Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games
@flamingbraingames.bsky.social
Ignem Mittere in Cerebrum
TTRPG Game Designer and Writer
patreon.com/flamingbraingames
WIP: Adirondark: The Weird Wilderness Beyond the Blue Line
A turn of the twentieth century wilderness horror game!
And I make other TTRPG things as well!
TTRPG Game Designer and Writer
patreon.com/flamingbraingames
WIP: Adirondark: The Weird Wilderness Beyond the Blue Line
A turn of the twentieth century wilderness horror game!
And I make other TTRPG things as well!
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Get more from Flaming Brain Games on Patreon
Tabletop Roleplaying Game Materials
patreon.com
#SelfPromoSunday
Check out our small (but growing!) selection of TTRPG things for sale and join our Patreon to help support us in our designing and publishing endeavors!
patreon.com/FlamingBrain...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
flaming-brain-games.itch.io
#TTRPG #flamingbraingames
Check out our small (but growing!) selection of TTRPG things for sale and join our Patreon to help support us in our designing and publishing endeavors!
patreon.com/FlamingBrain...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
flaming-brain-games.itch.io
#TTRPG #flamingbraingames
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"But I want to sound some alarm bells about the influence that these platforms are having on the TTRPG space, and the push toward professionalization that could crowd out smaller artists."
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...
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"But I want to sound some alarm bells about the influence that these platforms are having on the TTRPG space, and the push toward professionalization that could crowd out smaller artists."
Reposted by Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games
Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves!
Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their antics and what they think about the design!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wl...
#DnD #TTRPG
Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their antics and what they think about the design!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wl...
#DnD #TTRPG
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves!
Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their antics and what they think about the design!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wl...
#DnD #TTRPG
Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their antics and what they think about the design!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wl...
#DnD #TTRPG
Reposted by Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games
News: Daggerheart’s New Bloodhunter, Moonbeam Shuts Down, WotC Restores Educator Resources, HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma, and more!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-A...
#DnD #TTRPG #Daggerheart
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-A...
#DnD #TTRPG #Daggerheart
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
News: Daggerheart’s New Bloodhunter, Moonbeam Shuts Down, WotC Restores Educator Resources, HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma, and more!
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-A...
#DnD #TTRPG #Daggerheart
Listen or watch:
masteringdungeons.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-A...
#DnD #TTRPG #Daggerheart
Wow. I mean... wow.
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Wow. I mean... wow.
The original Twilight Zone is still great AND relevant.
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The original Twilight Zone is still great AND relevant.
Reposted by Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games
Adventure Time writing lessons: you need to not just have weird things, you need to have weird things that imply a greater coherency you don't understand
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Adventure Time writing lessons: you need to not just have weird things, you need to have weird things that imply a greater coherency you don't understand
Looking forward to checking this out!
Kill the gods. Burn the world tree.
Try the RAID playtest today! Cyberpunk meets Norse mythology, with OSR vibes.
gilarpgs.itch.io/raid-playtest
Try the RAID playtest today! Cyberpunk meets Norse mythology, with OSR vibes.
gilarpgs.itch.io/raid-playtest
RAID (playtest) by Gila RPGs
Cyberpunk meets Vikings meets OSR, Gila style
gilarpgs.itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Looking forward to checking this out!
Reposted by Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games
To all the veterans who have proudly and honorably served our country, upholding their oaths to defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, thank you for your service.
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
To all the veterans who have proudly and honorably served our country, upholding their oaths to defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, thank you for your service.
Felt really good to have a very productive day at home: writing, cleaning/organizing, laundry, errands... I hope that y'all are productive in the ways you wish to be productive today!
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Felt really good to have a very productive day at home: writing, cleaning/organizing, laundry, errands... I hope that y'all are productive in the ways you wish to be productive today!
Reposted by Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games
When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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Gratitude is a powerful force. Embrace it, and watch your happiness grow. #TTRPGMotivation
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Gratitude is a powerful force. Embrace it, and watch your happiness grow. #TTRPGMotivation
Made feijoada the other day and looking forward to the leftovers for dinner tonight!
