seb pines

in addition to publishing my own games, I'm available to work on yours! I would love to edit your game, layout your book, consult on a project, or design solo rules supplements for your game! you can get an overview of the services I offer and reach out through my portfolio site themonstrous.me

experiencing a special kind of agony where a movie I've been waiting two years to watch finally got a streaming release just not in canada

absolutely thrilled I'll get to contribute some words to this project as a guest writer! excited to sink my teeth into this 🧛‍♀️🩸

Curious how you can help? We ask that you sign our petition for Wizards to voluntarily recognize our union, share it with your communities, and keep an eye on this account for future updates! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

Save the date: The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game is coming to kickstarter on October 20th! Follow along so you don't miss it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/adamebell/the-locked-room-murder-mystery-game

Beginning to lock in a suite of incredible guest writers and illustrators for To Feel Your Warmth and I can't wait to tell you about them. Want to be the first to know? Pre-save the campaign now! 🩸🚪🌅

NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: We Shall Be Monsters by @smolghost.bsky.social ⚡️ An introspective, dark fantasy solo journaling RPG in which a brilliant (but lonely) scientist attempts to build their ideal mate. From scratch. Y’know, from uhh... parts, like that other brilliant (but lonely) scientist once did

hey so some of yall may remember when i totaled my car two weeks ago! well the lovely @lonelamplighter.bsky.social has set up a gofundme to help me gather some funds for a new car - something thats kinda necessary to have out here when my closest grocery store is 100 miles down the road

To any Canadians who can complete this questionnaire, this form has the potential to get the government to consider initiatives like affordable housing, UBI, and more. Please make the time to complete this questionnaire if you can.

ARRIVING FRIDAY WITH SOLO SEPT: monster makin and monster uhh... dating 🥵 We Shall Be Monsters by @smolghost.bsky.social Create your perfect partner from scratch Midnight's Kiss by @sethanikeem.bsky.social A record of the dark, wild life you share with your vampire lover #solosept #soloseptember

popping in to say, hey! i finally released an album i've been holding onto since 2018 ｡༓ ☆‧͙ hlnhrn.bandcamp.com/album/dream-...

We have an exciting announcement! We are hosting our first convention, Happen Upon a Con 2026, in Halifax NS on Nov 8th! We will have multiple themed vendors, including IPR. TTRPG tables playing everything from D&D to Scum and Villainy! Contact us is you want to vend, or GM a game! happenupon.ca

today is the last day for voting for the CRIT Awards! when casting those last minute votes please consider voting for Underneath and Between the Covers!

New to the #SoloRPG List: Underneath by @smolghost.bsky.social A game of perilous solo spelunking. LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...

Two of my works are currently nominated for the CRIT Awards! My solo game of perilous spelunking Underneath and Between the Covers an anthology collaboration with @willjobst.bsky.social of intimate and sensual games! Vote for both here: www.critawards.org

@smolghost.bsky.social is up for a CRIT Award for UNDERNEATH, and both seb & @willjobst.bsky.social for BETWEEN THE COVERS, and @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social is up for *two* CRIT Awards for her work on @talesyettold.com, and they all so SO deserve for you to take 5 minutes and vote for them.

Good Luck Press is up for 2 CRIT AWARDS! for best solo game, please follow the link and vote for @smolghost.bsky.social's subterranean solitary freakout UNDERNEATH. for best multiplayer ;) game, vote for seb and I's anthology of intimate, sensual games for bodies BETWEEN THE COVERS

All the Solo RPGs I played in 2025! It's live :D youtu.be/FEERSCJl0_g?...

Voting for the 2026 ENNIE Awards is live! I’m one of the candidates to be a judge next year, and I’m asking for your vote! In this thread I’ll explain what that means, why you should vote for me, and where you can read more of my thoughts on tabletop games. vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ 1/

What makes an rpg cover great? Lots of things! We are spoiled for choice in rpgs. So, this week, I thought I'd show off 15 recent and lesser-known favorites w/ commentary. Let me know your favorites! I want to do a part 2. www.explorersdesign.com/great-book-c...

NEW: Underneath is a solo cave exploration and mapping game of what we encounter when we venture alone in the dark. Map, journal, and roll dice to build out a winding cave system while dealing with all the dangers and perils subterranean caverns have to offer. By @smolghost.bsky.social

Canadian friends, please sign this govt petition by my MP to stop unregulated ai data centres

#OriginsGameFair is in just one week, so I made this handy list of journaling games you'll find at @ipr.bsky.social's booth and at mine. These experiences are part creative writing, part solo RPG, part personal reflection -- and very often, deeply satisfying! ▶️ for disclaimers & credits

I have SO MANY games you can see and maybe touch for @torontogamesweek.com this week! Renters Market is being projected outdoors at the waterfront on Thursday, June 11th, starting at 8pm! More Info: www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

Folks in and near #HamOnt, there is a proposed AI data centre to be built along the harbourfront. Sign the petition below to demand that the city engage in public consultation and do an environmental assessment on the project! ✍🏼 you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...

2025 Indie Groundbreaker Awards winners will be premiering at 8:00PM EST tonight! Hope some of you will be watching and can make it! Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bBS...

Hey! You should draw some constellations this weekend.

Canadians, if it helps, there's a form on the page where all you have to do is fill in your name, email, postal code, etc and it'll be sent to your local MPP. It's incredibly important that you speak up on this matter because this is a road we do not want to go down.

Two of my games are up for consideration for the inaugural Canada Roles Awards! If you are Canadian you can vote for Underneath for Best One Shot and Short Form Game and We Shall Be Monsters for Best Visual Design! Voting closes May 15th! canadaroles.ca/doku.php?id=...

The latest Memoria playtest kit is now on itch! starlightgrove.itch.io/memoria Memoria is a ritual of remembering, where you tease out the history of your character by exploring strange myths from a distant realm. I'll talk a bit more about what this means below ⬇

🧡 Happy lesbian visibility week! 🤍 Want a copy of Lessons in Bitter Annihilation, my solo Belonging Outside Belonging game about childhood lesbophobia? Check out this bundle! 💜 You'll get 94 books, zines, and more all by sapphics for a wicked discount!

This year's Indie Groundbreakers Awards feature so many talented nominees. It's shocking to see my name among them. SPINE is nominated for 3 categories: • Game of the Year • Most Innovative • Best Writing Fellow SPINE nominees include @furtsburrow.bsky.social, @naladraws.com, and Holly Freiberg.

tomorrow 🖤 you can find links to where it'll be streaming from 11-3 on insta, fb, & youtube here: ottawatranslibrary.ca & catch my set at SIX MINUTES AFTER NOON SHARP. tune in to support the ottawa trans library!!! let me bum you out for a good cause FOR ONCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In a recent issue of Skeleton Code Machine, @exeunt.press takes a look at what makes @smolghost.bsky.social's We Shall Be Monsters special. Find the rest of the piece over on Substack: buff.ly/sxEvP5B.

It’s endometriosis awareness month, so sharing this is the least you could do for us

I really, really enjoy this game from Seb Pines and I think you should play it!

Become your own Frankenstein (the doctor, his monster, or both, even) in the new storytelling tabletop RPG We Shall Be Monsters. www.avclub.com/we-shall-be-...

we've also got games by friends @summoningpress.bsky.social and @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social! come by and say hi and peruse!

Realis—the moon-hopping TTRPG by @austinwalker.bsky.social—lands on Kickstarter April 2026! Featuring 55 classes, 150+ NPCs, 100+ illustrations, expanded GM & homebrew guidance, and much more, bookmark the campaign today at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru... | teaser art: @decassette.bsky.social