Pandatheist
@pandatheist.bsky.social
reaching for the fall
She/Her
background by Francesca Baerald
profile pic by Faryn Hughes
She/Her
background by Francesca Baerald
profile pic by Faryn Hughes
A nice surprise in the mail today 🎉💖
August 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A nice surprise in the mail today 🎉💖
18) Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland
First designer to get 2 games on the list! We did a series, year before last, of (almost) One Shot Wednesdays, and this was a discussion highlight. Teaches a lot I think about setting vs mechanics and what players bring to the table. Super unique game ✨
First designer to get 2 games on the list! We did a series, year before last, of (almost) One Shot Wednesdays, and this was a discussion highlight. Teaches a lot I think about setting vs mechanics and what players bring to the table. Super unique game ✨
August 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
18) Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland
First designer to get 2 games on the list! We did a series, year before last, of (almost) One Shot Wednesdays, and this was a discussion highlight. Teaches a lot I think about setting vs mechanics and what players bring to the table. Super unique game ✨
First designer to get 2 games on the list! We did a series, year before last, of (almost) One Shot Wednesdays, and this was a discussion highlight. Teaches a lot I think about setting vs mechanics and what players bring to the table. Super unique game ✨
17) 👸 Dinosaur Princesses 🦖
I mean... does this one need an explanation not answered by the title? Besides. You literally create characters using descriptive words and then use your words to solve problems 🤯🤯🤯
I mean... does this one need an explanation not answered by the title? Besides. You literally create characters using descriptive words and then use your words to solve problems 🤯🤯🤯
August 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
17) 👸 Dinosaur Princesses 🦖
I mean... does this one need an explanation not answered by the title? Besides. You literally create characters using descriptive words and then use your words to solve problems 🤯🤯🤯
I mean... does this one need an explanation not answered by the title? Besides. You literally create characters using descriptive words and then use your words to solve problems 🤯🤯🤯
16) Glitch
My personal Everest, the only rpg I own I havent finished reading. It starts off with one of the best metaphors for depression and dysphoria Ive ever read. Its full of incredible ideas I gravitate towards innately, that fucking sing to my soul. Its structured to actively harm my adhd 🤦♀️🤷♀️
My personal Everest, the only rpg I own I havent finished reading. It starts off with one of the best metaphors for depression and dysphoria Ive ever read. Its full of incredible ideas I gravitate towards innately, that fucking sing to my soul. Its structured to actively harm my adhd 🤦♀️🤷♀️
August 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
16) Glitch
My personal Everest, the only rpg I own I havent finished reading. It starts off with one of the best metaphors for depression and dysphoria Ive ever read. Its full of incredible ideas I gravitate towards innately, that fucking sing to my soul. Its structured to actively harm my adhd 🤦♀️🤷♀️
My personal Everest, the only rpg I own I havent finished reading. It starts off with one of the best metaphors for depression and dysphoria Ive ever read. Its full of incredible ideas I gravitate towards innately, that fucking sing to my soul. Its structured to actively harm my adhd 🤦♀️🤷♀️
15) Electrum Archive
Feels early Miyazaki in the best way. Whimsical, beautiful, dangerous. The system is elegant, the art is stunning, the writing is endlessly creative. Usable, inspiring, delightfully awful. And the magic is *chefs kiss*
Feels early Miyazaki in the best way. Whimsical, beautiful, dangerous. The system is elegant, the art is stunning, the writing is endlessly creative. Usable, inspiring, delightfully awful. And the magic is *chefs kiss*
August 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
15) Electrum Archive
Feels early Miyazaki in the best way. Whimsical, beautiful, dangerous. The system is elegant, the art is stunning, the writing is endlessly creative. Usable, inspiring, delightfully awful. And the magic is *chefs kiss*
Feels early Miyazaki in the best way. Whimsical, beautiful, dangerous. The system is elegant, the art is stunning, the writing is endlessly creative. Usable, inspiring, delightfully awful. And the magic is *chefs kiss*
14) Mothership
A Pound of Flesh is maybe my favorite adventure Ive ran. Im probably a pain in the ass talking about it so incessantly over the years, but it really does deserve it. My favorite types of horror, perfectly designed for the way I use and reference adventures. Violently anti capitalist
A Pound of Flesh is maybe my favorite adventure Ive ran. Im probably a pain in the ass talking about it so incessantly over the years, but it really does deserve it. My favorite types of horror, perfectly designed for the way I use and reference adventures. Violently anti capitalist
August 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
14) Mothership
A Pound of Flesh is maybe my favorite adventure Ive ran. Im probably a pain in the ass talking about it so incessantly over the years, but it really does deserve it. My favorite types of horror, perfectly designed for the way I use and reference adventures. Violently anti capitalist
A Pound of Flesh is maybe my favorite adventure Ive ran. Im probably a pain in the ass talking about it so incessantly over the years, but it really does deserve it. My favorite types of horror, perfectly designed for the way I use and reference adventures. Violently anti capitalist
13) Thousand Thousand Islands
Does so much with so little space. A few lines and a black and white and suddenly people come alive. Feels real, lived in, true. Mythic rather than magical in the best way.
