Hack Shack Games
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Halflight Halls
Campaign & Setting Starter
An Off-Beat Campaign Setting, designed to reward clever teamwork, bold heroics, and spectacularly bad ideas.
Inside you'll find:
The Halflight Halls camp...
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HALFLIGHT HALLS: Campaign & Setting Starter
Now available as Pay-What-You-Want on DTRPG!
An Off-Beat Campaign Setting, designed to reward clever teamwork, bold heroics, and spectacularly bad ideas.
Compatible with Daggerheart.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Now available as Pay-What-You-Want on DTRPG!
An Off-Beat Campaign Setting, designed to reward clever teamwork, bold heroics, and spectacularly bad ideas.
Compatible with Daggerheart.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Age yourself with gaming
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Age yourself with gaming
Gonna have a monnntaaage...
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Gonna have a monnntaaage...
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10 years ago 6 foster kids were pulled out of the wreckage of a house in Sayer, MA. Now they find themselves in Korea...where the final chapter begins.
Join us at 8PM EST for THE SAYER HOUSE SIX, featuring Monster of the Week by
@evilhat.bsky.social, as we raise money for @feedingamerica.org!
Join us at 8PM EST for THE SAYER HOUSE SIX, featuring Monster of the Week by
@evilhat.bsky.social, as we raise money for @feedingamerica.org!
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
10 years ago 6 foster kids were pulled out of the wreckage of a house in Sayer, MA. Now they find themselves in Korea...where the final chapter begins.
Join us at 8PM EST for THE SAYER HOUSE SIX, featuring Monster of the Week by
@evilhat.bsky.social, as we raise money for @feedingamerica.org!
Join us at 8PM EST for THE SAYER HOUSE SIX, featuring Monster of the Week by
@evilhat.bsky.social, as we raise money for @feedingamerica.org!
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We have updated our Affinity Publisher 1-2 templates to include a small doc on how *we* prepare our files for print!
They are extremely basic, but have all the right dimensions for you not to worry that something gets cut off!
wendigoworkshop.itch.io/free-affinit...
They are extremely basic, but have all the right dimensions for you not to worry that something gets cut off!
wendigoworkshop.itch.io/free-affinit...
Free - Affinity Publisher Template for TTRPG by WendigoWorkshop
TTRPG Templates for Affinity Publisher 1 and 2
wendigoworkshop.itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We have updated our Affinity Publisher 1-2 templates to include a small doc on how *we* prepare our files for print!
They are extremely basic, but have all the right dimensions for you not to worry that something gets cut off!
wendigoworkshop.itch.io/free-affinit...
They are extremely basic, but have all the right dimensions for you not to worry that something gets cut off!
wendigoworkshop.itch.io/free-affinit...
Had so much fun hanging out with the @dodoborne.com folks tonight for their 1 year anniversary stream!
They had the chat make a PC and run through a quick wild encounter, coping with every crazy idea we threw at them. Mad improv skills, was a total riot!
Thanks for hosting Dodos! <3 Congrats!!
They had the chat make a PC and run through a quick wild encounter, coping with every crazy idea we threw at them. Mad improv skills, was a total riot!
Thanks for hosting Dodos! <3 Congrats!!
Happy 1-year Anniversary #Daggerheart Actual Play Dodoborne!
From early Beta to final rules, we got the cast's thoughts on what they would highlight for anyone considering diving in 📜 https://bit.ly/47QGZIe
Catch their livestream today in 1 hour, 4pm PT! Twitch.tv/dodobornepod
From early Beta to final rules, we got the cast's thoughts on what they would highlight for anyone considering diving in 📜 https://bit.ly/47QGZIe
Catch their livestream today in 1 hour, 4pm PT! Twitch.tv/dodobornepod
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Had so much fun hanging out with the @dodoborne.com folks tonight for their 1 year anniversary stream!
They had the chat make a PC and run through a quick wild encounter, coping with every crazy idea we threw at them. Mad improv skills, was a total riot!
Thanks for hosting Dodos! <3 Congrats!!
They had the chat make a PC and run through a quick wild encounter, coping with every crazy idea we threw at them. Mad improv skills, was a total riot!
Thanks for hosting Dodos! <3 Congrats!!
Just penned my favorite monster tagline I've written in weeks..
"Bloated spectral backup singers drumming the ghostly barrels they died wearing."
I love TTRPGS. Okay, back to the write-a-thon. Today's music, the ever jamming Book Club Radio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ed...
"Bloated spectral backup singers drumming the ghostly barrels they died wearing."
I love TTRPGS. Okay, back to the write-a-thon. Today's music, the ever jamming Book Club Radio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ed...
Latin & Afrohouse Sunset Mix in Brooklyn | Jojo Lorenzo
YouTube video by Book Club Radio
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Just penned my favorite monster tagline I've written in weeks..
"Bloated spectral backup singers drumming the ghostly barrels they died wearing."
I love TTRPGS. Okay, back to the write-a-thon. Today's music, the ever jamming Book Club Radio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ed...
"Bloated spectral backup singers drumming the ghostly barrels they died wearing."
I love TTRPGS. Okay, back to the write-a-thon. Today's music, the ever jamming Book Club Radio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ed...
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The Ted Turner colorization of some of my select entries of "Stuff I Did in the 80s" continues. With the upcoming end of MTV, this one seems especially poignant to us Gen Xers and fans of all things 80s.📼
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Ted Turner colorization of some of my select entries of "Stuff I Did in the 80s" continues. With the upcoming end of MTV, this one seems especially poignant to us Gen Xers and fans of all things 80s.📼
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This Saturday, 11/15, join me and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @themightyjerd.bsky.social and @urbanbohemian.com as we play D&D and raise funds in support of our neighbors who are being threatened with harassment, assault and kidnapping in the name of immigration enforcement.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This Saturday, 11/15, join me and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @themightyjerd.bsky.social and @urbanbohemian.com as we play D&D and raise funds in support of our neighbors who are being threatened with harassment, assault and kidnapping in the name of immigration enforcement.
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Apocalypse World taught me a lot about RPG design, and I'm excited to try the new edition. @lumpley.bsky.social has taught me many things over the years, and it's thrilling to see the success that he and @megueyb.bsky.social have achieved.
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 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Apocalypse World taught me a lot about RPG design, and I'm excited to try the new edition. @lumpley.bsky.social has taught me many things over the years, and it's thrilling to see the success that he and @megueyb.bsky.social have achieved.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
The biggest challenge with long writing sessions; picking the right music that has just enough juice to placate the ADHD brain gremlins, but doesn't draw their attention enough to derail everything.
Today's pick.
Today's pick.
Soviet Groove & Love Songs... when the USSR Collapsed by FET – L’atelier de Musique Ep015
YouTube video by L'atelier de Musique
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The biggest challenge with long writing sessions; picking the right music that has just enough juice to placate the ADHD brain gremlins, but doesn't draw their attention enough to derail everything.
Today's pick.
Today's pick.
Boldly Not Going where farmgirls from Kansas have gone before.
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Boldly Not Going where farmgirls from Kansas have gone before.
Seattle is a blessed place. Truly, the Shire of America.
A NEW COLLABORATOR JOINS THE RANKS!
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Sword & Tea
This is one of our Indie TeaTRPG Collab blends. Check out all of our CommuniTea Collabs here! You rolled a nat 20 on your deliciousness check today, my friend! Set a course for adventure with this fue...
www.fridaytea.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Seattle is a blessed place. Truly, the Shire of America.
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Exactly one month to go! I prepared a small overview of the 5 Daggerheart campaign frames in Hope Springs Eternal. Help us beat yesterday's incredible total of 0 new followers! 🤪
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Exactly one month to go! I prepared a small overview of the 5 Daggerheart campaign frames in Hope Springs Eternal. Help us beat yesterday's incredible total of 0 new followers! 🤪
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In this week’s newsletter, we delve into legendary territory.
The year was 1977…with STORMBRINGER, I completed work on the Elric Saga and received my first World Fantasy Award nomination.
theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/1977-year-...
The year was 1977…with STORMBRINGER, I completed work on the Elric Saga and received my first World Fantasy Award nomination.
theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/1977-year-...
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In this week’s newsletter, we delve into legendary territory.
The year was 1977…with STORMBRINGER, I completed work on the Elric Saga and received my first World Fantasy Award nomination.
theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/1977-year-...
The year was 1977…with STORMBRINGER, I completed work on the Elric Saga and received my first World Fantasy Award nomination.
theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/1977-year-...
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"Game designers will routinely fail at making something fun. When the game of making games is played right, it is always right outside the edge of what the designers know how to do."
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Game designers will routinely fail at making something fun. When the game of making games is played right, it is always right outside the edge of what the designers know how to do."
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
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I have the honor of being Lead Designer on the Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart Campaign Guide project!
