Narthor
@narthor.bsky.social
Coolest trpg I’ve read since You Will Die in This Place. Authorial voice with attitude carries the setting and themes.
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
SWORDS UP, WANDERERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Coolest trpg I’ve read since You Will Die in This Place. Authorial voice with attitude carries the setting and themes.
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
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This is an evolution of my insistence that cool shit is coming from post-OSR and storygame people listening to each other, and often that shit ends up looking remarkably larp-like.
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
This is an evolution of my insistence that cool shit is coming from post-OSR and storygame people listening to each other, and often that shit ends up looking remarkably larp-like.
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Magic flutes and enchanted lutes, wizard battles in lightning storms, and a whole menagerie of puppet animals and creatures alongside wire fu sorcery warfare incorporating prehistoric digital experimentation. Just more and more of that strange harmony between the weird and the dreamlike.
January 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Magic flutes and enchanted lutes, wizard battles in lightning storms, and a whole menagerie of puppet animals and creatures alongside wire fu sorcery warfare incorporating prehistoric digital experimentation. Just more and more of that strange harmony between the weird and the dreamlike.
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My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
The Golden Age of Indie RPGs: 2010-2025
YouTube video by A.A. Voigt
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
Lola Young was not on my radar, but I'm really loving this new album 'I'm Only F**cking Myself'
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I'm Only F**king Myself | The Visual Album - YouTube
youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lola Young was not on my radar, but I'm really loving this new album 'I'm Only F**cking Myself'
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Barrit, member of The Road painted for MCDM Productions with Swatches Studio! ⚔️
ADs: Clint & Diana Cearley
ADs: Clint & Diana Cearley
September 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Barrit, member of The Road painted for MCDM Productions with Swatches Studio! ⚔️
ADs: Clint & Diana Cearley
ADs: Clint & Diana Cearley
Krull (1983) looks like this btw
September 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Krull (1983) looks like this btw
Type of monster you find in Darksun. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Type of monster you find in Darksun. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
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Just got this gem of a backer award from the good folks at @tidalwavegames.com . Not only is it great material for the massively fun Draw Steel, but this really takes me back in a good way to the zines I read when I first got into gaming in the 80s.
September 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just got this gem of a backer award from the good folks at @tidalwavegames.com . Not only is it great material for the massively fun Draw Steel, but this really takes me back in a good way to the zines I read when I first got into gaming in the 80s.
New favorite Hemlock Springs song
September 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New favorite Hemlock Springs song
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I always enjoy Thomas Manuel's interviews (he's one of the best interviewers in the biz), but the one with Emily Allen in the latest Yes Indie'd podcast was especially compelling.
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
A Body of Work (w/ Emily Allen)
Yes Indie'd Pod · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I always enjoy Thomas Manuel's interviews (he's one of the best interviewers in the biz), but the one with Emily Allen in the latest Yes Indie'd podcast was especially compelling.
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
These tiny Blackhack spell books solve one of the biggest pickup and play barriers in d&d forks. I love them.
July 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These tiny Blackhack spell books solve one of the biggest pickup and play barriers in d&d forks. I love them.
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I've put together a pack of Nominees and Publishers for the 2025 ENNIE Awards. Authors, Artists, Editors, Layout, Sound Engineers and Companies - if I could find the Bluesky, it's in here.
Best Monster will need to be separate as its a Monster-sized (lol) list.
#ENNIE #TTRPG
go.bsky.app/9SbdRLj
Best Monster will need to be separate as its a Monster-sized (lol) list.
#ENNIE #TTRPG
go.bsky.app/9SbdRLj
July 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I've put together a pack of Nominees and Publishers for the 2025 ENNIE Awards. Authors, Artists, Editors, Layout, Sound Engineers and Companies - if I could find the Bluesky, it's in here.
Best Monster will need to be separate as its a Monster-sized (lol) list.
#ENNIE #TTRPG
go.bsky.app/9SbdRLj
Best Monster will need to be separate as its a Monster-sized (lol) list.
#ENNIE #TTRPG
go.bsky.app/9SbdRLj
Last year, I ran 'Home' by @scott-wegener.bsky.social . System-neutral (I used for pf2e) toolkit. Guides you through setting up local area hexcrawl + creating settlement that levels up alongside PCs. Great start point. Will use again for future DS games.
lonely-adventurer.itch.io/home-a-light...
lonely-adventurer.itch.io/home-a-light...
June 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Last year, I ran 'Home' by @scott-wegener.bsky.social . System-neutral (I used for pf2e) toolkit. Guides you through setting up local area hexcrawl + creating settlement that levels up alongside PCs. Great start point. Will use again for future DS games.
lonely-adventurer.itch.io/home-a-light...
lonely-adventurer.itch.io/home-a-light...
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We are LIVE NOW with RATCATCHER MAGAZINE: ISSUE 01 for @hellomcdm.bsky.social's DRAW STEEL. Mimics, dryads, living traps, map advice, and more!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
Ratcatcher Magazine for DRAW STEEL - Issue 01
A community zine of new content for MCDM's Draw Steel: Mimics, dryads, living traps, map advice, and more!
www.backerkit.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We are LIVE NOW with RATCATCHER MAGAZINE: ISSUE 01 for @hellomcdm.bsky.social's DRAW STEEL. Mimics, dryads, living traps, map advice, and more!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
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Reposting the last comment of the thread rather than the first because I find long threads easier to read that way. Based on Jay's description I don't think I have the mental space to read this game right now, but it sounds like something we all *should* read.
June 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Reposting the last comment of the thread rather than the first because I find long threads easier to read that way. Based on Jay's description I don't think I have the mental space to read this game right now, but it sounds like something we all *should* read.
Both my Kickstarter mini paints arrived in April in response to the tariff pause. Need to paint more now
June 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Both my Kickstarter mini paints arrived in April in response to the tariff pause. Need to paint more now
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Magazines, eh? They’ll be there for you after a massive nuclear strike causes a huge EMP and knocks out all your electrical devices, allowing you to spend your final irradiated days in the warm embrace of print on paper.
shop.wyrd.science
Use code WYRDWELCOME & get 25% off all weekend
shop.wyrd.science
Use code WYRDWELCOME & get 25% off all weekend
May 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Magazines, eh? They’ll be there for you after a massive nuclear strike causes a huge EMP and knocks out all your electrical devices, allowing you to spend your final irradiated days in the warm embrace of print on paper.
shop.wyrd.science
Use code WYRDWELCOME & get 25% off all weekend
shop.wyrd.science
Use code WYRDWELCOME & get 25% off all weekend
I got frustrated with spotify's AI playlist feature only showing me songs I already listen to. So I tried asking for "Play me songs with under 1000 listens from last year". My message failed to send and I got this response back.
May 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I got frustrated with spotify's AI playlist feature only showing me songs I already listen to. So I tried asking for "Play me songs with under 1000 listens from last year". My message failed to send and I got this response back.
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Wandering Blades is over 85% funded! I am so proud of the progress the campaign has made so far and am grateful for the support we've already received from folks!
If you're able to, please consider backing Wandering Blades. If not, please spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ton...
If you're able to, please consider backing Wandering Blades. If not, please spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ton...
May 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Wandering Blades is over 85% funded! I am so proud of the progress the campaign has made so far and am grateful for the support we've already received from folks!
If you're able to, please consider backing Wandering Blades. If not, please spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ton...
If you're able to, please consider backing Wandering Blades. If not, please spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ton...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Do trpg gamers know about architect tubes? Very cheap compared to the gamer equivalent.
April 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Do trpg gamers know about architect tubes? Very cheap compared to the gamer equivalent.
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If NO OTHER LAND is playing anywhere near you, please, please go see it.
March 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If NO OTHER LAND is playing anywhere near you, please, please go see it.
Played Alice is Missing.
I recommend it for innovation in trpgs. We had a ok time. Never figured out what was expected of us. Where is the boundaries of creativity vs what is per-established by the game.
Everyone seemed interested in playing more. Booklet advises trying it with different groups.
I recommend it for innovation in trpgs. We had a ok time. Never figured out what was expected of us. Where is the boundaries of creativity vs what is per-established by the game.
Everyone seemed interested in playing more. Booklet advises trying it with different groups.
January 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Played Alice is Missing.
I recommend it for innovation in trpgs. We had a ok time. Never figured out what was expected of us. Where is the boundaries of creativity vs what is per-established by the game.
Everyone seemed interested in playing more. Booklet advises trying it with different groups.
I recommend it for innovation in trpgs. We had a ok time. Never figured out what was expected of us. Where is the boundaries of creativity vs what is per-established by the game.
Everyone seemed interested in playing more. Booklet advises trying it with different groups.
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And done! So happy with how it turned out. 15 modular, weighted bases. 22 scatter pieces. Matches the current polar vortex! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #terrain
January 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
And done! So happy with how it turned out. 15 modular, weighted bases. 22 scatter pieces. Matches the current polar vortex! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #terrain