Erich @battlingboy - Bluesky Profile

I'm going to use GURPS lite (for accessibility of ruleset and old schoolness) as a quick example of the core of oldschool RPGs. What I hoped you could guide me to is an open access (preferably) example or two of modern systems, perhaps rules light systems that I could check out and describe? 2/

07.12.2025 11:46 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Nice cover!

06.12.2025 19:15 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

agreed!

06.12.2025 15:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sounds good to me

06.12.2025 00:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

a man with a beard is saying aye aye capin ALT: a man with a beard is saying aye aye capin

Glad to assist!

05.12.2025 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I see the map and rules, but no counter sheet?

05.12.2025 17:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Maybe upload the full game to Patreon? 😉😁

05.12.2025 16:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That's a great looking map, mike

05.12.2025 16:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

TrekCaptains: Challenges and Encounters | Pilot Illustration Get more from Pilot Illustration on Patreon

TrekCaptains. More goodies for Patreon, Challenges and encounters are up! I also found a proto for a 2p skirmish battle game called Brawl that I made accessible there.

www.patreon.com/posts/145110...

05.12.2025 04:30 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Postcards from the Front - 2026 A game jam from 2025-12-01 to 2026-03-02 hosted by HissyCatStudio. Postcards from the Front is a Historical Game Design Jam 2026. *************** What will not be tolerated? Game components with symbo...

Hello all, I highly recommend this jam.

Share ideas, help each other, playtest, give feedback — all that good stuff.
If you’re new, awesome. If you’ve been designing for years, also awesome.
Everyone’s welcome.

itch.io/jam/postcard...

@norsehound.bsky.social

30.11.2025 23:07 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

TrekCaptains: Missions and Crew Cards! | Pilot Illustration Get more from Pilot Illustration on Patreon

www.patreon.com/posts/trekca...

28.11.2025 19:18 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you, mike! Will go check it out 🫡

28.11.2025 22:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

to you as well, sir

27.11.2025 19:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@norsehound.bsky.social

26.11.2025 11:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

*good

26.11.2025 01:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

looking mike. these are so cool

26.11.2025 01:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

supercool

25.11.2025 18:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

a star trek ship flies over the earth ALT: a star trek ship flies over the earth

Yes sir !!

24.11.2025 22:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Google Drive in general is my go to for this exact reason.

24.11.2025 14:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

for.it

im sure there is a Steam Mod for it by now, Fredo. or Vassal

21.11.2025 09:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pericles!!

20.11.2025 20:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

how is the rulebook editing going, mike?

18.11.2025 19:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🤩

18.11.2025 19:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🤣🤣🤣

18.11.2025 16:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Woa what happened?! lol

18.11.2025 12:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🤓 some good art here! 🎨👌

17.11.2025 03:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

this is a phenomenal idea, Mike

16.11.2025 21:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

[WIP] 5 Year Mission [component ready] | BGG A Starship Captain Adventure Game Players: 1-2 Playtime: 30m? Ages: 12+? DOWNLOADS: Rules: [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vy47OJ_tSE83XPAM2pBD0GV5jpB898ut/view?usp=sharing]Download Rules[/url...

I've reduced Captains before I to a form called 5 year mission, but I can see ways of reducing it further to fit a more portable format.

You can get 5ym here: boardgamegeek.com/thread/31551...

16.11.2025 15:29 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

🤯👏👏👏

16.11.2025 18:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Erich

Latest posts by battlingboy.bsky.social on Bluesky

@battlingboy is following 20 prominent accounts