Heliosail | A Solarpunk Space-Pirate TTRPG

It's pretty quiet around here since the crowdfunding ended, so to tide you over, here's a wacky little game about doing your Christmas shopping. It takes 2-3 hours, perfect for thanksgiving (if your family has a certain sense of humor).
#TTRPG #PbtA #IndieRPG
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Black Future: Emancipation of Stars from the Griot Anthology from Thoughtcrime Games.

When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg

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Donate to iTDF Diversity Scholarship, organized by Allison Cole For over a decade, the IGDN’s Diversity Sponsorship program has provided support and resources… Allison Cole needs your support for iTDF Diversity Scholarship

The IGDN’s Diversity Sponsorship has long supported emerging developers from marginalized backgrounds. After a pause in 2025 to revitalize the program under new leadership, we're excited to be re-launching in 2026! That effort begins right here, with your help!

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Heliosail | Patreon A solarpunk space pirate TTRPG campaign system

Forgot to put Alt-text for those images so here is the quick version. Left: black and white pencil drawing a Victorian luxury ship interior. Right: Three turrets drawn and labelled for a technical manual.

Join us on patreon for a new stat block every Monday. www.patreon.com/cw/Heliosail

Monster Monday: Turrets are automated defenses, often mounted on the wall or ceiling. They can operate in emergency power conditions, in a vacuum, or under high pressure.
#MonsterMonday #HeliosailGame #TTRPG #SciFi #IndieRPG

Here's the link to actually see some spreads and layout.
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Also, I hope Brian's taking a much needed break after the release, but you should follow all of his work. I love how tied in it is to his community and other artists, designers, and craftsfolk.
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Radio Free Kaiju banner from Thoughtcrime Games

THE SKY BELONGS TO THE MONSTERS.

Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.

Join the playtest below!

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We're in endgame! Every time someone pledges it extends by 10 minutes!

YouTube video by The Brothers Slim The RPG Party Finale

Join me, @cambr-found.bsky.social and the rest of the RPG Party for a closing stream in about an hour! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8geK...

Just 6 hours now! Get in there while you still can.

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.

Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.

Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.

Can you help me fix my fence? 🥺

Transcending Random Encounters in TTRPGs (Dungeon Delve #42) What story do our encounters tell? Are random encounters too complex, or too simple? Do they provide enough inspiration to the GM? This week, I give advice on how to better present, build, and write!

Greetings TTRPG friends! ... This weeks issue... well. I kinda like it. I kinda hate it. I'm kinda story-and-cinematic-GM-brained, and not theory-brained. Would appreciate your takes on this topic.
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Gannok’s Savage Stompers Wondrous item (boots), Rare (requires attunement) A pair of plated boots that are shockingly comfortable and light to the wearer, but impact with tremendous force when given momentum against an opponent. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls when making an unarmed attack. If you move more than 15 feet in a single round, you may add an additional 1d6 damage to your next successful hit. The Savage Stompers were crafted by blacksmith Jorn Hekur, and were originally intended to be a gift to the infamous ogre monk Gannok Shincrunch. Though Gannok eventually retired, his boots are rumored to have been passed along through several owners over the years. This item will magically resize to fit their new attuned owner.

Winter time means breaking out your boots, so here are some boots you can also use to break into your enemies!

This week's Wild Market seems like it's for the monks, but anyone who enjoys kicking folks (or objects) should consider investing. Protect your stompers!

#dnd #5e #ttrpg

Heliosail by Quinnsilver Studios - Gamefound You and your friends become a crew of space pirates and adventurers in this solarpunk sci-fi campaign system.

Just under 24 hours left for Heliosail!☀️⛵🪐🌱

We're trying to reach the first stretch goal before it ends! If you like art nouveau, pulp adventure, and way too many plants everywhere, this game is for you ;)
#TTRPG #Solarpunk #SciFi #Pirates #IndieRPG #Kickstarter
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I was so happy to get a chance to talk with the people at Voyage Denver about Heliosail and the long road to getting it here. Check out my interview here:
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A plain banner with the Heliosail logo and a cast of characters. The banner reads "Funded!"

Heliosail is FULLY FUNDED! 🎉
Thank you so much to everyone who helped along the way! We still have about twenty four hours left if you want a chance to back this project and get a copy for yourself!

