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Hello! I'm Jake (aka NoThatOtherJake)(33M), the sole proprietor of Fancy Zombie Games. Artist, Twitch Streamer, Forever-GM, Bird-Dad, Navy Sailor, and Avid Procrastinator. More to follow on products for OSR TTRPGs. Follow if you're interested. I love you!

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Itโ€™s a damn shame what they did to the series. The one after this was such a let down. Fight for NY was just special.

03.11.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bruh KOTOR and Def Jam Fight for NY are top-tier choices ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

03.11.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The art and the inspiration ๐Ÿฅฐ I love my baby #birb, Beba. This was my first #pixel #art using #Aseprite and Iโ€™m looking forward to learning more techniques and animation!

#Alexandrine #Parakeet

28.09.2025 21:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

5) Last One-shot scenario is looting a trapped crypt in the Valley of the Unfortunate Undead. There are multiple entrances and branches inside. Doing final touches before I playtest later this year.

Thatโ€™s about it so far. Sorry for not having any currently released! Thanks again for following!

03.09.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

4) A One-shot scenario which takes place in an alchemistโ€™s tower near Lake Onda where they accidentally opened a portal to a demonic realm, releasing zombies and a demon and trapping them on the roof. Playtested 2 times and was a blast as well, but tweaking the difficulty level.

03.09.2025 08:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

3) A starter adventure where PCs are militiamen from Sudglan searching Sarkash for a kidnapped princess. They fall down pit traps into a den of murderous ratfolk and have to find / fight their way out. Iโ€™ve playtested this 4 times now and itโ€™s been a blast!

This leads to a Sarkash hexcrawl.

03.09.2025 08:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2) Alternate rules for creating new โ€œMilitiamenโ€ PCs who have 1 of 20 random quarks instead of classes and some tweaks to starting equipment. This will be released with 10 premade PCs.
Alternate rules for xp and leveling up using an โ€œarchetypeโ€ system inspired by Shadowdark.

03.09.2025 08:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1) Thank you for your interest! Lol. Iโ€™m slow on making art before Iโ€™m ready to publish, but Iโ€™m happy to share info on my projects:
A cursed sorcerer who can cast spells without scrolls, but at a cost.
A rat-man class with rat-inspired abilities.
Rules and abilities for slowly turning to a goblin.

03.09.2025 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah! Iโ€™ve never been to a CON, but it sounds so fun!

19.08.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I also have the core book but have not ran it yet. I recommend Haunted City from the Glass Cannon Network if you want a solid actual play of the game.

19.08.2025 00:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for the recommendation!!

19.08.2025 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Calling myself out a bit on these โ€œnear futureโ€ projects, but I aim to have these all released by the end of the year. I mostly need to buckle down and work on art.

2/3 #MรถrkBorg scenarios are completely made (pending art) and playtested at least a few times so weโ€™re gettin there!

#rpg #ttrpg

18.08.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Avoiding Your Hobby Motivation Traps
YouTube video by Tabletop Minions Avoiding Your Hobby Motivation Traps

I know Iโ€™m not the only one who struggles with #motivation sometimes. I watch this awesome video from Uncle Atom when I feel bad about my โ€œpile of potentialโ€ and figured it could help you too!

youtu.be/NVbLpVcLc5g?...

#hobby #painting #miniatures #wargaming

18.08.2025 21:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely! Lol

18.08.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Furthermore, even if you donโ€™t run the other game, thereโ€™s still value as a GM to pick up a new book and peruse the setting and rules. Make a PC that youโ€™ll never use just for fun. Grab a rule or story hook and tweak it as homebrew for the game youโ€™re currently running. Give Solo-play a chance too!

18.08.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awesome!! I also started with 5e and then CoC. Since then, I have played, run, or at least perused the rules of over a dozen new games. My appreciation of the hobby has grown dramatically and I firmly believe it has made me a better GM as well. Cheers!

18.08.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Todayโ€™s #RPG thought: Play as many different #TTRPGs as you can! Thereโ€™s (probably) not a perfect game system out there. Many have at least one mechanic that sticks with you.
One that comes to mind, โ€œpushing the rollโ€ from #CallOfCthulhu 7e. Most things can be re-attempted, but failure is harsh!

18.08.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I havenโ€™t played it yet, but I do have the book (plus backed the limited edition Deep Cuts!) and Iโ€™ve made a PC. I love the setting and system and look forward to playing someday!

18.08.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very excited to add these to my #TTRPG library!!

#Cairn 1e
#osr
#FourAgainstDarkness
#Solo #RPG
#D&D #dnd

18.08.2025 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Depends on the situation.
If the weaker one is a PC and they have a chance to kill a BBEG for instance, they earned it.
If a PC may die, is the enemy smart enough to a) recognize theyโ€™re down but not dead yet, b) decide this is the most tactical decision, and c) do so without risk then yeah

17.08.2025 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Introduce yourself with your top #TTRPG picks. Sure thing!

In somewhat particular order at this time:

#MรถrkBorg (all the โ€œBorgsโ€ really lol)
#Mothership
#CallOfCthulhu
#DungeonWorld
#ShadowDark

Honorable mentions:
#Pathfinder 2e
#Alien
#MonsterOfTheWeek
#ForbiddenLands

#OSR #BRP #PBTA

17.08.2025 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Finished my first playthrough of the Dead Space remake last night. It was amazing to experience the setting and story again. So good!!

Very disappointed that #EA pulled the plug on a Dead Space 2 remake, which would be a 10/10 game.

#DeadSpace #Sci-Fi #Games #Twitch

16.08.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry, been a bit since I posted..
#RPG tip: Consider using a โ€œplay-by-postโ€ format to handle story transitions/downtime between sessions. Very handy when scheduling is difficult (we all know thatโ€™s the real BBEG). You may be surprised at how meaningful dialogue can be when you have time to think!

03.08.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a scene from the Ghibli movie "nausicaรค of the valley of the wind." a character is sitting at a desk with her head down, in a room filled with various colourful flora all lit up and giving off a calming glowing effect in a moment of solitude.

a scene from the Ghibli movie "nausicaรค of the valley of the wind." a character is sitting at a desk with her head down, in a room filled with various colourful flora all lit up and giving off a calming glowing effect in a moment of solitude.

Good morningโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ€

21.07.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8014    ๐Ÿ” 1250    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48

I love the concept of The Uncanny Valley because it implies that at some point in our evolution it was beneficial to identify when someone / something wasnโ€™t *quite* human.

20.07.2025 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh right, I forgot your seasons are different than mine lol.

18.07.2025 07:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not to mention the fact the sun is trying to murder you the whole time lol.

14.07.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So badass!

14.07.2025 04:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of a girl at a music festival explaining something to a confused-looking boy.
Text Reads: "No, see, Armor Soak is far superior to Armor Class. It not only offers a better representation of how armor works, but makes Combat more thrilling."

Picture of a girl at a music festival explaining something to a confused-looking boy. Text Reads: "No, see, Armor Soak is far superior to Armor Class. It not only offers a better representation of how armor works, but makes Combat more thrilling."

She's right

12.07.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

My older bookshelf is in the process of being repurposed in my bedroom for art, comics, and non-TTRPG books. Still a chaotic work-in-progress lol.

#Books #Art #Artists

12.07.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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