Amanda P. ➡️ PAXU
@weirdwonder.bsky.social
adventure writer (Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard, Tannic, Resonant, Dread Hospitality, Eternal Empress) weirdwonder.bearblog.dev
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Sharing, not necessarily for mork borg (maybe some people don’t know the game for which we designed Feast For A Sphinx), but to encourage RPG review channels.
If you do reviews vids yourself you can post your own link below. 😊
If you do reviews vids yourself you can post your own link below. 😊
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sharing, not necessarily for mork borg (maybe some people don’t know the game for which we designed Feast For A Sphinx), but to encourage RPG review channels.
If you do reviews vids yourself you can post your own link below. 😊
If you do reviews vids yourself you can post your own link below. 😊
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what's up chat, the momo25 project I contributed to is in its last 12ish hours so if you want to get in on that buisness, hop on quick www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
FLATLINE ON THE BLOCKS: A dicey district for Mothership RPG
Eighteen Mothership veterans tear open the Spinal Crux District, a 56pg zine detailing the EYE and its twenty Blocks on Prospero's Dream.
www.backerkit.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
what's up chat, the momo25 project I contributed to is in its last 12ish hours so if you want to get in on that buisness, hop on quick www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Flatline on the Blocks only has ~16 hours left! We've unlocked loads of stretch goals and now the core bundle has a VAST amount of stuff in there. Time to explore this weird, wild district of the Dream. #TTRPG @mothership.bsky.social Check it out: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Flatline on the Blocks only has ~16 hours left! We've unlocked loads of stretch goals and now the core bundle has a VAST amount of stuff in there. Time to explore this weird, wild district of the Dream. #TTRPG @mothership.bsky.social Check it out: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Final countdown for The Saintly Hollows kickstarter. We've secured EU- and UK-friendly shipping, and all stretch goals are unlocked.
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows
Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Final countdown for The Saintly Hollows kickstarter. We've secured EU- and UK-friendly shipping, and all stretch goals are unlocked.
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
if you know me, you know how much I respect @tonytranrpg.bsky.social’s work. I love seeing this! awesome exciting @glyphtide.games can’t wait to check it out
Exploit tools of tyranny to support your rebellions and invoke ancient rites to escape this megadungeon with your closest rivals!
Chain×Link: A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG
Buy it now!
glyphtide.games/chainxlink/
Chain×Link: A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG
Buy it now!
glyphtide.games/chainxlink/
Chain×Link | Glyphtide Games
A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying roleplaying game
glyphtide.games
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
if you know me, you know how much I respect @tonytranrpg.bsky.social’s work. I love seeing this! awesome exciting @glyphtide.games can’t wait to check it out
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Some of the best advice I ever heard was from @silviamg.bsky.social who said that you shouldn't set goals that require other people to do what you want. You can write a book. That's a goal. You can't control whether anyone buys it. Other people have free will.
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some of the best advice I ever heard was from @silviamg.bsky.social who said that you shouldn't set goals that require other people to do what you want. You can write a book. That's a goal. You can't control whether anyone buys it. Other people have free will.
What I have been up to and a digression re: my current rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation. weirdwonder.bearblog.dev/a-yawn-from/ #osr
A yawn from the void
Today is a grab bag.
I am finishing up my next adventure and preparing to run a minimum viable version of it at PAX Unplugged. I am tempted to make my ow...
weirdwonder.bearblog.dev
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What I have been up to and a digression re: my current rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation. weirdwonder.bearblog.dev/a-yawn-from/ #osr
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Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
bookshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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New Between Two Cairns today. We delve into the powerful psycho energy of Oswald's "Mines, Claws & Princesses" @yochaigal.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/141961...
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Mines, Claws & Princesses | Between Two Cairns
Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon
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October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New Between Two Cairns today. We delve into the powerful psycho energy of Oswald's "Mines, Claws & Princesses" @yochaigal.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/141961...
www.patreon.com/posts/141961...
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Happy Halloween to #playdate owners because we just dropped a new FREE game for Halloween featuring a ton of heavy hitters from the #pulp dev community.
Get it on itch: ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf
Get it on itch: ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf
Ware-wolf Campfire Stories by Ledbetter Games
A night around the campfire...
ledbetter-games.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy Halloween to #playdate owners because we just dropped a new FREE game for Halloween featuring a ton of heavy hitters from the #pulp dev community.
Get it on itch: ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf
Get it on itch: ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf
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🎉 The Explorateur's Anniversary 🎉
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #13
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎉 The Explorateur's Anniversary 🎉
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
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Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hello gamers I'm opening *emergency* graphic design commissions, to help me keep my healthcare due this friday. Flexible pricing, I'll do:
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
-Title typography
-Iconography
-flyers
Looking forl ow effort/stress (ie not suited for short turnarounds and big expectations), great for mockups and prototypes
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Following up on his wonderful article linked below, Clayton will be joining me on Friday to discuss promotion and marketing in tabletop games. We'll be hitting a variety of topics but if you have any questions let us know in the comments!
