Hello

[himynameisemail]

[corsairesix]

There's an interesting alchemy by which, for certain TTRPG fans, WotC's misbehavior makes it more moral to play D&D if you're broke.

The logic goes something like this: WotC is bad, and therefore it is good to steal from them. Indie creators are good, and therefore it is bad to steal from them. Therefore, if you don't have money to spend on games, it is moral to play D&D and immoral to play indie games.

For some reason, the fact that this unimpeachable logic only benefits WotC and only harms indie creators is not relevant.

[flaetsbnort]

Always conveniently forgetting the extremely high number of games, systems etc that are 100% free

[theresattrpgforthat]

Some Free Indie Games

Interested in solo games?

One Page Left, by M. Kirin, is a solo horror roleplaying game inspired by slasher movies. You survive as long as you can fit words on a single sheet of paper; run out of space and you die!

Want to play as a group?

Cryptid Creeks, by HatchlingDM, is inspired by Stranger Things and Gravity Falls; you are a group of kids trying to save their home from something terrible. It uses a generative mystery mechanic that is super light-prep for the GM and encourages collaborative storytelling.

Want fantasy instead?

Slay, by Trollish Delver Games, is a stat-less dungeon-crawler that cobbles characters together using descriptors, gear, and skills. High-danger, rules-lite.

Want something more light-hearted?

Havoc Brigade, by Grant Howitt, is a high-energy one-shot about orcs on a special undercover mission. The game is all about "stupid plans and wild distractions", according to the game designer.

Want space or sci-fi instead?

Monolith, by AdamHensley is a sci-fi hack of Cairn and Into the Odd, perfect for a galaxy full of aliens, adventure, and danger.

Want something more collaborative?

A Perfect Rock, by Deep Dark Games, is a world-building game where you explore planets using your own personal rock collection, inspired by Interstellar, Subnautica, and The Outer Wilds.

All of these games were found in the free section of Itch.io. If you want more, you can browse there.

You can also check out some of my recommendation posts below.

Free TTRPGS 1/2

Free TTRPGS 2/2

Free Solo Games for First-Timers

Affordable Vampire Shenanigans

[theresattrpgforthat]

Reblogging for Free Rpg Day

[haystarrs-deactivated20200728]

[peakingeveryday-deactivated2025]

[theboy-thebitch-thelegend]

[whereserpentswalk]

The aesthetics of capitalism will always be something so cold and inhuman. It’s a type of obvious manifestation of its evil that even most other awful ideologies avoid. It’s an ideology of pure dehumanization more then anything in history, and thus seeks to remove anything that feels human from the world.

[notusingmyrealname]

I personally like the "shape" of modern design, but the lack of color is shit. I like a room that my noob-ass could 3d render in an hour but pls color code that shit, I'm begging you I don't want to trip over everything when I turn shading off...

[koffinrott]

How vivid are your dreams?

I do not dream.

I only experience feelings/emotions, but not visuals/sounds.

I experience visuals/sounds but they are vague and abstract.

I experience clear visuals/sounds but they lack color and fine detail.

I experience clear visuals/sounds with color but they lack fine detail.

I experience clear visuals/sounds with color and some fine details.

I experience clear visuals/sounds with very fine detail.

Voting ended onJul 5, 2025

I'm just curious because a detail from a dream that I had last night stuck out to me. It was a bare shoulder, where I could see the faint hairs and details of the person's skin, right down to their birthmark. All of which remained incredibly consistent throughout the rest of the dream before I woke up. When I mention this kind of shit to people IRL they claim I'm a fucking liar. Just wanted to see if it's normal for other folks to have detail in their dreams. The poll will be up for a week.

[notusingmyrealname]

In my dreams, sight and sound are about the same as in real life. The real cheese is that my brain makes up* senses to make me feel my organs turn to mush or my soul leave my body, etc. It's cool.

*(Not really new senses, more like recontextualizing niche sensations to have other meanings)

[nonbinarybeartrade]

sorry your boyfriend was just so sweet and bruised and mushy we made him into a bananas bread

[notusingmyrealname]

average literal conversation in toon town

[shinonart]

What if abilities changed the appearance of a Pokemon?

