Caleb
@hebanongames.bsky.social
Creator of Hebanon Games. Ennie award-winning TTRPG and boardgame designer.
Support the work at http://patreon.com/hgod.
Check my work on the Delta Green RPG at http://patreon.com/dgdc.
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Check my work on the Delta Green RPG at http://patreon.com/dgdc.
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Caleb
@hebanongames.bsky.social
· Jan 20
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I get to play in a game of Fae's Anatomy tonight with twitch.tv/analog_amber!
We're streaming for @projecthopeorg.bsky.social @ 6pm CST. We're close to the goal; here's hoping my silly melodramatic medical mystery takes us over the top. Stop by and support a good cause!
We're streaming for @projecthopeorg.bsky.social @ 6pm CST. We're close to the goal; here's hoping my silly melodramatic medical mystery takes us over the top. Stop by and support a good cause!
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Chaotic Good Stream Aunt, loving on Indies, telling important stories, giving back to charity, loving on the community. Business email: amber@ambfam.com
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December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I get to play in a game of Fae's Anatomy tonight with twitch.tv/analog_amber!
We're streaming for @projecthopeorg.bsky.social @ 6pm CST. We're close to the goal; here's hoping my silly melodramatic medical mystery takes us over the top. Stop by and support a good cause!
We're streaming for @projecthopeorg.bsky.social @ 6pm CST. We're close to the goal; here's hoping my silly melodramatic medical mystery takes us over the top. Stop by and support a good cause!
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It's so easy. You pay for a subscription. We infest your ears with @hebanongames.bsky.social running a Delta Green game about Y'golonac and Gla'aki as written by @adamscottglancy.bsky.social. Win/win/win/impalement/win. www.delta-green.com/dc-dro/
DC DROP: HOLY WAR 2
WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSE
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December 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's so easy. You pay for a subscription. We infest your ears with @hebanongames.bsky.social running a Delta Green game about Y'golonac and Gla'aki as written by @adamscottglancy.bsky.social. Win/win/win/impalement/win. www.delta-green.com/dc-dro/
Newest episode of my alpha playtest for RED MARKETS 2nd Edition is out at patreon.com/hgod.
Feedback for the open beta is due DEC 31 2025! I'll begin revisions immediately next year, using the year's worth of playtest notes. The more the merrier!
Feedback for the open beta is due DEC 31 2025! I'll begin revisions immediately next year, using the year's worth of playtest notes. The more the merrier!
BetDuel - Playtest 14 - RM2e | Hebanon Games
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December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Newest episode of my alpha playtest for RED MARKETS 2nd Edition is out at patreon.com/hgod.
Feedback for the open beta is due DEC 31 2025! I'll begin revisions immediately next year, using the year's worth of playtest notes. The more the merrier!
Feedback for the open beta is due DEC 31 2025! I'll begin revisions immediately next year, using the year's worth of playtest notes. The more the merrier!
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There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
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“No matter how long you soldier, fear always swells as combat nears. There is always the dread that the numbers will catch up.” —Glen Cook, "The Black Company"
It begins: THE BLACK COMPANY RPG playtest launches today. Enlist now. theblackcompanyrpg.com
It begins: THE BLACK COMPANY RPG playtest launches today. Enlist now. theblackcompanyrpg.com
The Black Company Roleplaying Game
The Black Company Roleplaying Game is a fast-paced, deadly game of swords, sorcery, and soldiers. Play this tabletop RPG with friends in person or online. The all-too-mortal soldiers of the Black…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“No matter how long you soldier, fear always swells as combat nears. There is always the dread that the numbers will catch up.” —Glen Cook, "The Black Company"
It begins: THE BLACK COMPANY RPG playtest launches today. Enlist now. theblackcompanyrpg.com
It begins: THE BLACK COMPANY RPG playtest launches today. Enlist now. theblackcompanyrpg.com
I'm running the official Discord for the game!
