Chris Swallow ➡️ When Tithes Are Due
@empathchamber.bsky.social
Previously Ogrehead. A swedish designer, gamer, and gamer designer. Work in digital product by day, wear the ttrpg/pbta/fitd/fate cape by night.
https://linktr.ee/empathchamber
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Our next project got waylaid by #onepagerpgjam #1pRPGjam at itch.io – so we took the detour and made a one-pager out of it.
"When Tithes Are Due" is our upcoming #OGREISH game, headed for Kickstarter this fall. This one-pager will be a fully playable teaser of it, to be released the coming weeks.
"When Tithes Are Due" is our upcoming #OGREISH game, headed for Kickstarter this fall. This one-pager will be a fully playable teaser of it, to be released the coming weeks.
Just released the one-pager of When Tithes Are Due, my next game in the Untethered Shadows setting. You play outlaws who took the woods over the gallows – pushing the fellows you have while the hue and cry rises behind you. #ttrpg #storygames #pbta #fitd #fate
empathchamber.itch.io/when-tithes-...
empathchamber.itch.io/when-tithes-...
When Tithes Are Due One-Page RPG by EMPATH CHAMBER
A storygame about outlaws and brigands surviving the law that hunts them.
empathchamber.itch.io
August 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Just released the one-pager of When Tithes Are Due, my next game in the Untethered Shadows setting. You play outlaws who took the woods over the gallows – pushing the fellows you have while the hue and cry rises behind you. #ttrpg #storygames #pbta #fitd #fate
empathchamber.itch.io/when-tithes-...
empathchamber.itch.io/when-tithes-...
We've just published our Kickstarter waiting list: www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp... #ttrpg #rpg #ogreish #wtad #wfgf #pbta #fitd #fate Join us!
Coming soon: When Tithes Are Due RPG
A tabletop RPG about outlaws who fled the gallows for the woods, and now owe their lives to fellows the law can hang for helping them.
www.kickstarter.com
August 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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It was another 100 for the neurologist. I'm more than broke now. Really could use a hand climbing out of this hole. Immediate need is a grocery run. This ornery body needs fuel.
It was 300 in the hole for urgent care, 2 infusions, eeg. Anything to help make that up would be so helpful!
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July 24, 2026 at 3:47 AM
It was another 100 for the neurologist. I'm more than broke now. Really could use a hand climbing out of this hole. Immediate need is a grocery run. This ornery body needs fuel.
In time for our When Tithes Are Due RPG, this trailer is launched. I'm just... wow. This is exactly the touchstone we're working for. It just looks amazing! #ttrpg #rpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkr...
THE UPRISING - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters September 11
YouTube video by Focus Features
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July 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
In time for our When Tithes Are Due RPG, this trailer is launched. I'm just... wow. This is exactly the touchstone we're working for. It just looks amazing! #ttrpg #rpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkr...
Our next project got waylaid by #onepagerpgjam #1pRPGjam at itch.io – so we took the detour and made a one-pager out of it.
"When Tithes Are Due" is our upcoming #OGREISH game, headed for Kickstarter this fall. This one-pager will be a fully playable teaser of it, to be released the coming weeks.
"When Tithes Are Due" is our upcoming #OGREISH game, headed for Kickstarter this fall. This one-pager will be a fully playable teaser of it, to be released the coming weeks.
July 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Our next project got waylaid by #onepagerpgjam #1pRPGjam at itch.io – so we took the detour and made a one-pager out of it.
"When Tithes Are Due" is our upcoming #OGREISH game, headed for Kickstarter this fall. This one-pager will be a fully playable teaser of it, to be released the coming weeks.
"When Tithes Are Due" is our upcoming #OGREISH game, headed for Kickstarter this fall. This one-pager will be a fully playable teaser of it, to be released the coming weeks.
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Only 67 book backers until everyone gets More Art in the form of a new map in the book! Corey's maps a very cool, and I am excited to see what he makes. Looking ahead, if we hit 24K in the next 8 days, I get to give all three artists a bonus, which would ROCK!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/117...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/117...
