Chase
@chkurk.bsky.social
Chicago based game designer, indie TTRPG lover, and photographer.
Tea Fanatic.
Check out my work at https://chase.kurkow.ski
Part of @storygameschicago.bsky.social
Tea Fanatic.
Check out my work at https://chase.kurkow.ski
Part of @storygameschicago.bsky.social
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Chase
@chkurk.bsky.social
· Oct 9
#VestaMandate is out now at the link below! If you backed the project, check your email for links to the PDFs.
If you missed out on the Kickstarter, jump in on the sale we have going on for the first week!
@tonytranrpg.bsky.social killed it one the art!!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
If you missed out on the Kickstarter, jump in on the sale we have going on for the first week!
@tonytranrpg.bsky.social killed it one the art!!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
This has been such an incredibly fun exciting project to work on. I'm excited to finally get it out into the world. Can't wait to get the print copies out!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
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planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.
I took a photo yesterday as the sun was setting and I thought it would be fun to shoot it again while it was snowing.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I took a photo yesterday as the sun was setting and I thought it would be fun to shoot it again while it was snowing.
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autumnwinter in chicago
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
autumnwinter in chicago
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Exploit tools of tyranny to support your rebellions and invoke ancient rites to escape this megadungeon with your closest rivals!
Chain×Link: A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG
Buy it now!
glyphtide.games/chainxlink/
Chain×Link: A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG
Buy it now!
glyphtide.games/chainxlink/
Chain×Link | Glyphtide Games
A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying roleplaying game
glyphtide.games
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Exploit tools of tyranny to support your rebellions and invoke ancient rites to escape this megadungeon with your closest rivals!
Chain×Link: A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG
Buy it now!
glyphtide.games/chainxlink/
Chain×Link: A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG
Buy it now!
glyphtide.games/chainxlink/
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Another update to GILA!
Up to v0.26 now. I added more weapons and armor, quantum tools, and continued my efforts to simplify buying and selling things.
gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-playtest
Up to v0.26 now. I added more weapons and armor, quantum tools, and continued my efforts to simplify buying and selling things.
gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-playtest
GILA (playtest) by Gila RPGs
Gila goes OSR, a playtest
gilarpgs.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Another update to GILA!
Up to v0.26 now. I added more weapons and armor, quantum tools, and continued my efforts to simplify buying and selling things.
gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-playtest
Up to v0.26 now. I added more weapons and armor, quantum tools, and continued my efforts to simplify buying and selling things.
gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-playtest
Was working on a OSR/NSR game that I have been kicking around for a couple of years off and on today and I realized as I was changing some stuff I was just ending up with an INCREDIBLY similar design to @gilarpgs.bsky.social GILA playtest core mechanics 😭
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Was working on a OSR/NSR game that I have been kicking around for a couple of years off and on today and I realized as I was changing some stuff I was just ending up with an INCREDIBLY similar design to @gilarpgs.bsky.social GILA playtest core mechanics 😭
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Been editing the last two episodes of season 1 of Gamestorm this weekend. Its just blowing my mind how incredible and creative every single guest I had on for this project has been.
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Been editing the last two episodes of season 1 of Gamestorm this weekend. Its just blowing my mind how incredible and creative every single guest I had on for this project has been.
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A fun and very long chat about promoting yourself while keeping a community focus. We spent half of the episode listing other people as great examples of what we'd like to see more of.
New ep
Ryan sits down with Clayton Notestine of @explorersdesign.bsky.social to follow up his recent article on How to Promote Your Work with our take on Self-Promotion, including the Do's and Don'ts of reaching out to bloggers and podcasters.
Ryan sits down with Clayton Notestine of @explorersdesign.bsky.social to follow up his recent article on How to Promote Your Work with our take on Self-Promotion, including the Do's and Don'ts of reaching out to bloggers and podcasters.
EP 291 | We Talk SELF-PROMO with Clayton Notestine
YouTube video by The Weekly Scroll
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A fun and very long chat about promoting yourself while keeping a community focus. We spent half of the episode listing other people as great examples of what we'd like to see more of.
The Waukegan number is funny too.
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Waukegan number is funny too.
