Kevin Petker - Combat Philosopher - ☝️✌️🖐️
@kevinpetker.bsky.social
Writer, Troubleshooter, Storyteller, Game Designer, Evil Genius, Editor, Dad, Comic, Ace. (they/them) Currently working on #PrincessWorld 👑 and #TheWardRPG 🩺.
https://kpetker.itch.io
Tactical Comedy Specialist
https://www.youtube.com/@KevinPetker01
https://kpetker.itch.io
Tactical Comedy Specialist
https://www.youtube.com/@KevinPetker01
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Since I just sold a copy (YAY!), I'm going to #SelfPromoSaturday what I think is my best named game:
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect by K. Petker
Cats versus the Supernatural
kpetker.itch.io
If say, like, just a thousand people bought just one of my games...
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
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If say, like, just a thousand people bought just one of my games...
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
Since I just sold a copy (YAY!), I'm going to #SelfPromoSaturday what I think is my best named game:
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect by K. Petker
Cats versus the Supernatural
kpetker.itch.io
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If say, like, just a thousand people bought just one of my games...
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
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Day 9: 1/1000 sales
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 2
Likes: 3
Potential new exposures: 500
New views: 9
Free downloads: 0
Quite a Sunday Slump; yeah, there's a lot going on in the world, but a repost of the top post is, essentially, free. Just click it.
Thanks!
#MoreSalesNovember
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 2
Likes: 3
Potential new exposures: 500
New views: 9
Free downloads: 0
Quite a Sunday Slump; yeah, there's a lot going on in the world, but a repost of the top post is, essentially, free. Just click it.
Thanks!
#MoreSalesNovember
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Day 9: 1/1000 sales
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 2
Likes: 3
Potential new exposures: 500
New views: 9
Free downloads: 0
Quite a Sunday Slump; yeah, there's a lot going on in the world, but a repost of the top post is, essentially, free. Just click it.
Thanks!
#MoreSalesNovember
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 2
Likes: 3
Potential new exposures: 500
New views: 9
Free downloads: 0
Quite a Sunday Slump; yeah, there's a lot going on in the world, but a repost of the top post is, essentially, free. Just click it.
Thanks!
#MoreSalesNovember
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Rules are the jungle gym and the sides of the sandbox in the park, they're the structures that let you build and climb and give some scope and framework to what you're doing.
They're more guides than limitations and should be both designed and used that way.
Inspirational limits.
They're more guides than limitations and should be both designed and used that way.
Inspirational limits.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rules are the jungle gym and the sides of the sandbox in the park, they're the structures that let you build and climb and give some scope and framework to what you're doing.
They're more guides than limitations and should be both designed and used that way.
Inspirational limits.
They're more guides than limitations and should be both designed and used that way.
Inspirational limits.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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If is wild that people who are otherwise smarter are just tripping over this post.
It's pointing out "It's not the mechanic that's special, it's the how and the why"
It's pointing out "It's not the mechanic that's special, it's the how and the why"
Game mechanics aren't that special.
There is nothing inherently better about rolling 2d6 vs a d12, rolling over or under a stat for a skill check, or using tokens.
The special part is when you, the designer, noticing how a particular mechanic lets you share a part of the human experience
There is nothing inherently better about rolling 2d6 vs a d12, rolling over or under a stat for a skill check, or using tokens.
The special part is when you, the designer, noticing how a particular mechanic lets you share a part of the human experience
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
If is wild that people who are otherwise smarter are just tripping over this post.
It's pointing out "It's not the mechanic that's special, it's the how and the why"
It's pointing out "It's not the mechanic that's special, it's the how and the why"
First snowfall of the season.
Ugh.
❄️
Ugh.
❄️
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
First snowfall of the season.
Ugh.
❄️
Ugh.
❄️
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Day 8: 1/1000 sales
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 9
Likes: 14
Potential new exposures: 20k+
New views: 6
Free downloads: 1
First sale of the experiment! YAY! Only 999 to go!
