Jeff Jones

Denizens of the Blood Sands | OSE Bestiary A weird sci-fi/fantasy compendium brimming with radioactive monstrosities, techno-priests, and an amalgamation of other beasts!

Come and see what this is all about!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

Solo Games in Prisons This is a form for games creators interested in donating a solo-journaling game for work in prisons with participatory theatre company TiPP. Incarcerated people in the latter stages of a life senten...

If you're a solo journaling TTRPG creator and would be willing to donate a copy for a project in prisons, I'd love to hear from you! I'm working with Manchester-based participatory theatre company TiPP to explore the use of journaling games as reflective tools for incarcerated persons. Form here:

Dark Visions - For the Shadowdark RPG An expansion for Shadowdark featuring sixteen cults, GM & Player resources, and three adventures!

We are now officially a "Project Kickstarter Loves."
Click the link to see what all the love is about.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

We are funded. Come check it out.

Thanks, Michael!

HARD VACUUM - Issue 01: Pirate Bait - Boondock RPG Adventures | DriveThruRPG From the developer of the Scoundrels of Brixton setting comes HARD VACUUM, a new series of action-packed science-fiction adventures for use with Cepheus Engine and adaptable for different versions of ...

Hello, all. Friend, writer and editor @boondock60mm.bsky.social has written and published an adventure for Cepheus Engine (which works smoothly with Traveller). It is a gritty sci-fi adventure that works great with Scoundrels of Brixton setting.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

YouTube video by Elle & Toni Harvest Moon (Neil Young cover)

SUBLIME SONGS: Harvest Moon

It hits me in the feels every time, for reasons I don't understand. I love every cover of this song. Cranky Neil can sure write lovely songs.

youtu.be/RI16dMyPZh4?...

With more titles comes less creative work. Writing, which I am inefficient at, will diminish. I will hire more people to do the work I normally do, which will make projects less profitable.

Also, more project may creates backer burnout.....

Hmmmm

I hoped for seven titles in 2024 but only Kickstarted six. Due to the prompting of Zac, I will go for eleven in 2025 but it hard to say if that is remotely achievable.

$37k in Kickstarter funds raised in 2024. Much of it went to freelancers (yay), printing costs, fees and upcoming taxes. Gary's Appendix is clearly the strongest title. As a part time publisher effort, cost and reward are on my mind. What should I do different for 2025? What will I do different?

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My product is in good company! Great job, Levi!

Thank you for the shout out!

A5 book cover. Greyish blue background. Cover image is in the wayang kulit style. Series title: Mausantara, Keris and whiskers role-playing. Placed at top of page. Issue title: Issue One, Padjadjaran Peregrinations. Placed at bottom. Mausritter compatability logo placed above issue title.

Designing my first elements for Mausantara as a learning exercise in design and layout for Affinity. This is one of the cover variants. My 12 year old son had no idea I was working on this project until he saw this image. He was so excited to see #Mausritter set in Parahyangan he squeaked.
#RPGSEA

Drawing of G+ as a slain dead character. RIP 2011-2019

Well, for the moment Bsky is giving off strong vibes. While not the same as G+ was, it's quite good and lively and fun.

I think the G+ days were more innocent and unfiltered and things have changed in ways that make it impossible to ever go back there. For better or worse.

and the rules might be adjusted (per ongoing playtest) but the core writing will be done.

One project I didn't have the manuscript completed after the project funded. I kept second guessing myself if it was truly done or I was just tired of it and was ready to get it out. Another reason I won't put myself into that position again...unless I decide to do a heartbreaker....

Taking backer money and then struggle to finish is a nightmare. Trying to make a bad premise work or struggling through personal disasters to finish happens.

A friend took a small-ish project to KS a few years ago with no manuscript. He regularly produces contentb but this has been a tale of woe.

Agreed. Every project is speculation and involves financial risk. My way is right for me, to mitigate my own stress.

But per the OP, I do believe that one should have the lion's share of the writing done or risk "wandering in the wilderness."

This is irony: Kickstarter was intended to fund ideas and make them a reality, but projects fund better if they are close to completion at a campaign's start.
I think the OP is spot on because it reduces stress on the creator/publisher. I try to have proof copies in hand before my campaign starts.

Bluesky TTRPG Starter Packs Directory – WobbleRocket A directory of TTRPG Starter Packs for Bluesky, compiled by PJ Coffey and Wobblerocket. The packs are organized by category.

An amazing list if #ttrpg starter packs created by @wobblerocket.com ! Check it out!

www.wobblerocket.com/bluesky-ttrp...

Good advice.

Photo of me holding my newly published Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure "Secret of the Whispering God"

It feels so good to hold the finished work in one's hands!

Now on with the sequel! #DCC @rpg-ramblings.bsky.social

secret of the whispering god zine

Congratulations @rpg-ramblings.bsky.social and @mazinga.bsky.social for a fantastic adventure. The quality of the publication is top notch! The content is exciting and I can't wait to see where this goes in the future!

Secrets of the Whispering God, check it out NOW!

Gregory is working on part two. Next adventure will be bigger and lean even heavier into the weird.

No. Will have to check out the demo. One feature that I need is easy to use find and replace functions for special characters.

Start out with small projects you won’t publish and work your way up in complexity. I started by reformatting adventures and existing game rules in a zine format.

I bought a Russian advent calendar. Every time you open a window an oligarch falls out.

a man is sitting at a desk with a panda bear on his shoulders ALT: a man is sitting at a desk with a panda bear on his shoulders

I love my Mac. Ten years ago I switched from Windows to Apple with no regrets.

However,
I hate Numbers. Really hate Numbers. Tried to adapt to Numbers. Numbers is pretty. Numbers looks like it should be easy to use. But I hate it. [trying to avoid a 365 subscription]

I hate Pages...

Can I get eleven projects to Kickstarter in 2025? Probably not, but is doable unless we have a mild winter and I spent too much time playing disc golf. :D

It suffered most by its apparent small budget, but clearly this series was a work of love by everyone involved.