abundant flowering of daisies was seen as a portent of good harvest but could also indicate a coming death of a child.
(Artist info below)
December 14, 2024 at 9:20 PM
I want to get back to posting about folklore that inspires me, so let's start with plants that I included in Wise Women.
In south-eastern Poland, an abundant flowering of daisies was seen as a portent of good harvest but could also indicate a coming death of a child.
(Artist info below)
In south-eastern Poland, an abundant flowering of daisies was seen as a portent of good harvest but could also indicate a coming death of a child.
(Artist info below)
Today apparently marks 7 years since I misspelled Freud as Fraud in a draft of my PhD thesis and go this amazing comment from my supervisor.
November 21, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Today apparently marks 7 years since I misspelled Freud as Fraud in a draft of my PhD thesis and go this amazing comment from my supervisor.
Share your favourite Star Trek Voyager episode.
I always struggle to pick favourites, but one I really like is Course: Oblivion.
There are a couple of points where Voyager doesn't shy away from a pretty harsh look at death and this one uses its premise so well to face that painful reality.
I always struggle to pick favourites, but one I really like is Course: Oblivion.
There are a couple of points where Voyager doesn't shy away from a pretty harsh look at death and this one uses its premise so well to face that painful reality.
November 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Share your favourite Star Trek Voyager episode.
I always struggle to pick favourites, but one I really like is Course: Oblivion.
There are a couple of points where Voyager doesn't shy away from a pretty harsh look at death and this one uses its premise so well to face that painful reality.
I always struggle to pick favourites, but one I really like is Course: Oblivion.
There are a couple of points where Voyager doesn't shy away from a pretty harsh look at death and this one uses its premise so well to face that painful reality.
I finished reading The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless.
I really enjoyed the whole series. The blend of mythology and history is right up my alley and it is a compelling story, where the narration and perspectives of two main characters complement each other very well.
I really enjoyed the whole series. The blend of mythology and history is right up my alley and it is a compelling story, where the narration and perspectives of two main characters complement each other very well.
November 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM
I finished reading The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless.
I really enjoyed the whole series. The blend of mythology and history is right up my alley and it is a compelling story, where the narration and perspectives of two main characters complement each other very well.
I really enjoyed the whole series. The blend of mythology and history is right up my alley and it is a compelling story, where the narration and perspectives of two main characters complement each other very well.
I proposed a while ago on a starry night by a lake. Today he surprised me with his own proposal on a mountain trail.
It's now doubly official - we're getting married next year!
It's now doubly official - we're getting married next year!
November 3, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I proposed a while ago on a starry night by a lake. Today he surprised me with his own proposal on a mountain trail.
It's now doubly official - we're getting married next year!
It's now doubly official - we're getting married next year!
Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a visual novel (or rather, collection of stories) about travel. It substituted exploring the world for me during lockdown and it is a nicely written and put together game. Arctic story was really impactful for me.
October 23, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a visual novel (or rather, collection of stories) about travel. It substituted exploring the world for me during lockdown and it is a nicely written and put together game. Arctic story was really impactful for me.
Another not-ttrpg here is, perhaps predictably, Bloodlines. It's a game that showed me that I can enjoy computer games. I love its mood and really enjoyed playing it. And of course it captures a lot of the spirit of VtM, which naturally speaks to me.
October 22, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Another not-ttrpg here is, perhaps predictably, Bloodlines. It's a game that showed me that I can enjoy computer games. I love its mood and really enjoyed playing it. And of course it captures a lot of the spirit of VtM, which naturally speaks to me.
Signal to Noise by @whodo.bsky.social
This game has a lot of things that gripped me. Focus on communication, change, loss and certain melancholy around it all. It lends itself to very emotional stories, which is what I enjoy. Beautiful cover and art really add to its atmosphere.
This game has a lot of things that gripped me. Focus on communication, change, loss and certain melancholy around it all. It lends itself to very emotional stories, which is what I enjoy. Beautiful cover and art really add to its atmosphere.
October 22, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Signal to Noise by @whodo.bsky.social
This game has a lot of things that gripped me. Focus on communication, change, loss and certain melancholy around it all. It lends itself to very emotional stories, which is what I enjoy. Beautiful cover and art really add to its atmosphere.
This game has a lot of things that gripped me. Focus on communication, change, loss and certain melancholy around it all. It lends itself to very emotional stories, which is what I enjoy. Beautiful cover and art really add to its atmosphere.
Star Trek Adventures are an exception to the rule for me. I normally don't have interest in licenced IP ttrpgs, even if I like the original work they're based on.
But I genuinely enjoy this one. It captures a lot of Star Trek and leaves plenty of space to tell own Star Trek stories.
