Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop

A red text logo on a dark off-black. The logo reads "PAGERS" in a font with the holes in the A and R filled. The P at the front is styled like a piece of paper folding inward.

My single-page TTRPG book club PAGERS is currently open to nominations for what game we play this month!

Join us: discord.gg/z2uyRVuW2q

Designers, artists, APers, zine writers, newsletter writers/editors, critics, podcasters... any and all are welcome.

Dragon Reactor: Embers, Ashes, Moments and Stars A mythopoetic mech TTRPG about war, tragedy, and what you do with the power to change the world.

Good morning, y'all!

Dragon Reactor, our mythopoetic mech tragedy TTRPG, is at $4,700 raised of our $7k goal- we're getting so close!

At this stage we need your help to cross the finish line. Tell your friends, be loud in your discords, spread the word so we can bring this dream of ours to life!

SACRED MACHINATIONS When ancient monsters re-awaken, five resistance fighters must embrace their destinies as divinely endowed mech pilots—despite clashing duties and domains. These pilots are Yazrin Wali, a mechanic-tur...

SACRED MACHINATIONS is the official actual play of the upcoming TTRPG of the same name inspired by Gundam and diverse approaches to divinity.

When ancient monsters re-awaken, five resistance fighters must embrace their destinies as divinely endowed mech pilots—despite clashing duties and domains.

Armour Astir: Advent by Briar Sovereign Revolutionary mechs and magic, powered by the apocalypse.

ARMOUR ASTIR: ADVENT is a high-fantasy mecha ttrpg about striking back against an authority that seeks to control you.

It is a game of rival pilots clashing in steel-clad Astirs, of soldiers holding their own against the odds, and of spies and diplomats twisting the world to their ends.

Check your email! You'll want to read the July Mecha Newsletter's interviews with designers Briar Sovereign of Armour Astir and Drakoniques of Sacred Machinations.

Plus, lots of great community content this month!

This layout is some of my best work I hope yall check this out. This game is SO cool and I have been waiting for folks to get this!!!

This is it. When I get to chat with other game makers it feels like we’re explorers and investigators getting together to swap tips and stories and find out how our last expeditions into the wilds of design went. Sharing this knowledge enriches and encourages each other.

We gotta boost, boost, boost in broad daylight.

I wanna spread the word so far so I can put so much art in this thing. It's the finale, help me make it grand.

Dragon Reactor, the mythopoetic #mech tragedy #ttrpg is live on BackerKit, and (as of this post's writing) almost at $4k raised!

If you like Gundam 0079, Pacific Rim, Armored Core and mythic tales of tragic heroes, then this is a game you don't wanna miss.

Back it now!
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This is one of the reasons I enjoyed flipping through @weregazelle.bsky.social's Armour Astir. And I enjoyed all of the possibilities that the different art styles suggested.

He's spilling your secrets to the world! @aaronmfking.bsky.social @aavoigt.bsky.social

Thanks, Nick! I appreciate it!

Armour Astir and Sacred Machinations Featuring Armour Astir, plus interviews with Briar Sovereign and Drakoniques

The August Mecha TTRPG Newsletter is out and it features Armour Astir by @weregazelle.bsky.social! Plus an interview with @drakoniques.itch.io about Sacred machinations.

You can also find the monthly round-up of mecha content: a new crowdfunder, an AP with two mecha superstars, a review, and more!

HOME Review – Mechs, Monsters, and Mapmaking “One year ago the Rift opened and the Kaiju attacked. It tore our cities apart, rampaging for days until we finally dropped the bomb. We killed the beast but lost so much in the process. We k…

Neat dice mechanics and story prompts, cool giant robots, terrifying Kaiju, and awesome maps! Check out our review of HOME from @deepdark.games! cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2025/08/01/h...

Armour Astir and Sacred Machinations Featuring Armour Astir, plus interviews with Briar Sovereign and Drakoniques

Learn more about Armour Astir and Sacred Machinations in interviews with their creators in this month's mecha ttrpg newsletter:

www.backwardstabletop.com/armour-astir...

SACRED MACHINATIONS When ancient monsters re-awaken, five resistance fighters must embrace their destinies as divinely endowed mech pilots—despite clashing duties and domains. These pilots are Yazrin Wali, a mechanic-tur...

Divinely empowered mech pilots confront their destinies in @drakoniques.itch.io's Sacred Machinations. The TTRPG is powered by Fabula Ultima, and the podcast actual play is at episode 7

Armour Astir: Advent by Briar Sovereign Revolutionary mechs and magic, powered by the apocalypse.

Mechs meet fantasy in @weregazelle.bsky.social's Armour Astir, a PBTA game about pushing back against authority.

Armour Astir and Sacred Machinations Featuring Armour Astir, plus interviews with Briar Sovereign and Drakoniques

The August Mecha TTRPG Newsletter is out and it features Armour Astir by @weregazelle.bsky.social! Plus an interview with @drakoniques.itch.io about Sacred machinations.

You can also find the monthly round-up of mecha content: a new crowdfunder, an AP with two mecha superstars, a review, and more!

OK, you can tell I'm doing other things, because my brain is throwing WILD-ASS TTRPG ideas at me. I'm sharing to get it out of my brain:

Katamari Damacy X Metal Bringer (a very cool pixel art Mech game) = Junk Wing.

Down on their luck pilots taking odd jobs with garbage Gundams.

#mintrecommends - Viking Sagas

Hello! The following recommendations are either based on Norse Fantasy, Viking Fantasy, or historical Norse societies.

Dragon Slayers TTRPG Heroic fantasy roleplaying using the award winning Slayers system. Time to slay a dragon.

I just backed @gilarpgs.bsky.social's Dragon Slayers TTRPG on kickstarter.

Time to play a warlock 🔥 👁️ and slay a dragon! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Final days to submit your community content!

My most recent payout took three weeks, and I received it earlier this week.

Itch has fought repeatedly to keep adult content on their site (like during their apple lawsuit) and this was exactly what anyone who has been around for a few minutes should have expected tbh

Dragon Slayers TTRPG Heroic fantasy roleplaying using the award winning Slayers system. Time to slay dragon.

We're getting really close to 50% funded after just a few hours into day one!

Get yourself a new heroic fantasy TTRPG! Play asymmetric classes! Slay dragons!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

hi

Coming soon: Dragon Slayers TTRPG High fantasy roleplaying using the Slayers system.

Rise and shine nerds, it's Dragon Slayers day.

Launching in 4 hours.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

As someone who is working on two solo ttrpgs and avoiding starting on a third, I would like to hear about your solo game idea and then commiserate on our lack of time and funding 👀

Keep that fire kindled, PV!