Guess that makes me the Company "memelist" or "moderator" or whatever. I don't know the rank's name, actually; the last guy melted after a flying carpet dropped magic acid on him.
Wait, am I an officer now? I wasn't properly onboarded....
Guess that makes me the Company "memelist" or "moderator" or whatever. I don't know the rank's name, actually; the last guy melted after a flying carpet dropped magic acid on him.
Wait, am I an officer now? I wasn't properly onboarded....
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm running the official Discord for the game!
Guess that makes me the Company "memelist" or "moderator" or whatever. I don't know the rank's name, actually; the last guy melted after a flying carpet dropped magic acid on him.
Wait, am I an officer now? I wasn't properly onboarded....
Guess that makes me the Company "memelist" or "moderator" or whatever. I don't know the rank's name, actually; the last guy melted after a flying carpet dropped magic acid on him.
Wait, am I an officer now? I wasn't properly onboarded....
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Psst. #TheBlackCompanyRPG ... the playtest opens December 1.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Psst. #TheBlackCompanyRPG ... the playtest opens December 1.
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anyway we wrapped up our campaign of @hebanongames.bsky.social 's Red Markets 2E last night with might be the most desperate encounter I've ever had in a TTRPG.
"The only hit point that matters is the last one"
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
anyway we wrapped up our campaign of @hebanongames.bsky.social 's Red Markets 2E last night with might be the most desperate encounter I've ever had in a TTRPG.
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The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
I wish someone could write a book about how cover ups organized between The New York Times, Epstein, and every foreign intelligence agency with a checkbook led us to the genocidal fascism running the US today.
But NYT seems pretty good at keeping real journos outside. Guess we’ll never know!
But NYT seems pretty good at keeping real journos outside. Guess we’ll never know!
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I wish someone could write a book about how cover ups organized between The New York Times, Epstein, and every foreign intelligence agency with a checkbook led us to the genocidal fascism running the US today.
But NYT seems pretty good at keeping real journos outside. Guess we’ll never know!
But NYT seems pretty good at keeping real journos outside. Guess we’ll never know!
I'm not sure new leadership in the Democratic Party is enough. I can't game out how the DNC survives as anything besides a political theater project.
In name, the taint now runs deep and shameful. In tactics, any innovation is considered heretical and stamped out (see the latest surrender).
In name, the taint now runs deep and shameful. In tactics, any innovation is considered heretical and stamped out (see the latest surrender).
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm not sure new leadership in the Democratic Party is enough. I can't game out how the DNC survives as anything besides a political theater project.
In name, the taint now runs deep and shameful. In tactics, any innovation is considered heretical and stamped out (see the latest surrender).
In name, the taint now runs deep and shameful. In tactics, any innovation is considered heretical and stamped out (see the latest surrender).
Test: if I call the Democrats managed opposition, will I get the usual "nu-uh" replies today? What POSSIBLE benefit is there to caving this deep into the longest shutdown ever, when a majority of the country rightfully blames the GOP, and a blue wave election just gave you a mandate to fight?
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Test: if I call the Democrats managed opposition, will I get the usual "nu-uh" replies today? What POSSIBLE benefit is there to caving this deep into the longest shutdown ever, when a majority of the country rightfully blames the GOP, and a blue wave election just gave you a mandate to fight?
Null Project tried out Red Markets 2e with me. Check out the Halloween one-shot: youtu.be/RDyjWalInaE?...
Red Markets ft. Caleb Stokes | Halloween Horror RPG One-Shot | This Line Isn’t Secure
YouTube video by Null Project
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October 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Null Project tried out Red Markets 2e with me. Check out the Halloween one-shot: youtu.be/RDyjWalInaE?...
The Dead Letter Bureau is featuring the first chapter of Performance, my #RedMarkets novel. It’s performed by the fantastic Fae Kells and based on one of the worst jobs I ever had!
