Tip for inexperienced #ttrpg writers: Your book is going to be used many ways—for learning the system, as a reference at the table, just as a fun read, etc. It’s best when to cater to all of those uses.
#dnd #rpgdesign #rpg #ttrpgCommunity
#dnd #rpgdesign #rpg #ttrpgCommunity
October 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Tip for inexperienced #ttrpg writers: Your book is going to be used many ways—for learning the system, as a reference at the table, just as a fun read, etc. It’s best when to cater to all of those uses.
#dnd #rpgdesign #rpg #ttrpgCommunity
#dnd #rpgdesign #rpg #ttrpgCommunity
There is no correct progression curve. Pick the shape that produces the time you want at each stage, then check it against what players actually earn.
gamedesign.gg/V3JXCZ
#GameDesign #RPGDesign
gamedesign.gg/V3JXCZ
#GameDesign #RPGDesign
November 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
There is no correct progression curve. Pick the shape that produces the time you want at each stage, then check it against what players actually earn.
gamedesign.gg/V3JXCZ
#GameDesign #RPGDesign
gamedesign.gg/V3JXCZ
#GameDesign #RPGDesign
Now for the hashtags... I'm sorry
#rpg #osr #nsr #kickstarter #crowdfunding #turtle #ttrpg #megadungeon #dungeon #today #games #rpgdesign #ttrpgdesign #gamedev #indie #indiettrpg #indierpg #indiedev #worldbuilding #gaming #fantasy #swordandsorcery #adventure #ttrpgsky #ttrpgcommunity #tabletoprpg
#rpg #osr #nsr #kickstarter #crowdfunding #turtle #ttrpg #megadungeon #dungeon #today #games #rpgdesign #ttrpgdesign #gamedev #indie #indiettrpg #indierpg #indiedev #worldbuilding #gaming #fantasy #swordandsorcery #adventure #ttrpgsky #ttrpgcommunity #tabletoprpg
October 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Splitting my massive RPG project into a smaller series of 'zines so I can actually release something!
The first 'zine will be a homage to the 'blue book' World of Darkness in 2004. Now to get it done...
#ttrpgs #rpgdesign
The first 'zine will be a homage to the 'blue book' World of Darkness in 2004. Now to get it done...
#ttrpgs #rpgdesign
October 30, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Splitting my massive RPG project into a smaller series of 'zines so I can actually release something!
The first 'zine will be a homage to the 'blue book' World of Darkness in 2004. Now to get it done...
#ttrpgs #rpgdesign
The first 'zine will be a homage to the 'blue book' World of Darkness in 2004. Now to get it done...
#ttrpgs #rpgdesign
A worker could be respected by everyone around them and still have very little control over their own life. Someone higher up could decide where they worked, what opportunities were available to them...
siwesznaucery.itch.io/grinders/dev...
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #24XX #RPGDesign
siwesznaucery.itch.io/grinders/dev...
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #24XX #RPGDesign
October 31, 2026 at 11:38 PM
A worker could be respected by everyone around them and still have very little control over their own life. Someone higher up could decide where they worked, what opportunities were available to them...
siwesznaucery.itch.io/grinders/dev...
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #24XX #RPGDesign
siwesznaucery.itch.io/grinders/dev...
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #24XX #RPGDesign
#TTRPG #RPGDesign
Borrow a story, strip it to beats, move it somewhere it's never been. Do it weekly and your game gets better. New Nightmare is the demonstration—the last fifteen percent is the warning.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Bound+by+Stories+-+On+Wes+Craven's+New+Nightmare
Borrow a story, strip it to beats, move it somewhere it's never been. Do it weekly and your game gets better. New Nightmare is the demonstration—the last fifteen percent is the warning.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Bound+by+Stories+-+On+Wes+Craven's+New+Nightmare
November 1, 2026 at 3:05 AM
#TTRPG #RPGDesign
Borrow a story, strip it to beats, move it somewhere it's never been. Do it weekly and your game gets better. New Nightmare is the demonstration—the last fifteen percent is the warning.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Bound+by+Stories+-+On+Wes+Craven's+New+Nightmare
Borrow a story, strip it to beats, move it somewhere it's never been. Do it weekly and your game gets better. New Nightmare is the demonstration—the last fifteen percent is the warning.
