Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff
@tedbushman.bsky.social
SF&F writer, Ennie-nominated TTRPG designer, composer | THE LAST CARAVAN, a cars-and-aliens RPG, published by Mythworks | fiction in @BCSmagazine @metaphorosis
Check out our new alien character playbook: the VERDANT!
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Check out our new alien character playbook: the VERDANT!
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is helping me realize my favorite genre, which I didn't know existed:
low-to-no-violence immersive open worlds
They're real. They're narrative. You can make potions, and fighting is weird and de-emphasized. I want to play a hundred thanks
low-to-no-violence immersive open worlds
They're real. They're narrative. You can make potions, and fighting is weird and de-emphasized. I want to play a hundred thanks
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is helping me realize my favorite genre, which I didn't know existed:
low-to-no-violence immersive open worlds
They're real. They're narrative. You can make potions, and fighting is weird and de-emphasized. I want to play a hundred thanks
low-to-no-violence immersive open worlds
They're real. They're narrative. You can make potions, and fighting is weird and de-emphasized. I want to play a hundred thanks
Why winter road trips are the best
October 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Why winter road trips are the best
In the new Last Caravan expansions we're diving more deeply into our weird world, fleshing out the aliens and their culture. Nothing is more emblematic of that than THE VERDANT, our new alien biologist playbook! Be an alien! Have a backpack with a lil guy in it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
October 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In the new Last Caravan expansions we're diving more deeply into our weird world, fleshing out the aliens and their culture. Nothing is more emblematic of that than THE VERDANT, our new alien biologist playbook! Be an alien! Have a backpack with a lil guy in it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Cars, aliens, dogs -- and a road trip that will change the world. Get on the road.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
October 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Cars, aliens, dogs -- and a road trip that will change the world. Get on the road.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Our latest campaign update includes some art reveal from the fantastic @nightjargames.bsky.social! This will be going in our dog-centric expansion Westward Bound, and we're obsessed.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
September 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Our latest campaign update includes some art reveal from the fantastic @nightjargames.bsky.social! This will be going in our dog-centric expansion Westward Bound, and we're obsessed.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Still working on this pitch packet for The Last Caravan but I'm liking it so far!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
September 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Still working on this pitch packet for The Last Caravan but I'm liking it so far!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Can't stop staring at this animation. Box mockup by me (this is VERY MUCH a work in progress, the final version will be even cooler) and render and animation by Breno Macedo and Emanoel Melo!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
September 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can't stop staring at this animation. Box mockup by me (this is VERY MUCH a work in progress, the final version will be even cooler) and render and animation by Breno Macedo and Emanoel Melo!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
September 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What I'm wearing to the rapture...
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
What I'm wearing to the rapture...
September 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Introducing our exciting new traveler imprint: the Singer! Lost Highway, a full hardcover expansion for The Last Caravan, will add at least 2 new traveler imprints, as well as GM-ready scenarios and tools for deepening the game. I'm so excited for y'all to see it.
Art: @jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social
Art: @jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Introducing our exciting new traveler imprint: the Singer! Lost Highway, a full hardcover expansion for The Last Caravan, will add at least 2 new traveler imprints, as well as GM-ready scenarios and tools for deepening the game. I'm so excited for y'all to see it.
Art: @jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social
Art: @jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social
Not sure if any folks I know will be there, but I'm in Seattle for Worldcon and would love to say hi to any TTRPG folks and other cool genre folk!
August 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Not sure if any folks I know will be there, but I'm in Seattle for Worldcon and would love to say hi to any TTRPG folks and other cool genre folk!
One requested feature for the Last Caravan expansion was deepened caravan creation. How can we set up these family stories for success and resonance?
Here's a table of potentially terrible things your family might have dealt with:
Here's a table of potentially terrible things your family might have dealt with:
July 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
One requested feature for the Last Caravan expansion was deepened caravan creation. How can we set up these family stories for success and resonance?