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Made feijoada the other day and looking forward to the leftovers for dinner tonight!
Scott offers wonderful advice here!
And timely for me too as I'm putting the final touches on my chapter for how to design Dangers and Encounters in Adirondark's Superintendents' Guidebook. And in a wilderness survival horror game... it may be wise to avoid combat.
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
And timely for me too as I'm putting the final touches on my chapter for how to design Dangers and Encounters in Adirondark's Superintendents' Guidebook. And in a wilderness survival horror game... it may be wise to avoid combat.
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
FRPG GM Tip: Conflict is what drives story much of the time, but conflict in a fantasy game doesn’t always have to mean combat. Conducting a strategy session in which the players and characters come up with a plan to avoid an encounter can be just as much fun as fighting.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Scott offers wonderful advice here!
And timely for me too as I'm putting the final touches on my chapter for how to design Dangers and Encounters in Adirondark's Superintendents' Guidebook. And in a wilderness survival horror game... it may be wise to avoid combat.
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
And timely for me too as I'm putting the final touches on my chapter for how to design Dangers and Encounters in Adirondark's Superintendents' Guidebook. And in a wilderness survival horror game... it may be wise to avoid combat.
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
Once again Teos Abadia @alphastream.bsky.social offers some great advice!
What are the tv shows that have intro montages you would use to describe this awesome idea to your players? I'm thinking Buffy, Firefly, or X-Files.
Share yours!
What are the tv shows that have intro montages you would use to describe this awesome idea to your players? I'm thinking Buffy, Firefly, or X-Files.
Share yours!
My Go-To Technique for RPG Character Intros!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Once again Teos Abadia @alphastream.bsky.social offers some great advice!
What are the tv shows that have intro montages you would use to describe this awesome idea to your players? I'm thinking Buffy, Firefly, or X-Files.
Share yours!
What are the tv shows that have intro montages you would use to describe this awesome idea to your players? I'm thinking Buffy, Firefly, or X-Files.
Share yours!
Taking advantage of the day off by writing, editing, and cleaning the game room! One step closer to having live people around my gaming table again!
What are your favorite reasons to play around the same table?
#TTRPG
#BoardGaming
#liveandinperson
What are your favorite reasons to play around the same table?
#TTRPG
#BoardGaming
#liveandinperson
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Taking advantage of the day off by writing, editing, and cleaning the game room! One step closer to having live people around my gaming table again!
What are your favorite reasons to play around the same table?
#TTRPG
#BoardGaming
#liveandinperson
What are your favorite reasons to play around the same table?
#TTRPG
#BoardGaming
#liveandinperson
Great advice from @dicefunctional.bsky.social ! Be descriptive! Engage all the senses!
From the Adirondark Superintendents' Guidebook:
"Consider what the Explorers will sense first in every scene. Sight is a primary sense but in the wilderness there are so many other possibilities.
From the Adirondark Superintendents' Guidebook:
"Consider what the Explorers will sense first in every scene. Sight is a primary sense but in the wilderness there are so many other possibilities.
Tip for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;
Describe beyond just sight.
Yes, it's important to describe what is seen*, but there are so many more senses to use and toy with when setting a scene.
*or isn't, depending on the situation
#TTRPG
Describe beyond just sight.
Yes, it's important to describe what is seen*, but there are so many more senses to use and toy with when setting a scene.
*or isn't, depending on the situation
#TTRPG
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Great advice from @dicefunctional.bsky.social ! Be descriptive! Engage all the senses!
From the Adirondark Superintendents' Guidebook:
"Consider what the Explorers will sense first in every scene. Sight is a primary sense but in the wilderness there are so many other possibilities.
From the Adirondark Superintendents' Guidebook:
"Consider what the Explorers will sense first in every scene. Sight is a primary sense but in the wilderness there are so many other possibilities.
