deldon
@deldon.bsky.social
(they/them/del/don)
Operations ref for Vanguard: The Tinh Hai Emergency
CDR Asha in a past Dream
Indie TTRPG designer, Certified Zelda Nerd
Designer of The Door Locks Behind You: https://linktr.ee/TDLBY
pfp: Virginia Storm
Operations ref for Vanguard: The Tinh Hai Emergency
CDR Asha in a past Dream
Indie TTRPG designer, Certified Zelda Nerd
Designer of The Door Locks Behind You: https://linktr.ee/TDLBY
pfp: Virginia Storm
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deldon
@deldon.bsky.social
· Jan 8
2026 Year Start
The end of 2025 was defined by my time in Over/Under, and the fallout is carrying me through 2026. This year I'm fully re-entering the game scene after stepp...
deldon.bearblog.dev
What's the best time to launch a blog? 10:16pm EST on a Wednesday night? No? Damn, alright.
deldon.bearblog.dev/2026-year-st...
deldon.bearblog.dev/2026-year-st...
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A fullly-illustrated hex-map for a #Cataphract game.
I was given free rein to add all sorts of weird points-of-interest throughout the map, so we've got all sorts of weird ruins, caves, giant birds, monster habitats, colossal fertility statues, and oversized vegetables.
I was given free rein to add all sorts of weird points-of-interest throughout the map, so we've got all sorts of weird ruins, caves, giant birds, monster habitats, colossal fertility statues, and oversized vegetables.
September 26, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A fullly-illustrated hex-map for a #Cataphract game.
I was given free rein to add all sorts of weird points-of-interest throughout the map, so we've got all sorts of weird ruins, caves, giant birds, monster habitats, colossal fertility statues, and oversized vegetables.
I was given free rein to add all sorts of weird points-of-interest throughout the map, so we've got all sorts of weird ruins, caves, giant birds, monster habitats, colossal fertility statues, and oversized vegetables.
Oh we're off to an incredible start already.
September 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Oh we're off to an incredible start already.
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rat-bastard-games.itch.io/wolves-of-th...
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
Wolves of the Aegean by Rat Bastard Games
Mythic Bronze Age Hexcrawl
rat-bastard-games.itch.io
September 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/wolves-of-th...
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
My Appendix N Jam entry, inspired heavily by my time running Operations for Vanguard! As soon as I saw Kahyangan I knew what I had to do. Written for Kala Mandala by @munkao.bsky.social of course!
deldon.itch.io/kahyangan
deldon.itch.io/kahyangan
The Jagged Dagger of Kahyangan by deldon
A revolution, a prayer, a knife in the heart
deldon.itch.io
August 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
My Appendix N Jam entry, inspired heavily by my time running Operations for Vanguard! As soon as I saw Kahyangan I knew what I had to do. Written for Kala Mandala by @munkao.bsky.social of course!
deldon.itch.io/kahyangan
deldon.itch.io/kahyangan
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I recently hit 1000 followers on Itch, so my entire catalog is on sale for 50% off until August ends! Come grab HARDCASE (and its TRUTHSEEKER expansion), my stuff for Mothership and Songbirds, or some of my microgames 💛
Everything available separately or in a $30 bundle.
itch.io/s/197553/100...
Everything available separately or in a $30 bundle.
itch.io/s/197553/100...
1000 Followers Sale by Thursday Garreau
A bundle by Thursday Garreau, $30.00 for 14 games
itch.io
August 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I recently hit 1000 followers on Itch, so my entire catalog is on sale for 50% off until August ends! Come grab HARDCASE (and its TRUTHSEEKER expansion), my stuff for Mothership and Songbirds, or some of my microgames 💛
Everything available separately or in a $30 bundle.
itch.io/s/197553/100...
Everything available separately or in a $30 bundle.
itch.io/s/197553/100...
another year of the award show worth winning
No hype, no fanfare, no award shows, no spell checking, no nothing. Just the Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming 2026. Once again we barely made it! #FuckTheEnnies
Save vs. Total Party Kill - Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming 2026
I just got back from Ottawa for work. I fly out to Victoria tomorrow to enjoy the sights of the West Coast. The summer is rushing by and I have been quite busy. How is it already GenCon?
I feel partic...
save.vs.totalpartykill.ca
August 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
another year of the award show worth winning
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Arnold K. watching the Designing Dungeons Course win the gold for best online content
August 1, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Arnold K. watching the Designing Dungeons Course win the gold for best online content
Ow.
Here's EVERY SECOND COUNTS, a chef game, by me.
Get it free here:
olddoggames.itch.io/every-second...
Get it free here:
olddoggames.itch.io/every-second...
July 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Ow.
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"In the grim darkness of the live game design space there is only polycule dynamics."
- @juniperhl.bsky.social
- @juniperhl.bsky.social
July 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"In the grim darkness of the live game design space there is only polycule dynamics."
- @juniperhl.bsky.social
- @juniperhl.bsky.social
This is vile and reading it raised my blood pressure to an uncomfortable rate.
10/10 excellent catharsis.
10/10 excellent catharsis.
wrote a very upsetting adventure for @lukegearing.bsky.social 's Violence. it is not funny. it might be the best thing I've written.
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/cradlerobber
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/cradlerobber
cradlerobber. by Rat Bastard Games
a contemporary nightmare for Violence
rat-bastard-games.itch.io
July 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This is vile and reading it raised my blood pressure to an uncomfortable rate.
10/10 excellent catharsis.
10/10 excellent catharsis.
elmcat with another banger. I'm hoping for more discussion on this topic in the coming months. Onboarding is very far from a solved problem in TTRPGs but there are plenty of game spaces where it is not. Time to take notes.
June 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
elmcat with another banger. I'm hoping for more discussion on this topic in the coming months. Onboarding is very far from a solved problem in TTRPGs but there are plenty of game spaces where it is not. Time to take notes.
I've been waiting a while to hear Sam's full designer brain thoughts on what he experienced in O/U and this did not disappoint at all! A lot to digest and overall a really great talk. (also I'm impressed by the accuracy of a 45 minute lecture here haha)
hello gamers last weekend I gave a talk at Narrascope about #OVER/UNDER, covering the emergent culture of the game, technical affordances as rules, and how RPG frame theory can help explain some observed behavior and patterns. you can watch the recording on youtube now: youtu.be/MiMhkKijhKM?...
NarraScope 2026: Over and Under, Within and Without
YouTube video by Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
youtu.be
June 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I've been waiting a while to hear Sam's full designer brain thoughts on what he experienced in O/U and this did not disappoint at all! A lot to digest and overall a really great talk. (also I'm impressed by the accuracy of a 45 minute lecture here haha)
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BLACKOUT is my first module for Mothership, taking your crew underground to restore a colony power supply, and finding some unexpected things...
Featuring art by @emo-sludge.com
pointlessmonument.itch.io/blackout
Featuring art by @emo-sludge.com
pointlessmonument.itch.io/blackout
June 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
BLACKOUT is my first module for Mothership, taking your crew underground to restore a colony power supply, and finding some unexpected things...
Featuring art by @emo-sludge.com
pointlessmonument.itch.io/blackout
Featuring art by @emo-sludge.com
pointlessmonument.itch.io/blackout
Oh dear, @lukegearing.bsky.social, brother look! It would appear the ants have begun some sort of crisis! Incredible! Look at how fervently they protect their dirt. #baselinedrift
June 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Oh dear, @lukegearing.bsky.social, brother look! It would appear the ants have begun some sort of crisis! Incredible! Look at how fervently they protect their dirt. #baselinedrift
My little ants. Look at how they move their dirt around. Don't they know it's worthless? #baselinedrift
May 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
My little ants. Look at how they move their dirt around. Don't they know it's worthless? #baselinedrift
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ITS THAT TIME AGAIN GAMERS!
#O/U #Over/Under #MothershipRPG
So proud to be able to say I was able to contribute a few tables for this Charity Zine about our time living on a space station for what felt like a lifetime.
Please support this release and know that your donations go to a good Cause.
#O/U #Over/Under #MothershipRPG
So proud to be able to say I was able to contribute a few tables for this Charity Zine about our time living on a space station for what felt like a lifetime.
Please support this release and know that your donations go to a good Cause.
May 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
ITS THAT TIME AGAIN GAMERS!
#O/U #Over/Under #MothershipRPG
So proud to be able to say I was able to contribute a few tables for this Charity Zine about our time living on a space station for what felt like a lifetime.
Please support this release and know that your donations go to a good Cause.
#O/U #Over/Under #MothershipRPG
So proud to be able to say I was able to contribute a few tables for this Charity Zine about our time living on a space station for what felt like a lifetime.
Please support this release and know that your donations go to a good Cause.
The biggest project I've been working on in 2026 is this behemoth anthology. Everyone on the team absolutely knocked it out of the park! Every #mothership game set on The Dream can take something from this, it's so much more than a love letter to #over/under! Adventures, NPCs, fiction, art and more.
Howdy! A bunch of folks who were in #over/under have been cooking up a 92 page zine for #mothership, and we're happy to announce that "Exit, Pursued by a Dream" is available! All proceeds go to the El Paso Food Not Bombs chapter, and preordering is until June 9th! theember.itch.io/exit-pursued...
May 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The biggest project I've been working on in 2026 is this behemoth anthology. Everyone on the team absolutely knocked it out of the park! Every #mothership game set on The Dream can take something from this, it's so much more than a love letter to #over/under! Adventures, NPCs, fiction, art and more.
Join this so that @lukegearing.bsky.social and I can observe you like an ant farm as The Lockwoods.
Hello! I am running an Over/Under like called Baseline Drift. It starts on May 29th at 11am CST. The goal is a max player count of 300~
The Discord!
discord.gg/j9WqGudQeH
The rules!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Discord!
discord.gg/j9WqGudQeH
The rules!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
May 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Join this so that @lukegearing.bsky.social and I can observe you like an ant farm as The Lockwoods.
The deep dive into the burgeoning #cataphracts community has been really neat! Being a part of one of, if not the largest referee team for Vanguard has led to some really fun discussions on how the community is developing.
All of which can be summed up in this exchange.
All of which can be summed up in this exchange.
May 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The deep dive into the burgeoning #cataphracts community has been really neat! Being a part of one of, if not the largest referee team for Vanguard has led to some really fun discussions on how the community is developing.
All of which can be summed up in this exchange.
All of which can be summed up in this exchange.
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#OVER/UNDER obsession got so far, I'm doing a university project about it. If everyone who participated could fill out this really cool questionnaire, it'd be so amazing :))
forms.gle/h5D2motTcDcD...
forms.gle/h5D2motTcDcD...
OVER/UNDER questionnaire
Consent form:
Study details
The purpose of this study is to better understand how OVER/UNDER influenced the participants' minds. This study will consist of the following questionnaire and will be l...
forms.gle
May 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM
#OVER/UNDER obsession got so far, I'm doing a university project about it. If everyone who participated could fill out this really cool questionnaire, it'd be so amazing :))
forms.gle/h5D2motTcDcD...
forms.gle/h5D2motTcDcD...
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I'm pleased to announce that my #Mothership Trifold d0c's Cyberclinic is now available!
As players of #OVER/UNDER may remember, the Clinic is the finest medical-adjacent facility of Prospero's Dream that you can now add to your campaign!
Order at www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/d0c...
As players of #OVER/UNDER may remember, the Clinic is the finest medical-adjacent facility of Prospero's Dream that you can now add to your campaign!
Order at www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/d0c...
May 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I'm pleased to announce that my #Mothership Trifold d0c's Cyberclinic is now available!
As players of #OVER/UNDER may remember, the Clinic is the finest medical-adjacent facility of Prospero's Dream that you can now add to your campaign!
Order at www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/d0c...
As players of #OVER/UNDER may remember, the Clinic is the finest medical-adjacent facility of Prospero's Dream that you can now add to your campaign!
Order at www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/d0c...
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Every time I want to post or blog about what's going on in the games I'm playing or running I can't. The true burden of the Cataphract deep dive.
May 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Every time I want to post or blog about what's going on in the games I'm playing or running I can't. The true burden of the Cataphract deep dive.