Ty
@mindstorm.bsky.social
I'm just a silly little guy (he/him). Creator of TTRPGs and a follower of all the coolest blogs. Ennie award winner and definitely a person. Was @eldritchmouse on twitter.
https://www.mindstormpress.com/
https://www.mindstormpress.com/
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Ty
@mindstorm.bsky.social
· Aug 26
Sicko Worldbuilding
Question: What does it take to make compelling worlds? Answer: Going sicko mode.
www.mindstormpress.com
📰 NEW MINDSTORM POST! 📰 I've thought a lot about what makes good worldbuilding, and the most consistent throughline seems to come down to one thing: being an absolute sicko about it. Here's a post about it, including some interviews from other designers.
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
sometimes I get this big urge to get back into video game level design like I was with half-life 2 but there's generally no games out there for me that feel as good to play as a source engine game
December 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
sometimes I get this big urge to get back into video game level design like I was with half-life 2 but there's generally no games out there for me that feel as good to play as a source engine game
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From the brilliant mind of Magnolia Keep comes the first annual Lizzies! The best and brightest of the blogosphere comes forward, as decided by your second-favorite blogger with a furry pfp!
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Lizzies 2025
Welcome one and all to the first annual Lizzies , a celebration of all things Liz (that's me)! 2025 has been...a fucking year to be trans in...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
From the brilliant mind of Magnolia Keep comes the first annual Lizzies! The best and brightest of the blogosphere comes forward, as decided by your second-favorite blogger with a furry pfp!
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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New Dungeon (in blog form): Castle Claus, or The Keep on the North Pole
A Rankin Bass Christmas-themed dungeon for the Merry Hexmas Blog Bandwagon. Possibly one of my more high effort blog posts to date
#osr #ttrpg
A Rankin Bass Christmas-themed dungeon for the Merry Hexmas Blog Bandwagon. Possibly one of my more high effort blog posts to date
#osr #ttrpg
Castle Claus: The Keep on the North Pole — Prismatic Wasteland
A Merry Hexmas location: dungeoncrawl through Santa Claus’ castle. Whether you lead an elf and reindeer uprising is up to you!
www.prismaticwasteland.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
WOWZA can you imagine getting some norn art in your rpg book? It's more likely than you think you just gotta commission them!!
Giant woman RPG character 2020 versus Giant woman RPG character 2025 🔥
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
WOWZA can you imagine getting some norn art in your rpg book? It's more likely than you think you just gotta commission them!!
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New Patreon post, and a big one !
This is the huge (A2 !) map I drew for @riseupcomus.bsky.social's RPG book "Castle Automatic".
You can see my process here : www.patreon.com/posts/castle...
The book and the map are currently available for preorder : www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
This is the huge (A2 !) map I drew for @riseupcomus.bsky.social's RPG book "Castle Automatic".
You can see my process here : www.patreon.com/posts/castle...
The book and the map are currently available for preorder : www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New Patreon post, and a big one !
This is the huge (A2 !) map I drew for @riseupcomus.bsky.social's RPG book "Castle Automatic".
You can see my process here : www.patreon.com/posts/castle...
The book and the map are currently available for preorder : www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
This is the huge (A2 !) map I drew for @riseupcomus.bsky.social's RPG book "Castle Automatic".
You can see my process here : www.patreon.com/posts/castle...
The book and the map are currently available for preorder : www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
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Fantasy in My Backyard is coming to Zine Month!
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
Build Urban Fantasy in Real Places with Google Maps
From Chase Call and James Quigley - Build Urban Fantasy in Real Places with Google Maps
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fantasy in My Backyard is coming to Zine Month!
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
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"Well, I'm back" he said.
Over the last three months, I've keyed every hex in the bounds of the Shire, including rumors, nested random encounters, and five embedded mini-dungeons. I've collated them into a document, linked on the blog:
Over the last three months, I've keyed every hex in the bounds of the Shire, including rumors, nested random encounters, and five embedded mini-dungeons. I've collated them into a document, linked on the blog:
Middle-earth Hexcrawl Project: The Shire (Complete)
Back in September of this year , I began a daily writing prompt inspired by this year's reread of The Lord of the Rings and Idraluna Archiv...
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Well, I'm back" he said.
Over the last three months, I've keyed every hex in the bounds of the Shire, including rumors, nested random encounters, and five embedded mini-dungeons. I've collated them into a document, linked on the blog:
Over the last three months, I've keyed every hex in the bounds of the Shire, including rumors, nested random encounters, and five embedded mini-dungeons. I've collated them into a document, linked on the blog:
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1st Page Chapter One versus 6th Page Chapter Two #webcomics
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
1st Page Chapter One versus 6th Page Chapter Two #webcomics
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All fun and games until you have to break down that station
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
All fun and games until you have to break down that station
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Fröliche Krampusnacht!!!!
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fröliche Krampusnacht!!!!
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I somehow missed this one (and boy, do I love powderkegs). This one pairs great with my New Vegas post, I think!
I blogged my musings about making little micro scenarios, check it out:
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
Pocket-Sized Powder Kegs
A framework for building powder keg scenarios.
www.mindstormpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I somehow missed this one (and boy, do I love powderkegs). This one pairs great with my New Vegas post, I think!
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I come to you like Paul Revere on the back of a liger. The Bloggies are coming!
Like, share, and subscribe.
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Like, share, and subscribe.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-bloggies...
The Bloggies 2026!
The blogosphere's annual celebration is coming back.
www.explorersdesign.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I come to you like Paul Revere on the back of a liger. The Bloggies are coming!
Like, share, and subscribe.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-bloggies...
Like, share, and subscribe.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-bloggies...
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I had fun at PAX Unplugged! I played over 20 hours worth of games and went out to the local taverns every night. How did I do it all? That’s proprietary, but you can instead read all about the games I played
#osr #ttrpg
#osr #ttrpg
PAXU: Cram a Month of Gaming into One Weekend — Prismatic Wasteland
I Played Seven Games at PAX Unplugged and Lived To Tell You the Tales Thereof
www.prismaticwasteland.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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next update is on Tuesday if you even care
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
next update is on Tuesday if you even care
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In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, a giant mummified psychic vampire will tell you that you're the chosen one. She is lying to you.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
[Early Worm Campaign] The Backstory of the Castle Automatic
In case you missed it, I'm currently running a direct pre-order campaign for my upcoming 100+ room, 5 level dungeon The Castle Automatic ...
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In THE CASTLE AUTOMATIC, a giant mummified psychic vampire will tell you that you're the chosen one. She is lying to you.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
Learn more about the *story* of the upcoming 100 room, 5 level Metroidvania-inspired dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.
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Spent the last month mapping the blogosphere by its links. The graph is finally ready
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Mapping the Blogosphere
An interactive graph of TTRPG blogs, showing who links to whom, how communities change over time, plus stats and how it all works.
elmc.at
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Spent the last month mapping the blogosphere by its links. The graph is finally ready
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map
What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?
elmc.at/mapping-the-...
To check out the graph directly follow this link:
graph.elmc.at
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VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
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@directsun.bsky.social Invited me onto his podcast talking about Puzzle Dungeons and it was real fun. Give it a listen.
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
The Tomb of Eight Gates: Puzzle Dungeon Workshop
YouTube video by Direct Sun
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November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@directsun.bsky.social Invited me onto his podcast talking about Puzzle Dungeons and it was real fun. Give it a listen.
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
Youtube: youtu.be/NNiIE3DwChE
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JyZ...
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Although it was written 15 years ago, I think China Mieville's "Embassytown" can be read as depicting AI psychosis.
Aliens with two voices that always speak in harmony and always speak the truth can only understand pairs of human ambassadors who do the same.
💙📚🪐 1/
Aliens with two voices that always speak in harmony and always speak the truth can only understand pairs of human ambassadors who do the same.
💙📚🪐 1/
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Although it was written 15 years ago, I think China Mieville's "Embassytown" can be read as depicting AI psychosis.
Aliens with two voices that always speak in harmony and always speak the truth can only understand pairs of human ambassadors who do the same.
💙📚🪐 1/
Aliens with two voices that always speak in harmony and always speak the truth can only understand pairs of human ambassadors who do the same.
💙📚🪐 1/
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So which one of yous is the vampire and which ones the vampire hunter?
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
So which one of yous is the vampire and which ones the vampire hunter?
when you're doing princess play with a trad system while running an OSR module remember that rules elide for as long as the system matters and only when your players are in a fiction first actor stance
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
when you're doing princess play with a trad system while running an OSR module remember that rules elide for as long as the system matters and only when your players are in a fiction first actor stance
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The Castle Automatic is a dungeon where you control the time of year, time of day, and the weather to solve puzzles, avoid vampires, and reclaim the world's most magical treasures.
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The Castle Automatic is a dungeon where you control the time of year, time of day, and the weather to solve puzzles, avoid vampires, and reclaim the world's most magical treasures.
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
Be an Early Worm and back the preorder at a discounted price!
www.exaltedfuneral.com/pages/the-ca...
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Got to finish a super cute pink witch tattoo yesterday! Lines are healed, shading and color fresh.
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Got to finish a super cute pink witch tattoo yesterday! Lines are healed, shading and color fresh.
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I blogged my musings about making little micro scenarios, check it out:
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
Pocket-Sized Powder Kegs
A framework for building powder keg scenarios.
www.mindstormpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I blogged my musings about making little micro scenarios, check it out:
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...