James Shannon
@utahrian.bsky.social
Writer, Game Designer, Midwestern Transplant.
https://scealtabeaga.itch.io/
https://scealtabeaga.itch.io/
I sure am tired of having to strain the things that truly give me sustenance through the sieve of rich men's ambitions.
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I sure am tired of having to strain the things that truly give me sustenance through the sieve of rich men's ambitions.
I just backed Apocalypse World: Burned Over on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I just backed Apocalypse World: Burned Over on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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Help me survive the summer with the SUMMER SURVIVAL SALE.
All my games are half-off for the month of July so that I can keep living and paying bills.
Don’t got money? Share the sale! Post about my games! Everything and anything helps! Thank you!
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All my games are half-off for the month of July so that I can keep living and paying bills.
Don’t got money? Share the sale! Post about my games! Everything and anything helps! Thank you!
itch.io/s/156160/not...
Not Writing Games Summer Survival Sale by NotWriting
A bundle by NotWriting, $50.00 for 31 games
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July 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Help me survive the summer with the SUMMER SURVIVAL SALE.
All my games are half-off for the month of July so that I can keep living and paying bills.
Don’t got money? Share the sale! Post about my games! Everything and anything helps! Thank you!
itch.io/s/156160/not...
All my games are half-off for the month of July so that I can keep living and paying bills.
Don’t got money? Share the sale! Post about my games! Everything and anything helps! Thank you!
itch.io/s/156160/not...
Make an observation about your pantry that also sounds like the title of a novel: AN EXCESS OF BEANS
make an observation about your pantry that also sounds like the title of a novel: THE EMPTINESS IS CROWDED
make an observation about your pantry that also sounds like the title of a novel:THINGS KEEP VANISHING
May 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Make an observation about your pantry that also sounds like the title of a novel: AN EXCESS OF BEANS
My new choose-your-own-adventure themed mystery for Public Access is available on itch! PWYW, so why not grab a copy? This was a lot of fun playtest. If you run this for your group, I'd love to hear about your Other Latchkeys. scealtabeaga.itch.io/turn-to-page...
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A mystery for Public Access
scealtabeaga.itch.io
May 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My new choose-your-own-adventure themed mystery for Public Access is available on itch! PWYW, so why not grab a copy? This was a lot of fun playtest. If you run this for your group, I'd love to hear about your Other Latchkeys. scealtabeaga.itch.io/turn-to-page...
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Naming your SLC cocktail bar after an apocryphal Joseph Smith prophecy about Mormons saving democracy is... a choice
March 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Naming your SLC cocktail bar after an apocryphal Joseph Smith prophecy about Mormons saving democracy is... a choice
I was on a recent episode of the Gameways podcast talking about Gamicon 2025 and the games we ran and played there.
open.spotify.com/episode/4vTZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/4vTZ...
Gameways: Gamicon 2025 Review 3 - Presume Failure
Gameways · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I was on a recent episode of the Gameways podcast talking about Gamicon 2025 and the games we ran and played there.
open.spotify.com/episode/4vTZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/4vTZ...
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Liminal Horror Winter Giveaway
Enter to win a bundle of LH goodies by March 2nd
Multiple ways to enter:
- follow: liminalhorrorrpg.com/deluxe
- Bsky: Repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Bsky: Quote repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Substack: Follow the Goblin Archives Substack goblinarchives.substack.com
Enter to win a bundle of LH goodies by March 2nd
Multiple ways to enter:
- follow: liminalhorrorrpg.com/deluxe
- Bsky: Repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Bsky: Quote repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Substack: Follow the Goblin Archives Substack goblinarchives.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Liminal Horror Winter Giveaway
Enter to win a bundle of LH goodies by March 2nd
Multiple ways to enter:
- follow: liminalhorrorrpg.com/deluxe
- Bsky: Repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Bsky: Quote repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Substack: Follow the Goblin Archives Substack goblinarchives.substack.com
Enter to win a bundle of LH goodies by March 2nd
Multiple ways to enter:
- follow: liminalhorrorrpg.com/deluxe
- Bsky: Repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Bsky: Quote repost the Giveaway on bsky
- Substack: Follow the Goblin Archives Substack goblinarchives.substack.com
$113 away! If 8 people back at the PDF level... You know you want Kayfabe City as much as I do
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
At 13k, we're going to unlock ALL of the writing stretch goals!