PsiRun Second Edition
Whoever was holding you captive, you're free, for now. You have superpowers & amnesia. You know they're after you. What could go wrong?
www.kickstarter.com
July 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Only 67 book backers until everyone gets More Art in the form of a new map in the book! Corey's maps a very cool, and I am excited to see what he makes. Looking ahead, if we hit 24K in the next 8 days, I get to give all three artists a bonus, which would ROCK!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/117...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/117...
Decided today to join #onepagerpgjam at itch.io today with a slimmed down version of our upcoming #ogreish #ttrpg . Stay tuned.
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July 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Decided today to join #onepagerpgjam at itch.io today with a slimmed down version of our upcoming #ogreish #ttrpg . Stay tuned.
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Hey #PortfolioDay !
I'm Thomas, a French #mapmaker
Looking for opportunities in publishing and ttrpg mostly
🌐 wheretofind.me/@thomrey
✉️ [email protected]
I'm Thomas, a French #mapmaker
Looking for opportunities in publishing and ttrpg mostly
🌐 wheretofind.me/@thomrey
✉️ [email protected]
July 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Hey #PortfolioDay !
I'm Thomas, a French #mapmaker
Looking for opportunities in publishing and ttrpg mostly
🌐 wheretofind.me/@thomrey
✉️ [email protected]
I'm Thomas, a French #mapmaker
Looking for opportunities in publishing and ttrpg mostly
🌐 wheretofind.me/@thomrey
✉️ [email protected]
This looks really exciting!
And hey! If you are also a friend to spiders, why not check out the Children of Time: RPG Kickstarter that's launching next week!
This interaction should serve as proof that I put my money where my mouth is when it comes to being a capital 'H' Human!
This interaction should serve as proof that I put my money where my mouth is when it comes to being a capital 'H' Human!
Coming soon: Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game
Create millennia-spanning sci-fi epics in this groundbreaking roleplaying game based on the award winning Children of Time novels.
www.kickstarter.com
July 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This looks really exciting!
Hey – we've joined the itch.io summer sale if you're curious of Where Fields Go Fallow and its first playset: itch.io/s/188627/emp...
Empath Summer Sale 2026 by EMPATH CHAMBER
A bundle by EMPATH CHAMBER, $9.00 for Shadow of Salt – a playset for Where Fields Go Fallow, Where Fields Go Fallow RPG
itch.io
July 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Hey – we've joined the itch.io summer sale if you're curious of Where Fields Go Fallow and its first playset: itch.io/s/188627/emp...
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@scenefour.bsky.social has been doing a great series of PbtA-explainer tiktoks in the past couple days
March 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
@scenefour.bsky.social has been doing a great series of PbtA-explainer tiktoks in the past couple days
For those of you who didn't get a chance to back us last year on Kickstarter, we've now released the full PDF version on itch io and dtrpg com:
empathchamber.itch.io/wherefieldsg...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg #folkhorror #rpg #pbta #fitd #storygames
empathchamber.itch.io/wherefieldsg...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg #folkhorror #rpg #pbta #fitd #storygames
Where Fields Go Fallow RPG by EMPATH CHAMBER
empathchamber.itch.io
February 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
For those of you who didn't get a chance to back us last year on Kickstarter, we've now released the full PDF version on itch io and dtrpg com:
empathchamber.itch.io/wherefieldsg...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg #folkhorror #rpg #pbta #fitd #storygames
empathchamber.itch.io/wherefieldsg...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg #folkhorror #rpg #pbta #fitd #storygames
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There are so many beautiful TTRPGs that have so much to say and such interesting stories to tell but people don't play them fully, or don't play them on their own terms, and all that beauty is missed.
February 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
There are so many beautiful TTRPGs that have so much to say and such interesting stories to tell but people don't play them fully, or don't play them on their own terms, and all that beauty is missed.
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Hey.
Tell people when they do good job.
When you like the stuff they make.
When you like the characters they’ve created.
The stories they’ve told.
Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time.
Trust. They don’t.
Tell. Them.
Tell people when they do good job.
When you like the stuff they make.
When you like the characters they’ve created.
The stories they’ve told.
Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time.
Trust. They don’t.
Tell. Them.
February 24, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Hey.
Tell people when they do good job.
When you like the stuff they make.
When you like the characters they’ve created.
The stories they’ve told.
Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time.
Trust. They don’t.
