Zero Prep Games
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An indie game studio by @jonobarel.bsky.social and @icel.me - Building bridges through play! We're a worker-owned game dev coop creating inclusive experiences for everyone.
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Godflesh Open Playtest: Survey 1
Welcome to the Godflesh: Cycle of Inheritance Playtest Survey!
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about our Chrysalis Quickstart. Whether you've run games, played as an adventurer, r...
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🔱 Calling all #GodfleshRPG playtesters! We want to hear from you!
Whether you've run games, played adventures, or just read the materials, your feedback shapes the final game.
Take our brief survey and help us forge the future of Godflesh.
zeroprep.io/gfsurvey
#TTRPG #Playtest #PbtA
Whether you've run games, played adventures, or just read the materials, your feedback shapes the final game.
Take our brief survey and help us forge the future of Godflesh.
zeroprep.io/gfsurvey
#TTRPG #Playtest #PbtA
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📣MuppetMeet 2025 Announcement!
Join us and a host of fantastic guest speakers on the evening before Dragonmeet (Friday 28th Nov) for an evening of #TTRPG industry networking and knowledge sharing.
Be sure to grab your FREE tickets here: dragonmeet.co.uk/tickets
👇Read more about what's on 👇
Join us and a host of fantastic guest speakers on the evening before Dragonmeet (Friday 28th Nov) for an evening of #TTRPG industry networking and knowledge sharing.
Be sure to grab your FREE tickets here: dragonmeet.co.uk/tickets
👇Read more about what's on 👇
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
📣MuppetMeet 2025 Announcement!
Join us and a host of fantastic guest speakers on the evening before Dragonmeet (Friday 28th Nov) for an evening of #TTRPG industry networking and knowledge sharing.
Be sure to grab your FREE tickets here: dragonmeet.co.uk/tickets
👇Read more about what's on 👇
Join us and a host of fantastic guest speakers on the evening before Dragonmeet (Friday 28th Nov) for an evening of #TTRPG industry networking and knowledge sharing.
Be sure to grab your FREE tickets here: dragonmeet.co.uk/tickets
👇Read more about what's on 👇
Playtest feedback is gold.
Players want more clarity on what makes Godflesh's treasures special – the essence of dead gods embedded in each one. It's a blind spot I had in the quickstart, one we're fixing.
Sometimes you're too close to your own work to see what needs explaining. ^Icel #GodfleshRPG
Players want more clarity on what makes Godflesh's treasures special – the essence of dead gods embedded in each one. It's a blind spot I had in the quickstart, one we're fixing.
Sometimes you're too close to your own work to see what needs explaining. ^Icel #GodfleshRPG
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Playtest feedback is gold.
Players want more clarity on what makes Godflesh's treasures special – the essence of dead gods embedded in each one. It's a blind spot I had in the quickstart, one we're fixing.
Sometimes you're too close to your own work to see what needs explaining. ^Icel #GodfleshRPG
Players want more clarity on what makes Godflesh's treasures special – the essence of dead gods embedded in each one. It's a blind spot I had in the quickstart, one we're fixing.
Sometimes you're too close to your own work to see what needs explaining. ^Icel #GodfleshRPG
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1. During September, we completed the first month of visual development for #GodfleshRPG, and I wanted to share what we've been working on with artist @ronamis.bsky.social 🧵
October 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1. During September, we completed the first month of visual development for #GodfleshRPG, and I wanted to share what we've been working on with artist @ronamis.bsky.social 🧵
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These folks know hit to do an expo display.
When you query a ship, the thermal printer off to the side spits out a little note with the details
Also - big red button FTW.
EGX winner.
When you query a ship, the thermal printer off to the side spits out a little note with the details
Also - big red button FTW.
EGX winner.
October 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
These folks know hit to do an expo display.
When you query a ship, the thermal printer off to the side spits out a little note with the details
Also - big red button FTW.
EGX winner.
When you query a ship, the thermal printer off to the side spits out a little note with the details
Also - big red button FTW.
EGX winner.
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1. I've been thinking about #CriticalRole Campaign 4 and why it feels so different from the previous campaigns. A thread about format, preparation, and what makes actual play work. 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
1. I've been thinking about #CriticalRole Campaign 4 and why it feels so different from the previous campaigns. A thread about format, preparation, and what makes actual play work. 🧵
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My take:
Steam Marketplace has a price cap. Expensive skins get traded off-site. Valve gets no cut.
By crashing the market they brought back a lot of trades: expensive skins are now tradable, and cheap ones got boosted.
5 skins worth $50 total ($6 Valve fee)? Now worth $1000 ($300 valve fee).
Steam Marketplace has a price cap. Expensive skins get traded off-site. Valve gets no cut.
By crashing the market they brought back a lot of trades: expensive skins are now tradable, and cheap ones got boosted.
5 skins worth $50 total ($6 Valve fee)? Now worth $1000 ($300 valve fee).
Valve has crashed the Steam marketplace, by introducing the ability to trade-in five low value items for one high-value, making some people lose thousands overnight.
For those that don't know, CSGO has an entire economy with real-money trading.
(Read more: GamesRadar)
For those that don't know, CSGO has an entire economy with real-money trading.
(Read more: GamesRadar)
October 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My take:
Steam Marketplace has a price cap. Expensive skins get traded off-site. Valve gets no cut.
By crashing the market they brought back a lot of trades: expensive skins are now tradable, and cheap ones got boosted.
5 skins worth $50 total ($6 Valve fee)? Now worth $1000 ($300 valve fee).
Steam Marketplace has a price cap. Expensive skins get traded off-site. Valve gets no cut.
By crashing the market they brought back a lot of trades: expensive skins are now tradable, and cheap ones got boosted.
5 skins worth $50 total ($6 Valve fee)? Now worth $1000 ($300 valve fee).
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Take a look behind the scenes of what we are cooking with Zero Prep Games.
The Cycle of Inheritance can't be broken! Became a God or dine trying.
The Cycle of Inheritance can't be broken! Became a God or dine trying.
We've been playtesting Godflesh for months, but rules alone don't make a world feel real. So we brought in artist @ronamis.bsky.social to start visual development – translating divine corruption, supernatural materials, and mythic architecture from concepts into concrete images.
October 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Take a look behind the scenes of what we are cooking with Zero Prep Games.
The Cycle of Inheritance can't be broken! Became a God or dine trying.
The Cycle of Inheritance can't be broken! Became a God or dine trying.
We've been playtesting Godflesh for months, but rules alone don't make a world feel real. So we brought in artist @ronamis.bsky.social to start visual development – translating divine corruption, supernatural materials, and mythic architecture from concepts into concrete images.
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We've been playtesting Godflesh for months, but rules alone don't make a world feel real. So we brought in artist @ronamis.bsky.social to start visual development – translating divine corruption, supernatural materials, and mythic architecture from concepts into concrete images.
After 125 sessions and countless hours at the table, @icel.me's Thorns of Winter campaign has reached its stunning conclusion.
Three unlikely heroes (and others who parted ways). An ancient cosmic horror. A world forever changed.
#DungeonWorld #TTRPG #ThornsOfWinter
Three unlikely heroes (and others who parted ways). An ancient cosmic horror. A world forever changed.
#DungeonWorld #TTRPG #ThornsOfWinter
1/ After 125 sessions, our #DungeonWorld campaign has reached its epic conclusion. Kal, a fire mage. Skadi, a warrior wielding five fragments of a deliberately shattered ice sword. Grim, an orc ranger-priest. Together, they stood against an ancient evil threatening to consume reality itself.
September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
After 125 sessions and countless hours at the table, @icel.me's Thorns of Winter campaign has reached its stunning conclusion.
Three unlikely heroes (and others who parted ways). An ancient cosmic horror. A world forever changed.
#DungeonWorld #TTRPG #ThornsOfWinter
Three unlikely heroes (and others who parted ways). An ancient cosmic horror. A world forever changed.
#DungeonWorld #TTRPG #ThornsOfWinter
THE most influencial game on @icel.me 's work is getting a new edition.
What on earth brain it's 11:59 on the countdown clock and you're rewriting basic moves?
ARE YOU TRYING TO FUCK WITH ME, BRAIN?
I WILL DENY YOU CAFFEINE DO NOT TEST ME
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
ARE YOU TRYING TO FUCK WITH ME, BRAIN?
I WILL DENY YOU CAFFEINE DO NOT TEST ME
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
THE most influencial game on @icel.me 's work is getting a new edition.
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Somehow, I set the totally unrealistic and pointless goal for myself to get 1,000 stars on each of the Starter Kit repositories. City Builder is super close now with 974 stars, Basic Scene the furthest away with 222 stars (I got ideas to bump it 👀)
github.com/stars/Kenney...
github.com/stars/Kenney...
KenneyNL's list / Starter Kit (Godot)
Starter Kits for Godot
github.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Somehow, I set the totally unrealistic and pointless goal for myself to get 1,000 stars on each of the Starter Kit repositories. City Builder is super close now with 974 stars, Basic Scene the furthest away with 222 stars (I got ideas to bump it 👀)
github.com/stars/Kenney...
github.com/stars/Kenney...
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We made a new GDScript Formatter for Godot 4, written in Rust: www.gdquest.com/library/gdsc...
It runs fast enough to use on every save on a laptop.
Please give it a try, and let us know if you encounter any issue!
It runs fast enough to use on every save on a laptop.
Please give it a try, and let us know if you encounter any issue!
September 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
We made a new GDScript Formatter for Godot 4, written in Rust: www.gdquest.com/library/gdsc...
It runs fast enough to use on every save on a laptop.
Please give it a try, and let us know if you encounter any issue!
It runs fast enough to use on every save on a laptop.
Please give it a try, and let us know if you encounter any issue!
😱
i cant explain it but gamemaker games feel kiki and godot games feel bouba
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
😱
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Learning a new engine is hard, but I love that learning to do _anything_ basic in #GodotEngine is so straightforward and intuitive - if still a little buggy XD
But... what could I possibly be working on?
--@jonobarel.bsky.social
(Art assets by @kenney.nl obviously)
But... what could I possibly be working on?
--@jonobarel.bsky.social
(Art assets by @kenney.nl obviously)
September 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Learning a new engine is hard, but I love that learning to do _anything_ basic in #GodotEngine is so straightforward and intuitive - if still a little buggy XD
But... what could I possibly be working on?
--@jonobarel.bsky.social
(Art assets by @kenney.nl obviously)
But... what could I possibly be working on?
--@jonobarel.bsky.social
(Art assets by @kenney.nl obviously)
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First draft of my new 2-page "I need a dungeon crawler for a single session, something I can play with newbies" game. @avivor.com , @evyatron.bsky.social , I imagine this even becoming the character sheet itself, in the future.
GM gets their own 1 page, and also a 1-page dungeon.
GM gets their own 1 page, and also a 1-page dungeon.
September 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
First draft of my new 2-page "I need a dungeon crawler for a single session, something I can play with newbies" game. @avivor.com , @evyatron.bsky.social , I imagine this even becoming the character sheet itself, in the future.
GM gets their own 1 page, and also a 1-page dungeon.
GM gets their own 1 page, and also a 1-page dungeon.
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I finished the three-week onboarding and training for my new job. A lot of the pressure has gone down. Which means that my mind is free to think about the important stuff: Writing the manuscript for #GodfleshRPG full release.
September 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I finished the three-week onboarding and training for my new job. A lot of the pressure has gone down. Which means that my mind is free to think about the important stuff: Writing the manuscript for #GodfleshRPG full release.
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Day 6 of my Kickstarter campaign! Here's a sneak peak of one of the art pieces featured in the book, from the amazing @avivor.com !
Behold, the Game Master!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/occ...
Behold, the Game Master!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/occ...
September 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Day 6 of my Kickstarter campaign! Here's a sneak peak of one of the art pieces featured in the book, from the amazing @avivor.com !
Behold, the Game Master!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/occ...
Behold, the Game Master!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/occ...
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I’ve just started it, but holy shit South of Midnight is gorgeous
Especially in stop-motion mode
Especially in stop-motion mode
September 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I’ve just started it, but holy shit South of Midnight is gorgeous
Especially in stop-motion mode
Especially in stop-motion mode
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#TTRPGs and story game crowd:
I'm looking for world-building games to help me flesh out the setting for Godflesh.
The entire setting started from a Microscope game, and now I want to focus on more specific areas during the time period the game takes place.
I'm looking for world-building games to help me flesh out the setting for Godflesh.
The entire setting started from a Microscope game, and now I want to focus on more specific areas during the time period the game takes place.
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#TTRPGs and story game crowd:
I'm looking for world-building games to help me flesh out the setting for Godflesh.
The entire setting started from a Microscope game, and now I want to focus on more specific areas during the time period the game takes place.
I'm looking for world-building games to help me flesh out the setting for Godflesh.
The entire setting started from a Microscope game, and now I want to focus on more specific areas during the time period the game takes place.
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Writing video game dialogue and choices, new article out now, link below!
Also taking more applicants for my game writing Dialogue class starting in a few weeks -- www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses . It's designed for aspiring/experienced folks alike, including a unique practice tool I created >
Also taking more applicants for my game writing Dialogue class starting in a few weeks -- www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses . It's designed for aspiring/experienced folks alike, including a unique practice tool I created >
September 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Writing video game dialogue and choices, new article out now, link below!
Also taking more applicants for my game writing Dialogue class starting in a few weeks -- www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses . It's designed for aspiring/experienced folks alike, including a unique practice tool I created >
Also taking more applicants for my game writing Dialogue class starting in a few weeks -- www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses . It's designed for aspiring/experienced folks alike, including a unique practice tool I created >
1. Time for a long-overdue #GodfleshRPG update! While there haven't been major mechanical changes recently, development is very much alive. My current Vanor campaign is heading into its epic finale – the ultimate battle against the ultimate villains! ^Icel
September 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
1. Time for a long-overdue #GodfleshRPG update! While there haven't been major mechanical changes recently, development is very much alive. My current Vanor campaign is heading into its epic finale – the ultimate battle against the ultimate villains! ^Icel
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Played “Trouble on the Tempus”, from Minor Disaster Games, out next April, and it’s lovely!
Play the crew of a ship in an emergency, with a twist - there’s a time drive that lets you reset the board so you know what’s coming (mostly) and plan ahead - if you can get back to the bridge in time.
Play the crew of a ship in an emergency, with a twist - there’s a time drive that lets you reset the board so you know what’s coming (mostly) and plan ahead - if you can get back to the bridge in time.
September 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Played “Trouble on the Tempus”, from Minor Disaster Games, out next April, and it’s lovely!
Play the crew of a ship in an emergency, with a twist - there’s a time drive that lets you reset the board so you know what’s coming (mostly) and plan ahead - if you can get back to the bridge in time.
Play the crew of a ship in an emergency, with a twist - there’s a time drive that lets you reset the board so you know what’s coming (mostly) and plan ahead - if you can get back to the bridge in time.
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Trying out Marvel Rivals – really nice on PlayStation and doesn't require much precision. I love getting into games I haven't tried, and I already have loads of Twitch drops. Playing support and keeping my team alive! 🎮 #MarvelRivals
August 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Trying out Marvel Rivals – really nice on PlayStation and doesn't require much precision. I love getting into games I haven't tried, and I already have loads of Twitch drops. Playing support and keeping my team alive! 🎮 #MarvelRivals