Smoggy 🇦🇺
@smoggy-au.itch.io
Lifelong GM, part-time game designer.
I run Brisbane's (Australia) most active and inclusive RPG group - Brisbane Social RPG.
I make games here: https://smoggy-au.itch.io/
I run Brisbane's (Australia) most active and inclusive RPG group - Brisbane Social RPG.
I make games here: https://smoggy-au.itch.io/
Excited to receive this solo #ttrpg from @ravensridgeco.bsky.social who have been busy posting out backer rewards!
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Excited to receive this solo #ttrpg from @ravensridgeco.bsky.social who have been busy posting out backer rewards!
Yes definitely.
I've just done mine through PoD and it wasn't as bad an experience as I expected. More people should do it.
I've just done mine through PoD and it wasn't as bad an experience as I expected. More people should do it.
September 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Yes definitely.
I've just done mine through PoD and it wasn't as bad an experience as I expected. More people should do it.
I've just done mine through PoD and it wasn't as bad an experience as I expected. More people should do it.
I've now got print samples from 3 printers to compare and review! We're on the final stretch now, finding minor errors and fixing.
You'll Meet the Devil #ttrpg #storygame is nearly done!
Amazing cover and interior art from @juanochoa.bsky.social
PDF on smoggy-au.itch.io will be up soon.
You'll Meet the Devil #ttrpg #storygame is nearly done!
Amazing cover and interior art from @juanochoa.bsky.social
PDF on smoggy-au.itch.io will be up soon.
September 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I've now got print samples from 3 printers to compare and review! We're on the final stretch now, finding minor errors and fixing.
You'll Meet the Devil #ttrpg #storygame is nearly done!
Amazing cover and interior art from @juanochoa.bsky.social
PDF on smoggy-au.itch.io will be up soon.
You'll Meet the Devil #ttrpg #storygame is nearly done!
Amazing cover and interior art from @juanochoa.bsky.social
PDF on smoggy-au.itch.io will be up soon.
Final print proof arrived today for my #ttrpg #storygame "You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads" about fateful choices and life altering moments.
Super excited.
The incredible @juanochoa.bsky.social is the artist and has made the perfect set of illustrations for it. Thank you Juan.
Super excited.
The incredible @juanochoa.bsky.social is the artist and has made the perfect set of illustrations for it. Thank you Juan.
September 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Final print proof arrived today for my #ttrpg #storygame "You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads" about fateful choices and life altering moments.
Super excited.
The incredible @juanochoa.bsky.social is the artist and has made the perfect set of illustrations for it. Thank you Juan.
Super excited.
The incredible @juanochoa.bsky.social is the artist and has made the perfect set of illustrations for it. Thank you Juan.
Go Play Brisbane is all wrapped up for another year!
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
August 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Go Play Brisbane is all wrapped up for another year!
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
Thanks @perilplanet.bsky.social @tinstargames.bsky.social for making the trek up north from NSW. We loved having you.
We've had a great time with an estimated 200 people playing #ttrpg and board games with us over the course of the weekend.
Here is a quick video of the creators' row out by the beautiful Brisbane River.
The main #TTRPG area is inside, with 14 tables running sessions all weekend!
You might catch sight of @tinstargames.bsky.social there as I rush past!
The main #TTRPG area is inside, with 14 tables running sessions all weekend!
You might catch sight of @tinstargames.bsky.social there as I rush past!
August 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Here is a quick video of the creators' row out by the beautiful Brisbane River.
The main #TTRPG area is inside, with 14 tables running sessions all weekend!
You might catch sight of @tinstargames.bsky.social there as I rush past!
The main #TTRPG area is inside, with 14 tables running sessions all weekend!
You might catch sight of @tinstargames.bsky.social there as I rush past!
Supporting local creators at Go Play 2025!!
Along the beautiful Brisbane River we've got them set up adjacent to the main #TTRPG area, showcasing their newest and best works!
Along the beautiful Brisbane River we've got them set up adjacent to the main #TTRPG area, showcasing their newest and best works!
August 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Supporting local creators at Go Play 2025!!
Along the beautiful Brisbane River we've got them set up adjacent to the main #TTRPG area, showcasing their newest and best works!
Along the beautiful Brisbane River we've got them set up adjacent to the main #TTRPG area, showcasing their newest and best works!
Women in Rome.
Mid to late 20th century pulp sci-fi
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
+ illustration.
Mid to late 20th century pulp sci-fi
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
+ illustration.
August 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Women in Rome.
Mid to late 20th century pulp sci-fi
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
+ illustration.
Mid to late 20th century pulp sci-fi
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
+ illustration.
Last private playtest of Oppian Wives #ttrpg ahead of public games at Go Play.
Drawing on Drama System and Belonging Outside Belonging (and its roots in PbtA) where the women of Rome explore, exploit, and ally with each other to achieve their ends.
Their agents (men) do the dirty work for them.
Drawing on Drama System and Belonging Outside Belonging (and its roots in PbtA) where the women of Rome explore, exploit, and ally with each other to achieve their ends.
Their agents (men) do the dirty work for them.
August 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Last private playtest of Oppian Wives #ttrpg ahead of public games at Go Play.
Drawing on Drama System and Belonging Outside Belonging (and its roots in PbtA) where the women of Rome explore, exploit, and ally with each other to achieve their ends.
Their agents (men) do the dirty work for them.
Drawing on Drama System and Belonging Outside Belonging (and its roots in PbtA) where the women of Rome explore, exploit, and ally with each other to achieve their ends.
Their agents (men) do the dirty work for them.
Thank you @ndpdesign.com for the #ttrpg #design delivery today!
Excellent work as always, such great insight into the craft.
I love that you do the physical copies as well as the pdf (even all the way here to Australia), I like tangible things in my hands.
Excellent work as always, such great insight into the craft.
I love that you do the physical copies as well as the pdf (even all the way here to Australia), I like tangible things in my hands.
August 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Thank you @ndpdesign.com for the #ttrpg #design delivery today!
Excellent work as always, such great insight into the craft.
I love that you do the physical copies as well as the pdf (even all the way here to Australia), I like tangible things in my hands.
Excellent work as always, such great insight into the craft.
I love that you do the physical copies as well as the pdf (even all the way here to Australia), I like tangible things in my hands.
Tonight I got to play Grok #ttrpg thanks to GM @beerforall.bsky.social
Grok is a super rules light, incredibly fun, and has amazing art!!
We escaped war between two dimensional armies, teleported through magic doors, fought a monster in a sewer, then rode to victory on the back of a dinosaur!!
Grok is a super rules light, incredibly fun, and has amazing art!!
We escaped war between two dimensional armies, teleported through magic doors, fought a monster in a sewer, then rode to victory on the back of a dinosaur!!
August 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Tonight I got to play Grok #ttrpg thanks to GM @beerforall.bsky.social
Grok is a super rules light, incredibly fun, and has amazing art!!
We escaped war between two dimensional armies, teleported through magic doors, fought a monster in a sewer, then rode to victory on the back of a dinosaur!!
Grok is a super rules light, incredibly fun, and has amazing art!!
We escaped war between two dimensional armies, teleported through magic doors, fought a monster in a sewer, then rode to victory on the back of a dinosaur!!
Sometimes in #TTRPG design we gloss over all the ugly bits.
This is my big ugly mess. I celebrate it.
All designs start out bad. Keep going.
Oppian Wives has gone through its first post-playtest do-over and is now undergoing the second round of kicking and shoving before the next playtest.
This is my big ugly mess. I celebrate it.
All designs start out bad. Keep going.
Oppian Wives has gone through its first post-playtest do-over and is now undergoing the second round of kicking and shoving before the next playtest.
July 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Sometimes in #TTRPG design we gloss over all the ugly bits.
This is my big ugly mess. I celebrate it.
All designs start out bad. Keep going.
Oppian Wives has gone through its first post-playtest do-over and is now undergoing the second round of kicking and shoving before the next playtest.
This is my big ugly mess. I celebrate it.
All designs start out bad. Keep going.
Oppian Wives has gone through its first post-playtest do-over and is now undergoing the second round of kicking and shoving before the next playtest.
Wow yes that is beautiful.
I've been using GMIC (it's "procedural" not "AI") in Affinity Photo on public domain pieces lately for Oppian Wives. It allows me to get a stylised view.
(I'm still not good with it yet)
For instance - this is "conferring the toga".
Image credit in alt text.
I've been using GMIC (it's "procedural" not "AI") in Affinity Photo on public domain pieces lately for Oppian Wives. It allows me to get a stylised view.
(I'm still not good with it yet)
For instance - this is "conferring the toga".
Image credit in alt text.
June 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Wow yes that is beautiful.
I've been using GMIC (it's "procedural" not "AI") in Affinity Photo on public domain pieces lately for Oppian Wives. It allows me to get a stylised view.
(I'm still not good with it yet)
For instance - this is "conferring the toga".
Image credit in alt text.
I've been using GMIC (it's "procedural" not "AI") in Affinity Photo on public domain pieces lately for Oppian Wives. It allows me to get a stylised view.
(I'm still not good with it yet)
For instance - this is "conferring the toga".
Image credit in alt text.
Awesome time with the first ever playtest of my MoonAge #ttrpg tonight.
I've learnt heaps to take into the next draft, and most importantly, I had a cracking time, and so did the players.
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
I've learnt heaps to take into the next draft, and most importantly, I had a cracking time, and so did the players.
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
June 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Awesome time with the first ever playtest of my MoonAge #ttrpg tonight.
I've learnt heaps to take into the next draft, and most importantly, I had a cracking time, and so did the players.
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
I've learnt heaps to take into the next draft, and most importantly, I had a cracking time, and so did the players.
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
And here's me with your great game that I just bought!! 🤣
Great to meet you in person!
Great to meet you in person!
May 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
And here's me with your great game that I just bought!! 🤣
Great to meet you in person!
Great to meet you in person!
Great event for local tabletop creators today at our favourite Netherworld.
Had to pick up these awesome titles from local game designers!
Thanks @haindesigns.com and @ravensridgeco.bsky.social
Had to pick up these awesome titles from local game designers!
Thanks @haindesigns.com and @ravensridgeco.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Great event for local tabletop creators today at our favourite Netherworld.
Had to pick up these awesome titles from local game designers!
Thanks @haindesigns.com and @ravensridgeco.bsky.social
Had to pick up these awesome titles from local game designers!
Thanks @haindesigns.com and @ravensridgeco.bsky.social
Following @juanochoa.bsky.social snippet the other day, here's a further WIP of the cover for You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads #ttrpg with part of Juan's amazing painting.
I'm still working to find the right font and layout. Font is "One Slice" from @chequered.ink ❤️
Releasing late June.
I'm still working to find the right font and layout. Font is "One Slice" from @chequered.ink ❤️
Releasing late June.
May 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Following @juanochoa.bsky.social snippet the other day, here's a further WIP of the cover for You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads #ttrpg with part of Juan's amazing painting.
I'm still working to find the right font and layout. Font is "One Slice" from @chequered.ink ❤️
Releasing late June.
I'm still working to find the right font and layout. Font is "One Slice" from @chequered.ink ❤️
Releasing late June.
The incredible @juanochoa.bsky.social finished the cover painting last night.
Here is a teaser he put up earlier on bsky. Follow him for amazing RPG art and more.
I'm very excited to release "You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads" #ttrpg #storygame in the next few weeks.
Here is a teaser he put up earlier on bsky. Follow him for amazing RPG art and more.
I'm very excited to release "You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads" #ttrpg #storygame in the next few weeks.
May 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The incredible @juanochoa.bsky.social finished the cover painting last night.
Here is a teaser he put up earlier on bsky. Follow him for amazing RPG art and more.
I'm very excited to release "You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads" #ttrpg #storygame in the next few weeks.
Here is a teaser he put up earlier on bsky. Follow him for amazing RPG art and more.
I'm very excited to release "You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads" #ttrpg #storygame in the next few weeks.
6 of us playing as rabbits in a post-apocalyptic Brisbane thanks to Netherworld.
The radiation is creeping towards our warren, so the brave bunnies are out searching for the promised land of green fields.
Let's play to find out how that goes.
The radiation is creeping towards our warren, so the brave bunnies are out searching for the promised land of green fields.
Let's play to find out how that goes.
May 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
6 of us playing as rabbits in a post-apocalyptic Brisbane thanks to Netherworld.
The radiation is creeping towards our warren, so the brave bunnies are out searching for the promised land of green fields.
Let's play to find out how that goes.
The radiation is creeping towards our warren, so the brave bunnies are out searching for the promised land of green fields.
Let's play to find out how that goes.
Yeah, you mean Ben?
He's the one who has organised this.
He's the one who has organised this.
May 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Yeah, you mean Ben?
He's the one who has organised this.
He's the one who has organised this.
The first draft of my #pbta #ttrpg 'Moonage' - the game of retro-fantasy-sci-fi Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) is now ready for people to have a go at.
Lots of gaps and holes in this, it's a first draft!
Feedback is welcome and encouraged via my itch page:
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
Lots of gaps and holes in this, it's a first draft!
Feedback is welcome and encouraged via my itch page:
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
May 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The first draft of my #pbta #ttrpg 'Moonage' - the game of retro-fantasy-sci-fi Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) is now ready for people to have a go at.
Lots of gaps and holes in this, it's a first draft!
Feedback is welcome and encouraged via my itch page:
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
Lots of gaps and holes in this, it's a first draft!
Feedback is welcome and encouraged via my itch page:
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
Got the first Moonage #ttrpg playbook "playtest ready" tonight.
I took on the Earthling and it was great fun to give things like a "Flash Gordon T-shirt" as gear 😃
Only 9 more playbooks to go, but I'm really glad to progress on this. It's been sitting around forever burning to get out of me.
I took on the Earthling and it was great fun to give things like a "Flash Gordon T-shirt" as gear 😃
Only 9 more playbooks to go, but I'm really glad to progress on this. It's been sitting around forever burning to get out of me.
April 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Got the first Moonage #ttrpg playbook "playtest ready" tonight.
I took on the Earthling and it was great fun to give things like a "Flash Gordon T-shirt" as gear 😃
Only 9 more playbooks to go, but I'm really glad to progress on this. It's been sitting around forever burning to get out of me.
I took on the Earthling and it was great fun to give things like a "Flash Gordon T-shirt" as gear 😃
Only 9 more playbooks to go, but I'm really glad to progress on this. It's been sitting around forever burning to get out of me.
I whipped up this little image as a placeholder / inspo while I figure out how to get the document into a "playtest ready" state from all my rough text. Aiming for some time in May.
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
Inspired by stuff like Flash Gordon and of course Ziggy Stardust.
#ttrpg
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
Inspired by stuff like Flash Gordon and of course Ziggy Stardust.
#ttrpg
April 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I whipped up this little image as a placeholder / inspo while I figure out how to get the document into a "playtest ready" state from all my rough text. Aiming for some time in May.
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
Inspired by stuff like Flash Gordon and of course Ziggy Stardust.
#ttrpg
smoggy-au.itch.io/moonage
Inspired by stuff like Flash Gordon and of course Ziggy Stardust.
#ttrpg
Great news re #TTRPG You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads (YMTD).
The brilliant @juanochoa.bsky.social (details in image alt text) is finishing artwork - his work attached.
Editing & layout also near done.
I'll remove old one on Itch.io in May to make way for the finalised version in June.
The brilliant @juanochoa.bsky.social (details in image alt text) is finishing artwork - his work attached.
Editing & layout also near done.
I'll remove old one on Itch.io in May to make way for the finalised version in June.
April 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Great news re #TTRPG You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads (YMTD).
The brilliant @juanochoa.bsky.social (details in image alt text) is finishing artwork - his work attached.
Editing & layout also near done.
I'll remove old one on Itch.io in May to make way for the finalised version in June.
The brilliant @juanochoa.bsky.social (details in image alt text) is finishing artwork - his work attached.
Editing & layout also near done.
I'll remove old one on Itch.io in May to make way for the finalised version in June.