SupernalClarity
@supernalclarity.bsky.social
Dreaming about games. Sometimes writing poetry.
You can buy my work here: https://supernalclarity.itch.io/conjur
cover photo courtesy of https://www.instagram.com/shroom.enough.for.both.of.us/
(we're brothers <3)
You can buy my work here: https://supernalclarity.itch.io/conjur
cover photo courtesy of https://www.instagram.com/shroom.enough.for.both.of.us/
(we're brothers <3)
Introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes?
- The Luminous (Apocalypse World: Burned Over)
- The Weeping Gale (Under Hollow Hills)
- The Exile (Wanderhome)
- Amelie (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
- The IPSN “Nelson” (Lancer)
- The Luminous (Apocalypse World: Burned Over)
- The Weeping Gale (Under Hollow Hills)
- The Exile (Wanderhome)
- Amelie (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
- The IPSN “Nelson” (Lancer)
introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes!
- Warlock (D&D)
- The Fixer (Electrum Archive)
- The Scout (Armour Astir Advent)
- The Vessel (The Between)
- None (Into the Odd among many, many other classless games that I love)
- Warlock (D&D)
- The Fixer (Electrum Archive)
- The Scout (Armour Astir Advent)
- The Vessel (The Between)
- None (Into the Odd among many, many other classless games that I love)
introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes!
- The Hollow (Monsterhearts 2)
- The Captain (Armour Astir: Advent)
- The Sparrow (Night Witches)
- Android (Mothership)
- Volfe Knight (Songbirds 3e)
- The Hollow (Monsterhearts 2)
- The Captain (Armour Astir: Advent)
- The Sparrow (Night Witches)
- Android (Mothership)
- Volfe Knight (Songbirds 3e)
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Introduce yourself in five #ttrpg classes?
- The Luminous (Apocalypse World: Burned Over)
- The Weeping Gale (Under Hollow Hills)
- The Exile (Wanderhome)
- Amelie (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
- The IPSN “Nelson” (Lancer)
- The Luminous (Apocalypse World: Burned Over)
- The Weeping Gale (Under Hollow Hills)
- The Exile (Wanderhome)
- Amelie (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
- The IPSN “Nelson” (Lancer)
I can be drawn in by a compelling pitch, one that makes a clear offer of something unusual or inspired.
But I will be won over when I see actual mechanics filled with potential energy. Give me a taste of how powerful play could feel, and you have me.
But I will be won over when I see actual mechanics filled with potential energy. Give me a taste of how powerful play could feel, and you have me.
Okay folks - #ttrpg question time!
What makes you buy a standalone game (like one which has it's own system)?
Whether it's cool stuff like screens, merch, weirdness, utility - whatever the reason, tell me, because I'm nebby,
What makes you buy a standalone game (like one which has it's own system)?
Whether it's cool stuff like screens, merch, weirdness, utility - whatever the reason, tell me, because I'm nebby,
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December 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I can be drawn in by a compelling pitch, one that makes a clear offer of something unusual or inspired.
But I will be won over when I see actual mechanics filled with potential energy. Give me a taste of how powerful play could feel, and you have me.
But I will be won over when I see actual mechanics filled with potential energy. Give me a taste of how powerful play could feel, and you have me.
Every once in a while, I need to be reminded how good the playbooks are in Under Hollow Hills.
(They’re so freakin’ good!!) ✨
(They’re so freakin’ good!!) ✨
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Every once in a while, I need to be reminded how good the playbooks are in Under Hollow Hills.
(They’re so freakin’ good!!) ✨
(They’re so freakin’ good!!) ✨
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a big developmental milestone for wanderhome was a vision of a melancholy and beautiful post-apocalyptic world, and then i wrote out what i could imagine the "bands of success and failure" were like — when a player takes an action, whats the best case? whats the worst case?
When you're writing a tabletop roleplaying game, the mechanics should evoke the atmosphere you want in your story.
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
a big developmental milestone for wanderhome was a vision of a melancholy and beautiful post-apocalyptic world, and then i wrote out what i could imagine the "bands of success and failure" were like — when a player takes an action, whats the best case? whats the worst case?
If you somehow missed it: the world's greatest roleplaying game is back (and better than ever). ☢️
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you somehow missed it: the world's greatest roleplaying game is back (and better than ever). ☢️
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... the mechanics are part of the medium. The mechanics are part of how the author thinks about human interaction and motivation and connection and the way the world works.
October 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
... the mechanics are part of the medium. The mechanics are part of how the author thinks about human interaction and motivation and connection and the way the world works.
Hey! Woah! I can't believe I haven't shared this before.
From a game of @rosscowman.bsky.social's #CityofWinter:
This is Valor, our young prince-in-exile, alongside Constance, the soon-to-be princess (though neither knows it yet!)
I love them dearly! 💛
From a game of @rosscowman.bsky.social's #CityofWinter:
This is Valor, our young prince-in-exile, alongside Constance, the soon-to-be princess (though neither knows it yet!)
I love them dearly! 💛
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hey! Woah! I can't believe I haven't shared this before.
From a game of @rosscowman.bsky.social's #CityofWinter:
This is Valor, our young prince-in-exile, alongside Constance, the soon-to-be princess (though neither knows it yet!)
I love them dearly! 💛
From a game of @rosscowman.bsky.social's #CityofWinter:
This is Valor, our young prince-in-exile, alongside Constance, the soon-to-be princess (though neither knows it yet!)
I love them dearly! 💛
I've been playtesting this for years now & following along its development.
I can say, unequivocally, it is my favorite rpg.
Anyone who cares about roleplaying games—as a player, as a game master, as a critic or academic or designer—owes it to themselves to see what Apocalypse World is all about!
I can say, unequivocally, it is my favorite rpg.
Anyone who cares about roleplaying games—as a player, as a game master, as a critic or academic or designer—owes it to themselves to see what Apocalypse World is all about!
October 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I've been playtesting this for years now & following along its development.
I can say, unequivocally, it is my favorite rpg.
Anyone who cares about roleplaying games—as a player, as a game master, as a critic or academic or designer—owes it to themselves to see what Apocalypse World is all about!
I can say, unequivocally, it is my favorite rpg.
Anyone who cares about roleplaying games—as a player, as a game master, as a critic or academic or designer—owes it to themselves to see what Apocalypse World is all about!
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Oh my dearies. I have just been reading the finished (maybe? probably?) playbooks, and I love them so much. Only a few more days.
Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Oh my dearies. I have just been reading the finished (maybe? probably?) playbooks, and I love them so much. Only a few more days.
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Today is the very last day you can back Ex.Mag Volume 6 and get my and @decassette.bsky.social's ecological sci-fi story "Aeon Orbit" (I've seen the finished pages, they are gorgeous) along with many other awesome graphic short stories
Go now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/peo...
Go now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/peo...
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today is the very last day you can back Ex.Mag Volume 6 and get my and @decassette.bsky.social's ecological sci-fi story "Aeon Orbit" (I've seen the finished pages, they are gorgeous) along with many other awesome graphic short stories
Go now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/peo...
Go now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/peo...
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Dear friends,
As have become a habit, I mark each #autumnequinox by sharing a small poem by Xin Qiji. I also start my translation cycle of Chinese and Japanese poems and prose that mark the twenty-four lunisolar micro-seasons. Translation notes blogged here:
#everynightapoem
As have become a habit, I mark each #autumnequinox by sharing a small poem by Xin Qiji. I also start my translation cycle of Chinese and Japanese poems and prose that mark the twenty-four lunisolar micro-seasons. Translation notes blogged here:
#everynightapoem
September 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Dear friends,
As have become a habit, I mark each #autumnequinox by sharing a small poem by Xin Qiji. I also start my translation cycle of Chinese and Japanese poems and prose that mark the twenty-four lunisolar micro-seasons. Translation notes blogged here:
#everynightapoem
As have become a habit, I mark each #autumnequinox by sharing a small poem by Xin Qiji. I also start my translation cycle of Chinese and Japanese poems and prose that mark the twenty-four lunisolar micro-seasons. Translation notes blogged here:
#everynightapoem
The world of dew
is the world of dew.
And yet, and yet—
is the world of dew.
And yet, and yet—
September 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The world of dew
is the world of dew.
And yet, and yet—
is the world of dew.
And yet, and yet—
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(WIP) Ambitions volume of meaningful player choice is immense. An Ambition to define you, 6 dispositions with 6 voices each tailor your perceptions and subconscious.
Choose how your Archetype, BL, and Culture express at every level with features that change how you interact with each mode of play.
Choose how your Archetype, BL, and Culture express at every level with features that change how you interact with each mode of play.
September 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
(WIP) Ambitions volume of meaningful player choice is immense. An Ambition to define you, 6 dispositions with 6 voices each tailor your perceptions and subconscious.
Choose how your Archetype, BL, and Culture express at every level with features that change how you interact with each mode of play.
Choose how your Archetype, BL, and Culture express at every level with features that change how you interact with each mode of play.
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This is a great thread and discussion about risk awareness and mitigation for game. In the same way that the kink community has had to grapple with risk as a central aspect of BDSM, games need to be intentional about it. Because risk is a necessary component of meaningful, pleasurable, experiences.
i think a lot of conversations about whether or not a game "is safe" would be more productively shaped by:
- how risky is this game
- are players aware of and consenting to this risk
- what are tools players can use to mitigate risk
- how risky is this game
- are players aware of and consenting to this risk
- what are tools players can use to mitigate risk
September 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a great thread and discussion about risk awareness and mitigation for game. In the same way that the kink community has had to grapple with risk as a central aspect of BDSM, games need to be intentional about it. Because risk is a necessary component of meaningful, pleasurable, experiences.