A master post of all the ability forms drawings I've done! It's been such a fun series to work on and it makes me so happy that it's brought you all so much joy!

I regret not starting the little additional descriptions earlier and I thought of fixing that but I desperately need a nap so nope.

I did fix the one that ruffled the most feathers though - quite literally! The Skarmory saga is finally complete!

Other Ability Forms posts!

Find me and my art elsewhere!  

[otiksimr]

Pebbix propaganda.

[notusingmyrealname]

like this yeah?

[beansprean]

Thank you @nitewrighter for your post lmao

[the-clapping-smiling-pig]

I like the idea of grey aliens having crazy frantic sex without any erogenous zones or sex organs. Like just jumping up and down on each others heads and pulling each other around by the feet

[the-clapping-smiling-pig]

You open the door to an alien boudoir and the only thing happening back there is a little grey alien in a corset and high heels slapping and poking the eyes of another grey who is sitting on the edge of a bed

[notusingmyrealname]

🍋/🍋 sex

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

If you were to die in one of the Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) saw traps, which one would it be?

I think it's rather the point that one does not get to pick their ironic and hubris-induced death in the Wonka factory

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

if I went to that chocolate factory my sin would be assuming that my genre savviness could save me

[notusingmyrealname]

lets do a chain of reblogs choosing what the previous person dies of at the Wonka child murder machine!

~~~~~~~~ your genre savviness makes you avoid more than a bite or two of candy at each room, fearful of possible dangers mixed in-between normal candy.

batmandrug dies from artificial starvation thanks to the "make more space for candy" machine that Wonka carries arround for the duration of the tour, of course without telling anyone, which is calibrated on the assumption that everyone is going to gorge on chocolate the whole time.

~~~~~~~~ my sin is being indecisive and just taking the safe option when there is social pressure.

[assassinbugs]

generate a random power here

Now, with that power, do you think you could defeat prev with their power?

yes. I'm absolutely winning

i could probably win

i might win, but it's close

either or neither of us could win. no way to know.

i might lose, but it's close

i'll probably lose

i'm absolutely losing

we literally have the same power

other / I'm bald / infinitely nuanced answer

Voting ended onJan 22, 2025

Don't forget to put the power you get in the tags!

(If you're reblogging from me, I got Mixed Martial Arts Mastery)

[transhuman-priestess]

What if robot girl with chain mail bush

[professionalchaoticdumbass]

i raise you robot girl with steel wool bush

[transhuman-priestess]

its all fun and games til she sparks and it lights on fire

[foone]

Oh but you know how steel wool burns so beautifully when you electrocute it? Imagine a robot girl with steel wool hair she can voluntarily short.

[necrofuturism]

okay but robot girl with swarf bush!!! give her some curls!!!

[foone]

SWARF BUSH!

[queerbeverage]

[air-source-meat-pump]

[notusingmyrealname]

A latch with flint/steel opens on orgasm, lighting their bush on fire, call that afterglow.

[notusingmyrealname]

Not fair how magic didnt become real at the start of 2025, that was such a perfect time for it |:(

[notusingmyrealname]

Someone needs to make a discord server for real hear-me-outs or something, and it aint gonna be me.

I need to hear the peoples' crazy to find my own.

Anyways here's a mild one for the road: The main cast from Kobayashi's Maid Dragon, in dragon form.

Fafnir is the "ugliest" of the bunch but its mostly the uninviting mouth. Everything else looks nice to the touch.

[pepminttea]

rb with your most common recurring theme in your nightmares. mine is pregnancy

[whereserpentswalk]

Mine is burocracy.

[notusingmyrealname]

Mine are infinite worm parasites that just wont die even if i turn into acid or set myself on fire, and magically appearing needles that telekinetically push themselves, so they dig deeper and also i must be careful on how to remove them else i might hit a bystander.

[pukicho]

What's your favorite color?

ae-bab

[notusingmyrealname]

nice choice! i love purple too :)

[jairus666]

[whereserpentswalk]

Is that Brooklyn?