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I write about RPGs: knightattheopera.blogspot.com
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I blogged my musings about making little micro scenarios, check it out:
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
Pocket-Sized Powder Kegs
A framework for building powder keg scenarios.
www.mindstormpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I blogged my musings about making little micro scenarios, check it out:
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
www.mindstormpress.com/pocket-sized...
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We need more puzzle dungeons! This is my siren call to creators. Make a dungeon with help thus November. itch.io/jam/puzzle-d...
Puzzle Dungeon Jam
A game jam from 2025-11-03 to 2026-01-10 hosted by Directsun Games. We're talking adventure game dungeons filled with OSR-style puzzles and challenges . At the end of the jam, I'll highlight some of m...
itch.io
October 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We need more puzzle dungeons! This is my siren call to creators. Make a dungeon with help thus November. itch.io/jam/puzzle-d...
My friend Directsun is on a mission to get more people creating Zelda-style puzzle dungeons. Give his blog a read and let him talk you into it:
puzzledungeon.com/puzzle-dunge...
puzzledungeon.com/puzzle-dunge...
Puzzle Dungeon Design: Themes & Gimmicks
Here are a couple of formalized steps for crafting puzzle dungeons that feel at home at the table—and are actually fun.
puzzledungeon.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My friend Directsun is on a mission to get more people creating Zelda-style puzzle dungeons. Give his blog a read and let him talk you into it:
puzzledungeon.com/puzzle-dunge...
puzzledungeon.com/puzzle-dunge...
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All our games, Tower Alchemy (mix to unlock towers), Ark Defender (survive in a hostile galaxy), They Dug Too Deep (defeat unleashed swarms), & Doomed Stars (become the empire ender), are part of the #SteamAutumnSale!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
October 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
All our games, Tower Alchemy (mix to unlock towers), Ark Defender (survive in a hostile galaxy), They Dug Too Deep (defeat unleashed swarms), & Doomed Stars (become the empire ender), are part of the #SteamAutumnSale!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
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Barkeep on the Borderlands is in its 2nd printing! It is now perfect bound with a spine and has much more consistent colors in the interior.
To celebrate, the next ~50 orders of Barkeep or the Barkeep Bundle will also come with a random autographed “print proof” page
#osr #rpg
To celebrate, the next ~50 orders of Barkeep or the Barkeep Bundle will also come with a random autographed “print proof” page
#osr #rpg
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Our game, Tower Alchemy, is 50% off for the #SteamAutumnSale! It’s a classic #towerdefense game with a twist. Mix & match basic towers to unlock anything from laser cannons to holy storms!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
September 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Our game, Tower Alchemy, is 50% off for the #SteamAutumnSale! It’s a classic #towerdefense game with a twist. Mix & match basic towers to unlock anything from laser cannons to holy storms!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
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hi i'm getting a kickass set of new genitals installed in 2 weeks from now !! isn't that fucking cool ?
i could use a little bit of help with medical bills + housing expenses during recovery and so i've set up a little gofundme!
gofund.me/394dc2e93
i could use a little bit of help with medical bills + housing expenses during recovery and so i've set up a little gofundme!
gofund.me/394dc2e93
Donate to Support Jay Dragon's sicknasty bottom surgery, organized by Jay Dragon
Hi I'm Jay Dragon, a queer disabled game designer best known for her work on … Jay Dragon needs your support for Support Jay Dragon's sicknasty bottom surgery
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September 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
hi i'm getting a kickass set of new genitals installed in 2 weeks from now !! isn't that fucking cool ?
i could use a little bit of help with medical bills + housing expenses during recovery and so i've set up a little gofundme!
gofund.me/394dc2e93
i could use a little bit of help with medical bills + housing expenses during recovery and so i've set up a little gofundme!
gofund.me/394dc2e93
My lawyer @prismaticwasteland.com has cleared me of any liability for sharing this meme edit I made:
September 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My lawyer @prismaticwasteland.com has cleared me of any liability for sharing this meme edit I made:
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good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
The Expressionist Games Manifesto
“Work! Intoxication! Brain-racking! Chewing, eating, gorging, rooting up! Rapturous birth pangs! Jabbing of the brush, preferably right…
possumcreek.medium.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
Redux of an old post of mine that was borderline unreadable, but which had a nugget of wisdom worth salvaging.
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
How Do You Handle the "Inside" of a Hex? (George Lucas Special Edition)
[Context for this post: this is a re-write of an old post of mine I wrote back in 2021. I wasn't happy with my explanation, and it's filled ...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Redux of an old post of mine that was borderline unreadable, but which had a nugget of wisdom worth salvaging.
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
Two more Monster Manual posts, for the letters K and L. Some of the best letters in the whole book, honestly.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/k-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/l-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/k-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/l-mo...
K Monsters at the Opera
A B C D Demon Dragon E F G1 G2 G3 H I Jackalwere K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Credit: Richard Whitters K m...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two more Monster Manual posts, for the letters K and L. Some of the best letters in the whole book, honestly.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/k-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/l-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/k-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/l-mo...
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📰 NEW MINDSTORM POST! 📰 I've thought a lot about what makes good worldbuilding, and the most consistent throughline seems to come down to one thing: being an absolute sicko about it. Here's a post about it, including some interviews from other designers.
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
Sicko Worldbuilding
Question: What does it take to make compelling worlds? Answer: Going sicko mode.
www.mindstormpress.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📰 NEW MINDSTORM POST! 📰 I've thought a lot about what makes good worldbuilding, and the most consistent throughline seems to come down to one thing: being an absolute sicko about it. Here's a post about it, including some interviews from other designers.