https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/Bound+by+Stories+-+On+Wes+Craven's+New+Nightmare
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
October 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
Tinkering with a town generator. Various roll charts to set up the town, factions and temples, and a system for plotting out the town's layout. The basics. Here is a town I made. 🏘️
Onto making NPCs for each building. #rpgdesign #osr
Onto making NPCs for each building. #rpgdesign #osr
October 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Tinkering with a town generator. Various roll charts to set up the town, factions and temples, and a system for plotting out the town's layout. The basics. Here is a town I made. 🏘️
Onto making NPCs for each building. #rpgdesign #osr
Onto making NPCs for each building. #rpgdesign #osr
Halloween Sale 2026 Starts 10/26/2026!
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Halloween Sale 2026 by Worldbuilders and Runesmiths
A bundle by Worldbuilders and Runesmiths, $15.00 for Worldbuilders Guidebook: Big Book of Templates, The Hybrid Axiom Obsidian Vault
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October 25, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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#TTRPG #Runesmith #IndieTTRPG #GameDev #TabletopGames #RPGCommunity #Worldbuilding #IndieGames #TabletopRPG #RPGDesign #DarkFantasy #FantasyArt #RoleplayingGame #TTRPGCommunity
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I've just updated two of my one-page TTRPGs!
Heist Heist Baby — a Carved from Brindlewood-inspired game where you build your heist plan from gathered Intel.
Come, That You May See — a PbtA game with flexible, freeform spellcasting.
More below!
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #OnePageRPG #RPGDesign
Heist Heist Baby — a Carved from Brindlewood-inspired game where you build your heist plan from gathered Intel.
Come, That You May See — a PbtA game with flexible, freeform spellcasting.
More below!
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #OnePageRPG #RPGDesign
October 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I've just updated two of my one-page TTRPGs!
Heist Heist Baby — a Carved from Brindlewood-inspired game where you build your heist plan from gathered Intel.
Come, That You May See — a PbtA game with flexible, freeform spellcasting.
More below!
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #OnePageRPG #RPGDesign
Heist Heist Baby — a Carved from Brindlewood-inspired game where you build your heist plan from gathered Intel.
Come, That You May See — a PbtA game with flexible, freeform spellcasting.
More below!
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #OnePageRPG #RPGDesign
I've been designing an RPG for roughly ... 5 years. Maybe 6.
It would be absolutely insane of me to completely redo the entire dice mechanic, right?
RIGHT?!
#ttrpg #rpgdesign #pleasehelp
It would be absolutely insane of me to completely redo the entire dice mechanic, right?
RIGHT?!
#ttrpg #rpgdesign #pleasehelp
October 20, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I've been designing an RPG for roughly ... 5 years. Maybe 6.
It would be absolutely insane of me to completely redo the entire dice mechanic, right?
RIGHT?!
#ttrpg #rpgdesign #pleasehelp
It would be absolutely insane of me to completely redo the entire dice mechanic, right?
RIGHT?!
#ttrpg #rpgdesign #pleasehelp
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
October 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
Remote Bastion Turns? Yes. And they’re 🔥
Plot hooks, NPCs, rewards… all while the party is gone.
👉 youtu.be/FSMag3t7Vz0
#DnD2024 #TTRPGTips #DungeonMaster #RPGDesign #OnTheRightPath
Plot hooks, NPCs, rewards… all while the party is gone.
👉 youtu.be/FSMag3t7Vz0
#DnD2024 #TTRPGTips #DungeonMaster #RPGDesign #OnTheRightPath
October 19, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Remote Bastion Turns? Yes. And they’re 🔥
Plot hooks, NPCs, rewards… all while the party is gone.
👉 youtu.be/FSMag3t7Vz0
#DnD2024 #TTRPGTips #DungeonMaster #RPGDesign #OnTheRightPath
Plot hooks, NPCs, rewards… all while the party is gone.