This was on a "promo" Saturday... I suppose most people mute that, which is sad for small #GameDesign.
#MoreSalesNovember
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 9
Likes: 14
Potential new exposures: 20k+
New views: 6
Free downloads: 1
First sale of the experiment! YAY! Only 999 to go!
This was on a "promo" Saturday... I suppose most people mute that, which is sad for small #GameDesign.
#MoreSalesNovember
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Day 8: 1/1000 sales
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 9
Likes: 14
Potential new exposures: 20k+
New views: 6
Free downloads: 1
First sale of the experiment! YAY! Only 999 to go!
This was on a "promo" Saturday... I suppose most people mute that, which is sad for small #GameDesign.
#MoreSalesNovember
Gross: $4.00
Reposts: 9
Likes: 14
Potential new exposures: 20k+
New views: 6
Free downloads: 1
First sale of the experiment! YAY! Only 999 to go!
This was on a "promo" Saturday... I suppose most people mute that, which is sad for small #GameDesign.
#MoreSalesNovember
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Anyone who is buying your art for use in their game is paying for two things. 1) your time, labour, and expertise for creating the image. 2) a license to reproduce your artwork in their product and promotional material.
They do not, under any circumstances, *NEED* to own the copyright.
They do not, under any circumstances, *NEED* to own the copyright.
November 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Anyone who is buying your art for use in their game is paying for two things. 1) your time, labour, and expertise for creating the image. 2) a license to reproduce your artwork in their product and promotional material.
They do not, under any circumstances, *NEED* to own the copyright.
They do not, under any circumstances, *NEED* to own the copyright.
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I'm posting this because I don't want freelance artists to get shafted by people who don't know how this works. If a publisher (especially a small press publisher!) is asking for copyright transference without paying you correctly for that - DO NOT WORK WITH THEM. They DO NOT need to 'own' the work
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'm posting this because I don't want freelance artists to get shafted by people who don't know how this works. If a publisher (especially a small press publisher!) is asking for copyright transference without paying you correctly for that - DO NOT WORK WITH THEM. They DO NOT need to 'own' the work
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Hello! Sharing some of the first artworks that I made for me and my team's recent projects:
DAGTUM (Video Game): youtube.com/playlist?lis...
PURAW: a DAGTUM special episode (Short Film): youtu.be/ytjB1Z9fDUw?...
DAGTUM (Video Game): youtube.com/playlist?lis...
PURAW: a DAGTUM special episode (Short Film): youtu.be/ytjB1Z9fDUw?...
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Dare unleash Hell?! Coming on Kickstarter Nov 11th!
HELLSPAWN is a brutal, standalone BORG hack, about escaped Malefactors from Hell and the damned who hunt them.
Traverse the worlds of MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, Pirate Borg, and more!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...
HELLSPAWN is a brutal, standalone BORG hack, about escaped Malefactors from Hell and the damned who hunt them.
Traverse the worlds of MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, Pirate Borg, and more!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...
Coming soon: HELLSPAWN - An Infernal TTRPG breaking into the Dying Worlds
OBEY. BURN. REPEAT. Welcome to Hell. A standalone MÖRK BORG game of escaped Malefactors, and the hunt to drag them back.
www.kickstarter.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dare unleash Hell?! Coming on Kickstarter Nov 11th!
HELLSPAWN is a brutal, standalone BORG hack, about escaped Malefactors from Hell and the damned who hunt them.
Traverse the worlds of MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, Pirate Borg, and more!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...
HELLSPAWN is a brutal, standalone BORG hack, about escaped Malefactors from Hell and the damned who hunt them.
Traverse the worlds of MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, Pirate Borg, and more!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...
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If you like spooky folklore then this is the kickstarter for you. The 2nd book by Flemish folklorist @signemaene.com This is a collection of stories of witches from Flanders. It is also being illustrated by the incredible @prairiebones.bsky.social Four days left www.kickstarter.com/projects/sig...
The Witch's Child and other Dark Tales from Old Flanders
An illustrated short story collection inspired by witch folklore from Flanders
www.kickstarter.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you like spooky folklore then this is the kickstarter for you. The 2nd book by Flemish folklorist @signemaene.com This is a collection of stories of witches from Flanders. It is also being illustrated by the incredible @prairiebones.bsky.social Four days left www.kickstarter.com/projects/sig...
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I'm getting so little engagement on promo stuff here I kind of feel the same way.
I mean, it's seemed that engagement and sharing here is far less than at the Old Place, but seeing accounts with 10k+ followers with posts with promo posts with 3 Likes and 2 Reposts it seems rather suss.
I mean, it's seemed that engagement and sharing here is far less than at the Old Place, but seeing accounts with 10k+ followers with posts with promo posts with 3 Likes and 2 Reposts it seems rather suss.
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'm getting so little engagement on promo stuff here I kind of feel the same way.
I mean, it's seemed that engagement and sharing here is far less than at the Old Place, but seeing accounts with 10k+ followers with posts with promo posts with 3 Likes and 2 Reposts it seems rather suss.
I mean, it's seemed that engagement and sharing here is far less than at the Old Place, but seeing accounts with 10k+ followers with posts with promo posts with 3 Likes and 2 Reposts it seems rather suss.
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The main thing that bothers me about these advanced BlueSky Moderation Service settings is the possibility that it's now suppressing book promo posts as spam.
I have zero evidence this is happening but I have concerns.
I have zero evidence this is happening but I have concerns.
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The main thing that bothers me about these advanced BlueSky Moderation Service settings is the possibility that it's now suppressing book promo posts as spam.
I have zero evidence this is happening but I have concerns.
I have zero evidence this is happening but I have concerns.
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No self promo from me today.
Y'all know what I do.
My ask is this: if not my work, please support SOMEONE'S work. That five bucks can make a world of difference to indie creators out there.
🤘💙🤘
Y'all know what I do.
My ask is this: if not my work, please support SOMEONE'S work. That five bucks can make a world of difference to indie creators out there.
🤘💙🤘
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
No self promo from me today.
Y'all know what I do.
My ask is this: if not my work, please support SOMEONE'S work. That five bucks can make a world of difference to indie creators out there.
🤘💙🤘
Y'all know what I do.
My ask is this: if not my work, please support SOMEONE'S work. That five bucks can make a world of difference to indie creators out there.
🤘💙🤘
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Since I just sold a copy (YAY!), I'm going to #SelfPromoSaturday what I think is my best named game:
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect by K. Petker
Cats versus the Supernatural
kpetker.itch.io
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
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PLEASE HELP ME OUT — DUE TODAY
anything helps!
needing $405 so can get my prescription meds that have run out today
If you can help me out with it, you can do so here:
www.PayPal.me/DeeDentalDamn
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#TransCrowdFund
THANK YOU!
anything helps!
needing $405 so can get my prescription meds that have run out today
If you can help me out with it, you can do so here:
www.PayPal.me/DeeDentalDamn
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#TransCrowdFund
THANK YOU!
Pay Den Elms using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/DeeDentalDamn and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
www.PayPal.me
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
PLEASE HELP ME OUT — DUE TODAY
anything helps!
needing $405 so can get my prescription meds that have run out today
If you can help me out with it, you can do so here:
www.PayPal.me/DeeDentalDamn
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#TransCrowdFund
THANK YOU!
anything helps!
needing $405 so can get my prescription meds that have run out today
If you can help me out with it, you can do so here:
www.PayPal.me/DeeDentalDamn
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#TransCrowdFund
THANK YOU!
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The party rests in the tomb after saving Pulva & Torren from the gnolls, but new stairs descend into a hidden chamber below… what waits in the dark, beneath ancient stone and older secrets?
Live 7PM EST 🎲 twitch.tv/choose_your_roll
#A5e #TTRPG #ActualPlay #TheRollsWeChoose #SelfPromoSaturday
Live 7PM EST 🎲 twitch.tv/choose_your_roll
#A5e #TTRPG #ActualPlay #TheRollsWeChoose #SelfPromoSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The party rests in the tomb after saving Pulva & Torren from the gnolls, but new stairs descend into a hidden chamber below… what waits in the dark, beneath ancient stone and older secrets?
Live 7PM EST 🎲 twitch.tv/choose_your_roll
#A5e #TTRPG #ActualPlay #TheRollsWeChoose #SelfPromoSaturday
Live 7PM EST 🎲 twitch.tv/choose_your_roll
#A5e #TTRPG #ActualPlay #TheRollsWeChoose #SelfPromoSaturday
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Just finished watching #Interstellar with my 14-year-old: "I'm not going to sit here and watch a three hour movie."
Three hours pass.
"That was... incredible."
We even got emotional and held hands at certain scenes; it was move magic.
(But the over-volumed music is out of control.)
Three hours pass.
"That was... incredible."
We even got emotional and held hands at certain scenes; it was move magic.
(But the over-volumed music is out of control.)
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Just finished watching #Interstellar with my 14-year-old: "I'm not going to sit here and watch a three hour movie."
Three hours pass.
"That was... incredible."
We even got emotional and held hands at certain scenes; it was move magic.
(But the over-volumed music is out of control.)
Three hours pass.
"That was... incredible."
We even got emotional and held hands at certain scenes; it was move magic.
(But the over-volumed music is out of control.)
Since I just sold a copy (YAY!), I'm going to #SelfPromoSaturday what I think is my best named game:
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect by K. Petker
Cats versus the Supernatural
kpetker.itch.io
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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#SelfPromoSaturday!
Get in here and show off your stuff!
✅ New creations
✅ Work-In-Progress creations
✅ Future releases
Whether you're working on something new, polishing something old, or perfecting something already beloved, get in here and brag!
#D&D #TTRPG
Get in here and show off your stuff!
✅ New creations
✅ Work-In-Progress creations
✅ Future releases
Whether you're working on something new, polishing something old, or perfecting something already beloved, get in here and brag!
#D&D #TTRPG
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#SelfPromoSaturday!
Get in here and show off your stuff!
✅ New creations
✅ Work-In-Progress creations
✅ Future releases
Whether you're working on something new, polishing something old, or perfecting something already beloved, get in here and brag!
#D&D #TTRPG
Get in here and show off your stuff!
✅ New creations
✅ Work-In-Progress creations
✅ Future releases
Whether you're working on something new, polishing something old, or perfecting something already beloved, get in here and brag!
#D&D #TTRPG
Just trying something for #MoreSalesNovember; posting about how my #SelfPromo #ttrpg posts on Bluesky are doing generating engagement.
After a week: not much.
New views from Reddit, where I don't really post about my games still completely out-paces any activity from here.
It's terrible.
After a week: not much.
New views from Reddit, where I don't really post about my games still completely out-paces any activity from here.
It's terrible.
If say, like, just a thousand people bought just one of my games...
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
That would be great.
#SelfPromoSaturday
#TTRPGS
#IndieGames
Since I just sold a copy (YAY!), I'm going to #SelfPromoSaturday what I think is my best named game:
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
Claws & Affect - Cats versus the Supernatural.
And "affect" is used correctly!
#ttrpgs #cats #IndieGames
kpetker.itch.io/claws-affect
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just trying something for #MoreSalesNovember; posting about how my #SelfPromo #ttrpg posts on Bluesky are doing generating engagement.
After a week: not much.
New views from Reddit, where I don't really post about my games still completely out-paces any activity from here.
It's terrible.
After a week: not much.
New views from Reddit, where I don't really post about my games still completely out-paces any activity from here.
It's terrible.
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If you want to talk about game design for #ttrpgs I'm usually available. I have 13 years playing and writing. Though this is mostly cuz I need human interaction, life has been rough since my partner died.
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
If you want to talk about game design for #ttrpgs I'm usually available. I have 13 years playing and writing. Though this is mostly cuz I need human interaction, life has been rough since my partner died.
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With the follow up of: Which god?
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
With the follow up of: Which god?