Channeling arcane currents into small tabletop games | PREQUEL, Chain×Link, Fetch My Blade, Estate of Play | glyphtide.games
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“If the quests are bundles of outcomes, however, it becomes increasingly hard to evaluate them. Once they each have positive, negative, and questionable value tied to them, it is a tough choice indeed.”
Using Cat Lady to think about TTRPG adventure design: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/cat-lady
We need more “amateur” games with “crude reproduction” and “small circulation”, not less. Make stuff not because it is perfect and slickly made. Make stuff because it’s fun, and engaging, and because you can.
MAKE WEIRD GAMES: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/one-page-rpg
If you are looking for sapphic romance + martial arts fantasy, and are a fan of Sword of Kaigen and Blood over Bright Haven, ML Wang just released a new book, free if you subscribe to her newsletter!
I beta read this book—it keeps your attention and reads quickly!
mlwangbooks.com/destinys-edge/
"The art is phenomenal, widespread, and unorthodox...the mechanics integrate cooperation and competition in a very appealing push-pull manner. This mechanical basis for political positioning and struggle creates fertile ground for additional collaborative world building and narrative development."
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When a dragon has just 1 hit point and a maze of obstacles, combat is like an open-ended puzzle. The challenge: the player characters only have 1 hit point too—and the dragon has a lot fewer obstacles.
A small playtesting update about death without hit points:
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I receive: thoughtful feedback
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Playtest info here!! forms.gle/8zV3kQ6tZfKv...
Exploring how Cat Lady uses a 3x3 grid-based draft to force players to take cards they may not want to get the cards they do. And how this has applications in building TTRPG quests and adventures.
DESTINY’S EDGE Available to read for FREE through M.L. Wang’s Newsletter (or here if you’re already subscribed) Sapphic romance & martial arts fantasy Subscribe Or download he…
Fresh from The Blue Way's prelaunch page...we have an awesome designer Q&A from @jmstar.bsky.social! Check it out now to learn more about this standout game by visiting www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... or the link in our bio. The Blue Way launches on June 16 -- that's ONE WEEK away! We can't wait!
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Ethan
Ethan
How does life and death work in this game without hit points?
We are 10-15 backers away from funding Soothwardens by @navaarsnp.bsky.social!
Find a friend, explore the link, and destroy the Breakers who threaten your communities!
There is no luck in this game, only the connect you share and the resources you have to command.
TTRPG.link/soothwardens
My review of @glyphtide.games' masterpiece ChainXLink is up! It is an excellent and compact zine. It is also a great entry into @plusoneexp.bsky.social's ongoing Zine Club, which I also am enjoying.
eclecticdragonshorde.blogspot.com/2026/06/chai...
#ttrp #review #rpg #zine
My review of @glyphtide.games' masterpiece ChainXLink is up! It is an excellent and compact zine. It is also a great entry into @plusoneexp.bsky.social's ongoing Zine Club, which I also am enjoying.
eclecticdragonshorde.blogspot.com/2026/06/chai...
#ttrp #review #rpg #zine
A game about the power of connection & threats from beyond. There is no luck here. Just heart, stamina, and those who fight beside you.
Tomorrow night we are doing some StoneTalk w/Jeremy and diving into the role of Prep in Stonetop #TTRPG.
We will specifically look at what Jeremy did for our actual play series as a worked example!
Come with your questions!
Join us live at YouTube.com/plusoneexp!
Plus One Exp | Lost in the wider world of Stonetop
