DANIEL D. FOX
@zweihanderrpg.bsky.social
Multiple award-winning game designer. ZWEIHANDER RPG. Nocturne Gothic Horror OSR. Countless licensed kids' board games (Pete the Cat, Very Hungry Caterpillar, I SPY, Dog Man, Daniel Tiger). A miserable little pile of secrets. https://sllswrd.games
Pinned
To get ideas flowing, here's a pitch for ZWEIHANDER Reforged:
WHAT IS IT
ZWEIHANDER Reforged is a d100 dark fantasy tabletop RPG about ordinary people surviving extraordinary cruelty.
WHO IS IT FOR
It’s for gamers who want horror, consequence, and tension without superhero power curves.
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WHAT IS IT
ZWEIHANDER Reforged is a d100 dark fantasy tabletop RPG about ordinary people surviving extraordinary cruelty.
WHO IS IT FOR
It’s for gamers who want horror, consequence, and tension without superhero power curves.
🧵
If you can’t explain your TTROG in under a minute (and need someone to "play it first", it’s usually a sign the pitch needs work.
A lot of us get pulled into the “personality” side of game design and forget the product side:
what it is
who it is for
what makes it unique
why someone should care🧵
A lot of us get pulled into the “personality” side of game design and forget the product side:
what it is
who it is for
what makes it unique
why someone should care🧵
Ok, so here's a contentious thing.
Sometimes, you *can* judge an RPG just by reading it (and playing it is no guarantee of actual insight).
However, the RPGs that are easiest to judge just by reading? They're the *really bad ones*.
Sometimes, you *can* judge an RPG just by reading it (and playing it is no guarantee of actual insight).
However, the RPGs that are easiest to judge just by reading? They're the *really bad ones*.
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
To get ideas flowing, here's a pitch for ZWEIHANDER Reforged:
WHAT IS IT
ZWEIHANDER Reforged is a d100 dark fantasy tabletop RPG about ordinary people surviving extraordinary cruelty.
WHO IS IT FOR
It’s for gamers who want horror, consequence, and tension without superhero power curves.
🧵
WHAT IS IT
ZWEIHANDER Reforged is a d100 dark fantasy tabletop RPG about ordinary people surviving extraordinary cruelty.
WHO IS IT FOR
It’s for gamers who want horror, consequence, and tension without superhero power curves.
🧵
If you can’t explain your TTROG in under a minute (and need someone to "play it first", it’s usually a sign the pitch needs work.
A lot of us get pulled into the “personality” side of game design and forget the product side:
what it is
who it is for
what makes it unique
why someone should care🧵
A lot of us get pulled into the “personality” side of game design and forget the product side:
what it is
who it is for
what makes it unique
why someone should care🧵
Ok, so here's a contentious thing.
Sometimes, you *can* judge an RPG just by reading it (and playing it is no guarantee of actual insight).
However, the RPGs that are easiest to judge just by reading? They're the *really bad ones*.
Sometimes, you *can* judge an RPG just by reading it (and playing it is no guarantee of actual insight).
However, the RPGs that are easiest to judge just by reading? They're the *really bad ones*.
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you can’t explain your TTROG in under a minute (and need someone to "play it first", it’s usually a sign the pitch needs work.
A lot of us get pulled into the “personality” side of game design and forget the product side:
what it is
who it is for
what makes it unique
why someone should care🧵
A lot of us get pulled into the “personality” side of game design and forget the product side:
what it is
who it is for
what makes it unique
why someone should care🧵
All's I want for Christmas is for my wife to dress like she stepped out of a dELiA’s catalog circa 1996.
December 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
All's I want for Christmas is for my wife to dress like she stepped out of a dELiA’s catalog circa 1996.
Merry Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Merry Christmas.
Howard the Duck
December 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Howard the Duck
How I’m showing up at the BluSky Christmas party.
December 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
How I’m showing up at the BluSky Christmas party.
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If anyone here knows how to get in touch with the lovely artist behind Snowy's Maps (snowysmaps.bsky.social) I would like to offer them some commission work!
And I know this sort of an awkward way to get in touch with someone, but it can be surprisingly difficult to find artists' contact info. 😅
And I know this sort of an awkward way to get in touch with someone, but it can be surprisingly difficult to find artists' contact info. 😅
Snowy's Maps (@snowysmaps.bsky.social)
Hi, I am Snowy! I create immersive content for TTRPGs, with epic battlemaps and ready-to-run DnD5e and PF2e sessions and oneshots for Dungeon Masters.
snowysmaps.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If anyone here knows how to get in touch with the lovely artist behind Snowy's Maps (snowysmaps.bsky.social) I would like to offer them some commission work!
