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Spencer Campbell

7 days

ARE YOU READY TO LOOT? LOOT has launched on Kickstarter! Learn all about this fantasy TTRPG with looter shooter inspiration. Links to the campaign and more down below. Share this far and wide!

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Spencer Campbell

@GilaRPGs

3 years

Hey, this? Totally unacceptable. TTRPG "solidarity" my ass.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Once again reminding you that your fandom of something shouldn't be your entire identity. And that critiques of the things you love aren't critiques of you.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Just an absolute kick in the teeth to reach out to local game stores about running indie RPG nights for them and having them go "yeah but what about the dragon game instead?"

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

RUNE is here. A solo TTRPG inspired by soulslike games. Combining environmental storytelling through exploration with difficult tactical combat. Carve runes. Bind fate. Learn more below.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

I gotta admit, this is definitely the best way to play the game

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

One dude at PAX came up to the table and when we told him we were selling TTRPGs, he said "the whole rules fit in this?" and then proceeded to lift up the book and show me how thin it is. He did not buy a book.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Want a great example of comedic timing? Look at Critical Role absolutely dropping the ball crediting an indie RPG they streamed, and an hour later posting about how to credit and use their own IP. You can't make this shit up.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

This shit right here? Boils my blood. Do not messaged creators and tell them how to price their work. The price of the game reflects the hard work the team put into it, and you saying it should be less devalues their labor. Fuck off with this.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

The HUNT begins! Your knightly order is doomed. In desperation, take up apocalyptic weapons and go on one last hunt. Available now!

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

I believe in numbers transparency. RUNE was recently featured on a Dicebreaker video. In the 2-3 days since, I've made $750 in sales of the game. Those are bonkers numbers.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

Can't imagine anything I'd hate more

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Spencer Campbell

@GilaRPGs

29 days

My diceless, healthless, classless fantasy TTRPG is here. THORN is now available on itch. Check it out below. Please share this far and wide!

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Fascists fuck off. Nazis fuck off. Racists fuck off. Homophobes fuck off. Transphobes fuck off. "Apolitical" fuck off. "I don't see color" fuck off. Corpos fuck off. Got it? Cool.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

THEN JUST USE A DIFFERENT FUCKING SYSTEM

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

My genuine answer: who the fuck cares? Why would you care about how many times indie games are being played? What is gained from that information? Just play what you want to play and stop worrying about other people.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Alright dragon game fans, I'm here to help. The ship is sinking. You want to try something else. But you don't know where to start. Allow me to introduce you to Slayers. Let's chat. 🧵

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

Surely this will be the thing that makes people question supporting WOTC. Right?? Narrator's voice: "It was not"

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

RUNE is now on Kickstarter! Running for just one week, so get in here! RUNE is a solo TTRPG inspired by soulslike games. It combines environmental storytelling, pointcrawl adventures, and tactical combat. Campaign link below. Please share this far and wide!

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@GilaRPGs

5 months

Now I love lore as much as the next person. But. You should, in fact, never kill your players.

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@GilaRPGs

4 months

This comic perfectly encapsulates why so many of my games are diceless now

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

A: Hey that guy is literally a nazi B: Yes but we share the common grounds of RPGs! A: He literally murdered someone B: RPG Solidarityyyyyyy

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Spencer Campbell

@GilaRPGs

3 years

I said it before and I'll say it again. Other people talking about my games almost always sells more copies than me talking about them. Your support, boosts, shoutouts, they all work. They help a ton.

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@GilaRPGs

11 months

I'm removing all my games from DriveThru today. Absolutely cannot justify the ridiculous difference in cut they take compared to itch.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Oh hey, I'm back

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

WE DID IT! FUNDED IN 50 MINUTES!

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Yeah but can you hack d&d to play Squid Game?

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Someone called my RPG in 5 Minutes videos an "indie RPG hype fest" and like...yeah, they obviously are? You think I'm going to get into deep critique in 5 minutes? I'm too busy shouting about how things are cool my dude.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

HUNT is a game of a doomed knightly order, cast into the wilds for one last quest. This fantasy game is being designed for one shots, and using the LUMEN 2.0 system.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Another thing I see a lot is "How will I, as the GM, have fun if I can't hurt the PCs?". And it's like, buddy, who hurt you?

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Going to take a minute and brag about myself. This is the 3 year I've been designing games, and the 3rd time I've been nominated for Best Rules. I think I'm really fucking good at this.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

What is RUNE? RUNE is a solo soulslike RPG that I am currently developing. It combines narrative exploration with tactical combat. All to recreate your favorite soulsborne experience at the tabletop.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Something I think about a lot: Indie RPGs assume a lot of trust in the reader/player. We also try to get dragon players to play our games. Dragon game players expect the book to tell you nearly everything. That is a disconnect, a big one.

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@GilaRPGs

9 months

DUSK has arrived! My latest game is rules-lite and highly modular. The core rules are entirely free, and you can grab the first volume of expansions for just $5. Learn more about DUSK and find it below 🔗

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Especially when it's at a store that features indie board games. Like, you sell more than Monopoly here. Take that same mindset and maybe consider you could sell more than D&D.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

On a more serious note, I had to go to the emergency room yesterday (I'm ok!) But it turns out hospitals are expensive. So if you wouldn't mind buying a game or telling a friend to, that would help a ton.

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Spencer Campbell

@GilaRPGs

3 years

I BOUGHT A HOUSE 🥳🥳🥳

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Everyone saying the dragon game makes money for the store... Folks, these stores make their money off Magic lol

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

My local cafe just invited me to host two RPG nights, and we're not using the dragon game!!

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Spencer Campbell

@GilaRPGs

1 year

God damn man. Do not join my discord server and have your very first post be "here's a massive wall of math showing your game doesn't work the way I want to" Especially when that game explicitly says I don't care about balance.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

Your knightly order is doomed. Your only chance is one last HUNT.

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Spencer Campbell

@GilaRPGs

5 months

The call for contributing writers for my upcoming game LOOT is now open! I'm looking for people to write factions, loot, enemies, and quests. I want a big group of folks on this, so read on to learn more!

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Fucking finally. Was that so hard?

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

My takeaway is that platforms with substantial followers (like DB) have the ability to bring life changing money towards small indies when they give them the spotlight. It's amazing. It's helped our house SO MUCH. Thank you Dicebreaker 💜

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

"Thanks for letting us monetize your little indie RPG, we might mention it later. Oh, you are touching OUR thing? DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT"

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Now I can finally update my bio

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

The site for RUNE is here! RUNE is an upcoming solo RPG that I'm working on that is heavily inspired by soulslike games. Explore unique regions with narrative fueled hexmaps, and then dive into tactical and dangerous grid combat! Learn more at the site below!

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

"Hey this power fantasy game you made? I'm worried I'm too powerful in it" is a complaint I see way too often for my games.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

RUNE, a solo TTRPG inspired by soulslike games, releases tomorrow.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

It's my birthday! A gift for you, and a gift for me. For you, my entire game collection on itch, bundled, PWYW. Take it all for free if you want! For me, leave a kind word below. A memory, a thought, anything for good vibes. Also, here's Clover as a bonus gift to you.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

NOVA IS NOMINATED FOR BEST RULES

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

Time to make a "looking to hire writers" post without hopefully summoning the bots! The REAP Kickstarter is coming up, and I'm looking for realm writers! If you're interested, the form to fill out is below, as well as some more details.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

I hit my number.

Spencer Campbell

@GilaRPGs

2 years

So there's this number. And if I hit it, I've made enough to do this more "full time." I'm just about to hit it.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Siiiiiiiigh

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Might be one of the worst COVID policies I've seen for a convention yet. You'll take our word? What the actual fuck is this?

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Whoever has to run the social account for the Avatar KS and deal with these people should be paid half of the funds raised

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

I have this theory that if I had a regular RPG group I played with, I wouldn't design as much. I started designing waaaay more when my old group dissolved. I think for me, design has just become my way of playing RPGs.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

I've started making quick pitch videos for some of my favorite indie RPGS (also an excuse to finally sit down and read them). In ~5 minutes, I overview the game and try to tell you why you should check it out.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

This continues to be the most important thing I've ever written in a rulebook and I'm reminded I should put it in everything

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@GilaRPGs

9 months

The core rules of DUSK will be free. DUSK Volume 1 will contain the rules and additional modules for just $5.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

I would kill to have the reviews on itch be public facing. Some of these reviews on my games are really nice, and of course I love to see them, but it might convince others to check out the games if they could see them...

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Would you look at that

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Coming soon: Slayers Almanac 10 authors, 10 districts, 10 maps. It's time to go back to The City. Are you ready Slayers?

Slayers Almanac

A setting book of maps and districts for the Slayers RPG. Written in collaboration with designers from across the indie RPG scene.

www.kickstarter.com

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

I really really really hate superbackers

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

Damn, after a truly shitty day of interactions yesterday, waking up to this email was the absolute best. Tell creators you like their stuff.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Look what I got

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

OH HEY WE FUNDED THE SLAYERS ALMANAC! 🥳🥳🥳

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Want to make an indie designer smile? Go leave a rating and some nice words for one of their games on itch. It'll take a moment of your time, but will make their day.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Guess I gotta leave RPGs everyone. It is after this guy's hobby, that he is in charge of. So we gotta listen.