Does so much with so little space. A few lines and a black and white and suddenly people come alive. Feels real, lived in, true. Mythic rather than magical in the best way.
August 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
13) Thousand Thousand Islands
Does so much with so little space. A few lines and a black and white and suddenly people come alive. Feels real, lived in, true. Mythic rather than magical in the best way.
Does so much with so little space. A few lines and a black and white and suddenly people come alive. Feels real, lived in, true. Mythic rather than magical in the best way.
12) Spire
That sweet sweet classic resistance system. Gorgeous, cool as hell, incredibly evocative writing. Spawned a million kickstarter spends and inspired me to design my first real game. Plus, feels kinda great to fuck up some fascists, even if youre likely go down with the ship.
That sweet sweet classic resistance system. Gorgeous, cool as hell, incredibly evocative writing. Spawned a million kickstarter spends and inspired me to design my first real game. Plus, feels kinda great to fuck up some fascists, even if youre likely go down with the ship.
August 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
12) Spire
That sweet sweet classic resistance system. Gorgeous, cool as hell, incredibly evocative writing. Spawned a million kickstarter spends and inspired me to design my first real game. Plus, feels kinda great to fuck up some fascists, even if youre likely go down with the ship.
That sweet sweet classic resistance system. Gorgeous, cool as hell, incredibly evocative writing. Spawned a million kickstarter spends and inspired me to design my first real game. Plus, feels kinda great to fuck up some fascists, even if youre likely go down with the ship.
11) Urban Shadows
Its no big deal, take a little corruption. Get stronger! And sure, youll become a bigger target, but just take a little more corruption and... That self destructive snowball that feels so good until it blows up your life. 1e made me genuinely love mechanics for the first time.
Its no big deal, take a little corruption. Get stronger! And sure, youll become a bigger target, but just take a little more corruption and... That self destructive snowball that feels so good until it blows up your life. 1e made me genuinely love mechanics for the first time.
August 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
11) Urban Shadows
Its no big deal, take a little corruption. Get stronger! And sure, youll become a bigger target, but just take a little more corruption and... That self destructive snowball that feels so good until it blows up your life. 1e made me genuinely love mechanics for the first time.
Its no big deal, take a little corruption. Get stronger! And sure, youll become a bigger target, but just take a little more corruption and... That self destructive snowball that feels so good until it blows up your life. 1e made me genuinely love mechanics for the first time.
10) Fight With Spirit
Inspirational sports game rpg!!! Even character creation is fun. Its heartfelt without ever feeling saccharine, light rules that have a large impact. Gorgeous. Fantastic graphic design and layout legitimately makes it all more usable. Play it. Itll make your life brighter ✨
Inspirational sports game rpg!!! Even character creation is fun. Its heartfelt without ever feeling saccharine, light rules that have a large impact. Gorgeous. Fantastic graphic design and layout legitimately makes it all more usable. Play it. Itll make your life brighter ✨
August 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
10) Fight With Spirit
Inspirational sports game rpg!!! Even character creation is fun. Its heartfelt without ever feeling saccharine, light rules that have a large impact. Gorgeous. Fantastic graphic design and layout legitimately makes it all more usable. Play it. Itll make your life brighter ✨
Inspirational sports game rpg!!! Even character creation is fun. Its heartfelt without ever feeling saccharine, light rules that have a large impact. Gorgeous. Fantastic graphic design and layout legitimately makes it all more usable. Play it. Itll make your life brighter ✨
9) TEETH
Such a good setting. Going to call out Blood Cotillion as one of my favorite one shots, period. You play assassins pretending to be debutantes at a ball while hunting for cultists. Amazing settup, hilarious character options. Genuinely laugh out loud funny playbooks, which is rare 💖
Such a good setting. Going to call out Blood Cotillion as one of my favorite one shots, period. You play assassins pretending to be debutantes at a ball while hunting for cultists. Amazing settup, hilarious character options. Genuinely laugh out loud funny playbooks, which is rare 💖
August 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
9) TEETH
Such a good setting. Going to call out Blood Cotillion as one of my favorite one shots, period. You play assassins pretending to be debutantes at a ball while hunting for cultists. Amazing settup, hilarious character options. Genuinely laugh out loud funny playbooks, which is rare 💖
Such a good setting. Going to call out Blood Cotillion as one of my favorite one shots, period. You play assassins pretending to be debutantes at a ball while hunting for cultists. Amazing settup, hilarious character options. Genuinely laugh out loud funny playbooks, which is rare 💖
8) Wise Women
Deserves so much more attention. You play medieval witches balancing your secrets and social desires with the supernatural beings causing your village problems. Moves are from. plants youve collected. Each plant has 3 spells. Use em, find new ones, cycle through as you go. Genius 🙌
Deserves so much more attention. You play medieval witches balancing your secrets and social desires with the supernatural beings causing your village problems. Moves are from. plants youve collected. Each plant has 3 spells. Use em, find new ones, cycle through as you go. Genius 🙌
August 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
8) Wise Women
Deserves so much more attention. You play medieval witches balancing your secrets and social desires with the supernatural beings causing your village problems. Moves are from. plants youve collected. Each plant has 3 spells. Use em, find new ones, cycle through as you go. Genius 🙌
Deserves so much more attention. You play medieval witches balancing your secrets and social desires with the supernatural beings causing your village problems. Moves are from. plants youve collected. Each plant has 3 spells. Use em, find new ones, cycle through as you go. Genius 🙌
7) Beowulf
My favorite 5e product(s) ever made. Gorgeous art, full of poetry and thoughtful touches. Clever rules, cool adventures, awful monsters and genuinely heroic settups. Posting the starter adventure in particular cause its 🔥 and theres not enough duet games in the world.
My favorite 5e product(s) ever made. Gorgeous art, full of poetry and thoughtful touches. Clever rules, cool adventures, awful monsters and genuinely heroic settups. Posting the starter adventure in particular cause its 🔥 and theres not enough duet games in the world.
August 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
7) Beowulf
My favorite 5e product(s) ever made. Gorgeous art, full of poetry and thoughtful touches. Clever rules, cool adventures, awful monsters and genuinely heroic settups. Posting the starter adventure in particular cause its 🔥 and theres not enough duet games in the world.
My favorite 5e product(s) ever made. Gorgeous art, full of poetry and thoughtful touches. Clever rules, cool adventures, awful monsters and genuinely heroic settups. Posting the starter adventure in particular cause its 🔥 and theres not enough duet games in the world.
6) DIE
Played a 13 session campaign with the beta before they released campaign rules. Hell of a group, amazing game. Theres a long thread from twitter might be worth reposting at some point. I figured out I was trans unrelated mid game, which is some timing. Extremely memorable. Bleed is real 😱🩸
Played a 13 session campaign with the beta before they released campaign rules. Hell of a group, amazing game. Theres a long thread from twitter might be worth reposting at some point. I figured out I was trans unrelated mid game, which is some timing. Extremely memorable. Bleed is real 😱🩸
August 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
6) DIE
Played a 13 session campaign with the beta before they released campaign rules. Hell of a group, amazing game. Theres a long thread from twitter might be worth reposting at some point. I figured out I was trans unrelated mid game, which is some timing. Extremely memorable. Bleed is real 😱🩸
Played a 13 session campaign with the beta before they released campaign rules. Hell of a group, amazing game. Theres a long thread from twitter might be worth reposting at some point. I figured out I was trans unrelated mid game, which is some timing. Extremely memorable. Bleed is real 😱🩸
5) Deep Carbon Observatory
Helped me fall in love with the OSR. Literary, brutal, bizarre and surprising by turns. I had the joy of playing in the playtest for the rerelease, starting one of my favorite groups of all time. Stayed together for several years. Sam, Yoshi, Ethan, Sean, youre the best 🖤
Helped me fall in love with the OSR. Literary, brutal, bizarre and surprising by turns. I had the joy of playing in the playtest for the rerelease, starting one of my favorite groups of all time. Stayed together for several years. Sam, Yoshi, Ethan, Sean, youre the best 🖤
August 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
5) Deep Carbon Observatory
Helped me fall in love with the OSR. Literary, brutal, bizarre and surprising by turns. I had the joy of playing in the playtest for the rerelease, starting one of my favorite groups of all time. Stayed together for several years. Sam, Yoshi, Ethan, Sean, youre the best 🖤
Helped me fall in love with the OSR. Literary, brutal, bizarre and surprising by turns. I had the joy of playing in the playtest for the rerelease, starting one of my favorite groups of all time. Stayed together for several years. Sam, Yoshi, Ethan, Sean, youre the best 🖤
4) Stygian Library
Generative dungeon crawl through an endless library. Emily Allen does brilliant, thoughtful work consistently and this is a classic. Gorgeous reprint the second with stunning art by Alec Sorenson. My first ennie judges pick once upon a time, and I stand by it.
Generative dungeon crawl through an endless library. Emily Allen does brilliant, thoughtful work consistently and this is a classic. Gorgeous reprint the second with stunning art by Alec Sorenson. My first ennie judges pick once upon a time, and I stand by it.
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
4) Stygian Library
Generative dungeon crawl through an endless library. Emily Allen does brilliant, thoughtful work consistently and this is a classic. Gorgeous reprint the second with stunning art by Alec Sorenson. My first ennie judges pick once upon a time, and I stand by it.
Generative dungeon crawl through an endless library. Emily Allen does brilliant, thoughtful work consistently and this is a classic. Gorgeous reprint the second with stunning art by Alec Sorenson. My first ennie judges pick once upon a time, and I stand by it.
3) City of Winter
Canvas scroll maps! Memories, cultural practices, emotional trauma, and age are your resource management game. It feels good. Structured enough to keep a GMless game flowing, deep enough to find your feels, beautiful, engaging. Gotta play it in person.
Canvas scroll maps! Memories, cultural practices, emotional trauma, and age are your resource management game. It feels good. Structured enough to keep a GMless game flowing, deep enough to find your feels, beautiful, engaging. Gotta play it in person.
August 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
3) City of Winter
Canvas scroll maps! Memories, cultural practices, emotional trauma, and age are your resource management game. It feels good. Structured enough to keep a GMless game flowing, deep enough to find your feels, beautiful, engaging. Gotta play it in person.
Canvas scroll maps! Memories, cultural practices, emotional trauma, and age are your resource management game. It feels good. Structured enough to keep a GMless game flowing, deep enough to find your feels, beautiful, engaging. Gotta play it in person.