Here's a table of potentially terrible things your family might have dealt with:
Here's a table of potentially terrible things your family might have dealt with:
feelin like a creative ping pong ball rn
July 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
feelin like a creative ping pong ball rn
@nightjargames.bsky.social, the secret force who's singlehandedly keeping the entire TTRPG scene going, contributed wonderful illustrations to the book. We adored this one so much that we made it the first illustration in the book.
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@nightjargames.bsky.social, the secret force who's singlehandedly keeping the entire TTRPG scene going, contributed wonderful illustrations to the book. We adored this one so much that we made it the first illustration in the book.
The aliens of The Last Caravan, here depicted by @jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social, are meant to be intelligent, admirable beings driven to desperation by crises of their own. Their musical nature and their quasi-magical powers of Harmonics are inspired by my composer background and love of music.
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The aliens of The Last Caravan, here depicted by @jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social, are meant to be intelligent, admirable beings driven to desperation by crises of their own. Their musical nature and their quasi-magical powers of Harmonics are inspired by my composer background and love of music.
A small story behind The Good Boi archetype -- this piece of art is explicitly in honor of Cèilidh -- @darkplanedm.bsky.social's wonderful, big-hearted dog, who passed away during the development of the game. It means so much to us that she's part of so many journeys now.
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A small story behind The Good Boi archetype -- this piece of art is explicitly in honor of Cèilidh -- @darkplanedm.bsky.social's wonderful, big-hearted dog, who passed away during the development of the game. It means so much to us that she's part of so many journeys now.
@jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social brought life to our cast of character archetypes -- from the awestruck Stargazer to the helpful Bandage to the loyal Good Boi. My favorite is the Innocent (bottom center) followed closely by the Lookout (bottom right)
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@jamesfirnhaber.bsky.social brought life to our cast of character archetypes -- from the awestruck Stargazer to the helpful Bandage to the loyal Good Boi. My favorite is the Innocent (bottom center) followed closely by the Lookout (bottom right)
Spencer Hawkes' brings to life her some more of that vibe. As opposed to the desolate apocalypses you might find in Children of Men or The Last of Us, The Last Caravan has a sense of humanity and humor. It's about goofy imperfect people thrown into a transformed world, finding heroism in extremis.
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Spencer Hawkes' brings to life her some more of that vibe. As opposed to the desolate apocalypses you might find in Children of Men or The Last of Us, The Last Caravan has a sense of humanity and humor. It's about goofy imperfect people thrown into a transformed world, finding heroism in extremis.
I've been toying for years with a story about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion. @darkplanedm.bsky.social saw some ideas and encouraged me to make it a reality. It really came to life with Jeff Langevin's incredible cover -- melancholic, wholesome, stark, and beautiful.
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I've been toying for years with a story about a midwinter road trip in the wake of an alien invasion. @darkplanedm.bsky.social saw some ideas and encouraged me to make it a reality. It really came to life with Jeff Langevin's incredible cover -- melancholic, wholesome, stark, and beautiful.
I didn't expect The Last Caravan would be nominated for such incredible awards -- Best Game & Product of the Year -- at the Ennies, but if you wanna vote you can do so here!
If you don't know much about us, here's a bit about the game and what we love about it:
vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/
If you don't know much about us, here's a bit about the game and what we love about it:
vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I didn't expect The Last Caravan would be nominated for such incredible awards -- Best Game & Product of the Year -- at the Ennies, but if you wanna vote you can do so here!
If you don't know much about us, here's a bit about the game and what we love about it:
vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/
If you don't know much about us, here's a bit about the game and what we love about it:
vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/
Hey @mdpenman.bsky.social I adored "Poacher of Men" in the Book for Fuligin. So kinetic and filled with striking ideas
July 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hey @mdpenman.bsky.social I adored "Poacher of Men" in the Book for Fuligin. So kinetic and filled with striking ideas