Harald Eckmüller
@heckmueller.bsky.social
Award winning ttrpg layouter for The Gauntlet • game designer at Uni Bonn • co-host of http://3w6.fm Podcast • avid storyteller, education evangelist, UX designer • he/they
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Writers! Particularly TTRPG writers, but anyone comfortable with fantasy: The Gauntlet Pitch Day is coming December 6th!
Details at the link below.
www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Details at the link below.
www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Pitch Day
Pitch Day: The Great Forest We’re taking pitches for our upcoming game, The Lands Remaining ! Pitch Day will be December 6th, 2025. There will be three different Zoom calls you can join to make...
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Writers! Particularly TTRPG writers, but anyone comfortable with fantasy: The Gauntlet Pitch Day is coming December 6th!
Details at the link below.
www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Details at the link below.
www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
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I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing me talk about it, but holy fuck is The Lands Remaining going to be good. It feels like everything I’ve learned about game design, game marketing, and community engagement over the last 10 years is coming together in one really fantastic project.
This is the one.
This is the one.
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing me talk about it, but holy fuck is The Lands Remaining going to be good. It feels like everything I’ve learned about game design, game marketing, and community engagement over the last 10 years is coming together in one really fantastic project.
This is the one.
This is the one.
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We have a new podcast for The Lands Remaining coming out around Christmas. We have a preview of that new show available in a free Patreon post.
We're also holding a writing contest to support the nascent development of The Lands Remaining!
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
We're also holding a writing contest to support the nascent development of The Lands Remaining!
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
The Lands Remaining Podcast preview PLUS writing contest! | The Gauntlet
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November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We have a new podcast for The Lands Remaining coming out around Christmas. We have a preview of that new show available in a free Patreon post.
We're also holding a writing contest to support the nascent development of The Lands Remaining!
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
We're also holding a writing contest to support the nascent development of The Lands Remaining!
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
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It’s simultaneously horrible and exhilarating for The Lands Remaining to be so inspiring to me right now when I have a million other things I need to work on. That’s at least part of the reason I’m trying to get folks around me involved in it—I need others to carry the hype torch for awhile, haha.
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s simultaneously horrible and exhilarating for The Lands Remaining to be so inspiring to me right now when I have a million other things I need to work on. That’s at least part of the reason I’m trying to get folks around me involved in it—I need others to carry the hype torch for awhile, haha.
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And CfB just grows more audacious every time I revisit it (in all its aspects, not just character backstory). Wait until you see The Lands Remaining!
The backstory and “immersion” fetishists are going to be PISSED, lol
The backstory and “immersion” fetishists are going to be PISSED, lol
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
And CfB just grows more audacious every time I revisit it (in all its aspects, not just character backstory). Wait until you see The Lands Remaining!
The backstory and “immersion” fetishists are going to be PISSED, lol
The backstory and “immersion” fetishists are going to be PISSED, lol
Took a bit less then 1000 seconds to fund 🤩 can’t wait to get my hands on this 😍 well done @megueyb.bsky.social @lumpley.bsky.social
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 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Took a bit less then 1000 seconds to fund 🤩 can’t wait to get my hands on this 😍 well done @megueyb.bsky.social @lumpley.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
😳
I sort of love how this erotic role playing game appears to be built on a solidly math heavy 1980s rules framework.
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
😳
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You can read ALL the ssssubmissionss now. Awardss announced THISS Friday at Metatopia!
www.goldencobra.org/submissions2...
www.goldencobra.org/submissions2...
Golden Cobra Challenge
www.goldencobra.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
You can read ALL the ssssubmissionss now. Awardss announced THISS Friday at Metatopia!
www.goldencobra.org/submissions2...
www.goldencobra.org/submissions2...
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Das Crowdfunding für #Stewpot läuft noch knapp zwei Tage (bis 04.11.2025 um 22 Uhr) - und es gibt noch Bonusziele zu erreichen!
In Stewpot spielt ihr ehemalige Fantasy-Abenteurer*innen, die jetzt gemeinsam eine Taverne betreiben.
Jetzt unterstützen: www.gameontabletop.com/cf5701/stewp...
#pnpde
In Stewpot spielt ihr ehemalige Fantasy-Abenteurer*innen, die jetzt gemeinsam eine Taverne betreiben.
Jetzt unterstützen: www.gameontabletop.com/cf5701/stewp...
#pnpde
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Das Crowdfunding für #Stewpot läuft noch knapp zwei Tage (bis 04.11.2025 um 22 Uhr) - und es gibt noch Bonusziele zu erreichen!
In Stewpot spielt ihr ehemalige Fantasy-Abenteurer*innen, die jetzt gemeinsam eine Taverne betreiben.
Jetzt unterstützen: www.gameontabletop.com/cf5701/stewp...
#pnpde
In Stewpot spielt ihr ehemalige Fantasy-Abenteurer*innen, die jetzt gemeinsam eine Taverne betreiben.
Jetzt unterstützen: www.gameontabletop.com/cf5701/stewp...
#pnpde
🤩🤩🤩 gleich mal rein hören! 😍
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🤩🤩🤩 gleich mal rein hören! 😍
Can’t wait to see what’s coming out of this! Also, there should be way more such artist-in-residence and co-development things!
I always dreamed about starting a space that offers something like this, but, well, the physical space is still waiting for me to find it 😅
I always dreamed about starting a space that offers something like this, but, well, the physical space is still waiting for me to find it 😅
On my way to Berlin for @therabbitgames.bsky.social! Four weeks of co-development with other gamedevs! Excited to meet the rest of the rabbits! And curious to see how this will shape Crownbreakers…
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Can’t wait to see what’s coming out of this! Also, there should be way more such artist-in-residence and co-development things!
I always dreamed about starting a space that offers something like this, but, well, the physical space is still waiting for me to find it 😅
I always dreamed about starting a space that offers something like this, but, well, the physical space is still waiting for me to find it 😅
It’s sooo good! 😍
Ithaca in the Cards: Second Expedition is a storygame about doomed travelers on a perilous journey home. It's inspired by The Odyssey, and blackjack, and it's about how you deal with loss and the vagaries of fate as you desperately reach for home.
November 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It’s sooo good! 😍
Get them! Like all of them!!1! 🤩
Then take the 20% you saved and buy some more indie ttrpgs from your favorite creator that deserves it!
Then take the 20% you saved and buy some more indie ttrpgs from your favorite creator that deserves it!
I've got a couple new releases (Ithaca in the Cards 2E and What Should We Have Tomorrow? Full Course are now both out on digital), but itch also has a Halloween Sale thing going on, so you can get all my games for 20% off until early next week. itch.io/s/165914/hal...
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Get them! Like all of them!!1! 🤩
Then take the 20% you saved and buy some more indie ttrpgs from your favorite creator that deserves it!
Then take the 20% you saved and buy some more indie ttrpgs from your favorite creator that deserves it!
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I've got a couple new releases (Ithaca in the Cards 2E and What Should We Have Tomorrow? Full Course are now both out on digital), but itch also has a Halloween Sale thing going on, so you can get all my games for 20% off until early next week. itch.io/s/165914/hal...
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I've got a couple new releases (Ithaca in the Cards 2E and What Should We Have Tomorrow? Full Course are now both out on digital), but itch also has a Halloween Sale thing going on, so you can get all my games for 20% off until early next week. itch.io/s/165914/hal...
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My new game zine! HOW DO ALIENS DO "IT"? is a game about confused teenage aliens trying to work out what their information-scarce society isn't telling them. It's playful, but approaches big themes lightly. It's pay what you like, but do pay nowt. #ttrpg
kierongillen.itch.io/how-do-alien...
kierongillen.itch.io/how-do-alien...
How Do Aliens Do
The game of underinformed alien teenagers trying To work out what the hell is going on.
kierongillen.itch.io
February 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My new game zine! HOW DO ALIENS DO "IT"? is a game about confused teenage aliens trying to work out what their information-scarce society isn't telling them. It's playful, but approaches big themes lightly. It's pay what you like, but do pay nowt. #ttrpg
kierongillen.itch.io/how-do-alien...
kierongillen.itch.io/how-do-alien...
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🎉 The Explorateur's Anniversary 🎉
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #13
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎉 The Explorateur's Anniversary 🎉
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
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🩸 Laissez Couler le Bon Sang 🩸
#COMEONIN hits crowdfunding October 2026 in partnership with @plusoneexp.bsky.social.
Thanks to @scragend.bsky.social for this fantastic cover.
#trrpg #horror #carvedfrombrindlewood
#COMEONIN hits crowdfunding October 2026 in partnership with @plusoneexp.bsky.social.
Thanks to @scragend.bsky.social for this fantastic cover.
#trrpg #horror #carvedfrombrindlewood
October 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🩸 Laissez Couler le Bon Sang 🩸
#COMEONIN hits crowdfunding October 2026 in partnership with @plusoneexp.bsky.social.