Reposted by Matt Whelehan // Flaming Brain Games
Pulp horror adventure! Discover a forgotten temple whose sun-worshipping adherents still kneel atop the mesa. If your shadow touches these desiccated dead they arise and attack! Use lighting with your minis for a dynamic combat!
flaming-brain-games.itch.io/the-ancient-...
flaming-brain-games.itch.io/the-ancient-...
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Pulp horror adventure! Discover a forgotten temple whose sun-worshipping adherents still kneel atop the mesa. If your shadow touches these desiccated dead they arise and attack! Use lighting with your minis for a dynamic combat!
flaming-brain-games.itch.io/the-ancient-...
flaming-brain-games.itch.io/the-ancient-...
I'm enjoying the X-files again. What a solid series.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I'm enjoying the X-files again. What a solid series.
I'm not normally home promoting on a Monday but thought... why not? Check out my stuff on DriveThru or itch!
#SelfPromoSunday
Check out our small (but growing!) selection of TTRPG things for sale and join our Patreon to help support us in our designing and publishing endeavors!
patreon.com/FlamingBrain...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
flaming-brain-games.itch.io
#TTRPG #flamingbraingames
Check out our small (but growing!) selection of TTRPG things for sale and join our Patreon to help support us in our designing and publishing endeavors!
patreon.com/FlamingBrain...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
flaming-brain-games.itch.io
#TTRPG #flamingbraingames
Get more from Flaming Brain Games on Patreon
Tabletop Roleplaying Game Materials
patreon.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm not normally home promoting on a Monday but thought... why not? Check out my stuff on DriveThru or itch!
As it started snowing at my home today, and sticking... it got me thinking about The Gray, the Power of stone, weather, and particularly the cold. Here is a throwback to my Omens of the Gray table found on my Patreon.
www.patreon.com/posts/114814...
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
www.patreon.com/posts/114814...
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As it started snowing at my home today, and sticking... it got me thinking about The Gray, the Power of stone, weather, and particularly the cold. Here is a throwback to my Omens of the Gray table found on my Patreon.
www.patreon.com/posts/114814...
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
www.patreon.com/posts/114814...
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
Snowing outside changes things a bit...
Outside in my backyard smoking a pipe, thinking, writing, creating... inspired to think about The Gray.
The Power of wind, weather, stone, and cold — the inanimate parts of nature.
What scares you about The Gray?
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
Outside in my backyard smoking a pipe, thinking, writing, creating... inspired to think about The Gray.
The Power of wind, weather, stone, and cold — the inanimate parts of nature.
What scares you about The Gray?
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Snowing outside changes things a bit...
Outside in my backyard smoking a pipe, thinking, writing, creating... inspired to think about The Gray.
The Power of wind, weather, stone, and cold — the inanimate parts of nature.
What scares you about The Gray?
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
Outside in my backyard smoking a pipe, thinking, writing, creating... inspired to think about The Gray.
The Power of wind, weather, stone, and cold — the inanimate parts of nature.
What scares you about The Gray?
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
Changing from a d20 system to using only d6's is both incredibly exciting and at times frustrating. Instead of 20 things in a table where I want equal odds I need 6 or 36 things. This means so many more possibilities! And... this means I need to write so many more possibilities!
#TTRPGDesign
#TTRPGDesign
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Changing from a d20 system to using only d6's is both incredibly exciting and at times frustrating. Instead of 20 things in a table where I want equal odds I need 6 or 36 things. This means so many more possibilities! And... this means I need to write so many more possibilities!
#TTRPGDesign
#TTRPGDesign
As I get close to publishing a beta of a PHB for my wilderness horror game, "The Adirondark Explorer's Guidebook" I am debating how to organize the order of the various chapters. I am curious how other TTRPG players believe a PHB should be organized.
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
As I get close to publishing a beta of a PHB for my wilderness horror game, "The Adirondark Explorer's Guidebook" I am debating how to organize the order of the various chapters. I am curious how other TTRPG players believe a PHB should be organized.
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
#TTRPGDesign
#Adirondark
#FlamingBrainGames
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