Stephen Fleetwood-Joyce
@thelorax42.bsky.social
Science nerd, teacher, ttrpg games designer and player, board gamer, ex-larper: If you've got a nerdy hobby, I want in!
@gonzohistory.bsky.social would this be good for you?
This year's #PodcastZone Saturday (29th Nov) meet up/dinner event is happening at Market Halls Cargo in Canary Wharf, just one stop from Excel on the Elizabeth Line.
The perfect chance to meet up with fellow #RPG content creatives, whether it's podcasts, streams, blogs & so on! #TTRPG #networking
The perfect chance to meet up with fellow #RPG content creatives, whether it's podcasts, streams, blogs & so on! #TTRPG #networking
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@gonzohistory.bsky.social would this be good for you?
My wife, drunkenly photo edited on the train home
She tolerates a lot of nonsense.
She tolerates a lot of nonsense.
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My wife, drunkenly photo edited on the train home
She tolerates a lot of nonsense.
She tolerates a lot of nonsense.
#ttrpg as a reminder on Halloween, my friend @gonzohistory.bsky.social one said that if they make a plushy of something it is no longer horrifying. Which is why a lot of horror monsters fall flat imo.
Also many classic monsters address fears we no longer care about in the modern age.
Also many classic monsters address fears we no longer care about in the modern age.
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#ttrpg as a reminder on Halloween, my friend @gonzohistory.bsky.social one said that if they make a plushy of something it is no longer horrifying. Which is why a lot of horror monsters fall flat imo.
Also many classic monsters address fears we no longer care about in the modern age.
Also many classic monsters address fears we no longer care about in the modern age.
Random idea for an #ttrpg I had: magic is in the stars, literally. The world has become less magical due to light pollution and the further you get from bright lights the more magical things are. Also magic is literally impossible indoors.
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Random idea for an #ttrpg I had: magic is in the stars, literally. The world has become less magical due to light pollution and the further you get from bright lights the more magical things are. Also magic is literally impossible indoors.
#ttrpg remember as a player, ttrpgs are a team sport. If you know something, or can do something try to find a way to make sure that everyone can get in on it.
A secret about your character or that they know but never let out barely exists. The shared fiction is the world. Share your fun!
A secret about your character or that they know but never let out barely exists. The shared fiction is the world. Share your fun!
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
#ttrpg remember as a player, ttrpgs are a team sport. If you know something, or can do something try to find a way to make sure that everyone can get in on it.
A secret about your character or that they know but never let out barely exists. The shared fiction is the world. Share your fun!
A secret about your character or that they know but never let out barely exists. The shared fiction is the world. Share your fun!
#ttrpg #rpg my daily basic thought: if you make a character who is going to be excited to go on the sort of adventure you are likely to go on, who will be useful on said adventure and who is willing to make close connections to other characters and npcs, you are making it easy to have a good time
October 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Quick tip with games: make sure what will make a good game is also what is mechanically optimal in your game. A lot (not all, I know) of players use mechanics to guide them in how they play. Make your thing you want to do be the most interesting to do and the most mechanically useful thing to do
October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Quick tip with games: make sure what will make a good game is also what is mechanically optimal in your game. A lot (not all, I know) of players use mechanics to guide them in how they play. Make your thing you want to do be the most interesting to do and the most mechanically useful thing to do
When the two things you do at a local convention end up having very very different vibes
August 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
When the two things you do at a local convention end up having very very different vibes
Reposted by Stephen Fleetwood-Joyce
Painted this bear barbarian I got from @thelorax42.bsky.social . I believe you can get more of these bear guys from him at Hand Over Fist Games at UKGE.
May 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Painted this bear barbarian I got from @thelorax42.bsky.social . I believe you can get more of these bear guys from him at Hand Over Fist Games at UKGE.
Reposted by Stephen Fleetwood-Joyce
hand over fist games @thelorax42.bsky.social joins us on the Stamp Quest 25 trail this UKGE! Seek out their stall 2-228 and check out their range of 3D-printed fantasy bear miniatures. We'll be beary excited to get their stamp! #stampquest #stampquest25 #ukge
May 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
hand over fist games @thelorax42.bsky.social joins us on the Stamp Quest 25 trail this UKGE! Seek out their stall 2-228 and check out their range of 3D-printed fantasy bear miniatures. We'll be beary excited to get their stamp! #stampquest #stampquest25 #ukge
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@thelorax42.bsky.social is an old friend and a good egg. I won't be at UKGE, but if I were I'd swing by this stand. I'm currently painting one of these bears, in fact!
hand over fist games @thelorax42.bsky.social joins us on the Stamp Quest 25 trail this UKGE! Seek out their stall 2-228 and check out their range of 3D-printed fantasy bear miniatures. We'll be beary excited to get their stamp! #stampquest #stampquest25 #ukge
May 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
@thelorax42.bsky.social is an old friend and a good egg. I won't be at UKGE, but if I were I'd swing by this stand. I'm currently painting one of these bears, in fact!
#ttrpg mythic fantasy
Pitch:
In this game, your Name is your power. Not just a label, but a metaphysical truth. Each Name you bear grants dice, defines a miracle, and binds you to a taboo. Break that rule, and reality notices. Keep it, and your myth deepens.
Pitch:
In this game, your Name is your power. Not just a label, but a metaphysical truth. Each Name you bear grants dice, defines a miracle, and binds you to a taboo. Break that rule, and reality notices. Keep it, and your myth deepens.
April 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#ttrpg mythic fantasy
Pitch:
In this game, your Name is your power. Not just a label, but a metaphysical truth. Each Name you bear grants dice, defines a miracle, and binds you to a taboo. Break that rule, and reality notices. Keep it, and your myth deepens.
Pitch:
In this game, your Name is your power. Not just a label, but a metaphysical truth. Each Name you bear grants dice, defines a miracle, and binds you to a taboo. Break that rule, and reality notices. Keep it, and your myth deepens.
#ttrpg mythic fantasy
Paths are mythic journeys that shape a hero's growth. Each path is made of Deeds—tattooed memories of trials overcome. Deeds are ranked (Trivial to Mythic) and aligned to one of nine metaphysical Trials (like Spirit, Arms, or Creation).
Paths are mythic journeys that shape a hero's growth. Each path is made of Deeds—tattooed memories of trials overcome. Deeds are ranked (Trivial to Mythic) and aligned to one of nine metaphysical Trials (like Spirit, Arms, or Creation).
April 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#ttrpg mythic fantasy
Paths are mythic journeys that shape a hero's growth. Each path is made of Deeds—tattooed memories of trials overcome. Deeds are ranked (Trivial to Mythic) and aligned to one of nine metaphysical Trials (like Spirit, Arms, or Creation).
Paths are mythic journeys that shape a hero's growth. Each path is made of Deeds—tattooed memories of trials overcome. Deeds are ranked (Trivial to Mythic) and aligned to one of nine metaphysical Trials (like Spirit, Arms, or Creation).
#ttrpg
When thinking about RPG, remember that people love to follow advancement. That is an incentive which players can follow.
So, surely you should make sure that advancement happens when characters do the things the game is intending them to do.
When thinking about RPG, remember that people love to follow advancement. That is an incentive which players can follow.
So, surely you should make sure that advancement happens when characters do the things the game is intending them to do.
April 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#ttrpg
When thinking about RPG, remember that people love to follow advancement. That is an incentive which players can follow.
So, surely you should make sure that advancement happens when characters do the things the game is intending them to do.
When thinking about RPG, remember that people love to follow advancement. That is an incentive which players can follow.
So, surely you should make sure that advancement happens when characters do the things the game is intending them to do.
#ttrpg Hello everyone!
I am writing a game of mythic bronze age fantasy. I am thinking of an advancement system where people complete paths, which are a known in character thing which is literally tattooed on your skin
Players choose two paths
1/many
I am writing a game of mythic bronze age fantasy. I am thinking of an advancement system where people complete paths, which are a known in character thing which is literally tattooed on your skin
Players choose two paths
1/many
April 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
#ttrpg Hello everyone!
I am writing a game of mythic bronze age fantasy. I am thinking of an advancement system where people complete paths, which are a known in character thing which is literally tattooed on your skin
Players choose two paths
1/many
I am writing a game of mythic bronze age fantasy. I am thinking of an advancement system where people complete paths, which are a known in character thing which is literally tattooed on your skin
Players choose two paths
1/many
#ttrpgdesign
Just had an artist I commissioned give me a time lapse of her drawing a dude for me and was confused. Then I realised she was proving it not being ai
Just had an artist I commissioned give me a time lapse of her drawing a dude for me and was confused. Then I realised she was proving it not being ai
April 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#ttrpgdesign
Just had an artist I commissioned give me a time lapse of her drawing a dude for me and was confused. Then I realised she was proving it not being ai
Just had an artist I commissioned give me a time lapse of her drawing a dude for me and was confused. Then I realised she was proving it not being ai
They spoke with different mouths, but the same words. Old friends suddenly dofferent. We traced the signal—Consensus seedware, pulsing in the coms systems. At night, they gathered beneath the reactor, whispering in unison. The hab wasn’t falling. It wanted to be taken.
#ttrpgdesign #ttrpg #nanofic
#ttrpgdesign #ttrpg #nanofic
April 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
They spoke with different mouths, but the same words. Old friends suddenly dofferent. We traced the signal—Consensus seedware, pulsing in the coms systems. At night, they gathered beneath the reactor, whispering in unison. The hab wasn’t falling. It wanted to be taken.
#ttrpgdesign #ttrpg #nanofic
#ttrpgdesign #ttrpg #nanofic
Biosigns were erratic, clustered near heat sinks. “It hunts the dark” one local said, voice cracking. We rerouted thermal waste—too late. The dark shimmered, and a pressure wave hit. Not a creature. A remnant system. It didn’t kill. It archived mindstates, leaving empty shells
#ttrpg void cell
#ttrpg void cell
April 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Biosigns were erratic, clustered near heat sinks. “It hunts the dark” one local said, voice cracking. We rerouted thermal waste—too late. The dark shimmered, and a pressure wave hit. Not a creature. A remnant system. It didn’t kill. It archived mindstates, leaving empty shells
#ttrpg void cell
#ttrpg void cell
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There's a fully playable playtest that shows the core concept and rules. Come check it out for free and publicly accessible! If you love the mad chaos and take joy in it, click through and back the campaign.
thoughtpunks.com/fre...
#Playtest #TTRPG
thoughtpunks.com/fre...
#Playtest #TTRPG
Free Playtest: Hits The Fan
Hits the Fan: Satirical Heist TTRPG
Crowdfunding campaign is live! Like the playtest? Back the full version!
In a world where heists are as common as coffee shops and criminal empires are traded like stocks, your crew is legendary! But not for your skill, rather for your spectacular incompeten
thoughtpunks.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There's a fully playable playtest that shows the core concept and rules. Come check it out for free and publicly accessible! If you love the mad chaos and take joy in it, click through and back the campaign.
thoughtpunks.com/fre...
#Playtest #TTRPG
thoughtpunks.com/fre...
#Playtest #TTRPG
Reposted by Stephen Fleetwood-Joyce
Had to go back and fix a typo or two, crunch time, man, these things slip through when you're sprinting for the finish line, but we should be all good now!
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
Find Relics. Revive God. Fuel Your Maddened Fervor.
OF DEATH & FERVOR IS OUT NOW
A submission for the We Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jam by @carrion-comfort.com!
A collaboration with @furyale.bsky.social
AVAILABLE FOR PWYW!
Rulebook: tinyurl.com/mr3h9cey
Cardsheets: tinyurl.com/3t9sdvj6
OF DEATH & FERVOR IS OUT NOW
A submission for the We Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jam by @carrion-comfort.com!
A collaboration with @furyale.bsky.social
AVAILABLE FOR PWYW!
Rulebook: tinyurl.com/mr3h9cey
Cardsheets: tinyurl.com/3t9sdvj6
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Had to go back and fix a typo or two, crunch time, man, these things slip through when you're sprinting for the finish line, but we should be all good now!
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
#ttrpg Mythic fantasy: The sorcerer stole her sacred beast with sigils and silence. She tracked him, barefoot and bleeding, into his tower of rules. She spoke one story—of love, of loyalty, of shared breath.The bindings snapped. Her beast walked free. The sorcerer’s magic has never held firm since.
April 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#ttrpg Mythic fantasy: The sorcerer stole her sacred beast with sigils and silence. She tracked him, barefoot and bleeding, into his tower of rules. She spoke one story—of love, of loyalty, of shared breath.The bindings snapped. Her beast walked free. The sorcerer’s magic has never held firm since.
Reposted by Stephen Fleetwood-Joyce
🎲 #TabletopTuesday Spotlight! 🎲
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
April 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎲 #TabletopTuesday Spotlight! 🎲
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
What if your next #TTRPG character was born in zero-G, rebuilt for diplomacy, and sent to salvage relics from posthuman godlike beings?
Void Cloud is a sci-fi RPG of exploration, factions, and posthuman ruins in a broken Dyson swarm.
The void is watching.
#VoidCloud #SciFiTTRPG
Void Cloud is a sci-fi RPG of exploration, factions, and posthuman ruins in a broken Dyson swarm.
The void is watching.
#VoidCloud #SciFiTTRPG
April 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
What if your next #TTRPG character was born in zero-G, rebuilt for diplomacy, and sent to salvage relics from posthuman godlike beings?
Void Cloud is a sci-fi RPG of exploration, factions, and posthuman ruins in a broken Dyson swarm.
The void is watching.
#VoidCloud #SciFiTTRPG
Void Cloud is a sci-fi RPG of exploration, factions, and posthuman ruins in a broken Dyson swarm.
The void is watching.
#VoidCloud #SciFiTTRPG