Wind blown Vagrant
@wind-blown-vagrant.bsky.social
Dyslexic game designer and tired dad, part of the Windblown Vagrants.
https://windblown-vagrant.itch.io/
I wrote and designed Managing the Expendables: https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/managing-the-expendables
https://windblown-vagrant.itch.io/
I wrote and designed Managing the Expendables: https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/managing-the-expendables
"Standard issue tupperware has been deemed insufficient as a container for none-functional holding patterns due to possible contamination with lasagne." well I'm done writing for the day.
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Standard issue tupperware has been deemed insufficient as a container for none-functional holding patterns due to possible contamination with lasagne." well I'm done writing for the day.
Playtesting is such an essential part of game design. I would never of guessed that the board phase of my little hex crawl space ship sim rpg would carry the better part of a whole 3 hour session.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Playtesting is such an essential part of game design. I would never of guessed that the board phase of my little hex crawl space ship sim rpg would carry the better part of a whole 3 hour session.
You start designing a rpg system based on the doomed recon team sent into facility before the heroes arrive and then you accidently make a full wargame as set up.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
You start designing a rpg system based on the doomed recon team sent into facility before the heroes arrive and then you accidently make a full wargame as set up.
Quick internet! I need silly name for star cluster... starts scrolling.
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Quick internet! I need silly name for star cluster... starts scrolling.
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Orc with a zweihander or elf with sword arm? I am available for commissions. Full colour. Background. Unlimited revisions. DM for details and prices
September 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Orc with a zweihander or elf with sword arm? I am available for commissions. Full colour. Background. Unlimited revisions. DM for details and prices
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The idea that we are somehow obligated to engage in the PVP-based social media mode out of some kind of moral principle is bullshit.
November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The idea that we are somehow obligated to engage in the PVP-based social media mode out of some kind of moral principle is bullshit.
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Truth. I barely made (French) minimum wage last year. And definitely will NOT this year.
Folks know I never stop not stopping, but I wouldn't be publishing games anymore if it weren't for my own personal Hela, <3
Folks know I never stop not stopping, but I wouldn't be publishing games anymore if it weren't for my own personal Hela, <3
*taps the meme*
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Truth. I barely made (French) minimum wage last year. And definitely will NOT this year.
Folks know I never stop not stopping, but I wouldn't be publishing games anymore if it weren't for my own personal Hela, <3
Folks know I never stop not stopping, but I wouldn't be publishing games anymore if it weren't for my own personal Hela, <3
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Toughest choice you have to make every morning when getting dressed.
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Toughest choice you have to make every morning when getting dressed.
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Is there a reason I'm so tired? checks schedule...
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Is there a reason I'm so tired? checks schedule...
Delightfully evil things the players did in the playtest, take off the ships name plate to sell, turn off the power on every second light bulb, reduce the oxygen supply onboard by 10%, murder one of their crew members to avoid paying out the full salvage quota, all in the name of profit.
October 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Delightfully evil things the players did in the playtest, take off the ships name plate to sell, turn off the power on every second light bulb, reduce the oxygen supply onboard by 10%, murder one of their crew members to avoid paying out the full salvage quota, all in the name of profit.
Findings from the playtest:
1.Players love playing corporate douchebags.
2.A clear indication of gameplay phase changes is more helpful than smooth cinematic scene change when setting gameplay expectations at least in the beginning.
3.The players need greater incentives to visit planets.
1.Players love playing corporate douchebags.
2.A clear indication of gameplay phase changes is more helpful than smooth cinematic scene change when setting gameplay expectations at least in the beginning.
3.The players need greater incentives to visit planets.
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Findings from the playtest:
1.Players love playing corporate douchebags.
2.A clear indication of gameplay phase changes is more helpful than smooth cinematic scene change when setting gameplay expectations at least in the beginning.
3.The players need greater incentives to visit planets.
1.Players love playing corporate douchebags.
2.A clear indication of gameplay phase changes is more helpful than smooth cinematic scene change when setting gameplay expectations at least in the beginning.
3.The players need greater incentives to visit planets.
A serious geopolitical oversight.
Frankly I don’t think there’s enough global strategy currently in place for the possibility of ‘what if the Mongols rise again?’
October 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A serious geopolitical oversight.
I've been thinking a lot about the troupe play and how to explain it to new players. I wonder if the fighting fantasy rpg had it right and the language of cinema (scene, sqeuence, act) may be more helpful then game language (turn, round, phase) especially with multiple characters. Just a thought.
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking a lot about the troupe play and how to explain it to new players. I wonder if the fighting fantasy rpg had it right and the language of cinema (scene, sqeuence, act) may be more helpful then game language (turn, round, phase) especially with multiple characters. Just a thought.
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Reminded of the concept of "Speedbumps" in HIS MAJESTY THE WORM today.
I'm a forgetful person by nature, and when I'm GMing there's a lot of spinning plates.
I purposefully put speed bumps into the game so that I could remember to do the "bookkeeping" parts of the game that were important to me.
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I'm a forgetful person by nature, and when I'm GMing there's a lot of spinning plates.
I purposefully put speed bumps into the game so that I could remember to do the "bookkeeping" parts of the game that were important to me.
🧵
October 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Reminded of the concept of "Speedbumps" in HIS MAJESTY THE WORM today.
I'm a forgetful person by nature, and when I'm GMing there's a lot of spinning plates.
I purposefully put speed bumps into the game so that I could remember to do the "bookkeeping" parts of the game that were important to me.
🧵
I'm a forgetful person by nature, and when I'm GMing there's a lot of spinning plates.
I purposefully put speed bumps into the game so that I could remember to do the "bookkeeping" parts of the game that were important to me.
🧵
Play testing has begun on Hex crawling the Void. A spaceship hex crawl RPG toolkit I'm designing for Mothership.
October 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Play testing has begun on Hex crawling the Void. A spaceship hex crawl RPG toolkit I'm designing for Mothership.
I'm on bluesky!
October 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I'm on bluesky!