Hendrik ten Napel is a sad Dutch cowboy
@napel.itch.io
I design tabletop games from my apartment in the Netherlands. (he/them)
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"Wait, did you say NEW GAMES?!"
We did!
Crescent 2E is an all-ages RPG about brave kids in the Daydream. Unlikely friends and promises under starlight!
Exile is a gritty teen survival in The Below. Cross the Nightmare Lands to escape and find your way home.
Both by acclaimed designer Ema Acosta!
We did!
Crescent 2E is an all-ages RPG about brave kids in the Daydream. Unlikely friends and promises under starlight!
Exile is a gritty teen survival in The Below. Cross the Nightmare Lands to escape and find your way home.
Both by acclaimed designer Ema Acosta!
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Wait, did you say NEW GAMES?!"
We did!
Crescent 2E is an all-ages RPG about brave kids in the Daydream. Unlikely friends and promises under starlight!
Exile is a gritty teen survival in The Below. Cross the Nightmare Lands to escape and find your way home.
Both by acclaimed designer Ema Acosta!
We did!
Crescent 2E is an all-ages RPG about brave kids in the Daydream. Unlikely friends and promises under starlight!
Exile is a gritty teen survival in The Below. Cross the Nightmare Lands to escape and find your way home.
Both by acclaimed designer Ema Acosta!
Train Dreams is almost certainly exactly my shit. I've yet to fully figure out what the slow, alternative western means to a little Dutch boy like me—maybe I should watch a couple more of them.
What are y'alls favorite westerns? Are they slow? Meditative, even? Tell me.
What are y'alls favorite westerns? Are they slow? Meditative, even? Tell me.
Train Dreams director Clint Bentley and star Joel Edgerton speak with Mitchell Beaupre about their film’s balance of the mythic and the intimate, Edgerton’s draw towards stoic, sensitive characters, and the people whose impact echoes within us. boxd.it/2Po
The New World: Clint Bentley and Joel Edgerton on balancing the mythic and the intimate in Train Dreams • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
Train Dreams director Clint Bentley and star Joel Edgerton speak with Mitchell Beaupre about their film’s balance of the mythic and the intimate, Edgerton’s draw towards stoic, sensitive characters, a...
boxd.it
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Train Dreams is almost certainly exactly my shit. I've yet to fully figure out what the slow, alternative western means to a little Dutch boy like me—maybe I should watch a couple more of them.
What are y'alls favorite westerns? Are they slow? Meditative, even? Tell me.
What are y'alls favorite westerns? Are they slow? Meditative, even? Tell me.
Great call to give the protagonist of Dispatch a panting chihuahua so fat it gets mistaken for a corgi
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Great call to give the protagonist of Dispatch a panting chihuahua so fat it gets mistaken for a corgi
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Painting by Joëlle Wehkamp ‘Flower Landscape , Pink’
Acrylic on wood. Size 70 x 100 cm.
www.joellewehkamp.com/original-art...
Acrylic on wood. Size 70 x 100 cm.
www.joellewehkamp.com/original-art...
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Painting by Joëlle Wehkamp ‘Flower Landscape , Pink’
Acrylic on wood. Size 70 x 100 cm.
www.joellewehkamp.com/original-art...
Acrylic on wood. Size 70 x 100 cm.
www.joellewehkamp.com/original-art...
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In CARD DRIVES you use a deck of cards as your cyberdeck and character sheet, pumped full of custom programs, adware, ICE, and more.
Live and die on the 'Net and pass on your deck to a new hacker and start the whole thing over.
Coming soon!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Live and die on the 'Net and pass on your deck to a new hacker and start the whole thing over.
Coming soon!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Coming soon: Card Drives
Turn playing cards into a cyberdeck in this cyberpunk rogue-like deckbuilding solo RPG!
www.kickstarter.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In CARD DRIVES you use a deck of cards as your cyberdeck and character sheet, pumped full of custom programs, adware, ICE, and more.
Live and die on the 'Net and pass on your deck to a new hacker and start the whole thing over.
Coming soon!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Live and die on the 'Net and pass on your deck to a new hacker and start the whole thing over.
Coming soon!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
If you're going to sit around feeling sad, might as well do it in a lighthouse
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you're going to sit around feeling sad, might as well do it in a lighthouse
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Look, I wouldn't get into D&D again, but I would do a lot to step inside of a pocketss comic strip
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Look, I wouldn't get into D&D again, but I would do a lot to step inside of a pocketss comic strip
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Surprise: we're working on something new! A game called Tiny Wizard.
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Surprise: we're working on something new! A game called Tiny Wizard.
Look, I wouldn't get into D&D again, but I would do a lot to step inside of a pocketss comic strip
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Look, I wouldn't get into D&D again, but I would do a lot to step inside of a pocketss comic strip
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Hey console cowboys.