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
Last year I started a series going through the Monster Manual and talking about each monster with my brother Ben. In case you missed them, here's H, I, and J:
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/09/h-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/jack...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/09/h-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/jack...
H Monsters at the Opera
A B C D Demon Dragon E F G1 G2 G3 H I Jackalwere K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Credit: my sister, again No, I h...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Last year I started a series going through the Monster Manual and talking about each monster with my brother Ben. In case you missed them, here's H, I, and J:
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/09/h-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/jack...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/09/h-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-mo...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/08/jack...
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Hey, did you know I have a blog? I don't talk about it a lot, and I probably post to it even less - but I've talked about things like my experiences with Jay Dragon's games, the math behind balancing encounters, bothering people to go try new games and more. More things coming soon.
For Want of a Silver Bullet
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August 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Hey, did you know I have a blog? I don't talk about it a lot, and I probably post to it even less - but I've talked about things like my experiences with Jay Dragon's games, the math behind balancing encounters, bothering people to go try new games and more. More things coming soon.
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If you've just started following me since Blogs on Tape got going: hi, hello, how are ya. Here's some other stuff of mine to look at, now that Blogs on Tape is done:
I publish Errant: www.killjester.com/errant
I've got a blog: www.paperspencils.com
I've got a stupid homepage: www.linkskywalker.com
I publish Errant: www.killjester.com/errant
I've got a blog: www.paperspencils.com
I've got a stupid homepage: www.linkskywalker.com
Errant — Kill Jester
www.killjester.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If you've just started following me since Blogs on Tape got going: hi, hello, how are ya. Here's some other stuff of mine to look at, now that Blogs on Tape is done:
I publish Errant: www.killjester.com/errant
I've got a blog: www.paperspencils.com
I've got a stupid homepage: www.linkskywalker.com
I publish Errant: www.killjester.com/errant
I've got a blog: www.paperspencils.com
I've got a stupid homepage: www.linkskywalker.com
Seven-Part Pact
Director: David Lowery
Necromancer: Andy Serkis (in mo-cap obv)
Hierophant: Forest Whitaker
Warlock: Ralph Ineson
Mariner: Mark Rylance
Faustian: Dev Patel
Sorcerer: Ralph Fiennes
Sage: Tilda Swinton
Necromancer's apprentice: Emma D’Arcy
King: Ian McShane
Devil: Tom Waits
Director: David Lowery
Necromancer: Andy Serkis (in mo-cap obv)
Hierophant: Forest Whitaker
Warlock: Ralph Ineson
Mariner: Mark Rylance
Faustian: Dev Patel
Sorcerer: Ralph Fiennes
Sage: Tilda Swinton
Necromancer's apprentice: Emma D’Arcy
King: Ian McShane
Devil: Tom Waits
OK. You are given full creative control to write/direct a movie based on the TTRPG of your choice. Quote rebleet with the IMDB synopsis and dream cast for your movie.
July 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Seven-Part Pact
Director: David Lowery
Necromancer: Andy Serkis (in mo-cap obv)
Hierophant: Forest Whitaker
Warlock: Ralph Ineson
Mariner: Mark Rylance
Faustian: Dev Patel
Sorcerer: Ralph Fiennes
Sage: Tilda Swinton
Necromancer's apprentice: Emma D’Arcy
King: Ian McShane
Devil: Tom Waits
Director: David Lowery
Necromancer: Andy Serkis (in mo-cap obv)
Hierophant: Forest Whitaker
Warlock: Ralph Ineson
Mariner: Mark Rylance
Faustian: Dev Patel
Sorcerer: Ralph Fiennes
Sage: Tilda Swinton
Necromancer's apprentice: Emma D’Arcy
King: Ian McShane
Devil: Tom Waits
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The myth of the free market makes us think that jumping ship without life preserver is the right choice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_V....
July 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The myth of the free market makes us think that jumping ship without life preserver is the right choice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_V....
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I always enjoy Thomas Manuel's interviews (he's one of the best interviewers in the biz), but the one with Emily Allen in the latest Yes Indie'd podcast was especially compelling.
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
A Body of Work (w/ Emily Allen)
Yes Indie'd Pod · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I always enjoy Thomas Manuel's interviews (he's one of the best interviewers in the biz), but the one with Emily Allen in the latest Yes Indie'd podcast was especially compelling.
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
open.spotify.com/episode/4h39...
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Level design for life, game designers are NERDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Game Design vs Level Design, by Dwiz.)
(I might be going slightly insane from writing all these little intro posts)
blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/23/e...
(Game Design vs Level Design, by Dwiz.)
(I might be going slightly insane from writing all these little intro posts)
blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/23/e...
July 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Level design for life, game designers are NERDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Game Design vs Level Design, by Dwiz.)
(I might be going slightly insane from writing all these little intro posts)
blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/23/e...
(Game Design vs Level Design, by Dwiz.)
(I might be going slightly insane from writing all these little intro posts)
blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/23/e...
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July 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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If you haven't voted yet, please vote HIS MAJESTY THE WORM #1 for Best Rules and Best Game
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July 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you haven't voted yet, please vote HIS MAJESTY THE WORM #1 for Best Rules and Best Game
vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/in...
vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/in...
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ENNIE Award Voting is now live! Hero Forge Kitbashing has been nominated for the Best Aid/Accessory - Digital category, so if you've enjoyed leveling up your character creation with Kitbashing, please consider voting using the link below!
LINK: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/
LINK: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/
July 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ENNIE Award Voting is now live! Hero Forge Kitbashing has been nominated for the Best Aid/Accessory - Digital category, so if you've enjoyed leveling up your character creation with Kitbashing, please consider voting using the link below!
LINK: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/
LINK: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/