V.V. 🏳️🌈
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Kind of relevant, but I actually wrote an OSR-oriented blog post about incentives a little over a year ago: onezerogames.blogspot.com/2024/12/on-e...
Looking down on incentives is a great way of making it clear that you don't *get* the games you've been playing (and presumably reading) at all.
Looking down on incentives is a great way of making it clear that you don't *get* the games you've been playing (and presumably reading) at all.
December 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Kind of relevant, but I actually wrote an OSR-oriented blog post about incentives a little over a year ago: onezerogames.blogspot.com/2024/12/on-e...
Looking down on incentives is a great way of making it clear that you don't *get* the games you've been playing (and presumably reading) at all.
Looking down on incentives is a great way of making it clear that you don't *get* the games you've been playing (and presumably reading) at all.
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In the meantime, you should check out mouth brood by Amanda Lee franck! It’s a sci-fi module where the players study / capture animals and plants. The ecosystem is half the zine!
I have a physical version, where the dust jacket is the map. It’s cool. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
I have a physical version, where the dust jacket is the map. It’s cool. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
In the meantime, you should check out mouth brood by Amanda Lee franck! It’s a sci-fi module where the players study / capture animals and plants. The ecosystem is half the zine!
I have a physical version, where the dust jacket is the map. It’s cool. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
I have a physical version, where the dust jacket is the map. It’s cool. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
December was a LOT, but I still managed to put the finishing touches on the PT-BR translation for one of my favourite games ever, the Codex Gold version of Trophy Gold!
It's out now on my Ko-Fi, free of charge, and it includes printer-friendly versions of the rulebook and all the character sheets.
It's out now on my Ko-Fi, free of charge, and it includes printer-friendly versions of the rulebook and all the character sheets.
December 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
December was a LOT, but I still managed to put the finishing touches on the PT-BR translation for one of my favourite games ever, the Codex Gold version of Trophy Gold!
It's out now on my Ko-Fi, free of charge, and it includes printer-friendly versions of the rulebook and all the character sheets.
It's out now on my Ko-Fi, free of charge, and it includes printer-friendly versions of the rulebook and all the character sheets.
Spent Christmas Eve doing some heavy duty cleaning with my partner, as it'd been weeks since we'd had enough time for that. December is ROUGH, y'all. Still, any time with my partner is quality time.
December 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Spent Christmas Eve doing some heavy duty cleaning with my partner, as it'd been weeks since we'd had enough time for that. December is ROUGH, y'all. Still, any time with my partner is quality time.
The whole "non-binary 2D" controversy in the Gorillaz fandom is baffling to me. I already considered 2D an Enby icon waaay before Damon said anything. Hell, they're my second most-used avatar for a reason. Just *look* at them, y'know?
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The whole "non-binary 2D" controversy in the Gorillaz fandom is baffling to me. I already considered 2D an Enby icon waaay before Damon said anything. Hell, they're my second most-used avatar for a reason. Just *look* at them, y'know?
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I had the chance to binge the series IT: Welcome to Derry while visiting my parents and I really enjoyed it. The main positives were the acting
(especially the children), the inventive horror imagery, the story’s emotional core, and the period sets and costumes.
(especially the children), the inventive horror imagery, the story’s emotional core, and the period sets and costumes.
a red balloon hanging from a string in a dark room with hbo written on the bottom right
ALT: a red balloon hanging from a string in a dark room with hbo written on the bottom right
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December 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I had the chance to binge the series IT: Welcome to Derry while visiting my parents and I really enjoyed it. The main positives were the acting
(especially the children), the inventive horror imagery, the story’s emotional core, and the period sets and costumes.
(especially the children), the inventive horror imagery, the story’s emotional core, and the period sets and costumes.
Just found out about this, and I can't even express how much this means to me. I've been a huge fan of Diogo's work ever since stumbled upon Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells a few years ago, and he's been a HUGE influence on my own games. White Wolf's future couldn't be in better hands! LATAM pride!!
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just found out about this, and I can't even express how much this means to me. I've been a huge fan of Diogo's work ever since stumbled upon Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells a few years ago, and he's been a HUGE influence on my own games. White Wolf's future couldn't be in better hands! LATAM pride!!
Crazy, crazy week, and the holidays haven't even hit us yet. Can't wait for things to get back to normal. December is far too wild for my constitution.
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Crazy, crazy week, and the holidays haven't even hit us yet. Can't wait for things to get back to normal. December is far too wild for my constitution.
Kinda loved Avatar: Fire and Ash, tbh. It's pure spectacle and flows at a breakneck pace with barely a moment to breathe, but that's what makes those small moments of relief so enjoyable. It feels like James Cameron is channeling something very close to The Empire Strikes Back, and it *works*. B+!
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Kinda loved Avatar: Fire and Ash, tbh. It's pure spectacle and flows at a breakneck pace with barely a moment to breathe, but that's what makes those small moments of relief so enjoyable. It feels like James Cameron is channeling something very close to The Empire Strikes Back, and it *works*. B+!
Just realised I completely botched the Proficiencies tab by forgetting to include what sort of weapons and armor the classes can use, lmao.
Once this is fixed, I'll post a more readable version of at least one of the classes (or more, if there's interest). Bsky compression is *murder* on spreads.
Once this is fixed, I'll post a more readable version of at least one of the classes (or more, if there's interest). Bsky compression is *murder* on spreads.
Yeah, so this is how the class spreads for The Dauntless & Destined turned out for now. Not sure about the art or some of the font choices (the "class feature" header in particular is bugging me), but I like how this is shaping up!
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just realised I completely botched the Proficiencies tab by forgetting to include what sort of weapons and armor the classes can use, lmao.
Once this is fixed, I'll post a more readable version of at least one of the classes (or more, if there's interest). Bsky compression is *murder* on spreads.
Once this is fixed, I'll post a more readable version of at least one of the classes (or more, if there's interest). Bsky compression is *murder* on spreads.
Yeah, so this is how the class spreads for The Dauntless & Destined turned out for now. Not sure about the art or some of the font choices (the "class feature" header in particular is bugging me), but I like how this is shaping up!
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Yeah, so this is how the class spreads for The Dauntless & Destined turned out for now. Not sure about the art or some of the font choices (the "class feature" header in particular is bugging me), but I like how this is shaping up!
I finally started doing the layout for The Dauntless & Destined's playtest version, and class spreads are kicking my arse.
Part of me wants to go all out with art, but the rest of the book is heavy on minimalism, so I'm hesitant to mess with that. Still, art *can* help set the classes apart. Sigh.
Part of me wants to go all out with art, but the rest of the book is heavy on minimalism, so I'm hesitant to mess with that. Still, art *can* help set the classes apart. Sigh.
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I finally started doing the layout for The Dauntless & Destined's playtest version, and class spreads are kicking my arse.
Part of me wants to go all out with art, but the rest of the book is heavy on minimalism, so I'm hesitant to mess with that. Still, art *can* help set the classes apart. Sigh.
Part of me wants to go all out with art, but the rest of the book is heavy on minimalism, so I'm hesitant to mess with that. Still, art *can* help set the classes apart. Sigh.
I'm only casually into Critical Role, as I'm a fan of the cast but don't really vibe with 5e, but I love the fact that the entire main cast for the Brazilian dub of the Mighty Nein are into TTRPGs. It *feels* right, y'know?
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I'm only casually into Critical Role, as I'm a fan of the cast but don't really vibe with 5e, but I love the fact that the entire main cast for the Brazilian dub of the Mighty Nein are into TTRPGs. It *feels* right, y'know?
This is pure conjecture, but I've always felt that the World of Darkness games pushed TTRPGs forward *in spite* of their rules and intended playstyles.
The setting, its lore and the complicated themes it dealt with were far too grand for those constraints, almost tempting you to break the mold.
The setting, its lore and the complicated themes it dealt with were far too grand for those constraints, almost tempting you to break the mold.
This kind of thing is why I think WoD was significantly more impactful on subsequent RPG design than D&D. People could see something different and new buried under all the bloat and structural minutia and it inspired so much.
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This is pure conjecture, but I've always felt that the World of Darkness games pushed TTRPGs forward *in spite* of their rules and intended playstyles.
The setting, its lore and the complicated themes it dealt with were far too grand for those constraints, almost tempting you to break the mold.
The setting, its lore and the complicated themes it dealt with were far too grand for those constraints, almost tempting you to break the mold.
I'd been looking forward to this for a while, and it's finally here!! The Game Awards can eat it, THIS is where it's at!
Announcing a new game two hours before The Game Awards would be a silly idea, but it would also be really funny if it was one of the better announcements tonight.
So we're doing it.
RADIO FREE LUTESSE - Street Skating in the 25th Century.
OUT DEC 12TH.
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So we're doing it.
RADIO FREE LUTESSE - Street Skating in the 25th Century.
OUT DEC 12TH.
[ datasparrow.itch.io/radio-free-l... ]
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I'd been looking forward to this for a while, and it's finally here!! The Game Awards can eat it, THIS is where it's at!
KCD2 losing Best RPG to Expedition 33 of all things was utter nonsense. I love JRPGs, but I don't think they're the same thing as western RPGs at all, and shouldn't compete in the same category. Different goals, different playstyles, different experiences.
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
KCD2 losing Best RPG to Expedition 33 of all things was utter nonsense. I love JRPGs, but I don't think they're the same thing as western RPGs at all, and shouldn't compete in the same category. Different goals, different playstyles, different experiences.
1/ With the possible exception of V5, which sits awkwardly between a fiction-first game and a Trad game, World of Darkness games are so Trad it hurts.
Every corebook instructs potential Storytellers to run and prep plots, with the players just being along for the ride. They're not subtle, either.
Every corebook instructs potential Storytellers to run and prep plots, with the players just being along for the ride. They're not subtle, either.
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
1/ With the possible exception of V5, which sits awkwardly between a fiction-first game and a Trad game, World of Darkness games are so Trad it hurts.
Every corebook instructs potential Storytellers to run and prep plots, with the players just being along for the ride. They're not subtle, either.
Every corebook instructs potential Storytellers to run and prep plots, with the players just being along for the ride. They're not subtle, either.
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Looking for a GM down to playtest an RPG adventure. It’s a slow-burn investigative, social game on a train with a big action set piece at the end.
You’ll get a free pdf of the core rulebook and the finalized adventure! Dm me for more details
You’ll get a free pdf of the core rulebook and the finalized adventure! Dm me for more details
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Looking for a GM down to playtest an RPG adventure. It’s a slow-burn investigative, social game on a train with a big action set piece at the end.
You’ll get a free pdf of the core rulebook and the finalized adventure! Dm me for more details
You’ll get a free pdf of the core rulebook and the finalized adventure! Dm me for more details
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So excited to share Boundless is now available in Portuguese Brazilian thanks to the incredible work of @machineheart.bsky.social !
So now we have English, French ( thanks again @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social ) and PT-BR!
Download for free on their Ko-Fi 👇
ko-fi.com/s/008278c685
So now we have English, French ( thanks again @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social ) and PT-BR!
Download for free on their Ko-Fi 👇
ko-fi.com/s/008278c685
Boundless (v. Português Brasileiro) - V.V. 🏳️🌈's Ko-fi Shop
Uma tradução autorizada do RPG Boundless, criado por René-Pier Deshaies-Gélinas e publicado pela Fari RPGs.
Boundless é um jogo de RPG tradicional ex...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So excited to share Boundless is now available in Portuguese Brazilian thanks to the incredible work of @machineheart.bsky.social !
So now we have English, French ( thanks again @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social ) and PT-BR!
Download for free on their Ko-Fi 👇
ko-fi.com/s/008278c685
So now we have English, French ( thanks again @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social ) and PT-BR!
Download for free on their Ko-Fi 👇
ko-fi.com/s/008278c685
This December, I wanted to give back to the TTRPG community, so I reached out to a few creators I admire and offered to translate their games into my native language, Brazilian Portuguese.
And guess what? The first two games are already available for download on my Ko-Fi, and they're 100% free!
