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Arcana TTRPG🧙‍♂️
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Shape new realities through the science of spellcraft.
🧙‍♂️Learn More: https://bento.me/arcana-ttrpg
Arcana is a class-free tabletop role-playing game built on a robust system for crafting spells where the only limit is your imagination.
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🎉 It's #FollowFriday.

NEED to know:
😎 indie #TTRPG game people
📽 sweet actual play streams
🧠 unique creators & #punk minds
👽 random #geek, #queer, + #weird peeps too!

Who are they? Why do they rock? Do you have Starter Packs to recommend? Let's hear them!
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Signups are still ongoing for this, don't miss out!
Here's the lineup (which you can also see posted at www.designedinthedmv.org/indie-tablet... ! I'm going to be on the Designed in the DMV panel at 2PM and vending from 3PM to closing. Come and say hi! (And come play a local game or two as well while you're at it!)
September 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Can't wait to commission more!!
May 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🧙‍♂️Arcana: a standalone TTRPG centered on in-depth spell craft. Players are mages navigating adventures and challenges that can only be solved with new spells they must develop. Perfect for those who enjoy thought experiments and discovery—rewarding curiosity and clever play. arcana-rpg.framer.website
May 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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As someone who recently started tipping my toes into #SoloRPG, and wants to dive much deeper, this sort of post by @codexgigaspress.bsky.social motivates me to go all in, print and write and draw and scratch things!

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#TTRPG
Why Handmade RPG Materials Make Your Solo TTRPG Games 200% Better
How terrible handwriting and worse drawings actually improve your game
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April 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Does anyone else find it annoying to convert the age of fantasy races to real-world human expectations?

We put together a tool that makes the whole concept really easy to figure out! arcana-rpg.framer.website/tools.fantas...

#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #TTRPGartwork #IndieGameDev #RPG
Fantasy Race Age Converter
OK, so if an elf LOOKS like she's 22, how old is she REALLY? Use this tool to figure out what age your elf, dwarf, gnome, or whatever ACTUALLY is, based on the age they look like.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Feedback requested! #wipwednesday

In the nitpicking phase of what might be Arcana's final #charactersheet #design! This is the 6th iteration over the past year.

#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #TabletopRPG #IndieGameDev #RPGKickstarter #SupportIndieTTRPGs #MagicSystem #Spellcasting #ZineQuest
April 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In Arcana, you don't just pick your character's race. You have the option to create their specific lineage, with all the physical, magical, and social aspects that come with it!

Play as a human if you wish. If not, play as whatever you find fascinating or empowering!

#TTRPG #IndieRPG #TTRPGdesign
March 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In Arcana, magic is a skill you truly develop in-game. You'll start with basic spell components and expand further on what interests you. As you experiment and explore, your spellbook grows into something totally unique to your character's journey!

#SelfPromoSunday #TTRPGCommunity #RPGDesign #TTRPG
March 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In the world of Arcana, magic begins with understanding. While studying the essence of a mysterious geode, many questions arise: How does it duplicate the lights of a candle flame, why does it seem to burn slower as a result? Each aspect becomes a tool in your growing repertoire of spells.

#TTRPG
March 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The spells you craft have no limit but than your imagination.

You can craft spells to conjure creatures or imbue yourself with their aspects, write simple charms to never again lose your wallet or keys, you can even materialize opulent boudoirs in which to gleefully recline, to bask in your power!
March 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is my player appreciation thread:

I've been making up fun stuff to do with friends for as long as I can remember, but I didn't start with TTRPGs until I squeezed into my friend's D&D 3.5 campaign in 2014.
March 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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stop talking about Party Composition and start talking about Table Composition. you'll never know what a truly excellent campaign is like without the artist/cosplayer/writer/tech producer/game designer dream rotation
February 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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there's no such thing as "non-destructive graphic design" because of the effects of graphic design on your brain
February 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today I'm reviewing all of the magic items in the final pages of Arcana's 6th draft!

#WIPWednesday
February 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
STOP

If you see this you must post 4 of your favorite characters from 4 different series.
February 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Our first full length playtest sessions went spectacularly!
December 22, 2024 at 6:38 PM
🧙‍♂️ Tell me about the TTRPG spell you're most proud of designing or homebrewing!

What kind of magic did you bring to the table that not only amazed the characters in-game, but put everyone at the table in awe as well?
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December 17, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Around this time last year I decided 2024 would be the year I gave myself the fantasy lit education I never had, so here's my year in books!

I think the ones I'll come back to soonest are A Wizard of Earthsea, Pianesi, and Mistborn. But first I have to finish #WindAndTruth!
December 6, 2024 at 7:44 PM
ADHD isn't real—when you lose stuff, that's the Misplacer Beast.
November 27, 2024 at 1:50 AM