Victor, a Rascal certified game designer
@thisisvictor.bsky.social
Tabletop role playing games, other nerdy shit, he/him, ACAB
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A Visit to the Lonely Oak by This Is Victor
A Mausritter Adventure Site by Victor Lane
thisisvictor.itch.io
I got new people following me, which it's time to do the thing I'm worst at: Self promotion!
. . . Buy my Mausritter module. 100% of the money gets donated to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
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. . . Buy my Mausritter module. 100% of the money gets donated to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
thisisvictor.itch.io/the-lonely-oak
Fable makes an incredibly good point. My gender and skin color goes a long way to keeping problematic players in check.
Not to give a redditor the benefit of the doubt (b/c I do agree on the DND thing and have theories as to why), but maybe they've just had bad experiences as a marginalized person?
I know people respond... differently to me than my dude-shaped peers, and that POC GMs often have it even worse.
I know people respond... differently to me than my dude-shaped peers, and that POC GMs often have it even worse.
February 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Fable makes an incredibly good point. My gender and skin color goes a long way to keeping problematic players in check.
Some guy on Reddit doesn't believe that I've run RPGs for 150+ strangers and never had a problem. I'll tell you my secrets:
1) Don't run D&D. Problem players love D&D. I can't explain it, but it's true.
2) Run games at the queer meetup. Gay people are nicer that straight people, it's just a fact.
1) Don't run D&D. Problem players love D&D. I can't explain it, but it's true.
2) Run games at the queer meetup. Gay people are nicer that straight people, it's just a fact.
February 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Some guy on Reddit doesn't believe that I've run RPGs for 150+ strangers and never had a problem. I'll tell you my secrets:
1) Don't run D&D. Problem players love D&D. I can't explain it, but it's true.
2) Run games at the queer meetup. Gay people are nicer that straight people, it's just a fact.
1) Don't run D&D. Problem players love D&D. I can't explain it, but it's true.
2) Run games at the queer meetup. Gay people are nicer that straight people, it's just a fact.
WE ALREADY RAISED OVER $150.
IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN 24 HOURS.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO.
IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN 24 HOURS.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO.
I just released a new game!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
Kid Detectives by This Is Victor
A game of hijinks, friendship, and pinning clues to a cork board.
thisisvictor.itch.io
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
WE ALREADY RAISED OVER $150.
IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN 24 HOURS.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO.
IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN 24 HOURS.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO.
I just released a new game!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
Kid Detectives by This Is Victor
A game of hijinks, friendship, and pinning clues to a cork board.
thisisvictor.itch.io
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I just released a new game!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
My biggest TTRPG pet peeve is when people can't distinguish their experience of a system with the text of the system. I don't care if your cookies are delicious, it's a goddamn brownie recipe. Don't get mad at me for pointing out that you're not reading the recipe
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM
My biggest TTRPG pet peeve is when people can't distinguish their experience of a system with the text of the system. I don't care if your cookies are delicious, it's a goddamn brownie recipe. Don't get mad at me for pointing out that you're not reading the recipe
Just for the record, I've never played Neopets and I know nothing about it. Apparently it's kinda like D&D 5e?
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Just for the record, I've never played Neopets and I know nothing about it. Apparently it's kinda like D&D 5e?
False. I resolve combat scene with paintball guns and romance scenes with actual kissing.
We don’t expect players who aren’t charismatic to say what they do to convince the guard, why do we expect players who aren’t skilled at squad-based small unit tactical combat to say what they do on their turn? Just let them say “I make the most optimal tactical decision” and roll the dice.
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 AM
False. I resolve combat scene with paintball guns and romance scenes with actual kissing.
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Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!
Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
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February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!
Post a GIF of your favorite video game.
January 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Post a GIF of your favorite video game.
Maybe it's the 12am talking, but this is the funniest shit I've ever seen.
January 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Maybe it's the 12am talking, but this is the funniest shit I've ever seen.
It was me. I'm the friend.
I have no regrets.
I have no regrets.
A friend sent me a ttrpg blog he likes and I hated it so much I think I no longer like games.
January 26, 2026 at 10:19 PM
It was me. I'm the friend.
I have no regrets.
I have no regrets.
Um akshually, Morg Borg has procedures, not mechanics.
(For the love of god, this is a joke. I know I have to write this bit, because somewhere out there is an OSR dork who's going to agree with me.)
(For the love of god, this is a joke. I know I have to write this bit, because somewhere out there is an OSR dork who's going to agree with me.)
i apologize for how much i share bad takes from r/rpg but: today i saw both "it's not an OSR game if it's made after 1984" and "Mork Borg has no mechanics" in the same thread
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Um akshually, Morg Borg has procedures, not mechanics.
(For the love of god, this is a joke. I know I have to write this bit, because somewhere out there is an OSR dork who's going to agree with me.)
(For the love of god, this is a joke. I know I have to write this bit, because somewhere out there is an OSR dork who's going to agree with me.)
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Fuck ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Fuck ICE.
Just added Egress Station, my Slugblaster hack about rock n rolling teenagers who fight the man on an intergalactic space station.
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 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Just added Egress Station, my Slugblaster hack about rock n rolling teenagers who fight the man on an intergalactic space station.
Oh right I mostly talk about role playing games. This is a really good one.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Oh right I mostly talk about role playing games. This is a really good one.
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We've moved past "defund ICE", we're fully into "prosecute ICE" now.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
We've moved past "defund ICE", we're fully into "prosecute ICE" now.
This story also a terrible look for Steve Jackson Games. Either SJGs signed a deal with Jay without understanding the contract obligations (stupid but okay) or they understand the obligations but decided they could lawyer the artists into submission (outright evil and it exactly what happened).
Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Battle over Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast contracts leaves the book, relationships, torn apart
Creative collaborators clash with Jay Dragon and Steve Jackson Games over unfair treatment.
www.rascal.news
January 19, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This story also a terrible look for Steve Jackson Games. Either SJGs signed a deal with Jay without understanding the contract obligations (stupid but okay) or they understand the obligations but decided they could lawyer the artists into submission (outright evil and it exactly what happened).
Reading it costs one dollar! If you are broke DM me and I will venmo you one dollar.
Hey plz dont distribute paywalled rascal articles via google docs?? Please?????? Dont??????
January 19, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Reading it costs one dollar! If you are broke DM me and I will venmo you one dollar.
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Honor your agreements—pay your freelancers. If you’re in a tight spot financially, or other parties cause money problems so that you’re suddenly low on funds, that’s unfortunately completely irrelevant. The freelancers don’t need to care about that. Pay them.
January 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Honor your agreements—pay your freelancers. If you’re in a tight spot financially, or other parties cause money problems so that you’re suddenly low on funds, that’s unfortunately completely irrelevant. The freelancers don’t need to care about that. Pay them.
Long but important. I just started running demos of Yazeba's at a monthly game night, I'm going to find something else to run now. I'm sad about it but there it is.
Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Battle over Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast contracts leaves the book, relationships, torn apart
Creative collaborators clash with Jay Dragon and Steve Jackson Games over unfair treatment.
www.rascal.news
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Long but important. I just started running demos of Yazeba's at a monthly game night, I'm going to find something else to run now. I'm sad about it but there it is.
If system doesn't matter, why different systems? Checkmate atheists
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
If system doesn't matter, why different systems? Checkmate atheists
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Newsom aspires to be the JD Vance of the Left. Newsom is the villain of a Disney Channel movie that nobody watched. Newsom is what you get when you put chalk and store-brand skim milk in a blender and hit the "don't quite blend" setting.
Newsom is white bread with a bad haircut. Newsom is an opinion poll in a suite. Newsom is a politician generated by ChatGPT. All my homies hate Newsom.
Hung out with a friend in Minnesota last week who had no idea we all hate Newsom. We gotta be louder about hating Newsom.
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Newsom aspires to be the JD Vance of the Left. Newsom is the villain of a Disney Channel movie that nobody watched. Newsom is what you get when you put chalk and store-brand skim milk in a blender and hit the "don't quite blend" setting.
Newsom is white bread with a bad haircut. Newsom is an opinion poll in a suite. Newsom is a politician generated by ChatGPT. All my homies hate Newsom.
Hung out with a friend in Minnesota last week who had no idea we all hate Newsom. We gotta be louder about hating Newsom.
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Newsom is white bread with a bad haircut. Newsom is an opinion poll in a suite. Newsom is a politician generated by ChatGPT. All my homies hate Newsom.
Real Californians hate Newsom.
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Real Californians hate Newsom.