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@basementratsmedia.bsky.social
Dice-hoarding Indie RPG enthusiasts 🎲 Amateur Podcasters 🎙 Actually six rats in a trench coat 🐀
Currently Playing: CAIN
New episodes drop Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
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Currently Playing: CAIN
New episodes drop Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
Profile art by @precognitional.bsky.social
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Hey folks! I'm in the process of writing a new article AND writing a new RPG project, so the next article will take a while.
In the meantime, you can check out my article regarding how to start creating your homebrew stuff for #TTRPGs!
#dnd #osr #nsr
In the meantime, you can check out my article regarding how to start creating your homebrew stuff for #TTRPGs!
#dnd #osr #nsr
How to start creating your own RPG stuff
Hop in, folks, we're about to get c r e a t i v e 😎
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October 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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If you have a TTRPG character you'd like to eulogize, WE WANT TO HEAR IT! ⚰️
Entries can be funny, solemn, upbeat, satirical, sincere, or anything in-between!
Submit an obituary, and enter to win a custom character bundle for your fallen hero 💕
Find the form here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Entries can be funny, solemn, upbeat, satirical, sincere, or anything in-between!
Submit an obituary, and enter to win a custom character bundle for your fallen hero 💕
Find the form here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If you have a TTRPG character you'd like to eulogize, WE WANT TO HEAR IT! ⚰️
Entries can be funny, solemn, upbeat, satirical, sincere, or anything in-between!
Submit an obituary, and enter to win a custom character bundle for your fallen hero 💕
Find the form here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Entries can be funny, solemn, upbeat, satirical, sincere, or anything in-between!
Submit an obituary, and enter to win a custom character bundle for your fallen hero 💕
Find the form here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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OK, I need people to do better because this is just too evergreen in too short of a time for me to stay feeling good about it. (People shouted out a couple good examples that avoid these pitfalls. If you got more, yell them at me!)
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#TTRPG #Blog #Ghibli
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#TTRPG #Blog #Ghibli
Let's Talk About "Ghibli-inspired" TTRPGs
Capturing the True Essence of Studio Ghibli in TTRPGs
Also check out the free micro-RPG I was inspired to share from my slush pile by this post.
Studio Ghibli is a household name synonymous with enchanting, dreamlike worlds, often celebrated for their whimsical charm and the tender portrayal
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September 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
OK, I need people to do better because this is just too evergreen in too short of a time for me to stay feeling good about it. (People shouted out a couple good examples that avoid these pitfalls. If you got more, yell them at me!)
thoughtpunks.com/let...
#TTRPG #Blog #Ghibli
thoughtpunks.com/let...
#TTRPG #Blog #Ghibli
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No. Your friends don't secretly hate you. You're just dehydrated.
September 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
No. Your friends don't secretly hate you. You're just dehydrated.
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Hi, if your ass thinks you're getting raptured, support What's My Foundation on the way up! I'll need the extra money to overcome the tribulations, obviously, and remember, it's easier to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get to heaven or something! Better safe than sorry!
What's My Foundation? - Build Your World in TTRPGs
A worldbuilding system for tabletop games, novels, and other fictional settings. From creation mythos to geography to ancient history.
www.kickstarter.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Hi, if your ass thinks you're getting raptured, support What's My Foundation on the way up! I'll need the extra money to overcome the tribulations, obviously, and remember, it's easier to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get to heaven or something! Better safe than sorry!
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NEW REVIEW: @meghan0n.bsky.social explores the challenges and rewards of RUNE a soulslike solo tabletop RPG from @gilarpgs.bsky.social
Discover how this pen & paper experience captures the spirit and gameplay of games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring 🪦
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Discover how this pen & paper experience captures the spirit and gameplay of games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring 🪦
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/tablet...
September 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW REVIEW: @meghan0n.bsky.social explores the challenges and rewards of RUNE a soulslike solo tabletop RPG from @gilarpgs.bsky.social
Discover how this pen & paper experience captures the spirit and gameplay of games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring 🪦
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/tablet...
Discover how this pen & paper experience captures the spirit and gameplay of games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring 🪦
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/tablet...
And just like that, our first hunt in CAIN: DISPOSAL UNIT comes to a close. Join our exorcists as they confront the Sin in its lair.
It's been a treat sharing our work with you! Please, leave a comment and a like if you've been keeping up with the story so far!
#ttrpg #tabletop #rpg #podcast
It's been a treat sharing our work with you! Please, leave a comment and a like if you've been keeping up with the story so far!
#ttrpg #tabletop #rpg #podcast
Extermination | CAIN DISPOSAL UNIT | Episode 10
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September 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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14 hours left and we've nearly unlocked the next stretch goal!
Come check out #ShadowsOverSol 2e on #Kickstarter!
It's an award-winning #scifi #horror #TTRPG with #FoundryVTT support!
It's an #IndieRPG like #TheExpanse crossed with #Alien and with a dash of #Cyberpunk mixed in. #dnd #rpg
Come check out #ShadowsOverSol 2e on #Kickstarter!
It's an award-winning #scifi #horror #TTRPG with #FoundryVTT support!
It's an #IndieRPG like #TheExpanse crossed with #Alien and with a dash of #Cyberpunk mixed in. #dnd #rpg
Shadows Over Sol: Second Edition | Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying
Dark science fiction tabletop RPG, unveiling a future of conspiracy and horror
www.kickstarter.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
14 hours left and we've nearly unlocked the next stretch goal!
Come check out #ShadowsOverSol 2e on #Kickstarter!
It's an award-winning #scifi #horror #TTRPG with #FoundryVTT support!
It's an #IndieRPG like #TheExpanse crossed with #Alien and with a dash of #Cyberpunk mixed in. #dnd #rpg
Come check out #ShadowsOverSol 2e on #Kickstarter!
It's an award-winning #scifi #horror #TTRPG with #FoundryVTT support!
It's an #IndieRPG like #TheExpanse crossed with #Alien and with a dash of #Cyberpunk mixed in. #dnd #rpg
We're all the way to episode 9! Very nearly at the end of our hunt.
If you've enjoyed our podcast so far, please leave a comment, like, and subscribe! It means the world to us to get to goof around for your enjoyment.
#ttrpg #tabletop #podcast
If you've enjoyed our podcast so far, please leave a comment, like, and subscribe! It means the world to us to get to goof around for your enjoyment.
#ttrpg #tabletop #podcast
Threads | CAIN DISPOSAL UNIT | Episode 9
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September 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Excited to check this out!
TACTICS MEMORIAM is a new TTRPG about shaping the Afterlife with your blade playable with just dice, a chessboard, and the rules of our game.
Kickstarter for the full book runs through the month of September.
The pay-what-you-want Beta is out now!
Kickstarter for the full book runs through the month of September.
The pay-what-you-want Beta is out now!
September 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Excited to check this out!
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Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
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#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
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#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
Open Source TTRPG Resources
Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series.
Example Open Licenses
Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com
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August 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
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It is episode 17 release day here at the #Minus20 podcast!
World, meet our newest audio progeny, "Under the Axe," in which our Investigator infiltrates the den of a criminal gang while disguised as a barback.
You know, the usual RPG stuff.
#PF2e #Pathfinder23 #TTRPG
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World, meet our newest audio progeny, "Under the Axe," in which our Investigator infiltrates the den of a criminal gang while disguised as a barback.
You know, the usual RPG stuff.
#PF2e #Pathfinder23 #TTRPG
minus20podcast.podbean.com
Minus 20 | minus20podcast
A Pathfinder 2nd edition real-play podcast running our home-brew campaign, Vigilante!
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August 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It is episode 17 release day here at the #Minus20 podcast!
World, meet our newest audio progeny, "Under the Axe," in which our Investigator infiltrates the den of a criminal gang while disguised as a barback.
You know, the usual RPG stuff.
#PF2e #Pathfinder23 #TTRPG
minus20podcast.podbean.com
World, meet our newest audio progeny, "Under the Axe," in which our Investigator infiltrates the den of a criminal gang while disguised as a barback.
You know, the usual RPG stuff.
#PF2e #Pathfinder23 #TTRPG
minus20podcast.podbean.com
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Reminder I have a new game out! Play blackjack to try and get home safe, even knowing the game is rigged against you. And hey, if you die you still get to play as a ghost and haunt someone who's still alive, looking at their cards and whispering advice to them.
Ithaca in the Cards: Second Expedition is out now on digital release! You can get the PDF at ehronlime.itch.io/ithaca-in-th... for $15. This GM-less blackjack driven storygame has you playing as doomed travelers on a perilous journey home, pitting your hand and hearts against Fate.
Ithaca in the Cards: Second Expedition by ehronlime
A blackjack-driven storygame about doomed travelers on a perilous journey home.
ehronlime.itch.io
August 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reminder I have a new game out! Play blackjack to try and get home safe, even knowing the game is rigged against you. And hey, if you die you still get to play as a ghost and haunt someone who's still alive, looking at their cards and whispering advice to them.
It's Tuesday, and you know what that means: humanity's "finest" are back on the hunt. Come check out Episode 7 of CAIN DISPOSAL UNIT!
#ttrpg #podcast #tabletop
#ttrpg #podcast #tabletop
Return | CAIN DISPOSAL UNIT | Episode 7
Basement Rats Presents · Episode
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August 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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God is dead. You killed Him. The world is dead. You ruined it. You're alive, for now, and you're going to go down swinging.
Warp reality with Words of Power. Fight Devils and other Killers. Embrace change as your Words morph into gibberish.
Buy GODSTRENGTH
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/godstrength
Warp reality with Words of Power. Fight Devils and other Killers. Embrace change as your Words morph into gibberish.
Buy GODSTRENGTH
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/godstrength
GODSTRENGTH by Rat Bastard Games
God's dead. We ate His corpse.
rat-bastard-games.itch.io
August 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
God is dead. You killed Him. The world is dead. You ruined it. You're alive, for now, and you're going to go down swinging.
Warp reality with Words of Power. Fight Devils and other Killers. Embrace change as your Words morph into gibberish.
Buy GODSTRENGTH
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/godstrength
Warp reality with Words of Power. Fight Devils and other Killers. Embrace change as your Words morph into gibberish.
Buy GODSTRENGTH
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/godstrength
What's this? A whole new episode??
Come listen to our exorcists explore the increasingly upsetting halls of the Idol's palace.
Come listen to our exorcists explore the increasingly upsetting halls of the Idol's palace.
Basement Rats Presents
Podcast · The Basement Rats · Six rats in a trench coat embark on indie ttrpg adventures. We'll cover all kinds of tabletop games, from horror, to sci-fi, to fantasy. Recommend us a game! We'd love to...
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August 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What's this? A whole new episode??
Come listen to our exorcists explore the increasingly upsetting halls of the Idol's palace.
Come listen to our exorcists explore the increasingly upsetting halls of the Idol's palace.
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NEW & FREE one-page printable toolkit, made with love for all the #ttrpg players and #GENCON2025 game tables out there:
Good Time Game Tools is my take on an all-in-one consent handout that makes tools easier, faster, and feel better to use.
Sharing & feedback welcome!
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Good Time Game Tools is my take on an all-in-one consent handout that makes tools easier, faster, and feel better to use.
Sharing & feedback welcome!
feypop.com/products/goo...
Good Time Game Tools
Running tabletop RPGs and other social games can be hard.
But now there's help!
Good Time Game Tools combine several tabletop RPG consent tools in a handy compact one-page resource you can use at your...
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July 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
NEW & FREE one-page printable toolkit, made with love for all the #ttrpg players and #GENCON2025 game tables out there:
Good Time Game Tools is my take on an all-in-one consent handout that makes tools easier, faster, and feel better to use.
Sharing & feedback welcome!
feypop.com/products/goo...
Good Time Game Tools is my take on an all-in-one consent handout that makes tools easier, faster, and feel better to use.
Sharing & feedback welcome!
feypop.com/products/goo...
Episode 5 is out on Spotify and YouTube. Give us a listen if you have a minute!
#CAIN #ttrpg #podcast #tabletop
#CAIN #ttrpg #podcast #tabletop
Basement Rats Presents
Podcast · The Basement Rats · Six rats in a trench coat embark on indie ttrpg adventures. We'll cover all kinds of tabletop games, from horror, to sci-fi, to fantasy. Recommend us a game! We'd love to...
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August 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Got 5 whole episodes up as of later today! I'll be busy so I might not get the link up as soon as it drops, but I'm both happy and mortified we've made our voices accessible to the internet once again!
#BasementRants #ttrpg #podcast #tabletop #CAIN
#BasementRants #ttrpg #podcast #tabletop #CAIN
August 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Got 5 whole episodes up as of later today! I'll be busy so I might not get the link up as soon as it drops, but I'm both happy and mortified we've made our voices accessible to the internet once again!
#BasementRants #ttrpg #podcast #tabletop #CAIN
#BasementRants #ttrpg #podcast #tabletop #CAIN
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My Cousin Vinny: Ace Attorney
Had to finally release this from my head
Had to finally release this from my head
August 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My Cousin Vinny: Ace Attorney
Had to finally release this from my head
Had to finally release this from my head
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I hope a tarot card print tee from @micahulrich.bsky.social counts?
August 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I hope a tarot card print tee from @micahulrich.bsky.social counts?
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Alright #RPGDesign nerds, let's get into some real nitty gritty! Let's talk about some different ways of looking how mechanics are built, in a sense more finely defining crunch and genre emulation. What are your thoughts on this?
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#TTRPG #Blog #IndieDev
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#TTRPG #Blog #IndieDev
TTRPG Mechanics Model: Granularity, Modularity, Connectivity, Fidelity
Understanding TTRPG Design Through Four Overlapping Scales
When discussing tabletop RPGs, terms like "crunch" or "narrative focus" frequently arise. While useful, these discussions can become muddled, lacking a structured way to examine what makes each game unique. To frame this conversation, we
thoughtpunks.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Alright #RPGDesign nerds, let's get into some real nitty gritty! Let's talk about some different ways of looking how mechanics are built, in a sense more finely defining crunch and genre emulation. What are your thoughts on this?
thoughtpunks.com/ttr...
#TTRPG #Blog #IndieDev
thoughtpunks.com/ttr...
#TTRPG #Blog #IndieDev