Tabletop Will Phillips

The road to the 🎃 𝐇𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐃𝐄 autumn launch starts now! I'm running 2 online one-shots of my TTRPG of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying to test the starter adventure. Details here: 🔗 hxti.de/spring26ones... (Signup in reply!) #ttrpg #indiegame #mignolaverse #vamily #playtest #rpg #tabletop #vtm

Anecdotal, I know, but good grief One Page Rules must have gone on a paid sponsor spree, b/c the miniature gaming channels on YouTube are suddenly inundated with their content all at the same time. Ah, yes. They've a new crowdfunding campaign out. Explains it. #tabletop #wargaming #onepagerules

*Sighs as he closes his almost 100pg Word doc of notes on Antwerp, 1576-1584* #worldbuilding #ttrpgcampaign

Somehow, I'm up to 21, but those last four are names, which should be a cakewalk. D66 for most of the others? Ah, proving to be less so. But should be a helpful mix for folks running spooky dooky Halloween games soon. I'll be releasing it as a standalone download.

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

Seriously enjoyed what I saw in Hard City.

Process stuff from my comic Rats of Ironwood.

Got fifteen random / spark table categories sorted out for Hexingtide and its Gothic folklore horror meets pulp adventure vibes. Now to flesh out those fifteen d66 tables. But that's tomorrow's project. #ttrpg #gamedesign #sparktables

Just the latest D&D Youtuber leveraging an audience to crowdfund big bucks. What makes this an eye-rolling cash grab to me is Prof. GM's decision to jettison his own rules in favor of Shadowdark. Given his clickbait videos, it's line w/ his unsentimental revenue-maxing approach. More power? 🤷‍♂️

Because the 14yo boy I once was still lives, rent free, in my mind, of course I would want to reply: "Du u fart for free"

Here we go. The Rattle and Rend sell sheet is done. Time to start querying #wargaming publishers. Keep your fingers crossed. 🤞 #tabletop #gamedesign #indiegame

A quick note of thanks for the interest, feedback, & playtest reports for my 10mm skirmish game Rattle and Rend. Here's a WIP glimpse at the sell sheet I'll be querying publishers with. Getting close! 🤞 (Link to Beta rules in the reply.) #10mmwargaming #skirmishgames #wargaming #rattleandrend

Hot damn that's some gorgeous, bold use of color.

I beat Final Fantasy 6 for the first time in a decade or so tonight. One of those late night ADHD gaming binges that happen once a year or so for me. It's been my favorite video game since I was a kid. Great stuff. #supernes #finalfantasy #finalfantasy6

Singaporean artist Leia Ham reimagined LotR as Tale of the Middle Kingdom, since Chinese name for China (Zhōngguó) means "The Middle Kingdom." Her concept art includes the Fellowship, armors, buildings like Bag End, props like Aragorn's banner and Fellowship brooches, and more. #TolkienTrewsday

Late night, rambling observation on what seems to help draw attention to your indie tabletop game project in a very saturated space... from a hobbyist design who has no track record of his own: #rpgsky #ttrpg #tabletop

Send not to know for whom the enshittification comes, it comes for thee. In the last year, Mailerlite has shrunk its free plan from: - 1,000 subscribers to 250 - 12,000 monthly emails to 2,500 But hey, I - the free plan user who JUST NEEDS A BASIC EMAIL LIST TOOL - gets dumb AI and "features"

salivating like a beast over Jun Suemi's immaculate 45th anniversary wizardry art

Taking a summer break from Hexingtide w/ my home group. Running a minimalist sword & sorcery #ttrpg of my own design. Here's a character sheet draft (needs to be more grungy). 1-3d10 roll under die pool. Blackjack style damage. Not strict #OSR, not dungeon crawling. Kinda #NSR. More to come.

Scheduling really is the BBEG of gaming, oof. I've now got TWO OPEN SPOTS for a one-shot of Hexingtide, my TTRPG love letter to monster stories, Hellboy, World of Darkness, etc. Game is this Saturday, May 2, 1-4 CST. Hit me up! (Would 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 appreciate any reposts!) #rpgsky #ttrpg

Scheduling really is the BBEG of gaming, oof. I've now got TWO OPEN SPOTS for a one-shot of Hexingtide, my TTRPG love letter to monster stories, Hellboy, World of Darkness, etc. Game is this Saturday, May 2, 1-4 CST. Hit me up! (Would 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 appreciate any reposts!) #rpgsky #ttrpg

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

Late night, rambling observation on what seems to help draw attention to your indie tabletop game project in a very saturated space... from a hobbyist design who has no track record of his own: #rpgsky #ttrpg #tabletop

How kind of NASA to give the kid a tour of Kennedy Space Center, but I gotta know when is this shirt getting sold to the public.

Aaaye.

Here's how I like to run a campaign in an established setting: I kill Luke Skywalker. I find a load-bearing character and kill them in the first session. The player characters are the Marty McFly of their universe. The moment they drop in, the timeline changes. Other thoughts on canon by Pris:

Just how you like to see your printed resin minis delivered, am I right?? #ttrpgsky

Hey #ttrpgsky I'd love your thoughts. 🤔 1. Outside the D&D/OSR family tree,* what are the best examples of non-d20 starter adventures you've played or read? 2. What are the "must-have" elements in a demo to ensure the mechanics and genre click for new players? #ttrpg #tabletop #foreverdm

"We have a beautiful moonrise... and we're heading right at it." Godspeed, Artemis II.

Still have a few spots open!

I hate this common gamification of crowdfunding campaigns. I also hate that people are forced into this kind of slick hucksterism to fund their projects.

I am so excited for this game! It does so many clever things while incorporating all the best cliches (which is a good thing!)

👋 I’m working on Hexingtide, a minimalist #TTRPG love letter to monster stories like Hellboy & World of Darkness. I’m running two online one-shots on Tues April 12 & Sat May 2. I'm testing a demo adventure and have a few seats left. Links in reply. Appreciate a repost! #indierpg #ttrpgsky

Free League has made the OGL rulesets for five of its games available for third-party creators in more than seven additional languages. These include Dragonbane, Coriolis, Symbaroum and more.

I think we need to celebrate the death of Sora a bit more. This is a technology that, just MONTHS AGO, we were being told was going to literally destroy Hollywood and Disney was going to give them a BILLION DOLLARS and NONE OF THAT EVEN REMOTELY HAPPENED