Tell. Them.
Tell people when they do good job.
When you like the stuff they make.
When you like the characters they’ve created.
The stories they’ve told.
Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time.
Trust. They don’t.
Tell. Them.
Thanks Paul, would love to hear how it all went later! Appreciated!!!
As villagers whose home is threatened by a creature of war, what can you do to protect your home and those you love?
Where Fields Grow Fallow. Produced by @empathchamber.bsky.social and arriving just before my next con, Revelation—a PbtA-themed event—for which it would have been perfect. D'oh!
Where Fields Grow Fallow. Produced by @empathchamber.bsky.social and arriving just before my next con, Revelation—a PbtA-themed event—for which it would have been perfect. D'oh!
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Thanks Paul, would love to hear how it all went later! Appreciated!!!
I'm opening up for 5 early access testers for my new playtesting platform - sessionnotes.dev
It is in an early stage, and the purpose is to see if it works. If you're a playtester who wants to level up your efforts - you can help shaping this tool! #ttrpgdesign #rpgcommunity
It is in an early stage, and the purpose is to see if it works. If you're a playtester who wants to level up your efforts - you can help shaping this tool! #ttrpgdesign #rpgcommunity
SessionNotes – Playtesting Tools for Tabletop Designers
Capture structured feedback, voice notes, and transcripts from tabletop playtests. Compare GM vs Player perspectives and track improvements across versions.
sessionnotes.dev
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I'm opening up for 5 early access testers for my new playtesting platform - sessionnotes.dev
It is in an early stage, and the purpose is to see if it works. If you're a playtester who wants to level up your efforts - you can help shaping this tool! #ttrpgdesign #rpgcommunity
It is in an early stage, and the purpose is to see if it works. If you're a playtester who wants to level up your efforts - you can help shaping this tool! #ttrpgdesign #rpgcommunity
How many of you game designers out there playtest you comes continuously? If so, how do you experience it?
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
How many of you game designers out there playtest you comes continuously? If so, how do you experience it?
Public Kickstarter update for Where Fields Go Fallow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
September 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Public Kickstarter update for Where Fields Go Fallow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/emp...
I've started a Substack! Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/empathch...
Issue #1 – The Weight of Emptiness
Design thoughts, a new corner of the Lower Princedoms, and tables for your next session.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I've started a Substack! Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/empathch...
We have now sent out our Backer Survey! Please check your email address used on Kickstarter or our latest update there for more information.
July 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
We have now sent out our Backer Survey! Please check your email address used on Kickstarter or our latest update there for more information.
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Some of the illustrations I made for the Sickest Witch's wooden minis and upcoming adventure by @justinsirois.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing these in woodflesh!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
May 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Some of the illustrations I made for the Sickest Witch's wooden minis and upcoming adventure by @justinsirois.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing these in woodflesh!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jus...
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Sign up to the Cosmic Dark alert page here, which is a fascinating game of weird sci-fi horror. Tarkovsky, Ballard, Vandermeer: the good stuff.
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
I'm so happy that Kieron Gillen (@kierongillen.bsky.social) is writing a stretch goal for Cosmic Dark. He describes his scenario as "Superman meets Annihilation". It's deeply weird.
May 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Sign up to the Cosmic Dark alert page here, which is a fascinating game of weird sci-fi horror. Tarkovsky, Ballard, Vandermeer: the good stuff.
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
My scenario is called Umbilical, and is basically Superman's origin meets Annihilation.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
@squadronuk.bsky.social asked some great questions about #onepager #ttrpgs. Many years ago (about when I became a parent), time for playing games was reduced to almost nothing. I missed playing, but didn't get more than an hour over for my own hobbies. Instead, I started to design games... 1/x
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
@squadronuk.bsky.social asked some great questions about #onepager #ttrpgs. Many years ago (about when I became a parent), time for playing games was reduced to almost nothing. I missed playing, but didn't get more than an hour over for my own hobbies. Instead, I started to design games... 1/x
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#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1
1
Minimalist/One Page RPGs - clever or throwaway?
There are loads of these one-page #TTRPGs around. There are probably 5 more in the world now than when I started typing this sentence.
When creating/writing these games, do the authors develop the rules, test them….
1