And I know this sort of an awkward way to get in touch with someone, but it can be surprisingly difficult to find artists' contact info. 😅
And I know this sort of an awkward way to get in touch with someone, but it can be surprisingly difficult to find artists' contact info. 😅
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5 pages left of my book before it heads into editing.
Five.
You guys: this Zine is going to be done before that Kickstarter launches and for that I am ECSTATIC.
Check it out here:
Five.
You guys: this Zine is going to be done before that Kickstarter launches and for that I am ECSTATIC.
Check it out here:
Coming soon: Pirate Borg: These Bloody Sails
A wild nautical adventure zine for Pirate Borg full of random tables, rules for travel and chases, and mini adventures for your crew!
www.kickstarter.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
5 pages left of my book before it heads into editing.
Five.
You guys: this Zine is going to be done before that Kickstarter launches and for that I am ECSTATIC.
Check it out here:
Five.
You guys: this Zine is going to be done before that Kickstarter launches and for that I am ECSTATIC.
Check it out here:
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Fomoria Quickstart is crawling out of the earth now, free to download! Includes core rules, an intro adventure and 8 pregen characters ready to be consumed by the Darkness. An epic folk horror TTRPG created by Tania Herrero, laid out and published by @nohr.se
tania-herrero.itch.io/fomoria-quic...
tania-herrero.itch.io/fomoria-quic...
Fomoria - Quickstart by Tania Herrero, Johan Nohr
tania-herrero.itch.io
December 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Fomoria Quickstart is crawling out of the earth now, free to download! Includes core rules, an intro adventure and 8 pregen characters ready to be consumed by the Darkness. An epic folk horror TTRPG created by Tania Herrero, laid out and published by @nohr.se
tania-herrero.itch.io/fomoria-quic...
tania-herrero.itch.io/fomoria-quic...
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Trumps a fuckin pedophile, end of story
December 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Trumps a fuckin pedophile, end of story
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"To be lost and to be found, that is the lifespan of love."
#Frankenstein
#Frankenstein
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"To be lost and to be found, that is the lifespan of love."
#Frankenstein
#Frankenstein
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December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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I’m stoked to announce my collaboration with @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social as the graphic designer for the upcoming epic folk horror game FOMORIA. Not only that, my company, Avgrund AB, will also publish the physical game once we get there.
Be notified when it hits Kickstarter: fomoria.com
Art by Tania
Be notified when it hits Kickstarter: fomoria.com
Art by Tania
December 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I’m stoked to announce my collaboration with @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social as the graphic designer for the upcoming epic folk horror game FOMORIA. Not only that, my company, Avgrund AB, will also publish the physical game once we get there.
Be notified when it hits Kickstarter: fomoria.com
Art by Tania
Be notified when it hits Kickstarter: fomoria.com
Art by Tania
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We’ve been waiting to further explore the sign language learning elements found in Inspirisles, and with Dragon Dowsers we finally can!
During downtime, you’ll be able to nurture the hatchlings using sign language, as if communicating in baby sign or Makaton. Can’t wait to show you more! 🐉👋🏽
During downtime, you’ll be able to nurture the hatchlings using sign language, as if communicating in baby sign or Makaton. Can’t wait to show you more! 🐉👋🏽
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We’ve been waiting to further explore the sign language learning elements found in Inspirisles, and with Dragon Dowsers we finally can!
During downtime, you’ll be able to nurture the hatchlings using sign language, as if communicating in baby sign or Makaton. Can’t wait to show you more! 🐉👋🏽
During downtime, you’ll be able to nurture the hatchlings using sign language, as if communicating in baby sign or Makaton. Can’t wait to show you more! 🐉👋🏽
is the ttrpg community okay fam?
December 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
is the ttrpg community okay fam?
Nothing says ‘broad tent hobby’ like Ponyfinder sharing a rung with Zweihander RPG.
Ye-haw!
Ye-haw!
Seen a lot of discourse about TTRPG rankings, possibly because I haven't posted my perfect and unassailable opinions for a few years.
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Nothing says ‘broad tent hobby’ like Ponyfinder sharing a rung with Zweihander RPG.
Ye-haw!
Ye-haw!
Zweihander fighters be like
December 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Zweihander fighters be like
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Más padecidos razonables en #Zweihänder en #lodelrol.
Ahora tenemos a Julia Roberts y Harrison Ford en los papeles de erudita y explorador.
Ahora tenemos a Julia Roberts y Harrison Ford en los papeles de erudita y explorador.
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Más padecidos razonables en #Zweihänder en #lodelrol.
Ahora tenemos a Julia Roberts y Harrison Ford en los papeles de erudita y explorador.
Ahora tenemos a Julia Roberts y Harrison Ford en los papeles de erudita y explorador.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🧵 The EternityTTRPG website appears to operate as a gray-hat SEO bot network. Its primary function is to target lookalike audiences for the games it “ranks,” while funneling traffic toward its own AI-generated product, Eternity.
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an interesting roundup, in that I disagree with almost every single ranking for almost every single game on the list.
very funny though to realize the only game on the list to crest the 7.5 mark for combat is the only one cribbing from 4e dnd's homework. lol
www.eternityttrpg.com/tabletop-rpg...
very funny though to realize the only game on the list to crest the 7.5 mark for combat is the only one cribbing from 4e dnd's homework. lol
www.eternityttrpg.com/tabletop-rpg...
December 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
🧵 The EternityTTRPG website appears to operate as a gray-hat SEO bot network. Its primary function is to target lookalike audiences for the games it “ranks,” while funneling traffic toward its own AI-generated product, Eternity.
🔽
🔽
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Have you got a TTRPG project coming out in Feb 2026 or beyond? Let me know about it! I am always on the lookout for new games to feature in my forthcoming and indie round-up columns for TTGM. DM me, reply here, email me, however you would like to get in touch.
December 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Have you got a TTRPG project coming out in Feb 2026 or beyond? Let me know about it! I am always on the lookout for new games to feature in my forthcoming and indie round-up columns for TTGM. DM me, reply here, email me, however you would like to get in touch.
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BOMANZ (Pen and Ink) for #TheBlackCompanyRPG.
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
BOMANZ (Pen and Ink) for #TheBlackCompanyRPG.
Kickstarter is highly-saturated in tabletop RPG games.
At some point or another, the Kickstarter market for TTRPG books is going to fall out.
And I'm afraid for my friends and peers in the industry who solely rely on it.
At some point or another, the Kickstarter market for TTRPG books is going to fall out.
And I'm afraid for my friends and peers in the industry who solely rely on it.
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Kickstarter is highly-saturated in tabletop RPG games.
At some point or another, the Kickstarter market for TTRPG books is going to fall out.
And I'm afraid for my friends and peers in the industry who solely rely on it.
At some point or another, the Kickstarter market for TTRPG books is going to fall out.
And I'm afraid for my friends and peers in the industry who solely rely on it.
Cave A cleared out in the Keep on the Borderlands (from the D&D Starter Set)!
A carrion crawler almost killed everyone.
This is our kids group, ages 8-13, and one of the kiddo's dad.
A carrion crawler almost killed everyone.
This is our kids group, ages 8-13, and one of the kiddo's dad.
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Cave A cleared out in the Keep on the Borderlands (from the D&D Starter Set)!
A carrion crawler almost killed everyone.
This is our kids group, ages 8-13, and one of the kiddo's dad.
A carrion crawler almost killed everyone.
This is our kids group, ages 8-13, and one of the kiddo's dad.
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These Bloody Sails is a Pirate Borg compatible, 30+ page zine containing a single journey adventure broken into three legs.
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Nautical Adventure
▶ 6 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ More!
▶ 100% Human Made
#Pirateborg #ttrpg
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Nautical Adventure
▶ 6 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ More!
▶ 100% Human Made
#Pirateborg #ttrpg
Coming soon: Pirate Borg: These Bloody Sails
A wild nautical adventure zine for Pirate Borg full of random tables, rules for travel and chases, and mini adventures for your crew!
www.kickstarter.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
These Bloody Sails is a Pirate Borg compatible, 30+ page zine containing a single journey adventure broken into three legs.
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Nautical Adventure
▶ 6 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ More!
▶ 100% Human Made
#Pirateborg #ttrpg
What will you find in this zine?
▶ A Nautical Adventure
▶ 6 New Creatures
▶ Ship Chase Rules
▶ Expanded Travel Rules
▶ More!
▶ 100% Human Made
#Pirateborg #ttrpg