Nathan Russell
@perilplanet.bsky.social
🇦🇺 Game designer. Dad. Teacher. Adventurer. Not in that order. Designer of Freeform Universal, Neon City Overdrive, Hard City and weird little games.
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Go Play Brisbane is all wrapped up for another year!
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
August 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Go Play Brisbane is all wrapped up for another year!
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
I'm in Brisbane this weekend for Go Play Brisbane! I'm looking forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones.
#goplaybrisbane #brisbane #tabletopRPG
#goplaybrisbane #brisbane #tabletopRPG
August 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I'm in Brisbane this weekend for Go Play Brisbane! I'm looking forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones.
#goplaybrisbane #brisbane #tabletopRPG
#goplaybrisbane #brisbane #tabletopRPG
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Shout-out to Nathan Russell and Peril Planet games! I recently found a CRIMINALLY underated scifi game of his called Star Scoundrels and then that led me to Neon City Overdrive and then to Tomorrow City.
More of his games will be on my channel 100%! Feeling so inspired!
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More of his games will be on my channel 100%! Feeling so inspired!
@perilplanet.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Shout-out to Nathan Russell and Peril Planet games! I recently found a CRIMINALLY underated scifi game of his called Star Scoundrels and then that led me to Neon City Overdrive and then to Tomorrow City.
More of his games will be on my channel 100%! Feeling so inspired!
@perilplanet.bsky.social
More of his games will be on my channel 100%! Feeling so inspired!
@perilplanet.bsky.social
Another early start as I return to Sydney for SuperNova. This time I am chaperoning my daughters and their friends so they can meet their favourite fantasy author. What a bunch of nerds! 😃 #supernova #popculture #ThingsWeDoForOurKids #booknerds
June 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Another early start as I return to Sydney for SuperNova. This time I am chaperoning my daughters and their friends so they can meet their favourite fantasy author. What a bunch of nerds! 😃 #supernova #popculture #ThingsWeDoForOurKids #booknerds
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This is a super cool game!
For today only, as part of Free RPG Day, Slayers is totally free!
Grab the PDF off itch and go hunt some monsters.
gilarpgs.itch.io/slayers
Grab the PDF off itch and go hunt some monsters.
gilarpgs.itch.io/slayers
Slayers by Gila RPGs
Monster hunting in a cursed city.
gilarpgs.itch.io
June 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is a super cool game!
It was a 5.30am start today, heading to Sydney for Free RPG Day. I am excited!
June 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It was a 5.30am start today, heading to Sydney for Free RPG Day. I am excited!
We are doing "Australia's Biggest Morning Tea" fundraiser at work today, and a co-worker made this amazing cupcake topper of my book! #BiggestMorningTea #HardCity #CancerCouncil @ospreygames.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We are doing "Australia's Biggest Morning Tea" fundraiser at work today, and a co-worker made this amazing cupcake topper of my book! #BiggestMorningTea #HardCity #CancerCouncil @ospreygames.bsky.social
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This is one of the most beautiful character sheets I have seen in a while. Tomorrow City by @perilplanet.bsky.social I am just sad I won't be able to replicate this piece for online play. Looking forward to digging in.
December 24, 2024 at 6:24 PM
This is one of the most beautiful character sheets I have seen in a while. Tomorrow City by @perilplanet.bsky.social I am just sad I won't be able to replicate this piece for online play. Looking forward to digging in.
Proud to be the 623rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Grimwild: Expanded Hardcover Print Run! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/O...
Grimwild: Expanded Hardcover Print Run
A fantasy adventure tabletop RPG, inspired by D&D 5e classes and monsters, but built with modern, narrative rules that strive for fluid gameplay, creative freedom, and a cinematic feel.
www.backerkit.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Proud to be the 623rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Grimwild: Expanded Hardcover Print Run! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/O...
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3rd strike. Now the collection of the "city" games by @perilplanet.bsky.social is complete. Love the system behind those games. And the settings. And the writing. 🤩
February 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
3rd strike. Now the collection of the "city" games by @perilplanet.bsky.social is complete. Love the system behind those games. And the settings. And the writing. 🤩
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I'm gonna test Neon City Overdrive soon. I was itching for some good cyberpunk games. The games in the "city" series by @perilplanet.bsky.social are sooooo good.
February 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I'm gonna test Neon City Overdrive soon. I was itching for some good cyberpunk games. The games in the "city" series by @perilplanet.bsky.social are sooooo good.
Check out this zine #ttrpg by friend and amazing person, Tanya Floaker. It is on Kickstarter now.
Mum Chums, my slice of life #ttRPG about the people who care for kids, is now live on Kickstarter. If you like your gaming with a strong emotional core, back it today!
Mum Chums
A slice of life RPG about the people who care for kids
www.kickstarter.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Check out this zine #ttrpg by friend and amazing person, Tanya Floaker. It is on Kickstarter now.
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Found this evidence that we may in fact be living in the future. Now, where did I park my mech?
January 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Found this evidence that we may in fact be living in the future. Now, where did I park my mech?
I don't know what this is, but I love it! 😃 Good old Red Box DnD.
January 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I don't know what this is, but I love it! 😃 Good old Red Box DnD.
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It's time for #tinyworldjam!
Join me and @vidityavoleti.bsky.social in making #TTRPG micro settings that can fit within a few pages - worldbuild on a small scale, keep the scope easy, and have fun with it
Submissions open from now until January 31st at 11:59 pm ET
itch.io/jam/tiny-wor...
Join me and @vidityavoleti.bsky.social in making #TTRPG micro settings that can fit within a few pages - worldbuild on a small scale, keep the scope easy, and have fun with it
Submissions open from now until January 31st at 11:59 pm ET
itch.io/jam/tiny-wor...
January 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's time for #tinyworldjam!
Join me and @vidityavoleti.bsky.social in making #TTRPG micro settings that can fit within a few pages - worldbuild on a small scale, keep the scope easy, and have fun with it
Submissions open from now until January 31st at 11:59 pm ET
itch.io/jam/tiny-wor...
Join me and @vidityavoleti.bsky.social in making #TTRPG micro settings that can fit within a few pages - worldbuild on a small scale, keep the scope easy, and have fun with it
Submissions open from now until January 31st at 11:59 pm ET
itch.io/jam/tiny-wor...
I saw Hard City in the "wild" while at CanCon this weekend!
January 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I saw Hard City in the "wild" while at CanCon this weekend!
Don't forget, friends, Freeform Universal is also released under CC-BY license!
You can find a large random selection of open source #TTRPG resources on our site now for easy reference. Borrowed from the Forever Open Source game jam series I host every year.
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames
Open Source TTRPG Resources
Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series.
Example Open Licenses
Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com
thoughtpunks.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Don't forget, friends, Freeform Universal is also released under CC-BY license!
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Indie RPG marketing has stock characters like a Greek play.
Enter, the Diogenes the Writer: "I hath written a game as an act of Love! I will not soil my hands with money on this. Wouldst thou like it?"
The Chorus: "Do not speak to us of a new game."
Enter, the Diogenes the Writer: "I hath written a game as an act of Love! I will not soil my hands with money on this. Wouldst thou like it?"
The Chorus: "Do not speak to us of a new game."
January 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Indie RPG marketing has stock characters like a Greek play.
Enter, the Diogenes the Writer: "I hath written a game as an act of Love! I will not soil my hands with money on this. Wouldst thou like it?"
The Chorus: "Do not speak to us of a new game."
Enter, the Diogenes the Writer: "I hath written a game as an act of Love! I will not soil my hands with money on this. Wouldst thou like it?"
The Chorus: "Do not speak to us of a new game."
I went to a museum exhibition about Pompeii yesterday & saw these very old dice. Got me thinking about what the oldest game in my collection is. The game I've had the longest is probably the remains of my red box DnD set. The oldest game though is a 1st edition copy of Traveller.
What about you?
What about you?
January 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I went to a museum exhibition about Pompeii yesterday & saw these very old dice. Got me thinking about what the oldest game in my collection is. The game I've had the longest is probably the remains of my red box DnD set. The oldest game though is a 1st edition copy of Traveller.
What about you?
What about you?
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To break the curse of not publishsing, I decided to release my collection of housrules for Freeform Universal by @perilplanet.bsky.social as FU Tools today. Just to get that anxiety off my chest, so I hopefully can get back to work on more substantial stuff. It is free and CC, hope you check it out.
FU Tools by Chaosmeister
Houserules for Freeform Universal
chaosmeister.itch.io
January 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
To break the curse of not publishsing, I decided to release my collection of housrules for Freeform Universal by @perilplanet.bsky.social as FU Tools today. Just to get that anxiety off my chest, so I hopefully can get back to work on more substantial stuff. It is free and CC, hope you check it out.
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Are you like me? Want to create an RPG with public domain/Creative Commons art but don’t know how to make it all work?
Check out Sneak Leaps, where I go into the process of creating an RPG with free art.
#ttrpg
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Check out Sneak Leaps, where I go into the process of creating an RPG with free art.
#ttrpg
substack.com/home/post/p-...
How to design an RPG with free art
Or I'm poor but want to be creative
substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Are you like me? Want to create an RPG with public domain/Creative Commons art but don’t know how to make it all work?
Check out Sneak Leaps, where I go into the process of creating an RPG with free art.
#ttrpg
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Check out Sneak Leaps, where I go into the process of creating an RPG with free art.
#ttrpg
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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🎲 The Gathering Hall presents the community starter pack for the #Osprey #RPG line. 🧵 1/
go.bsky.app/Kn5ykWR
go.bsky.app/Kn5ykWR
January 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🎲 The Gathering Hall presents the community starter pack for the #Osprey #RPG line. 🧵 1/
go.bsky.app/Kn5ykWR
go.bsky.app/Kn5ykWR
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Okay, I've already hit the arbitrary target I set myself so I don't need to keep on about this but: damianoddson.itch.io/boiled-down-...
It's a 36-word tiny-rpg
In a Buck Rogers comic panel
It's a 36-word tiny-rpg
In a Buck Rogers comic panel
January 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Okay, I've already hit the arbitrary target I set myself so I don't need to keep on about this but: damianoddson.itch.io/boiled-down-...
It's a 36-word tiny-rpg
In a Buck Rogers comic panel
It's a 36-word tiny-rpg
In a Buck Rogers comic panel
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First and foremost, block everyone acting like a twat. We keep saying it because it's true - block here is super powerful.
The vibe on bsky has shifted quite a bit lately. I’ve seen posts saying things like, “this site is worse than twitter.”
It’s not the site—people are people everywhere. Anyone who’s been here long enough can tell you those habits can be kicked. But, it’s something we have to work on together.
It’s not the site—people are people everywhere. Anyone who’s been here long enough can tell you those habits can be kicked. But, it’s something we have to work on together.
January 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
First and foremost, block everyone acting like a twat. We keep saying it because it's true - block here is super powerful.