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
Bringing Drakkenheim to Daggerheart! (Beta campaign frame overview)
YouTube video by Mike Underwood
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I have the honor of being Lead Designer on the Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart Campaign Guide project!
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
Post you from a different era. Middle row, second from the right, coke bottle glasses. 1981, Redmond Wa.
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Post you from a different era. Middle row, second from the right, coke bottle glasses. 1981, Redmond Wa.
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I've been quieter, but work on Hope Springs Eternal, a supplement for Daggerheart, does not stop! @nightjargames.bsky.social has started to make sketches for our craziest campaign frame: Gutterpunk Rhapsody!
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've been quieter, but work on Hope Springs Eternal, a supplement for Daggerheart, does not stop! @nightjargames.bsky.social has started to make sketches for our craziest campaign frame: Gutterpunk Rhapsody!
A deeply needy part of me relishes the existence of a fountain pen ink advent calendar.
Yes, there are advents for everything these days, but counterpoint - shhhhhhshhshhh..
Yes, there are advents for everything these days, but counterpoint - shhhhhhshhshhh..
Inkvent is here! The perfect gift for the fountain pen or ink lover in your life is now available. The 2025 Inkvent Calendar Teal edition contains twenty-four 12ml bottles and one 30ml bottle of exclusive Diamine inks. It includes a variety of standard, sheen, shimmer, and scented inks.
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A deeply needy part of me relishes the existence of a fountain pen ink advent calendar.
Yes, there are advents for everything these days, but counterpoint - shhhhhhshhshhh..
Yes, there are advents for everything these days, but counterpoint - shhhhhhshhshhh..
Long Veteran's Day weekend coming up. Gonna burn the oil and try and get principle writing done-done on a new Daggerheart adventure. Now, just to keep it to a sane page count..
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Long Veteran's Day weekend coming up. Gonna burn the oil and try and get principle writing done-done on a new Daggerheart adventure. Now, just to keep it to a sane page count..
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How influential is Apocalypse World?
This influential. (And I wrote this chart four years ago.)
www.designers-and-dragons.com/2021/11/02/t...
This influential. (And I wrote this chart four years ago.)
www.designers-and-dragons.com/2021/11/02/t...
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
How influential is Apocalypse World?
This influential. (And I wrote this chart four years ago.)
www.designers-and-dragons.com/2021/11/02/t...
This influential. (And I wrote this chart four years ago.)
www.designers-and-dragons.com/2021/11/02/t...
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This Monday (Nov 10th) starting at 7 pm est @dodoborne.com will be celebrating their birthday and I am so excited to be joining them in the celebration on their twitch! I’m excited for the announcement and can’t wait to find out what it is! #daggerheart #ttrpg #dodoborne
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This Monday (Nov 10th) starting at 7 pm est @dodoborne.com will be celebrating their birthday and I am so excited to be joining them in the celebration on their twitch! I’m excited for the announcement and can’t wait to find out what it is! #daggerheart #ttrpg #dodoborne
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Terrific in-depth discussion here with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social on @masteringdnd.bsky.social. Not just about Designers & Dragons: Origins but also covering Shannon's early career in gaming and how he got started documenting the history of TTRPGs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f6v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f6v...
Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins! (MD 265)
YouTube video by Mastering Dungeons
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Terrific in-depth discussion here with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social on @masteringdnd.bsky.social. Not just about Designers & Dragons: Origins but also covering Shannon's early career in gaming and how he got started documenting the history of TTRPGs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f6v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f6v...
When Beholders go unicorn hunting..
'We saw you from across the dungeon and really dig your vibe. Can we buy you a drink?'
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
When Beholders go unicorn hunting..
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God damn it, @loosf.bsky.social gave me a new brainworm by showing me this image and telling me that Guts from Berserk is an Elric, even though Griffith got the looks.
I am forever going to be looking for the Eternal Champion in every story I see from now on
Shadow is totally an Elric fursona, too
I am forever going to be looking for the Eternal Champion in every story I see from now on
Shadow is totally an Elric fursona, too
May 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
God damn it, @loosf.bsky.social gave me a new brainworm by showing me this image and telling me that Guts from Berserk is an Elric, even though Griffith got the looks.
I am forever going to be looking for the Eternal Champion in every story I see from now on
Shadow is totally an Elric fursona, too
I am forever going to be looking for the Eternal Champion in every story I see from now on
Shadow is totally an Elric fursona, too