Epistolary Richard
@epistolaryrichard.bsky.social
(h/h) '24 ttrpg What's Hot Year in Review see https://therpgpipeline.blogspot.com
My '25 ZineQuest Teen Noir ttrpg see https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1591846918/teen-noir-ttrpg-2e-zinequest
(indie ttrpg organiser, designer, former Warhammer novelist)
My '25 ZineQuest Teen Noir ttrpg see https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1591846918/teen-noir-ttrpg-2e-zinequest
(indie ttrpg organiser, designer, former Warhammer novelist)
Inside Out just hits differently once you've had kids. All I'm saying.
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Inside Out just hits differently once you've had kids. All I'm saying.
Delighted to discover another person tracking ttrpg crowdfunding. If anyone knows if they are on this site please tag them so I can follow them.
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October 2025 TTRPG Crowdfunding Retrospective
October: big month for Kickstarter, not so much for Backerkit, and Gamefound is around too I guess. Here's the raw data , let's dive in: 181...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Delighted to discover another person tracking ttrpg crowdfunding. If anyone knows if they are on this site please tag them so I can follow them.
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com/2025/11/octo...
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com/2025/11/octo...
With three young children, the idea of international travel is completely foreign to me.
October 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
With three young children, the idea of international travel is completely foreign to me.
Looking for recommendations for business card sized ttrpgs suitable for kids. All guidance appreciated!
October 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Looking for recommendations for business card sized ttrpgs suitable for kids. All guidance appreciated!
I'm just going to say "Super Nashwan" and let others recall the terror at facing them.
Imma be old, but Super Mario World continues to be a perfect, no notes, platformer.
September 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm just going to say "Super Nashwan" and let others recall the terror at facing them.
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Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wow, just wow. An otherwise mostly sane US accountancy podcast goes off the deep-end discussing UK law that apparently has "no freedom of speech" and "presumed guilty unless you prove you're innocent". The extrapolation and generalisation of very specific laws is just wild.
youtu.be/kV6DmPAAgIk?...
youtu.be/kV6DmPAAgIk?...
UK Tax Authority Uses AI to Scan Social Media Posts for Tax Fraud Detection
YouTube video by The Accounting Podcast
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Wow, just wow. An otherwise mostly sane US accountancy podcast goes off the deep-end discussing UK law that apparently has "no freedom of speech" and "presumed guilty unless you prove you're innocent". The extrapolation and generalisation of very specific laws is just wild.
youtu.be/kV6DmPAAgIk?...
youtu.be/kV6DmPAAgIk?...
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#ttrpg designers, this font pack is invaluable and I'll always promote it!
I've already used the Amateur Camcorder font for The Mountain, my tiny system-agnostic setting, and I find myself constantly browsing the pack for inspiration.
If you can afford 19$, there's really no reason to not get it ✨
I've already used the Amateur Camcorder font for The Mountain, my tiny system-agnostic setting, and I find myself constantly browsing the pack for inspiration.
If you can afford 19$, there's really no reason to not get it ✨
September 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Important note from Leisure Games:
“Leisure Games' 40th Anniversary
Just a quick note here to say that Leisure Games is celebrating its 40th
anniversary this month. We're hosting a small local convention on 6th
September
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“Leisure Games' 40th Anniversary
Just a quick note here to say that Leisure Games is celebrating its 40th
anniversary this month. We're hosting a small local convention on 6th
September
1/5
Saturday 6th September: Ruby-Con (our 40th Anniversary celebration)
JOIN US TO CELEBRATE LEISURE GAMES' RUBY ANNIVERSARY! Date: Saturday 6th September 2025 Time: 10am-5pm Location: St Paul's Church, Long Lane (less than 5 minutes' walk from the shop) | Google Maps We ...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Important note from Leisure Games:
“Leisure Games' 40th Anniversary
Just a quick note here to say that Leisure Games is celebrating its 40th
anniversary this month. We're hosting a small local convention on 6th
September
1/5
“Leisure Games' 40th Anniversary
Just a quick note here to say that Leisure Games is celebrating its 40th
anniversary this month. We're hosting a small local convention on 6th
September
1/5
I need a word or phrase to describe a short sharp breath out conveying restrained annoyance. I've been offered scoff, snort, huff but none fit the bill. Any ideas?
