TTRPGkids ➡️ U-Con

During Gamehole Con, I had the chance to chat with Connor Self-Gonzalez (@thehealerdm.bsky.social) about the work that D8 Summit Charities is doing to bring important talks about applied TTRPG use to conventions. Thank you, Connor, for taking time amidst GHC to tell us about your org's work!

My latest Dev Log goes over planning shipping and handling for project fulfillment, Energeodes pre-launch and goal setting, and building up artices to help with schedule management. Check it out here for the TTRPGkids behind the scenes, and I hope it helps! https://loom.ly/hpAbv-0

Color Jam is perfect @stickydoodler.bsky.social @lunarpunk.games

Skellian is a Halloween TTRPGmade specifically for little kids! It's got fun NPCs + locations, not too scary challenges, and a rules-lite no-dice system. Check out my video going over it here: https://youtube.com/shorts/xZCX1OgBrL4 And find the game on the TTRPGkids itchio: ttrpgkids.itch.io

NEW: Root: The Roleplaying Game - Deluxe Edition contains both the Root RPG Core Book and the first supplement, Travelers and Outsiders, wrapped in a hard slipcase that features the amazing art of original Root artist, Kyle Ferrin. From @magpiegames.bsky.social

Check out what’s happening on RPG Trader this Spooky Season! Great bundle and products on offer ⬇️

Look, you gotta make your own art. It doesn't have to be good. Tbh, it shouldn't be. Good is when there's no scanlines on the VHS, no personality on the soul. Make something that's you. Because everything else ends up at a big company, and the CEO will always kill it first chance they get.

Every month, these sponsors help support TTRPGkids goals like funding the site for the year and covering up front costs for future projects! Find their work here: https://tinyurl.com/47azcpdt And sponsor TTRPGkids yourself here: https://tinyurl.com/2bzmrzu8 Thank you for supporting TTRPGkids!

In this episode, a bold librarian and their own ghost (?!) investigate a potentially fraudulent medium who claims to use ants to talk to the dead! (Spoilers: the dog is saved.)

This week on the blog! Magical masks, just in time for Halloween. breakrpg.blogspot.com/2026/10/morp...

Have you heard? www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... #linebylinegame #cmichpress #tilakvyas #vickytran #gretchenpapazian #cozyboardgame @washeee.bsky.social

‼️ We're only about 25 backers away from unlocking our final stretch goal achievement for an adventure by Heather Ashcroft! Ends in about 6hrs, please share ➡️ https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/9th-level-games/portland-oregon-trail?ref=1023

My next big project is an update + print edition of Energeodes! If you have a minute, please share and sign up for pre-launch here to support the project! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

With Mystery Snacks fulfilled, my next project is an update and physical print edition of Energeodes! Collect rocks and unlock their magic to take on challenges ranging from having fun at camp to saving the world! Sign up for pre-launch here! https://loom.ly/2cfNZ0I Art by Leo Assis

TODAY'S THE DAY! Unleash your inner Bard and race over to BackerKit to make your pledge for a copy of Line by Line! This cozy, collaborative poetry-writing game can be played in under an hour with 2-6 Bards ages 14 and up. #linebylinegame #cmichpress #cozygames

Listen to Episode 236 of @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social to learn more about CMich Press' current crowdfunding project: Line by Line! The marvelous Liz Davidson sat down with brilliant designer Tilak Vyas and the result is a fantastic conversation. Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGU...!

We have a growing library of Malaysian and Asian made tabletop RPGs at Play Play Asia, and it was wonderful to see it grow again with three more games (Honey Hex, Camp Elementa, and Equinox) hand delivered to us by a friend from @dvaleris.bsky.social

Today's new review is for Beak, Feather, & Bone, a map making TTRPG by @possibleworlds.bsky.social! This is a game of collaboration, creation, and competition as you take on the roles of entire factions of ravenfolk. Full review here: https://loom.ly/LgyswxI

@luckoflegends.bsky.social has writing class spots open in addition to a bunch of games that are made for all ages! Check out Luck of Legends to sign up: https://loom.ly/XOHjZ-c And find Luck of Legends features on TTRPGkids: https://loom.ly/zG1KlhE

It’s depressing to see schools use AI to create flyers, banners, & t-shirts. When I was in high school the faculty would come to the art department to have students create these things. I learned so many skills that have followed me my entire professional life. That’s what I thought school was for.

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Join Dr. Gretchen Papazian and Dr. Jonathan Truitt at Bookmarks in Midland for a conversation about Line by Line, the forthcoming collaborative poetry-writing game from Central Michigan University Press. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about this cozy game and cultivate your inner Bard!

Thank you to everyone who participated. The quality of the entries was superb, I’m deeply honored to have been voted #1 out of such an incredible field of entries.

@gravy.press is the layout artist for Mystery Snacks and Energeodes, and he recently won Appx N Jam with Spell of the World Weavers, both in the overall and visual design categories, out of 328 entries. Please send him some congrats!!

On October 23, I'll be doing a live chat with Adventurer tier and up Patreons about my upcoming review of Beak, Feather, & Bone (game by @possibleworlds.bsky.social)! Join here to be part of the action: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TTRPGkids

Gamehole Con Day 1 in the bag! 3 more days to go By the end, these two goblins will be a puddle (like the one Jon stepped in earlier today)

Looking for something to do at Gamehole Con Saturday from 12-1? I’ll be in the West Lobby with a solo / solo-together journaling game, looking for playtesters! The game is After the Dragon, We Had Stew, and is about a retired adventurer starting a restaurant. Drop in as long as you want!

If you are looking for @ipr.bsky.social games at Gamehole Con, the Imagining Games booth (booth 22 & 32) can help!

My livestream debut is in less than 3 hours… come join us

Quill is making the rounds at CMU! The resident mascot of Line by Line joined our Coordinator of Outreach to chat with students at the Major/Minor Night on campus. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat about Game Design Thinking minors and our upcoming events on and off campus! #linebylinegame

Come find games by TTRPGkids at Gamehole Con! @tabletopbookshelf.com, @9thlevelgames.bsky.social, and @nattwo.bsky.social have a mix between them of Mystery Snacks, Bakers Charge, Storyguider, Making a TTRPG for Your Particular Kid, and A Construct's Nature!

@hatchlingdm.itch.io is getting ready for Dragon Dowsers, a Daggerherat compatible game guide! Follow along on Kickstarter here during pre-launch to check it out and show your support! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatteredbear/dragon-dowsers

Portland, Oregon Trail ends in 8 days! Let's unlock the last adventure from Heather Ashcroft! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/9th-level-games/portland-oregon-trail

NEW. In Pine Shallows, a meddlesome kids game, you portray small town kids going on adventures and solving mysteries. Welcome to Pine Shallows, a small coastal town. A sunny and cheery tourist destination in summer, Pine Shallows empties when autumn’s chill comes. By @jimmyshelter.bsky.social

Yeah!! I can't go to Pax U this year, so I'm SO happy that @exeunt.press is able to run this so there's still a meet up! If you're an indie ttrpg creator going to Pax U, please sign up for this! It's great to meet everyone in person and this provides a common meeting place and time.

At the @nattwo.bsky.social booth today at Gamehole Con! You can find some of my games here (A Construct's Nature and Storyguider) AND Nat Two has Legend of Zelda inspired dice jars and cursed mystery bags 💀

I had the chance to chat with Jason from @ipr.bsky.social about the the company's history, Jason's XP in the TTRPG space, and all-ages games at IPR! Check it out here, and thank you, Jason, for taking the time to share with us! Article: https://loom.ly/5BkAG9k

💀 The RPG Trader Spooky Season Bundle is now LIVE! 🎃 Get 168 modules from 168 different creators, worth a combined $1,112.22, for just $25! Available from 10-31 October 👻 And while you’re there, we’ve got a site-wide sale on most of our spooky games and products! rpgtrader.com/products/972...

The Redwyrmling (of @redwyrm.bsky.social) made a supplement for helping YOU add some cool plothooks to your Halloween TTRPGs! Find my review of it here, and happy halloween! TTRPGkids article: https://loom.ly/3oB-1lE

I'm starting a new TTRPGkids Youtube series where I read my books aloud so kids can listen and play along, AND the first episode is for StoryGuider: Halloween Party! I hope you and your kid(s) enjoy this adventure, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Check it out here! https://loom.ly/iQMz-c4

Introducing Marcie Driessen, the cover artist for the October volume of Cozy Companion! Check our her art on her Instagram page @marcies_art

Looking forward to Gamehole Con this week/weekend! Come say hi at a panel or the @nattwo.bsky.social booth!

GAMEHOLE CON WEEK! Madison WI becomes the center of the TTRPG world this weekend, and we'll be there. Find us at Booth 16 this Thursday to Sunday!

🎲We're at GAMEHOLECON this weekend! Stop by booth #31 and play tons of TTRPGs with us! https://www.gameholecon.com/events

BEHOLD: 60 festive hexes for your next Christmastime campaign from a variety of your favorite bloggers. Go give them a read and steal the best bits for your games #osr #ttrpg

@dcbradshaw.com made Little But Fierce as a D&D rewrite for kids, and it's a best seller on DTRPG! Find LBF by checking out works by DC Bradshaw: https://loom.ly/sAZB9W8 And find a review on TTRPGkids: https://loom.ly/mu8jtkE

Check out this Panel from @ttrpgkids.com at Origins about using skills from your Dayjob to move into the ttrpg space and the crossover within! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JloR...

Always happy to hear to when a review brings a creator a bit of joy :)

Eldritch Pets is on this awesome list of Halloween TTRPGs for all ages from @ttrpgkids.com www.ttrpgkids.com/2024/09/30/h...