But I genuinely enjoy this one. It captures a lot of Star Trek and leaves plenty of space to tell own Star Trek stories.
October 22, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Star Trek Adventures are an exception to the rule for me. I normally don't have interest in licenced IP ttrpgs, even if I like the original work they're based on.
But I genuinely enjoy this one. It captures a lot of Star Trek and leaves plenty of space to tell own Star Trek stories.
But I genuinely enjoy this one. It captures a lot of Star Trek and leaves plenty of space to tell own Star Trek stories.
When it comes to games, I mostly enjoy ttrpgs, but there are some games of other types I love too.
Disco Elysium absolutely blew me away. Many have sung its praises and the accolades are absolutely deserved. It's excellent. It's truly art. And it's one of my favourite creative works.
Disco Elysium absolutely blew me away. Many have sung its praises and the accolades are absolutely deserved. It's excellent. It's truly art. And it's one of my favourite creative works.
October 22, 2024 at 9:03 PM
When it comes to games, I mostly enjoy ttrpgs, but there are some games of other types I love too.
Disco Elysium absolutely blew me away. Many have sung its praises and the accolades are absolutely deserved. It's excellent. It's truly art. And it's one of my favourite creative works.
Disco Elysium absolutely blew me away. Many have sung its praises and the accolades are absolutely deserved. It's excellent. It's truly art. And it's one of my favourite creative works.
Vaesen spoke to me due to its focus on folklore. I enjoy that it leans into darker stories and some of the suggested plots can be genuinely disturbing (as folk stories often are). It's not the only type of stories that can be told through the game, but it's the kind of stuff I enjoy a lot.
October 22, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Vaesen spoke to me due to its focus on folklore. I enjoy that it leans into darker stories and some of the suggested plots can be genuinely disturbing (as folk stories often are). It's not the only type of stories that can be told through the game, but it's the kind of stuff I enjoy a lot.
Night Witches by @jmstar.bsky.social
I have many thoughts on games that draw on real history, but the way Night Witches is set up and written does it right. Well-researched game with a very strong concept. I love that is shines a light on Soviet women pilots. This historian of the USSR loves it.
I have many thoughts on games that draw on real history, but the way Night Witches is set up and written does it right. Well-researched game with a very strong concept. I love that is shines a light on Soviet women pilots. This historian of the USSR loves it.
October 21, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Night Witches by @jmstar.bsky.social
I have many thoughts on games that draw on real history, but the way Night Witches is set up and written does it right. Well-researched game with a very strong concept. I love that is shines a light on Soviet women pilots. This historian of the USSR loves it.
I have many thoughts on games that draw on real history, but the way Night Witches is set up and written does it right. Well-researched game with a very strong concept. I love that is shines a light on Soviet women pilots. This historian of the USSR loves it.
Fall of Magic by @rosscowman.bsky.social
This game is absolutely beautiful. Having it on a scroll isn't just a gimmick but adds to the sense of journey that the characters undertake. The prompts are great in guiding the story. I couldn't stop thinking about it after playing it.
This game is absolutely beautiful. Having it on a scroll isn't just a gimmick but adds to the sense of journey that the characters undertake. The prompts are great in guiding the story. I couldn't stop thinking about it after playing it.
October 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Fall of Magic by @rosscowman.bsky.social
This game is absolutely beautiful. Having it on a scroll isn't just a gimmick but adds to the sense of journey that the characters undertake. The prompts are great in guiding the story. I couldn't stop thinking about it after playing it.
This game is absolutely beautiful. Having it on a scroll isn't just a gimmick but adds to the sense of journey that the characters undertake. The prompts are great in guiding the story. I couldn't stop thinking about it after playing it.
Told by Starlight by @trueryankhan.bsky.social
The concept of drawing constellations and telling stories, creating mythology in the process immediately spoke to me. I had a really great, atmospheric experience with it. It's the sort of game I could just play forever.
The concept of drawing constellations and telling stories, creating mythology in the process immediately spoke to me. I had a really great, atmospheric experience with it. It's the sort of game I could just play forever.
October 21, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Told by Starlight by @trueryankhan.bsky.social
The concept of drawing constellations and telling stories, creating mythology in the process immediately spoke to me. I had a really great, atmospheric experience with it. It's the sort of game I could just play forever.
The concept of drawing constellations and telling stories, creating mythology in the process immediately spoke to me. I had a really great, atmospheric experience with it. It's the sort of game I could just play forever.
Dungeon Bitches by @cavegirl.bsky.social
This is such a well thought out game. The concept, writing, rules and art come wonderfully together. It's expressive and raw in the best possible way. Definitely one of the games that spoke to me the most, ever.