Join us live Friday at 10am pst
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
Join us live Friday at 10am pst
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Following up on his wonderful article linked below, Clayton will be joining me on Friday to discuss promotion and marketing in tabletop games. We'll be hitting a variety of topics but if you have any questions let us know in the comments!
Join us live Friday at 10am pst
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
Join us live Friday at 10am pst
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
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Got a batch of oldie but goodies! $30 shipped, US
DM if interested
DM if interested
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Got a batch of oldie but goodies! $30 shipped, US
DM if interested
DM if interested
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📰 NEW MINDSTORM POST! 📰 I've thought a lot about what makes good worldbuilding, and the most consistent throughline seems to come down to one thing: being an absolute sicko about it. Here's a post about it, including some interviews from other designers.
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
Sicko Worldbuilding
Question: What does it take to make compelling worlds? Answer: Going sicko mode.
www.mindstormpress.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📰 NEW MINDSTORM POST! 📰 I've thought a lot about what makes good worldbuilding, and the most consistent throughline seems to come down to one thing: being an absolute sicko about it. Here's a post about it, including some interviews from other designers.
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
www.mindstormpress.com/sicko-worldb...
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I love puzzle dungeons! itch.io/jam/puzzle-d...
Puzzle Dungeon Jam
A game jam from 2025-11-03 to 2026-01-10 hosted by Directsun Games. A puzzle dungeon is more than rooms filled with puzzles—it is the puzzle. Each space teaches something new, reuses old ideas in clev...
itch.io
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I love puzzle dungeons! itch.io/jam/puzzle-d...
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My adventure "Fabien's Atelier" is pay-what-you-want this month in honor of @directsungames.com Puzzle Dungeon Jam. Please enjoy. brad-kerr.itch.io/fabiens-atel...
Fabien's Atelier by Brad Kerr
A puzzle dungeon TTRPG adventure module for Cairn
brad-kerr.itch.io
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My adventure "Fabien's Atelier" is pay-what-you-want this month in honor of @directsungames.com Puzzle Dungeon Jam. Please enjoy. brad-kerr.itch.io/fabiens-atel...
For the bloggers #osr
NEW BLOG BANDWAGON
During this interregnum between High Halloween and Mighty Christmas, a call goes forth to all the world that bloggers shall band together to collectively create a hexcrawl across the blogosphere, themed around those hokey claymation Christmas specials of yore!
#osr #rpg #hexmas
During this interregnum between High Halloween and Mighty Christmas, a call goes forth to all the world that bloggers shall band together to collectively create a hexcrawl across the blogosphere, themed around those hokey claymation Christmas specials of yore!
#osr #rpg #hexmas
Blogwagon Announcement: Merry Hexmas — Prismatic Wasteland
A new blog bandwagon where everyone writes a hex for a winter wonderland hexcrawl and posts it on their blog, linking to blogs that have adjacent hexes. This announcement has all the information you n...
www.prismaticwasteland.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For the bloggers #osr
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Hey! Lovely Jade Necropolis is the #36 bestseller on @drivethrurpg.com right now, thank you all for a great launch weekend!
#shadowdark #cairn #osr #ttrpg
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#shadowdark #cairn #osr #ttrpg
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Lovely Jade Necropolis - Dungeon Age Adventures | DriveThruRPG
A Level 3-5 adventure for Shadowdark, OSE, and Cairn
In the Garden of Amuul, the fey raised a palace for their human guests. But the humans betrayed them, so the fey swiftly slayed them. Now Amuul is ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hey! Lovely Jade Necropolis is the #36 bestseller on @drivethrurpg.com right now, thank you all for a great launch weekend!
#shadowdark #cairn #osr #ttrpg
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#shadowdark #cairn #osr #ttrpg
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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The Better Legends RPG Preference Matrix has been making the rounds in some parts, so I thought it would be a fun lense to use to discuss Play Style Preferences.
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
Play Style Preferences: The Hand You Are Dealt
A blog post talking about the benefits of embracing random character creation when playing Adventure games of the OSR play style.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Better Legends RPG Preference Matrix has been making the rounds in some parts, so I thought it would be a fun lense to use to discuss Play Style Preferences.
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
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The Junk City map will be my magnum opus.
November 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Junk City map will be my magnum opus.
If you are going to PAX Unplugged and you want to meet up, let me know. I am planning to play games and do some playtesting but otherwise should be around. #paxu #paxunplugged
November 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If you are going to PAX Unplugged and you want to meet up, let me know. I am planning to play games and do some playtesting but otherwise should be around. #paxu #paxunplugged
We finished mythic bastionland tonight. The Snare Knight @naeolin.bsky.social , Magpie Knight @rrookstudio.bsky.social , and Leaf Knight (Dan!) used a pack of wolves and other animals plus mental trickery to yell The Sun back into the sky to become the winter sun again. #osr
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We finished mythic bastionland tonight. The Snare Knight @naeolin.bsky.social , Magpie Knight @rrookstudio.bsky.social , and Leaf Knight (Dan!) used a pack of wolves and other animals plus mental trickery to yell The Sun back into the sky to become the winter sun again. #osr