Jerod Leupold | Paroxysm by Design
@jerodleupold.bsky.social
Freelance writer and publisher. Avid ttrpg gamer, disc golfer, and wrassl'n fan. Watch me struggle updating a website: https://paroxysmbydesign.com/ I mostly make light crunch rpgs. Trying to perfect the drama to crunch ratio!
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Pretty much have our July 2026 season of @ospreygames.bsky.social on The Raspy Raven nailed down. Handy that The Hooded Man come out just a few weeks back & I'm having a blast coming up with James Ellroy influenced scenarios for Hard City.
GMs inc @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social @voxparlour.bsky.social
GMs inc @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social @voxparlour.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Pretty much have our July 2026 season of @ospreygames.bsky.social on The Raspy Raven nailed down. Handy that The Hooded Man come out just a few weeks back & I'm having a blast coming up with James Ellroy influenced scenarios for Hard City.
GMs inc @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social @voxparlour.bsky.social
GMs inc @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social @voxparlour.bsky.social
Oh, my, gosh. I think I figured out my main weakness as a game writer.
My brain requires me to have the information upfront. I mean ALL of it, every mechanic.
THEN tell me how the gameplay flows.
Oh, it makes the most amount of sense to people to put it in the order it happens? Weird.
My brain requires me to have the information upfront. I mean ALL of it, every mechanic.
THEN tell me how the gameplay flows.
Oh, it makes the most amount of sense to people to put it in the order it happens? Weird.
December 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Oh, my, gosh. I think I figured out my main weakness as a game writer.
My brain requires me to have the information upfront. I mean ALL of it, every mechanic.
THEN tell me how the gameplay flows.
Oh, it makes the most amount of sense to people to put it in the order it happens? Weird.
My brain requires me to have the information upfront. I mean ALL of it, every mechanic.
THEN tell me how the gameplay flows.
Oh, it makes the most amount of sense to people to put it in the order it happens? Weird.
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Welcome to everyone new to following me on BSky! You can also follow my upcoming KS campaign, an occult action thriller THE THUNDER PERFECT MIND.
Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
www.kickstarter.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Welcome to everyone new to following me on BSky! You can also follow my upcoming KS campaign, an occult action thriller THE THUNDER PERFECT MIND.
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The Dice Exploder 2025 year end bonanza is here! This year I got together with @lincodega.com and @diogooldskull.bsky.social to go over a whole bunch of game mechanics that we think represent where rpgs were at in 2025 and where they might be going in the future.
2025 Year End Bonanza — Dice Exploder
It's the Dice Exploder 2025 year end bonanza! This year I'm joined by Lin Codega and Diogo Nogueira to go over a whole bunch of game mechanics that we think represent where rpgs were at in 2025 and wh...
www.diceexploder.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Dice Exploder 2025 year end bonanza is here! This year I got together with @lincodega.com and @diogooldskull.bsky.social to go over a whole bunch of game mechanics that we think represent where rpgs were at in 2025 and where they might be going in the future.
A tip of the hat never hurt anyone or being thankful.
I am deeply touched that others think Honorbound was worth it to at least get on the list. We have no delusions of winning but if you have an extra vote laying around...
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
The #raspyraven bump is real!
I am deeply touched that others think Honorbound was worth it to at least get on the list. We have no delusions of winning but if you have an extra vote laying around...
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
The #raspyraven bump is real!
It's Time to VOTE for your MOST ANTICIPATED TTRPG of 2026!
As we do every year, it's time to vote for the most anticipated tabletop roleplaying game of the coming year! Here is last year's Top 10 (spoiler: the winner was Legend in the Mist). Previous winners ...
www.enworld.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A tip of the hat never hurt anyone or being thankful.
I am deeply touched that others think Honorbound was worth it to at least get on the list. We have no delusions of winning but if you have an extra vote laying around...
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
The #raspyraven bump is real!
I am deeply touched that others think Honorbound was worth it to at least get on the list. We have no delusions of winning but if you have an extra vote laying around...
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
The #raspyraven bump is real!
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Decisions 🤔
Cosmic Dark - @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social
The Dee Sanction Monad & Cörk Børd - @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
Honorbound - @jerodleupold.bsky.social
Page Turners & Merryshire Detective Club -@pelgranepress.bsky.social
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
Who are you voting for?
Cosmic Dark - @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social
The Dee Sanction Monad & Cörk Børd - @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
Honorbound - @jerodleupold.bsky.social
Page Turners & Merryshire Detective Club -@pelgranepress.bsky.social
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
Who are you voting for?
It's Time to VOTE for your MOST ANTICIPATED TTRPG of 2026!
As we do every year, it's time to vote for the most anticipated tabletop roleplaying game of the coming year! Here is last year's Top 10 (spoiler: the winner was Legend in the Mist). Previous winners ...
www.enworld.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Decisions 🤔
Cosmic Dark - @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social
The Dee Sanction Monad & Cörk Børd - @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
Honorbound - @jerodleupold.bsky.social
Page Turners & Merryshire Detective Club -@pelgranepress.bsky.social
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
Who are you voting for?
Cosmic Dark - @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social
The Dee Sanction Monad & Cörk Børd - @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
Honorbound - @jerodleupold.bsky.social
Page Turners & Merryshire Detective Club -@pelgranepress.bsky.social
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
Who are you voting for?
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Me every time I move on to a new project
a man with a mustache and a vest says i 've abandoned my child
ALT: a man with a mustache and a vest says i 've abandoned my child
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Me every time I move on to a new project
My Game of the Year
Bluebeard's Bride run by PTroilus on Raspy Raven discord server.
What is the game about?
A players embody the latest bride as they explore Bluebeard's eponymous castle full of horrors.
#bluebeardsbride
Bluebeard's Bride run by PTroilus on Raspy Raven discord server.
What is the game about?
A players embody the latest bride as they explore Bluebeard's eponymous castle full of horrors.
#bluebeardsbride
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My Game of the Year
Bluebeard's Bride run by PTroilus on Raspy Raven discord server.
What is the game about?
A players embody the latest bride as they explore Bluebeard's eponymous castle full of horrors.
#bluebeardsbride
Bluebeard's Bride run by PTroilus on Raspy Raven discord server.
What is the game about?
A players embody the latest bride as they explore Bluebeard's eponymous castle full of horrors.
#bluebeardsbride
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look at that! :D
The Swords Without Master campaign page has been updated with the final Eidolon Folio we are preparing for the initial campaign: Maps!
We are pumped to have @queerwizard.co.uk, @salvaterra.bsky.social, @mapcrow.bsky.social and Arlin Ortiz on board for this one!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
We are pumped to have @queerwizard.co.uk, @salvaterra.bsky.social, @mapcrow.bsky.social and Arlin Ortiz on board for this one!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
look at that! :D
If someone in your party says you need to disguise yourself; show up at the heist dressed up as them loudly introducing yourself as them.
Not only will it keep you from getting caught, but it will also cause confusion which is what you were probably going to do anyway!
Not only will it keep you from getting caught, but it will also cause confusion which is what you were probably going to do anyway!
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If someone in your party says you need to disguise yourself; show up at the heist dressed up as them loudly introducing yourself as them.
Not only will it keep you from getting caught, but it will also cause confusion which is what you were probably going to do anyway!
Not only will it keep you from getting caught, but it will also cause confusion which is what you were probably going to do anyway!
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The streets of Exeter, 1587, are in a state of panic. Can the Agents of Dee solve the mystery before it is to late? A Dee Sanction Adventure
#ttrpg #sanction
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg #sanction
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
The Roots of Evil - Trebormills Games | Sanction | DriveThruRPG
The Black Assize Strikes Again!
It is January 1587 and the Agents have been sent to Exeter to investigate a series of curious deaths.
Dee suspects foul play of a magical nature.
The Agents must asc...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The streets of Exeter, 1587, are in a state of panic. Can the Agents of Dee solve the mystery before it is to late? A Dee Sanction Adventure
#ttrpg #sanction
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg #sanction
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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I wrote a monster and some scenario ideas for @pelgranepress.bsky.social Fear Itself & The Esoterrorists. As it is 2025, I threw in some random tables.
echovore
pelgranepress.com/2025/12/11/e...
echovore
pelgranepress.com/2025/12/11/e...
Echovore
Located in rural or urban noise-dense areas
Writing: Jim McCarthy; Art & Design: Graham Roewe; Illustration: Kim Diaz Holm
A formless parasite that seeps
pelgranepress.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I wrote a monster and some scenario ideas for @pelgranepress.bsky.social Fear Itself & The Esoterrorists. As it is 2025, I threw in some random tables.
echovore
pelgranepress.com/2025/12/11/e...
echovore
pelgranepress.com/2025/12/11/e...
I have been secretly working on a revised ruleset for Goblyn Market.
It is my first larger rpg I wrote completely on my own AND it published during the infancy of AI art.
I have learned a ton about design and would love to get rid of the AI taint. So, a revised version early next year.
It is my first larger rpg I wrote completely on my own AND it published during the infancy of AI art.
I have learned a ton about design and would love to get rid of the AI taint. So, a revised version early next year.
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I have been secretly working on a revised ruleset for Goblyn Market.
It is my first larger rpg I wrote completely on my own AND it published during the infancy of AI art.
I have learned a ton about design and would love to get rid of the AI taint. So, a revised version early next year.
It is my first larger rpg I wrote completely on my own AND it published during the infancy of AI art.
I have learned a ton about design and would love to get rid of the AI taint. So, a revised version early next year.
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I just wrote 'The King of Santa Fe Session Four'. buttondown.com/theraspyrave... for @effektpodcast.org Tales of the Old West... it's the Turn of the Season, summer hits, a drought engulfs Steaming Rock and a new opportunity down in Silver City.
The King of Santa Fe Session Four
Last session saw Winston gunned down in the street, but he survived, and the New Mexico Mercantile Cooperative (NMMC) retreated for now. So what next for the...
buttondown.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I just wrote 'The King of Santa Fe Session Four'. buttondown.com/theraspyrave... for @effektpodcast.org Tales of the Old West... it's the Turn of the Season, summer hits, a drought engulfs Steaming Rock and a new opportunity down in Silver City.
The nostalgia hit is real!
Designing and writing an OSR dungeon for Bree-YARC has scratched an itch I didn't realize I had. Revisiting fantasy after 30 years is a trip. Don't forget to bring your 10' pole!
(Yet Another Retro Clone, coming soon to kickster: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...)
Designing and writing an OSR dungeon for Bree-YARC has scratched an itch I didn't realize I had. Revisiting fantasy after 30 years is a trip. Don't forget to bring your 10' pole!
(Yet Another Retro Clone, coming soon to kickster: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...)
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The nostalgia hit is real!
Designing and writing an OSR dungeon for Bree-YARC has scratched an itch I didn't realize I had. Revisiting fantasy after 30 years is a trip. Don't forget to bring your 10' pole!
(Yet Another Retro Clone, coming soon to kickster: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...)
Designing and writing an OSR dungeon for Bree-YARC has scratched an itch I didn't realize I had. Revisiting fantasy after 30 years is a trip. Don't forget to bring your 10' pole!
(Yet Another Retro Clone, coming soon to kickster: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...)
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A year ago I started an experimental monthly event of story games on Raspy Raven discord (thanks to @jwmuk.bsky.social) and now a year later, we play 2 story games each month - we tried 16 of them. So much fun in all different genres was had! Can't wait what the 2026 will bring 🙂
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A year ago I started an experimental monthly event of story games on Raspy Raven discord (thanks to @jwmuk.bsky.social) and now a year later, we play 2 story games each month - we tried 16 of them. So much fun in all different genres was had! Can't wait what the 2026 will bring 🙂
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Have you got your morning coffee ?
Cool, here's a blog post about what I think defines a "good layout" for a TTRPG.
farirpgs.com/posts/what-d...
Cool, here's a blog post about what I think defines a "good layout" for a TTRPG.
farirpgs.com/posts/what-d...
What defines a good layout - Fari RPGs
There was an interesting thread on Reddit about layout and I thought I’d share what I wrote there as to what I believe makes a good layout. A good layout...
farirpgs.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Have you got your morning coffee ?
Cool, here's a blog post about what I think defines a "good layout" for a TTRPG.
farirpgs.com/posts/what-d...
Cool, here's a blog post about what I think defines a "good layout" for a TTRPG.
farirpgs.com/posts/what-d...
NPC of the day:
Monte 'Gravedigger' Mauser
An elder statesperson with an eye for fashion and salacious secrets. They are renowned for settling the border conflicts and outrageous hatwear.
Their true strength is knowing where the bodies are buried. Cross them and be erased from civilized society.
Monte 'Gravedigger' Mauser
An elder statesperson with an eye for fashion and salacious secrets. They are renowned for settling the border conflicts and outrageous hatwear.
Their true strength is knowing where the bodies are buried. Cross them and be erased from civilized society.
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NPC of the day:
Monte 'Gravedigger' Mauser
An elder statesperson with an eye for fashion and salacious secrets. They are renowned for settling the border conflicts and outrageous hatwear.
Their true strength is knowing where the bodies are buried. Cross them and be erased from civilized society.
Monte 'Gravedigger' Mauser
An elder statesperson with an eye for fashion and salacious secrets. They are renowned for settling the border conflicts and outrageous hatwear.
Their true strength is knowing where the bodies are buried. Cross them and be erased from civilized society.
#honorbound
Inching ever closer. Here's a sneak peek at the layout!
Couldn't be happier with the results so far. Our layout artist, HTTPaladin, is working on some flourishes of their own design that we are looking forward to!
Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gam...
Inching ever closer. Here's a sneak peek at the layout!
Couldn't be happier with the results so far. Our layout artist, HTTPaladin, is working on some flourishes of their own design that we are looking forward to!
Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gam...
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#honorbound
Inching ever closer. Here's a sneak peek at the layout!
Couldn't be happier with the results so far. Our layout artist, HTTPaladin, is working on some flourishes of their own design that we are looking forward to!
Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gam...
Inching ever closer. Here's a sneak peek at the layout!
Couldn't be happier with the results so far. Our layout artist, HTTPaladin, is working on some flourishes of their own design that we are looking forward to!
Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gam...
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Borg Season is live, well the Google Forms lottery sign up is, a week of Borg games on The Raspy Raven Discord from 19-15 Jan. All curated by @savagespiel.bsky.social 🙏🏻
forms.gle/SeFx7om5wYJn...
forms.gle/SeFx7om5wYJn...
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Borg Season is live, well the Google Forms lottery sign up is, a week of Borg games on The Raspy Raven Discord from 19-15 Jan. All curated by @savagespiel.bsky.social 🙏🏻
forms.gle/SeFx7om5wYJn...
forms.gle/SeFx7om5wYJn...
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It's Itch Creator Day.
I'm running a sale: itch.io/s/170833/bla...
#ttrpg #stockart #bsnm #creatorday #indierpg
I'm running a sale: itch.io/s/170833/bla...
#ttrpg #stockart #bsnm #creatorday #indierpg
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It's Itch Creator Day.
I'm running a sale: itch.io/s/170833/bla...
#ttrpg #stockart #bsnm #creatorday #indierpg
I'm running a sale: itch.io/s/170833/bla...
#ttrpg #stockart #bsnm #creatorday #indierpg
Another offering for the Dee Sanction by fellow Raspy Raven discorder, Jana! I haven't gotten the honor of playing this one but I picked it up in anticipation!
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5472...
(Don't forget my Copernicus mystery as well!) www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5472...
(Don't forget my Copernicus mystery as well!) www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Mountain Echoes - An Adventure for The Dee Sanction - Jana Lajdova | DriveThruRPG.com
A scenario for the Dee Sanction that can be run in two 3–4 hour sessions.
April 1584. John Dee and Edward Kelley accom
legacy.drivethrurpg.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Another offering for the Dee Sanction by fellow Raspy Raven discorder, Jana! I haven't gotten the honor of playing this one but I picked it up in anticipation!
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5472...
(Don't forget my Copernicus mystery as well!) www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5472...
(Don't forget my Copernicus mystery as well!) www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Thanks to a writing competition on Raspy Raven I wrote a scenario for @paulbaldowski.bsky.social's #deesanction (3rd place! 😱) and now it's available on DriveThru.
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Mountain Echoes - An Adventure for The Dee Sanction - Jana Lajdova | DriveThruRPG
A scenario for the Dee Sanction that can be run in two 3–4 hour sessions.
April 1584. John Dee and Edward Kelley accompany the Polish Count Albert Laski on a journey through Poland and Upper Hungary. ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thanks to a writing competition on Raspy Raven I wrote a scenario for @paulbaldowski.bsky.social's #deesanction (3rd place! 😱) and now it's available on DriveThru.
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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A lovely European setting, well worth a peek
Thanks to a writing competition on Raspy Raven I wrote a scenario for @paulbaldowski.bsky.social's #deesanction (3rd place! 😱) and now it's available on DriveThru.
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Mountain Echoes - An Adventure for The Dee Sanction - Jana Lajdova | DriveThruRPG
A scenario for the Dee Sanction that can be run in two 3–4 hour sessions.
April 1584. John Dee and Edward Kelley accompany the Polish Count Albert Laski on a journey through Poland and Upper Hungary. ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A lovely European setting, well worth a peek
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Count Laski has a lot to answer for and makes more than one appearance in adventures for The Dee Sanction.
Here, he's a wrong 'un, for sure.
Here, he's a wrong 'un, for sure.
Thanks to a writing competition on Raspy Raven I wrote a scenario for @paulbaldowski.bsky.social's #deesanction (3rd place! 😱) and now it's available on DriveThru.
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
It's set in free royal city of Kežmarok where a strange malady has fallen upon Count Laski... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Mountain Echoes - An Adventure for The Dee Sanction - Jana Lajdova | DriveThruRPG
A scenario for the Dee Sanction that can be run in two 3–4 hour sessions.
April 1584. John Dee and Edward Kelley accompany the Polish Count Albert Laski on a journey through Poland and Upper Hungary. ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Count Laski has a lot to answer for and makes more than one appearance in adventures for The Dee Sanction.
Here, he's a wrong 'un, for sure.
Here, he's a wrong 'un, for sure.