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psychhound.bsky.social
psychhound games │luka brave
@psychhound.bsky.social
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luka brave. he/they. #indiettrpg designer & grad student studying therapeutic applications for games. pitbull dad

working on #spiritkeepttrpg - a multiplayer campaign #ttrpg designed to help players heal from complex trauma

https://psychhound.com/
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mint-rabbit.bsky.social
Occasionally I get a request for duet games, and I've been quite intrigued by a number that have made it into my collections. For this week's #mintrecommends, I'm going to include recommendations from the first generic "Duet Games" post I wrote.
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
psychhound.bsky.social
my srd for horseshoe is in this!! :D
long-tail-games.bsky.social Long Tail Games (fulfilling Tiny Tome 3) @long-tail-games.bsky.social · 25d
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I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
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Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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long-tail-games.bsky.social
Want free stuff? Follow and share this link!
I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social
Gonna shill my own game here- Bad Blood is a vampire one shot based on @psychhound.bsky.social’s awesome horseshoe system!

samrobsondmg.itch.io/bad-blood

I’m also a fan of this simple, elegant 24XX game.

scablandspress.itch.io/flesh-like-m...
FLESH LIKE MARBLE - BLOOD LIKE FLAME - A 24XX GAME by Scablands Press
a 24XX game about 90s vampires being cool
scablandspress.itch.io
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
psychhound.bsky.social
i've been working on some cool projects through @chimerahearts.com the last few months 👀 we're a volunteer network of #indiettrpg nerds trying to make sure the hobby is sustainable for players and indie designers!! come join us on discord if you're interested

i've been focused on accessibility... 👇
October 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
are you an #indieTTRPG creator who offers an audiobook version of your #TTRPG? please comment down below with a link to your game if you want to be included on a list of TTRPG audiobooks for a @chimerahearts.com accessibility project!
October 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
i'm gonna be in this 👀 lots of cool creators & games!!
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
this was a great convo!! i love chewing on ttrpg mechanics like bubblegum
mint-rabbit.bsky.social There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · Oct 13
Over on Tumblr, I had a discussion with this month's Blog Buddies partner, @psychhound.bsky.social about the tensions and themes that overlap between our games Protect the Child and shadow/giant. I think it was a really lovely conversation, and you should check it out here:
theresattrpgforthat.tumblr.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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mint-rabbit.bsky.social
Over on Tumblr, I had a discussion with this month's Blog Buddies partner, @psychhound.bsky.social about the tensions and themes that overlap between our games Protect the Child and shadow/giant. I think it was a really lovely conversation, and you should check it out here:
theresattrpgforthat.tumblr.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
this review is so lovely!! thank you so much for writing & sharing it, i'm glad you had a good time playing the game :D

please check out TTRPGkids website & other reviews!! i've found some real gems on there & it's so helpful to me as a future adoptive parent!!
ttrpgkids.com TTRPGkids @ Pax Unplugged @ttrpgkids.com · Oct 13
Today's review is for Familiar Field Trip, a competitive TTRPG about witch's familiars, by @psychhound.bsky.social! See who can cause the most chaos... and maybe also finish your mission!

Find the full review here on TTRPGkids:
https://loom.ly/GvA5OF8

Familiar Field Trip at a glance Audience: all ages (maybe 6+ for rules/reading) Setting: a medieval town and its surroundings Characters: a mischievous witch’s familiar Mechanic: 2d6+tokens and other dice Time: ~15 minutes to learn ~15 minutes to set up ~30 minutes per location game is designed for playing 3-5 locations per session
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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ttrpgkids.com
Today's review is for Familiar Field Trip, a competitive TTRPG about witch's familiars, by @psychhound.bsky.social! See who can cause the most chaos... and maybe also finish your mission!

