Josh Fox (he/him)

Greens won in Manchester, and not by a small margin. In a way it's horrifying that a by-election feels so high-stakes, but it's nice to have some good news. Huzzah.

I'm looking forward to a possible era of playing in the afternoons (which is what I was doing in my 20s), which may upend all of these assumptions. We'll see - feels tantalisingly close but also might not pan out.

Also, maybe I'll find 5-6 hours is exhausting even in the afternoon. I'm old.

I would like it if I could run 4+ hour sessions, in theory. In practice, my group only plays in the evening when (a) we're all tired, (b) starting no earlier than the kids go to bed, (c) with a hard stop before anyone actually falls asleep.

Character classes
Balance
More than one player
PC stats
Turns
Hit points (or equivalent- sanity etc)
Equipment

9-and-a-bit hours left!

Cool, thanks for the datapoint. Did you do much promo to get those 40 followers, and the subsequent backers?

Ah yeah, I was thinking more recently. I think our first few Kickstarters had zero pre-launch followers, it just wasn't a particularly important thing to do back then.

But wait, when you say the latter - did you mean one of those was recent?

(I should say, it doesn't have to be Kickstarter specifically, I'm interested in any crowdfunding platform.)

Hey, folks who do TTRPG Kickstarters - what's the smallest number of pre-launch followers you've successfully funded with? What was your funding target, and how narrowly did you make it with that number?

As is only right and proper!

Photo of Lovecraftesque 2E, showing box, two rules booklets and three sets of supplement card decks.

Interior spread from Lovecraftesque 2E rules booklet, a clean single-column layout using parchment background with 19th century visual details, and inset example card images to illustrate the rules text.

Cover of Wonder x Worlds, an image of a person in the foreground facing a fantastic landscape, vertically divided so that the left side is fantasy-coded and the right sci-fi coded. Title reads WONDER x WORLDS - Colin H. Kuhl - A Roleplaying Game Engine for Limitless Adventure, typeset in clean contemporary style.

Interior spread from Wonder x Worlds, showing a 2-column layout with in-line infographics and callout box on left page, and full-page flowchart diagram for a "Solo Mode" process on the right page. Layout combines a clean contemporary approach with typography referencing classic sci-fi game manuals, and the color coding for this spread is light and dark blues.

I just updated my portfolio page with some of my fav recent projects - Lovecraftesque 2E from @armadajosh.bsky.social & @beckyannison.bsky.social, and Wonder × Worlds from @colinkahl.bsky.social.

I have time coming up, get in touch if you're looking for layout help!

www.ndpdesign.com/portfolio

Bundle for Two 4 Sweetheart! – er, we mean, adventurer! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this all-new Bundle for Two 4 brings you our fourth fresh-faced assortment of tabletop roleplaying games for two players. Lure ...

36 hours left if you want to get in on this year's Bundle For Two.

It happens to include my game Stealing Your Heart, a regency romance that is also a heist game. One of you wants marriage, the other is a thief. Who will get the upper hand in this game of love?

bundleofholding.com/presents/For...

I don't even like pancakes that much, but I continue to pay tribute to their wheaty flatness, lest they rise from the frying pan and lay waste to our world.

But most importantly, I always sing their special hymn:

I'm off to Tabletop Gaming Live this morning, will be noodling around the trade hall then talking on a panel about making games. Anyone I know gonna be there?

Bundle for Two 4 Sweetheart! – er, we mean, adventurer! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this all-new Bundle for Two 4 brings you our fourth fresh-faced assortment of tabletop roleplaying games for two players. Lure ...

Valentine's Day is coming and we have a bunch of romantic #ttrpgs for you to enjoy.

But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social

#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday

Small Folk in Big Coats A simple and chaotic RPG about a group of smallfolk with wildly differing goals.

My Zinequest project is live!

In Small Folk in Big Coats you each play as a little guy in a stack masquerading a single big guy. You're unlikely to get caught, but you’re even less likely to work together.

It’s very silly and easy to get playing. Go Check it out!
tinyurl.com/sfibc

Andriy does amazing logo design work!

I've been thinking and these are probably the best logos I've designed so far

Ironically, Becky wrote this on the week I'm editing my GM advice chapter, completely rewriting large sections of it.

But it's true, usually I write stuff and - unless playtesting tells me changes are needed - I get it pretty close to final right away.

Coming soon: Il Fantasma del Giallo - An RPG of Violence and Identity Your acting career is a ruin. You're out of options. Every path travelled, every bridge burnt. But there's always work in the Yellow...

Hey folks! The prelaunch for my first solo kickstarter just went up here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/har...

I've been working on this for years, so if you dig it or simply wish me well, please repost or share in discords.

Mailing list here: hardyroachgames.co.uk/il-fantasma-...

Coming soon: Il Fantasma del Giallo - An RPG of Violence and Identity Your acting career is a ruin. You're out of options. Every path travelled, every bridge burnt. But there's always work in the Yellow...

If you or a contact wants me on a podcast or video to talk about Il Fantasma del Giallo, let me know. I can talk about the philosophy, politics, and influences of my work (and other's) till the cows come home. I'm down to run games as well, time permitting.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/har...

Carnival Tenebris!

If anyone *was* thinking about making Spawned From Tenebrium stuff - just reach out to us! We're always happy to talk :)

I am hoping to pull together an SRD/hacking guide type thing to try and encourage people to make more Spawned From The Tenebrium stuff but it doesn't exist yet. Ex Ten and Carn Ten are somewhat in conversation with each other so some design ideas from Carn may feed back into Ex behind the scenes.

Yeah, so we're usually open to people writing stuff based on our stuff, provided they talk to us about it, and don't steal our material outright (i.e. plagiarise it). We've not so far done a formal licence! In this case it's us of course, so no formal stuff involved.

If you don't know about red cards, they're a very good resource!

www.ilrc.org/redcards

#ICE #immigration #ICEraids #fuckICE #LaMigra

Also note the baseless threats

Open the door or I will kick it down.

The officer has no warrant, he has no right to entry.

Multiple threats to arrest for 'obstruction'

There is no obstruction, as there is no legal order that he's failing to comply with.

Cops lie all the time.

I know plenty have folks have shared it but in case you missed it, Discord is asking for user opinions on adding AI to the platform. Give em hell and tell them precisely how you feel about it. Including the intent to leave if it's added in.

discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Today is your last chance to vote for most anticipated game of 2026 - get in there! (And please consider voting for Ex Tenebris!)

I've had one of these (well two actually), too. Watch out!

More detail: folks receiving emails purporting to come from Backerkit claiming their password has been changed. It hasn't, and presumably the link in the email doesn't go anywhere good.