Chris Swallow ➡️ Where Fields Go Fallow
@empathchamber.bsky.social
Previously Ogrehead. A swedish designer, gamer, and gamer designer. Work in digital product by day, wear the ttrpg/pbta/fitd/fate cape by night.
https://linktr.ee/empathchamber
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Public Kickstarter update for Where Fields Go Fallow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
September 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Public Kickstarter update for Where Fields Go Fallow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
I've started a Substack! Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/empathch...
Issue #1 – The Weight of Emptiness
Design thoughts, a new corner of the Lower Princedoms, and tables for your next session.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I've started a Substack! Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/empathch...
We have now sent out our Backer Survey! Please check your email address used on Kickstarter or our latest update there for more information.
July 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
We have now sent out our Backer Survey! Please check your email address used on Kickstarter or our latest update there for more information.
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Some of the illustrations I made for the Sickest Witch's wooden minis and upcoming adventure by @justinsirois.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing these in woodflesh!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
May 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Some of the illustrations I made for the Sickest Witch's wooden minis and upcoming adventure by @justinsirois.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing these in woodflesh!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
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Sign up to the Cosmic Dark alert page here, which is a fascinating game of weird sci-fi horror. Tarkovsky, Ballard, Vandermeer: the good stuff.
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
I'm so happy that Kieron Gillen (@kierongillen.bsky.social) is writing a stretch goal for Cosmic Dark. He describes his scenario as "Superman meets Annihilation". It's deeply weird.
May 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Sign up to the Cosmic Dark alert page here, which is a fascinating game of weird sci-fi horror. Tarkovsky, Ballard, Vandermeer: the good stuff.
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
@squadronuk.bsky.social asked some great questions about #onepager #ttrpgs. Many years ago (about when I became a parent), time for playing games was reduced to almost nothing. I missed playing, but didn't get more than an hour over for my own hobbies. Instead, I started to design games... 1/x
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
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Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
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Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
@squadronuk.bsky.social asked some great questions about #onepager #ttrpgs. Many years ago (about when I became a parent), time for playing games was reduced to almost nothing. I missed playing, but didn't get more than an hour over for my own hobbies. Instead, I started to design games... 1/x
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#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
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It's #SelfPromoSaturday which means I want to see the #ttrpg stuff you've got available today, whether it's #dnd #pathfinder or #indierpg
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
May 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It's #SelfPromoSaturday which means I want to see the #ttrpg stuff you've got available today, whether it's #dnd #pathfinder or #indierpg
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
As always, don't forget;
👍 Like cool stuff
🗨 Engage with folks
🔃 Repost your favorites
🚫 No A.I Though
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Here’s the starter pack! Please share, boost, and follow these folks!
If you are Asian/Pacific Islander pls respond to the post above to be added! If I don’t know you, please link your work! Art/writing/game design/layout/editing/actual play/poscasting/etc all valid!!
Here’s the starter pack! Please share, boost, and follow these folks!
If you are Asian/Pacific Islander pls respond to the post above to be added! If I don’t know you, please link your work! Art/writing/game design/layout/editing/actual play/poscasting/etc all valid!!
May 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
go.bsky.app/P49WMrb
Here’s the starter pack! Please share, boost, and follow these folks!
If you are Asian/Pacific Islander pls respond to the post above to be added! If I don’t know you, please link your work! Art/writing/game design/layout/editing/actual play/poscasting/etc all valid!!
Here’s the starter pack! Please share, boost, and follow these folks!
If you are Asian/Pacific Islander pls respond to the post above to be added! If I don’t know you, please link your work! Art/writing/game design/layout/editing/actual play/poscasting/etc all valid!!
A Where Fields Go Fallow Production Update: I just finalized the final raw text draft for the core of the game to be handed over to my editor, and @stonedrunkwizard has had the illustration brief updated! Now the refinement of the playbooks starts 😀 #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest #gamedesign
April 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A Where Fields Go Fallow Production Update: I just finalized the final raw text draft for the core of the game to be handed over to my editor, and @stonedrunkwizard has had the illustration brief updated! Now the refinement of the playbooks starts 😀 #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest #gamedesign
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TTRPG Question of the Day
You want to play a "traditional" fantasy game. What system are you using?
For a lot of people the obvious answer is D&D, which is certainly an iconic game. But there are many other systems out that can handle the fantasy genre in different, interesting ways.
You want to play a "traditional" fantasy game. What system are you using?
For a lot of people the obvious answer is D&D, which is certainly an iconic game. But there are many other systems out that can handle the fantasy genre in different, interesting ways.
April 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
TTRPG Question of the Day
You want to play a "traditional" fantasy game. What system are you using?
For a lot of people the obvious answer is D&D, which is certainly an iconic game. But there are many other systems out that can handle the fantasy genre in different, interesting ways.
You want to play a "traditional" fantasy game. What system are you using?
For a lot of people the obvious answer is D&D, which is certainly an iconic game. But there are many other systems out that can handle the fantasy genre in different, interesting ways.
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If you need a dice roller for your next TTRPG session, stop looking.
Roll all types of dice, reroll one, reroll all, see the highest, lowest, and total easily, highlight results, mobile-friendly, fast and a lot more.
keeper.farirpgs.com/dice/
Roll all types of dice, reroll one, reroll all, see the highest, lowest, and total easily, highlight results, mobile-friendly, fast and a lot more.
keeper.farirpgs.com/dice/
April 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
If you need a dice roller for your next TTRPG session, stop looking.
Roll all types of dice, reroll one, reroll all, see the highest, lowest, and total easily, highlight results, mobile-friendly, fast and a lot more.
keeper.farirpgs.com/dice/
Roll all types of dice, reroll one, reroll all, see the highest, lowest, and total easily, highlight results, mobile-friendly, fast and a lot more.
keeper.farirpgs.com/dice/
Hey #ttrpgcommunity, just wanted to ping you all with some art from our game Where Fields Go Fallow (prev PITCHFORK). These illustrations are made by Steven De Waele (@stonedrunkwizard). Curious? The Kickstarter closes 26th at 16 CET / 11 am EST. Enjoy! www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
Pitchfork Extended RPG
A tabletop RPG where ordinary villagers must face a war-born horror with nothing but courage, wit, and the tools of their trade.
www.kickstarter.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hey #ttrpgcommunity, just wanted to ping you all with some art from our game Where Fields Go Fallow (prev PITCHFORK). These illustrations are made by Steven De Waele (@stonedrunkwizard). Curious? The Kickstarter closes 26th at 16 CET / 11 am EST. Enjoy! www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
We're closing in to 500% funding, all stretch goals are reached... and MONSTERS... Today's update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp... #pbta #fitd #fantasy #ttrpg #zinequest
Update 11: Bringing the Monsters of the Game to Life · Pitchfork Extended RPG
The creatures of PITCHFORK aren’t the stuff of traditional myths or old prophecies. They’re something else – born from war, twisted by its sorcery, and left to wander the places people abandoned.Today...
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March 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We're closing in to 500% funding, all stretch goals are reached... and MONSTERS... Today's update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp... #pbta #fitd #fantasy #ttrpg #zinequest
We're soon reaching 400% funding and 200 backers, and this morning, we reached our last stretch goal. I'm so happy – thanks to all the backers out there! #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
Here's a preview of the playbook illustrations by Steven De Waele:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
Here's a preview of the playbook illustrations by Steven De Waele:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
Update 10: Final Stretch Goal Unlocked – Thank You! · Pitchfork Extended RPG
Hey everyone,I don't want to spam your inboxes, but I just wanted to reach out again – because thanks to your incredible support, we’ve officially unlocked our final stretch goal! That means you'll ge...
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March 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We're soon reaching 400% funding and 200 backers, and this morning, we reached our last stretch goal. I'm so happy – thanks to all the backers out there! #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
Here's a preview of the playbook illustrations by Steven De Waele:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
Here's a preview of the playbook illustrations by Steven De Waele:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
Today's update from our PITCHFORK Kickstarter with concept sketches from Steven De Waele! #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
March 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today's update from our PITCHFORK Kickstarter with concept sketches from Steven De Waele! #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
Hey everyone, we’re closing in on 300% funding and reached out forth stretch goal this morning! So thanks everyone who supporting us! #pbta #fitd #fantasy #ttrpg #zinequest
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
March 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Hey everyone, we’re closing in on 300% funding and reached out forth stretch goal this morning! So thanks everyone who supporting us! #pbta #fitd #fantasy #ttrpg #zinequest
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
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One-page RPGs go brick and mortar
One-page RPGs go brick and mortar
Rowan, Rook and Decard collects more than a decade of tiny games in hardcover volumes.
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March 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
One-page RPGs go brick and mortar
“Who’s there?! Get behind me, Anscair!”
A mother in the village, protecting her young one. #ttrpg #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
PITCHFORK is more than 250% funded and halfway to our 4th stretch goal increasing the zine to 32 pages. Sketch by @stonedrunkwizard
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
A mother in the village, protecting her young one. #ttrpg #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
PITCHFORK is more than 250% funded and halfway to our 4th stretch goal increasing the zine to 32 pages. Sketch by @stonedrunkwizard
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
March 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“Who’s there?! Get behind me, Anscair!”
A mother in the village, protecting her young one. #ttrpg #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
PITCHFORK is more than 250% funded and halfway to our 4th stretch goal increasing the zine to 32 pages. Sketch by @stonedrunkwizard
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
A mother in the village, protecting her young one. #ttrpg #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
PITCHFORK is more than 250% funded and halfway to our 4th stretch goal increasing the zine to 32 pages. Sketch by @stonedrunkwizard
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
Here's what our new Strech Goal looks like! Shadow of Salt is a monster-hunting playset, set in the desolate village Vahle! #ttrpgthreads #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
March 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Here's what our new Strech Goal looks like! Shadow of Salt is a monster-hunting playset, set in the desolate village Vahle! #ttrpgthreads #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
The village stands strong – and it’s growing! We just smashed our third stretch goal, reaching over 200% funding! That means PITCHFORK Extended is bigger, better, and packed with even more content than we originally planned. Here’s what’s coming. 1/4 #ttrpg #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
March 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The village stands strong – and it’s growing! We just smashed our third stretch goal, reaching over 200% funding! That means PITCHFORK Extended is bigger, better, and packed with even more content than we originally planned. Here’s what’s coming. 1/4 #ttrpg #pbta #fitd #fantasy #zinequest
Beautiful!
Bold, stark and yet still very beautiful; Calpini's layout is as haunting as the story it tells within its crimson pages.
Dare ye discover more?
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Dare ye discover more?
https://buff.ly/3QB0Oeu
February 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Beautiful!
Let’s talk mechanics. PITCHFORK’s facet system changes the way we think about the world – because in this game, words have meaning. #pbta #fitd #fantasy #ttrpg #zinequest
February 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Let’s talk mechanics. PITCHFORK’s facet system changes the way we think about the world – because in this game, words have meaning. #pbta #fitd #fantasy #ttrpg #zinequest
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We are the Calamity Vault podcast! We have hundreds of indie TTRPGs in our vault that we need to play through, so join us on this wacky ride as we spotlight the unsung creators of some truly spectacular systems 🌟
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December 18, 2024 at 7:51 PM
We are the Calamity Vault podcast! We have hundreds of indie TTRPGs in our vault that we need to play through, so join us on this wacky ride as we spotlight the unsung creators of some truly spectacular systems 🌟
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We did it!! PITCHFORK is officially funded in just 25 hours!
I’m beyond grateful to everyone who believed in this strange little folk horror RPG and helped bring it to life.
Share this to help us to make this even better!:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
#TTRPG #Kickstarter #IndieRPG
I’m beyond grateful to everyone who believed in this strange little folk horror RPG and helped bring it to life.
Share this to help us to make this even better!:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
#TTRPG #Kickstarter #IndieRPG
February 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We did it!! PITCHFORK is officially funded in just 25 hours!
I’m beyond grateful to everyone who believed in this strange little folk horror RPG and helped bring it to life.
Share this to help us to make this even better!:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
#TTRPG #Kickstarter #IndieRPG
I’m beyond grateful to everyone who believed in this strange little folk horror RPG and helped bring it to life.
Share this to help us to make this even better!:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
#TTRPG #Kickstarter #IndieRPG