Jozef Frajkor

Alright, it's time...

This is Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.

Light on rules, bound to the dark.

100 playtesters battle tested this game and it's finally available!

farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight

Canvas Board game in progress

Canvas, a finished painting

Canvas, a finished painting 2

A family evening of #CanvasBoardGame. I love both the aesthetic and the gameplay. Rules are easy, but the possibilities wide without becoming overwhelming. The feeling of finishing a unique "painting is a nice bonus.
#boardgame

Quests over Coffee with actual cup of coffee

Quests over Coffee with actual cup of coffee, detail

Trying out #QuestsOverCoffee by @shenbotmakes.bsky.social. I really like the simplicity, the cozy look and the fact that I can really play a game in 10 minutes while drinking coffee.

I plan on more experiments in this space between writing and a game, hopefully I'll be able to share some results soon!

The versatility of #Ironsworn and #Storytellers tables is apparent, but for writers there is also value in specialized or genre typical like the ones from #captainslog and #vaesen. And of course #spaceaces, because sometimes you need a sonic towel or holo boomerang and no other game gives it to you.

A stack of board games and RPGs.

Rulebooks of Ironsworn, Space Aces, Vaesen, Captain's Log and Storytellers.

I've had the opportunity to talk to my fellow (mostly) amateur writers about using #boardgames and #ttrpg (especially the random tables) as a tool for #writing. Not surprisingly, most of them are not giant nerds as myself and had no idea of such possibilities, not to mention the process itself.

Thanks! It's Saturday, time for some Sojourning and Spirit restoration.

Meme Mom in pool with kids, mom labeled My character, the kid she is holding is labeled Cool delve site I found, the struggling kid is labeled My Quest starter vow. Under that, a skeleton is labeled My background vow.

There is Your planet is now marked for death meme, two characters asking why, and being told "Because that guy over there rolled a Miss with a match on their Fulfill your vow roll.

I don't know about you but I've had a long and difficult day. So I unwinded by making some #Ironsworn memes. If your day was difficult as well, they might help you cheer up. Sometimes we need to do something unproductive.

Red moon eclipse as seen from Veľký Šariš Slovakia

Red moon eclipse, partially obscured by clouds, as seen from Veľký Šariš Slovakia

A red moon eclipse. Spaghetti bolognese were spilled this night or something.

I don't know Wild Talents, I'll have a look at it, thanks!

Conducting research for my next blog.
Did you play a #ttrpg where you could succeed too much? Where the highest degree of success was not always desirable?
Or maybe you homebrewed something like this to a system that didn't have this rule?
Image is purely illustrative.
#rpg

kermit the frog and darth vader are standing next to each other . kermit is wearing a black hood . Alt: kermit the frog and £evil" kermit are standing next to each other . evil kermit is wearing a black hood . one is saying "do it"

#SelfPromoSaturday time once again!
Show off your artwork, TTRPG projects, sale or anything you're proud of!

- No GenAI/Tech bro stuff (blocked if you do)
- Like and share
- Alt-text as much as possible please!

(Un)Helpful Robots by Jozef Frajkor

Thanks for the space!
My newest project is #onepagerpg made for @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social (Un)Helpful Robots. The humans in future are completely inept, and it falls to robots like you to take care of them and the space station. But sometimes you help too much...
gorgonhead.itch.io/unhelpful-ro...

Finished Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by @brandonsanderson.com. I'm too old to be the target audiencie, but did I enjoy this book! I liked it even better than Mistborn, and I liked that one! And so many lessons for an amateur writer like me.
11/10 would stack stones again
#booksky

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It's the final days for the Ironsworn/Starforged Bundle of Holding! Get a fantastic deal on the complete Ironsworn family of games — a universe of adventure for solo, co-op, and guided play.

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#ttrpg

That process sounds so illogical, right? :D

Some older Czech games used Pán jeskyně (lord of the cave - obviously an indirect translation of Dungeon Master and Pán hry (literally Lord of the Game). Not too subtle.
The Campmaster's Guide to Survival used Campmaster - this was my friend's submission to Summer Camp themed Pocket Quest.

YouTube video by The Bad Spot Happy Birthday, Ironsworn! | The Ironsworn Guyz | Podcast

Lovely discussion of Ironsworn past and future with @thebadspot.bsky.social and @errantadventurespod.com

youtu.be/N9pdz8cISuw?...

I also never actually got to playing Blades, just listened to actual play by @errantadventurespod.com some time ago, but those flashbacks and "shrodinger's inventory" (I forgot what it's actually called :D ) are certainly very interesting concepts.

Glad you liked the blog!
Not every game is for everyone, and that's fine. But I think #Ironsworn also has a lot of value in that how well it conveys the philosophy of "play to find out" approach. Not to mention the Oracles.

Wow, this reached 30 reads in less then 24 hours, which is more than the whole blog had until today :) Thanks, #ironsworn community, you're the best!
I'm planning to continue writing, mainly about less known and indie RPGs. Obviously I'm not chasing numbers, but more is coming if you're interested!

How Ironsworn changed how I think about RPGs This article is going to be a bit longer and more personal, but it can’t be avoided since its about my way of thinking in TTRPGs, so…

A short and a bit personal article about how #ironsworn by @shawntomkin.bsky.social changed the way I'm looking at #TTRPG and made me realize a lot of things. medium.com/@gorgonhead/...

(Un)Helpful Robots by Jozef Frajkor

You can find it here: gorgonhead.itch.io/unhelpful-ro...

(Un)Helpful Robots, a #onepageRPG about robots helping inept hopeless humans but sometimes succeeding too much. My submission to #OnePageRPGJam2025, suitable also for playing with kids.
@onepagerpgjam.bsky.social

These games are not for everyone. Some may not even be good. But the customer should be the one to decide, not somebody else for "their own good".
#freedomtobuy
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Breathless RPG Jam 2 — similarities of plague and zombies Last month I joined Fari RPGs’ Breathless Jam 2. There is a Breathless SRD so it’s easy to make a scenario or a hack for the game. And I…

While writing my game Days of the Plague for @farirpgs.com #BreathlessJam2 , I realized there are many  similarities in settings with widespread plague and zombie apocalypse. So I've written a short article about it. Enjoy!
medium.com/@gorgonhead/...

Cover for the TTRPG adventure “Twilight for the White Widow”

RELEASED! My very first adventure for @farirpgs.com TTRPG BREATHLESS, as part of the (almost over!) #breathlessjam2 | Action, intrigue, and boarding actions on the high seas!

the-cargo-bay.itch.io/whitewidow

Days of the Plague - Jozef Frajkor | DriveThruRPG A solo friendly Breathless game set in renaissance Italy The Black Death epidemic is raging, killing indiscriminately people from all social classes. Fields are abandoned. Trading has stopped. Society...

You can find Days of the Plague, a #breathless system game set in renaissance Italy hit by Black Death on @drivethrurpg.com :
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5288...

Days of the Plague by Jozef Frajkor A Breathless game set in reaissance Italy

My submission to @farirpgs.com's #breathlessjam2 - Days of the Plague. It's the Breathless you know and love, but in renaissance Italy during the Black Death outbrake. Player(s) take up the role(s) of refugees trying to find a safe haven.
Link:
gorgonhead.itch.io/days-of-the-...
#ttrpg #solorpg

How playing TTRPGs made me a better writer I have played RPGs most of my life. I also write. Short stories, some successful in writing contests, but nothing professional. But it’s…

I am a long-time #ttrpg player and also an (amateur) writer. There are lessons to be learned in RPGs that are applicable to writing. Here are some ways in which playing RGPs made me a better writer. medium.com/@gorgonhead/...