@ostrichmonkey.bsky.social
31, he/him. #ttrpg designer - of the sort of spooky and sort of strange variety ๐ ostrichmonkey.itch.io ๐ patreon.com/OstrichmonkeyGames ๐ง ostrichmonkey.games@gmail.com
yeah!! that's exactly the vibe im going for
26.02.2026 03:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0the map moving around based on the realm clock, and then the player also having the ability to move things around with the right tools is going to be very interesting!
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A set of six diagrams, each made up of squares arranged in a 3x3 grid. Each square is numbered with pips from 1 to 9. The upper three diagrams show the first row of three squares being shifted by one square to the right so that the three-pip square loops around and fills the space where the one-pip square was. The bottom three grids show the middle column shifting down one square, so that the 8-pip square loops around to fill the space of the 2-pip square.
you're going to be able to move the realm map around like this
26.02.2026 03:08 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0About to go live with one of the greatest RPG designers of our times.
26.02.2026 01:02 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I hope you like rearranging a grid of d6s a lot
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Digital illustration of an orange mech with an energy blade leaping through the air to smite three opposing mechs. There is smoke on the battlefield and the sky is red behind them.
Also, while I'm posting, have a look at this cover for an upcoming mecha game that I cannot tell you any more about!
Thought I'd try my hand at a Gundam: Origins kind of thing.
figured out the random generation and rearranging of the realm as you play bit, now to just
write everything else
I'm soft launching migrating my newsletter to Beehiiv.
Check it out, poke around, kick the tires. Let me know what you think.
lonearchivist.beehiiv.com
48 hours left on this one!
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It's the last 24 hours for the #EternalRuins #RPG, so if you haven't already checked it out on #kickstarter, now is a *really* good time!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
knight in blue/purple, moon themed outfit
Character design commission
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Finally, a new post on Patreon, featuring an update for Free Company and a look at a new sci-fi game design called Cosmoport! www.patreon.com/posts/151654...
25.02.2026 19:56 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I will be running games at Breakout Con! Both of my Wildsea games are full, but I still have room at each of my Protect the Child one-shots -> although they are filling up fast! Check them out below.
breakout2026.sched.com/speaker/mint...
hey bsky ttrpg folks, who's gonna be at breakout next month?
23.02.2026 23:05 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0do iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
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Text reads: BARBAROUS CHAPTER 9
BARBAROUS UPDATE! ๐ Chapter 9 Pg 37!
Goodnight, boys! ๐
Read for free at johnnywander.com!
I think Iโm on track to drop two free games in time for adepticon (end of March), best way to be up on them is the mailing list at Worldchamp.io
24.02.2026 14:06 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Cover image of Chain Link, featuring five figures debating how to navigate a mega dungeon, with enemies surrounding them.
ChainรLink, a semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG.
glyphtide.games/chainxlink
thanks Luke!! Harvest has really been a great inspiration as I work on thi
24.02.2026 22:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Recruitment is live for the Romance ttrpg bundle!
It'll run early March, and all profits will be split evenly between contributors.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A screenshot of text that reads: Gossamer A green thing that is gossamer shimmers and flits and alights. It is a gleaming whisper, a snowflake on a sunny day, a seed wisp carried on the wind. It is temporary and beautiful and entrancing. A green thing that is gossamer can always: Wind around the heart and soul of a living thing Suddenly vanish, only to reappear elsewhere Create a beautiful illusion to act as a lure When a gossamer green thing sheens and tempts, lures and entrances, dances and disappears, or in any other way ephemerally enthralls, it generates a token. When a gossamer green thing touches something, it changes. It might: Cause something to glitter like gold and precious stones, becoming the center of desire Make something begin to fade, marking it as not long for this world Conceal a hidden rot beneath a gilded beauty
A screenshot of text that reads: Pillar A pillar local is central to the community. They are a leader, an elder, or someone everyone turns to in times of trouble. Vibes Aged, wrinkled, but standing tall and straight like a mountain Wearing old fashioned and traditional clothing A commanding charisma that pulls people in A pillar local can always: Call together a meeting of important locals who will always attend Consult the accumulated wisdom of a location Dismiss a warning, thinking they know better A pillar local can ask of the wanderers: What will you do to prove that you are not here to stir up trouble? You chose to leave this region once, why did I want you to stay? What have you brought here that will inevitably cause a disruption?
A screenshot of text that reads: Contemplative A contemplative location is quiet and full of solitude. It might be an ancient tree in the center of a hidden clearing, a small library in the basement of an old manor. It might be an overlook at the top of a valley or a secluded hollow behind a waterfall. It is quiet and serene. Vibes Faint birdsong that floats between dense and lush foliage Large boulders covered in patchwork greens of soft mosses A constant soft shade cast by the canopy that muffles sound The sound of windchimes and gentle pattering of rain The trickle of moving water slowly shaping time and space A footpath that winds in methodical spirals While in this location, spend a token to: Uncover a solution after time and meditation Recenter a chaotic or disturbed inner balance Learn from deep wisdom, worn into the space like grooves While in this location you can always: Catch your breath and emerge refreshed Temporarily quiet the tumult Experience a spark of inspiration Stories, rumors, legends you might hear about in this place: A mystic has meditated within the hollowed trunk of a great tree for 50 years Sleeping in this place imparts dreams fully of cryptic wisdom The stars do not change in this location, eternal constellations The bodies of those who pass turn into piles of flower petals The veins of leaves grow in the shape of letters spelling out poetry Children have begun growing a third eye on their forehead
Here's a look at some of the things you can find in the game so far (a green things trait, a local trait, and a location):
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Another Green Wanderings update over on patreon! Added more traits for locals, green things, and locations.
24.02.2026 20:43 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0wetlands based procedures ๐
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Illustration of a gigantic monster looming over a traveler paddling a boat in a swamp.
Hoping to get the Mire supplement for WYRM put together today and released on itch tomorrow!
Rules for swamp travel, getting a river boat, encounters and diseases, new monsters, tools, magic items, weapons, and armor.
All PWYW.
Illustration of the show twin peaks. The setting is inside the black lodge, next to a lamp post with a strong light source is a statue, two hands in a strange formation & a cup of coffee turned upside down pouring out. Underneath is dale cooper walking next to a mirror image of himself. The doppelgรคnger is looking at the viewer with one shining eye. At the top left and bottom right corners are a symbol of two triangles, representing the two mountain peaks of twin peaks
and if you can believe it... it's twin peaks day once again #art
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I just shared the text only document for Mire, the upcoming swamp themed WYRM supplement, with my patrons.
I'm hoping to have the full-release together and posted tomorrow!
www.patreon.com/posts/wyrm-m...
Tunnel Daddy has unfortunately sold at least one copy, thus validating its design.
24.02.2026 17:36 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
BEASTS is live!
BEASTS is a Powered-By-The-Apocalypse Tabletop RPG about teenagers with the power to transform into animals fighting a secret war against secret invaders.
Come back the project and help make it a reality! Share this post and spread the word!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lat...
No one really starts with a blank page.
Today, Iโll be giving a crash course on how to start stealing concepts for layout design and making them your own.
It's the last couple of days of the Eternal Ruins RPG Kickstarter campaign, so if you haven't backed already, please give it a look! I worked on this with @felixisaacs.bsky.social and Sam Carr, and it's pretty darn good, if I do say so myself.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
#ttrpgs #cosy #rpg
