Xavier Pearce
@xp-deadmage.bsky.social
He/him. Hobbyist game designer turned Indie zine creator? I want to help you get around the hurdles us indie ttrpg game makers face.
Proudly banned from X
https://linktr.ee/deadmagician
Proudly banned from X
https://linktr.ee/deadmagician
Pinned
I'm a TTRPG designer, and I dabble in video games, too. I'm coming back from a long hiatus and trying to rebuild my following after getting banned from X. Gimme a follow if you're into
#VideoGames
#PCgaming
#RPGs
#TTRPGs
Or if you're also into game design! I long for community.
#signalboost
#VideoGames
#PCgaming
#RPGs
#TTRPGs
Or if you're also into game design! I long for community.
#signalboost
It's another #selfpromosaturday and you know what to do! Im personally looking for #indie #ttrpgs but I'm cool with anything you want to show off (SFW preferred).
March 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It's another #selfpromosaturday and you know what to do! Im personally looking for #indie #ttrpgs but I'm cool with anything you want to show off (SFW preferred).
So I'm deep in the muck of my D&D 5e conversion project, hard at the monster section. Going you've the aberration in the SRD, they're either boring, or distinctly D&D (or both).
So I made something new using the existing traits that's kind of something between the xenomorphs and Starnger Things 1/3
So I made something new using the existing traits that's kind of something between the xenomorphs and Starnger Things 1/3
March 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So I'm deep in the muck of my D&D 5e conversion project, hard at the monster section. Going you've the aberration in the SRD, they're either boring, or distinctly D&D (or both).
So I made something new using the existing traits that's kind of something between the xenomorphs and Starnger Things 1/3
So I made something new using the existing traits that's kind of something between the xenomorphs and Starnger Things 1/3
Another great bit of content on table play! You guys are killing it today!
Good advice and tips, and another like minded individual who promotes having fun with the game narratives
Good advice and tips, and another like minded individual who promotes having fun with the game narratives
March 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Another great bit of content on table play! You guys are killing it today!
Good advice and tips, and another like minded individual who promotes having fun with the game narratives
Good advice and tips, and another like minded individual who promotes having fun with the game narratives
As I'm chipping away at my GMing chapter, I come across this posted on my self promo Saturday thread and this guy has it nailed right on the head! While I express communication as a key, I did not express trust as a component and I think I'll have to ammend that.
I hope to see a lot more, brother!
I hope to see a lot more, brother!
thanks for the space!
I create and post new homebrew every Tuesday!
I post about my thoughts for a fulfilling ttrpg game, and have added a video series where I talk about tips for a good game, as well as deep dives into specifics and homebrew!
www.youtube.com/shorts/4iqCq...
I create and post new homebrew every Tuesday!
I post about my thoughts for a fulfilling ttrpg game, and have added a video series where I talk about tips for a good game, as well as deep dives into specifics and homebrew!
www.youtube.com/shorts/4iqCq...
One of the most important aspects of having a fulfilling ttrpg game: trust
YouTube video by Quartermaster's Cache
www.youtube.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As I'm chipping away at my GMing chapter, I come across this posted on my self promo Saturday thread and this guy has it nailed right on the head! While I express communication as a key, I did not express trust as a component and I think I'll have to ammend that.
I hope to see a lot more, brother!
I hope to see a lot more, brother!
My recommendation is GMBinder.com
It fell off on development but it's still a perfectly viable tool. With some CSS know-how, you can set the style to whatever you like and just type. The layout is done semi-automatically, you still have to place your headers, page and column breaks,
It fell off on development but it's still a perfectly viable tool. With some CSS know-how, you can set the style to whatever you like and just type. The layout is done semi-automatically, you still have to place your headers, page and column breaks,
February 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My recommendation is GMBinder.com
It fell off on development but it's still a perfectly viable tool. With some CSS know-how, you can set the style to whatever you like and just type. The layout is done semi-automatically, you still have to place your headers, page and column breaks,
It fell off on development but it's still a perfectly viable tool. With some CSS know-how, you can set the style to whatever you like and just type. The layout is done semi-automatically, you still have to place your headers, page and column breaks,
This is a stylish looking game!
Interesting setting I think
Interesting setting I think
Hello! Mad: Enter the WonderDark is now LIVE for #ZineQuest 2025! A dark, #MorkBorg compatible setting and scenario with twisted playable classes - the Mad Teamaster, the Blood Queen, and more! Paint the WonderDark red with the blood of those who wander! #ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
MAD: Enter the WonderDark
The Dark Revenge of Wonderland in a Mork Borg Compatible Setting and Scenario Zine
www.kickstarter.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is a stylish looking game!
Interesting setting I think
Interesting setting I think
February 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's another #selfpromosaturday so share your #indie #ttrpg with me!
This is also a callout to those creators! I have been working with a small group to get a community and a zine together that helps spotlight these games!
Share this around so we can make a better #ttrpgcommunity
This is also a callout to those creators! I have been working with a small group to get a community and a zine together that helps spotlight these games!
Share this around so we can make a better #ttrpgcommunity
February 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It's another #selfpromosaturday so share your #indie #ttrpg with me!