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@GilaRPGs

4 years

Alright #DnD folks, let's talk. You've played D&D for so long, it's comfortable, your friends know it. But deep down, you know you want try something else...it's eating you up inside. Allow me to introduce you to Slayers.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

The number of times I've wanted to say "then just make your own fucking game" is reaching 1 billion

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

REAP has launched on Kickstarter! REAP is a solo TTRPG of a necromancer wandering the corpse of a dead world, reaping souls to stay alive. Information and links below, spread the word!

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

this just in, owner of RPG company worried that "homebrews" and "weird stuff" are popular first choices for new players

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

I know I'm the "you just made an enemy for life" guy But... "We are velociraptors we don't forget" thing is really fucking funny.

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@GilaRPGs

4 months

Spite

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Well, it's here.

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@GilaRPGs

20 days

Ready for the LOOT cover reveal? @TheTwoPancakes crushed it.

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

time to write this thing

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@GilaRPGs

1 year

Day 1 sales at GenCon have met our entire sales of Origins. On a Thursday.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Me writing dungeon23: Room 1: You find a crow! Room 2: Uhhh this one is a bigger crow. Room 3: Wouldn't you believe it? Even more crows.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT TIME 🎉 LIGHT Beacon Edition is now officially released on itch! What started as a one page homage to Destiny has grown into a 120 page book. Learn more, and links below 👇

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

It's coming together

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Here's a trick GMs don't want you to know. The next time a GM tries to kill your character because "consequences of your actions", just eat your character sheet. They can't kill you if they can't mark off the HP.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Leaving a written review is the easiest way to make a designer's day. Also I am begging itch to make these public. Like, I'm positive most folks do not realize their reviews are invisible unless you also post them in the comments.

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@GilaRPGs

9 months

Dear lord, when you combine the powers of @TheTwoPancakes and @CharlieFergaves , you get magic. Specifically necromancy.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

NOVA is live on Kickstarter! The sun exploded, and so we built the Sparks to bring a new dawn. Pilot your exosuit, explore the ruins of old earth, push back the Dusk. NOVA is Illuminated by LUMEN for rules-lite, action packed mech adventures!

NOVA RPG

When the sun exploded, we looked to the Sparks to bring a new dawn. A mech-filled tabletop RPG Illuminated by LUMEN.

www.kickstarter.com

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

The Slayers Almanac Kickstarter is live! Return to the cursed, infinite City. 10 districts written by 10 amazing authors from the indie RPG scene. Each with their own unique art and map. Back and share today!

Slayers Almanac

A setting book of maps and districts for the Slayers RPG. Written in collaboration with designers from across the indie RPG scene.

www.kickstarter.com

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@GilaRPGs

7 months

REAP has arrived! My latest solo TTRPG is inspired by soulslike games, and filled with necromancy. Learn all about it below and please share this far and wide!

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Aren't...aren't all minis compatible with any system? I can literally use the dog from my monopoly box if I want.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

Terrible bit of reflection today. Slowly grew apart from my gaming group as they just wanted the dragon game. Stopped playing RPGs. Designed one for fun. Turns out I'm good at it, do it more. Monetize my hobby, uh oh. Still don't play years later.

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

This stack of orders happened overnight because one person made a really awesome video about NOVA. Holy shit, does promo from other people help so. freaking. much.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

The RUNE Creator Kit is here! This Google Doc + Affinity templates collection is full of advice on how to make things for RUNE. And it's completely free. Links and more info below

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

So there's this number. And if I hit it, I've made enough to do this more "full time." I'm just about to hit it.

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

😭

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

In light of the Dark Souls announcement, just go buy Dice Souls and be 1000x happier

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@GilaRPGs

2 years

RUNE has entered public playtesting! Want to try out a solo soulslike RPG? Well, have I got the game for you. RUNE is currently playtesting the combat system for the game. You can find information about the game and the playtesting materials below. Please share far and wide!

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

Quick! Claim some commonly spoken phrases as your IP before all the good ones are taken!

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@GilaRPGs

4 years

Oh hey, I'm engaged!

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@GilaRPGs

3 years

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Indie Game Dev. Network (Gen Con #132)

@IGDN_Official

3 years

Congratulations to Slayers for winning the Indie Groundbreaker Award for Best Rules 👏

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1 year

Playing a game last night with people who are new to RPGs. And they were not into the idea of rolling for things, which was very exciting for me to hear. They liked complications to actions, but not having it be determined by chance.

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3 years

Big shout out to the dragon game, PF, and two hander for being the "best new RPGs" of the fall according to Polygon

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