👉 youtu.be/FSMag3t7Vz0
#DnD2024 #TTRPGTips #DungeonMaster #RPGDesign #OnTheRightPath
Meet RuleBindery: authoring and publishing for tabletop game books.
Rules live as structured data, so a change after layout never means redoing the layout by hand. Table of contents, index and cross-references update with it.
Free plan, no card.
rulebindery.com?utm_source=b...
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
Rules live as structured data, so a change after layout never means redoing the layout by hand. Table of contents, index and cross-references update with it.
Free plan, no card.
rulebindery.com?utm_source=b...
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
October 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Meet RuleBindery: authoring and publishing for tabletop game books.
Rules live as structured data, so a change after layout never means redoing the layout by hand. Table of contents, index and cross-references update with it.
Free plan, no card.
rulebindery.com?utm_source=b...
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
Rules live as structured data, so a change after layout never means redoing the layout by hand. Table of contents, index and cross-references update with it.
Free plan, no card.
rulebindery.com?utm_source=b...
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
Why use Variable Dice instead of static bonuses?
Because we improvement to feel physical.
Going from +d4 to +d6 changes what you pick up and roll at the table, while still leaving uncertainty in the result.
Retrospect is designed around capability, not automatic success.
#TTRPG #Dice #RPGDesign
Because we improvement to feel physical.
Going from +d4 to +d6 changes what you pick up and roll at the table, while still leaving uncertainty in the result.
Retrospect is designed around capability, not automatic success.
#TTRPG #Dice #RPGDesign
October 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Why use Variable Dice instead of static bonuses?
Because we improvement to feel physical.
Going from +d4 to +d6 changes what you pick up and roll at the table, while still leaving uncertainty in the result.
Retrospect is designed around capability, not automatic success.
#TTRPG #Dice #RPGDesign
Because we improvement to feel physical.
Going from +d4 to +d6 changes what you pick up and roll at the table, while still leaving uncertainty in the result.
Retrospect is designed around capability, not automatic success.
#TTRPG #Dice #RPGDesign
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
October 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
Retrospect sits at ~600 pages across its two core books.
The Player’s Handbook is written.
The Spectator’s Guide is written.
The QuickStart Guide is being edited.
Now, all that's left is to finish the game properly: editing, artwork and production.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign #KickstarterGames #ttrpgs
The Player’s Handbook is written.
The Spectator’s Guide is written.
The QuickStart Guide is being edited.
Now, all that's left is to finish the game properly: editing, artwork and production.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign #KickstarterGames #ttrpgs
October 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Retrospect sits at ~600 pages across its two core books.
The Player’s Handbook is written.
The Spectator’s Guide is written.
The QuickStart Guide is being edited.
Now, all that's left is to finish the game properly: editing, artwork and production.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign #KickstarterGames #ttrpgs
The Player’s Handbook is written.
The Spectator’s Guide is written.
The QuickStart Guide is being edited.
Now, all that's left is to finish the game properly: editing, artwork and production.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign #KickstarterGames #ttrpgs
Time to share your Tuesday #TTRPGThoughts!
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
October 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Time to share your Tuesday #TTRPGThoughts!
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
October 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
🌞 Good morning all my lovely #TTRPG friends! 🌞
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
The hashtags of the day are #TabletopTuesday to share promos and/or celebrate the hobby and #TTRPGThoughts to share your ideas about games from play advice to #RPGDesign. Let's have some fun and mix it up today!
Feral Lands v0.5.14 playtesting continues! I think I'm on maybe the 7th or 8th entire overhaul of the combat, but the last 2 have actually been pretty engaging! The player were doing too well, so I think I'm nudging towards balancing territory. Onwards! #rpg #ttrpg #rpgdesign
October 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Feral Lands v0.5.14 playtesting continues! I think I'm on maybe the 7th or 8th entire overhaul of the combat, but the last 2 have actually been pretty engaging! The player were doing too well, so I think I'm nudging towards balancing territory. Onwards! #rpg #ttrpg #rpgdesign
playtesting for Feral Lands still simmering along on the front left burner, think I'm kiiiinda hitting a point of "no dead turns" which i really wanted. got a fun little pbta'ish structure going for all the moves #rpgdesign #rpg #ttrpg
October 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
playtesting for Feral Lands still simmering along on the front left burner, think I'm kiiiinda hitting a point of "no dead turns" which i really wanted. got a fun little pbta'ish structure going for all the moves #rpgdesign #rpg #ttrpg
love seeing this sort of thing...dude a bit older than me still learning new things and cranking out cool lil helpful apps. :)
I mean, he didn't build THE NEXT BIG THING killer app, but still...to ME, it's pretty darn cool! :)
www.reddit.com/r/RPGdesign/...
I mean, he didn't build THE NEXT BIG THING killer app, but still...to ME, it's pretty darn cool! :)
www.reddit.com/r/RPGdesign/...
From the RPGdesign community on Reddit: At 62, I just launched my first-ever mobile app after spending 4 months learning to build a 3D physics engine because I was fed up with low-quality dice rollers...
Explore this post and more from the RPGdesign community
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October 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
love seeing this sort of thing...dude a bit older than me still learning new things and cranking out cool lil helpful apps. :)
I mean, he didn't build THE NEXT BIG THING killer app, but still...to ME, it's pretty darn cool! :)
www.reddit.com/r/RPGdesign/...
I mean, he didn't build THE NEXT BIG THING killer app, but still...to ME, it's pretty darn cool! :)
www.reddit.com/r/RPGdesign/...
Time to share your Tuesday #TTRPGThoughts!
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
September 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Time to share your Tuesday #TTRPGThoughts!
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
What kind of #RPGTheory thoughts have been on your mind lately? Or what's an #RPGDesign puzzle you've been throwing yourself into a lately?
And if you've got the spoons, reply to some others about their thoughts! <3
What's up #ttrpgcommunity!
Back with another bi-weekly update for #FrontiersTabletopEngine!
This week we have 2 New Modules, covering Currency Design Systems and Downtime Projects!
I'd love if you gave it a look, or a repost, thank you all!
frontiersengine.dev
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
Back with another bi-weekly update for #FrontiersTabletopEngine!
This week we have 2 New Modules, covering Currency Design Systems and Downtime Projects!
I'd love if you gave it a look, or a repost, thank you all!
frontiersengine.dev
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
Frontiers Engine · Free Modular Tabletop RPG System and SRD
A free, open tabletop RPG engine and SRD you build your own game on. One core, three Rulesets (d18, d20, d100), three playable starter sets, under the ORC License.
frontiersengine.dev
September 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
What's up #ttrpgcommunity!
Back with another bi-weekly update for #FrontiersTabletopEngine!
This week we have 2 New Modules, covering Currency Design Systems and Downtime Projects!
I'd love if you gave it a look, or a repost, thank you all!
frontiersengine.dev
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
Back with another bi-weekly update for #FrontiersTabletopEngine!
This week we have 2 New Modules, covering Currency Design Systems and Downtime Projects!
I'd love if you gave it a look, or a repost, thank you all!
frontiersengine.dev
#ttrpg #rpgdesign
For my new game I created a trap for myself.
It's a tri-stat system, two of them are Action and Heart. But I need a third stat that covers both trap disarming and stealth WITHOUT covering general intelligence.
Currently it's Perception, but at this point I am almost okay with Subterfuge
#rpgdesign
It's a tri-stat system, two of them are Action and Heart. But I need a third stat that covers both trap disarming and stealth WITHOUT covering general intelligence.
Currently it's Perception, but at this point I am almost okay with Subterfuge
#rpgdesign
September 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
For my new game I created a trap for myself.
It's a tri-stat system, two of them are Action and Heart. But I need a third stat that covers both trap disarming and stealth WITHOUT covering general intelligence.
Currently it's Perception, but at this point I am almost okay with Subterfuge
#rpgdesign
It's a tri-stat system, two of them are Action and Heart. But I need a third stat that covers both trap disarming and stealth WITHOUT covering general intelligence.
Currently it's Perception, but at this point I am almost okay with Subterfuge
#rpgdesign