Give it a listen, just in time for Halloween! dead-letter-bureau.captivate.fm/episode/red-...
Give it a listen, just in time for Halloween! dead-letter-bureau.captivate.fm/episode/red-...
First Shift - Performance: A Red Markets Novel - Chapter One - Dead Letter Bureau - Delta Green
By Caleb Stokes Read by Fae Kells The following is the first chapter of Performance, a novel set in the world of Red Markets: A Game of Econom...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Dead Letter Bureau is featuring the first chapter of Performance, my #RedMarkets novel. It’s performed by the fantastic Fae Kells and based on one of the worst jobs I ever had!
Give it a listen, just in time for Halloween! dead-letter-bureau.captivate.fm/episode/red-...
Give it a listen, just in time for Halloween! dead-letter-bureau.captivate.fm/episode/red-...
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every single time I run @hebanongames.bsky.social 's Red Markets and the players run out of Will so they start a pointless and stupid argument to force Self Control checks on each other and blow off steam I sit back and watch with awe.
especially if they crit-succeed so they feel better actually.
especially if they crit-succeed so they feel better actually.
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
every single time I run @hebanongames.bsky.social 's Red Markets and the players run out of Will so they start a pointless and stupid argument to force Self Control checks on each other and blow off steam I sit back and watch with awe.
especially if they crit-succeed so they feel better actually.
especially if they crit-succeed so they feel better actually.
There are few uncomplicated joys in life. My favorite is glowing 5-star review of my work.
A close second is a seething 1-star screed by a right-winger.
The rush I get from fascist disapproval is tempered only by the need to wade through what passes for prose amongst those illiterate buffoons.
A close second is a seething 1-star screed by a right-winger.
The rush I get from fascist disapproval is tempered only by the need to wade through what passes for prose amongst those illiterate buffoons.
October 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There are few uncomplicated joys in life. My favorite is glowing 5-star review of my work.
A close second is a seething 1-star screed by a right-winger.
The rush I get from fascist disapproval is tempered only by the need to wade through what passes for prose amongst those illiterate buffoons.
A close second is a seething 1-star screed by a right-winger.
The rush I get from fascist disapproval is tempered only by the need to wade through what passes for prose amongst those illiterate buffoons.
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Sometimes I am not as subtle as I think I am when I try to guide players to a particular place when I am running a RPG. @hebanongames.bsky.social is not having any of it in this Fall of Delta Green session.
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sometimes I am not as subtle as I think I am when I try to guide players to a particular place when I am running a RPG. @hebanongames.bsky.social is not having any of it in this Fall of Delta Green session.
Editing Grace Under Pressure by Jeff Barber and John Scott Tynes. Playlist cycles over to water-level music-from-videogames. Vapor-thulhu.
Now I want to run this in an aquarium, with the PA playing DK Aquatic Ambience as we all imagine getting eaten by Deep Ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOz...
Now I want to run this in an aquarium, with the PA playing DK Aquatic Ambience as we all imagine getting eaten by Deep Ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOz...
Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambience [Restored] Extended (NEW 2020 MIX)
YouTube video by Jammin' Sam Miller
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October 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Editing Grace Under Pressure by Jeff Barber and John Scott Tynes. Playlist cycles over to water-level music-from-videogames. Vapor-thulhu.
Now I want to run this in an aquarium, with the PA playing DK Aquatic Ambience as we all imagine getting eaten by Deep Ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOz...
Now I want to run this in an aquarium, with the PA playing DK Aquatic Ambience as we all imagine getting eaten by Deep Ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOz...
Anyone run Outgunned yet? Thinking about giving it a shot and wondering if anyone had tips.
September 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Anyone run Outgunned yet? Thinking about giving it a shot and wondering if anyone had tips.
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Red Markets.
Do you have a ttrpg that in your opinion is so under celebrated that you have appointed yourself head of the PR committee for that game? Where on at least one occasion someone mistakenly assumed you must have worked on it but really you're just unwell about it?