Demoralize. In a ship-to-ship battle, spend one of your ship's actions to speak to the other ship and attempt to demoralize the crew. You must make an aplomb skill check. On success, the enemy ship loses one action from its total action pool for the remainder of the battle, as your words lower a crew member's morale. You must be at the bridge and have functional communications.

Demoralize is a great example of an offensive ability that doesn't require wielding any weapons. You can simply broadcast to the enemy ship, and attempt to turn their crew against them. Don't underestimate the power of propaganda!
-Quinn

I would also like to chime in and say: feeding people isn't something you do to be nice. Feeding people is the moral obligation of those who have more than enough. So even if his false premise was true, he's still coming out of this looking like a dick

Music Credit: “The Black Waltz” by Scott Buckley (CC-BY).

Monster Monday: Psiren Monarchs!

"Monarchs" are old, experienced psirens who leads their family or clan. They are formidable enemies, with a lifetime of experience, and legions of loyal underlings.

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YouTube video by QuinnSilverStudios How to Craft in Heliosail

An overview of Heliosail's crafting system, which is designed for simplicity and convenience. Our crafting system involves no components or material to keep track of and eliminates the need for inventory management.
#TTRPG #SciFi #IndieRPG #Solarpunk #Crafting
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The line about addressing imperfections is exactly the type of utopia I tried to build Heliosail's world to be

Flier for #Hopepit Sunday, Nov 9 community connect Nov 5 - 8 🌞🌱 Let’s elevate hope! 🌱🌞 An inclusive community-building hype event for voices of light & vision in the darkness. Open to creators of all media telling stories of hope, resilience, sustainability, mindfulness, climate change, & collapse navigation #Hopepit 🌞Use the #Hopepit hashtag to share your pitches, books, videos, articles, and art 🌱We encourage the use of additional tags, like: #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #clifi, #IndigenousFuturism, etc 🌳Not sure which genre? JOIN US anyway! 🌱We 💛 resource sharing & discussion threads! @hopepit.bsky.social climate fiction hopecore hopepunk clifi #Climatefiction nomadpunk solarpunk #solarpunk #hopecore indigenous futurism pitch hype permaculture

flier: #Hopepit community connect Nov 5 - 9 🌞 Use #Hopepit hashtag & engage with others to uplift hopepunk & build community 🌞 all styles, formats, and media welcome!! (no AI) schedule: Wed Nov 5 meet & greet introduce yourself & your work 🌞 What brings you hope? Thur Nov 6 share music & books with solarpunk & hopepunk vibes Fri Nov 7 art share: your own or related to your work Sat Nov 8 share a snippet of your creations Sun Nov 9 pitch/ promote climate fiction hopecore hopepunk clifi #Climatefiction nomadpunk solarpunk #solarpunk #hopecore indigenous futurism pitch hype permaculture

It's #Hopepit week!

🌞 share your pitches, books, videos, articles, and art
🌱 let's build community & uplift works of #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #clifi, #IndigenousFuturism, + more
🌳 Not sure if your work fits in the genre? JOIN US anyway!

join our community connect prompts starting Wednesday
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Don't trust that suspicious looking plant? Looking for a quiet way to get rid of a troublesome foe, but short on poisons? Venomous Eye lets you size up the local flora to suit your roleplaying needs, and all without having to make a skill check!
- Finny
#TTRPG #IndieRPG #HeliosailGame #Solarpunk

YouTube video by QuinnSilverStudios How to Play an Engineer

5th and final "how-to" for archetypes: the Engineer! Learn how to play an Engineer effectively, and all the things they can do with their drone. Don't miss the chance to back Heliosail, link in this thread.
#TTRPG #SciFi #Robot #IndieRPG #Solarpunk #Pirate #Engineer #Artificer
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What, this looks ADORABLE

My good bro you need to put a couple of beers in me, listen to my tipsy rant about how digital media is currently akin to oral tradition, and then cofound the field of digital archaeology with me. Floppy discs are transient, but stone tablets are forever. Also we could probably publish.

YouTube video by QuinnSilverStudios How to Play an Engineer

5th and final "how-to" for archetypes: the Engineer! Learn how to play an Engineer effectively, and all the things they can do with their drone. Don't miss the chance to back Heliosail, link in this thread.
#TTRPG #SciFi #Robot #IndieRPG #Solarpunk #Pirate #Engineer #Artificer
youtu.be/DLZ0fBGv7zU

A thing that I think is good is when a human creates a piece of art