Tyrastafr TTRPGs

I'm SO SO excited over these designs, SKYLD HAS A LOGO NOW

It has been a DELIGHT to work with Grace for this, and I highly recommend checking out her work!!

One of the best feelings has to be when a project finally feels like it's becoming itself
I'm having that with my Skyld TTRPG right now - as I'm nearing getting it playtestable, it's really sinking in now that this is HAPPENING, the project is REAL

A digital painting of a sitting man in a shirt and waistcoat, resting his arms on his knees as he smokes. In his hands is an old metal whistle. The lighting is contrasting, with dark shadows obscuring the details of his face, making part of him blend in with the black background.

Contemplating.

Experimental piece of Richard Chappell from the #SCP Wiki! Chicago Spirit my beloved,,,,

This is 100% my philosophy too.

I'll always prefer to make weird stuff I love, for a small group of weirdos, over twisting me and my work into unnatural shapes for mass appeal.

You really don't need millions of followers to make a living as a creative, just like ~500-1000 folk who always show up.

I'm a bit late in posting this, but I finished a cleaned up version of this sketch not long ago! Had a lot of fun with the original sketch, so figured cleaning it up would be fun

Tyrastafr Illustrator, Concept Artist

Thank you for the rec! Yeah, I do creature work - I haven't posted it much, but I do indeed do it! Been a while since I updated it, but here is my artstation www.artstation.com/tyrastafr

and my tumblr which has more recent (albeit human-focused) work in the 'krak art' tag www.tumblr.com/krakaheimr

The text: "Goodbye, World: A game of last words by Crackerjackalope" besides a greyscale image of a destroyed mech leaning against a rock with a sword through its chest

The text "ABODE" in a wavy font

Colourful text reading: "Trivia Heroes" beside a circle with 6 different coloured segments, like the pieces in Trivial Pursuit

The text: "Late Night in Limbo" besides an antique illustration of a crescent moon

Just realised I haven't done a proper intro post yet!
I'm CJ! A queer game design student from Wales. I write short TTRPGs about a range of things, but I often explore themes of death and legacy, while experimenting with new and unique mechanics! All my games are at crackerjackalope-games.itch.io

a fantastic game that I highly recommend people check out!!

Get Ready for HELLWHALERS: Book Of Leviathan From Plus One Exp - Get Ready for HELLWHALERS: Book Of Leviathan

Hellwhalers: Book of Leviathan goes live next Tuesday!
Can we get to 150 followers this weekend?

Kill the demon whale. Eat it's flesh. Drink it's blood.
Earn your reward.

@mossdaggar.bsky.social & Brewist crew are killing it here
@joandark.com been PMing the shit out of it

ttrpg.link/bol #TTRPG

Darker Hue Studios Sinners Sale filled with images from Haunted West. Antagonist (Vampire Gunslinger, Clockwork Gambler, Zombie, and Custodian by Kurt Komoda.

I saw #Sinners again and it's still resonating with me—such a powerful blend of #HauntedWest themes that weaves together history, horror, and hard truths. To celebrate this remarkable film (and stand against attempts to silence it), I give you a Sinners Sale! #TTRPG #BlackOwnedBusiness

This is just a reminder that if you are an indie TTRPG creator who makes it your personality to put down other indie artists and their games because you think your work is better than theirs, you can kindly fuck all the way off with that attitude.

It's one thing to have pride in your work. (1/6)

Cul-de-Sac Caper It’s incredible how the smallest change — like, say, player count — can transform a game from a perfectly fine experience into a cerebral tango. That’s a dance with brains, m’dear…

Agent Avenue is a charming game about rival secret agents pursuing one another across the suburbs. It especially shines as a partner game. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/03/20/a...

Switching to playing cards instead of dice was the BEST thing I could've done for Skyld as a game

I've been working on Traits, and it's sold me on cards for this. There's so many ways cards can be used, this is the most fun I've had designing in a while. I'm gonna have to share some of these later!

these are so cute oh my goodness!!

GECKO
We have that gecko and the tiny beetle!! Atlas is SO good at sculpting Little Guys, they are so little and so detailed!!

January 2025 TTRPG Crowdfunding Retrospective January may have felt like it took forever to end, but don't worry! There were also very few TTRPG crowdfunding campaigns that ended within ...

One month (and change) down in 2025 so you know what that means: time for a TTRPG crowdfunding retrospective!

ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com/2025/02/janu...

Real mixed bag this month y'all: promising signs for Backerkit growth, drop in money raised overall, growing saturation of campaigns using AI

Update 7: Design Highlight: Assumed Success · Sword Opera Hello Paragons!Just 5% left to go before we fund! Thank you to each of you for joining us on this campaign. It's Friday afternoon here at Mythic Gazetteer HQ, so from us to you: go ahead and take the ...

Eli and I spill some of our designs secrets behind the mechanics of Sword Opera!

Check out this public update on:
- Assumed Success
- Sword & Opera Consequences
- Modifying the Action roll

Check it out!

Illustration of an evil witch saying "May your beloved child actually be an owl"

We'll be crowdfunding Zhenya's Wonder Tales soon, and in the spirit of adding value, we will include an email address you can write to have Zhenya personally curse you, absolutely free. It was her idea.

Resistance Bundle Adventurer! This new Resistance Bundle presents tabletop roleplaying games about fighting authoritarian regimes and punching Nazis. For just US$12.95 you get all five complete games in our Starter Col...

If you are curious about Grey Ranks, or want a deal on a bunch of fine games about resisting authoritarian regimes, there's a Bundle of Holding that may interest you! bundleofholding.com/presents/Res...

Sharky A fantasy roleplaying adventure module

Sharky, my underwater module featuring were-sharks, sea-witches and psychic kraken-babies, is live on Kickstarter for Zinequest! Jay White is on spectacular art, and I'm so excited to get this into your hands! Check out the campaign here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/die... #osr

SOON! SOOOOOOOON! 😆

We've been working real hard on this, and cannot wait to kick things off! Be sure to tune in when and where you can, and boosting signal would be most appreciated.

Am I Blue? by Chitin Games A game for two, split apart by the choice of one. Inspired by Ethel Waters.

chitin-games.itch.io/am-i-blue/

Making my own little post about this too - Am I Blue has been released! A game for two about a lover left behind and the partner who left her, made for in-person play between two players sat on either side of a door, exchanging postcards. Also works play-by-post!

WE'VE PUBLISHED
THE GAME IS OUT
Am I Blue? is a small little game for two players, using a door and postcards for the core of its gameplay! Our submission for this year's Gaming Like it's 1929 game jam!

Happy public domain day!

Come join our jam and make some new games with old works

Anti-authoritarian tabletop roleplaying games Punch Nazis! EAT THE REICH, MISSPENT YOUTH, GALACTIC, and more Starter Collection - $12.95 Apocalypse Frame galactic 2e + Going Rogue Grey Ranks Misspent Youth 1.2 Bonus Collection Eat the Reich No God's Country Moonpunk 2 Misspent Youth expansions

going rogue, a GM-less anti-fascist RPG about war, rebellion, and making the ultimate sacrifice and art of a party of 5 scifi heroes.

excited to share that my TTRPG going rogue 2e is part of the latest Bundle of Holding "Resistance Bundle"! 🎲

you can get going rogue 2e, it's connected game galactic 2e, plus Apocalypse Frame, Misspent Youth, and Jason Morningstar's Grey Ranks for $12.95!

🔗: bundleofholding.com/presents/Res...

New TTRPG: "Cabin in the Wood" but for Hallmark Movies LOVE FOR THE LOVE GODS

Wait wait, what's THIS???
#LoveForTheLoveGods on @rascalnews.bsky.social ?!?!
Maybe the Love Gods DO cometh....!!❤️‍🔥😱❤️‍🔥
🩷💛💙🩷💛💙🩷💛💙🩷💛💙
www.rascal.news/new-ttrpg-ca...

Classic Explorer Template A time-slaying layout template for classic fantasy. | $20.00

As promised on the recent ZIMO stream, a compilation of some cool zine templates that I have bumped into over the last few years:

Starting with Clayton Notestine's KILLER classic explorer template.
@explorersdesign.bsky.social

www.explorersdesign.com/classic-expl...

For almost half a year I've been working on the design concept and book layout for the Evolved Edition of the ALIEN RPG. Super excited to finally show some spreads, as it's a design I'm very happy with. And not only am I doing layout work, but I've got some spot art in there as well.

Holy shit. I began this blog last year in the hopes of engaging more deeply with our art form. Getting to the last round of the Review category here is incredibly affirming. And now I'm going up against @indiegamereadingclub.com, a publication I respect a lot! It's an honor.

Sharing the Spotlight is Insufficient — Prismatic Wasteland A simple GM technique for sharing a small bit of narrative control with your players.

New blogpost: Sharing the Spotlight is Insufficient
A simple GM tip that may actually be pretty common, but I’ve always done somewhat automatically without a lot of conscious thought put into it: sharing a small bit of narrative control with your players in certain circumstances #osr #ttrpg