S. John Ross
@sjohnross.bsky.social
You examine the S. John closely, but find only a small tag proclaiming him a product of the Frobozz Magic Game Designer Company.
Maps, games, fonts, food. https://linktr.ee/sjohnross
Maps, games, fonts, food. https://linktr.ee/sjohnross
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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The Haunting of Tillinghast Manor, my latest adventure-scenario for Challengers of Vanth, is available for free download from my itch.io store! 48 pages of SPOOKY ADVENTURE -- ABSOLUTELY FREE!
geekrampage.itch.io/the-haunting...
#encounter-critical #challengersofvanth #ttrpg
geekrampage.itch.io/the-haunting...
#encounter-critical #challengersofvanth #ttrpg
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The Haunting of Tillinghast Manor, my latest adventure-scenario for Challengers of Vanth, is available for free download from my itch.io store! 48 pages of SPOOKY ADVENTURE -- ABSOLUTELY FREE!
geekrampage.itch.io/the-haunting...
#encounter-critical #challengersofvanth #ttrpg
geekrampage.itch.io/the-haunting...
#encounter-critical #challengersofvanth #ttrpg
Our alleycats presented us with a dead bird today and I'm feeling so appreciated. 😹
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Our alleycats presented us with a dead bird today and I'm feeling so appreciated. 😹
After tons of wrestling with the Discover feed (hundreds upon hundreds of more-like-this and less-like-this responses, and dozens of Blocks) I finally noticed that the best feature of the Discover feed is you can get rid of the Discover feed. 😆
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
After tons of wrestling with the Discover feed (hundreds upon hundreds of more-like-this and less-like-this responses, and dozens of Blocks) I finally noticed that the best feature of the Discover feed is you can get rid of the Discover feed. 😆
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Did you catch this weeks set? youtu.be/YAwzlt_afZg?...
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Did you catch this weeks set? youtu.be/YAwzlt_afZg?...
One of tonight's writing tasks is just writing some simple rules examples.
Of all the things to kick my ass a bit, this is kicking my ass a bit. 😆
But I'll push through because then I get to spend the rest of the night writing about the #Hammondal theater community.
#TTRPG #TTRPGWriting
Of all the things to kick my ass a bit, this is kicking my ass a bit. 😆
But I'll push through because then I get to spend the rest of the night writing about the #Hammondal theater community.
#TTRPG #TTRPGWriting
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
One of tonight's writing tasks is just writing some simple rules examples.
Of all the things to kick my ass a bit, this is kicking my ass a bit. 😆
But I'll push through because then I get to spend the rest of the night writing about the #Hammondal theater community.
#TTRPG #TTRPGWriting
Of all the things to kick my ass a bit, this is kicking my ass a bit. 😆
But I'll push through because then I get to spend the rest of the night writing about the #Hammondal theater community.
#TTRPG #TTRPGWriting
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Cover by Irving Tripp.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Cover by Irving Tripp.
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Mirror shot with Sterling Hayden in #FilmNoir The Killing (1956).
Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
#Noirvember
Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
#Noirvember
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Mirror shot with Sterling Hayden in #FilmNoir The Killing (1956).
Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
#Noirvember
Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
#Noirvember
It's nice diving back into campaign design with the #Hammondal campaign (companion book to the city guide).
2 of my first 3 books were campaign modules, and ... then I just did a lot of stuff that WASN'T that, for a lot of years. Nice to return with experience.
#TTRPG #TTRPGDesign #AdventureDesign
2 of my first 3 books were campaign modules, and ... then I just did a lot of stuff that WASN'T that, for a lot of years. Nice to return with experience.
#TTRPG #TTRPGDesign #AdventureDesign
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It's nice diving back into campaign design with the #Hammondal campaign (companion book to the city guide).
2 of my first 3 books were campaign modules, and ... then I just did a lot of stuff that WASN'T that, for a lot of years. Nice to return with experience.
#TTRPG #TTRPGDesign #AdventureDesign
2 of my first 3 books were campaign modules, and ... then I just did a lot of stuff that WASN'T that, for a lot of years. Nice to return with experience.
#TTRPG #TTRPGDesign #AdventureDesign
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November 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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I think the first edition of Pendragon remains the most beautiful box set in the history of the roleplaying game art form. Gorgeous cover by Jody Lee, innovative but clean layout by Yurek Chodak, wonderful full colour map by Charlie Krank and above all the romantic interior art by Lisa Free.
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I think the first edition of Pendragon remains the most beautiful box set in the history of the roleplaying game art form. Gorgeous cover by Jody Lee, innovative but clean layout by Yurek Chodak, wonderful full colour map by Charlie Krank and above all the romantic interior art by Lisa Free.
An earlier draft of the Trostig map for Toast of the Town, before I nailed the colors I really wanted. I would have described the map as "95% done" at this point but it was more like the 50-percent mark in practice 😆
#FantasyMaps #TTRPG #RisusRPG #UresiaRPG
#FantasyMaps #TTRPG #RisusRPG #UresiaRPG
November 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
An earlier draft of the Trostig map for Toast of the Town, before I nailed the colors I really wanted. I would have described the map as "95% done" at this point but it was more like the 50-percent mark in practice 😆
#FantasyMaps #TTRPG #RisusRPG #UresiaRPG
#FantasyMaps #TTRPG #RisusRPG #UresiaRPG
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Happy Halloween everyone! Here’s a quick look on how I painted my cover for “Zatannic Panic!”. I used watercolor and gouache. Have a safe night out there everyone 🎃! #artprocess
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Happy Halloween everyone! Here’s a quick look on how I painted my cover for “Zatannic Panic!”. I used watercolor and gouache. Have a safe night out there everyone 🎃! #artprocess
News is like "Patel claims FBI thwarted a terrorist attack" and my first thought is something like they impounded a bookmobile, or prevented a community-theater production of Rent.
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
News is like "Patel claims FBI thwarted a terrorist attack" and my first thought is something like they impounded a bookmobile, or prevented a community-theater production of Rent.
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Happy Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Happy Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Movie theatre marquee and display for The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)🎬🍿🎞
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Movie theatre marquee and display for The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)🎬🍿🎞
I'm always on the hunt for modern examples of the HTT adventure form!
If an adventure depends on scenes, set-pieces, story, encounters, puzzles, location-crawling, or staged moral choices: it's not HTT.
If it's made of _problems,_ though ... I want to promote and celebrate it!
#TTRPG #HTTRPG
If an adventure depends on scenes, set-pieces, story, encounters, puzzles, location-crawling, or staged moral choices: it's not HTT.
If it's made of _problems,_ though ... I want to promote and celebrate it!
#TTRPG #HTTRPG
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Whenever I ponder exploring a new creative outlet, I read up.
And I'm always horrified to see the baseline assumption that nobody would do X (whatever X is) unless they're fixated on monetizing it. Only cold-hearted hustlers welcome in this artform. No guidance for the sincerely curious creator.
And I'm always horrified to see the baseline assumption that nobody would do X (whatever X is) unless they're fixated on monetizing it. Only cold-hearted hustlers welcome in this artform. No guidance for the sincerely curious creator.
October 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Whenever I ponder exploring a new creative outlet, I read up.
And I'm always horrified to see the baseline assumption that nobody would do X (whatever X is) unless they're fixated on monetizing it. Only cold-hearted hustlers welcome in this artform. No guidance for the sincerely curious creator.
And I'm always horrified to see the baseline assumption that nobody would do X (whatever X is) unless they're fixated on monetizing it. Only cold-hearted hustlers welcome in this artform. No guidance for the sincerely curious creator.
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When I'm not doing RPG stuff for work, I'm doing fan RPG stuff, and one of my projects has been from-the-ground up vector remasters of the classic Paranoia forms.
(Also making several all-NEW forms, natch ... and adventures for introducing them, and ...)
#ParanoiaRPG #TTRPG
(Also making several all-NEW forms, natch ... and adventures for introducing them, and ...)
#ParanoiaRPG #TTRPG
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
When I'm not doing RPG stuff for work, I'm doing fan RPG stuff, and one of my projects has been from-the-ground up vector remasters of the classic Paranoia forms.
(Also making several all-NEW forms, natch ... and adventures for introducing them, and ...)
#ParanoiaRPG #TTRPG
(Also making several all-NEW forms, natch ... and adventures for introducing them, and ...)
#ParanoiaRPG #TTRPG
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timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning