Hendrik ten Napel is a sad Dutch cowboy
banner
napel.itch.io
Hendrik ten Napel is a sad Dutch cowboy
@napel.itch.io
I design tabletop games from my apartment in the Netherlands. (he/them)

Subscribe to my newsletter: https://buttondown.email/hendriktennapel
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
I absolutely love The Warren's playbook. From it's perfect little portrait window, to the column of basic moves, and all the potential for character moves which might get written down if your rabbit manages to survive for long enough.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
His Girl Friday was a far more uncomfortable film than I expected!
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🎉
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
You weirdos got me 400% funded and there are still 31 hours to go.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Four more days of funding! ⏳

If you like:
- struggling against the patriarchy of 1815's Bavaria
- grieving your beautiful friend's disappearance
- chambermaids
- slacking on your job to investigate an occult mystery

Then check out The Girls of the Genziana Hotel: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I find it kind of beautiful that we're seeing the next iteration of Apocalypse World's DIY art. Two of the biggest names in indie roleplaying games show, once again, that it's not about spectacle or expense. It's about using the skills you have and the skills you can develop to make it how you can.
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
't Is the season 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
During the set up for my game of @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social's Harvest, we created such a tapestry of relationships I thought it would merit a map. As in any game, we'll see which bonds will float to the top and which will slowly become irrelevant, but it's nice to have a frame of reference.
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
One sixth of a devilishly unreachable number of backers.
October 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Genziana's version is called: Step Out of Line. You trigger it by skirting the boundaries of proper behavior: by using your womanly wiles or by breaking character and making a scene. I kept Brindlewood's suspense prompt: before you roll, you share what you're afraid will happen if you go too far.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Patriarchal norms structure every space through which Genziana's chambermaids move. Risks they take are always moves beyond those normative limits. So when I adapted Brindlewood's Day Move, I looked to Night Witches' Act Up, which is about 'stepping out of your role as a demure, obedient soldier'.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Day Move is a reflection of this. It's a move about risk, about fear, so it is by no means colorless. It's geared towards horror and suspense, especially in the way it asks players to confess their fears before the dice hit the table. But: it's not about being a woman, not explicitly at least.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The chambermaids you play in The Girls of the Genziana Hotel serve at the bottom of a patriarchal hierarchy. This puts them in a vulnerable position when they try to investigate a disappearance that's being kept quiet.

Let me explain how these themes link the girls to, yes, soviet airwomen: 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
So my gothic horror mystery game, The Girls of the Genziana Hotel, is 100% funded. It all went very fast, so I'm honestly still recovering. Anyway, if the world is still there come November, I'll be printing some zines, stickers and cards!
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
That went fast.
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Gamefound RPG Party launches tomorrow, and with it, my alpine gothic mystery game ⏳🥁😵‍💫

I'm taking late registrations here: gamefound.com/en/projects/... 🗝️
October 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This is me right now
October 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
playing my zombie potato mausritter dungeon again tonight 🫶
October 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm biased. I played these games during the playtest and I had an amazing time. Ema Acosta tinkered until only the smoothest running role-playing machine remained, a blend of osr freedom and storygame richness. A real vision.

So, my advice? Pre-order them right now: www.myth.works/pages/cresce...
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Each token can be exchanged for an extra die (or a useful item, or increased damage). Tokens are earned through narrating actions that are archetypal for your playbook. Below is an example from the Bandage, 'an insightful friend and caretaker'.
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Are you a Scarlet Bisexual or a Turquoise Bisexual?
September 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Successfully tested the potato dungeon today. The zombified clump was a star 🌟
September 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM