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seb pines
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🪙 ½ @goodluckpress.co // horror goon // writer & game designer // bookmaker // eerie queer cryptid // they/she/ze 🌙 looking for work!
https://themonstrous.me/ // https://goodluckpress.co/ // contact: asmolghost@gmail.com
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Attention solo TTRPG reviewers, streamers, bloggers, actual players at Gen Con! There are a limited number of review copies of Underneath at the Good Luck Press booth! (#564)

Hybrid journalling/map-making! Perilous spelunking! Ghouls, obelisks, bugs! See what the subterranean world holds for you!
a photo of the Good Luck Press booth, a standee holds games and in front of the standee is the focus of the shot a black a white zine titled underneath with a cover showing an esoteric etching of a cavern with a natural fountain and creepy dog and lion statues carved into the cave walls spitting water through the air. A hand holding a black a white zine titled underneath with a cover showing an esoteric etching of a cavern with a natural fountain and creepy dog and lion statues carved into the cave walls spitting water through the air. Behind the zine is the Good Luck Press booth with a black and purple table filled with very cool and pretty games.
August 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
Underneath is down to the time in minutes now!

Back for the Kickstarter exclusives while you still can!

bit.ly/4hBNB0u
a informational image with text that reads: Underneath, a game of what we encounter when we venture alone in the dark. A little something for all solo RPG fans: map-making, journalling, dice rolling, premade cavers and custom character creation. Build the cave system, unearth its unknown pockets, map your discoveries, and try to make it out in one piece. The background is a black and white rock wall with dramatic lighting. There is a mockup of a zine with a black and white cover that has the title Underneath, the cover image is of a jagged cavern with a natural fountain in the middle shaped out of the rock. Sculpted animals and mythical creatures like dragons are spitting water into the fountain basin from their position on the cave wall.
February 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
There are only 24 hours left to back the Underneath Kickstarter!

Don't find yourself caught unprepared, get everything you'll need for your subterranean excursion!

bit.ly/4hBNB0u
There is a mockup of a zine with a black and white cover that has the title Underneath, the cover image is of a jagged cavern with a natural fountain in the middle shaped out of the rock. Sculpted animals and mythical creatures like dragons are spitting water into the fountain basin from their position on the cave wall. Another mock up is behind it showing a spread with illustrated cavers and some text. The background of the image is a black and white image of a rocky cave floor. There is a green banner with white text that reads Ending soon, Kickstarter.
February 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
In Underneath, play as Sid using their knowledge of horror films to know better than to touch clearly cursed objects or play as Sasha and use her tech skills to reprogram the terminals that control... something... deep underground.

Find out what all the cavers can do in Underneath.

bit.ly/4hBNB0u
A line-up of 6 cavers in varying poses, they are all wearing harnesses and backpacks and holding gear. From left to right we have a woman with a long ponytail sitting down, she is holding a pick, and is wearing a tank top and capris. To her right, a woman with medium length messy curly hair pulled back, she is wearing a long sleeved shirt and is holding a piton. To her right is a dark skinned short haired masculine woman wearing a tank top and shorts and is pulling a rope. To her right it a tall and lanky woman with light hair pulled back into pigtails, she is wearing a baseball tee, shorts, and tights and is holding a camcorder. To her right is an androgynous person with floppy curly hair wearing a tank top, shorts, and knee braces, they are heavily tattooed and holding a glowstick. To their right and the final character is a dark skinned woman with poofy afro pigtails sticking out of the bottom of her helmet, she is suspended from a rope attached to her waist harness with her her feet off the ground, she is wearing a patterned long sleeve shirt and shorts. The background is a black and white dramatically lit cave.
February 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
Cavernous chambers hold many hidden sights.

Find yourself in Arora’s Cove: a fungal nightmare, The Still: a vast quiet lake, The Bone Theatre: with its captive audience, or The Database: a series of interconnected terminals built into the rock.

What’s waiting underneath for you?

bit.ly/4hBNB0u
A banner image with text that reads "A game of getting lost and finding out what lurks in the dark... Underneath" the image behind is a black and white long exposure image of a group of people walking through a cave passageway, the cave is blurry and imposing and the people look spectral and haunting
February 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
Come perish in a cave with me 💚

Underneath, the game of perilous solo spelunking is live now on Kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
a informational image with text that reads: Underneath, a game of what we encounter when we venture alone in the dark. A little something for all solo RPG fans: map-making, journalling, dice rolling, premade cavers and custom character creation. Build the cave system, unearth its unknown pockets, map your discoveries, and try to make it out in one piece. The background is a black and white rock wall with dramatic lighting. There is a mockup of a zine with a black and white cover that has the title Underneath, the cover image is of a jagged cavern with a natural fountain in the middle shaped out of the rock. Sculpted animals and mythical creatures like dragons are spitting water into the fountain basin from their position on the cave wall.
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
look at her, she is the moment
a sheer cliff face borders along clear water, atop the cliff is dense with pines trees. a sheer cliff face curves in a semi circle, the layers of rock create a beautiful striped pattern of browns, yellows, rusty oranges, and pale blues in the middle of the cliff face a skinny waterfall cascades from the top a sheer cliff face of tan rock rises up out a dense pine forest with more dense forest atop it a sheer cliff face rises out of a dense pine forest filled with fall hues of red, orange, green, and yellow. the beautiful forest continues atop the cliff
February 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
Coming soon to Kickstarter!

Underneath is a game of what we encounter when we venture alone in the dark.

Cavernous chambers, strange creatures, bugs, and the remains of lost civilizations are all lying dormant under your feet, just waiting to be found.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
promotional image for the game underneath. shows an illustration of a dark cave with a path leading into a small glimmer of light. on the dark path stand two women in harnesses and climbing gear, one holds a camera, the other holds a piton. a shadowy dark hand reaches out to them. text on the images reads "in the darkest recesses of the earth, strange things lurk and lie, only through exploring will we ever learn what dwells... underneath."
January 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
🤔
a cropped screengrab of a banner alert for a kickstarter project. white text on an alarming bright red background, the text reads "congrats! your project, underneath, has been accepted. a screengrab of the wikipedia page for aposematism that shows the images of a small read poisonous frog and a cut off image of a honey badger. the page text reads: Aposematism is the advertising by an animal, whether terrestrial or marine, to potential predators that it is not worth attacking or eating.[1] This unprofitability may consist of any defenses which make the prey difficult to kill and eat, such as toxicity, venom, foul taste or smell, sharp spines, or aggressive nature. These advertising signals may take the form of conspicuous coloration, sounds, odours,[2] or other perceivable characteristics. Aposematic signals are beneficial for both predator and prey, since both avoid potential harm. The term was coined in 1877 by Edward Bagnall Poulton[3][4] for Alfred Russel Wallace's concept of warning coloration.[5]
January 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
Happy Birthday!! 🎉🥳
two cats sitting behind an open box with a plastic bag filled with puzzle pieces. the cat in front is small and all black while the other cat behind her is big and white and grey, the both stare at the camera with inquisitive looks on their faces
December 27, 2024 at 6:18 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
hey folks I'll be at PAXUnplugged! I'll be slinging @goodluckpress.co games at booth #4318 with some friends! come on by and say hi!
an infographic that reads booth 4318 pax unplugged and good luck press with a map of the expo floor with an arrow pointing to booth 4318 in the south eat corner of the expo floor
December 4, 2024 at 3:56 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
okay but how would i play it on this quadrant chart (i'm so sorry i couldn't help myself lol)
a quadrant chart using the 4 suits from a deck of cards. top left is hearts, top right is diamonds, bottom left is spades, bottom right is clubs. the four axis of the chart are top red romance, bottom black romance, left concupiscent, right conciliatory
December 3, 2024 at 5:10 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
and renewing won't mean that you will lose months that you've already paid for if your subscription starts in say july like mine does, it'll just add a year's worth of credit to your account. the saving a few bucks can def help when all these subscriptions add up
a screenshot of the card plan interface, it says the pro standard plan is active and set to autorenew by july 23 2025 screenshot of the carrd plan renewal page that states: renew plan, this will renew the following plan through july 23,2026
November 15, 2024 at 4:14 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
in addition to publishing my own games, I'm available to work on yours! I would love to edit your game, layout your book, consult on a project, or design solo rules supplements for your game!

you can get an overview of the services I offer and reach out through my portfolio site

themonstrous.me
a yellow envelope with a black and white label that says Curios Albrecht Manor. the envelope is styled to look like an interdepartmental office delivery envelope. the envelope lies on a bed of envelopes, postcards, photos of houses, and letters. a book titled Dwelling, the cover shows a cropped view of a house showing the roof and one window against a night sky. over the cover is a spot shine of ghosts coming out of and surrounding the house. peaking out of the book are a postcard of a keyhole and a bookmark that shows a key. next to the book are purple paper ghosts and post it notes of drawings and writing. an open book with the background of a moody gradient of pink to blue to purple. the left page has white text detailing a game mechanic called frights and the right page include a table of frights. an open page spread of a zine on a purple and blue gradient background and some tarot cards. the left page has a dramatic illustration with angular panels showing an old woman, a pilgrim, a dog, a queen with a snake. the right page is titled the visitors and has a list of visitors corresponding to the major arcana.
November 13, 2024 at 8:42 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
hello new followers! I'm Seb! a ttrpg designer that creates solo games that lean into the spooky and esoteric. you can check out the stuff I've made at goodluckpress.co

my most recent release is Auspex, a solo game of building a world and divining its changing future all with a tarot deck!
The cover of a zine titled Auspex and shows a blue background and gold etching style illustration of an ancient greek woman pulling back a curtain revealing the cosmos. The background behind the book cover is an old illustration as the heavens and the solar system as a heliotrope.
November 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
also consider, the humble headphone jack splitter
a headphone jack splitter dongle that shows one headphone input being able to split into 5 different headphone inputs
November 7, 2024 at 3:06 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
Just in time for Halloween, from Good Luck Press comes two new unsettling tales come packed into the Strange New Worlds Double Feature.

Build a world, and shape it with your powers of foresight. OR. Build a world, and try to stop aliens from knocking it down.

Available for pre-order now!
The covers of two zines. The one on the right is titled Craterboys with a tagline saying "close encounters with strange beings" the cover is bright pink and pale orange with an abstract motif of something crashing into the ground from space. The cover on the left is titled Auspex and shows an black and gold etching style illustration of a ancient greek woman pulling back a curtain revealing the cosmos The cover of a zine titled Auspex and shows an black and gold etching style illustration of a ancient greek woman pulling back a curtain revealing the cosmos The interior spreads of a zine, it shows a list of question associated with the Wands suit from the tarot. A cover and a spread from a zine, on the cover is the title Craterboys with a tagline saying "close encounters with strange beings" the cover is bright pink and pale orange with an abstract motif of something crashing into the ground from space. The spread shows blocks of text surrounding by strange spiralling lines.
October 3, 2024 at 2:34 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
Today is my birthday and for my birthday I have a gift for you! The Dwelling Expanded edition is now available. New rooms, new art, and many more ghosts to haunt you. It was a lot of fun updating my most beloved game and I can’t wait for you all to get a chance to check it out!
September 26, 2024 at 3:13 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
hey #TTRPG folks, I'm Seb an award-winning designer & I'm looking for work!

I'm available for:
- editing
- writing
- layout design
- consulting

check out my site for a deeper dive into the services I offer and my work credits. if you're interested, reach out as I'd love to chat!

themonstrous.me
screenshot of a book layout. the spread has a full background image of an open field, a wide open sky, and clouds. text is set on the page on the sky in between the clouds. screenshot of layout from a book. there is a scratchy line of sound cutting through the top and middle of the pages waving through the text. screenshot of a book spread. an illustrated bedroom shows the edge of a bed, a vanity, and candles dispersed about the room. on the walls text is laid out. a spread from a book. the left side is a block of text describing hearing strange noises at night. the right side is an image of a ghostly woman's shadow in a blowing curtain.
May 24, 2024 at 6:09 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
What lurks in the deepest parts of the forest? A group of 7 campers in Jasper Park may have learned the truth before they all disappeared, leaving little trace of where they went.

Their disappearance is only the beginning. Reports of disturbances from Jasper Park keep coming in.
a colour distorted photo of two people in hiking gear standing on a rocky shore next to a deep blue lake, one person is looking at the camera at their eyes have a slight glow to them, a rocky mountain slope is in the background with sparse trees. a group of five, two women and three men, sit around a fire pit, all looking at each other. three of the people have strangely glowing eyes. there are the glowing eyes of something looking at them from the darkness behind them. a man stands with a saw holding some tree branches in front of a mountain slope. there is a strange two headed deer in the background staring at the camera from the left side of the image
October 12, 2023 at 4:16 PM
smolghost.bsky.social
The infectious new installment of Curios is coming soon!
Our second collection of elusive events is lost in the trees: The Case of the Jasper Park Disappearances. Seven campers go missing, only two of their bodies are ever recovered. Some people just don't want to be found.
a bright yellow envelope is on a bed of documents, photos, a mud and blood spattered diary, and trail cam footage. the envelope has a label with green pine branches and an illustrated deer, bear, rabbit and squirrel. the text on the label reads curios jasper park a stack of documents, photos, a diary, with an introduction letter on top. a fanned out pile of documents, an open diary, printed trail cam footage, photos of people around a fire pit
September 26, 2023 at 7:33 PM