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Back in, I dunno, '15-'19, the G+ years, the worst person in the OSR* made the argument that rpgs can't foster empathy, but no matter what can only put you in a position to reiterate your prejudices.
*Contested, not the only strong candidate.
*Contested, not the only strong candidate.
September 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Back in, I dunno, '15-'19, the G+ years, the worst person in the OSR* made the argument that rpgs can't foster empathy, but no matter what can only put you in a position to reiterate your prejudices.
*Contested, not the only strong candidate.
*Contested, not the only strong candidate.
The fact that @jdragsky.bsky.social brings up, specifically, the NON-expressionist elements of Apocalypse World got me thinking. Funny enough, I’d credit it as one of the games that opened up my own play in a similar direction.
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…
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September 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The fact that @jdragsky.bsky.social brings up, specifically, the NON-expressionist elements of Apocalypse World got me thinking. Funny enough, I’d credit it as one of the games that opened up my own play in a similar direction.
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Read this and at the bottom, you will find a link. Clicking it will get you in for the ride. Wanna come along?
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...
'Apocalypse World' 3rd Edition in the Works - A New Take on the RPG Behind Many of Your Favorites
'Apocalypse World' is an RPG that launched a whole torrent of others. And now a 3rd Edition is in the works, coming soon.
www.belloflostsouls.net
September 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Read this and at the bottom, you will find a link. Clicking it will get you in for the ride. Wanna come along?
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...
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Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
"Even life doesn't only hurt."
Apocalypse World 2e, Meguey & Vincent Baker
Apocalypse World 2e, Meguey & Vincent Baker
July 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Even life doesn't only hurt."
Apocalypse World 2e, Meguey & Vincent Baker
Apocalypse World 2e, Meguey & Vincent Baker
Our first time with this game, my partner was a young priestess—the last of a sisterhood, put to a tyrant's sword for daring to prophesy against him. She fled with all she could carry & the hope that a sign from her gods would guide her way.
I played as 300 thieves escaped from the tyrant's prison.
I played as 300 thieves escaped from the tyrant's prison.
So proud to see The Details of Our Escape next to titans of indie TTRPGs & for readers to discover Renee Gladman as a result. Our hobby is only enriched by cross-genre collaboration. Thank you to @gendershrug.bsky.social for believing in this project & to @decassette.bsky.social for making it shine!
July 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our first time with this game, my partner was a young priestess—the last of a sisterhood, put to a tyrant's sword for daring to prophesy against him. She fled with all she could carry & the hope that a sign from her gods would guide her way.
I played as 300 thieves escaped from the tyrant's prison.
I played as 300 thieves escaped from the tyrant's prison.
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Some interesting thoughts on exploratory/discovered play here, though overall the thread sets up “play to find out” and firm prep as incompatible in a way that I don’t think is accurate or consistent with the former’s origin in Apocalypse World (“always say…what your prep demands” etc).
“Play to find out what happens” (or similar phrasing) shows up often in PbtA and other games, GM advice columns, and discussions about narrative play. But I've seen it widely misunderstood (along with fiction first, but that's another subject).
May 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Some interesting thoughts on exploratory/discovered play here, though overall the thread sets up “play to find out” and firm prep as incompatible in a way that I don’t think is accurate or consistent with the former’s origin in Apocalypse World (“always say…what your prep demands” etc).
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THE FINAL 48 HOURS HAS BEGUN!
Uneasy Lies the Head is 80% funded and has 2 days left to meet its goal! Back now so I can bring the plots and schemes of royal advisors to your table.
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...
Uneasy Lies the Head is 80% funded and has 2 days left to meet its goal! Back now so I can bring the plots and schemes of royal advisors to your table.
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...
April 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
THE FINAL 48 HOURS HAS BEGUN!
Uneasy Lies the Head is 80% funded and has 2 days left to meet its goal! Back now so I can bring the plots and schemes of royal advisors to your table.
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...
Uneasy Lies the Head is 80% funded and has 2 days left to meet its goal! Back now so I can bring the plots and schemes of royal advisors to your table.
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...
Last night we played #CityOfWinter, a game of fantasy diaspora by @deernicorn.bsky.social. And something unexpected & beautiful happened.
April 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Last night we played #CityOfWinter, a game of fantasy diaspora by @deernicorn.bsky.social. And something unexpected & beautiful happened.
A pack of aristocrat-ghouls, loping through the streets, howling like monkeys.
February 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
A pack of aristocrat-ghouls, loping through the streets, howling like monkeys.