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Kayla Dice
@ratwave.uk
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Writer-designer of character focused and emotionally charged TTRPGs (as Rat Wave Game House)
Podcasts with This is Your Lifepath and Game Soup.
Ex-comedian/wrestler/teacher.
The strongest woman you know.
Buy books: ratwave.square.site
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I need a bakers dozen of you to invest in Mechritter to get this number nice and round

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
The Mechritter BackerKit page. 187 backers have raised £7374.
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Are you at Dragonmeet on the 29th? Me too! (Presuming you answered yes and in not anything else)

I'll be selling my wares (PSYCHODUNGEON! Out of the Fold! I'm with the Damned!) at the 12 Pins Press stand near the entrance.

I'll also be on the What's Hot in Indie RPGs panel during the day.
Our stall from a previous (different) con. Our stall from a previous (different) con. A zoom in of the map with the 12 Pins Press Stand circled.
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Mechritter has funded! Really happy we get to bring this project to life.

We have some details of our planned stretch goals on the page and will be announcing a further goal very soon (imminently even)

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
Mechritter Fact Sheet. Playing with Mechs fact sheet and sticker sheet mockup. Stretch Goal details from the BackerKit page: Let’s be honest; the project is complicated enough. Sticker sheets, character sheets, and a hardcover? And a box? Honestly, what else could we add as stretch goals. However, for every £500 over our original target up to £10k, we will add a new sticker sheet to the pack, designed by either Gustavo or Yanahn. Post £10k, keep posted for more sticker sheet stretch goals. £7500: Christmas Seasonal Sticker Set £8000: Lunar New Year Seasonal Sticker Set £8500: Grocery Store Sticker Set £9000: Artist’s Choice Sticker Set £9500: Artist’s Choice Sticker Set £10,000: New stretch goals released.
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Need someone to knock us over the edge soon or I'm gonna waste an evening idly refreshing
A screenshot of Mechritter's BackerKit page. Currently £6963 have been raised if £7000 goal.
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Could you be Mechritter's 150th Backer?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
Screenshot of Mechritter's BackerKit page. 149 Backers have raised £5819 of our £7000 goal.
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Damn, backers said fuck the Flock
A poll from the update. Which faction do you want to see next? The Skeleton Keys, Blinged Mice, and Lab Rat Pack are all at 33 percent but the Flock received no votes.
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Mechritter features multiple factions at each other's throats, living in the walls and floorboards of the high streets stores.

Which faction would people want to learn more about? The Flock, rulers of the market? The Junk Foodies?

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
Mockups of two faction spreads from Mechritter. The Junk Foodies on the left and the Skeleton Keys on the right. Spread from Mechritter, including a draft hexmap.
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Amusingly enough, the Mechritter add-ons are currently the only way to order a physical copy of I'm with the Damned & Other Games.

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
I'm with the Damned and Other Games mock up. I'm with the Damned cover. Caught in the Remix cover. Follow Me in the Night: A Curse on the Radio cover.
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Mechritter is itching closer to funding, like a mouse delicately extracting a block of cheese from a trap.

Have you shared it with all your friends and loved ones yet?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Psychodungeons are created from breakdowns, full of monsters reflecting a mind's issues. Psychoplumbers are called in to get to the bottom of the dungeon and close it off. Pull someone back from the brink, just for a little bit.

ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/psychodungeon

The only way out is down
PSYCHODUNGEON cover. PSYCHODUNGEON screenshot. PSYCHODUNGEON screenshot. PSYCHODUNGEON screenshot.
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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My most Halloween game is Fear the Taste of Blood, an asymmetric game of classic movies monsters. Play as the Monster, the Survivors, and the Night they meet in.

ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/fear-the-tas...
Fear the Taste of Blood screenshot. Fear the Taste of Blood screenshot. Fear the Taste of Blood screenshot. Fear the Taste of Blood screenshot.
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Kota Ibushi was right about books
Kushi 'I don't really have a hobby either. Reading, I love to read' Ibushi 'I tried getting into reading, it did my head in' Kushi '...' 'Somebody created all this, made characters and made you envision them, become them, see what they see. Its amazing. I don't trust books'
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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A relatable tale
Line from a book: she finds herself, self-pitying, too fagged to take those seams in as she meant to
October 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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In October I'll release the new edition of Follow Me in the Night on Itch. Before then why not check out my behind the scenes look at revisiting my third ever game.
Follow Me in the Night: A Curse on the Radio cover. Follow Me in the Night: A Curse on the Radio, overview spread. Follow Me in the Night: A Curse on the Radio, playlist building spread. Follow Me in the Night: A Curse on the Radio, start of Cups oracle.
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Looks at changing the game over to Tarot, overhauling the instructional text, being explicit about ambiguity and also previews the layout of the game.
Follow Me in the Night: A Curse on the Radio cover. Layout preview. Layout preview. Layout preview.
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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It's a story of one woman and her fight to make her name physically larger
To Embrace a Swamp Creature, the credit is at the bottom in a small font. Out of the Fold cover, the name is at the bottom in a fairly slim font, but now all caps. Nemesis Retribution cover, the name credit is at the top right in a medium size font (bigger than tagline smaller than title) I'm with the Damned cover, name credit is back at the bottom but now nearly the same size as the title.
September 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Each character class in Caught in the Remix has a unique ability that helps them cope with stress and manipulate cards. The ways each handles stress invites a clash of personalities.

Available: ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/caught-in-th...
Caught in the Remix Cover. Caught in the Remix, start of Character Creation. Caught in the Remix, part two of character creation. Caught in the Remix, spread explaining Stress.
September 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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NEW: Caught in the Remix is a tarot-based escape from an infinite extradimensional nightclub, with a playlist acting as a timer before the environment remixes around you. Can you manage your stress enough to make it out with your friendship intact?
ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/caught-in-th...
Caught in the Remix Cover. Caught in the Remix opening spread. Caught in the Remix, Spread from Character Creation. Caught in the Remix Stress spread.
September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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This review of I'm with the Damned over on Library of Words is great and really hits the heart of the game.

You can read the review here (libraryofwords.com/im-with-the-...) and buy the game on Itch (ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/im-with-the-...)
Plus, the game’s use of music is sublime. While the idea of everyone listening to a song together may sound like a gimmick on paper, during play, it leads to some of the most transcendently memorable role-playing experiences I’ve ever had. Not only does having everyone listen to actual music enhance the game’s rockstar theme, but the music also dramatically adds to the scenes, making everything feel much more emotional and impactful. I'm with the Damned Cover. I'm with the Damned, On Tour spread. I'm with the Damned, Bursting into Song spread.
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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There's a lot of vibrant colours throughout the Full Send Major Arcana, except for Death which is the only card art completely in black and white.

48 Hours left on the campaign!
(www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...)
Wheel of Fortune (X) from Full Send. The Lovers (Full Send) The High Priestess (II) from Full Send. Death (XIII) from Full Send.
September 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Ran a test playthrough of the new edition Follow Me in the Night and played someone who ended up having a really bad time out there
Multiple tarot cards on a table. Seven Major Arcana repreaenting seven ghosts have been drawn. The grid has been mostly overturned.
September 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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In a taxi yesterday I was asked if I'd been in a wheelchair since birth and I realised answering yes would end that conversation
Bryan Danielson: I love to lie, Cody Rhodes taught me how fun lying is
September 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Ready for TTS! I've triggered a large pain flare setting up and cold hard cash is the only cure!*

*This is false, there is no cure, but it couldn't hurt to try!
Stall photo.
September 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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For the Justice tarot card for Full Send I wanted to use the scales imagery to nod to some of the amazing design in @laurieoc.bsky.social's game

The choice between taking things slower, focused on survival, or chasing the glory of leading

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...
Justice (XI) fron Full Send.
September 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Suprise Game Drop! I'm with the Damned is out now digitally. This is a musical tarot rpg where you play as band members setting out on their biggest tour ever. The thing your adoring fans don't know is the Faustian pact it took to get here.

(ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/im-with-the-...)
Cover to I'm with the Damned. The spread from I'm with the Damned showed the set up for the Dark Power. The spread for the On Tour sections of I'm with the Damned, explaining how a trail of cards for different scenes prompts are laid out. The spread for I'm with the Damned, explaining the mechanics for bursting into song.
September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM