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🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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The transcript of last night's Q&A can be found at Dan's blog (the founder of the Randomworlds chat and now Discord server):

gmshoe.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/q...
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Doing a text-based live chat Q&A on the Randomworlds TTRPG about Hexingtide and other tabletop projects for the next two hours.

Please pop into their server - and maybe share the post below? 🙏
📢 LIVE DISCORD Q&A 📢

Join me for the Randomworlds Discord Q&A series to discuss my in-playtesting #ttrpg of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, 🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄!

- Tonight, Jan 12, from 7:30-9:30pm CST (UTC-6)
- On their Discord: discord.gg/mCntYas

#indierpg #indiegamedesign #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
January 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
📢 LIVE DISCORD Q&A 📢

Join me for the Randomworlds Discord Q&A series to discuss my in-playtesting #ttrpg of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, 🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄!

- Tonight, Jan 12, from 7:30-9:30pm CST (UTC-6)
- On their Discord: discord.gg/mCntYas

#indierpg #indiegamedesign #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Absolutely agree. There's such a wide world of TTRPG experiences to have out there that the best thing a newcomer to tabletop RPGs can do for themselves is to experience what else is out there.

Yeah, most of the time that means 5E, but the it applies to people who came in via PbtA or anything else.
January 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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"...Boop."

From Claude Paradin’s Devises héroïques, published first in 1551 by Plantin in Antwerp. Emblem books paired images with moral mottos, popular with elite, humanist audiences.

🧵

#ClaudeParadin #PlantinPress #EarlyModern #BookHistory #Renaissance #AlbumsAmicorum
January 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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📢 Join me Sunday for the Randomworlds TTRPG Discord Q&A / interview series to discuss my in-playtesting #ttrpg of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, 🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄!

- Jan 11 from 7:30-9:30pm CST (UTC-6)
- On their Discord: discord.gg/mCntYas

#indierpg #indiegamedesign #gamedesigner
Join the Randomworlds TTRPG Chatroom Discord Server!
A welcoming, family-friendly, no-politics server for the discussion of TTRPGs of all sorts. We also host regular Q&As. | 2287 members
discord.gg
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
📢 Join me Sunday for the Randomworlds TTRPG Discord Q&A / interview series to discuss my in-playtesting #ttrpg of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, 🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄!

- Jan 11 from 7:30-9:30pm CST (UTC-6)
- On their Discord: discord.gg/mCntYas

#indierpg #indiegamedesign #gamedesigner
Join the Randomworlds TTRPG Chatroom Discord Server!
A welcoming, family-friendly, no-politics server for the discussion of TTRPGs of all sorts. We also host regular Q&As. | 2287 members
discord.gg
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
ICYMI + for new followers!

I'd love your feedback on Hexingtide: a #ttrpg playing as monsters from folklore & pop culture - in a rules-light format supported by clear procedures.

Big playtest update dropped a few weeks ago.

Iconic pregens coming this weekend!

#indierpg #playtesting #rpgdesign
🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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January 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Also working on rules and the combat system for Send Thee to Perdition (instead of work on Hexingtide or Rattle and Rend, of course).

Very quick playing and abstract, using zones inspired by The One Ring and a single-action economy similar to Dragonbane.

##ttrpg #rpgdesign #miniatures
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Last week, I really (really) needed to focus on either Hexingtide pregens *or* literally anything for my skirmish game Rattle and Rend, but my ADHD brain said no.

So here are minis I painted for the maybe-never to be run historical campaign set in c. 1580 Antwerp.

#ttrpg #miniatures
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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ICYMI!

🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄, my game of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, got a major update this week (what a long, strange road)!

Brand new. Rules-light. My #ttrpg love letter to monster stories. For fans of Hellboy, World of Darkness, etc. 🖤

bsky.app/profile/will...

#selfpromosaturday #ttrpgfamily
🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Christmas gifts *and* a show!

What else could you ask for??
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It is Christmas Eve, and I wish you a happy holiday season!

While I’m working on the “iconic” pregen characters for Hexingtide, I have an interim pair of pregens: what’s better today than Santa and Krampus?

Downloadable on itch:
willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide/d...

#ttrpg #indierpg
December 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
@barnesandnoble.com Having to wait in these long lines to pick up an online order *really* hampers the value of buying online and going to my local store to pick it up. 🫤
December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trying to tighten up my use of Blue Sky.
If you see this post, mind replying or giving it a heart?
It's a bit of a test.
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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did you enjoy creating it? did you have fun? does it make you happy thinking about it and sharing it? then that's it. you did it. you found the secret sauce. "was that a waste of time?" of course not, fuckface. expressing yourself creatively is always worthwhile. you're doing great
March 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI!

🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄, my game of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, got a major update this week (what a long, strange road)!

Brand new. Rules-light. My #ttrpg love letter to monster stories. For fans of Hellboy, World of Darkness, etc. 🖤

bsky.app/profile/will...

#selfpromosaturday #ttrpgfamily
🎃 𝐀𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!
• This is my love letter to the monster stories of folklore & pop culture
• Streamlined, rules-light alternative to crunchy monster games
• New rules: not a hack or SRD

Download→ willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide

#ttrpg #indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity

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November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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The Last Eternal Jam of the year starts December 1st.

If you're trying to wrap up your ttrpg projects before the end of the year, join us!

#ttrpg #eternalttrpgjam #indiettrpg

Come hang out on the server too!
Join the Eternal TTRPG Jam Discord Server!
Server for the Eternal TTRPG Jam. Every month there is a new jam for TTRPG designers to come experiment! | 195 members
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November 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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It's #SelfPromoSaturday which means I want to see the #ttrpg stuff you've got available today, whether it's #dnd #pathfinder or #indierpg

As always, don't forget;

👍 Like cool stuff

🗨 Engage with folks

🔃 Repost your favorites

🚫 No A.I Though
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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I'm sick with a bug this weekend, so to distract me please share what #ttrpg and #dnd creations you've been working on for #Selfpromosaturday
November 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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#SelfPromoSaturday time once again!
Show off your artwork, TTRPG projects, sale, rpg kickstarter or anything you're proud of!

- No GenAI/Tech bro stuff (blocked if you do)
- Like and share
- NSFW = OK but hide/spoiler/etc it!
- Alt-text as much as possible please!
a close up of a feather with the words " lemme see " written below it
Alt: a close up of Grogu from The Mandalorioan, popping up from behind a wall " lemme see " written below it
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Every week the TTRPG Community share what they're working on with #selfpromosaturday.

Podcasts, homebrew, streams, character art.
From D&D to Kids on Bikes. Starfinder to Ironclaw. Whatever TTRPG content you're creating & proud of, share and check out In this thread!
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Let's get an indie ttrpg HYPE TRAIN going and recommend some cool games for people to buy/gift.

If you're a small #ttrpg creator (or there's an indie game you really love) drop a quick pitch and a link below.
🚅🎲🎲🎲🌟🌟
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Been reading through the play-test rules for Hexingtide, and I've got to say, its probably the most fun I've had reading through a #TTRPG all year.

Highly suggest checking this out if you're at all into horror, tabletop role playing games, or monster hero fiction!

willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
Hexingtide (Early Access) by Will Phillips
Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying
willphillips.itch.io
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM