Bad Quail Games // G. Michael Truran

Itch-dot-io user Thulsa Gloom writes: "Some of my favourite design in the jam so far just for how clean it is. Trifold is also a nice choice. So nice, so clean. Love the tone, and the characters. Well done!"

A freshly constructed 4' by 3' Kallax shelf.

Gods, kings, and monsters: all are beholden to the games storage hive.

Happy Zero Cool Day to everyone who celebrates…

Itch-dot-io user Redcap Press writes: "Very fun! You absolutely nail the weird Appendix N vibe, and you laid everything out in a very clear and intuitive way that’d make it easy to pick up and run. Great job!"

Appx. N Jam A game jam from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-15 hosted by Dank Dungeons & jorphdan. A list of fantasy and science fiction literature that inspired Dungeons & Dragons. Featuring authors such as Robert E Howar...

I've gone through about 30 entries in the Appendix N jam now, and there are SO many amazing ones. You should definitely take a look through and get some inspo for your games! itch.io/jam/appx-n-jam

Itch-dot-io user Explorers Design write: "I really like the cover for this. It's doing a lot with very little."

Itch-dot-io user Labyrinthine Press writes: "The layout is great—accessible, cohesive, and easy to parse. The prose is equally strong; its evocative and descriptive nature perfectly matches the literary pulp-fiction vibe. Bravo!"

Itch-dot-io user ArcaneSporecery writes: "Clearly organized, high in flavor, and a near perfect economy of words. It almost feels like a pulpy cross between the start of Lest Darkness Fall and The Colour Out of Space (since we're speaking in Appendix N terms). This is a strong powder keg setup with the notable people involved, but I would have liked to see a few more proverbial (or literal) buttons and levers for the party to mess with in the "dungeon" itself. The modest usage of graphics is clean and inspiring. Exemplary entry."

Itch-dot-io user spezbaby writes "Picaresque meets science fantasy meets Basionland. This has a ton of good jammed into a pamphlet. Great layout and the writing is clear and creative. Really nice work."

The Gnôles of Nuth by Bad Quail Games An Adventure Into the Odd

Critical praise for The Gnôles of Nuth from Appendix N Jam comments, a thread:

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I didn't get terribly far. But the game was definitely a vibe.

I remember a game that had a tutorial like, "God, king, and monster: are all subject to the game controller layout." Think it might have been Necropolis?

This game doesn't do exactly the thing I want it to, so I'm going to spend 18 months rewriting it so it does.

I'd totally use the 50 krona piece as a notebook charm.

* Cole Wehrle

Especially with games that invite you to make decisions not just in their mechanisms, but in their fictive space. (2/2)

Cole Wherle has a great GDC talk about kingmaking that I think kind of plays into this. Like, you can be in a position where you know you can't win, but your play can still impact the outcome of the game, and that can be really fun. (1/2)

I've been listening for months and I just hit January 2024.

3d6 Down the Line is a pretty played straight OSR actual play. Mostly using Old School Essentials (but I think their next/current campaign is Mothership).

What Child Is This? Iron Man Mode.

. . . I should resub . . .

Dream cats

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"I don't need to teach my kids how to find information because the content slop machine wire mother is there to preempt their decision making."

Art is (the product of) human skill.

That's it.

Did a person make it with any amount of expertise? (And, I do mean ANY): bam! ART!!

But, seriously, anyone who says 'video games (or any other medium) isn't art' probably doesn't have a definition of art I'd find coherent.

Art is when you do money laundering for dilettantes.

XD I was not expecting a bunny!

The Phantom of the Paradise

circa. 2022