calebdreams
@calebdreams.bsky.social
I AM CALEB!
HE / HIM / THEY / THEM
A RADICAL DUDE!
STORIES, POETRY, ART, TTRPGS, DREAMS!
HE / HIM / THEY / THEM
A RADICAL DUDE!
STORIES, POETRY, ART, TTRPGS, DREAMS!
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Our next crowdfunder!
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Our next crowdfunder!
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Sick!
it's finally FINALLY time: INFINITE REVOLUTION, my star-powered, zodiac-inspired exosuit dogfighter RPG, is finished, crowdfunded, and publicly released!!
Spin up your Revolver Drive, defend the stars, fall in love, burn up, and remember—THE ONLY THING BRIGHTER THAN YOU IS MORE OF YOU🌠
Link ⬇️
Spin up your Revolver Drive, defend the stars, fall in love, burn up, and remember—THE ONLY THING BRIGHTER THAN YOU IS MORE OF YOU🌠
Link ⬇️
January 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Sick!
Once upon a time I made a sewer.
December 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Once upon a time I made a sewer.
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If you read enough hagiographical work about very specific men gamers in the 1970s and couple it with a lifetime of people dismissing your (freeform larp / "storygame" / Erzählspiel) game tradition as "not really games" in part due to their community's gender, then you see where I'm coming from.
Indeed. The purchaseable *product* we call the TTRPG begins in the 1970s with Western Gunfight, Chainmail, and D&D.
Yet role-playing "parlor games," simulations, and similar are centuries old and draw from a well that resembles all the positive stuff about D&D.
Parlor games were feminized...
Yet role-playing "parlor games," simulations, and similar are centuries old and draw from a well that resembles all the positive stuff about D&D.
Parlor games were feminized...
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If you read enough hagiographical work about very specific men gamers in the 1970s and couple it with a lifetime of people dismissing your (freeform larp / "storygame" / Erzählspiel) game tradition as "not really games" in part due to their community's gender, then you see where I'm coming from.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
I also deleted my twitter, instagram, facebook, substack, and tumblr! So bear with me as I find a new way to long-form blog about tabletop role playing games!
Will probably get a website at some point, until then you can still find my works-in-progress at calebdreams.itch.io
Will probably get a website at some point, until then you can still find my works-in-progress at calebdreams.itch.io
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I also deleted my twitter, instagram, facebook, substack, and tumblr! So bear with me as I find a new way to long-form blog about tabletop role playing games!
Will probably get a website at some point, until then you can still find my works-in-progress at calebdreams.itch.io
Will probably get a website at some point, until then you can still find my works-in-progress at calebdreams.itch.io
I took a long hiatus from my game design projects because I don't have a group to play with, maybe I should finally join Start Playing Games?
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I took a long hiatus from my game design projects because I don't have a group to play with, maybe I should finally join Start Playing Games?
Rad!!!
🔪TOMORROW on ITCH 🔪
BLADES MEETS BANDIT 🔥 SCORE MEETS SEVERED SONNET ⚡ A solo+ poetry RPG set in the back alleys of Doskvol
BLADES MEETS BANDIT 🔥 SCORE MEETS SEVERED SONNET ⚡ A solo+ poetry RPG set in the back alleys of Doskvol
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Rad!!!
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Apocalypse World has had a bigger impact on my life than any other roleplaying game. It's just a phenomenal game, designed by phenomenal people. You should pick up a copy of the new edition!
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Apocalypse World has had a bigger impact on my life than any other roleplaying game. It's just a phenomenal game, designed by phenomenal people. You should pick up a copy of the new edition!
Burned Over is dope, check it out!!!
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Burned Over is dope, check it out!!!
These are rad!
Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
These are rad!
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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There was a time we backed every #pbta #ttrpg project. Then folk's creative drive outpaced our capacity, as well as our shelf-space. It was a wicked cool moment. In 6 days, we're hoping you'll back #AW3rd, and keep the momentum rolling!
Working on the AW3rd kickstarter (T minus 6 btw) and I notice that listed under Meg's and my name it says "11 created • 347 backed."
Okay first of all, 347 backed, wowie.
But of those 347, probably around 300 have been PbtA. That's a lot to be confronted with on a Tuesday morning.
Okay first of all, 347 backed, wowie.
But of those 347, probably around 300 have been PbtA. That's a lot to be confronted with on a Tuesday morning.
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Now that you've met Snorri, Manyara and Muaphet, let's revisit one of my favorite blog posts about Swords in general and them in particular. I need to rewrite it for the new fixup*, so why not repurpose it for a thread?
*Follow here for more details on the fixup: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
*Follow here for more details on the fixup: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
Coming soon: Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Now that you've met Snorri, Manyara and Muaphet, let's revisit one of my favorite blog posts about Swords in general and them in particular. I need to rewrite it for the new fixup*, so why not repurpose it for a thread?
*Follow here for more details on the fixup: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
*Follow here for more details on the fixup: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
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We’re lining up all the things for the launch, and it’s going to be cool. Also hard and sharp and agro and weird.
Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We’re lining up all the things for the launch, and it’s going to be cool. Also hard and sharp and agro and weird.
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O hey, the Kickstarter for the Monsterhearts video game just went live. Wouldn't it be interesting to see how that turns out?
Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake
A Card-Based RPG About the Messy Lives of Teenage Monsters
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
O hey, the Kickstarter for the Monsterhearts video game just went live. Wouldn't it be interesting to see how that turns out?
Can someone just bring back the RPG design and news forums so we don't have to sign up for more fascist websites?
September 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Can someone just bring back the RPG design and news forums so we don't have to sign up for more fascist websites?
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Now with music: m.youtube.com/watch?v=7dTk...
September 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Now with music: m.youtube.com/watch?v=7dTk...
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NOW LIVE! Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts.
Creator @johnharper.bsky.social brings you new lore, 100+ backgrounds & heritages for your crew and more! Alternate rules help tailor your Blades game to your table.
Plus score some sweet campaign exclusives!
Pledge now:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
Creator @johnharper.bsky.social brings you new lore, 100+ backgrounds & heritages for your crew and more! Alternate rules help tailor your Blades game to your table.
Plus score some sweet campaign exclusives!
Pledge now:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
May 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NOW LIVE! Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts.
Creator @johnharper.bsky.social brings you new lore, 100+ backgrounds & heritages for your crew and more! Alternate rules help tailor your Blades game to your table.
Plus score some sweet campaign exclusives!
Pledge now:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
Creator @johnharper.bsky.social brings you new lore, 100+ backgrounds & heritages for your crew and more! Alternate rules help tailor your Blades game to your table.
Plus score some sweet campaign exclusives!
Pledge now:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
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This is the annual. A collection of #ttrpg scenarios, maps, articles, and more, partially remembered from an impossible magazine that otherwise only exists in worlds that don't.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
April 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is the annual. A collection of #ttrpg scenarios, maps, articles, and more, partially remembered from an impossible magazine that otherwise only exists in worlds that don't.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
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The Go Play Northwest crowd funding campaign is now live! GPNW is a great time with a great community! I'm a regular at the online version, so keep an eye out for that later in the year too.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
Go Play NW 2024
Founded in 2007, Go Play NW is a small TTRPG and board game convention focused on creating a welcoming atmosphere for playing fun games and making new friends. We provide the space and help you organi...
www.backerkit.com
February 20, 2024 at 7:03 PM
The Go Play Northwest crowd funding campaign is now live! GPNW is a great time with a great community! I'm a regular at the online version, so keep an eye out for that later in the year too.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
A snapshot of our most recent session in the apocalypse!
Our alliance of doomed exiles make a deal with Araña, the leader of a mutant gang. The test subject from the ruined laboratory in exchange for a safehouse in the Ninth Ward.
Our alliance of doomed exiles make a deal with Araña, the leader of a mutant gang. The test subject from the ruined laboratory in exchange for a safehouse in the Ninth Ward.
February 21, 2024 at 1:37 AM
A snapshot of our most recent session in the apocalypse!
Our alliance of doomed exiles make a deal with Araña, the leader of a mutant gang. The test subject from the ruined laboratory in exchange for a safehouse in the Ninth Ward.
Our alliance of doomed exiles make a deal with Araña, the leader of a mutant gang. The test subject from the ruined laboratory in exchange for a safehouse in the Ninth Ward.
Our Deathmatch Island actual play
Buzzing, a headache? No, an off-board motor... and a headache. The splash of seawater on your face jolts you conscious.
Where are you?
On an inflatable safety-orange raft in the ocean somewhere. Waves and fog. A bobbing orange light in the distance, then another.
Buzzing, a headache? No, an off-board motor... and a headache. The splash of seawater on your face jolts you conscious.
Where are you?
On an inflatable safety-orange raft in the ocean somewhere. Waves and fog. A bobbing orange light in the distance, then another.
January 13, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Our Deathmatch Island actual play
Buzzing, a headache? No, an off-board motor... and a headache. The splash of seawater on your face jolts you conscious.
Where are you?
On an inflatable safety-orange raft in the ocean somewhere. Waves and fog. A bobbing orange light in the distance, then another.
Buzzing, a headache? No, an off-board motor... and a headache. The splash of seawater on your face jolts you conscious.
Where are you?
On an inflatable safety-orange raft in the ocean somewhere. Waves and fog. A bobbing orange light in the distance, then another.
Playing our second session of Deathmatch Island tonight!
First session involved the characters realizing some of them are intruders on the island.
3 competitors from 3 different games.
3 wristwatches from 3 different time periods.
Is Production malfunctioning? What is really going on here?
First session involved the characters realizing some of them are intruders on the island.
3 competitors from 3 different games.
3 wristwatches from 3 different time periods.
Is Production malfunctioning? What is really going on here?
January 8, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Playing our second session of Deathmatch Island tonight!
First session involved the characters realizing some of them are intruders on the island.
3 competitors from 3 different games.
3 wristwatches from 3 different time periods.
Is Production malfunctioning? What is really going on here?
First session involved the characters realizing some of them are intruders on the island.
3 competitors from 3 different games.
3 wristwatches from 3 different time periods.
Is Production malfunctioning? What is really going on here?
Reading through Girl by Moonlight and impressed by the shaping of tone & theme through altering what position, effect & consequences mean for a given playset.
Is Powered by Moonlight a thing yet? This game is really pushing beyond Blades in the Dark in the way Blades pushes beyond Apocalypse World.
Is Powered by Moonlight a thing yet? This game is really pushing beyond Blades in the Dark in the way Blades pushes beyond Apocalypse World.
November 26, 2023 at 12:15 AM
Reading through Girl by Moonlight and impressed by the shaping of tone & theme through altering what position, effect & consequences mean for a given playset.
Is Powered by Moonlight a thing yet? This game is really pushing beyond Blades in the Dark in the way Blades pushes beyond Apocalypse World.
Is Powered by Moonlight a thing yet? This game is really pushing beyond Blades in the Dark in the way Blades pushes beyond Apocalypse World.