Map Crow | Kyle Latino
@mapcrow.bsky.social
Ireland-based game designer, artist. Gold ENNIE Award Winning creative director for MONSTROUS. (closed for commissions) YouTube: www.youtube.com/@mapcrow
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My fav TTRPG design resources!!
"Uncertainty in Games" book by Greg Costikyan
"The Game Definition Game" article by Jaakko Stenros
"Practical Creativity" GDC video by Raph Koster
"Emergence in Larp" Nordic Larp video by Dr. Evan Torner
@shawnmerwin.bsky.social's TTRPG Tips (especially on "latency")
"Uncertainty in Games" book by Greg Costikyan
"The Game Definition Game" article by Jaakko Stenros
"Practical Creativity" GDC video by Raph Koster
"Emergence in Larp" Nordic Larp video by Dr. Evan Torner
@shawnmerwin.bsky.social's TTRPG Tips (especially on "latency")
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HERES THE REEVEEAALL!!
Warhammer and Polly-Pocket (or i guess in this case Mighty Max) Are together at last!
This is a project i've had in the back of my mind for YEARS so im super pleased to finally have it done, and i gotta say it's been the most fun to play with lol
#warhammer #warhammer40k
Warhammer and Polly-Pocket (or i guess in this case Mighty Max) Are together at last!
This is a project i've had in the back of my mind for YEARS so im super pleased to finally have it done, and i gotta say it's been the most fun to play with lol
#warhammer #warhammer40k
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
HERES THE REEVEEAALL!!
Warhammer and Polly-Pocket (or i guess in this case Mighty Max) Are together at last!
This is a project i've had in the back of my mind for YEARS so im super pleased to finally have it done, and i gotta say it's been the most fun to play with lol
#warhammer #warhammer40k
Warhammer and Polly-Pocket (or i guess in this case Mighty Max) Are together at last!
This is a project i've had in the back of my mind for YEARS so im super pleased to finally have it done, and i gotta say it's been the most fun to play with lol
#warhammer #warhammer40k
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#hobbystreak day 727
These horror gribbly freaks are done. They bring me to 400 models done for the year. I pushed to finish them before travelling for Christmas.
Dirty grimey bloody horrors. The colours are based classic virgin mary paitnings
#modelling #scratchbuild #greenstuff #inq28 #horror
These horror gribbly freaks are done. They bring me to 400 models done for the year. I pushed to finish them before travelling for Christmas.
Dirty grimey bloody horrors. The colours are based classic virgin mary paitnings
#modelling #scratchbuild #greenstuff #inq28 #horror
December 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#hobbystreak day 727
These horror gribbly freaks are done. They bring me to 400 models done for the year. I pushed to finish them before travelling for Christmas.
Dirty grimey bloody horrors. The colours are based classic virgin mary paitnings
#modelling #scratchbuild #greenstuff #inq28 #horror
These horror gribbly freaks are done. They bring me to 400 models done for the year. I pushed to finish them before travelling for Christmas.
Dirty grimey bloody horrors. The colours are based classic virgin mary paitnings
#modelling #scratchbuild #greenstuff #inq28 #horror
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Just want to put out feelers for a TTRPG writer/dev or two who would be interested in collaborating on a pulpy scifi/fantasy project in 2026 with myself and another artist/writer. Ideally someone who'd fuck with "Frank Frazetta but queer" as an aesthetic. Would love 2 chat if this sounds interesting
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just want to put out feelers for a TTRPG writer/dev or two who would be interested in collaborating on a pulpy scifi/fantasy project in 2026 with myself and another artist/writer. Ideally someone who'd fuck with "Frank Frazetta but queer" as an aesthetic. Would love 2 chat if this sounds interesting
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Bashing some kits!! I feel skeletons with puffy sleeves should just be a skirmish game.
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bashing some kits!! I feel skeletons with puffy sleeves should just be a skirmish game.
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Out now: THE SNOW QUEEN'S FURY, a midwinter one-shot for Draw Steel! Battle dangerous ice monsters, explore a strange fey realm, and negotiate with a powerful archfey to save a village from endless winter.
An icy mystery! Tips for running at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd echelon! Queer grandmas! ⚔️❄️
An icy mystery! Tips for running at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd echelon! Queer grandmas! ⚔️❄️
The Snow Queen's Fury: A Midwinter Draw Steel Adventure by Midnight Kelpie Press
Save a village from an archfey's rage in this seasonal one-shot for 1st-level heroes.
midnightkelpiepress.itch.io
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Out now: THE SNOW QUEEN'S FURY, a midwinter one-shot for Draw Steel! Battle dangerous ice monsters, explore a strange fey realm, and negotiate with a powerful archfey to save a village from endless winter.
An icy mystery! Tips for running at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd echelon! Queer grandmas! ⚔️❄️
An icy mystery! Tips for running at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd echelon! Queer grandmas! ⚔️❄️
I’m listening to the audio collection of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Lots of wild ideas show up much earlier in sci-fi than I would have guessed! Did fantasy enjoy the same level of short story publication as scifi did??
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I’m listening to the audio collection of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Lots of wild ideas show up much earlier in sci-fi than I would have guessed! Did fantasy enjoy the same level of short story publication as scifi did??
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Okay, I realized it's not very comfortable to watch. It will be better this way:
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Okay, I realized it's not very comfortable to watch. It will be better this way:
Too much has been made about the similarities between Star Wars and the 4th World, I think. I just like the resonance between these two moments and their visuals. Anyways, more people should read, Mister Miracle #2 from 1971.
December 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Too much has been made about the similarities between Star Wars and the 4th World, I think. I just like the resonance between these two moments and their visuals. Anyways, more people should read, Mister Miracle #2 from 1971.
I am SUPER excited for this one!!
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I am SUPER excited for this one!!
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I feel a bit foolish for not realizing this sooner, but the book, Monstrous by @mapcrow.bsky.social is really great for generating new myths (and their omens) for the #ttrpg Mythic Bastionland by @bastionland.bsky.social. For example, these Inspiration spreads.
December 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I feel a bit foolish for not realizing this sooner, but the book, Monstrous by @mapcrow.bsky.social is really great for generating new myths (and their omens) for the #ttrpg Mythic Bastionland by @bastionland.bsky.social. For example, these Inspiration spreads.
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COMING SOON: Dungeonpulp 2025, a collection of all our system-agnostic postcard dungeons!
Pre-orders starting soon on our store!
Join our newsletter so you don't miss it!
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Pre-orders starting soon on our store!
Join our newsletter so you don't miss it!
https://bytes.rip/newsletter
December 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
COMING SOON: Dungeonpulp 2025, a collection of all our system-agnostic postcard dungeons!
Pre-orders starting soon on our store!
Join our newsletter so you don't miss it!
https://bytes.rip/newsletter
Pre-orders starting soon on our store!
Join our newsletter so you don't miss it!
https://bytes.rip/newsletter
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Really busting my schedual here, but I'm so proud of my D&D party for this! We've hit a point in the campaign that they've finally upgraded the town with it's own castle. This marks the end of it being a town and officially becoming a city!
#myart | #D&D | #dungeonsanddragons
#myart | #D&D | #dungeonsanddragons
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Really busting my schedual here, but I'm so proud of my D&D party for this! We've hit a point in the campaign that they've finally upgraded the town with it's own castle. This marks the end of it being a town and officially becoming a city!
#myart | #D&D | #dungeonsanddragons
#myart | #D&D | #dungeonsanddragons
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We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
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December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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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 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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...
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Hinterlight is funded!! Thanks to @plusoneexp.bsky.social and @rrookstudio.bsky.social for helping to make it happen!
Very excited to present our new stretch goals in our update!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gla...
Very excited to present our new stretch goals in our update!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gla...
Update 5: 5: We Are Fully Funded! · Hinterlight
Glory Abounds! Hinterlight has officially funded. You all have our heartfelt gratitude, and we are sure that even the noble fae would show some grudging appreciation if they were to sully themselves b...
www.kickstarter.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hinterlight is funded!! Thanks to @plusoneexp.bsky.social and @rrookstudio.bsky.social for helping to make it happen!
Very excited to present our new stretch goals in our update!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gla...
Very excited to present our new stretch goals in our update!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gla...
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Hello fine people !
As I celebrate my 36th revolution around our good old sun, I'd like to share some of the artworks that really made a difference in my career.
If you enjoyed one of these through your adventures, feel free to say hello, and if you're a fellow cartographer, show me your work ! 😉
As I celebrate my 36th revolution around our good old sun, I'd like to share some of the artworks that really made a difference in my career.
If you enjoyed one of these through your adventures, feel free to say hello, and if you're a fellow cartographer, show me your work ! 😉
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hello fine people !
As I celebrate my 36th revolution around our good old sun, I'd like to share some of the artworks that really made a difference in my career.
If you enjoyed one of these through your adventures, feel free to say hello, and if you're a fellow cartographer, show me your work ! 😉
As I celebrate my 36th revolution around our good old sun, I'd like to share some of the artworks that really made a difference in my career.
If you enjoyed one of these through your adventures, feel free to say hello, and if you're a fellow cartographer, show me your work ! 😉
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A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
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Another page from Fantastic Four #57 (December 1966), with pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott, and awesome colour mis-registration by the printer!
December 6, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Another page from Fantastic Four #57 (December 1966), with pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott, and awesome colour mis-registration by the printer!
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did you know that Formless Star is the "Game of the Year"*? and it's free? why, you'll look like a fool if you don't play it!
splendidland.itch.io/formless-star
*as decided by a panel of judges composed of myself and my own bloated ego, and a crowd of my most beloved sycophants
splendidland.itch.io/formless-star
*as decided by a panel of judges composed of myself and my own bloated ego, and a crowd of my most beloved sycophants
December 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
did you know that Formless Star is the "Game of the Year"*? and it's free? why, you'll look like a fool if you don't play it!
splendidland.itch.io/formless-star
*as decided by a panel of judges composed of myself and my own bloated ego, and a crowd of my most beloved sycophants
splendidland.itch.io/formless-star
*as decided by a panel of judges composed of myself and my own bloated ego, and a crowd of my most beloved sycophants
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I wrote an essay on the basics of platforms and indie TTRPGs for this volume, which will come out in 2026
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
Playing Outside the Mainstream - McFarland
Playing Outside the Mainstream Essays on Indie Tabletop Roleplaying Games Edited by Stephanie Hedge Series Editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell 978-1-4766-9424-5 978-1-4766-5811-7
mcfarlandbooks.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I wrote an essay on the basics of platforms and indie TTRPGs for this volume, which will come out in 2026
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
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Also for #Turnip28: Chuckles & Grouse: The Chickens. With my original sketch, a terrain piece made from failed attempts (too big) and a draft of a custom cult to use them in-game.
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Also for #Turnip28: Chuckles & Grouse: The Chickens. With my original sketch, a terrain piece made from failed attempts (too big) and a draft of a custom cult to use them in-game.
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Bishin Densetsu Zoku (1993) by Magifact for Super Famicom. Art by Katsuya Terada.
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Bishin Densetsu Zoku (1993) by Magifact for Super Famicom. Art by Katsuya Terada.