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The Fisherman’s Fiend
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He/Him. Autistic. Makes wee games. Level 13 Kobold Sorcerer. Looks by Junji Ito, moods by Werner Herzog. One half of Dr Sandman PhD, one fifth of Oddments Games, one whole Bastard Crew.

https://itsjustdave.carrd.co/
God, Bela Lugosi’s Dad would be a peak boss card for a goth version of Jazzmanji.

It has to be done.
September 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We made it for the cassette tape jam, hosted by @axiomdelver.bsky.social, which has a great many lovely handheld games, including @noseatbelts.bsky.social’s absolutely peak “Vampires at the Goth Show”
September 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
August 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
In a game book I was writing once, set exclusively in the Yorkshire countryside, I had the stats: Head, Heart, Hand, Hearth, & Horror — or ‘ead, ‘eart, ‘and, ‘earth, & ‘orror in the localised version.
March 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Ahhhhh, I love this, thanks so much for reading it and I’m extremely glad you liked it.
February 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
December 5, 2024 at 1:11 AM
It was my first WoD intro — it’ll always hold a special place in my heart.
November 24, 2024 at 8:49 AM
It may be on all of them? Definitely PC & PS5, unsure on Switch.

The other Owlcat games are worth a look as well, they did Pathfinder: Kingmaker & Wrath of the Righteous. I’ve never played WotR, but Kingmaker was fun, and I think both are available on PS/Switch/PC.
November 23, 2024 at 11:21 PM
If you’ve any interest in Warhammer 40k, the Rogue Trader CRPG is great. Filled a tactical combat hole I had after finishing Baldur’s Gate.
November 23, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Starting a rivalry with the mayor of the town one county over with the giant Pit.
November 23, 2024 at 10:58 PM
November 23, 2024 at 9:44 PM
November 23, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The J stands for Jun.
November 23, 2024 at 8:56 PM
It was a dream, augmented by some work after the fact. Sat down to write it at one point before realising it was just a sort of…messy Shadowrun :(
November 22, 2024 at 5:51 PM
As generations passed in the sunless world, new kinds of Nightfolk began to emerge. Thinbloods forced to subsist on synthetic blood, Wyrm warped Garou, and crust-punk hedge wizards all living in the grimy underbelly of infinite cityscapes.
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
It’s definitely one of the clunkier parts of the game, and the V5 hunger system is so slick as to make it an easy replacement. Would recommend
November 20, 2024 at 5:10 AM