Becky Annison
@beckyannison.bsky.social
Award winning RPG Game Designer: Wreck This Deck, Bite Marks, Lovecraftesque and many more. Works in climate crisis prevention and knits all the things. (she/her)
Games website: https://blackarmada.com/
Games website: https://blackarmada.com/
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My Zinequest project is live!
In Small Folk in Big Coats you each play as a little guy in a stack masquerading a single big guy. You're unlikely to get caught, but you’re even less likely to work together.
It’s very silly and easy to get playing. Go Check it out!
tinyurl.com/sfibc
In Small Folk in Big Coats you each play as a little guy in a stack masquerading a single big guy. You're unlikely to get caught, but you’re even less likely to work together.
It’s very silly and easy to get playing. Go Check it out!
tinyurl.com/sfibc
Small Folk in Big Coats
A simple and chaotic RPG about a group of smallfolk with wildly differing goals.
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My Zinequest project is live!
In Small Folk in Big Coats you each play as a little guy in a stack masquerading a single big guy. You're unlikely to get caught, but you’re even less likely to work together.
It’s very silly and easy to get playing. Go Check it out!
tinyurl.com/sfibc
In Small Folk in Big Coats you each play as a little guy in a stack masquerading a single big guy. You're unlikely to get caught, but you’re even less likely to work together.
It’s very silly and easy to get playing. Go Check it out!
tinyurl.com/sfibc
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Feeling a bit of a post-Valentine's Day comedown?
Why not recapture some of the magic with a bundle of top-notch two-player ttrpgs? Featuring my very own... <checks notes>... Chiron's Doom, a tragic game about a doomed expedition!
(For real, add some romance and the tragedy gets even juicier!)
Why not recapture some of the magic with a bundle of top-notch two-player ttrpgs? Featuring my very own... <checks notes>... Chiron's Doom, a tragic game about a doomed expedition!
(For real, add some romance and the tragedy gets even juicier!)
Valentine's Day is coming and we have a bunch of romantic #ttrpgs for you to enjoy.
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
Bundle for Two 4
Sweetheart! – er, we mean, adventurer! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this all-new Bundle for Two 4 brings you our fourth fresh-faced assortment of tabletop roleplaying games for two players. Lure ...
bundleofholding.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Feeling a bit of a post-Valentine's Day comedown?
Why not recapture some of the magic with a bundle of top-notch two-player ttrpgs? Featuring my very own... <checks notes>... Chiron's Doom, a tragic game about a doomed expedition!
(For real, add some romance and the tragedy gets even juicier!)
Why not recapture some of the magic with a bundle of top-notch two-player ttrpgs? Featuring my very own... <checks notes>... Chiron's Doom, a tragic game about a doomed expedition!
(For real, add some romance and the tragedy gets even juicier!)
Generosity of play. They lift up the other players and the GM.
What is the BEST possible trait for a TTRPG player?
a bunch of purple dice with yellow dots on them on a blue background
Alt: a bunch of purple dice with yellow dots on them on a blue background, all rolling across the surface
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Generosity of play. They lift up the other players and the GM.
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Valentine's Day is coming and we have a bunch of romantic #ttrpgs for you to enjoy.
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
Bundle for Two 4
Sweetheart! – er, we mean, adventurer! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this all-new Bundle for Two 4 brings you our fourth fresh-faced assortment of tabletop roleplaying games for two players. Lure ...
bundleofholding.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Valentine's Day is coming and we have a bunch of romantic #ttrpgs for you to enjoy.
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
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The Food of Love - did you know I wrote a whole 2-player romance game where you play actors in a Shakespeare play falling in love with each other and the words of the bard!
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
The Food of Love by Black Armada Games
A game for two players about romance, love and the words of Shakespeare. Table top RPG.
blackarmada.itch.io
February 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The Food of Love - did you know I wrote a whole 2-player romance game where you play actors in a Shakespeare play falling in love with each other and the words of the bard!
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
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Cyrano in Love - my 3 player game exploring the classic story from a new angle. If you want a light-hearted romantic comedy game for 3 people for Valentine's day... this is it!
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
Cyrano In Love by Black Armada Games
A romantic comedy for 3 players exploring the classic story of Cyrano De Bergerac from a new angle.
blackarmada.itch.io
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Cyrano in Love - my 3 player game exploring the classic story from a new angle. If you want a light-hearted romantic comedy game for 3 people for Valentine's day... this is it!
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
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Andriy does amazing logo design work!
I've been thinking and these are probably the best logos I've designed so far
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Andriy does amazing logo design work!
After a break for the holidays Black Armada Tales is back with a new mystery in the world of Ex Tenebris.
Something is very wrong at the Wrecking Yard. a Tenebrium-capable ship came in for repairs and a junior drivewright triggered emergency shutdown protocols.
#ttrpg #realplay #actualplay #rpg
Something is very wrong at the Wrecking Yard. a Tenebrium-capable ship came in for repairs and a junior drivewright triggered emergency shutdown protocols.
#ttrpg #realplay #actualplay #rpg
Ex Tenebris part 18 (episode 186)
Links to this episode on: Apple podcasts Breaker Castbox Pocket casts Radio Public Spotify We are playing Ex Tenebris: a star-spanning gothic investigation TTRPG. You can make a late pledge to the …
blackarmada.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
After a break for the holidays Black Armada Tales is back with a new mystery in the world of Ex Tenebris.
Something is very wrong at the Wrecking Yard. a Tenebrium-capable ship came in for repairs and a junior drivewright triggered emergency shutdown protocols.
#ttrpg #realplay #actualplay #rpg
Something is very wrong at the Wrecking Yard. a Tenebrium-capable ship came in for repairs and a junior drivewright triggered emergency shutdown protocols.
#ttrpg #realplay #actualplay #rpg
Cyrano in Love - my 3 player game exploring the classic story from a new angle. If you want a light-hearted romantic comedy game for 3 people for Valentine's day... this is it!
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
Cyrano In Love by Black Armada Games
A romantic comedy for 3 players exploring the classic story of Cyrano De Bergerac from a new angle.
blackarmada.itch.io
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Cyrano in Love - my 3 player game exploring the classic story from a new angle. If you want a light-hearted romantic comedy game for 3 people for Valentine's day... this is it!
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
#ttrpg #rpg #valentinesday
The Food of Love - did you know I wrote a whole 2-player romance game where you play actors in a Shakespeare play falling in love with each other and the words of the bard!
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
The Food of Love by Black Armada Games
A game for two players about romance, love and the words of Shakespeare. Table top RPG.
blackarmada.itch.io
February 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The Food of Love - did you know I wrote a whole 2-player romance game where you play actors in a Shakespeare play falling in love with each other and the words of the bard!
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
Available on itch
#rpg #ttrpg #duetgame #valentinesday
Valentine's Day is coming and we have a bunch of romantic #ttrpgs for you to enjoy.
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
Bundle for Two 4
Sweetheart! – er, we mean, adventurer! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this all-new Bundle for Two 4 brings you our fourth fresh-faced assortment of tabletop roleplaying games for two players. Lure ...
bundleofholding.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Valentine's Day is coming and we have a bunch of romantic #ttrpgs for you to enjoy.
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
But first check out the new Bundle of Holding featuring Stealing your Heart by @armadajosh.bsky.social and lots of other amazing duet games like Chiron's Doom by @ickbat.bsky.social
#rpg #ttrpg #valentinesday
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A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton!
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
Coming soon: Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd Edition
Navigate the pitfalls of romance, reputation, manners, and marriage in the sumptuous new edition of this award-winning regency rpg.
www.kickstarter.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton!
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
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Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!
Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
www.kickstarter.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!
Dilemma! How much GM advice should even go in a playtest pack... from someone who always over explains how to GM her games.
#gamedesigntroubles #ttrpg #rpg #indiegamedesigner
#gamedesigntroubles #ttrpg #rpg #indiegamedesigner
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Dilemma! How much GM advice should even go in a playtest pack... from someone who always over explains how to GM her games.
#gamedesigntroubles #ttrpg #rpg #indiegamedesigner
#gamedesigntroubles #ttrpg #rpg #indiegamedesigner
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The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
I have just watched Hudson Hawk for the first time. I was not expecting such a wild ride.
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I have just watched Hudson Hawk for the first time. I was not expecting such a wild ride.
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So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
Mike Pondsmith
Michael Alyn Pondsmith (born April 14, 1954[citation needed]) is an American roleplaying, board and video game designer. He is the founder of R. Talsorian Games and the creator of the acclaimed Cyberp...
cyberpunk.fandom.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
Sometimes it is good to read Marcus Aurelius' private diaries and realise how much of it is just a pep talk to himself.
'Just because you are a bad dialectician doesn't mean you aren't a good person Marcus!'
'Just because you are a bad dialectician doesn't mean you aren't a good person Marcus!'
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Sometimes it is good to read Marcus Aurelius' private diaries and realise how much of it is just a pep talk to himself.
'Just because you are a bad dialectician doesn't mean you aren't a good person Marcus!'
'Just because you are a bad dialectician doesn't mean you aren't a good person Marcus!'
Love how @armadajosh.bsky.social and I have wildly different approaches to writing.