August 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I need a word or phrase to describe a short sharp breath out conveying restrained annoyance. I've been offered scoff, snort, huff but none fit the bill. Any ideas?
Tell me that you don't understand the fundamentals of a character without telling me you don't understand the fundamentals of a character
July 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tell me that you don't understand the fundamentals of a character without telling me you don't understand the fundamentals of a character
Listening to Born Slippy while popping two ibuprofen and washing them down with vanilla diet pepsi and trying to convince myself I was still hardcore.
June 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Listening to Born Slippy while popping two ibuprofen and washing them down with vanilla diet pepsi and trying to convince myself I was still hardcore.
When I can't tell if a post is about Lego or not 😉
just remembered my 80+ year old neighbor showed us his pile of 4400 bricks and told us to take a bunch for decorating our front garden. anyway happy pride
June 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
When I can't tell if a post is about Lego or not 😉
So, turns out that D&D minis really add something to vintage editions of Cluedo.
April 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
So, turns out that D&D minis really add something to vintage editions of Cluedo.
Morning brainwave for a new podcast: listen to celebrities solve a Rubik's cube. No interview or anything, just the sounds of them solving a Rubik's cube.
Inspired by a phone call I had with my wife.
Inspired by a phone call I had with my wife.
March 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Morning brainwave for a new podcast: listen to celebrities solve a Rubik's cube. No interview or anything, just the sounds of them solving a Rubik's cube.
Inspired by a phone call I had with my wife.
Inspired by a phone call I had with my wife.
If you missed the ZineQuest Kickstarter then the One Piece inspired ttrpg Overboard Adventures on Rampageous Seas is Deal of the Day on DriveThruRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Overboard Adventures on the Rampageous Seas - Epistolary Richard | DriveThruRPG
This innovative tabletop roleplaying game is a playground for fantastical adventure on the high seas. It supports light-hearted stories of ambition and friendship like One Piece as well as darker tale...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If you missed the ZineQuest Kickstarter then the One Piece inspired ttrpg Overboard Adventures on Rampageous Seas is Deal of the Day on DriveThruRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Really excited to get to share that a neat independent studio, Ludic Lemur, has picked up the rights to develop a Monsterhearts video game. Every glimpse I've gotten into the project so far seems really cool!
One of the Ludic Lemur folks, Amy, was an early playtester of Monsterhearts in 2011!
One of the Ludic Lemur folks, Amy, was an early playtester of Monsterhearts in 2011!
Ludic Lemur is developing the Monsterhearts TTRPG, created by Canadian designer Avery Alder @lackingceremony.bsky.social of Buried Without Ceremony, into a computer game.
Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake will launch on Kickstarter in the summer of 2025.
www.ludiclemur.com/monsterhearts
Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake will launch on Kickstarter in the summer of 2025.
www.ludiclemur.com/monsterhearts
Monsterhearts
A Cards-Based RPG About the Messy Lives of Teenage Monsters
www.ludiclemur.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Really excited to get to share that a neat independent studio, Ludic Lemur, has picked up the rights to develop a Monsterhearts video game. Every glimpse I've gotten into the project so far seems really cool!
One of the Ludic Lemur folks, Amy, was an early playtester of Monsterhearts in 2011!
One of the Ludic Lemur folks, Amy, was an early playtester of Monsterhearts in 2011!
Also, how to the six demons feel about being in a bag together? Are there rivalries? Do some get on and some don't? Turf wars over different areas of the bag?
What's in the Six-Demon Bag? Wind, fire, all that kind of thing!
Discover what other secrets lie in Vinder's Vault by checking out SIDEQUEST magazine.
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Discover what other secrets lie in Vinder's Vault by checking out SIDEQUEST magazine.
Get more than 400 pages of #dnd 5e content for just $10 by signing up to our patreon: icarus-games.co.uk/s...
February 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Also, how to the six demons feel about being in a bag together? Are there rivalries? Do some get on and some don't? Turf wars over different areas of the bag?
Thank you! There’s about 1 hour to go on the #Zinequest Teen Noir kickstarter and we hit the BIG ROUND numbers of 40 and £200. For a bit of fun for the last hour I wanted to post an example of the set-up, to give a taste of the game.