Find the full review here on TTRPGkids:
https://loom.ly/GvA5OF8

Familiar Field Trip at a glance Audience: all ages (maybe 6+ for rules/reading) Setting: a medieval town and its surroundings Characters: a mischievous witch’s familiar Mechanic: 2d6+tokens and other dice Time: ~15 minutes to learn ~15 minutes to set up ~30 minutes per location game is designed for playing 3-5 locations per session
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
hey that's me :D

open to layout work & cover art!! gonna have to get a proper portfolio linked on here soon ^^
drlemons.itch.io Yami Evan @drlemons.itch.io · Oct 7
To celebrate, take a look at this beautiful cover designed by
@psychhound.bsky.social

Anyways, subscribe to RPG Zine Club... plusoneexp.com/pages/rpg-zi...
Cover of Ritual Deck TTRPG, written by J Evan Parks. Features a papercut figure of a Ritual Deck duelist and a mirrored linocut figure of their Shadow reaching out to each other -- separated by a card. The Background is a spiral of two images, a classroom and textured old paper, covered in a rainbow film like oil.
October 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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drlemons.itch.io
To celebrate, take a look at this beautiful cover designed by
@psychhound.bsky.social

Anyways, subscribe to RPG Zine Club... plusoneexp.com/pages/rpg-zi...
Cover of Ritual Deck TTRPG, written by J Evan Parks. Features a papercut figure of a Ritual Deck duelist and a mirrored linocut figure of their Shadow reaching out to each other -- separated by a card. The Background is a spiral of two images, a classroom and textured old paper, covered in a rainbow film like oil.
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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solorpglist.com
Looking for an amazing solo or duet #TTRPG?
We have over 400 titles listed in our index over at solorpglist.com

#SoloRPG #DuetRPG #TTRPGfolks #GMless #Worldbuilding #Journaling #DungeonCrawl #TabletopRPG
Solo RPG List - Find Solo and Duet TTRPGs
Discover amazing solo and duet tabletop role-playing games that can be played with—or without—dice, tarot cards, playing cards, pen and paper, etc.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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mint-rabbit.bsky.social
Speaking of monsters, and children, Shadow/Giant, by @psychhound.bsky.social is SO up my alley, particularly because it takes the Wolf-and-Cub trope that I'm bonkers about and makes it a duet game - providing an intimacy that I'm super stoked about.
September 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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psychhound.bsky.social
my thesis on therapeutically applied #ttrpgs was published!! 40,000 words about the psychology, linguistics, and therapeutic impact of multiplayer tabletop roleplay, including a brand new study on ttrpgs building emotional resilience!!

www.proquest.com/docview/3251...
Abstract: This thesis aimed to further research on a growing method of play therapy, therapeutically applied tabletop role-playing games, and examine its users as a discourse community with shared but unmet needs. Several methods were taken to accomplish this goal. A literature review explored the current state of the research. Then, a study with 109 participants was conducted to deduce the connection between tabletop role-play and emotional resilience. Finally, five popular texts in the tabletop role-playing game genre were analyzed against seven criteria, synthesized from therapeutically applied role-playing game community experts, to determine if currently available texts fulfilled the needs of this community. The texts included Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, New World of Darkness, Apocalypse Keys, Wanderhome, and Songs for the Dusk. This research found that the benefits of tabletop role-playing games are shared between clinical use and home use, but that currently available texts are not ideal for fulfilling therapeutic purposes. Therefore, the thesis includes the foundations of a new text that is designed to be perfectly suited to the requirements of this genre: a game called Spiritkeep, designed to help players heal from complex trauma through long-term play. As the therapeutically applied role-playing field is growing in use by experts as well as in popular attention, the development of this new text has the potential for great impact in the role-playing community.
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
my thesis on therapeutically applied #ttrpgs was published!! 40,000 words about the psychology, linguistics, and therapeutic impact of multiplayer tabletop roleplay, including a brand new study on ttrpgs building emotional resilience!!