He carefully crafts each section as he goes so it needs minimal editing.
I throw thousands of words at the page fast, expecting to make many editing passes.
#writinglife
He carefully crafts each section as he goes so it needs minimal editing.
I throw thousands of words at the page fast, expecting to make many editing passes.
#writinglife
February 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Love how @armadajosh.bsky.social and I have wildly different approaches to writing.
He carefully crafts each section as he goes so it needs minimal editing.
I throw thousands of words at the page fast, expecting to make many editing passes.
#writinglife
He carefully crafts each section as he goes so it needs minimal editing.
I throw thousands of words at the page fast, expecting to make many editing passes.
#writinglife
Playtesting my current game means (partly) paying a lot of attention to my GMing, so I can take the guesswork out for other people.
Right now it is finding a few NPCs that are fun and colourful to play and really epitomise the setting (Circus Vibes) and use them make call backs to them.
#rpg
Right now it is finding a few NPCs that are fun and colourful to play and really epitomise the setting (Circus Vibes) and use them make call backs to them.
#rpg
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Playtesting my current game means (partly) paying a lot of attention to my GMing, so I can take the guesswork out for other people.
Right now it is finding a few NPCs that are fun and colourful to play and really epitomise the setting (Circus Vibes) and use them make call backs to them.
#rpg
Right now it is finding a few NPCs that are fun and colourful to play and really epitomise the setting (Circus Vibes) and use them make call backs to them.
#rpg
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The follower count creeps ever upwards, like a trenchcoated stranger up a spiral staircase...
Gonna call my shot - 200 by the end of the week. Let's goooooooooo.
Gonna call my shot - 200 by the end of the week. Let's goooooooooo.
February 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The follower count creeps ever upwards, like a trenchcoated stranger up a spiral staircase...
Gonna call my shot - 200 by the end of the week. Let's goooooooooo.
Gonna call my shot - 200 by the end of the week. Let's goooooooooo.
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Plus this - tabletopscotland.co.uk/blog/we-say-...
We say no to Generative AI – Tabletop Scotland
tabletopscotland.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Plus this - tabletopscotland.co.uk/blog/we-say-...
Great article here by @firstage.bsky.social which builds on my How to be TTRPG's Most Valuable Player video series.
Well worth a read!
#ttrpg #rpg #playeradvice
Well worth a read!
#ttrpg #rpg #playeradvice
Being a Good Tabletop RPG Player
Recently, I put together some guidance on how to be a good tabletop RPG GM, which I discussed on my blog and podcast. This was collated fro...
farhavens.blogspot.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Great article here by @firstage.bsky.social which builds on my How to be TTRPG's Most Valuable Player video series.
Well worth a read!
#ttrpg #rpg #playeradvice
Well worth a read!
#ttrpg #rpg #playeradvice
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You get:
🔸 PAID ($20/hour)
🔸 Free Game! (or store credit if you already got it)
🔸 RRD Swag
🔸 GENCON badge (if you run 4+ games)
We get:
🔸haha 😃don't worry about it!
bit.ly/4bRsvf5
🔸 PAID ($20/hour)
🔸 Free Game! (or store credit if you already got it)
🔸 RRD Swag
🔸 GENCON badge (if you run 4+ games)
We get:
🔸haha 😃don't worry about it!
bit.ly/4bRsvf5
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
You get:
🔸 PAID ($20/hour)
🔸 Free Game! (or store credit if you already got it)
🔸 RRD Swag
🔸 GENCON badge (if you run 4+ games)
We get:
🔸haha 😃don't worry about it!
bit.ly/4bRsvf5
🔸 PAID ($20/hour)
🔸 Free Game! (or store credit if you already got it)
🔸 RRD Swag
🔸 GENCON badge (if you run 4+ games)
We get:
🔸haha 😃don't worry about it!
bit.ly/4bRsvf5
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It's amazing that so many people have followed the Kickstarter for Play Unsafe, my book about play, storytelling and TTRPGs, in the first 24 hours.
Go and follow it if you haven't already. And please spread the word, it helps!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra... #ttrpg #kickstarter
Go and follow it if you haven't already. And please spread the word, it helps!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra... #ttrpg #kickstarter
Coming soon: Play Unsafe
An all-new edition of Graham Walmsley's classic book about playing tabletop roleplaying games.
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
It's amazing that so many people have followed the Kickstarter for Play Unsafe, my book about play, storytelling and TTRPGs, in the first 24 hours.
Go and follow it if you haven't already. And please spread the word, it helps!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra... #ttrpg #kickstarter
Go and follow it if you haven't already. And please spread the word, it helps!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra... #ttrpg #kickstarter