What's that game to you?
What's that game to you?
September 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Red Markets.
I’m writing Red Markets 2e. A big part of the setting’s near future tech is “Ubiq Specs.” I worried how something based on the laughable Google Glass would translate to the new edition, as it was so silly as to be almost completely forgotten.
Then Zuck reinvents the same failed prototype, but AI.
Then Zuck reinvents the same failed prototype, but AI.
September 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m writing Red Markets 2e. A big part of the setting’s near future tech is “Ubiq Specs.” I worried how something based on the laughable Google Glass would translate to the new edition, as it was so silly as to be almost completely forgotten.
Then Zuck reinvents the same failed prototype, but AI.
Then Zuck reinvents the same failed prototype, but AI.
Panel from GenCon on the state of Red Markets 2e. Give it a listen, and try out the beta if you haven’t yet.
Red Markets 2E panel at Gen Con 2025
Red Markets 2nd Edition is holding an open beta playtest for all of 2025. Come discuss the ongoing process! The new edition of the Profit System is more concise, more viscous, and closer than ever before. A panel of the game’s creators will take questions on…
Red Markets 2nd Edition is holding an open beta playtest for all of 2025. Come discuss the ongoing process! The new edition of the Profit System is more concise, more viscous, and closer than ever before. A panel of the game’s creators will take questions on…
Red Markets 2E panel at Gen Con 2025
Red Markets 2nd Edition is holding an open beta playtest for all of 2025. Come discuss the ongoing process! The new edition of the Profit System is more concise, more viscous, and closer than ever before. A panel of the game’s creators will take questions on the upcoming new edition or Red Markets in general. Caleb Stokes is the author of Red Markets, and he is joined by Ross Payton of Role Playing Public Radio, the award-winning podcast on which the game got its start nearly ten years ago.
slangdesign.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Panel from GenCon on the state of Red Markets 2e. Give it a listen, and try out the beta if you haven’t yet.
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And now for some rare good news: @darkerhue.bsky.social joins us at Arc Dream as Production Director. #DeltaGreen #TheBlackCompany #ArcDream
Chris Spivey Joins Arc Dream Publishing as Production Director – Arc Dream Publishing
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August 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
And now for some rare good news: @darkerhue.bsky.social joins us at Arc Dream as Production Director. #DeltaGreen #TheBlackCompany #ArcDream
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Big news for Arc Dream! We are incredibly proud to have stolen @darkerhue.bsky.social from an amazing career with the US govt's most prominent science & defense contractors to help make games about, um, the horrors of the US govt and its science & defense contractors.
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Chris Spivey Joins Arc Dream Publishing as Production Director – Arc Dream Publishing
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August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Big news for Arc Dream! We are incredibly proud to have stolen @darkerhue.bsky.social from an amazing career with the US govt's most prominent science & defense contractors to help make games about, um, the horrors of the US govt and its science & defense contractors.
arcdream.com/home/2025/08...
arcdream.com/home/2025/08...
I’ve had a half-dozen people apologize to me after, of their own volition, reading or describing news in conversation. No push back, balk, or contradiction: still apologized for doomerism, pessimism, despair, and “bad vibes”
(Deep breath) REALISM IS NOT PESSIMISM! OPTIMISM HAS NO INTRINSIC VALUE!
(Deep breath) REALISM IS NOT PESSIMISM! OPTIMISM HAS NO INTRINSIC VALUE!
August 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’ve had a half-dozen people apologize to me after, of their own volition, reading or describing news in conversation. No push back, balk, or contradiction: still apologized for doomerism, pessimism, despair, and “bad vibes”
(Deep breath) REALISM IS NOT PESSIMISM! OPTIMISM HAS NO INTRINSIC VALUE!
(Deep breath) REALISM IS NOT PESSIMISM! OPTIMISM HAS NO INTRINSIC VALUE!