2) Fabula Ultima
One of the few games deserving the hype. Shockingly readable, new player friendly, gorgeous art, tactically crunchy and fresh feeling while remixing entirely things youve seen before. Its real good. Ran a short campaign of it with some great people and had a blast
One of the few games deserving the hype. Shockingly readable, new player friendly, gorgeous art, tactically crunchy and fresh feeling while remixing entirely things youve seen before. Its real good. Ran a short campaign of it with some great people and had a blast
August 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
2) Fabula Ultima
One of the few games deserving the hype. Shockingly readable, new player friendly, gorgeous art, tactically crunchy and fresh feeling while remixing entirely things youve seen before. Its real good. Ran a short campaign of it with some great people and had a blast
One of the few games deserving the hype. Shockingly readable, new player friendly, gorgeous art, tactically crunchy and fresh feeling while remixing entirely things youve seen before. Its real good. Ran a short campaign of it with some great people and had a blast
1) The Quiet Year
Still one of my favorite rpgs. The way it simplifies resources and scarcity is incredibly elegant, the balance as players fuck with the world theyre simultaneously exploring and bringing to life. Introduced Avery Alder and map making games to me. Absolute classic
Still one of my favorite rpgs. The way it simplifies resources and scarcity is incredibly elegant, the balance as players fuck with the world theyre simultaneously exploring and bringing to life. Introduced Avery Alder and map making games to me. Absolute classic
August 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
1) The Quiet Year
Still one of my favorite rpgs. The way it simplifies resources and scarcity is incredibly elegant, the balance as players fuck with the world theyre simultaneously exploring and bringing to life. Introduced Avery Alder and map making games to me. Absolute classic
Still one of my favorite rpgs. The way it simplifies resources and scarcity is incredibly elegant, the balance as players fuck with the world theyre simultaneously exploring and bringing to life. Introduced Avery Alder and map making games to me. Absolute classic
Beyond the Pale
Last night I finished a 3 session run of Beyond the Pale by Yochai Gal, a decidedly Jewish Cairn adventure centered on the shtetl of Kest. Theres a ton of interesting things worth talking about in this one, and it will be spoiler heavy by necessity. Lets dive in!
Last night I finished a 3 session run of Beyond the Pale by Yochai Gal, a decidedly Jewish Cairn adventure centered on the shtetl of Kest. Theres a ton of interesting things worth talking about in this one, and it will be spoiler heavy by necessity. Lets dive in!
August 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Beyond the Pale
Last night I finished a 3 session run of Beyond the Pale by Yochai Gal, a decidedly Jewish Cairn adventure centered on the shtetl of Kest. Theres a ton of interesting things worth talking about in this one, and it will be spoiler heavy by necessity. Lets dive in!
Last night I finished a 3 session run of Beyond the Pale by Yochai Gal, a decidedly Jewish Cairn adventure centered on the shtetl of Kest. Theres a ton of interesting things worth talking about in this one, and it will be spoiler heavy by necessity. Lets dive in!
Final session of Beyond the Pale tonight! Its been a fun ride. Its been a hot minute since Ive run a game, and its been a pleasure to come back to it with good friends. Its got a lot of interesting choices and I have lots and lots of thoughts
August 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Final session of Beyond the Pale tonight! Its been a fun ride. Its been a hot minute since Ive run a game, and its been a pleasure to come back to it with good friends. Its got a lot of interesting choices and I have lots and lots of thoughts
Bluebeard's Bride has the best rpg cover ever made. I would bet money far more people bought it for its cover than ever played it, let alone read it. Our local game store would endcap it and it would be gone within 24 hours.
August 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Bluebeard's Bride has the best rpg cover ever made. I would bet money far more people bought it for its cover than ever played it, let alone read it. Our local game store would endcap it and it would be gone within 24 hours.
The single best line from any rpg ever is from a random encounter table in Anomalous Subsurface Environment by Patrick Wetmore. Still kills me every time
"Mimes. Dozens of them, trapped in their invisible boxes, silently pleading for help"
"Mimes. Dozens of them, trapped in their invisible boxes, silently pleading for help"
July 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The single best line from any rpg ever is from a random encounter table in Anomalous Subsurface Environment by Patrick Wetmore. Still kills me every time
"Mimes. Dozens of them, trapped in their invisible boxes, silently pleading for help"
"Mimes. Dozens of them, trapped in their invisible boxes, silently pleading for help"
Unlocked the only character I ever need to play again in the new Mario Kart and just look at our beautiful queen 🙇♀️👑
July 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Unlocked the only character I ever need to play again in the new Mario Kart and just look at our beautiful queen 🙇♀️👑
Saw Superman last night. Im still upset he called Krypto a bad dog early and then just never called him a good dog. I kept waiting and waiting and it kept not happening even when Krypto was THE BEST DOG and then the movie ended and I just cant even. The poor baby!
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July 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Saw Superman last night. Im still upset he called Krypto a bad dog early and then just never called him a good dog. I kept waiting and waiting and it kept not happening even when Krypto was THE BEST DOG and then the movie ended and I just cant even. The poor baby!
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