Chloe @ Small Stories
@smallstoriesgames.bsky.social
"Hell, the worst I can get is life." Jack of several trades including TTRPG design, recipe writing, and photography. Any pronouns. Opinions now yours. website + blog both in progress at smallstories.io
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Hey everyone, I was laid off 2 days ago unexpectedly so anything helps!
Hi everyone, my internet got unexpectedly cut off today and I can't pay it until my birthday on the 8th, I'm grateful for any help people can provide, Thank you
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February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Hey everyone, I was laid off 2 days ago unexpectedly so anything helps!
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Bookmark the URL: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic... the bundle launches at midnight PT
No ICE in Minnesota by jesthehuman and 651 others
No ICE in Minnesota: 1439 items for $10.00
itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Bookmark the URL: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic... the bundle launches at midnight PT
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were it not for the active exploitation of contract workers i would find this neopets ttrpg debacle really enjoyable. what a treat to have an adaptive work that completely crashes the original thing through a plate glass window
The Death and Dying section is like 6 paragraphs deep. In the Neopets TTRPG.
February 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
were it not for the active exploitation of contract workers i would find this neopets ttrpg debacle really enjoyable. what a treat to have an adaptive work that completely crashes the original thing through a plate glass window
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We're looking for GenCon 2026 GMs!
We won't be going ourselves, on account of the *fucking everything* right now.
But if you're going, and fancy getting paid money to run multi-table games, please fill out this freelancer form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We won't be going ourselves, on account of the *fucking everything* right now.
But if you're going, and fancy getting paid money to run multi-table games, please fill out this freelancer form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RR&D Freelance Applications
Rowan, Rook and Decard is a small tabletop game design studio based in the north of England. We are always looking for freelance artists, writers and other professionals, and we value applications fro...
docs.google.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:16 PM
We're looking for GenCon 2026 GMs!
We won't be going ourselves, on account of the *fucking everything* right now.
But if you're going, and fancy getting paid money to run multi-table games, please fill out this freelancer form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We won't be going ourselves, on account of the *fucking everything* right now.
But if you're going, and fancy getting paid money to run multi-table games, please fill out this freelancer form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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my friend Ahmad and his family are suffering in the cold, and the rain tore their tent apart so they desperately need to secure a new one, but it's expensive. on top of that, his mother's eyesight is deteriorating without medical help. please consider sharing/donating 💔❤️🩹
chuffed.org/project/1572...
chuffed.org/project/1572...
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
my friend Ahmad and his family are suffering in the cold, and the rain tore their tent apart so they desperately need to secure a new one, but it's expensive. on top of that, his mother's eyesight is deteriorating without medical help. please consider sharing/donating 💔❤️🩹
chuffed.org/project/1572...
chuffed.org/project/1572...
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Psst. Hey you. There's free stuff in my ko-fi library for you to use in your projects - even commercial ones.
Don't tell anyone I told you 🤫
ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...
Don't tell anyone I told you 🤫
ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...
January 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Psst. Hey you. There's free stuff in my ko-fi library for you to use in your projects - even commercial ones.
Don't tell anyone I told you 🤫
ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...
Don't tell anyone I told you 🤫
ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...
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icymi… if you have games on itch, consider participating in another charity bundle. this one is for minnesota.
The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM
icymi… if you have games on itch, consider participating in another charity bundle. this one is for minnesota.
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Hey folks! Did you know that it's really easy to find games made by poc on itch.io?
Just use the "poc made" tag! There you'll find your next fav TTRPG & support some great designers, new and old!
If you're a designer, tag your games poc-made so they show up on the feed!
itch.io/physical-gam...
Just use the "poc made" tag! There you'll find your next fav TTRPG & support some great designers, new and old!
If you're a designer, tag your games poc-made so they show up on the feed!
itch.io/physical-gam...
Top physical games tagged poc-made
Find physical games tagged poc-made like Alone Among the Stars, A Land Once Magic, Alone On A Journey, The Magus: Oracular Edition, Last Train to Bremen on itch.io, the indie game hosting marketplace
itch.io
December 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Hey folks! Did you know that it's really easy to find games made by poc on itch.io?
Just use the "poc made" tag! There you'll find your next fav TTRPG & support some great designers, new and old!
If you're a designer, tag your games poc-made so they show up on the feed!
itch.io/physical-gam...
