Binary
@binarystar.games
Game designer/developer, Binary Star Games. He/him. 🍉
Site: https://binarystar.games
Email: binary(dot)star(dot)games(at)gmail.com
Freelance: https://binarystar.games/docs/freelancing/
Site: https://binarystar.games
Email: binary(dot)star(dot)games(at)gmail.com
Freelance: https://binarystar.games/docs/freelancing/
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Binary
@binarystar.games
· Oct 28
Pinned posts/threads exist now! Also good god that's a lot of you, hi! Let me introduce myself.
I'm Binary, he/him. I run Binary Star Games, a TTRPG imprint with an eye for elegant mechanics, fast tactics, and support for long-term play. All of my stuff can be found at binary-star-games.itch.io. 🧵
I'm Binary, he/him. I run Binary Star Games, a TTRPG imprint with an eye for elegant mechanics, fast tactics, and support for long-term play. All of my stuff can be found at binary-star-games.itch.io. 🧵
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My first RPG pub is for sale now! just in time for #ZineMonth
130 even-level Feats. 135 Quirks. Grounded options for Shadowdark that give characters texture and teeth. May your PCs be unique before they die.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
130 even-level Feats. 135 Quirks. Grounded options for Shadowdark that give characters texture and teeth. May your PCs be unique before they die.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Shadowfeats: OSR Feats and Quirks for Shadowdark - Dream Shrike Press | DriveThruRPG
Add Depth, Danger, and Flavor to Your Shadowdark Characters
Shadowdark’s advancement rules already give you a rich mix of rolled talents and bonuses as you level, but what if you want even more ways t...
www.drivethrurpg.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
My first RPG pub is for sale now! just in time for #ZineMonth
130 even-level Feats. 135 Quirks. Grounded options for Shadowdark that give characters texture and teeth. May your PCs be unique before they die.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
130 even-level Feats. 135 Quirks. Grounded options for Shadowdark that give characters texture and teeth. May your PCs be unique before they die.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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shoutout to @amazingthew.bsky.social for the actual answer to discord adult verification
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
shoutout to @amazingthew.bsky.social for the actual answer to discord adult verification
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Still going strong into week 2!
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
NULL_SPACE IS ITCHFUNDING NOW!
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
NULL_SPACE by Binary Star Games
Freelancing in the solar system of the 24th century
binarystar.games
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Still going strong into week 2!
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
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Dollhouse, my game about recruiting and managing the titular "Dolls" as they take on missions through the city is launching in a week!!!
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
Coming soon: Dollhouse: A TTRPG about management
A game where you and your fellow Handlers complete contracts for the titular "Dollhouse".
www.kickstarter.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Dollhouse, my game about recruiting and managing the titular "Dolls" as they take on missions through the city is launching in a week!!!
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
It's ancient forum tech, it probably has hiccups on mobile. I'd try again later.
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It's ancient forum tech, it probably has hiccups on mobile. I'd try again later.
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Proud to announce that Combat as My Balls has been nominated for a bloggie! In which I get so goddamn sick of RPG discourse I sit everyone in a room and do taxonomy at them. Give it a read, then give it a vote!
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Proud to announce that Combat as My Balls has been nominated for a bloggie! In which I get so goddamn sick of RPG discourse I sit everyone in a room and do taxonomy at them. Give it a read, then give it a vote!
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
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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...
Up against @magnoliakeep.itch.io in round 1. (Which is funny because it's an article I even reference in mine!) Give it a read too:
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
Combat as My Balls
There are a few terms in OSR spaces that really grind my gears. One of them is the eternal mentioning of Combat as War vs. Combat as Sp...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Up against @magnoliakeep.itch.io in round 1. (Which is funny because it's an article I even reference in mine!) Give it a read too:
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/08/comb...
I got nominated this year for Conflict as Motivation and Resolution!
binarystar.games/posts/origin...
binarystar.games/posts/origin...
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I got nominated this year for Conflict as Motivation and Resolution!
binarystar.games/posts/origin...
binarystar.games/posts/origin...
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The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
My solemn pledge is we will never ask for an ID or force you to fucking scan your face.
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
My solemn pledge is we will never ask for an ID or force you to fucking scan your face.
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the thing is Binary is good at it. the game design? good at it. look at the game, it's good.
love, Leon.
love, Leon.
Still going strong into week 2!
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
NULL_SPACE IS ITCHFUNDING NOW!
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
the thing is Binary is good at it. the game design? good at it. look at the game, it's good.
love, Leon.
love, Leon.
NULL_SPACE by Binary Star Games
Freelancing in the solar system of the 24th century
binarystar.games
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Ideally it highlights something that's a huge feature of the game, for me: violence isn't an answer, or even a POSSIBLE answer, to *every* problem.
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Ideally it highlights something that's a huge feature of the game, for me: violence isn't an answer, or even a POSSIBLE answer, to *every* problem.
STAND_AND_DELIVER; is a pretty straightforward mercenary job: not too different than you'd see in a lot of games. CASCADE_FAILURE; is something very different. A ship went dead and you have to figure out why, get it to a safe port, or both.
(Also every pamphlet has my isometric vector-art.)
(Also every pamphlet has my isometric vector-art.)
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
STAND_AND_DELIVER; is a pretty straightforward mercenary job: not too different than you'd see in a lot of games. CASCADE_FAILURE; is something very different. A ship went dead and you have to figure out why, get it to a safe port, or both.
(Also every pamphlet has my isometric vector-art.)
(Also every pamphlet has my isometric vector-art.)
Still going strong into week 2!
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
NULL_SPACE IS ITCHFUNDING NOW!
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
NULL_SPACE by Binary Star Games
Freelancing in the solar system of the 24th century
binarystar.games
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Still going strong into week 2!
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
It's based on followers, so I guess that's more so your audience
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
It's based on followers, so I guess that's more so your audience
I recognize half of 'em, I'd say that's pretty good.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I recognize half of 'em, I'd say that's pretty good.
No surprises here, I suppose
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 AM
No surprises here, I suppose
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It looks possible, even likely, that we'll hit 666 backers.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
I spent so much time over the last decade wringing my hands about putting together a stand-alone version of Swords. Largely because I didn't have the resources to do it justice and I was worried there wouldn't be the interested to justify it.
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
What a fool I was.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It looks possible, even likely, that we'll hit 666 backers.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
Might celebrate that by writing a scenario wherein our heroes must claw their way out of the underworld that you can only play with rogues who have died in previous adventures.
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The Cyberpunk Mission Jam is live! Come make kickass adventures for Bite The Hand, Cy_Borg, HARDCASE, or any of your other favorite cyberpunk TTRPGs!
Jam ends February 22nd.
Check it out here: itch.io/jam/cyberpun...
Jam ends February 22nd.
Check it out here: itch.io/jam/cyberpun...
Cyberpunk Mission Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-02-06 to 2026-03-02 hosted by Glitched Tabletop. Spun-off from the annual Sci-Fi One-Shot Jam , the Cyberpunk Mission Jam is all about making missions and adventure modules for yo...
itch.io
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The Cyberpunk Mission Jam is live! Come make kickass adventures for Bite The Hand, Cy_Borg, HARDCASE, or any of your other favorite cyberpunk TTRPGs!
Jam ends February 22nd.
Check it out here: itch.io/jam/cyberpun...
Jam ends February 22nd.
Check it out here: itch.io/jam/cyberpun...
All the joyful people who fuck want back alley doctors in their 5E-derived neopets game, it's true
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
All the joyful people who fuck want back alley doctors in their 5E-derived neopets game, it's true