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03.03.2026 18:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@czamboni.bsky.social
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Haha well I am not complaining! π
03.03.2026 18:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Like I told @planesailinggames.com, hanks for writing this! Very interesting and informative - and honest. We need to know these data points when making decisions about games we make and why we make them.
And thanks for making great games even though it is not financially easy β€οΈ
Thanks for writing this! Very interesting and informative.
And thanks for making great games even though it is not financially easy.
It is SO worth it, I promise! You'll love it!
02.03.2026 18:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hurray! I prefer to follow them here π
02.03.2026 15:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Educators, this is also a great game for getting players to read ballads and really play with their words, meaning(s), and the imagery they create. You can literally bring them to life!
#ttrpg #folklore #ballads #edusky
I truly enjoyed being employed by Sir Walter Scott, wander early XIX century Britain, and get to know some of the most well-known ballads and the creatures that populate them.
02.03.2026 14:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I have playtested this in campaign mode, and I found it enchanting, from the way it uses the lyrics of traditional ballads as mechanics in the game to the detailed and rich historical and cultural background of the game.
02.03.2026 14:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"Ballad Hunters", a fantastic TTRPG of investigation and British folklore by @moltensulfur.bsky.social and @pelgranepress.bsky.social, will launch soon and I could not be more excited!!
Take a look and sign up here: bit.ly/4sc4MLb
And read on -
Nice idea. I hope they can find some quieter spaces for this arrangement. Playing RPGs at cons can be very loud !
02.03.2026 14:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The playtest campaign of "For the Badge" by @sociable-turtle.bsky.social continues!
Today @planesailinggames.com, @jenkatwrites.bsky.social and I had an epic victory with our soccer team AS Obispo - this football match mechanics are so engrossing!
Laptop!
01.03.2026 01:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I am so sick of this regime and its endless violence inside and outside its borders.
Just so sick.
I know we can protest, donate, organize locally, and vote. But it's not enough and it feels maddening to go on with our lives while this nightmare continues.
A call script for elected representatives: U.S. attack on Iran: YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. Iβm a constituent from [ZIP CODE]. YOU: Iβm calling to demand [MOC/SENATOR] take urgent action after the United States joined Israel in launching strikes on Iran today. YOU: The Trump administration has again taken military action without any specific Congressional authorization. President Trump has also confirmed that the U.S. has undertaken βmajor operationsβ in Iran and has also said βU.S. lives might be lost.β YOU: I am calling on [MOC/SENATOR] to call for the following actions immediately: - Public clarification on the scope of U.S. involvement - Call for and support support the KhannaβMassie War Powers Resolution in the House. - Oppose ANY funding for military escalation without Congressional authorization. YOU: Are we or are we not at war with Iran? Congress needs to answer this question, and do it quickly. YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS β e.g. Clarify youβd like a written response]
Do it now.
Yes, you can leave a message. Yes, call the DC offices.
Script here again.
Ha, that is unlucky!
27.02.2026 22:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Right? I did not know that Montola and Stenros wrote that!
I can't wait to dig in, and it is easy to find used copies at excellent prices. :)
I got some extra research funds for a recent talk...
So I spent them on physical editions of new and old books on play and games. β€οΈ
Expect some thoughts on many of these volumes soon.
#books #play #games
Bonus pics of the English edition on "Not the End", which I forgot yesterday, and its beautiful hexagon character sheet.
27.02.2026 14:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Kult is the only game where I have ever used the x card at the table.
I like its premise but I don't like that it often ends up with some form of non consensual sex or torture porn.
I look forward to a more intimate and literary (but still frightening) take on gnostic horror.
Both in content and in art / layout, there was lots of research into old occult texts, mythology, and psychology - which I appreciate.
I will let @oneeye01.bsky.social talk more about the relationship between Kult and Kulthos. :)
Good catch! Kult is one of the main inspirations, even in the name.
Kulthos was born to address similar themes as Kult, but with an original system designed to match and support a strong focus on gnostic horror - with less emphasis on the most shocking elements of the Kult setting.
More good games by @oneeye01.bsky.social :
- Green Oaks: www.msedizioni.it/prodotto/gre...
- Five Days: www.msedizioni.it/prodotto/fiv...
- Klothos: www.msedizioni.it/prodotto/klo...
- German Democratic Republic: www.msedizioni.it/prodotto/ger...
Claudio's latest work is "Kulthos", a gnostic horror TTRPG about people trapped in a world of illusion built by a Demiurge to keep the truth about their godly nature hidden...
The game is beautiful but sadly not available in English yet! Help me make noise so an English edition can happen!
Another game available in English is "Last Resort", a one-shot cooperative role-playing game set on a tropical island, during a zombie apocalypse.
Players take on the roles of Survivors who must work together (?) to stay alive as long as possible...
Brutal and potentially hilarious!
Another of Claudio's popular games that are available in English is "Knights of the Round Academy" or KotRA, a TTRPG inspired by shonen anime, 90s super and real robots, Japanese school comedies and JRPGs.
I am currently in a campaign of KotrA, and it's great!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
The most well-known of Claudio's games is "Not the End" (co-authored with Claudio Pustorino) - a role-playing game to create adventures for heroes who are willing to risk everything - with an original hexagon-based system, HexSys.
Find it in English here:
www.manaprojectstudio.com/en/game/not-...
Hey all - please follow Claudio Serena @oneeye01.bsky.social, a good friend and one of the most prolific and interesting Italian TTRPG designers!
I love all of his work, and I happy to discuss the games I have tried and enjoyed!
Here's a pic of some of his works that I own (links in replies):
One more zine project - ending soon!
"On Call" by @vjhcreations.bsky.social - where you play "as a werewolf who canβt shift during the full moon cycle. Instead you are on call - dealing with any issues that arise that are tied to any of your pack members."
Support werewolves!
And here is the original one-page RPG, in PWYW:
storyseamstress.itch.io/stitchery-fa...
Also, if you fancy solo journaling games and dream of sketching fashionable garments in a regency-inspired modiste shop, this looks truly delightful: "Stitchery Faire" by Amanda Kastner.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
Here are more projects by the talented author: storyseamstress.com