Thanks to @scragend.bsky.social for this fantastic cover.
#trrpg #horror #carvedfrombrindlewood
#COMEONIN hits crowdfunding October 2026 in partnership with @plusoneexp.bsky.social.
Thanks to @scragend.bsky.social for this fantastic cover.
#trrpg #horror #carvedfrombrindlewood
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Bluesky do your magic.🪄
Gibt es in Wien Wohngemeinschaften für Menschen, die einfach nicht mehr alleine sein möchten?
Wo jede*r ein kleines Zimmer für sich hat, es eine Waschküche gibt, eine gemeinsame Küche und einen Gemeinschaftsraum?
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Gibt es in Wien Wohngemeinschaften für Menschen, die einfach nicht mehr alleine sein möchten?
Wo jede*r ein kleines Zimmer für sich hat, es eine Waschküche gibt, eine gemeinsame Küche und einen Gemeinschaftsraum?
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October 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Bluesky do your magic.🪄
Gibt es in Wien Wohngemeinschaften für Menschen, die einfach nicht mehr alleine sein möchten?
Wo jede*r ein kleines Zimmer für sich hat, es eine Waschküche gibt, eine gemeinsame Küche und einen Gemeinschaftsraum?
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Gibt es in Wien Wohngemeinschaften für Menschen, die einfach nicht mehr alleine sein möchten?
Wo jede*r ein kleines Zimmer für sich hat, es eine Waschküche gibt, eine gemeinsame Küche und einen Gemeinschaftsraum?
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As I get ever closer to solving the CfB fantasy adventure game puzzle with The Lands Remaining, I can’t help but think how much this is going to piss off a certain type of trad gamer. They’re going to hate it and howl about it every chance they get.
And that’s how I’ll know I’m on the right track.
And that’s how I’ll know I’m on the right track.
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
As I get ever closer to solving the CfB fantasy adventure game puzzle with The Lands Remaining, I can’t help but think how much this is going to piss off a certain type of trad gamer. They’re going to hate it and howl about it every chance they get.
And that’s how I’ll know I’m on the right track.
And that’s how I’ll know I’m on the right track.
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I beg of you: read books.
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I beg of you: read books.
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#Ttrpgs are potatoes, not carrots. There is no one true taproot origin story for any game, ttrpg or otherwise. Instead, all the nodes of experience & culture & family & etc etc go into whatever eventually springs forth. The interconnected web of all that came before contributes to whatever is "new."
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#Ttrpgs are potatoes, not carrots. There is no one true taproot origin story for any game, ttrpg or otherwise. Instead, all the nodes of experience & culture & family & etc etc go into whatever eventually springs forth. The interconnected web of all that came before contributes to whatever is "new."
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Inspired by a chat with @heckmueller.bsky.social today, I’m getting *very close* to combat in The Lands Remaining. It’s the last big piece of the “Carved from Brindlewood fantasy game” puzzle.
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Inspired by a chat with @heckmueller.bsky.social today, I’m getting *very close* to combat in The Lands Remaining. It’s the last big piece of the “Carved from Brindlewood fantasy game” puzzle.
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Read books. Take walks. Hang out with your friends once or twice a week.
Maybe therapy, if you need a little extra help.
We have the power to shake off the shackles these ghouls want us in.
Maybe therapy, if you need a little extra help.
We have the power to shake off the shackles these ghouls want us in.
October 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Read books. Take walks. Hang out with your friends once or twice a week.
Maybe therapy, if you need a little extra help.
We have the power to shake off the shackles these ghouls want us in.
Maybe therapy, if you need a little extra help.
We have the power to shake off the shackles these ghouls want us in.
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What's giving you hope today? What's pushing or puling or driving or carrying you onward?
October 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What's giving you hope today? What's pushing or puling or driving or carrying you onward?
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"Which would you rather play, a GMless or a diceless RPG"
To which I say, "why not both"
To which you say, "examples please"
Leaving out (checks notes) every single one of my games, let me throw out a few. If I miss your favs, chime in!
To which I say, "why not both"
To which you say, "examples please"
Leaving out (checks notes) every single one of my games, let me throw out a few. If I miss your favs, chime in!
October 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Which would you rather play, a GMless or a diceless RPG"
To which I say, "why not both"
To which you say, "examples please"
Leaving out (checks notes) every single one of my games, let me throw out a few. If I miss your favs, chime in!
To which I say, "why not both"
To which you say, "examples please"
Leaving out (checks notes) every single one of my games, let me throw out a few. If I miss your favs, chime in!