And guess what? The first two games are already available for download on my Ko-Fi, and they're 100% free!
December 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This December, I wanted to give back to the TTRPG community, so I reached out to a few creators I admire and offered to translate their games into my native language, Brazilian Portuguese.
And guess what? The first two games are already available for download on my Ko-Fi, and they're 100% free!
And guess what? The first two games are already available for download on my Ko-Fi, and they're 100% free!
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the mechanical crux of coffinkeep is dread. it is very funny to scare your players by dropping another d6 into a pile whenever they make noise.
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
the mechanical crux of coffinkeep is dread. it is very funny to scare your players by dropping another d6 into a pile whenever they make noise.
Finally managed to snag a Brazilian copy of Undying, after years of combing the internet for it. The game's local publisher went under during the pandemic, so there really wasn't any way of buying a copy through official channels.
PS: Undying is pretty great! All vampire fans should check it out.
PS: Undying is pretty great! All vampire fans should check it out.
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Finally managed to snag a Brazilian copy of Undying, after years of combing the internet for it. The game's local publisher went under during the pandemic, so there really wasn't any way of buying a copy through official channels.
PS: Undying is pretty great! All vampire fans should check it out.
PS: Undying is pretty great! All vampire fans should check it out.
introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes
- Clan Tzimisce (Vampire: The Masquerade)
- Bone Gnawer (Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
- Shunned Nanomancer (CY_BORG)
- The Infernal (Monsterhearts)
- Masked Horrorist (Electric Bastionland)
- Clan Tzimisce (Vampire: The Masquerade)
- Bone Gnawer (Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
- Shunned Nanomancer (CY_BORG)
- The Infernal (Monsterhearts)
- Masked Horrorist (Electric Bastionland)
introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes
- The Factotum (The Between)
- Clan Malkavian (Vampire: The Masquerade)
- The Ghost (Monsterhearts 2)
- The Pox Martyr (The Silt Verses RPG)
- Ulgan (Promethean: The Created)
- The Factotum (The Between)
- Clan Malkavian (Vampire: The Masquerade)
- The Ghost (Monsterhearts 2)
- The Pox Martyr (The Silt Verses RPG)
- Ulgan (Promethean: The Created)
introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes
- The Cairn Maiden (The Silt Verses)
- The Leech (Blades in the Dark)
- Thaumaturge (PF2e)
- The Mother (The Between)
- Orphan (Mage the Ascension)
- The Cairn Maiden (The Silt Verses)
- The Leech (Blades in the Dark)
- Thaumaturge (PF2e)
- The Mother (The Between)
- Orphan (Mage the Ascension)
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes
- Clan Tzimisce (Vampire: The Masquerade)
- Bone Gnawer (Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
- Shunned Nanomancer (CY_BORG)
- The Infernal (Monsterhearts)
- Masked Horrorist (Electric Bastionland)
- Clan Tzimisce (Vampire: The Masquerade)
- Bone Gnawer (Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
- Shunned Nanomancer (CY_BORG)
- The Infernal (Monsterhearts)
- Masked Horrorist (Electric Bastionland)
Not surprised in the slightest by my Spotify Wrapped. I didn't leave my comfort zone for most of 2025, listening to lots of The Wonder Years, Ghost, The Front Bottoms, CBJR, Jão, Modest Mouse and Let's Eat Grandma.
Shootout to the Coteries of New York OST for sneaking into my top albums, lmao.
Shootout to the Coteries of New York OST for sneaking into my top albums, lmao.
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Not surprised in the slightest by my Spotify Wrapped. I didn't leave my comfort zone for most of 2025, listening to lots of The Wonder Years, Ghost, The Front Bottoms, CBJR, Jão, Modest Mouse and Let's Eat Grandma.
Shootout to the Coteries of New York OST for sneaking into my top albums, lmao.
Shootout to the Coteries of New York OST for sneaking into my top albums, lmao.
I'm honestly surprised "vampire" and "procedures" aren't ranked higher, lmao.
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I'm honestly surprised "vampire" and "procedures" aren't ranked higher, lmao.