Internal Dialogue as I peck at #Hammondal notes:

Me: You can't just be all "1960s Iran" and then dance over to Ninja Turtles like that.
Also Me: It's not for the book. This is just my notes.
Me: Even STILL. Dude. Really.
Also Me: Focus on the Flemish Belgians today.

useful mini stickers for your battle notes

https://ko-fi.com/tyiart/shop/fordndlovers

Why is it so difficult to schedule a role-playing session? https://symbolic.city/misc/scheduling-design #ttrpgDesign

new sticker sheets on my kofi! these ones are super helpful for #dnd battle journal / notes! pick between black and white or space themed, depending on your preferred aesthetics

https://ko-fi.com/tyiart/shop

Here's the cover for Dealing with Deities. PDF coming soon
#ttrpg #ttrpgart #indiettrpg #ttrpgDesign

Wrote a blog post on cartomantic metacurrency, which is just fancy talk for "replacing Fate points (or equivalent) with tarot cards." Lemme know what y'all think! https://thecloudtender.com/2025/03/19/tarot-metacurrency.html

New post on my #TTRPG blog! More coverage of putting the game first and an example of how you can apply said philosophy!

https://imaginationsimulations.itch.io/mechanized-make-believe/devlog/905023/stop-storytelling-start-playing

Feel like folks should be more explicit in what player count is best for a #TTRPG and I don't just mean a range, I mean a specific number, even if it is also playable at a different count.

#SoloRPG scene obviously has this on lock, fair bit of Duet/Two-Player games too.

I started a #TTRPG blog!

The first post is regarding an important lesson we can learn from the wonderful world of #Wrestling, especially in Actual Play.

It's not what you think it is!
https://imaginationsimulations.itch.io/mechanized-make-believe/devlog/899531/wrestling-gets-actual-play-the-best

Our newest game just dropped! Pipe Dreams gives you the chance to live out your 90s skater fantasies with arcade-y action and a focus on competition!
deadgirllydia.itch.io/pipe-dreams
#ttrpg #ttrpgdev #ttrpgdesign #trans #lgbtq #skateboarding

Have you ever wanted to skateboard? Did you have even a passing interest in Tony Haw's Pro Skater? Then Pipe Dreams is for you!

This fast paced, rules lite game allows you to live out your dreams of crushing it on a half pipe!

deadgirllydia.itch.io/pipe-dreams

The game is live!
https://deadgirllydia.itch.io/pipe-dreams

So, the formatting is coming along and the pressure is mounting. We have three days to get it done and we're not even halfway there.

Finished roughing out the tricks and dove write into the graphic design element of it. Formatting will come after revisions but I'm testing portions of the layout for myself.

Fourteen more tricks to make, then we revise, format and work the layout, and finally create a character sheet. We have six days.

Decided to write down my thoughts on turning combat into a generic extended conflict resolution system: https://thecloudtender.com/2025/02/17/action-scenes.html.

I'm not entirely pleased with how it turned out, but I'm glad to have it written down.

Practical lore is manifest, parsimonious, and direct.
https://symbolic.city/misc/practical-lore
#ttrpgDesign

Did a lil update on a game I'm making.
https://pennylescroche.github.io/dealing-with-deities
Updated the play procedure, character options, and NPC creation. Might be time to Playtest it
#ttrpg #ttrpgDesign #indiettrpg

Really not sure about the back cover blurb. Does a book need one, especially when it's print on demand?

I think the more minimalist version just fits much better.

Thoughts?

New blog post: How to create TTRPG character sheets in HTML and CSS! This is my favorite way to create character sheets for games, because as a software developer, I'm just a huge text nerd. (I also use `entr` to make the rebuilding process completely painless).

If you wanna make character sheets in pure text with HTML and CSS, then give this a read: https://thecloudtender.com/2025/01/21/weasyprint.html