Chains of Gaelia
@chainsofgaelia.bsky.social
Chains of Gaelia is a dark fantasy TTRPG, set in a macabre baroque setting. The game encourages a mix of investigative gameplay and dynamic combat.
Itch page:
https://chains-of-gaelia.itch.io/chains-of-gaelia
Discord and socials:
linktr.ee/chainsofgaelia
Itch page:
https://chains-of-gaelia.itch.io/chains-of-gaelia
Discord and socials:
linktr.ee/chainsofgaelia
Looks very pretty. I tried it both on laptop and on mobile and it's buttery smooth. The notes at the end of the infernal contracts are hilarious. Great work chief!
- Dave
- Dave
August 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Looks very pretty. I tried it both on laptop and on mobile and it's buttery smooth. The notes at the end of the infernal contracts are hilarious. Great work chief!
- Dave
- Dave
The game isn't even out yet and Dom is already fucked somebody save my mans 😭
August 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The game isn't even out yet and Dom is already fucked somebody save my mans 😭
I look forwards to reading it! I hope poor Dom is alright. I'm sure the doctor can sew them back up, somehow.
August 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I look forwards to reading it! I hope poor Dom is alright. I'm sure the doctor can sew them back up, somehow.
Looks properly spooky. Sanity points, scratchy black and white visuals, a *doctor*, I'm a fan. I'd love to give your game a read!
- Dave
- Dave
August 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Looks properly spooky. Sanity points, scratchy black and white visuals, a *doctor*, I'm a fan. I'd love to give your game a read!
- Dave
- Dave
Gladly! Chains of Gaelia is a Dark Fantasy/Horror TTRPG inspired by lovecraftian horror and souls-like videogames! It is set in an original baroque setting in which the sins of men make them slowly turn into monsters. The game is out on itch.io, we launched it a couple months ago, it's going well!
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August 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Gladly! Chains of Gaelia is a Dark Fantasy/Horror TTRPG inspired by lovecraftian horror and souls-like videogames! It is set in an original baroque setting in which the sins of men make them slowly turn into monsters. The game is out on itch.io, we launched it a couple months ago, it's going well!
Oh this is sick. This is really sick.
August 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Oh this is sick. This is really sick.
Hey there! I'm Dave, and my favorite pastime is terrorizing my friends with the most cerebral horror stories I can muster. Made a whole game about it, it's very fun, everyone should try it!
August 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Hey there! I'm Dave, and my favorite pastime is terrorizing my friends with the most cerebral horror stories I can muster. Made a whole game about it, it's very fun, everyone should try it!
I would absolutely watch a video on that topic. It is very, very dear to me.
- Dave
- Dave
July 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I would absolutely watch a video on that topic. It is very, very dear to me.
- Dave
- Dave
Absolutely, completely agree with that. Other DMs, subreddits, sometimes I just straight up ask my players "where do you want to go, and how do you think it will go" and use it as a starting point to make some shit up on the fly!
July 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Absolutely, completely agree with that. Other DMs, subreddits, sometimes I just straight up ask my players "where do you want to go, and how do you think it will go" and use it as a starting point to make some shit up on the fly!
Congratulations!!! That's sick!
July 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Congratulations!!! That's sick!
Some of the more famous TTRPGs I think suffer a lot because of how homogenized the approach to them has become. Many rules of thumb have become unspoken rules in some communities due to this weird blog-based game of telephone. The over-acted and theatrical approach to D&D 5 is one example of it IMO
July 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Some of the more famous TTRPGs I think suffer a lot because of how homogenized the approach to them has become. Many rules of thumb have become unspoken rules in some communities due to this weird blog-based game of telephone. The over-acted and theatrical approach to D&D 5 is one example of it IMO
While I agree in general with this, I cannot overstate the importance of figuring out a problem by yourself right before a session. I learned how to DM long before I started reading TTRPG blogs (the fact that I'm not a native english speaker might have helped), and I think it made me a better DM.
July 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
While I agree in general with this, I cannot overstate the importance of figuring out a problem by yourself right before a session. I learned how to DM long before I started reading TTRPG blogs (the fact that I'm not a native english speaker might have helped), and I think it made me a better DM.
You can get to the same conclusion about ten pages into the second one. I'm still gonna start reading the scouring ones, I'm ready to get hurt again.
- Dave
- Dave
July 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
You can get to the same conclusion about ten pages into the second one. I'm still gonna start reading the scouring ones, I'm ready to get hurt again.
- Dave
- Dave
Oh no, oh no no no, not on microsoft word. I think with that cursed piece of malware it would be easier to print the document, glue the art on, and scan it back. Trying to wrap text around an image could melt a quantum computer.
July 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Oh no, oh no no no, not on microsoft word. I think with that cursed piece of malware it would be easier to print the document, glue the art on, and scan it back. Trying to wrap text around an image could melt a quantum computer.
No worries chief, the fact that Bluesky posts cannot be edited afterwards is very annoying. It's not a big mistake, so I don't think there's really a need to re-do the post.
July 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No worries chief, the fact that Bluesky posts cannot be edited afterwards is very annoying. It's not a big mistake, so I don't think there's really a need to re-do the post.
The backwards spelling is a classic. Recently I was reading through Vermis, and one of the main deities is called Marko, which is insanely funny to me, as it's a weird spelling of a very common italian name. If you have a free spot in your pantheon, I suggest J'hames
- Dave
- Dave
July 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The backwards spelling is a classic. Recently I was reading through Vermis, and one of the main deities is called Marko, which is insanely funny to me, as it's a weird spelling of a very common italian name. If you have a free spot in your pantheon, I suggest J'hames
- Dave
- Dave
Glad to hear it chief. Burnout is very real, happy to see you back!
- Dave
- Dave
July 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Glad to hear it chief. Burnout is very real, happy to see you back!
- Dave
- Dave
Thank you for the share! Small correction, I think you still have the last rpg bookclub entry in the title. Simple D100 Fantasy was the 59th entry (really enjoyed reading through that one btw), while Chains of Gaelia is the 60th!
- Dave
- Dave
July 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thank you for the share! Small correction, I think you still have the last rpg bookclub entry in the title. Simple D100 Fantasy was the 59th entry (really enjoyed reading through that one btw), while Chains of Gaelia is the 60th!
- Dave
- Dave
I have always been of the opinion that any work of art is a better read in its original language, but with translations I usually prefer everything to be localized, or at least everything that clearly has an original language. Rivendell needs a localization, lothlorien doesn't, in my opinion.
-Dave
-Dave
July 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I have always been of the opinion that any work of art is a better read in its original language, but with translations I usually prefer everything to be localized, or at least everything that clearly has an original language. Rivendell needs a localization, lothlorien doesn't, in my opinion.
-Dave
-Dave
Our party's mad doctor came up with the iconic "I know many things I shouldn't know, and don't know many things I should." Which has been since quoted by our friend group around a billion times.
July 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Our party's mad doctor came up with the iconic "I know many things I shouldn't know, and don't know many things I should." Which has been since quoted by our friend group around a billion times.