Heart's Haven - Fae Romantasy, @dreamstobecome.bsky.social & @worldstoforge.bsky.social
Duchy Beneath the Waves -
Merfolk & more, Eli Kurtz
Kayfabe City - Wrasslin' @alanbahr.net
Follow the link to learn more!
At 13k, we're going to unlock ALL of the writing stretch goals!
Heart's Haven - Fae Romantasy, @dreamstobecome.bsky.social & @worldstoforge.bsky.social
Duchy Beneath the Waves -
Merfolk & more, Eli Kurtz
Kayfabe City - Wrasslin' @alanbahr.net
Follow the link to learn more!
Update 11: 24 hours remain!! Plus a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, an actual play, and a couple reviews! · Sword Opera
Greetings to the underworld!At long last, we've reached the final 24 hours of our campaign. It's been a thrilling, melodramatic journey so far. We've already unlocked the Leh'Gahn Ridge underworld fro...
www.kickstarter.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
$113 away! If 8 people back at the PDF level... You know you want Kayfabe City as much as I do
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valentines day is just around the corner which means it's time for another year of grade school valentines day cards, indie tabletop game edition
February 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
valentines day is just around the corner which means it's time for another year of grade school valentines day cards, indie tabletop game edition
Found these for a song at a local vintage shop. Best I can tell, they're a 70s reprint of an 1800s French set.
February 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Found these for a song at a local vintage shop. Best I can tell, they're a 70s reprint of an 1800s French set.
Eric's good people but this also looks like something I'd back if I didn't know him from Adam.
Sword Opera
A roleplaying game of melodrama and violence!
www.kickstarter.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Eric's good people but this also looks like something I'd back if I didn't know him from Adam.
Don't even talk to me until I've had my Mandated Daily Awareness Enhancement Beverage. #triangleagency
January 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Don't even talk to me until I've had my Mandated Daily Awareness Enhancement Beverage. #triangleagency
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LET'S GET LOUD
The Sword Opera Kickstarter is officially launching on Wednesday, January 22! The follow page is live here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Please share this link anywhere you spend time! We're trying to get 400 followers before the launch, so every bit helps.
The Sword Opera Kickstarter is officially launching on Wednesday, January 22! The follow page is live here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Please share this link anywhere you spend time! We're trying to get 400 followers before the launch, so every bit helps.
Coming soon: Sword Opera
A roleplaying game of melodrama and violence!
www.kickstarter.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
LET'S GET LOUD
The Sword Opera Kickstarter is officially launching on Wednesday, January 22! The follow page is live here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Please share this link anywhere you spend time! We're trying to get 400 followers before the launch, so every bit helps.
The Sword Opera Kickstarter is officially launching on Wednesday, January 22! The follow page is live here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Please share this link anywhere you spend time! We're trying to get 400 followers before the launch, so every bit helps.
Character archetypes I love: Unexpected Moral Compass Of The Team
December 29, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Character archetypes I love: Unexpected Moral Compass Of The Team
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How is it December? In 2024? That means that the Kickstarter for Sword Opera is around a month away! 🙀
Please check out the ashcan version of Sword Opera with one of our amazing melodramatic Underworlds: the star-crossed, swashbuckling Renaissance Mediterranean island of San Mercurio!
Plz repost!
Please check out the ashcan version of Sword Opera with one of our amazing melodramatic Underworlds: the star-crossed, swashbuckling Renaissance Mediterranean island of San Mercurio!
Plz repost!
Sword Opera: Digital Ashcan by Mythic Gazetteer
A roleplaying game of action and melodrama for 2-6 players
mythicgazetteer.itch.io
December 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM
How is it December? In 2024? That means that the Kickstarter for Sword Opera is around a month away! 🙀
Please check out the ashcan version of Sword Opera with one of our amazing melodramatic Underworlds: the star-crossed, swashbuckling Renaissance Mediterranean island of San Mercurio!
Plz repost!
