Tom G of Tabletop Bookshelf
@tomg.tabletopbookshelf.com
Owner/Operator @TabletopBookshelf.com
Your friendly online TTRPG shopkeep ✌️🤓
Your friendly online TTRPG shopkeep ✌️🤓
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It's me, Tom G, the guy behind the curtain at Tabletop Bookshelf!
In 2023 I saw an opportunity to build a new kind of shop that would serve as a platform for all the great work being done in the TTRPG space, bringing it all together in one place for people to discover, explore, and enjoy.
In 2023 I saw an opportunity to build a new kind of shop that would serve as a platform for all the great work being done in the TTRPG space, bringing it all together in one place for people to discover, explore, and enjoy.
Build something special with me in Milwaukee
JOIN OUR CREW: Help Milwaukee discover the greatest tabletop games and gifts! Tabletop Bookshelf is hiring 2-3 retail specialists to help us launch our new one-of-a-kind shop in Walker's Point. $16-18+/hr, weeknight & weekend shifts. Apply Feb 7-28. Interviews and hiring early-mid March.
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Build something special with me in Milwaukee
time to move in
February 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
time to move in
Today I got to preview the counters for the front windows
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Today I got to preview the counters for the front windows
One thing that I think bears repeating is that there's no big funder behind the shop. Its growth was and continues to be powered by the community.
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 AM
One thing that I think bears repeating is that there's no big funder behind the shop. Its growth was and continues to be powered by the community.
Custom bookshelves are the one thing I splurged on
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Custom bookshelves are the one thing I splurged on
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 AM
y'all, this is sooo good
OUT NOW: Perils & Princesses on the award-winning podcast My First Dungeon by @manysidedmedia.bsky.social sponsored by Tabletop Bookshelf!
We're happy to help bring this story to life! Listen now, wherever you listen to podcasts. Just search for My First Dungeon!
We're happy to help bring this story to life! Listen now, wherever you listen to podcasts. Just search for My First Dungeon!
February 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
y'all, this is sooo good
Shop management when it was growing baby business was like tending a garden -- arranging things to make sure the conditions are right for growth.
Now the shop is more like a train -- it's going to keep running, I just have to make sure there's fuel for the engine and that the tracks are clear.
Now the shop is more like a train -- it's going to keep running, I just have to make sure there's fuel for the engine and that the tracks are clear.
February 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Shop management when it was growing baby business was like tending a garden -- arranging things to make sure the conditions are right for growth.
Now the shop is more like a train -- it's going to keep running, I just have to make sure there's fuel for the engine and that the tracks are clear.
Now the shop is more like a train -- it's going to keep running, I just have to make sure there's fuel for the engine and that the tracks are clear.
this was not on my radar at all, but, wow, it's a top tier TTRPG book
highest level of production quality, evidence of lots of playtesting and design thought, and enough adventures to run a mini-campaign with very little prep
Worth your time, especially if you are a cat person 😻
highest level of production quality, evidence of lots of playtesting and design thought, and enough adventures to run a mini-campaign with very little prep
Worth your time, especially if you are a cat person 😻
NEW: Cats! The Conspurracy from Black Book Editions is a complete tabletop roleplaying game. You play Awakened cats with great psychic powers, and your mission is to protect The Conspurracy, the veil cast over human reality in order to make them think cats are only pets.
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buff.ly/YhD809J
February 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
this was not on my radar at all, but, wow, it's a top tier TTRPG book
highest level of production quality, evidence of lots of playtesting and design thought, and enough adventures to run a mini-campaign with very little prep
Worth your time, especially if you are a cat person 😻
highest level of production quality, evidence of lots of playtesting and design thought, and enough adventures to run a mini-campaign with very little prep
Worth your time, especially if you are a cat person 😻
The little details at the Milwaukee Public Museum... I'm going to miss them (the museum is moving)
January 31, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The little details at the Milwaukee Public Museum... I'm going to miss them (the museum is moving)
Starting next week, I'm 100% Tabletop Bookshelf
January 30, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Starting next week, I'm 100% Tabletop Bookshelf
The Stranger Things D&D bump has occurred!
And a reminder of how dominant it still is in the space.
And a reminder of how dominant it still is in the space.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The Stranger Things D&D bump has occurred!
And a reminder of how dominant it still is in the space.
And a reminder of how dominant it still is in the space.
TikTok censorship has begun. Sounds like people are trying out UpScrolled. See you there.
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 PM
TikTok censorship has begun. Sounds like people are trying out UpScrolled. See you there.
Finished up with painting today, almost ready for move in
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Finished up with painting today, almost ready for move in
First day walking past the letters coming into the building. It was a feeling.
What if...
January 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
First day walking past the letters coming into the building. It was a feeling.
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Things are slowing down with my meatspace responsibilities, so I am looking for ILLUSTRATION GIGS!
ALL OSR/NSR
like-
DCC
OSE
HMTW
DND
ADND
SHADOWDARK
MORK BÖRG
MOTHERSHIP
TRAVELLER
MECHS
DON'T SEE IT? JUST ASK!
PRICES THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY "WOW, ARE THESE FROM 10 YEARS AGO?!"
ALL OSR/NSR
like-
DCC
OSE
HMTW
DND
ADND
SHADOWDARK
MORK BÖRG
MOTHERSHIP
TRAVELLER
MECHS
DON'T SEE IT? JUST ASK!
PRICES THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY "WOW, ARE THESE FROM 10 YEARS AGO?!"
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Things are slowing down with my meatspace responsibilities, so I am looking for ILLUSTRATION GIGS!
ALL OSR/NSR
like-
DCC
OSE
HMTW
DND
ADND
SHADOWDARK
MORK BÖRG
MOTHERSHIP
TRAVELLER
MECHS
DON'T SEE IT? JUST ASK!
PRICES THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY "WOW, ARE THESE FROM 10 YEARS AGO?!"
ALL OSR/NSR
like-
DCC
OSE
HMTW
DND
ADND
SHADOWDARK
MORK BÖRG
MOTHERSHIP
TRAVELLER
MECHS
DON'T SEE IT? JUST ASK!
PRICES THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY "WOW, ARE THESE FROM 10 YEARS AGO?!"
Reposted by Tom G of Tabletop Bookshelf
New Blog Post! I (Emily) wanted to put down some tips for those of you who are hiring layout designers to layout your games.
Thanks to the Explorer's Design discord also for their thoughts.
Thanks to the Explorer's Design discord also for their thoughts.
How to Deliver your Game Copy to a Layout Designer - Graftbound
Make layout design faster, more efficient, and less prone to mistakes with tips for TTRPG writers on delivering your manuscript to your layout designer.
graftbound.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
New Blog Post! I (Emily) wanted to put down some tips for those of you who are hiring layout designers to layout your games.
Thanks to the Explorer's Design discord also for their thoughts.
Thanks to the Explorer's Design discord also for their thoughts.
Trying to relax but the shop's signage is going up tomorrow 🫨
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Trying to relax but the shop's signage is going up tomorrow 🫨
When I read about other gaming businesses, I often find myself surprised and confused.
Anyways, grateful for Rascal.
Anyways, grateful for Rascal.
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 AM
When I read about other gaming businesses, I often find myself surprised and confused.
Anyways, grateful for Rascal.
Anyways, grateful for Rascal.
Second coat is down in the skylight nook, so bright!
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Second coat is down in the skylight nook, so bright!
Collapsible dolly appreciation post! this little guy has done so much work for ttrpgs
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Collapsible dolly appreciation post! this little guy has done so much work for ttrpgs
Priming walls for the TTRPGs
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Priming walls for the TTRPGs
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It’s time to meet our gritty and pretty princesses!
Perils & Princesses | Session Zero
Join @danielleradford.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @symphonyhorror.bsky.social and @shenuque.bsky.social as they build their characters and decide what kind of world we want to play in.
pca.st/d84n3wh8
Perils & Princesses | Session Zero
Join @danielleradford.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @symphonyhorror.bsky.social and @shenuque.bsky.social as they build their characters and decide what kind of world we want to play in.
pca.st/d84n3wh8
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
It’s time to meet our gritty and pretty princesses!
Perils & Princesses | Session Zero
Join @danielleradford.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @symphonyhorror.bsky.social and @shenuque.bsky.social as they build their characters and decide what kind of world we want to play in.
pca.st/d84n3wh8
Perils & Princesses | Session Zero
Join @danielleradford.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @symphonyhorror.bsky.social and @shenuque.bsky.social as they build their characters and decide what kind of world we want to play in.
pca.st/d84n3wh8
I don't think I have the energy or time to put together a Con Recap for Midwinter, but I can share a few thoughts.
This was my first smaller regional con. The vendor hall traffic was low. And my booth location was sub-optimal.
HOWEVER, I'm coming back next year. Here's why:
This was my first smaller regional con. The vendor hall traffic was low. And my booth location was sub-optimal.
HOWEVER, I'm coming back next year. Here's why:
January 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I don't think I have the energy or time to put together a Con Recap for Midwinter, but I can share a few thoughts.
This was my first smaller regional con. The vendor hall traffic was low. And my booth location was sub-optimal.
HOWEVER, I'm coming back next year. Here's why:
This was my first smaller regional con. The vendor hall traffic was low. And my booth location was sub-optimal.
HOWEVER, I'm coming back next year. Here's why:
A few tweaks on the setup today, much improved, I think
Day 2 at Midwinter Gaming! If you're in the Milwaukee area, stop by and check out our curated collection
January 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A few tweaks on the setup today, much improved, I think