Rene Plays Games
@reneplaysgames.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Rene ("Rainy," he/him)! My podcast is all about highlighting smaller publisher RPGs, interviewing folks from the hobby, and talking all things TTRPGs. Come hang!
The penultimate episode of Colostle Dungeons is out today! Sybil and her companions explore the rookling forge and follow its secrets down to where the spectral chains lead.
February 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The penultimate episode of Colostle Dungeons is out today! Sybil and her companions explore the rookling forge and follow its secrets down to where the spectral chains lead.
The annual Valentine's Day bonus episode with my wife Lynn is out now! Hope everyone has a very lovely day, at least more than Mia in this playthrough of Love You to Death from @chaosium.bsky.social's Does Love Forgive 1-on-1 scenarios for #CallofCthulhu !
February 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The annual Valentine's Day bonus episode with my wife Lynn is out now! Hope everyone has a very lovely day, at least more than Mia in this playthrough of Love You to Death from @chaosium.bsky.social's Does Love Forgive 1-on-1 scenarios for #CallofCthulhu !
2nd Tuesdays are for Perspective Checks! I'm joined by Ian from @undercommontaste.bsky.social to talk about the enormous umbrella of homebrewing TTRPGs! When something isn't working, what steps should you take and how much work do you need to do? It depends, hope you find some nuggets of wisdom!
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
2nd Tuesdays are for Perspective Checks! I'm joined by Ian from @undercommontaste.bsky.social to talk about the enormous umbrella of homebrewing TTRPGs! When something isn't working, what steps should you take and how much work do you need to do? It depends, hope you find some nuggets of wisdom!
Fulfillment day from the wonderful @hatchlingdm.itch.io! BOW with the card deck came in and looks so good! BOW is a solo Carta game where you play a diver in an annual contest to bring your village the best relics you can find! You can hear me play it on my feed, and definitely check out Hatchlings!
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Fulfillment day from the wonderful @hatchlingdm.itch.io! BOW with the card deck came in and looks so good! BOW is a solo Carta game where you play a diver in an annual contest to bring your village the best relics you can find! You can hear me play it on my feed, and definitely check out Hatchlings!
Sybil returns to the Castle Revolving major labyrinth determined to reach the center! Then, new friends lead the group to the mysterious Rookling Forge...
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Sybil returns to the Castle Revolving major labyrinth determined to reach the center! Then, new friends lead the group to the mysterious Rookling Forge...
February's gonna be busy! Colostle approaches the end of, an interview with Ian of @undercommontaste.bsky.social, Valentine's Call of Cthulhu, character creation for my upcoming Gardens of Rust, and a Twitch stream! AND I'll be running a stream on the DMs After Dark on the 28th!
Sheesh, gaming!
Sheesh, gaming!
February 3, 2026 at 3:18 AM
February's gonna be busy! Colostle approaches the end of, an interview with Ian of @undercommontaste.bsky.social, Valentine's Call of Cthulhu, character creation for my upcoming Gardens of Rust, and a Twitch stream! AND I'll be running a stream on the DMs After Dark on the 28th!
Sheesh, gaming!
Sheesh, gaming!
The Mining Media segment for February's monthly Twitch stream will be about The Black Company by Glen Cook! Military fantasy, gritty, the viewers are determined to make a grimdark fan of me. You can hop in and chat about it, too, on February 23rd!
Link to the bookmark on my Linktree!
Link to the bookmark on my Linktree!
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The Mining Media segment for February's monthly Twitch stream will be about The Black Company by Glen Cook! Military fantasy, gritty, the viewers are determined to make a grimdark fan of me. You can hop in and chat about it, too, on February 23rd!
Link to the bookmark on my Linktree!
Link to the bookmark on my Linktree!
Woops, forgot to post this yesterday when the episode went live, but the first Design Diaries of 2026 is out and the first 3-4 months will be hyping up the biggest game I've ever made, Gardens of Rust! Listen if you're interested in post-catastrophe stories, humanity, rebuilding, and community.
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Woops, forgot to post this yesterday when the episode went live, but the first Design Diaries of 2026 is out and the first 3-4 months will be hyping up the biggest game I've ever made, Gardens of Rust! Listen if you're interested in post-catastrophe stories, humanity, rebuilding, and community.
New Colostle episode out today! Sybil rests and recovers in Oubliette during the festival of Stillnights :) Beach episode!
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
New Colostle episode out today! Sybil rests and recovers in Oubliette during the festival of Stillnights :) Beach episode!