This is also a callout to those creators! I have been working with a small group to get a community and a zine together that helps spotlight these games!
Share this around so we can make a better #ttrpgcommunity
This is also a callout to those creators! I have been working with a small group to get a community and a zine together that helps spotlight these games!
Share this around so we can make a better #ttrpgcommunity
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For those unaware, we've had a hand in the zine's creation!
If you are interested, give it a quick read! If you are an indie creator yourself, don't hesitate to submit your project to it!
#selfpromo #zine #indie #TTRPGsky
bsky.app/profile/1sic...
If you are interested, give it a quick read! If you are an indie creator yourself, don't hesitate to submit your project to it!
#selfpromo #zine #indie #TTRPGsky
bsky.app/profile/1sic...
'Lo Hello!
We've been working on Not Saved, a digital zine that features indie creations from across pop culture. Video games, comics, books, music, and of course TTRPGs.
Check it out, and stay tuned for the next issue, which will come out very soon!
www.notsaved.club
We've been working on Not Saved, a digital zine that features indie creations from across pop culture. Video games, comics, books, music, and of course TTRPGs.
Check it out, and stay tuned for the next issue, which will come out very soon!
www.notsaved.club
January 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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A few weeks ago, we had the Polygon debacle where they told indie game makers its time to speak up. And so they spoke up about how polygon rejected their submission because they were indie.
For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to create a space and zine highlighting indie games 1/4
For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to create a space and zine highlighting indie games 1/4
January 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A few weeks ago, we had the Polygon debacle where they told indie game makers its time to speak up. And so they spoke up about how polygon rejected their submission because they were indie.
For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to create a space and zine highlighting indie games 1/4
For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to create a space and zine highlighting indie games 1/4
Reposted by Xavier Pearce
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
I hear the sentiment, I do. However. It's not just about a game being good or not (subjectivity aside).
An #indie #ttrpg can come from anywhere and anyone. Years ago when I released exclusively on dtrpg, I was going against a tide of tens of thousands of competitors, each good in their own right 1/
An #indie #ttrpg can come from anywhere and anyone. Years ago when I released exclusively on dtrpg, I was going against a tide of tens of thousands of competitors, each good in their own right 1/
January 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ok but now that 5 minutes have passed and I've thought on it... why not just make one? I saw a few posts under the one I quoted where people made submissions and never heard back.
What if we as a community, just made a newsletter, blog, or digital magazine that runs exclusively on indie ttrpg news?
What if we as a community, just made a newsletter, blog, or digital magazine that runs exclusively on indie ttrpg news?
What if... unironically... there was a magazine geared towards exclusively covering indie TTRPGs. If such a one does exist I wish I knew of it.
All my posts about wanting to know what's new on the scene have rarely been about mainstream. I want Underground ttrpg news!
All my posts about wanting to know what's new on the scene have rarely been about mainstream. I want Underground ttrpg news!
It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud
January 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Ok but now that 5 minutes have passed and I've thought on it... why not just make one? I saw a few posts under the one I quoted where people made submissions and never heard back.
What if we as a community, just made a newsletter, blog, or digital magazine that runs exclusively on indie ttrpg news?
What if we as a community, just made a newsletter, blog, or digital magazine that runs exclusively on indie ttrpg news?
What if... unironically... there was a magazine geared towards exclusively covering indie TTRPGs. If such a one does exist I wish I knew of it.
All my posts about wanting to know what's new on the scene have rarely been about mainstream. I want Underground ttrpg news!
All my posts about wanting to know what's new on the scene have rarely been about mainstream. I want Underground ttrpg news!
It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud
It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud
The dragon is wounded, and it’s time to throw yourselves into the breach
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
What if... unironically... there was a magazine geared towards exclusively covering indie TTRPGs. If such a one does exist I wish I knew of it.
All my posts about wanting to know what's new on the scene have rarely been about mainstream. I want Underground ttrpg news!
All my posts about wanting to know what's new on the scene have rarely been about mainstream. I want Underground ttrpg news!
Reposted by Xavier Pearce
"It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud."
Meanwhile, everyone in the comments is rightfully clowning on Polygon for the lack of coverage of indie TTRPGs. Post about your game in the comments, lets make indie #TTRPGs heard loud and clear.
Meanwhile, everyone in the comments is rightfully clowning on Polygon for the lack of coverage of indie TTRPGs. Post about your game in the comments, lets make indie #TTRPGs heard loud and clear.
It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud
It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud
The dragon is wounded, and it’s time to throw yourselves into the breach
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"It’s time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud."
Meanwhile, everyone in the comments is rightfully clowning on Polygon for the lack of coverage of indie TTRPGs. Post about your game in the comments, lets make indie #TTRPGs heard loud and clear.
Meanwhile, everyone in the comments is rightfully clowning on Polygon for the lack of coverage of indie TTRPGs. Post about your game in the comments, lets make indie #TTRPGs heard loud and clear.
I haven't read them so I can't speak for them, but the author of one of my favorite zombie series also wrote a werewolf series. Shoutout to Keith C. Blackmore.
If you start with the Mountain Man Saga to see what I'm a fan of, you'll see the subtle shift in his storytelling over time.
If you start with the Mountain Man Saga to see what I'm a fan of, you'll see the subtle shift in his storytelling over time.
By the way.
Reading this series I am reading has reminded me how I don't get a lot of good werewolf media in my life, and that is prolly a mix of a lack of good ones and me not being aware of them.
Hit me with your favorite werewolf novels/short stories.
Reading this series I am reading has reminded me how I don't get a lot of good werewolf media in my life, and that is prolly a mix of a lack of good ones and me not being aware of them.
Hit me with your favorite werewolf novels/short stories.
January 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I haven't read them so I can't speak for them, but the author of one of my favorite zombie series also wrote a werewolf series. Shoutout to Keith C. Blackmore.
If you start with the Mountain Man Saga to see what I'm a fan of, you'll see the subtle shift in his storytelling over time.
If you start with the Mountain Man Saga to see what I'm a fan of, you'll see the subtle shift in his storytelling over time.
It seems like a fun little adventure to have!
Also, there's a discount link to the product tucked away on the linked page, for those interested
Also, there's a discount link to the product tucked away on the linked page, for those interested
I’m happy to share my first solo adventure!!
Aboard the little secret is a solo adventure inspired by OSR games but also easily adaptable to other systems. It was created in a sandbox style, granting players the freedom to explore the adventure and its events.
shorturl.at/IeAB1
Aboard the little secret is a solo adventure inspired by OSR games but also easily adaptable to other systems. It was created in a sandbox style, granting players the freedom to explore the adventure and its events.
shorturl.at/IeAB1
December 21, 2024 at 7:18 PM
It seems like a fun little adventure to have!
Also, there's a discount link to the product tucked away on the linked page, for those interested
Also, there's a discount link to the product tucked away on the linked page, for those interested
Congrats on reaching the goal! Best of luck, but it seems like you know what you're doing by now
Hey Xavier!
Our sixth Monsters of Rock adventure is now funding! 🤘🤘🤘
Help us reach our first stretch goal for Christmas!
A drop in casino and heist - more than one way to break the bank at The Ace of Spades! ♠️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/son...
Our sixth Monsters of Rock adventure is now funding! 🤘🤘🤘
Help us reach our first stretch goal for Christmas!
A drop in casino and heist - more than one way to break the bank at The Ace of Spades! ♠️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/son...
The Ace of Spades: A D&D drop in casino
Gamble! Drink! Catch a band! Then heist 'em for all they've got. A drop in casino setting for your fantasy setting!
www.kickstarter.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Congrats on reaching the goal! Best of luck, but it seems like you know what you're doing by now
This seems like an interesting concept!
Hey hey!
We just launched the pre-launch page for our game, Hellborn Descended, a TTRPG set in a modern Hell, where you play as demons, angels, and sinners working as mercenaries! If you like the project, please give us a follow on KS!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...
We just launched the pre-launch page for our game, Hellborn Descended, a TTRPG set in a modern Hell, where you play as demons, angels, and sinners working as mercenaries! If you like the project, please give us a follow on KS!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...
Coming soon: Hellborn Descended
An updated version of the greatest demonpunk TTRPG.
www.kickstarter.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM
This seems like an interesting concept!
Get new pajamas, a new robe or sweater, new socks, and underwear. All comfortable materials, of course.
Draw a hot bath, shower off before the bath gets too cold. Scrub yourself real good in the bath; it's imperative!
Put on all those unused, comfy clothes. Do whatever lazy day things you want.
Draw a hot bath, shower off before the bath gets too cold. Scrub yourself real good in the bath; it's imperative!
Put on all those unused, comfy clothes. Do whatever lazy day things you want.
December 21, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Get new pajamas, a new robe or sweater, new socks, and underwear. All comfortable materials, of course.
Draw a hot bath, shower off before the bath gets too cold. Scrub yourself real good in the bath; it's imperative!
Put on all those unused, comfy clothes. Do whatever lazy day things you want.
Draw a hot bath, shower off before the bath gets too cold. Scrub yourself real good in the bath; it's imperative!
Put on all those unused, comfy clothes. Do whatever lazy day things you want.
Man, I didn't even shamelessly plug the game 🤣
www.deadmagician.itch.io/www
So, in the past, I've had problems with collaborations and the usual remedy for this is releasing titles under CC licenses... however, I wouldn't object to a collab now.
www.deadmagician.itch.io/www
So, in the past, I've had problems with collaborations and the usual remedy for this is releasing titles under CC licenses... however, I wouldn't object to a collab now.
December 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Man, I didn't even shamelessly plug the game 🤣
www.deadmagician.itch.io/www
So, in the past, I've had problems with collaborations and the usual remedy for this is releasing titles under CC licenses... however, I wouldn't object to a collab now.
www.deadmagician.itch.io/www
So, in the past, I've had problems with collaborations and the usual remedy for this is releasing titles under CC licenses... however, I wouldn't object to a collab now.