Spring Villager

Beyond the Wall is so full of great ideas. I’ve used the collaborative world generation procedures from Further Afield a few times. So much flavour from so few rules.

Introducing Snail Herder I'm excited to announce Snail Herder , my first major game release since Last Tea Shop. Lead a caravan of humans and giant snails along ancient trails over weeks of travel. Trade tales and tend the sn...

Some more details on Snail Herder on this Itch announcement post, including notes on the game's origin and inspiration.

itch.io/blog/1068520...

New goal unlocked, to play this game while wearing my snail (and slug) skirt.

Announcing Snail Herders, a #ttrpg for solo & group play.

Lead a caravan of humans and giant snails along ancient trails over weeks of travel. Trade tales and tend the snails. A game about care, journeying, and stories that travel faster than you.

Art by @garin.bsky.social
Coming Nov 2025 🐌

Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds

Rules pages for Afterlife Archive, a solo ttrpg that simulates a haunted house. Just finished them yesterday~ :)
#ttpg #rpgzine #gamedev #haunted #paranormal #ghosthunting

OSR fungi in the front yard

Thanks for getting in touch.

I have not made any physical copies for sale. A couple of years ago small print publisher asked permission to do a limited run, which is likely what you saw. It’s been sold out for a couple of years.

I’ve no plans to do a physical release, but never say never 🍵

Help libraries add your game to their collection Exploring the world of library catalog and bibliographic data, and why it is important for indie creators to understand the basics. Let's talk about ISBNs, MARC records, and CIP blocks!

Help libraries add your indie TTRPG to their collection: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/game-catal...

#ttrpg #libraries #publiclibraries #gamedesign 🎲✂️

A journal page with several sections of writing in various colors of ink, and bits of paper glued in.

First page of the Last Tea Shop solo journaling RPG I'm finally starting. For additional flavor I'm using random tables from the 5.0 DMG and a few character generator tables for the heck of it.

#junkjournal #solorpg #idontknowhowblueskyworks

continuing to work on solo ttrpgs. Getting excited about how things are coming together

detail of some art by the amazing @garin.bsky.social

And today's entry for #solosept in my junk journal. I have a sticker for the tiny doily that I'll add once I'm home, bc I'm a dingus and forgot the tin I keep them all in. Oops.

I'll probably be working with the last tea shop #solorpg all month, if nothing else bc it's just so much dang fun.

Just updated the Patreon archive! 🌿
If you're looking for art to use in your zines, tabletop campaigns or anything else, you can find it in our archive. It allows you to literally just grab any of my personal works that I've done in the past few years and use it as you wish!

A spread from Blades '68 showing the Paranormalist playbook. A David Bowie looking person is shown in two poses. On the left, holding a space helmet. On the right, floating in the air, helmet on, crackling with paranormal power.

A spread from Blades '68, showing the hull playbook. A robot wearing a shearling bomber jacket looks at the viewer, lit by a red light. A black cat sits on their shoulder.

Blades '68 playbooks: the Paranormalist, and the Hull.

Spring Villager

Great! Good luck with everything. This is the best place to link: springvillager.itch.io

Oh wow. That sounds great. Please credit me as Spring Villager. I really appreciate you getting in touch to check. 🙏

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maybe Vanguard characters? Or perhaps Catalyst characters? They don't grow themselves but cause dramatic change in others/situations.

Seconded. Librefox is great!

I have a title and some hand-wavy rules. Let’s see if I make it 🫠

thank you for sharing this. handwritten game journals are such a delight to see!

I had fun playing Last Tea Shop by @springvillager.bsky.social , recommended by @hime.vtubers.social !

I liked playing 8 roles of different customers with different background!! It was so much fun!!!!

An RPG Zine titled Last Tea Shop with a tea stall drawing on the front. Adjacent is an open journal with some writings, words, and pens. The backdrop is the inlet cove of the Pacific Ocean. Overcast with the coastline in the background.

Getting away for a few days with my spouse to the coast.

The first two days have us shacked up by the ocean, and it feels like the perfect time to finally get to Last Tea Shop by @springvillager.bsky.social.

SJO is a flawed game, but there's *something* in there. I'm surprised and delighted when people get in touch to say they experienced it too. 🙏

Space Jellyfish Overhead by Spring Villager Solo game about an encounter with interstellar jellyfish in post-civilization setting

I make small experimental games as stepping stones toward bigger projects. Mostly, I keep them private, but sometimes I put one out there. Space Jellyfish Overhead had a quiet release in 2023, but when it finds the right person, it really makes me happy.

springvillager.itch.io/space-jellyf...

If you're a reader or writer of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, you may be interested in another one of my projects!

I'm setting up a new fiction micropress with a focus on writers in the North of England, check it out 👀