Chase
@chkurk.bsky.social
Chicago based game designer, indie TTRPG lover, and photographer.
Tea Fanatic.
Check out my work at https://chase.kurkow.ski
Part of @storygameschicago.bsky.social
Tea Fanatic.
Check out my work at https://chase.kurkow.ski
Part of @storygameschicago.bsky.social
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Chase
@chkurk.bsky.social
· Oct 9
#VestaMandate is out now at the link below! If you backed the project, check your email for links to the PDFs.
If you missed out on the Kickstarter, jump in on the sale we have going on for the first week!
@tonytranrpg.bsky.social killed it one the art!!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
If you missed out on the Kickstarter, jump in on the sale we have going on for the first week!
@tonytranrpg.bsky.social killed it one the art!!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
This has been such an incredibly fun exciting project to work on. I'm excited to finally get it out into the world. Can't wait to get the print copies out!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
Keep your eyes peeled for our next project and come say hi if you're at Gamehole Con!
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My game was on the local news!
Perils & Princesses from @outridercreative.bsky.social got a great call out on WGN gift list segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTH...
Find your copy of this "gritty & pretty" tabletop roleplaying game in our shop today, and get the complete P&P bundle tabletopbookshelf.com/products/per...
Find your copy of this "gritty & pretty" tabletop roleplaying game in our shop today, and get the complete P&P bundle tabletopbookshelf.com/products/per...
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My game was on the local news!
I’m working on an expansion of Diabolic Dialect into a full zine and I have SO MANY IDEAS for fun variant rules!
The core of the game is gonna be the same weird wordplay and free form spells of the released game. Check the current version out at the link!
storygameschicago.itch.io/diabolic-dia...
The core of the game is gonna be the same weird wordplay and free form spells of the released game. Check the current version out at the link!
storygameschicago.itch.io/diabolic-dia...
Diabolic Dialect by Storygames Chicago
A game of frail wizards, over-reliant on their magic, twisting langauge to cast freeform spells.
storygameschicago.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m working on an expansion of Diabolic Dialect into a full zine and I have SO MANY IDEAS for fun variant rules!
The core of the game is gonna be the same weird wordplay and free form spells of the released game. Check the current version out at the link!
storygameschicago.itch.io/diabolic-dia...
The core of the game is gonna be the same weird wordplay and free form spells of the released game. Check the current version out at the link!
storygameschicago.itch.io/diabolic-dia...
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In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
It would mean a ton to hear from you! If you like what you've read OR better yet if you've gotten it to the table, leave a comment!
If you're a fan of Vesta Mandate and you've had a chance to read through or play, leave a comment or rating on our Itch page!
It helps a ton to get us in front of more players! Thanks everyone!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
It helps a ton to get us in front of more players! Thanks everyone!
storygameschicago.itch.io/vesta-mandate
Vesta Mandate by Storygames Chicago
Hard sci-fi, political thriller TTRPG set on the Tense Powder Keg of Vesta Station
storygameschicago.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It would mean a ton to hear from you! If you like what you've read OR better yet if you've gotten it to the table, leave a comment!
For anyone who has seen #ATLA:
Why do you think the ending to the show doesn't feel like a massive deus ex machina despite it involving what is basically exactly that?
OR
Does it feel like one to you?
Do you like the ending overall?
Why do you think the ending to the show doesn't feel like a massive deus ex machina despite it involving what is basically exactly that?
OR
Does it feel like one to you?
Do you like the ending overall?
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
For anyone who has seen #ATLA:
Why do you think the ending to the show doesn't feel like a massive deus ex machina despite it involving what is basically exactly that?
OR
Does it feel like one to you?
Do you like the ending overall?
Why do you think the ending to the show doesn't feel like a massive deus ex machina despite it involving what is basically exactly that?
OR
Does it feel like one to you?
Do you like the ending overall?
“My first girlfriend turned into the moon”
“…that’s rough buddy”
Immaculate dialogue.
“…that’s rough buddy”
Immaculate dialogue.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“My first girlfriend turned into the moon”
“…that’s rough buddy”
Immaculate dialogue.
“…that’s rough buddy”
Immaculate dialogue.
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i demand that you stop by the good luck press both today (4059) and check out @smolghost.bsky.social’s surprise solo drop: WE SHALL BE MONSTERS
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
i demand that you stop by the good luck press both today (4059) and check out @smolghost.bsky.social’s surprise solo drop: WE SHALL BE MONSTERS
I’m rewatching ATLA again and this show is just delightful.
The whole “Tales from Ba Sing Se” episode is incredible.
The whole “Tales from Ba Sing Se” episode is incredible.
November 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’m rewatching ATLA again and this show is just delightful.
The whole “Tales from Ba Sing Se” episode is incredible.
The whole “Tales from Ba Sing Se” episode is incredible.
Playtest aftermath from this morning.
Got a lot of really great insights from this one. A reminder that it’s important to playtest with a breadth of different people.
Got a lot of really great insights from this one. A reminder that it’s important to playtest with a breadth of different people.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Playtest aftermath from this morning.
Got a lot of really great insights from this one. A reminder that it’s important to playtest with a breadth of different people.
Got a lot of really great insights from this one. A reminder that it’s important to playtest with a breadth of different people.
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Hey #ttrpgcommunity,
We're at #PAXUnplugged! Come find us at booth # GH-63C and support our incredible international indie designers!
We're over 150 members strong and carry a mix of all things table top, including TTRPGs, LARPs, card and board games!
We're at #PAXUnplugged! Come find us at booth # GH-63C and support our incredible international indie designers!
We're over 150 members strong and carry a mix of all things table top, including TTRPGs, LARPs, card and board games!
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hey #ttrpgcommunity,
We're at #PAXUnplugged! Come find us at booth # GH-63C and support our incredible international indie designers!
We're over 150 members strong and carry a mix of all things table top, including TTRPGs, LARPs, card and board games!
We're at #PAXUnplugged! Come find us at booth # GH-63C and support our incredible international indie designers!
We're over 150 members strong and carry a mix of all things table top, including TTRPGs, LARPs, card and board games!
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Happy #PAXU for those who celebrate! I'm not there, but Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical TTRPG 🎤✨ is and the @ipr.bsky.social booth is staffed by my local gamestore, Pandemonium 🤩 Check out booth 3701
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy #PAXU for those who celebrate! I'm not there, but Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical TTRPG 🎤✨ is and the @ipr.bsky.social booth is staffed by my local gamestore, Pandemonium 🤩 Check out booth 3701
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New!
DIE RPG Quickstart
DIE RPG Scenarios Vol. 3: Childish Things
Mazes: A Handbook for the Player
Glatisant
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
DIE RPG Quickstart
DIE RPG Scenarios Vol. 3: Childish Things
Mazes: A Handbook for the Player
Glatisant
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
New!
DIE RPG Quickstart
DIE RPG Scenarios Vol. 3: Childish Things
Mazes: A Handbook for the Player
Glatisant
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
DIE RPG Quickstart
DIE RPG Scenarios Vol. 3: Childish Things
Mazes: A Handbook for the Player
Glatisant
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
Its such a wild feeling to see someone talk about your game 'in the wild'.
I'm sure that changes as you get used to it, but still.
I'm sure that changes as you get used to it, but still.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Its such a wild feeling to see someone talk about your game 'in the wild'.
I'm sure that changes as you get used to it, but still.
I'm sure that changes as you get used to it, but still.
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If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, be sure to check out the @ipr.bsky.social booth (3701) where you can grab a copy of The Cunning Folk and a bunch of other awesome indie games! See you there!
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, be sure to check out the @ipr.bsky.social booth (3701) where you can grab a copy of The Cunning Folk and a bunch of other awesome indie games! See you there!
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You succeed if your roll is greater than or equal to the previous player's roll.
Chain your rolls together, adding the scores, to overcome Trials. If one fails, you all fail.
And only the highest roll gets the spoils.
That's the mechanic. That's the world.
That's the game.
Chain your rolls together, adding the scores, to overcome Trials. If one fails, you all fail.
And only the highest roll gets the spoils.
That's the mechanic. That's the world.
That's the game.
Chain×Link | Glyphtide Games
A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying roleplaying game
glyphtide.games
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You succeed if your roll is greater than or equal to the previous player's roll.
Chain your rolls together, adding the scores, to overcome Trials. If one fails, you all fail.
And only the highest roll gets the spoils.
That's the mechanic. That's the world.
That's the game.
Chain your rolls together, adding the scores, to overcome Trials. If one fails, you all fail.
And only the highest roll gets the spoils.
That's the mechanic. That's the world.
That's the game.
Incredibly excited to have Vesta Mandate on IPR!
New!
Threadcutters - elite tarot assassins
Vesta Mandate - sci-fi political thriller on a space station
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
Threadcutters - elite tarot assassins
Vesta Mandate - sci-fi political thriller on a space station
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Incredibly excited to have Vesta Mandate on IPR!
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Connive, backstab and play the political game as you scheme to accomplish your Hidden Agenda in this semi-competitive, sci-fi political thriller TTRPG!
Vesta Mandate is now available in print through IPR!
Find it at the link below!
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Vesta-...
Vesta Mandate is now available in print through IPR!
Find it at the link below!
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Vesta-...
New!
Threadcutters - elite tarot assassins
Vesta Mandate - sci-fi political thriller on a space station
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
Threadcutters - elite tarot assassins
Vesta Mandate - sci-fi political thriller on a space station
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Connive, backstab and play the political game as you scheme to accomplish your Hidden Agenda in this semi-competitive, sci-fi political thriller TTRPG!
Vesta Mandate is now available in print through IPR!
Find it at the link below!
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Vesta-...
Vesta Mandate is now available in print through IPR!
Find it at the link below!
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Vesta-...
Playtested A Season Chang’d from the 5th episode of Gamestorm last night.
The bingo board felt revolutionary. Both in the ways it let players frame the arc they wanted for their knight and how it shaped play.
@scenefour.bsky.social and @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social were calling it new tech hahaha
The bingo board felt revolutionary. Both in the ways it let players frame the arc they wanted for their knight and how it shaped play.
@scenefour.bsky.social and @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social were calling it new tech hahaha
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Playtested A Season Chang’d from the 5th episode of Gamestorm last night.
The bingo board felt revolutionary. Both in the ways it let players frame the arc they wanted for their knight and how it shaped play.
@scenefour.bsky.social and @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social were calling it new tech hahaha
The bingo board felt revolutionary. Both in the ways it let players frame the arc they wanted for their knight and how it shaped play.
@scenefour.bsky.social and @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social were calling it new tech hahaha
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New rpg! DAMNATIO AD BESTIAS is a game about faith, conviction and martyrdom, played with your cat. It is both a joke game and a deeply serious one. Pay what you want!
Damnatio Ad Bestias by Anna Anthropy
A game about faith and conviction for a human and a cat
w.itch.io
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
New rpg! DAMNATIO AD BESTIAS is a game about faith, conviction and martyrdom, played with your cat. It is both a joke game and a deeply serious one. Pay what you want!
Making and editing my own podcast has ever so slightly ruined *some* podcast listening for me.
Too many shows are just unedited audio streams dropped straight to the feed, and now I hear the overlaps and small errors so much more.
Too many shows are just unedited audio streams dropped straight to the feed, and now I hear the overlaps and small errors so much more.
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Making and editing my own podcast has ever so slightly ruined *some* podcast listening for me.
Too many shows are just unedited audio streams dropped straight to the feed, and now I hear the overlaps and small errors so much more.
Too many shows are just unedited audio streams dropped straight to the feed, and now I hear the overlaps and small errors so much more.
This is so freaking sick
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is so freaking sick
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We’re nearly there!!!
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 AM
We’re nearly there!!!
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Restocked!
Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Psychic Trash Detectives
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Psychic Trash Detectives
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Restocked!
Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Psychic Trash Detectives
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Psychic Trash Detectives
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
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This is a good thread, and I’m about to agree with and disagree with it, but in a way that I hope is more clearly agreement because a) these are good takes but b) I *do* like rolling dice.
This seems a conundrum.
This seems a conundrum.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is a good thread, and I’m about to agree with and disagree with it, but in a way that I hope is more clearly agreement because a) these are good takes but b) I *do* like rolling dice.
This seems a conundrum.
This seems a conundrum.
Does anyone who's messing around with #Affinity Studio happen to be getting an error with no error code when they try to export files?
Its happening to me in every file in every format across multiple projects.
Its happening to me in every file in every format across multiple projects.
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Does anyone who's messing around with #Affinity Studio happen to be getting an error with no error code when they try to export files?
Its happening to me in every file in every format across multiple projects.
Its happening to me in every file in every format across multiple projects.