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“All of a sudden, my eyes were just burning and I couldn’t breathe,” a Chicago mom told @nbcnews.com
Then she heard her 2-year-old scream: “Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
She realized immigration agents were in the neighborhood and deployed chemical agents.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Then she heard her 2-year-old scream: “Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
She realized immigration agents were in the neighborhood and deployed chemical agents.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“All of a sudden, my eyes were just burning and I couldn’t breathe,” a Chicago mom told @nbcnews.com
Then she heard her 2-year-old scream: “Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
She realized immigration agents were in the neighborhood and deployed chemical agents.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Then she heard her 2-year-old scream: “Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
She realized immigration agents were in the neighborhood and deployed chemical agents.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Went ahead and put a bunch of my most popular work - including my Mothership class, my sci-fi gig economy solo RPG (and its Online-focused expansion!), and my cyberpunk microgame trilogy - on sale through the end of November!
itch.io/s/166208/thu...
itch.io/s/166208/thu...
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Went ahead and put a bunch of my most popular work - including my Mothership class, my sci-fi gig economy solo RPG (and its Online-focused expansion!), and my cyberpunk microgame trilogy - on sale through the end of November!
itch.io/s/166208/thu...
itch.io/s/166208/thu...
This sounds sick as hell. Curious to hear more when it goes live.
Cool things about Rust Wings (pt 2). I came up with this card system where you make a PC in about 5-10 minutes. For instance, you get three different cards, each with attribute numbers. You arrange them into Strength, Agility, and Wits. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...
Coming soon: Rust Wings
www.kickstarter.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This sounds sick as hell. Curious to hear more when it goes live.
Very good thread here.
Whether you back Apocalypse World for not, it's going to impact your gaming. But in backing it, you'll get to see it coming.
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Very good thread here.
A hack of Mythic Bastionland based on that SciFy show Warehouse 13 where all the myths are artifacts.
Is this anything? Do other people remember that show?
Is this anything? Do other people remember that show?
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A hack of Mythic Bastionland based on that SciFy show Warehouse 13 where all the myths are artifacts.
Is this anything? Do other people remember that show?
Is this anything? Do other people remember that show?
Go check it out!
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Go check it out!
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Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
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What we know, 10:20pm
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
What we know, 10:20pm
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
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Ohmygod, this is real. 😂
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Ohmygod, this is real. 😂
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Ok, @lumpley.bsky.social & I have been very up-front over the years on our sales data & etc, so here's a thing, & thanks Will, for bringing it up. Starting a career in #ttrpgs means making games. it means writing in a goggle doc or notebook, trying mechanics with a friend, finding 3 folks to play.
I don't really see any false vision of success — virtually anybody who talks about it is very up front, and people who ask about "starting a career in games" get told very plainly that the only way to have money while working in RPGs is to start with money.
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ok, @lumpley.bsky.social & I have been very up-front over the years on our sales data & etc, so here's a thing, & thanks Will, for bringing it up. Starting a career in #ttrpgs means making games. it means writing in a goggle doc or notebook, trying mechanics with a friend, finding 3 folks to play.
Itch is down again? Or is it a me issue
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Itch is down again? Or is it a me issue
Check out our latest newsletter post.
And if you have t read our newsletter before, dig through the archive, there’s more than a few bangers in there!
And if you have t read our newsletter before, dig through the archive, there’s more than a few bangers in there!
After a short hiatus, we’ve got a new newsletter! And new ones coming monthly.
This one from @collinjryan.bsky.social
storygameschicago.beehiiv.com/p/in-defense...
This one from @collinjryan.bsky.social
storygameschicago.beehiiv.com/p/in-defense...
In Defense of Roll Play
Absolute ramble about how you should be rolling dice more often during social scenes
storygameschicago.beehiiv.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Check out our latest newsletter post.
And if you have t read our newsletter before, dig through the archive, there’s more than a few bangers in there!
And if you have t read our newsletter before, dig through the archive, there’s more than a few bangers in there!
I've been kicking around a game about Dragons and Riders where each player plays both.
Focus is HEAVILY on the Bond between them as companions and play splits between adventure sessions with multiple players and asynchronous Solo play where you deepen the Bond through prompts and journaling.
Focus is HEAVILY on the Bond between them as companions and play splits between adventure sessions with multiple players and asynchronous Solo play where you deepen the Bond through prompts and journaling.
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I've been kicking around a game about Dragons and Riders where each player plays both.
Focus is HEAVILY on the Bond between them as companions and play splits between adventure sessions with multiple players and asynchronous Solo play where you deepen the Bond through prompts and journaling.
Focus is HEAVILY on the Bond between them as companions and play splits between adventure sessions with multiple players and asynchronous Solo play where you deepen the Bond through prompts and journaling.
Fantastic overview of the new bill for anyone curious.
Here's a quick and dirty one-page overview of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority legislation that the Illinois General Assembly passed early this morning. Reply w/questions. Link to bill: ilga.gov/documents/le...
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Fantastic overview of the new bill for anyone curious.