This is such a well thought out game. The concept, writing, rules and art come wonderfully together. It's expressive and raw in the best possible way. Definitely one of the games that spoke to me the most, ever.
October 21, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Dungeon Bitches by @cavegirl.bsky.social
This is such a well thought out game. The concept, writing, rules and art come wonderfully together. It's expressive and raw in the best possible way. Definitely one of the games that spoke to me the most, ever.
This is such a well thought out game. The concept, writing, rules and art come wonderfully together. It's expressive and raw in the best possible way. Definitely one of the games that spoke to me the most, ever.
This was my first PbtA game and I have so many good memories of playing it.
It is still very much my go to on many occasions, especially if I'm to run something for people whose gaming style I don't know well yet. It brings fun and comfort.
It is still very much my go to on many occasions, especially if I'm to run something for people whose gaming style I don't know well yet. It brings fun and comfort.
October 21, 2024 at 8:45 PM
This was my first PbtA game and I have so many good memories of playing it.
It is still very much my go to on many occasions, especially if I'm to run something for people whose gaming style I don't know well yet. It brings fun and comfort.
It is still very much my go to on many occasions, especially if I'm to run something for people whose gaming style I don't know well yet. It brings fun and comfort.
First one is the most obvious one. I was late to VtM. Strangely didn't play it as a goth teenager, but only got to play it in 2017.
The core of the game ticks so many boxes for me, it is my perfect game in many ways.
Do I edit it? Yes. Would I want to swap it for something else? Absolutely not!
The core of the game ticks so many boxes for me, it is my perfect game in many ways.
Do I edit it? Yes. Would I want to swap it for something else? Absolutely not!
October 21, 2024 at 8:38 PM
First one is the most obvious one. I was late to VtM. Strangely didn't play it as a goth teenager, but only got to play it in 2017.
The core of the game ticks so many boxes for me, it is my perfect game in many ways.
Do I edit it? Yes. Would I want to swap it for something else? Absolutely not!
The core of the game ticks so many boxes for me, it is my perfect game in many ways.
Do I edit it? Yes. Would I want to swap it for something else? Absolutely not!
I'm trying to get better at actually posting on social media, so let's try this thing that I saw other people do.
It's also an excuse to talk about the games that I love, so how could I not do it?
It's also an excuse to talk about the games that I love, so how could I not do it?
October 21, 2024 at 8:26 PM
I'm trying to get better at actually posting on social media, so let's try this thing that I saw other people do.
It's also an excuse to talk about the games that I love, so how could I not do it?
It's also an excuse to talk about the games that I love, so how could I not do it?
Conspiracy and Reality is my new short game about falling deep into conspiracy theories. The simple system is based on Lasers and Feelings.
I'll be selling it for the first time this weekend at Tabletop Scotland at the Indie Connection stall!
(Online version coming soon after!)
I'll be selling it for the first time this weekend at Tabletop Scotland at the Indie Connection stall!
(Online version coming soon after!)
September 4, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Conspiracy and Reality is my new short game about falling deep into conspiracy theories. The simple system is based on Lasers and Feelings.
I'll be selling it for the first time this weekend at Tabletop Scotland at the Indie Connection stall!
(Online version coming soon after!)
I'll be selling it for the first time this weekend at Tabletop Scotland at the Indie Connection stall!
(Online version coming soon after!)
I've been pretty quiet on social media, because, frankly, it can be exhausting.
But while I was spending less time here, I created a short ttrpg (coming soon!)
Here's an image for the cover that I put together:
But while I was spending less time here, I created a short ttrpg (coming soon!)
Here's an image for the cover that I put together:
August 17, 2024 at 5:17 PM
I've been pretty quiet on social media, because, frankly, it can be exhausting.
But while I was spending less time here, I created a short ttrpg (coming soon!)
Here's an image for the cover that I put together:
But while I was spending less time here, I created a short ttrpg (coming soon!)
Here's an image for the cover that I put together:
I just released a new supplement for Wise Women.
Borovka is a ready made village setting, including locations, NPCs and ideas for plots.
It's available to all who backed or bought the game in the past and will be included in all future purchases.
Borovka is a ready made village setting, including locations, NPCs and ideas for plots.
It's available to all who backed or bought the game in the past and will be included in all future purchases.
June 22, 2024 at 2:46 PM
I just released a new supplement for Wise Women.
Borovka is a ready made village setting, including locations, NPCs and ideas for plots.
It's available to all who backed or bought the game in the past and will be included in all future purchases.
Borovka is a ready made village setting, including locations, NPCs and ideas for plots.
It's available to all who backed or bought the game in the past and will be included in all future purchases.