Just use the "poc made" tag! There you'll find your next fav TTRPG & support some great designers, new and old!
If you're a designer, tag your games poc-made so they show up on the feed!
itch.io/physical-gam...
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Exactly. When you play a game you don’t just play rules or a system you also play people and ideas and media and society. System is blurry, games are blurry, play is blurry. All theory can provide is a lens. Long live play. Long live Sonic the Hedgehog.
I wrote a thing. A games taste manifesto, sort of, but not really.
AGAINST GAMES THAT SAY I CAN DO ANYTHING (BUT THAT I CAN'T PLAY SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Don't be weird.
www.patreon.com/posts/148413...
AGAINST GAMES THAT SAY I CAN DO ANYTHING (BUT THAT I CAN'T PLAY SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Don't be weird.
www.patreon.com/posts/148413...
Against Games That Say I Can Do Anything (But That I Can't Play Sonic the Hedgehog) | Jeff Stormer
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January 17, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Exactly. When you play a game you don’t just play rules or a system you also play people and ideas and media and society. System is blurry, games are blurry, play is blurry. All theory can provide is a lens. Long live play. Long live Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Just in time for Jewish Christmas, we have a new TTRPG 🎲: The Vatican Stole the Menorah and We're Going to Steal it Back!
TVSTMAWGTSIB is a dreidel-powered heist TTRPG about reclaiming the Temple menorah from the Vatican. Itchfunding a print run till Jan 1! 📆
🔗: jumpgategames.itch.io/tvstmawgtsib
TVSTMAWGTSIB is a dreidel-powered heist TTRPG about reclaiming the Temple menorah from the Vatican. Itchfunding a print run till Jan 1! 📆
🔗: jumpgategames.itch.io/tvstmawgtsib
December 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Just in time for Jewish Christmas, we have a new TTRPG 🎲: The Vatican Stole the Menorah and We're Going to Steal it Back!
TVSTMAWGTSIB is a dreidel-powered heist TTRPG about reclaiming the Temple menorah from the Vatican. Itchfunding a print run till Jan 1! 📆
🔗: jumpgategames.itch.io/tvstmawgtsib
TVSTMAWGTSIB is a dreidel-powered heist TTRPG about reclaiming the Temple menorah from the Vatican. Itchfunding a print run till Jan 1! 📆
🔗: jumpgategames.itch.io/tvstmawgtsib
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In 2026 I hope to make a positive difference for how people perceive & talk about fat characters in TTRPGs
- Include “no body shaming/fat phobia” in lines and veils. Bring it up in your session zero
- Ask artists to give your character a double chin or belly. if it’s not right give clear feedback
- Include “no body shaming/fat phobia” in lines and veils. Bring it up in your session zero
- Ask artists to give your character a double chin or belly. if it’s not right give clear feedback
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In 2026 I hope to make a positive difference for how people perceive & talk about fat characters in TTRPGs
- Include “no body shaming/fat phobia” in lines and veils. Bring it up in your session zero
- Ask artists to give your character a double chin or belly. if it’s not right give clear feedback
- Include “no body shaming/fat phobia” in lines and veils. Bring it up in your session zero
- Ask artists to give your character a double chin or belly. if it’s not right give clear feedback
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This is incredibly important. If you read one thing this week: marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
marcusolang.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is incredibly important. If you read one thing this week: marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
genuinely my favorite episode of folio ever
my turn! draw! by @deathbymage.bsky.social deathbymage.itch.io/my-turn-draw
goofy gamey goodness. delightfully specific card-based move selection & a genre-y narrative arc that lead to the lightest & funniest episode of the show by far. so quick playing that i did so twice in a row, with glee
goofy gamey goodness. delightfully specific card-based move selection & a genre-y narrative arc that lead to the lightest & funniest episode of the show by far. so quick playing that i did so twice in a row, with glee
December 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
genuinely my favorite episode of folio ever
I am rereading Deliria, the TTRPG that made me fall in love with TTRPGs, for the first time in probably 20 years/since I was 13, and at the time I did not appreciate how genuinely great an approach this is. Tbf when I was 13 I didn’t know Brucato was best known for writing Mage the Crunchcension
December 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I am rereading Deliria, the TTRPG that made me fall in love with TTRPGs, for the first time in probably 20 years/since I was 13, and at the time I did not appreciate how genuinely great an approach this is. Tbf when I was 13 I didn’t know Brucato was best known for writing Mage the Crunchcension
if it's games I am personally capable of running:
Changeling: the Lost (either edition)
Good Society
Trophy
Fiasco
that said: I don't think this is a very representative breadth, it's just what *I* can do. you need games that represent the most prominent design movements imo
Changeling: the Lost (either edition)
Good Society
Trophy
Fiasco
that said: I don't think this is a very representative breadth, it's just what *I* can do. you need games that represent the most prominent design movements imo
If you wanted to run say, four different games that weren't Dungeons & Dragons in hopes of showing people the breadth of the TTRPG hobby, what games would you run for them? Assume that they are sort of familiar with 5E.
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
if it's games I am personally capable of running:
Changeling: the Lost (either edition)
Good Society
Trophy
Fiasco
that said: I don't think this is a very representative breadth, it's just what *I* can do. you need games that represent the most prominent design movements imo
Changeling: the Lost (either edition)
Good Society
Trophy
Fiasco
that said: I don't think this is a very representative breadth, it's just what *I* can do. you need games that represent the most prominent design movements imo
My friend Luiz, a talented game designer, is itchfunding colored art and layout (by me!) for his game Melody of a Never-ending Summer! MoNS is a bit like if Pokemon met Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley. Check it out and support here: luiz-paulo-ferraz.itch.io/mons
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My friend Luiz, a talented game designer, is itchfunding colored art and layout (by me!) for his game Melody of a Never-ending Summer! MoNS is a bit like if Pokemon met Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley. Check it out and support here: luiz-paulo-ferraz.itch.io/mons
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🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
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This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
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So grateful to @smallstoriesgames.bsky.social for the perfect amazing absolutely essential layout they did, Drink My Sweat would not be the same without you <3
My copy of DRINK MY SWEAT came 💖💖💖 it’s so special to see this in person and the fruits of my layout labors (printing…then cutting up so much paper…then scanning it) and of course to have a game by THE @queenregnant.bsky.social in my home
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
So grateful to @smallstoriesgames.bsky.social for the perfect amazing absolutely essential layout they did, Drink My Sweat would not be the same without you <3
My copy of DRINK MY SWEAT came 💖💖💖 it’s so special to see this in person and the fruits of my layout labors (printing…then cutting up so much paper…then scanning it) and of course to have a game by THE @queenregnant.bsky.social in my home
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My copy of DRINK MY SWEAT came 💖💖💖 it’s so special to see this in person and the fruits of my layout labors (printing…then cutting up so much paper…then scanning it) and of course to have a game by THE @queenregnant.bsky.social in my home
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Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
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here's a reminder that discord has adopted a new arbitration policy, which means you have under 30 days to opt out of it
October 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
here's a reminder that discord has adopted a new arbitration policy, which means you have under 30 days to opt out of it
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My friend and industry colleague Heidi has received the devastating news that her partner can no longer fight off his cancer and must go into hospice. She will lose him soon and she is a good person who has already lost so much. Please consider helping her defray the costs and survive the aftermath.
Donate to Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story, organized by Heidi McDonald
I was a game writer at the height of my career - author, freq… Heidi McDonald needs your support for Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story
gofund.me
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My friend and industry colleague Heidi has received the devastating news that her partner can no longer fight off his cancer and must go into hospice. She will lose him soon and she is a good person who has already lost so much. Please consider helping her defray the costs and survive the aftermath.
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Worth pointing out that Kickstarter United is NOT currently calling for a public boycott of Kickstarter's platform.
The work strike encompasses 59 "community support specialists, trust and safety analysts, marketing professionals, software engineers, and other tech workers" under the old contract.
The work strike encompasses 59 "community support specialists, trust and safety analysts, marketing professionals, software engineers, and other tech workers" under the old contract.
Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.
The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.
The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.
Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2
Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.
www.rascal.news
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Worth pointing out that Kickstarter United is NOT currently calling for a public boycott of Kickstarter's platform.
The work strike encompasses 59 "community support specialists, trust and safety analysts, marketing professionals, software engineers, and other tech workers" under the old contract.
The work strike encompasses 59 "community support specialists, trust and safety analysts, marketing professionals, software engineers, and other tech workers" under the old contract.