Always a good day when a new fulfillment from @gilarpgs.bsky.social comes in! Dragon Slayers is an asymmetrical fantasy RPG built on the Slayers system so each class plays the game differently! Can't wait to get this one to the table and do some classic adventuring!
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Always a good day when a new fulfillment from @gilarpgs.bsky.social comes in! Dragon Slayers is an asymmetrical fantasy RPG built on the Slayers system so each class plays the game differently! Can't wait to get this one to the table and do some classic adventuring!
First Perspective Checks episode of 2026 is a call to get those games off your shelf and play with PJ Sack from The Solo Roleplayers Podcast & A Wasteland Story! PJ's shows are excellent and he came to this episode full of great advice for folks getting started or getting deeper into TTRPGs.
January 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
First Perspective Checks episode of 2026 is a call to get those games off your shelf and play with PJ Sack from The Solo Roleplayers Podcast & A Wasteland Story! PJ's shows are excellent and he came to this episode full of great advice for folks getting started or getting deeper into TTRPGs.
Does anyone else just randomly get Stickerbrush Symphony from Brawl stuck in their heads ALL THE TIME? Not complaining, it's a jam.
youtu.be/gJkVwt_JJXo?...
youtu.be/gJkVwt_JJXo?...
Stickerbrush Symphony - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
YouTube video by TheElectricSuperman
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January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Does anyone else just randomly get Stickerbrush Symphony from Brawl stuck in their heads ALL THE TIME? Not complaining, it's a jam.
youtu.be/gJkVwt_JJXo?...
youtu.be/gJkVwt_JJXo?...
Back to the Colostle Dungeons! After a month of other episodes, Sybil finally enters the major labyrinth Castle Revolving and OOPH it is brutal! The group does their best to navigate the everchanging structure, but Sybil is forced to make a desperate exit back to Oubliette...
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Back to the Colostle Dungeons! After a month of other episodes, Sybil finally enters the major labyrinth Castle Revolving and OOPH it is brutal! The group does their best to navigate the everchanging structure, but Sybil is forced to make a desperate exit back to Oubliette...
New year, new schedule look! Colostle continues as the solo series, and Perspective Checks rolls on with @pjsack.bsky.social ! Then, a monthly Twitch stream hang to make Mining Media a book club, talk behind the scenes stuff, do some game design, and just be more active with nerd friends 😊
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
New year, new schedule look! Colostle continues as the solo series, and Perspective Checks rolls on with @pjsack.bsky.social ! Then, a monthly Twitch stream hang to make Mining Media a book club, talk behind the scenes stuff, do some game design, and just be more active with nerd friends 😊
Last episode of the year is a short retrospective on a great year for my little solo podcast and a look forward at next year's goals and ideas. Thank you all so much for giving me any time listening and I hope to continue entertaining you. May 2026 bring you great games and wonderful opportunities ❤️
December 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Last episode of the year is a short retrospective on a great year for my little solo podcast and a look forward at next year's goals and ideas. Thank you all so much for giving me any time listening and I hope to continue entertaining you. May 2026 bring you great games and wonderful opportunities ❤️
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Sure, you know about Vancian Magic, but what about Jackian Magic? (Someone please finish this design.)
www.explorersdesign.com/jackian-magic/
www.explorersdesign.com/jackian-magic/
The Jackian Magic System
Experimental mechanics that combine Mausritter inventory, Tetris, and engine-building into an alternative Vancian magic system.
www.explorersdesign.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sure, you know about Vancian Magic, but what about Jackian Magic? (Someone please finish this design.)
www.explorersdesign.com/jackian-magic/
www.explorersdesign.com/jackian-magic/
Time for the annual @dmsafterdark.bsky.social holiday one-shot shenanigans and this one uses @gshowitt.bsky.social's Christmas Is Coming.
A group of young professionals try to avoid Christmas get-togethers but wind up in the idyllic town of Beantree... surely nothing too folk horror will happen...
A group of young professionals try to avoid Christmas get-togethers but wind up in the idyllic town of Beantree... surely nothing too folk horror will happen...
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Time for the annual @dmsafterdark.bsky.social holiday one-shot shenanigans and this one uses @gshowitt.bsky.social's Christmas Is Coming.
A group of young professionals try to avoid Christmas get-togethers but wind up in the idyllic town of Beantree... surely nothing too folk horror will happen...
A group of young professionals try to avoid Christmas get-togethers but wind up in the idyllic town of Beantree... surely nothing too folk horror will happen...
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
End of year episodes are upon us! Troy and I played The Time We Have by @moreblueberries.bsky.social, a game about brothers in the apocalypse where one is infected and they have hard conversations on either side of a closed door. It's heartbreaking, and darker than my usual, so take care listening.
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
End of year episodes are upon us! Troy and I played The Time We Have by @moreblueberries.bsky.social, a game about brothers in the apocalypse where one is infected and they have hard conversations on either side of a closed door. It's heartbreaking, and darker than my usual, so take care listening.
New Perspective Checks with @katthedungeonmom.bsky.social ! We had a great chat about raising the next generation of nerds, redefining the TTRPG community as a village, Kat's work toward community programs for gamers, and a little about her not-at-all-traumatic perfect boy Crispin on All Out Faults.
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New Perspective Checks with @katthedungeonmom.bsky.social ! We had a great chat about raising the next generation of nerds, redefining the TTRPG community as a village, Kat's work toward community programs for gamers, and a little about her not-at-all-traumatic perfect boy Crispin on All Out Faults.
Colostle episode 7 up, a little late but should be back on schedule from here on out!
Sybil presses on through the labyrinth with Zorn and the rookling, but doesn't go back to Oubliette or the surface when given the chance. Too many unanswered questions down in the Dungeons...
Sybil presses on through the labyrinth with Zorn and the rookling, but doesn't go back to Oubliette or the surface when given the chance. Too many unanswered questions down in the Dungeons...
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Colostle episode 7 up, a little late but should be back on schedule from here on out!
Sybil presses on through the labyrinth with Zorn and the rookling, but doesn't go back to Oubliette or the surface when given the chance. Too many unanswered questions down in the Dungeons...
Sybil presses on through the labyrinth with Zorn and the rookling, but doesn't go back to Oubliette or the surface when given the chance. Too many unanswered questions down in the Dungeons...
One-player one-shot of @capacle.bsky.social 's Midnight Melodies! A few days late but the holiday and scheduling issues make for it hard to find time to edit.
Hope you enjoy as Death-resistant jazz pianist Riley Hawkins investigates the unauthorized death academic counselor Bradley Keats!
Hope you enjoy as Death-resistant jazz pianist Riley Hawkins investigates the unauthorized death academic counselor Bradley Keats!
November 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
One-player one-shot of @capacle.bsky.social 's Midnight Melodies! A few days late but the holiday and scheduling issues make for it hard to find time to edit.
Hope you enjoy as Death-resistant jazz pianist Riley Hawkins investigates the unauthorized death academic counselor Bradley Keats!
Hope you enjoy as Death-resistant jazz pianist Riley Hawkins investigates the unauthorized death academic counselor Bradley Keats!
Today's episode will be delayed due to holiday week craziness and some scheduled Perspective Checks interviews, but I hope you enjoy this little preview of my Midnight Melodies one-shot coming soon! I love every opportunity to play a @capacle.bsky.social game!
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Today's episode will be delayed due to holiday week craziness and some scheduled Perspective Checks interviews, but I hope you enjoy this little preview of my Midnight Melodies one-shot coming soon! I love every opportunity to play a @capacle.bsky.social game!
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Discover great Solo and Duet TTRPGs over at solorpglist.com We currently have 641 listed with more titles added every day!
If you've played a solo or duet game or made one, feel free to submit it to our site so it can be shared with others.
#soloTTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #TTRPG
If you've played a solo or duet game or made one, feel free to submit it to our site so it can be shared with others.
#soloTTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #TTRPG
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.
solorpglist.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Discover great Solo and Duet TTRPGs over at solorpglist.com We currently have 641 listed with more titles added every day!
If you've played a solo or duet game or made one, feel free to submit it to our site so it can be shared with others.
#soloTTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #TTRPG
If you've played a solo or duet game or made one, feel free to submit it to our site so it can be shared with others.
#soloTTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #TTRPG
New Colostle episode day! Sybil & the Rookling join the bastion monk Zorn on an expedition to find a Rookling Forge in hopes of tracking down all the lost rooklings from Zorn's monastery. When they fail to find their way, Sybil's whisperstone guides the way to an interesting discovery...
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
New Colostle episode day! Sybil & the Rookling join the bastion monk Zorn on an expedition to find a Rookling Forge in hopes of tracking down all the lost rooklings from Zorn's monastery. When they fail to find their way, Sybil's whisperstone guides the way to an interesting discovery...