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
Teen Noir TTRPG 2e #Zinequest
Innovative tabletop rpg emulating the teen noir genre & telling stories of guilt, innocence, exclusion and betrayal.
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Thank you! There’s about 1 hour to go on the #Zinequest Teen Noir kickstarter and we hit the BIG ROUND numbers of 40 and £200. For a bit of fun for the last hour I wanted to post an example of the set-up, to give a taste of the game.
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
We are 3 backers away from 40 and £200, which bear no relevance in the grander scheme of things but are BIG and ROUND. If you are interested in backing but have questions or concerns then ask away and let's see if we can hit those big, round numbers
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
February 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are 3 backers away from 40 and £200, which bear no relevance in the grander scheme of things but are BIG and ROUND. If you are interested in backing but have questions or concerns then ask away and let's see if we can hit those big, round numbers
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
Thanks for the shout out @skyshark.bsky.social ! Only 24 hours left on Teen Noir
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
February 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thanks for the shout out @skyshark.bsky.social ! Only 24 hours left on Teen Noir
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
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The post that made me realize I should really have put my bluesky into my Story on Kickstarter 😅Thanks so much for the shout Richard! And yes, we are FUNDED, fight club is ON, come join us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/854...
#ZineMonth Just back Drink My Sweat by Dora Dee Rogers (feel free to tag as I couldn't find their profile). It's just funded. Check it out!
#ZineMonth Just back Drink My Sweat by Dora Dee Rogers (feel free to tag as I couldn't find their profile). It's just funded. Check it out!
Drink My Sweat
A storytelling game about a fight club for queer women. Punch cuties, get messed up, fall in love, be fucking hot.
www.kickstarter.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The post that made me realize I should really have put my bluesky into my Story on Kickstarter 😅Thanks so much for the shout Richard! And yes, we are FUNDED, fight club is ON, come join us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/854...
#ZineMonth Just back Drink My Sweat by Dora Dee Rogers (feel free to tag as I couldn't find their profile). It's just funded. Check it out!
#ZineMonth Just back Drink My Sweat by Dora Dee Rogers (feel free to tag as I couldn't find their profile). It's just funded. Check it out!
Drink My Sweat
A storytelling game about a fight club for queer women. Punch cuties, get messed up, fall in love, be fucking hot.
www.kickstarter.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
www.kickstarter.com/projects/854...
#ZineMonth Just back Drink My Sweat by Dora Dee Rogers (feel free to tag as I couldn't find their profile). It's just funded. Check it out!
#ZineMonth Just back Drink My Sweat by Dora Dee Rogers (feel free to tag as I couldn't find their profile). It's just funded. Check it out!
#ZineQuest Teen Noir TTRPG has only 2 days left. I answered a few questions on the game and the inspiration behind it courtesy of @whodo.bsky.social
Excerpts in the comments below or read the whole thing here
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
Excerpts in the comments below or read the whole thing here
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
Update 2: Interview on Teen Noir, its contents and inspirations · Teen Noir TTRPG 2e #Zinequest
These are a series of interview questions written by @whodo.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/whodo.bsky.socialI was too slow in answering to be included before ZineQuest began but they graciously ...
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February 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#ZineQuest Teen Noir TTRPG has only 2 days left. I answered a few questions on the game and the inspiration behind it courtesy of @whodo.bsky.social
Excerpts in the comments below or read the whole thing here
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
Excerpts in the comments below or read the whole thing here
www.kickstarter.com/projects/159...
Avery is one of the most significant designers from my early days in indie ttrpgs. If you've never heard of Monsterhearts, Ribbon Drive, The Quiet Year or Dream Askew then check them out!
I've set up an itch page for Buried Without Ceremony (including some community copies of each title)! If you're part of the itch community and love anything I've made, I'd love it if you left a comment or review. buriedwithoutceremony.itch.io
Buried Without Ceremony
buriedwithoutceremony.itch.io
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Avery is one of the most significant designers from my early days in indie ttrpgs. If you've never heard of Monsterhearts, Ribbon Drive, The Quiet Year or Dream Askew then check them out!