Ready to slot some drives?
I’m making a cyberpunk rogue-like deck building TTRPG.
It’s coming December 2nd.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Ready to slot some drives?
I’m making a cyberpunk rogue-like deck building TTRPG.
It’s coming December 2nd.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Coming soon: Card Drives
Turn playing cards into a cyberdeck in this cyberpunk rogue-like deckbuilding solo RPG!
www.kickstarter.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hey console cowboys.
Ready to slot some drives?
I’m making a cyberpunk rogue-like deck building TTRPG.
It’s coming December 2nd.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Ready to slot some drives?
I’m making a cyberpunk rogue-like deck building TTRPG.
It’s coming December 2nd.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
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So my advice, to those who would ask, is not "the only way to make money as a game designer is to start with money," but "the only way to be a creative person / game designer is to figure out what tiny scraps of time you can put towards practicing your craft to produce your art, and do that."
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So my advice, to those who would ask, is not "the only way to make money as a game designer is to start with money," but "the only way to be a creative person / game designer is to figure out what tiny scraps of time you can put towards practicing your craft to produce your art, and do that."
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Let's talk items. First up; the flow staff! You can see it in the trailer.
The flow staff folds in to fight and out to fly; both in the game and on the sheet. But it's weaker than most heavy weapons.
All illustrated items have mechanics on the back. Never look up a magic item effect again.
The flow staff folds in to fight and out to fly; both in the game and on the sheet. But it's weaker than most heavy weapons.
All illustrated items have mechanics on the back. Never look up a magic item effect again.
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Let's talk items. First up; the flow staff! You can see it in the trailer.
The flow staff folds in to fight and out to fly; both in the game and on the sheet. But it's weaker than most heavy weapons.
All illustrated items have mechanics on the back. Never look up a magic item effect again.
The flow staff folds in to fight and out to fly; both in the game and on the sheet. But it's weaker than most heavy weapons.
All illustrated items have mechanics on the back. Never look up a magic item effect again.
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"I should never have to see a weirdo" is such a core belief of a certain type of British person that they will do literally anything to make it actual law
Surely the EHRC can see how INSANE this sounds?
Right!? 😬
“Under the new guidance, places…will be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others”
Full article 👉 archive.ph/LWfAM
Right!? 😬
“Under the new guidance, places…will be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others”
Full article 👉 archive.ph/LWfAM
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"I should never have to see a weirdo" is such a core belief of a certain type of British person that they will do literally anything to make it actual law
"how did you get into ttrpgs"
they just started appearing in my home, on the shelf, in packages on my doorstep, all these beautiful books and magazines
they just started appearing in my home, on the shelf, in packages on my doorstep, all these beautiful books and magazines
"how did you get into ttrpgs"
The moment I was born, TTRPGs pinned my shadow to the earth with a large brass nail and tore it from me. This is my first memory, the seed of many hours of therapy to come.
The moment I was born, TTRPGs pinned my shadow to the earth with a large brass nail and tore it from me. This is my first memory, the seed of many hours of therapy to come.
"how did you get into ttrpgs"
i got hit by a truck and woke up here
i got hit by a truck and woke up here
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"how did you get into ttrpgs"
they just started appearing in my home, on the shelf, in packages on my doorstep, all these beautiful books and magazines
they just started appearing in my home, on the shelf, in packages on my doorstep, all these beautiful books and magazines
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Clayton does a great job diagnosing indie roleplaying's fascination with mashups.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
I love the genre mashup. Give me all the Golden Girls/Cthulhus and WWII/Draculas you've got.
But I'm also looking for non-mashups. Sometimes it feels like the industry has an allergy. Westerns without magic. Drama without aliens. Detectives without Cthulhu.
www.explorersdesign.com/one-genre-ga...
But I'm also looking for non-mashups. Sometimes it feels like the industry has an allergy. Westerns without magic. Drama without aliens. Detectives without Cthulhu.
www.explorersdesign.com/one-genre-ga...
Dare to Play it Straight
The rarest tabletop genre is the simplest one. A call for more anti-mashups.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Clayton does a great job diagnosing indie roleplaying's fascination with mashups.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
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Realis is coming sooner than you think! Sign up to be notified at launch when the print edition of @austinwalker.bsky.social's TTRPG goes live in 2026, and start bracing yourself for all the additional art, player options, and GM resources being added to the game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Realis is coming sooner than you think! Sign up to be notified at launch when the print edition of @austinwalker.bsky.social's TTRPG goes live in 2026, and start bracing yourself for all the additional art, player options, and GM resources being added to the game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Clayton does a great job diagnosing indie roleplaying's fascination with mashups.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
I love the genre mashup. Give me all the Golden Girls/Cthulhus and WWII/Draculas you've got.
But I'm also looking for non-mashups. Sometimes it feels like the industry has an allergy. Westerns without magic. Drama without aliens. Detectives without Cthulhu.
www.explorersdesign.com/one-genre-ga...
But I'm also looking for non-mashups. Sometimes it feels like the industry has an allergy. Westerns without magic. Drama without aliens. Detectives without Cthulhu.
www.explorersdesign.com/one-genre-ga...
Dare to Play it Straight
The rarest tabletop genre is the simplest one. A call for more anti-mashups.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Clayton does a great job diagnosing indie roleplaying's fascination with mashups.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
There is one more reason I'd like to add to the discussion: the heightened atmosphere of mashups is often there to ease fears of 'roleplaying out of tune'. It takes the imaginative pressure off, so to say.
Once again tempted to make the nuns pbta.
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Once again tempted to make the nuns pbta.
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Carved in Stone: The Debate
I was thrilled to be one of the many illustrators contributing to @stoutstoat.co.uk's 'Carved in Stone'
In this piece are monks from the Ionian & Roman traditions debating the calculation of Easter.
I'll be sharing more over the coming days!
I was thrilled to be one of the many illustrators contributing to @stoutstoat.co.uk's 'Carved in Stone'
In this piece are monks from the Ionian & Roman traditions debating the calculation of Easter.
I'll be sharing more over the coming days!
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Carved in Stone: The Debate
I was thrilled to be one of the many illustrators contributing to @stoutstoat.co.uk's 'Carved in Stone'
In this piece are monks from the Ionian & Roman traditions debating the calculation of Easter.
I'll be sharing more over the coming days!
I was thrilled to be one of the many illustrators contributing to @stoutstoat.co.uk's 'Carved in Stone'
In this piece are monks from the Ionian & Roman traditions debating the calculation of Easter.
I'll be sharing more over the coming days!
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🚨 Brute Fort is live now on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
💸 Come back the project
📣 Share it around
🗡 Vanquish the evil that lurks in the fort
18 card dungeon delving game by me + tape cassette soundtrack by Gus BC
💸 Come back the project
📣 Share it around
🗡 Vanquish the evil that lurks in the fort
18 card dungeon delving game by me + tape cassette soundtrack by Gus BC
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🚨 Brute Fort is live now on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
💸 Come back the project
📣 Share it around
🗡 Vanquish the evil that lurks in the fort
18 card dungeon delving game by me + tape cassette soundtrack by Gus BC
💸 Come back the project
📣 Share it around
🗡 Vanquish the evil that lurks in the fort
18 card dungeon delving game by me + tape cassette soundtrack by Gus BC
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“There,” said Toad. “Now my day is all written down.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“There,” said Toad. “Now my day is all written down.”
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“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
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Starting the day listening to @newmadras.bsky.social in conversation with @ehronlime.bsky.social about TTRPG & communities in Yes Indie’d — only fitting given that today is our final fall conversation at Auburn about play & communities with @itsquinns.bsky.social this afternoon.
Games Need Communities (w/ Aaron Lim)
Podcast Episode · Yes Indie'd Pod · 11/17/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Starting the day listening to @newmadras.bsky.social in conversation with @ehronlime.bsky.social about TTRPG & communities in Yes Indie’d — only fitting given that today is our final fall conversation at Auburn about play & communities with @itsquinns.bsky.social this afternoon.
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In 2016, the Apocalypse World 2nd Ed campaign ended at $149,681. We'd like to beat that!
At $149,682, we'll get with the original authors and update three classic playbooks:
• The Faceless by Bret Gillan
• The News by Josh Savoie
• The Show by Elliot Baker
At $149,682, we'll get with the original authors and update three classic playbooks:
• The Faceless by Bret Gillan
• The News by Josh Savoie
• The Show by Elliot Baker
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In 2016, the Apocalypse World 2nd Ed campaign ended at $149,681. We'd like to beat that!
At $149,682, we'll get with the original authors and update three classic playbooks:
• The Faceless by Bret Gillan
• The News by Josh Savoie
• The Show by Elliot Baker
At $149,682, we'll get with the original authors and update three classic playbooks:
• The Faceless by Bret Gillan
• The News by Josh Savoie
• The Show by Elliot Baker
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Chat, is "the rich are doing the 'fox' hunts again where the fox is a person" a recession indicator www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Are they going to eat me alive?’: trail runners become prey in newest form of hunting
Nervous reporter is chased across English countryside by baying bloodhounds, in what could soon be only legal way to hunt with dogs
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Chat, is "the rich are doing the 'fox' hunts again where the fox is a person" a recession indicator www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...