www.proquest.com/docview/3251...
Abstract: This thesis aimed to further research on a growing method of play therapy, therapeutically applied tabletop role-playing games, and examine its users as a discourse community with shared but unmet needs. Several methods were taken to accomplish this goal. A literature review explored the current state of the research. Then, a study with 109 participants was conducted to deduce the connection between tabletop role-play and emotional resilience. Finally, five popular texts in the tabletop role-playing game genre were analyzed against seven criteria, synthesized from therapeutically applied role-playing game community experts, to determine if currently available texts fulfilled the needs of this community. The texts included Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, New World of Darkness, Apocalypse Keys, Wanderhome, and Songs for the Dusk. This research found that the benefits of tabletop role-playing games are shared between clinical use and home use, but that currently available texts are not ideal for fulfilling therapeutic purposes. Therefore, the thesis includes the foundations of a new text that is designed to be perfectly suited to the requirements of this genre: a game called Spiritkeep, designed to help players heal from complex trauma through long-term play. As the therapeutically applied role-playing field is growing in use by experts as well as in popular attention, the development of this new text has the potential for great impact in the role-playing community.
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
🥺💖
jaztice.bsky.social Kodi “just a lil guy” Gonzaga 🔜 PAXU @jaztice.bsky.social · Sep 14
Hey y’all! There’s an amazing game out on Kickstarter right now that y’all should back if you can!!! It’s an #indiettrpg by about parent/child relationships by @psychhound.bsky.social! www.kickstarter.com/projects/psy... #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
Shadow / Giant 2e
A jaded guardian & magical child two-player episodic TTRPG
www.kickstarter.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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bethmakesgames.bsky.social
We have a FREE bundle of 147 zines from 63 creators (including us 🧡), and you can get it all through September 14th!

itch.io/b/3247/free-...
September 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
i have some stuff in this!! a minizine duet game about transing your gender & a funky fantasy industrial setting with npcs, roll tables, and plot hooks!!
bethmakesgames.bsky.social ✨Beth Jackson @bethmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 5
We have a FREE bundle of 147 zines from 63 creators (including us 🧡), and you can get it all through September 14th!

itch.io/b/3247/free-...
September 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
that was so entirely lovely!! what a great episode

if you enjoyed this system, 2e is coming to kickstarter for an overhaul & print run in 1 WEEK!

featuring guest writers wendi yu (here there be monsters), rae nedjadi (apocalypse keys), and sahoni (exceptionals)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/psy...
September 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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partyofonepodcast.bsky.social
SEASON FINALE: SHADOW / GIANT WITH RAHRAH
@rahrah.bsky.social @psychhound.bsky.social

You'll dig this episode if you like: The Last of Us, Eleven & Hopper from Stranger Things, urban sprawl, beautiful weird dreamscapes, found families, deeply poetic play

www.partyofonepodcast.com/2025/08/24/4...
466 - Shadow / Giant with Rahrah - Party Of One
Rahrah is the creator and GM of The Heart is a Dungeon, an actual play TTRPG podcast focused on sad, emotional storytelling with a primarily BIPOC and fem presenting cast. We tapped into that deep, vu...
www.partyofonepodcast.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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👀🎉
August 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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psychhound.bsky.social
almost to 40 followers on the shadow / giant 2e prelaunch!! 2 player #ttrpg following a jaded adult and traumatized, magical child with touchstones like marvel's logan, #strangerthings, & #tlou

some VERY RAD guest writers will be announced soon!! all queer & trans writer team!!

👀👉 igit.me/sg2e
a banner for the TTRPG shadow / giant. it shows a silhouette of an adult and child holding hands as well as the title shadow / giant in bold letters. text reads "2-player TTRPG / GMless + Oracles / d6s + Playing Cards." the banner is in speckled risograph style, like an old pulp comic, with orange and blue overlapping to make a green image and font.
August 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
psychhound.bsky.social
almost to 40 followers on the shadow / giant 2e prelaunch!! 2 player #ttrpg following a jaded adult and traumatized, magical child with touchstones like marvel's logan, #strangerthings, & #tlou

some VERY RAD guest writers will be announced soon!! all queer & trans writer team!!

👀👉 igit.me/sg2e
a banner for the TTRPG shadow / giant. it shows a silhouette of an adult and child holding hands as well as the title shadow / giant in bold letters. text reads "2-player TTRPG / GMless + Oracles / d6s + Playing Cards." the banner is in speckled risograph style, like an old pulp comic, with orange and blue overlapping to make a green image and font.
August 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM