Paolo of Lost Pages
@lostpages.co.uk
Dreams & Goats & Sorcery. Occult RPG Smallpress. Not sure what we are doing, but we are ok. Run by they/thems 🏳️⚧️.
I was a guest on the always brilliant @rookeryp.bsky.social talking about magic and magic systems in RPGs.
Our chat with Paolo was great, going really deep into magic and grounding it in your games. Missed it? Check it out on YouTube. Loved it? Fret not, we'll be getting Paolo back on again, as we have a lot more to discuss!
@lostpages.co.uk #TTRPGs
@lostpages.co.uk #TTRPGs
We are about to go live with @lostpages.co.uk to chat about magic in #TTRPGs!
www.youtube.com/live/RGs4nij...
www.youtube.com/live/RGs4nij...
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I was a guest on the always brilliant @rookeryp.bsky.social talking about magic and magic systems in RPGs.
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I made a "barebones" version of Cairn. Sort of. It's the 2e rules but with swingy and random character generation (no tables, no implied setting). I'm still tweaking it a lot so expect some changes.
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
Barebones
cairnrpg.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I made a "barebones" version of Cairn. Sort of. It's the 2e rules but with swingy and random character generation (no tables, no implied setting). I'm still tweaking it a lot so expect some changes.
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
Well I guess I have to make t-shirts now.
November 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Well I guess I have to make t-shirts now.
Pelmeshki! They might not look like much but they are tasteeeehhh
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Pelmeshki! They might not look like much but they are tasteeeehhh
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We are about to go live with @lostpages.co.uk to chat about magic in #TTRPGs!
www.youtube.com/live/RGs4nij...
www.youtube.com/live/RGs4nij...
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We are about to go live with @lostpages.co.uk to chat about magic in #TTRPGs!
www.youtube.com/live/RGs4nij...
www.youtube.com/live/RGs4nij...
Have I mentioned how cute Darcy is? 😻
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Have I mentioned how cute Darcy is? 😻
If you want a whole bucket of magic items, look no further.
128 pages of the Treasure Overhaul, now available on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/143059...
Page after page of never-before-seen WIP items, spells, and the entire Sage chapter.
www.patreon.com/posts/143059...
Page after page of never-before-seen WIP items, spells, and the entire Sage chapter.
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If you want a whole bucket of magic items, look no further.
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HP Lovecraft: now i don't usually pay a lot of attention to New york city
Lovecraft: that seething, teeming metropolis
Lovecraft: which i have been told is filthy with asiatics and saracens
Lovecraft: but i'm just glad that new yorkers rejected the italian menace
Lovecraft: that seething, teeming metropolis
Lovecraft: which i have been told is filthy with asiatics and saracens
Lovecraft: but i'm just glad that new yorkers rejected the italian menace
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
HP Lovecraft: now i don't usually pay a lot of attention to New york city
Lovecraft: that seething, teeming metropolis
Lovecraft: which i have been told is filthy with asiatics and saracens
Lovecraft: but i'm just glad that new yorkers rejected the italian menace
Lovecraft: that seething, teeming metropolis
Lovecraft: which i have been told is filthy with asiatics and saracens
Lovecraft: but i'm just glad that new yorkers rejected the italian menace
I'll post some Factorio memes for safekeeping
(yes, the game that make you tra(i)ns)
(yes, the game that make you tra(i)ns)
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I'll post some Factorio memes for safekeeping
(yes, the game that make you tra(i)ns)
(yes, the game that make you tra(i)ns)
BOOK SICKOS AT 18:00
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
BOOK SICKOS AT 18:00
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Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
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Had to share this from twitter just because
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Had to share this from twitter just because
@gonzohistory.bsky.social and I will be at Dragonmeet talking about magic design in RPGs. I don't want to say it will be a magic design clinic for your elfgames, but...
So, Dragonmeet is coming up, and if you want to hear me and @lostpages.co.uk talk about making magic in RPGs more, er, magical, why not come to our talk on Saturday 29 November at 1430? It's part of Seminar Track 1.
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
@gonzohistory.bsky.social and I will be at Dragonmeet talking about magic design in RPGs. I don't want to say it will be a magic design clinic for your elfgames, but...
Certainly possibly maybe in the far remote intermediate future
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Certainly possibly maybe in the far remote intermediate future
Self employment with ADHD is very hard. Not only I sometimes struggle to get stuff done during 9-to-5, but I also struggle to not work during my time off. I think I had only two weeks I did zero work in the past 6 years.
I'm burnt out, so I'm taking the weekend off and listening to Bob James.
I'm burnt out, so I'm taking the weekend off and listening to Bob James.
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Self employment with ADHD is very hard. Not only I sometimes struggle to get stuff done during 9-to-5, but I also struggle to not work during my time off. I think I had only two weeks I did zero work in the past 6 years.
I'm burnt out, so I'm taking the weekend off and listening to Bob James.
I'm burnt out, so I'm taking the weekend off and listening to Bob James.
MLEM MLEM MLEM MLEM
Darcy is the noisiest groomer 💕
Darcy is the noisiest groomer 💕
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
MLEM MLEM MLEM MLEM
Darcy is the noisiest groomer 💕
Darcy is the noisiest groomer 💕
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it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
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EVIL EGG is OUT NOW and FREE FOREVER on Steam and Itch. infinite twin-stick paradise, no strings attached. it's not your fault you were born a monster.
download on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/...
other links below
#gaming #indiegame #indie
🥚👽👾🍄
download on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/...
other links below
#gaming #indiegame #indie
🥚👽👾🍄
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
EVIL EGG is OUT NOW and FREE FOREVER on Steam and Itch. infinite twin-stick paradise, no strings attached. it's not your fault you were born a monster.
download on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/...
other links below
#gaming #indiegame #indie
🥚👽👾🍄
download on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/...
other links below
#gaming #indiegame #indie
🥚👽👾🍄
Yesterday, after five months of not writing A Ladder, I wrote a full page. It's not much but it's a bit of progress.
Tomorrow, Kickstarter update.
Tomorrow, Kickstarter update.
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Yesterday, after five months of not writing A Ladder, I wrote a full page. It's not much but it's a bit of progress.
Tomorrow, Kickstarter update.
Tomorrow, Kickstarter update.
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You know when Terry Pratchett said 'It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works'? Yeah, he meant this.
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
You know when Terry Pratchett said 'It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works'? Yeah, he meant this.
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I don’t know a nicer way to say this but: Grok stole my shit and turned it into third-class Wikipedia.
I like when a Wikipedia editor cites a Tedium article, because it means I did a good job and wrote something useful.
Grokipedia cites my articles more than a dozen times in a single entry. Quick count:
- Manila Folder: 15 times
- Turn-On: 19 times, over two separate links
- Ayds: 24 times
Grokipedia cites my articles more than a dozen times in a single entry. Quick count:
- Manila Folder: 15 times
- Turn-On: 19 times, over two separate links
- Ayds: 24 times
October 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I don’t know a nicer way to say this but: Grok stole my shit and turned it into third-class Wikipedia.
10. [...] As your future becomes progressively bleaker, a dark voice tempts you with small but wonderful luxuries. You forsake your hard existence in order to LIVE DELICIOUSLY, BAAAAAAAA 🐐😈🧹🧈
"You encounter a strange, cult-like group that lives in almost total isolation from the outside world. They jealously guard their arcane knowledge and practice some exceedingly cruel rituals."
Critically Acclaimed Horror Film of the 2010s or Your PhD Program?
1. You encounter a strange, cult-like group that lives in almost total isolation from the outside world. They jealously guard their arcane knowledg...
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
10. [...] As your future becomes progressively bleaker, a dark voice tempts you with small but wonderful luxuries. You forsake your hard existence in order to LIVE DELICIOUSLY, BAAAAAAAA 🐐😈🧹🧈
I'm hatewatching Twilight with my friends it's so bad AMA
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I'm hatewatching Twilight with my friends it's so bad AMA
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my brain is fried & i can't remember if this is the first time seeing the banner i designed but hey! it looks great!!! also i'm reasonably sure i never posted the art here (this is the ex libris version)
October 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
my brain is fried & i can't remember if this is the first time seeing the banner i designed but hey! it looks great!!! also i'm reasonably sure i never posted the art here (this is the ex libris version)
"everything on your table looks like a cursed book"
Why, yes, thank you for the compliment! 😎
Why, yes, thank you for the compliment! 😎
Today we are at @tagsfest.co.uk and so should you because it's awesome and full of cool people who brought their cool comics and games. Also props to @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social who just delivered an unexpected sausage roll.
October 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"everything on your table looks like a cursed book"
Why, yes, thank you for the compliment! 😎
Why, yes, thank you for the compliment! 😎