Please check out the ashcan version of Sword Opera with one of our amazing melodramatic Underworlds: the star-crossed, swashbuckling Renaissance Mediterranean island of San Mercurio!
Plz repost!
I can't really call #NaGaDeMon a success for me this year. I started strong but couldn't quite get a playable version across the finish line. NGL, mo chairde, I'm having a hard time thinking about superhero stories. They seem both necessary and hopelessly naive right now and I can't reconcile that.
December 4, 2024 at 10:25 PM
I can't really call #NaGaDeMon a success for me this year. I started strong but couldn't quite get a playable version across the finish line. NGL, mo chairde, I'm having a hard time thinking about superhero stories. They seem both necessary and hopelessly naive right now and I can't reconcile that.
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Happy December!
You are hereby invited to attend Gamicon Selenium, Feb. 28 to March 2, 2025! Also, you are invited to participate with Corridor Games on Demand during the con – DM me for more info.
tabletop.events/conventions/...
You are hereby invited to attend Gamicon Selenium, Feb. 28 to March 2, 2025! Also, you are invited to participate with Corridor Games on Demand during the con – DM me for more info.
tabletop.events/conventions/...
Gamicon Selenium
tabletop.events
December 1, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Happy December!
You are hereby invited to attend Gamicon Selenium, Feb. 28 to March 2, 2025! Also, you are invited to participate with Corridor Games on Demand during the con – DM me for more info.
tabletop.events/conventions/...
You are hereby invited to attend Gamicon Selenium, Feb. 28 to March 2, 2025! Also, you are invited to participate with Corridor Games on Demand during the con – DM me for more info.
tabletop.events/conventions/...
Literally the only thing I miss from Twitter is the Blades in the Dark Clonks meme
November 20, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Literally the only thing I miss from Twitter is the Blades in the Dark Clonks meme
Really satisfying Scum and Villainy session this week. I think my favorite XP question is 'Did you express the crew's goals, drive, inner conflict or essential nature?'. You can't answer it unless you define and discuss those things. Most of the groups I've been in don't do that naturally.
November 16, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Really satisfying Scum and Villainy session this week. I think my favorite XP question is 'Did you express the crew's goals, drive, inner conflict or essential nature?'. You can't answer it unless you define and discuss those things. Most of the groups I've been in don't do that naturally.
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You, yes, YOU are invited to attend Gamicon, Feb. 28-March 2, 2025 in Coralville, Iowa at one of Eastern Iowa's largest gaming conventions. Included: Corridor Games on Demand - we share / teach / playtest indie larps and rpgs
tabletop.events/conventions/...
tabletop.events/conventions/...
Gamicon Selenium
tabletop.events
November 14, 2024 at 2:57 AM
You, yes, YOU are invited to attend Gamicon, Feb. 28-March 2, 2025 in Coralville, Iowa at one of Eastern Iowa's largest gaming conventions. Included: Corridor Games on Demand - we share / teach / playtest indie larps and rpgs
tabletop.events/conventions/...
tabletop.events/conventions/...
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#ttrpg
Legend of the Khurst Riders and PWYW saga The Salvation of Honest Jakob is now on sale on RPGDrivethru and itch.io!
Take on the role of a folklore cursed and haunted Rider who owes the Baroness 10 souls in exchange for taking your memories.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4996...
Legend of the Khurst Riders and PWYW saga The Salvation of Honest Jakob is now on sale on RPGDrivethru and itch.io!
Take on the role of a folklore cursed and haunted Rider who owes the Baroness 10 souls in exchange for taking your memories.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4996...
October 27, 2024 at 12:49 AM
#ttrpg
Legend of the Khurst Riders and PWYW saga The Salvation of Honest Jakob is now on sale on RPGDrivethru and itch.io!
Take on the role of a folklore cursed and haunted Rider who owes the Baroness 10 souls in exchange for taking your memories.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4996...
Legend of the Khurst Riders and PWYW saga The Salvation of Honest Jakob is now on sale on RPGDrivethru and itch.io!
Take on the role of a folklore cursed and haunted Rider who owes the Baroness 10 souls in exchange for taking your memories.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4996...
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October 19, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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I want to see if there are more TTRPG people here or on Threads!
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